Artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is a swarm intelligence optimization algorithm inspired by the intelligent behavior of honey bees when searching for food sources. Various versions of the ABC algorithm have been widely used to solve continuous and discrete optimization problems in different fields. In this paper, a new binary version of the ABC algorithm inspired by quantum computing calle...

Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm simulates the foraging behavior of honey bee colonies. ABC is an optimization technique, which is used in finding the best solution from all feasible solutions. However, there is still an insufficiency in ABC regarding improvement in exploitation and convergence speed. In order to improve the performance of ABC we embedded PSO into ABC. As PSO has memory, k...

Low frequency oscillation problems are very difficult to solve because power systems are very large, complex and geographically distributed. Therefore, it is necessary to utilize most efficient optimization methods to take full advantages in simplifying the problem and its implementation. From this perspective, many successful and powerful optimization methods and algorithms have been employed ...

for Graph 3-Coloring Iztok Fister Jr.,∗ Iztok Fister,† and Janez Brest‡ Abstract The Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) is the name of an optimization algorithm that was inspired by the intelligent behavior of a honey bee swarm. It is widely recognized as a quick, reliable, and efficient methods for solving optimization problems. This paper proposes a hybrid ABC (HABC) algorithm for graph 3-coloring, ...

The minimum cross entropy thresholding (MCET) has been widely applied in image processing. In this paper, a new multilevel MCET algorithm based on the artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is proposed. The proposed thresholding algorithm is called ABC-based MCET algorithm. Four different methods including the exhaustive search, the honey bee mating optimization (HBMO), the particle swarm optimi...

Digital filters can be broadly classified into two groups: recursive (infinite impulse response (IIR)) and non-recursive (finite impulse response (FIR)). An IIR filter can provide a much better performance than the FIR filter having the same number of coefficients. However, IIR filters might have a multi-modal error surface. Therefore, a reliable design method proposed for IIR filters must be b...

Congestion management is a task performed by Independent System Operator (ISO) to ensure the operation of transmission system within limits. In an emerging electric power market, congestion management is highly important and inefficient management can be a barrier to electricity trading. To minimize congestion, it is required to maximize transmission line generation and decrease its cost. A Hyb...

To further improve the performance of artificial bee colony algorithm (ABC), a new hybrid ABC (HABC) for global optimization is proposed via exploring six initialization methods. Furthermore, to balance the exploration and exploitation abilities, a new search mechanism is also developed. The algorithms are applied to 27 benchmark functions with various dimensions to verify its performance. Nume...

Image segmentation is one of the key techniques in the field of image understanding and computer vision. To determine the optimal threshold in image segmentation, an effective image threshold segmentation method based on fuzzy logic is presented. A new kind of fuzzy entropy is defined, that is not only related to the membership, but also related to probability distribution. According to the max...

Selection of cutting parameters in machining operations is an essential task to reduce cost of the products and increase quality. This paper presents an optimization approach based on artificial bee colony algorithm for optimal selection of cutting parameters in multi-pass turning operations. The objective is to find the optimized cutting parameters in the turning operations. A comparison of ev...