Teofilo F. Gonzalez
Abstract
This chapter presents an overview of ant colony optimization (ACO)—a metaheuristic inspired by the behavior of real ants. Ant colony optimization was proposed by Dorigo and colleagues [1-3] as a method for solving hard combinatorial optimization problems (COPs).
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This chapter presents an overview of ant colony optimization (ACO)—a metaheuristic inspired by the behavior of real ants. Ant colony optimization was proposed by Dorigo and colleagues [1-3] as a method for solving hard combinatorial optimization problems (COPs).
Key concepts: Ant colony optimization algorithms, Swarm intelligence, Metaheuristic, Foraging, Ant colony, Computer science, Parallel metaheuristic, Exploit