This book aims to give the reader some of the most recent research dealing with the
development of metaheuristics. The document gathers 28 chapters. These chapters could …

This paper presents a quick review of the basic concepts and essential steps for
implementing of metaheuristic algorithms. It can be therefore used as a roadmap to shed …

Metaheuristic algorithms have been an interesting area for researchers, scientists and
academicians due to their specific and significant characteristics and capabilities. Their …

Metaheuristics are approximate or heuristic methods for solving complex optimization
problems, with continuous and/or discrete variables. These methods have drawn increasing …

This chapter aims to present the fundamental concepts behind metaheuristic strategies.
Specifically, it intends to offer a comprehensive summary of the characteristics and strengths …

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Metaheuristics have been extensively used for solving difficult optimization problems in
recent years. However, according to the famous theory (No Free Lunch), it is infeasible for a …

This chapter presents the main concepts of metaheuristic schemes. The objective of this
chapter is to introduce the characteristics and properties of these approaches. An important …

Metaheuristics has grown and continues to grow steadily. Seen both from the technical point
of view and from the application-oriented side, these optimization tools have established …

In many real life settings, high quality solutions to hard optimization problems such as flight
scheduling or load balancing in telecommunication networks are required in a short amount …