A development framework for rapid meta-heuristics hybridization
Hoong Chuin Lau; Wee Chong Wan; Min Kwang Lim; Halim, S.
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 2004. COMPSAC 2004. Proceedings of the 28th Annual International
Volume , Issue , 28-30 Sept. 2004 Page(s): 362 - 367 vol.1
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/CMPSAC.2004.1342859
Summary: While meta-heuristics are effective for solving large-scale combinatorial optimization problems, they result from time-consuming trial-and-error algorithm design tailored to specific problems. For this reason, a software tool for rapid prototyping of algorithms would save considerable resources. This work presents a generic software framework that reduces development time through abstract classes and software reuse, and more importantly, aids design with support of user-defined strategies and hybridization of meta-heuristics. Most interestingly, we propose a novel way of redefining hybridization with the use of the "request and response" metaphor, which form an abstract concept for hybridization. Different hybridization schemes can now be formed with minimal coding, which gives our proposed metaheuristics development framework its uniqueness. To illustrate the concept, we restrict to two popular metaheuristics ants colony optimization and tabu search, and demonstrate MDF through the implementation of various hybridized models to solve the traveling salesman problem.
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