Relation of Neighborhood Size and Diversity Loss Rate in Particle Swarm Optimization With Ring Topology

  • Michal Pluháček Tomas Bata University in Zlin
  • Anezka Kazikova Tomas Bata University in Zlin
  • Tomas Kadavy Tomas Bata University in Zlin
  • Adam Viktorin Tomas Bata University in Zlin
  • Roman Senkerik Tomas Bata University in Zlin
Keywords: Particle Swarm Optimization, Population Diversity, Neighborhood, Ring Topology, LPSO

Abstract

Measuring the population diversity in metaheuristics has become a common practice for adaptive approaches, aiming mainly to address the issue of premature convergence. Understanding the processes leading to a diversity loss in a metaheuristic algorithm is crucial for designing successful adaptive approaches. In this study, we focus on the relation of the neighborhood size and the rate of diversity loss in the Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm with local topology (also known as LPSO). We argue that the neighborhood size is an important input to consider when designing any adaptive approach based on the change of population diversity. We used the extensive benchmark suite of the IEEE CEC 2014 competition for experiments.

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Published
2021-12-21
How to Cite
[1]
Pluháček, M., Kazikova, A., Kadavy, T., Viktorin, A. and Senkerik, R. 2021. Relation of Neighborhood Size and Diversity Loss Rate in Particle Swarm Optimization With Ring Topology. MENDEL. 27, 2 (Dec. 2021), 74-79. DOI:https://doi.org/10.13164/mendel.2021.2.074.
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Research articles