Derivative-free DIRECT-type Global Optimization

Linas Stripinis received a Ph.D. degree in informatics from Vilnius University, Lithuania, in 2021. He is currently a researcher at Vilnius University. His research interests include global optimization, optimization software, parallel computing, and machine learning techniques.Remigijus Paulavičius received a Ph.D. degree in computer science from Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania, in 2010. He was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Vilnius University, Lithuania, and a Research Associate at Imperial College London, UK. Since 2019, he has been a member of the Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences and a professor of informatics at the Institute of Data Science and Digital Technologies of Vilnius University. His research interests include global optimization, optimization software, parallel and quantum computing, and distributed ledger technologies.

• Preface.- Chapter. 1. The Role of the DIRECT Algorithm in Derivative-Free Global Optimization.- Chapter. 2. Development of DIRECT-Type Algorithms.- Chapter. 3. Applications and Software.