Presenter: Robert Fourer Date: 1/28/2014 Time: 10 AM Central Time Topic: New Interface Developments with the AMPL Modeling Language & System Announcement: http://apmonitor.com/wiki/uploads/Main/2014_01_Robert_Fourer_AMPL.pdf Abstract: A modeling language provides a powerful yet convenient interface to number-crunching "solvers" of large-scale optimization problems. But what is the interface to the modeling language? It turns out that several kinds of interfaces are needed for different purposes, ranging from interactive interfaces for development to programming interfaces for deployment. This presentation will illustrate a variety of realistic possibilities using the AMPL modeling language and its recent extensions. Bio: Robert Fourer's career has been devoted to the theory and practice of optimization, going back to the 1970s when he worked at the National Bureau of Economic Research and studied Operations Research at Stanford University. He was a member of the Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences faculty at Northwestern University for over three decades, during which time he participated in the invention of the AMPL modeling language while on sabbatical at Bell Laboratories. In 2002 he co-founded AMPL Optimization Inc. to advance the development, marketing, and support of the AMPL system. Join the WebEx meeting from here: https://meetings.webex.com/collabs/meetings/join?uuid=MCGPSBB7BJGA55TH6JVZMDZLQU-18BV Audio Connection: +1-415-655-0001 Meeting number / Access Code: 195 653 532 Upcoming Sessions: http://apmonitor.com/wiki/index.php/Main/ApplicationWebinars Martha Grover Feedback Control of Stochastic Self-Assembly Feb 11, 2014 11 AM Eastern Georgia Tech Jeff Kelly Industrial Flowsheet Optimization and Estimation using IMPL (Industrial Modeling & Programming Language) Feb 18, 2014 11 AM Eastern Industrial Algorithms Martin Schlueter Global Optimization of MINLP by Evolutionary Algorithms Feb 25, 2014 5 PM Eastern Hokkaido University, Japan (MIDACO) Carl Laird Parallel Optimization Mar 4, 2014 11 AM Eastern Texas A&M Jeff Renfro Progress and Challenges in Equation Oriented Dynamic Modeling Mar 18, 2014 11 AM Eastern Honeywell Process Solutions Anshul Agarwal John Wassick Supply Chain Optimization in Dow Chemical Mar 25, 2014 11 AM Eastern Dow Chemical Krystian Perez Reduced Order Modeling of Residential Buildings from Smart Meter Data Apr 15, 2014 11 AM Eastern University of Texas at Austin 3 Minute Speed Networking Apr 22, 2014 11 AM Eastern Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiFb4B-lVvk-dHNHQXEyaHk0Zk9LNFI3aklxZ1o1YWc&usp=sharing Ali Cinar Control of Artificial Pancreas Systems Sept 16, 2014 11 AM Eastern Illinois Institute of Technology Pieter Schmal Dynamic Modeling and Optimization Advances with gPROMS Oct 14, 2014 11 AM Eastern PSE