The interaction among particles is a vital aspect of Particle Swarm Optimization. As such, it has a strong influence on the swarm’s success. In this study various approaches re...
Adaptation to dynamic optimization problems is currently receiving a growing interest as one of the most important applications of evolutionary algorithms. In this paper, a compoun...
Abstract. Particle Swarm Optimization is gaining momentum as a simple and effective optimization technique. We present a new approach to PSO that significantly reduces the number...
Vertical partition is an important technique in database design used to enhance performance in database systems. Vertical fragmentation is a combinatorial optimization problem that...
Abstract. In this paper we present an estimation of distribution particle swarm optimization algorithm that borrows ideas from recent developments in ant colony optimization. In th...