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This paper proposes the introduction of a generator of random individuals within the ring topology of a Parallel Differential Evolution algorithm. The generated random individuals are then injected within a sub-population. A crucial point in the proposed study is that a proper balance between migration and random injection can determine the success of a distributed Differential Evolution scheme. An experimental study of this balance is carried out in this paper. Numerical results show that the proposed Parallel Random Injection Differential Evolution seems to be a simple, robust, and efficient algorithm which can be used for various applications. An important finding of this paper is that premature convergence problems due to an excessively frequent migration can be overcome by the injection of random individuals. In this way, the resulting algorithm maintains the high convergence speed properties of a parallel algorithm with high migration but differs in that it is able to continue improving upon the available genotypes and detect high quality solutions.
This research is supported by the Academy of Finland, Akatemiatutkija 130600, Algorithmic Design Issues in Memetic Computing.
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Weber, M., Neri, F., Tirronen, V. (2010). Parallel Random Injection Differential Evolution. In: Di Chio, C., et al. Applications of Evolutionary Computation. EvoApplications 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6024. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12239-2_49
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