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IPPS
1999
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
Distributed Scheduling with Decomposed Optimization Criterion: Genetic Programming Approach
Abstract. A new approach to develop parallel and distributed scheduling algorithms for multiprocessor systems is proposed. Its main innovation lies in evolving a decomposition of t...
Franciszek Seredynski, Jacek Koronacki, Cezary Z. ...
IDA
2003
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
An Iterated Local Search Approach for Minimum Sum-of-Squares Clustering
Abstract. Since minimum sum-of-squares clustering (MSSC) is an NPhard combinatorial optimization problem, applying techniques from global optimization appears to be promising for r...
Peter Merz
AE
2005
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Algorithms (X, sigma, eta): Quasi-random Mutations for Evolution Strategies
Randomization is an efficient tool for global optimization. We here define a method which keeps : – the order 0 of evolutionary algorithms (no gradient) ; – the stochastic as...
Anne Auger, Mohamed Jebalia, Olivier Teytaud
GECCO
2007
Springer
142views Optimization» more  GECCO 2007»
14 years 5 months ago
Improving global numerical optimization using a search-space reduction algorithm
We have developed an algorithm for reduction of search-space, called Domain Optimization Algorithm (DOA), applied to global optimization. This approach can efficiently eliminate ...
Vinicius Veloso de Melo, Alexandre C. B. Delbem, D...
ICC
2007
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
Root Nyquist Pulses with an Energy Criterion
Abstract— The design of root-Nyquist pulses with the maximum possible energy concentration of the power spectrum is a fundamental problem is communications engineering. Since the...
Ritesh Sood, Hong Xiao
ASIAMS
2007
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
Modified Line Search Method for Global Optimization
This paper introduces a modified version of the well known global optimization technique named line search method. The modifications refer to the way in which the direction and th...
Crina Grosan, Ajith Abraham
ICDIM
2008
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
Hybrid differential evolution - Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm for solving global optimization problems
This paper presents a simple, hybrid two phase global optimization algorithm called DE-PSO for solving global optimization problems. DE-PSO consists of alternating phases of Diffe...
Millie Pant, Radha Thangaraj, Crina Grosan, Ajith ...
ICIAR
2009
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Interactive Image Segmentation Based on Hierarchical Graph-Cut Optimization with Generic Shape Prior
Abstract. A new algorithm for interactive image segmentation is proposed. Besides the traditional appearance and gradient information, a new Generic Shape Prior (GSP) knowledge whi...
Chen Liu, Fengxia Li, Yan Zhang, Haiyang Gu
CEC
2009
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
Gradient estimation in global optimization algorithms
Abstract— The role of gradient estimation in global optimization is investigated. The concept of a regional gradient is introduced as a tool for analyzing and comparing different...
Megan Hazen, Maya R. Gupta
SIGMOD
2001
ACM
119views Database» more  SIGMOD 2001»
14 years 11 months ago
Global Optimization of Histograms
H. V. Jagadish, Hui Jin, Beng Chin Ooi, Kian-Lee T...