Metaheuristics for Hard Optimization: Methods and Case Studies / Edition 1

by Johann Drïo, A. Chatterjee, Alain Pïtrowski, Patrick Siarry, Eric Taillard

Overview

Contains case studies from engineering and operations research

Includes commented literature for each chapter

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642061943
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	11/09/2010
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
Pages:	372
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.24(d)

Table of Contents

Presentation of the Main Metaheuristics.- Simulated Annealing.- Tabu Search.- Evolutionary Algorithms.- Ant Colony Algorithms.- Variants, Extensions and Methodological Advices.- Some Other Metaheuristics.- Extensions.- Methodology.- Case Studies.- Optimization of UMTS Radio Access Networks with Genetic Algorithms.- Genetic Algorithms Applied to Air Traffic Management.- Constraint Programming and Ant Colonies Applied to Vehicle Routing Problems.