This article reviews blackbox optimization applications of direct search optimization methods
over the past twenty years. Emphasis is placed on the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search (Mads) …

There is increasing awareness of the imperative to accelerate materials discovery, design,
development, and deployment. Materials design is essentially a goal-oriented activity that …

NOMAD is a state-of-the-art software package for optimizing blackbox problems. In
continuous development since 2001, it constantly evolved with the integration of new …

An accurate knowledge of the surface tension of liquid metals is critical for many theoretical
and practical applications, especially in the current context of emerging growth of …

The discovery of new metallic materials is of prime importance for the development of new
technologies in many fields such as electronics, aerial and ground transportation as well as …

The development of speed controllers under execution in autonomous vehicles within their
dynamic driving task (DDT) is a traditional research area from the point of view of control …

Recently discovered AlCe alloys have shown promise in a number of applications, but the
propensity of Ce to react with Al and other alloying elements can complicate the phase …

In an attempt to identify new low-cost metallic materials with interesting thermo-physical
properties from the Fe-Cr-Mn-Ni-V-Ti-Al-(Co-Mo) system, we present here an original tool for …

Abstract Thermal Energy Storage (TES) systems coupled to thermodynamic power cycles
capable of generating electrical work are becoming strategic technologies of the future. The …

Model predictive control (MPC) is a computationally demanding control technique that
allows dealing with multiple-input and multiple-output systems while handling constraints in …