Theory and Principled Methods for the Design of Metaheuristics

By Yossi Borenstein

Book Overview

No Free Lunch Theorems: Limitations and Perspectives of Metaheuristics.- Convergence Rates of Evolutionary Algorithms and Parallel Evolutionary Algorithms.- Rugged and Elementary Landscapes.- Single-Funnel and Multi-funnel Landscapes and Subthreshold Seeking Behavior.- Black-Box Complexity for Bounding the Performance of Randomized Search Heuristics.- Designing an Optimal Search Algorithm with Respect to Prior Information.- The Bayesian Search Game.- Principled Design of Continuous Stochastic Search: From Theory to Practice.- Parsimony Pressure Made Easy: Solving the Problem of Bloat in GP.- Experimental Analysis of Optimization Algorithms: Tuning and Beyond.- Formal Search Algorithms + Problem Characterizations = Executable Search Strategies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662519550
• ISBN13: 9783662519554
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"