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This project presents a development of a prototype of a visualization tool which interfaces with a simulator that is running GDL Algorithms as part of academic research conducted by Dr. Roie Zivan on behalf Ben-Gurion University. The main goal of the project is to provide a visualization tool that will aid with better understanding and simplification of the algorithm operation, therefore improving the quality of the research time spent.
The research deals with Max / Min-sum algorithm which is used to solve the DCOP problem. As part of the study, a method was proposed which outreach the solution, obtained from the algorithm run, to the optimal solution. This method is actually a new version of the algorithm Max / Min-sum named “Max-sum_AD”.
Until this project completion, there was an extensive use in the study of a manual drafting for visualizing Max-sum_AD algorithm run. It was brought to mind that developing an automatic visualization tool will save valuable research time and allow examining problems with large numbers of variables, for which the manual drafting is not a practical use.
As part of the characterization and design process, design criteria’s were set, market survey was conducted for examining the available frameworks for development of visualization tools and an analysis of the simulator was carried out in which the operations sequence and processes that are executed during the algorithm run were examined.
After examining several alternatives, it was decided to create the visualization tool in a way that the simulator runs on an external server and communicates with an HTML file which process and manipulates the data using JAVASCRIPT which finally displays an output graph. The tool is designed to be accessible and easy to use for the research team. The development was implemented in Object Oriented design, using the languages JSON, JAVA, JavaScript, and HTML. At the same time using - CSS, JQUERY, AJAX, JAVA SERVLETS and SPRING TOOLSUITE.