Algorithms - Balanced Exploration/Exploitation Random Search

The OSTRICH balanced exploration/exploitation random search optimization algorithm

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The following optional group will configure the experimental BEERS algorithm and will be processed if [ProgramType] is set to “BEERS”. 

BeginBEERS
NumSamples  [nsamp]
EndBEERS

BeginBEERS
NumSamples   25
EndBEERS

Figure 1: General Format (left) and Example (right) of the BEERS Algorithm Group

Where BeginBEERS and EndBEERS are parsing tags that wrap the following set of algorithm configuration variables:

  • NumSamples: the number of samples evaluated by the algorithm (i.e. computational budget).