<p>This brief provides a detailed introduction, discussion and bibliographic review of the nature1-inspired optimization algorithm called Harmony Search. It uses a large number of simulation results to demonstrate the advantages of Harmony Search and its variants and also their drawbacks. The author
Multiobjective Heuristic Search: An Introduction to intelligent Search Methods for Multicriteria Optimization
โ Scribed by Pallab Dasgupta, P. P. Chakrabarti, S. C. DeSarkar (auth.)
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 141
- Series
- Computational Intelligence
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Solutions to most real-world optimization problems involve a trade-off between multiple conflicting and non-commensurate objectives. Some of the most challenging ones are area-delay trade-off in VLSI synthesis and design space exploration, time-space trade-off in computation, and multi-strategy games. Conventional search techniques are not equipped to handle the partial order state spaces of multiobjective problems since they inherently assume a single scalar objective function. Multiobjective heuristic search techniques have been developed to specifically address multicriteria combinatorial optimization problems. This text describes the multiobjective search model and develops the theoretical foundations of the subject, including complexity results . The fundamental algorithms for three major problem formulation schemes, namely state-space formulations, problem-reduction formulations, and game-tree formulations are developed with the support of illustrative examples. Applications of multiobjective search techniques to synthesis problems in VLSI, and operations research are considered. This text provides a complete picture on contemporary research on multiobjective search, most of which is the contribution of the authors.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-7
The Multiobjective Search Model....Pages 9-18
Multiobjective State Space Search....Pages 19-48
Applications of Multiobjective Search....Pages 49-73
Multiobjective Problem Reduction Search....Pages 75-96
Multiobjective Game Tree Search....Pages 97-118
Conclusion....Pages 119-123
Back Matter....Pages 125-134
โฆ Subjects
Computer Science, general
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