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# Iterative Optimization Heuristics Profiler

The __performance analyzer__ for <b>I</b>terative <b>O</b>ptimization <b>H</b>euristics (IOHs).
It <i>provides</i>:

* a web-based interface to analyze and visualize the empirical performance of IOHs
* interactive plot
* statistical evaluation
* report generation
* `R` programming interfaces in the backend

## Development Team

* [Hao Wang](https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/hao-wang), <i>Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science</i>.
* [Diederick Vermetten](https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/diederick-vermetten), <i>Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science</i>.
* [Furong Ye](https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/furong-ye), <i>Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science</i>.
* [Carola Doerr](http://www-desir.lip6.fr/~doerr/), <i>CNRS and Sorbonne University</i>.
* [Ofer Shir](http://www.migal.org.il/Ofer-Shir) <i>Migal - The Galilee Research Institute, Tel-Hai College</i>.
* [Thomas Bäck](https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/thomas-back), <i>Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science</i>.

## <a name="install"></a>Installation

### Software dependency

* [mandatory] `R` As __IOHanalyzer__ is written as a `R` package, the `R` environment has to be installed first. The binary file and installation manual for R can be found here [https://cran.r-project.org/](https://cran.r-project.org/).
* [optional] `orca` required to download plotly figures. Please see [https://github.com/plotly/orca](https://github.com/plotly/orca) for the installation instruction.
* [optional] `inkscape` required to support pdf and eps figure format in downloading. Please visit the Inskscape Wiki page [http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Installing_Inkscape](http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Installing_Inkscape) for the detail.

## Host it online yourself?

We provide docker file for deploying __IOHanalyzer__ on the server. Please see [https://github.com/IOHprofiler/IOHanalyzer-docker](https://github.com/IOHprofiler/IOHanalyzer-docker) for details.

## Reference
When using IOHprofiler and parts thereof, please kindly cite this work as

Carola Doerr, Hao Wang, Furong Ye, Sander van Rijn, Thomas Bäck: <i>IOHprofiler: A Benchmarking and Profiling Tool for Iterative Optimization Heuristics</i>, arXiv e-prints:1810.05281, 2018.

```bibtex
@ARTICLE{IOHprofiler,
  author = {Carola Doerr and Hao Wang and Furong Ye and Sander van Rijn and Thomas B{\"a}ck},
  title = {{IOHprofiler: A Benchmarking and Profiling Tool for Iterative Optimization Heuristics}},
  journal = {arXiv e-prints:1810.05281},
  archivePrefix = "arXiv",
  eprint = {1810.05281},
  year = 2018,
  month = oct,
  keywords = {Computer Science - Neural and Evolutionary Computing},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.05281}
}
```

## Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Chinese scholarship council (CSC No. 201706310143), a public grant as part of the 
Investissement d’avenir project, reference ANR-11-LABX-0056-LMH, LabEx LMH, in a joint call with the Gaspard Monge 
Program for optimization, operations research, and their interactions with data sciences, by Paris Ile-de-France Region, 
and by COST Action CA15140 “Improving Applicability of Nature-Inspired Optimisation by Joining Theory and Practice (ImAppNIO)”.

## License
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