Overview
Topic status: In progress
Overview
Although the theory of optimal design is well established, there is little in the design literature related to the development of algorithms for constructing such optimal designs. The aim of this project is to investigate numerical algorithms for constructing optimal designs. Hence this project combines areas of optimum experimental design (e.g. probability distributions, log-likelihood functions and information matrices) and optimisation theory (e.g. multiplicative algorithms, gradient methods and numerical analysis).
Research activities
The research activities include literature review and programming of algorithms.
Expected outcomes
Report on common algorithms in use and at least one algorithm coded up in MATLAB.
Duration of project
6 weeks, December 2011/January 2012
Number of hours
42 hours total
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scholarship
- Supervisors
- QUT
- Organisational unit
Science and Engineering Faculty
- Research area
- Keywords
- optimal design, design, algorithm, constructing optimal designs
- Contact
- Please contact supervisor for enquiries.
Dr Helen Thompson
