Adaptive and Multilevel Metaheuristics

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ISBN 10: 3540794379 / ISBN 13: 9783540794370

Editore: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008

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• Titolo: Adaptive and Multilevel Metaheuristics
• Editore: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3540794379
• ISBN 13: 9783540794370
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: Sehr gut
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One of the keystones in practical metaheuristic problem-solving is the fact that tuning the optimization technique to the problem under consideration is crucial for achieving top performance. This tuning/customization is usually in the hands of the algorithm designer, and despite some methodological attempts, it largely remains a scientific art. Transferring a part of this customization effort to the algorithm itself -endowing it with smart mechanisms to self-adapt to the problem- has been a long pursued goal in the field of metaheuristics.

These mechanisms can involve different aspects of the algorithm, such as for example, self-adjusting the parameters, self-adapting the functioning of internal components, evolving search strategies, etc.

Recently, the idea of hyperheuristics, i.e., using a metaheuristic layer for adapting the search by selectively using different low-level heuristics, has also been gaining popularity. This volume presents recent advances in the area of adaptativeness in metaheuristic optimization, including up-to-date reviews of hyperheuristics and self-adaptation in evolutionary algorithms, as well as cutting edge works on adaptive, self-adaptive and multilevel metaheuristics, with application to both combinatorial and continuous optimization.