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A new memetic algorithm based on cellular learning automata for solving the vertex coloring problem

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Vertex coloring problem is a combinatorial optimization problem in graph theory in which a color is assigned to each vertex of graph such that no two adjacent vertices have the same color. In this paper a new hybrid algorithm which is obtained from combination of cellular learning automata (CLA) and memetic algorithm (MA) is proposed for solving the vertex coloring problem. CLA is an effective probabilistic learning model combining cellular automata and learning automaton (LA). Irregular CLA (ICLA) is a generalization of CLA in which the restriction of rectangular grid structure in CLA is removed. The proposed algorithm is based on the irregular open CLA (IOCLA) that is an extension of ICLA in which the evolution of CLA is influenced by both local and global environments. Similar to other IOCLA-based algorithms, in the proposed algorithm, local environment is constituted by neighboring LAs of any cell and the global environment consists of a pool of memes in which each meme corresponds to a certain local search method. Each meme is represented by a set of LAs from which the history of the corresponding local search method can be extracted. To show the superiority of the proposed algorithm over some well-known algorithms, several computer experiments have been conducted. The results show that the proposed algorithm performs better than other methods in terms of running time of algorithm and the required number of colors.

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    Mehdi Rezapoor Mirsaleh & Mohammad Reza Meybodi

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The notations used in the proposed algorithm are listed in Table 9.

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Rezapoor Mirsaleh, M., Meybodi, M.R. A new memetic algorithm based on cellular learning automata for solving the vertex coloring problem. Memetic Comp. 8, 211–222 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12293-016-0183-4

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