collaborative

Multiple methods run concurrently and share information

Specification

• Alias: None

• Arguments: None

Child Keywords:

Required/Optional	Description of Group	Dakota Keyword	Dakota Keyword Description
Required (Choose One)	Sub-method Selection	method_name_list	List of Dakota methods to sequentially or collaboratively run
		method_pointer_list	Pointers to methods to execute sequantially or collaboratively
Optional		iterator_servers	Specify the number of iterator servers when Dakota is run in parallel
Optional		iterator_scheduling	Specify the scheduling of concurrent iterators when Dakota is run in parallel
Optional		processors_per_iterator	Specify the number of processors per iterator server when Dakota is run in parallel

Description

In the collaborative approach, multiple methods work together and share solutions while executing concurrently. A list of method strings specifies the pool of iterators to be used. Any number of iterators may be specified. The method collaboration logic follows that of either the Agent-Based Optimization or HOPSPACK codes and is currently under development and not available at this time.