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Recent Development of Swarm Intelligence Techniques
1. Chaotic Rough Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithms ..........................................001
Bilal Alatas and Erhan Akin
2. Integration Method of Ant Colony Algorithm and Rough Set Theory
for Simultaneous Real Value Attribute Discretization and Attribute Reduction .........015
Yijun He, Dezhao Chen and Weixiang Zhao
3. A New Ant Colony Optimization Approach for the Degree-Constrained
Minimum Spanning Tree Problem Using Pruefer and Blob Codes Tree Coding .......037
Yoon-Teck Bau, Chin-Kuan Ho and Hong-Tat Ewe
4. Robust PSO-Based Constrained Optimization by Perturbing the PSO Memory ...057
Angel Munoz Zavala, Arturo Hernandez Aguirre and Enrique Villa Diharce
5. Using Crowding Distance to Improve Multi-Objective PSO with Local Search .....077
Ching-Shih Tsou and Po-Wu Lai
6. Simulation Optimization Using Swarm Intelligence
as Tool for Cooperation Strategy Design in 3D Predator-Prey Game ..........................087
Emiliano G. Castro and Marcos S. G. Tsuzuki
7. Differential Meta-model and Particle Swarm Optimization ........................................101
Jianchao Zeng and Zhihua Cui
8. Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm
and Its Application to Generalized Assignment Problem ..............................................113
Adil Baykasoglu, Lale Ozbakor and Pinar Tapkan
9. Finite Element Mesh
Decomposition Using Evolving Ant Colony Optimization .............................................145
Ardeshir Bahreininejad
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10. Swarm Intelligence and Image Segmentation ...........................................................163
Sara Saatchi and Chih Cheng Hung
11. Particle Swarm Optimization:
Stochastic Trajectory Analysis and Parameter Selection ..............................................179
M. Jiang, Y. P. Luo and S. Y. Yang
12. Stochastic Metaheuristics as
Sampling Techniques using Swarm Intelligence ............................................................199
Johann Dreo and Patrick Siarry
13. Artificial Ants in the Real World:
Solving On-line Problems Using Ant Colony Optimization ............................................217
Bruno R. Nery, Rodrigo F. de Mello, Andre P. L. F. de Carvalho and Laurence T. Yan
New Industrial Applications of Swarm Intelligence Techniques
14. Application of PSO to Design UPFC-based Stabilizers ............................................235
Ali T. Al-Awami, Mohammed A. Abido and Youssef L. Abdel-Magid
15. CSV-PSO and Its Application in Geotechnical Engineering ....................................263
Bing-rui Chen and Xia-ting Feng
16. Power Plant Maintenance Scheduling Using Ant Colony Optimization ................289
Wai Kuan Foong, Holger Robert Maier and Angus Ross Simpson
17. Particle Swarm Optimization for
Simultaneous Optimization of Design and Machining Tolerances ..............................321
Liang Gao, Chi Zhou and Kun Zan
18. Hybrid Method for the Layout Problem .......................................................................331
Yasmina Hani, Lionel Amodeo, Farouk Yalaoui and Haoxun Chen
19. Selection of Best Alternative Process Plan in Automated Manufacturing
Environment: An Approach Based on Particle Swarm Optimization ...........................343
F.T.S. Chan, M.K. Tiwari and Y. Dashora
20. Job-shop Scheduling and Visibility Studies with a Hybrid ACO Algorithm .........355
Heinonen, J. and Pettersson, F.
21. Particle Swarm Optimization in Structural Design ....................................................373
Ruben E. Perez and Kamran Behdinan
22. Reserve-Constrained Multiarea Environmental / Economic
Dispatch Using Enhanced Particle Swarm Optimization ...............................................395
Lingfeng Wang and Chanan Singh
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23. Hybrid Ant Colony Optimization for the
Channel Assignment Problem in Wireless Communication ..........................................407
Peng-Yeng Yin and Shan-Cheng Li
24. Case Study Based Convergence Behaviour Analysis
of ACO Applied to Optimal Design of Water Distribution Systems ..............................419
Aaron C. Zecchin, Holger R. Maier and Angus R. Simpson
25. A CMPSO Algorithm based
Approach to Solve the Multi-plant Supply Chain Problem ............................................447
Felix T. S. Chan, Vikas Kumar and Nishikant Mishra
26. Ant Colonies for Performance Optimization
of Multi-components Systems Subject to Random Failures .........................................477
Nabil Nahas, Mustapha Nourelfath and Daoud Ait-Kadi
27. Distributed Particle Swarm
Optimization for Structural Bayesian Network Learning ...............................................505
Ferat Sahin and Archana Devasia