[CoinBazaar] [EXTERNAL] project proposal: Branch-and-bound Analysis Kit (BAK)

[Brady Hunsaker]

Hi Bill,

I'm interested in getting back to making BAK part of COIN Bazaar.

Brady

On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Brady Hunsaker <bradyhunsaker at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks, Bill.
>
> Brady
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 7:41 PM, Hart, William E <wehart at sandia.gov>wrote:
>
>>  Brady:
>>
>>  This looks great.  I'm probably booked up this week, but I'll try to
>> get this setup by Friday.
>>
>>  --Bill
>>
>>   From: Brady Hunsaker <bradyhunsaker at gmail.com>
>> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:02:34 -0500
>> To: <coinbazaar at list.coin-or.org>
>> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [CoinBazaar] project proposal: Branch-and-bound
>> Analysis Kit (BAK)
>>
>>  Project wiki name (no spaces):
>> BAK
>>
>>  Project page title (default: same as wiki name)
>> Branch-and-bound Analysis Kit
>>
>>  Project description
>> Branch-and-bound Analysis Kit provides tools for visualizing and
>> understanding the progress of branch-and-bound algorithms.  Multiple
>> visualizations are available along with a tool for estimating time to
>> completion.  The tools were designed for mixed-integer linear programming,
>> but they should work on any branch-and-bound algorithm.
>>
>>  Categories for this project
>> Optimization, ?
>>
>>  Software language(s)
>> Python
>>
>>  Lead project developer
>> Brady Hunsaker
>> bradyhunsaker at gmail.com
>>
>>  License
>> Choice of CPL 1.0 or GPL v2 or later
>> (I can look at updating the CPL to the EPL.  I'll have to double-check
>> what that entails.)
>>
>>  Justification:
>> Why is this project of interest to the operations research community?
>> Mainly for people using mixed-integer linear programming, this provides
>> tools to better understand what is happening in branch-and-bound trees.  It
>> requires certain output be available, but other than that it does not
>> depend on the specific solver at all.
>>
>>  Why does this project belong in COIN-OR?
>> It was designed to work primarily with existing COIN-OR tools, including
>> SYMPHONY and CBC (though it can also be used with external solvers).
>>
>>  Why does this project belong in Coin Bazaar? Could it be a stand-alone
>> COIN-OR project?
>> It could possibly be a stand-alone project, but the overhead of that
>> effort has prevented me from getting it more broadly available for some
>> time.  Since it is primarily an aid to several existing COIN-OR tools, Coin
>> Bazaar makes sense.
>>
>>  Does this project require read-only access? (default: no)
>> I'm not sure what that means in this context.  We need to be able to
>> write changes, of course, to keep it updated.  Users need to be able to
>> download without having write permissions.
>>
>>  Thank you,
>> Brady Hunsaker
>>
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