Swarm intelligence: Theoretical proof that empirical techniques are optimal

Multimedia, Image Processing and Soft Computing: Trends, Principles and Applications - Proceedings of the 5th Biannual World Automation Congress, WAC 2002, ISSCI 2002 and IFMIP 2002

Volumn 13, Issue , 2002, Pages 107-112

  Iourinski, Dima ^a   Starks, Scott A ^a   Kreinovich, Vladik ^a   Smith, Stephen F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous agents; Optimality proof; Swarm intelligence

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED; EMPIRICAL TECHNIQUES; OPTIMALITY PROOF; SOCIAL INSECTS; SWARM INTELLIGENCE; SWARM INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; FUZZY CLUSTERING; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SOFT COMPUTING;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS;

EID: 78650072713     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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