Time: October 15, 2009, 1125-1150 hours Place: Erskine 415 Speaker: Brendan Bycroft Title: Parallelizing the Global Optimization Algorithm Abstract: This presentation explains the global optimisation algorithm, and looks at parallelization as it is used improve the speed of the algorithm when applied to computers with multiple CPU cores. The ideas and computational methods behind parallelization are examined; in particular, those used in the C++ library Intel Threading Building Blocks are explored. Both successful and unsuccessful attempts of the global optimisation algorithm using parallelization are looked at, demonstrating the benefits and pitfalls that the technique provides.