Nimrod

Tools for Distributed Parametric Modelling

Nimrod provides tools for Distributed Parametric Modelling. Parametric computational experiments are becoming increasingly important in science and engineering as a means of exploring the behaviour of complex systems.  Over the past several years, we have developed a specialised parametric modelling system called Nimrod.  Nimrod uses a simple declarative parametric modelling language to express a parametric experiment and provides machinery that automates the task of formulating, running, monitoring, and collating the results from the multiple individual experiments. Equally importantly, Nimrod incorporates a distributed scheduling component that can manage the scheduling of individual experiments to idle computers in a local area network.