Evolutionary Multi-Agent System with Crowding Factor and Mass Center mechanisms for Multiobjective Optimisation

This work presents some additional mechanisms for Evolutionary Multi-Agent Systems for Multiobjective Optimisation trying to solve problems with population stagnation and loss of diversity. Those mechanisms reward solutions located in a less crowded neighborhood and on edges of the frontier. Both techniques have been described and also some preliminary results have been shown

Computational intelligence-based traffic signal timing optimization

 Traffic congestion has explicit effects on productivity and efficiency, as well as side effects on environmental sustainability and health. Controlling traffic flows at intersections is recognized as a beneficial technique, to decrease daily travel times. This thesis applies computational intelligence to optimize traffic signals\u27 timing and reduce urban traffic

Distributed multi-agent based traffic management system

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Evolutionary Computation

This book presents several recent advances on Evolutionary Computation, specially evolution-based optimization methods and hybrid algorithms for several applications, from optimization and learning to pattern recognition and bioinformatics. This book also presents new algorithms based on several analogies and metafores, where one of them is based on philosophy, specifically on the philosophy of praxis and dialectics. In this book it is also presented interesting applications on bioinformatics, specially the use of particle swarms to discover gene expression patterns in DNA microarrays. Therefore, this book features representative work on the field of evolutionary computation and applied sciences. The intended audience is graduate, undergraduate, researchers, and anyone who wishes to become familiar with the latest research work on this field