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Record Nr.

UNINA9910972512703321

Titolo

Ant colonies : behavior in insects and computer applications / / Emily C. Sun, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hauppauge, NY, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011

ISBN

1-61122-398-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

Computer science, technology and applications

Altri autori (Persone)

SunEmily C

Disciplina

006.3

Soggetti

Swarm intelligence

Ants - Nests

Ants - Behavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATION OFCO-OPERATING COLONIES/COLLECTIONS OF ANTS/AGENTS (POOCA) FOR COMPETENT PHEROMONE-BASED NAVIGATION AND MULTI-AGENT LEARNING""; ""ANT COLONY SOLUTION TO THE OPTIMAL TRANSFORMER SIZING AND EFFICIENCY PROBLEM IN POWER SYSTEMS""; ""DISTRIBUTED DECISIONS: NEW INSIGHTS FROM RADIO-TAGGED ANTS""; ""IMPACTS, ECOLOGY AND DISPERSAL OF THE INVASIVE ARGENTINE ANT""; ""ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION USED IN NO WAVEFRONT SENSOR ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEMS FOR SOLID-STATE LASERS""; ""ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION:APOWERFUL STRATEGY FOR BIOMARKER FEATURE SELECTION""

""ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION BASED MESSAGE AUTHENTICATION FORWIRELESS NETWORKS""""INDEX""

Sommario/riassunto

Ant colony optimisation is a population-based general-search technique that can be used for the solution of difficult combinatorial problems. Ant colony optimisation uses the knowledge-reinforcing mechanism used by real-life ants while traversing possible paths in search of food, depositing a chemical substance (called pheromone), en-route and subsequently forming trails which can then be followed by other ants in the colony. With its strong mathematical foundation and its simplicity of use, ant colony optimisation provides an alternative method to routing optimisations with a wide range of applications. This



book presents topical research in the study of ant colonies, their behaviour and application in computer technologies.