| Hybrid Metaheuristics: 6th International Workshop, HM 2009 Udine, Italy, October 16-17, 2009, Proceedings 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Blum, Christian (Editor), Gaspero, Luca (Editor), Roli, Andrea (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642049176 ISBN-13: 9783642049170 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Databases - Data Mining - Computers | Machine Theory - Computers | Programming - Algorithms |
| Dewey: 511.6 |
| Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (0.65 lbs) 179 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The International Workshop on Hybrid Metaheuristics was established with the aim of providing researchers and scholars with a forum for discussing new ideas and research on metaheuristics and their integration with techniques typical of other ?elds. The papers accepted for the sixth workshop con?rm that such a combination is indeed e?ective and that several research areas can be put together.Slowlybut surely, thisprocesshasbeen promotingproductivedialogue amongresearcherswithdi?erentexpertiseanderodingbarriersbetweenresearch areas. The papers in this volume give a representativesample of current researchin hybrid metaheuristics. It is worth emphasizing that this year, a large number of papers demonstrated how metaheuristics can be integrated with integer linear programmingandotheroperationsresearchtechniques.Constraintprogramming is also featured, which is a notable representative of arti?cial intelligence solving methods. Most of these papers are not only a proof of concept - which can be valuable by itself - but also show that the hybrid techniques presented tackle di?cult and relevant problems. In keeping with the tradition of this workshop, special care was exercised in the review process: out of 22 submissions received, 12 papers were selected on the basis of reviews by the Program Committee members and evaluations by the Program Chairs. Reviews were in great depth: reviewers sought to p- vide authors with constructive suggestions for improvement. Special thanks are extended to the Program Committee members who devoted their time and - fort. Special gratitude is due to Andrea Lodi and Vittorio Maniezzo, who both accepted our invitation to give an overview talk. |