An introduction to metaheuristics for optimization
General Material Designation
[electronic resources]
First Statement of Responsibility
/ [edited by] Bastien Chopard, Marco Tomassini.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cham, Switzerland
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Springer
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2018.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 226 pages.
Other Physical Details
: illustrations (some color), tables.
SERIES
Series Title
Natural computing series.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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includes bibliographical references (pages 219-222) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Problems, Algorithms, Computational Complexity --Search Space --Tabu Search --Simulated Annealing --Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) --Non-PSO Optimization --Firefly Algorithm, Cuckoo Algorithm, Lévy Flights --Evolutionary Algorithms: Foundations --Evolutionary Algorithms: Advanced --Phase Transition in Optimization Problems --Performance and Limitations of Metaheuristics --Statistical Analysis of Research Spaces.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The authors stress the relative simplicity, efficiency, flexibility of use, and suitability of various approaches used to solve difficult optimization problems. The authors are experienced, interdisciplinary lecturers and researchers and in their explanations they demonstrate many shared foundational concepts among the key methodologies. This textbook is a suitable introduction for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and professionals in computer science, engineering, and logistics.