Advances in Metaheuristics for Hard Optimization Book

Comparison of Simulated Annealing, Interval Partitioning and Hybrid Algorithms in Constrained Global Optimization   C.S. Pedamallu   L. Ozdamar     1
Four-bar Mechanism Synthesis for n Desired Path Points Using Simulated Annealing   H. Martinez-Alfaro     23
"MOSS-II" Tabu/Scatter Search for Nonlinear Multiobjective Optimization   R.P. Beausoleil     39
Feature Selection for Heterogeneous Ensembles of Nearest-neighbour Classifiers Using Hybrid Tabu Search   M.A. Tahir   J.E. Smith     69
A Parallel Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm Based on Crossover Operation   A. Kalinli   F. Sarikoc     87
An Ant-bidding Algorithm for Multistage Flowshop Scheduling Problem: Optimization and Phase Transitions   A. V. Donati   V. Darley   B. Ramachandran     111
Dynamic Load Balancing Using an Ant Colony Approach in Micro-cellular Mobile Communications Systems   S.-S. Kim   A.E. Smith   S.-J. Hong     137
New Ways to Calibrate Evolutionary Algorithms   A.E. Eiben   M.C. Schut     153
Divide-and-Evolve: a Sequential Hybridization Strategy Using Evolutionary Algorithms   M. Schoenauer   P. Saveant   V. Vidal     179
Local Search Based on Genetic Algorithms   C.Garcia-Martinez   M. Lozano     199
Designing Efficient Evolutionary Algorithms for Cluster Optimization: A Study on Locality   F.B. Pereira   J.M.C. Marques   T. Leitao   J. Tavares     223
Aligning Time Series with Genetically Tuned Dynamic Time Warping Algorithm   P. Kumar   A. Gupta   Rajshekhar   V.K. Jayaraman   B.D. Kulkarni     251
Evolutionary Generation of Artificial Creature's Personality for Ubiquitous Services   J-H. Kim   C-H. Lee   K-H. Lee   N.S. Kuppuswamy     263
Some Guidelines for Genetic Algorithm Implementation in MINLP Batch Plant Design Problems   A. Ponsich   C. Azzaro-Pantel   S. Domenech   L. Pibouleau     293
Coevolutionary Genetic Algorithm to Solve Economic Dispatch   M.M.A. Samed   M.A. da S.S. Ravagnani     317
An Evolutionary Approach to Solve a Novel Mechatronic Multiobjective Optimization Problem   E. Mezura-Montes   E.A. Portilla-Flores   C.A. Coello Coello   J. Alvarez-Gallegos   C.A. Cruz-Villar     329
Optimizing Stochastic Functions Using a Genetic Algorithm: An Aeronautic Military Application   H.V. Junior     353
Learning Structure Illuminates Black Boxes - An Introduction to Estimation of Distribution Algorithms   J. Grahl   S. Minner   P.A.N. Bosman     365
Making a Difference to Differential Evolution   Z. Yang   J. He   X. Yao     397
Hidden Markov Models Training Using Population-based Metaheuristics   S. Aupetit   N. Monmarche   M. Slimane     415
Inequalities and Target Objectives for Metaheuristic Search - Part I: Mixed Binary Optimization   F. Glover     439
Index     475