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Small-World Optimization Algorithm for Function Optimization

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Advances in Natural Computation (ICNC 2006)

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Inspired by the mechanism of small-world phenomenon, some small-world optimization operators, mainly including the local short-range searching operator and random long-range searching operator, are constructed in this paper. And a new optimization algorithm, Small-World Optimization Algo-rithm (SWOA) is explored. Compared with the corresponding Genetic Algorithms (GAs), the simulation experiment results of some complex functions optimization indicate that SWOA can enhance the diversity of the population, avoid the prematurity and GA deceptive problem to some extent, and have the high convergence speed. SWOA is shown to be an effective strategy to solve complex tasks.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Education Ministry for Modern Design and Rotor-Bearing System, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, China

    Haifeng Du, Xiaodong Wu & Jian Zhuang

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  1. Life Science Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, 710071, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

    Licheng Jiao

  2. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Block S1, Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore

    Lipo Wang

  3. School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian Univ., P.O. Box, 710071, Xi’an, P.R. China

    Xinbo Gao

  4. College of Mathematics and Information Science, Hebei Normal University, 050016, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, P.R. China

    Jing Liu

  5. Multi-Agent Systems Lab,Department of Computer Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 230026, Hefei, China

    Feng Wu

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Du, H., Wu, X., Zhuang, J. (2006). Small-World Optimization Algorithm for Function Optimization. In: Jiao, L., Wang, L., Gao, X., Liu, J., Wu, F. (eds) Advances in Natural Computation. ICNC 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4222. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11881223_33

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