Parallel Metaheuristics

Solving complex optimization problems with parallel metaheuristics Parallel Metaheuristics brings together an international group of experts in parallelism and metaheuristics to provide a much-needed synthesis of these two fields. Readers discover how metaheuristic techniques can provide useful and practical solutions for a wide range of problems and application domains, with an emphasis on the fields of telecommunications and bioinformatics. This volume fills a long-existing gap, allowing researchers and practitioners to develop efficient metaheuristic algorithms to find solutions. The book is divided into three parts: * Part One: Introduction to Metaheuristics and Parallelism, including an Introduction to Metaheuristic Techniques, Measuring the Performance of Parallel Metaheuristics, New Technologies in Parallelism, and a head-to-head discussion on Metaheuristics and Parallelism * Part Two: Parallel Metaheuristic Models, including Parallel Genetic Algorithms, Parallel Genetic Programming, Parallel Evolution Strategies, Parallel Ant Colony Algorithms, Parallel Estimation of Distribution Algorithms, Parallel Scatter Search, Parallel Variable Neighborhood Search, Parallel Simulated Annealing, Parallel Tabu Search, Parallel GRASP, Parallel Hybrid Metaheuristics, Parallel Multi-Objective Optimization, and Parallel Heterogeneous Metaheuristics * Part Three: Theory and Applications, including Theory of Parallel Genetic Algorithms, Parallel Metaheuristics Applications, Parallel Metaheuristics in Telecommunications, and a final chapter on Bioinformatics and Parallel Metaheuristics Each self-contained chapter begins with clear overviews and introductions that bring the reader up to speed, describes basic techniques, and ends with a reference list for further study. Packed with numerous tables and figures to illustrate the complex theory and processes, this comprehensive volume also includes numerous practical real-world optimization problems and their solutions. This is essential reading for students and researchers in computer science, mathematics, and engineering who deal with parallelism, metaheuristics, and optimization in general.

Solving complex optimization problems with parallelmetaheuristicsParallel Metaheuristics brings together an international group ofexperts in parallelism and metaheuristics to provide a much-neededsynthesis of these two fields. Readers discover how metaheuristictechniques can provide useful and practical solutions for a widerange of problems and application domains, with an emphasis on thefields of telecommunications and bioinformatics. This volume fillsa long-existing gap, allowing researchers and practitioners todevelop efficient metaheuristic algorithms to find solutions.The book is divided into three parts:* Part One: Introduction to Metaheuristics and Parallelismincluding an Introduction to Metaheuristic Techniques, Measuringthe Performance of Parallel Metaheuristics, New Technologies inParallelism, and a head-to-head discussion on Metaheuristics andParallelism* Part Two: Parallel Metaheuristic Models, including ParallelGenetic Algorithms, Parallel Genetic Programming, ParallelEvolution Strategies, Parallel Ant Colony Algorithms, ParallelEstimation of Distribution Algorithms, Parallel Scatter SearchParallel Variable Neighborhood Search, Parallel SimulatedAnnealing, Parallel Tabu Search, Parallel GRASP, Parallel HybridMetaheuristics, Parallel Multi-Objective Optimization, and ParallelHeterogeneous Metaheuristics* Part Three: Theory and Applications, including Theory of ParallelGenetic Algorithms, Parallel Metaheuristics Applications, ParallelMetaheuristics in Telecommunications, and a final chapter onBioinformatics and Parallel MetaheuristicsEach self-contained chapter begins with clear overviews andintroductions that bring the reader up to speed, describes basictechniques, and ends with a reference list for further study.Packed with numerous tables and figures to illustrate the complextheory and processes, this comprehensive volume also includesnumerous practical real-world optimization problems and theirsolutions.This is essential reading for students and researchers in computerscience, mathematics, and engineering who deal with parallelismmetaheuristics, and optimization in general.

Foreword.PrefaceContributors.PART I: INTRODUCTION TO METAHEURISITICS AND PARALLELISM.1. An Introduction to Metaheuristic Techniques (C. Blum, etal.).2. Measuring the Performance of Parallel Metaheuristics (E. Alba& G. Luque).3. New Technologies in Parallelism (E. Alba & A. Nebro).4. Metaheuristics and Parallelism (E. Alba, et al.).PART II: PARALLEL METAHEURISTIC MODELS.5. Parallel Genetic Algorithms (G. Luque, et al.).6. Parallel Genetic Programming (F. Fernández, et al.).7. Parallel Evolution Strategies (G. Rudolph).8. Parallel Ant Colony Algorithms (S. Janson, et al.).9. Parallel Estimation of Distribution Algorithms (J. Madera, etal.).10. Parallel Scatter Search (F. Garcia, et al.).11. Parallel Variable Neighborhood Search (J. Moreno-Pérezet al.).12. Parallel Simulated Annealing (M. Aydin, V. Yigit).13. Parallel Tabu Search (T. Crainic, et al.).14. Parallel Greedy Randomized Adaptive Search Procedures (M.Resende & C. Ribeiro).15. Parallel Hybrid Metaheuristics (C. Cotta, et al.).16. Parallel MultiObjective Optimization (A. Nebro, et al.).17. Parallel Heterogeneous Metaheuristics (F. Luna, et al.).PART III: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS.18. Theory of Parallel Genetic Algorithms (E.Cantú-Paz).19. Parallel Metaheuristics Applications (T. Crainic & N.Hail).20. Parallel Metaheuristics in Telecommunications (S.Nesmachnow, et al.).21. Bioinformatics and Parallel Metaheuristics (O. Trelles, A.Rodriguez).Index.