SPOT requires the specification of
the following files:
- Region of interest (ROI)
files specify the region over which the algorithm parameters are tuned.
Categorical variables such as the recombination operator in ES, can be
encoded as factors, e.g., ``intermediate recombination'' and ``discrete
recombination.''
- Algorithm design (APD) files are used to specify parameters
used by the algorithm, e.g., problem dimension, objective function, starting
point, or initial seed.
- Configuration files (CONF) specify SPOT specific parameters,
such as the prediction model or the initial design size.
SPOT will generate the following files:
- Design files (DES) specify algorithm designs. They are
generated automatically by SPOT and will be read by the optimization algorithms.
- After the algorithm has been started with a parametrization from the
algorithm design, the algorithm writes its results to the result
file (RES). Result files provide the basis for many statistical
evaluations/visualizations. They are read by SPOT to generate prediction models. Additional prediction
models can easily be integrated into SPOT.
bartz
2010-07-08