Optimal Design theory has advanced in recent years but tools for generating the myriads of optimal designs are virtually non-existent or, at best, piecemeal and in a very limited way. The main aims of this site are to make optimal designs found in the literature accessible to practitioners and also to develop new programs for generating cost-effective designs in the biomedical sciences. The target audience is practitioners interested to incorporate optimal design ideas in their search for an efficient design for their problem.

Specifically, we have implemented computer algorithms for generating a variety of optimal designs. The user selects the model of interest and provides design parameters of their choice. The model can be linear or nonlinear and the design problem can have multiple objectives with different degrees of interest. The site also evaluates efficiency of any user-specified design relative to the optimal design. Please go to  Optimal Experimental Designs page to find out more.

This project is funded by NIHGMS and we appreciate feedback.