Essentials of MetaheuristicsSean Luke
Essentials of Metaheuristics
by Sean Luke · first published 2012
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Some additional optimization resources (for metaheuristics, where you only have the objective/score function and no derivative): - "Essentials of Metaheuristics" by Sean Luke https://cs.gmu.edu/~sean/book/metaheuristics/ - "Clever Algorithms" by Jason Brownlee https://cleveralgorithms.com/ Timefold uses the metaheuristic algorithms in these books (Tabu Search,…
on “Algorithms for Optimization [pdf]” ↗Allow me to recommend my own free text, which covers most of the field: Essentials of Metaheuristics. http://cs.gmu.edu/~sean/book/metaheuristics/
on “An introduction to genetic algorithms” ↗…computer science which are "best solved using genetic algorithms". My answer is: your daily problems are too simple to need them. Book plug: you might enjoy my free online text on the subject, called Essentials of Metaheuristics. You can also get it in paperback. http://cs.gmu.edu/~sean/book/metaheuristics/
on “The "Hello World" of genetic algorithms” ↗More relevant to this is the Essentials of Metaheuristics: https://cs.gmu.edu/~sean/book/metaheuristics/ (There is a free pdf download on that page.)
on “Evolution Strategies as a Scalable Alternative to Reinforcement Learning” ↗I went back and forth with Springer about publishing my book (Essentials of Metaheuristics). It was a completed, edited, typeset, and ready to go volume, and my rep really wanted it, but couldn't convince her higher-ups of the one requirement I had: that I retain copyright on electronic copies.…
on “O’Reilly Media Has Lost Its Soul” ↗I got a lot of value from A Field Guide to Genetic Programming[1] and Introduction to Evolutionary Computing[2] when I was studying this stuff. I've heard good things about Essentials of Metaheuristics[3] and Clever Algorithms[4] too, I would like to read them some day. [1] http://www.gp-field-guide.org.uk/ [2] http://www.cs.vu.nl/~gusz/ecbook/ecbook.html [3] http://cs.gmu.edu/~sean/book/metaheuristics/…
on “Grow Your Own Picture – Genetic Algorithms and Generative Art” ↗