Hyper-Heuristics: Theory and Applications

• Main Authors: Pillay, Nelishia (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Qu, Rong (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Natural Computing Series,
• Subjects: Computers.; Computational intelligence.; Artificial intelligence.; Mathematical optimization.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Theory of Computation.; Computational Intelligence.; Artificial Intelligence.; Optimization.; Operations Research/Decision Theory.

This introduction to the field of hyper-heuristics presents the required foundations and tools and illustrates some of their applications. The authors organized the 13 chapters into three parts. The first, hyper-heuristic fundamentals and theory, provides an overview of selection constructive, selec...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Hyper-Heuristics
• Selection Constructive Hyper-Heuristics
• Selection Pertubative Hyper-Heuristics
• Generation Constructive Hyper-Heuristics
• Generation Perturbative Hyper-Heuristics
• Theoretical Aspect: A Formal Definition
• Vehicle Routing Problems
• Nurse Rostering Problems
• Packing Problems
• Examination Timetabling Problems
• Cross-Domain Hyper-Heuristics
• Advances in Hyper-Heuristics
• Conclusions and Future Research Directions.