Metaheuristic Optimization

Metaheuristic optimization deals with optimization problems using metaheuristic algorithms. Optimization is essentially everywhere, from engineering design to economics and from holiday planning to Internet routing. As money, resources and time are always limited, the optimal utility of these available resources is crucially important. Most real-world optimizations are highly nonlinear and multimodal, under various complex constraints. Different objectives are often conflicting. Even for a single objective, sometimes, optimal solutions may not exist at all. In general, finding an optimal solution or even sub-optimal solutions is not an easy task. This article aims to introduce the fundamentals of metaheuristic optimization, as well as some popular metaheuristic algorithms.Read More...