Advances in Metaheuristics for Hard Optimization

2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-72959-4
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, 481 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 910 g

Reihe: Natural Computing Series

Many advances have been made recently in metaheuristic methods, from theory to applications. The editors, both leading experts in this field, have assembled a team of researchers to contribute 21 chapters organized into parts on simulated annealing, tabu search, ant colony algorithms, general-purpose studies of evolutionary algorithms, applications of evolutionary algorithms, and various metaheuristics.

The book gathers contributions related to the following topics: theoretical developments in metaheuristics; adaptation of discrete metaheuristics to continuous optimization; performance comparisons of metaheuristics; cooperative methods combining different approaches; parallel and distributed metaheuristics for multiobjective optimization; software implementations; and real-world applications.

This book is suitable for practitioners, researchers and graduate students in disciplines such as optimization, heuristics, operations research, and natural computing.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Michalewicz, Zbigniew

Siarry, Patrick

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Computeranwendungen in der Mathematik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Logik, formale Sprachen, Automaten
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Konstruktionslehre und -technik
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Robotik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz Wissensbasierte Systeme, Expertensysteme
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Produktdesign, Industriedesign
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Operations Research Spieltheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Comparison of Simulated Annealing, Interval Partitioning and Hybrid Algorithms in Constrained Global Optimization.- Four-bar Mechanism Synthesis for n Desired Path Points Using Simulated Annealing.- “MOSS-II” Tabu/Scatter Search for Nonlinear Multiobjective Optimization.- Feature Selection for Heterogeneous Ensembles of Nearest-neighbour Classifiers Using Hybrid Tabu Search.- A Parallel Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm Based on Crossover Operation.- An Ant-bidding Algorithm for Multistage Flowshop Scheduling Problem: Optimization and Phase Transitions.- Dynamic Load Balancing Using an Ant Colony Approach in Micro-cellular Mobile Communications Systems.- New Ways to Calibrate Evolutionary Algorithms.- Divide-and-Evolve: a Sequential Hybridization Strategy Using Evolutionary Algorithms.- Local Search Based on Genetic Algorithms.- Designing Efficient Evolutionary Algorithms for Cluster Optimization: A Study on Locality.- Aligning Time Series with Genetically Tuned Dynamic Time Warping Algorithm.- Evolutionary Generation of Artificial Creature’s Personality for Ubiquitous Services.- Some Guidelines for Genetic Algorithm Implementation in MINLP Batch Plant Design Problems.- Coevolutionary Genetic Algorithm to Solve Economic Dispatch.- An Evolutionary Approach to Solve a Novel Mechatronic Multiobjective Optimization Problem.- Optimizing Stochastic Functions Using a Genetic Algorithm: An Aeronautic Military Application.- Learning Structure Illuminates Black Boxes – An Introduction to Estimation of Distribution Algorithms.- Making a Difference to Differential Evolution.- Hidden Markov Models Training Using Population-based Metaheuristics.- Inequalities and Target Objectives for Metaheuristic Search – Part I: Mixed Binary Optimization.