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Abstract
Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) is a powerful metaheuristic for solving combinatorial optimization problems. With this paper we contribute to the theoretical understanding of this kind of algorithm by investigating the classical minimum cut problem. An ACO algorithm similar to the one that was proved successful for the minimum spanning tree problem is studied. Using rigorous runtime analyses we show how the ACO algorithm behaves similarly to Karger and Stein's algorithm for the minimum cut problem as long as the use of pheromone values is limited. Hence optimal solutions are obtained in expected polynomial time. On the other hand, we show that high use of pheromones has a negative effect, and the ACO algorithm may get trapped in local optima resulting in an exponential runtime to obtain an optimal solution. This result indicates that ACO algorithms may be inappropriate for finding minimum cuts.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 12th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation |
Pages | 1393-1400 |
Number of pages | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Jul 2010 |
Event | Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (GECCO '10) - New York, United States Duration: 11 Jul 2010 → … |
Conference
Conference | Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (GECCO '10) |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | New York |
Period | 11/07/10 → … |
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - Rigorous Runtime Analysis of Nature Inspired Meta-heuristics
Oliveto, P.
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
1/08/10 → 30/09/13
Project: Research Councils
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SEBASE: Software Engineered By Automated SEarch
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
29/06/06 → 28/12/11
Project: Research Councils