A technique for improving the Max-Min Ant System algorithm

Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer and Communication Engineering 2008, ICCCE08: Global Links for Human Development

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 863-866

  See, Phen Chiak ^a   Wong, Kuan Yew ^a   Komarudin, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; TECHNOLOGY;

ACO ALGORITHMS; ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATIONS; FORAGING BEHAVIORS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENTS; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MAX-MIN ANT SYSTEMS; METAHEURISTIC APPROACHES; NEW STRATEGY; QUADRATIC ASSIGNMENT PROBLEMS; SEARCH PERFORMANCE;

HEURISTIC PROGRAMMING;

EID: 51849157417     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCCE.2008.4580728     Document Type: Conference Paper

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