Nature has always been a great source of inspiration for the development of computational approaches for optimization. Two major groups representing this class of biologically inspired algorithms are Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Computation. Such algorithms are called metaheuristics and are recognized to be efficient approaches for solving complex problems. Both Swarm Intelligence and Ev...

Iztok Fister and Iztok Fister Jr. Abstract This paper introduces a novel idea for representation of individuals using quaternions in swarm intelligence and evolutionary algorithms. Quaternions are a number system, which extends complex numbers. They are successfully applied to problems of theoretical physics and to those areas needing fast rotation calculations. We propose the application of qu...

In recent days, Swarm Intelligence plays an important role in solving many real life optimization problems. Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is swarm intelligence based search and optimization algorithm which is used to solve global optimization problems. But due to lack of population diversity and premature convergence it is often trapped into local optima. We can increase diversity and preve...

In this study it is presented a summarization of our research of possible ways of creating of complex networks from the inner dynamics of Swarm Intelligence based algorithms. The particle swarm optimization algorithm and the firefly algorithm are studied in this paper. Several methods of complex network creation are proposed and discussed alongside with possibilities for future research and app...

Cryptanalysis with Computational Intelligence has gained much interest in recent years. This paper presents an approach for breaking the key used in Simplified-Data Encryption Standard (S-DES) using Genetic algorithm (GA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and a novel approach called Genetic Swarm Optimization (GSO) obtained by combining the effectiveness of GA and PSO. Ciphertext-only attack i...

In this paper we outline a new swarm intelligence based approach to the problem of training support vector machines with non positive definite kernels. Past approaches using particle swarm optimizers have been shown to compare poorly with other evolutionary computation based methods. In this paper, we describe a new heterogeneous particle swarm optimizer, specifically tailored for the training ...

In this paper, we present a new algorithm of swarm intelligence, namely, Cat Swarm Optimization (CSO). CSO is generated by observing the behaviors of cats, and composed of two sub-models, i.e., tracing mode and seeking mode, which model upon the behaviors of cats. Experimental results using six test functions demonstrate that CSO has much better performance than Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO).

This paper describes SWARMUSIC, an interactive music improviser. A particle swarm algorithm is used to generate musical material by a mapping of particle positions onto events in MIDI space. Interaction with an external musical source arises through the attraction of the particle swarm to a target. SWARMUSIC is the first application of swarm intelligence to music.

Swarm intelligence is a research branch that models the population of interacting agents or swarms that are able to self-organize. An ant colony, a flock of birds or an immune system is a typical example of a swarm system. Bees’ swarming around their hive is another example of swarm intelligence. The Artificial Bee Colony algorithm is an optimization algorithm based on the intelligent behavior ...