Optimization of Agent-Based Models: Scaling Methods and Heuristic Algorithms

A global optimization heuristic for estimating agent based models

Diagnosis of Heart Disease Based on Meta Heuristic Algorithms and Clustering Methods

Data analysis in cardiovascular diseases is difficult due to large massive of information. All of features are not impressive in the final results. So it is very important to identify more effective features. In this study, the method of feature selection with binary cuckoo optimization algorithm is implemented to reduce property. According to the results, the most appropriate classification fo...

A Framework for Adapting Population-Based and Heuristic Algorithms for Dynamic Optimization Problems

In this paper, a general framework was presented to boost heuristic optimization algorithms based on swarm intelligence from static to dynamic environments. Regarding the problems of dynamic optimization as opposed to static environments, evaluation function or constraints change in the time and hence place of optimization. The subject matter of the framework is based on the variability of the ...

Scaling of Probability-Based Optimization Algorithms

Population-based Incremental Learning is shown require very sensitive scaling of its learning rate. The learning rate must scale with the system size in a problem-dependent way. This is shown in two problems: the needle-in-a haystack, in which the learning rate must vanish exponentially in the system size, and in a smooth function in which the learning rate must vanish like the square root of t...

Portfolio Optimization by Means of Meta Heuristic Algorithms

Investment decision making is one of the key issues in financial management. Selecting the appropriate tools and techniques that can make optimal portfolio is one of the main objectives of the investment world. This study tries to optimize the decision making in stock selection or the optimization of the portfolio by means of the artificial colony of honey bee algorithm. To determine the effect...