Examples include bio-inspired optimization techniques such as genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimization, and geometry-inspired techniques such as Nelder-Mead (also known as simplex, or amoeba ...

Qi Xiong, Hongbo Zhang, Qiusheng Rong, Path Planning Based on Improved Particle Swarm Optimization for AUVs, Journal of Coastal Research, SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 111. Today’s Modern Coastal Society: ...

Alireza Sahebgharani, MULTI-OBJECTIVE LAND USE OPTIMIZATION THROUGH PARALLEL PARTICLE SWARM ALGORITHM, Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 1 (January to June 2016), pp. 42-49 ...

Novel 'cuckoo search algorithm' beats particle swarm optimization in engineering design Date: May 28, 2010 Source: Inderscience Summary: The familiar early summer call of the cuckoo has inspired ...

Particle swarm optimization isn't usually seen as the first-choice technique for training a neural network but, as James McCaffrey demonstrates, it's a useful alternative.