A learning automata based algorithm for optimization of continuous complex functions

Information Sciences

Volumn 174, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 165-175

  Zeng, Xianyi ^a   Liu, Zeyi ^b  

^a GEMTEX   (France)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Active learning; Continuous functions; Learning automata; Optimization; Reinforcement algorithm

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LEARNING; CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS; LEARNING AUTOMATA; REINFORCEMENT ALGORITHMS;

AUTOMATA THEORY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DATA ACQUISITION; FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 21244487904     PISSN: 00200255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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