Search and Optimization by Metaheuristics. Techniques and Algorithms Inspired by Nature

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Introduction....Pages 1-28
Simulated Annealing....Pages 29-36
Genetic Algorithms....Pages 37-69
Genetic Programming....Pages 71-82
Evolutionary Strategies....Pages 83-91
Differential Evolution....Pages 93-103
Estimation of Distribution Algorithms....Pages 105-119
Topics in Evolutinary Algorithms....Pages 121-152
Particle Swarm Optimization....Pages 153-173
Artificial Immune Systems....Pages 175-189
Ant Colony Optimization....Pages 191-199
Bee Metaheuristics....Pages 201-216
Bacterial Foraging Algorithm....Pages 217-225
Harmony Search....Pages 227-235
Swarm Intelligence....Pages 237-263
Biomolecular Computing....Pages 265-281
Quantum Computing....Pages 283-293
Metaheuristics Based on Sciences....Pages 295-314
Memetic Algorithms....Pages 315-325
Tabu Search and Scatter Search....Pages 327-336
Search Based on Human Behaviors....Pages 337-346
Dynamic, Multimodal, and Constrained Optimizations....Pages 347-369
Multiobjective Optimization....Pages 371-412
Back Matter....Pages 413-434