A State-of-the-Art Review of Artificial Bee Colony in the Optimization of Single and Multiple Criteria

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. P. Mishra ◽  
S. Dehuri ◽  
G.-N. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bees ◽  
Artificial Bee Colony ◽  
Heuristic Algorithms ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Exact Algorithm ◽  
Multi Objective Optimization ◽  
Abc Algorithm ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Time And Space Complexity

Nowadays computers are used to solve a variety and multitude of complex problems facing in every sphere of peoples’ life. However, many of the problems are intractable in nature exact algorithm might need centuries to manage with formidable challenges. In such cases heuristic or in a broader sense meta-heuristic algorithms that find an approximate solution but have acceptable time and space complexity play indispensable role. In this article, the authors present a state-of-the-art review on meta-heuristic algorithm popularly known as artificial bee colony (ABC) inspired by honey bees. Moreover, the ABC algorithm for solving single and multi-objective optimization problems have been studied. A few potential application areas of ABC are highlighted as an end note of this article.

scholarly journals An Enhanced Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm with Solution Acceptance Rule and Probabilistic Multisearch

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alkın Yurtkuran ◽  
Erdal Emel
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Bee Colony ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Search Process ◽  
Acceptance Probability ◽  
Abc Algorithm ◽  
Acceptance Rule ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Candidate Solution ◽  
New Variant

The artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is a popular swarm based technique, which is inspired from the intelligent foraging behavior of honeybee swarms. This paper proposes a new variant of ABC algorithm, namely, enhanced ABC with solution acceptance rule and probabilistic multisearch (ABC-SA) to address global optimization problems. A new solution acceptance rule is proposed where, instead of greedy selection between old solution and new candidate solution, worse candidate solutions have a probability to be accepted. Additionally, the acceptance probability of worse candidates is nonlinearly decreased throughout the search process adaptively. Moreover, in order to improve the performance of the ABC and balance the intensification and diversification, a probabilistic multisearch strategy is presented. Three different search equations with distinctive characters are employed using predetermined search probabilities. By implementing a new solution acceptance rule and a probabilistic multisearch approach, the intensification and diversification performance of the ABC algorithm is improved. The proposed algorithm has been tested on well-known benchmark functions of varying dimensions by comparing against novel ABC variants, as well as several recent state-of-the-art algorithms. Computational results show that the proposed ABC-SA outperforms other ABC variants and is superior to state-of-the-art algorithms proposed in the literature.

scholarly journals A Transition Control Mechanism for Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) Algorithm

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selcuk Aslan
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bees ◽  
Artificial Bee Colony ◽  
Control Mechanism ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Abc Algorithm ◽  
Transition Control ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Different Types

Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm inspired by the complex search and foraging behaviors of real honey bees is one of the most promising implementations of the Swarm Intelligence- (SI-) based optimization algorithms. Due to its robust and phase-divided structure, the ABC algorithm has been successfully applied to different types of optimization problems. However, some assumptions that are made with the purpose of reducing implementation difficulties about the sophisticated behaviours of employed, onlooker, and scout bees still require changes with the more literal procedures. In this study, the ABC algorithm and its well-known variants are powered by adding a new control mechanism in which the decision-making process of the employed bees managing transitions to the dance area is modeled. Experimental studies with different types of problems and analysis about the parallelization showed that the newly proposed approach significantly improved the qualities of the final solutions and convergence characteristics compared to the standard implementations of the ABC algorithms.

scholarly journals A Shuffle-Based Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm for Solving Integer Programming and Minimax Problems

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1211
Author(s):  
Ivona Brajević
Keyword(s):  
Integer Programming ◽  
Artificial Bee Colony ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Minimax Problems ◽  
Abc Algorithm ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Effective Performance ◽  
Complex Optimization ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Integer Programming Problems

The artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is a prominent swarm intelligence technique due to its simple structure and effective performance. However, the ABC algorithm has a slow convergence rate when it is used to solve complex optimization problems since its solution search equation is more of an exploration than exploitation operator. This paper presents an improved ABC algorithm for solving integer programming and minimax problems. The proposed approach employs a modified ABC search operator, which exploits the useful information of the current best solution in the onlooker phase with the intention of improving its exploitation tendency. Furthermore, the shuffle mutation operator is applied to the created solutions in both bee phases to help the search achieve a better balance between the global exploration and local exploitation abilities and to provide a valuable convergence speed. The experimental results, obtained by testing on seven integer programming problems and ten minimax problems, show that the overall performance of the proposed approach is superior to the ABC. Additionally, it obtains competitive results compared with other state-of-the-art algorithms.

ARTIFICIAL BEE COLONY ALGORITHM WITH IMPROVED EXPLORATIONS: A NOVEL APPROACH FOR NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATION

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 1450010
Author(s):  
MD. SHAFIUL ALAM ◽  
MD. MONIRUL ISLAM ◽  
KAZUYUKI MURASE
Keyword(s):  
Swarm Intelligence ◽  
Numerical Optimization ◽  
Artificial Bee Colony ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Adaptive Strategy ◽  
Local Optima ◽  
Selection Scheme ◽  
Abc Algorithm ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Novel Approach

The Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm is a recently introduced swarm intelligence algorithm that has been successfully applied on numerous and diverse optimization problems. However, one major problem with ABC is its premature convergence to local optima, which often originates from its insufficient degree of explorative search capability. This paper introduces ABC with Improved Explorations (ABC-IX), a novel algorithm that modifies both the selection and perturbation operations of the basic ABC algorithm in an explorative way. First, an explorative selection scheme based on simulated annealing allows ABC-IX to probabilistically accept both better and worse candidate solutions, whereas the basic ABC can accept better solutions only. Second, a self-adaptive strategy enables ABC-IX to automatically adapt the perturbation rate, separately for each candidate solution, to customize the degree of explorations and exploitations around it. ABC-IX is evaluated on several benchmark numerical optimization problems and results are compared with a number of state-of-the-art evolutionary and swarm intelligence algorithms. Results show that ABC-IX often performs better optimization than most other algorithms in comparison on most of the problems.

scholarly journals Multi-objective optimization of traffic signal timing using non-dominated sorting artificial bee colony algorithm for unsaturated intersections

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxing Zhao ◽  
Ruichun He ◽  
Jiangsheng Su
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Model ◽  
Artificial Bee Colony ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Signal Timing ◽  
Multi Objective Optimization ◽  
Abc Algorithm ◽  
Multi Objective ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Vehicle Delay ◽  
Single Objective

Vehicle delay and stops at intersections are considered targets for optimizing signal timing for an isolated intersection to overcome the limitations of the linear combination and single objective optimization method. A multi-objective optimization model of a fixed-time signal control parameter of unsaturated intersections is proposed under the constraint of the saturation level of approach and signal time range. The signal cycle and green time length of each phase were considered decision variables, and a non-dominated sorting artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm was used to solve the multi-objective optimization model. A typical intersection in Lanzhou City was used for the case study. Experimental results showed that a single-objective optimization method degrades other objectives when the optimized objective reaches an optimal value. Moreover, a reasonable balance of vehicle delay and stops must be achieved to flexibly adjust the signal cycle in a reasonable range. The convergence is better in the non-dominated sorting ABC algorithm than in non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II, Webster timing, and weighted combination methods. The proposed algorithm can solve the Pareto front of a multi-objective problem, thereby improving the vehicle delay and stops simultaneously.

An Artificial Bee Colony-Guided Approach for Electro-Encephalography Signal Decomposition-Based Big Data Optimization

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (02) ◽  
pp. 561-600
Author(s):  
Selcuk Aslan
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Artificial Bee Colony ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Pso Algorithm ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Abc Algorithm ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
De Algorithm ◽  
Data Optimization

The digital age has added a new term to the literature of information and computer sciences called as the big data in recent years. Because of the individual properties of the newly introduced term, the definitions of the data-intensive problems including optimization problems have been substantially changed and investigations about the solving capabilities of the existing techniques and then developing their specialized variants for big data optimizations have become important research topic. Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm inspired by the clever foraging characteristics of the real honey bees is one of the most successful swarm intelligence-based metaheuristics. In this study, a new ABC algorithm-based technique that is named source-linked ABC (slinkABC) was proposed by considering the properties of the optimization problems related with the big data. The slinkABC algorithm was tested on the big data optimization problems presented at the Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) 2015 Big Data Optimization Competition. The results obtained from the experimental studies were compared with the different variants of the ABC algorithm including gbest-guided ABC (GABC), ABC/best/1, ABC/best/2, crossover ABC (CABC), converge-onlookers ABC (COABC), quick ABC (qABC) and modified gbest-guided ABC (MGABC) algorithms. In addition to these, the results of the proposed ABC algorithm were also compared with the results of the Differential Evolution (DE) algorithm, Genetic algorithm (GA), Firefly algorithm (FA), Phase-Based Optimization (PBO) algorithm and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm-based approaches. From the experimental studies, it was understood that the ABC algorithm modified by considering the unique properties of the big data optimization problems as in the slinkABC produces better solutions for most of the tested instances compared to the mentioned optimization techniques.

scholarly journals A Novel Optimization Algorithm Combing Gbest-Guided Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm with Variable Gradients

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3352
Author(s):  
Xiaodong Ruan ◽  
Jiaming Wang ◽  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Weiting Liu ◽  
Xin Fu
Keyword(s):  
Global Optimization ◽  
Optimization Algorithm ◽  
Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm ◽  
Artificial Bee Colony ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Numerical Test ◽  
Stochastic Algorithm ◽  
Abc Algorithm ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Novel Algorithm

The artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm, which has been widely studied for years, is a stochastic algorithm for solving global optimization problems. Taking advantage of the information of a global best solution, the Gbest-guided artificial bee colony (GABC) algorithm goes further by modifying the solution search equation. However, the coefficient in its equation is based only on a numerical test and is not suitable for all problems. Therefore, we propose a novel algorithm named the Gbest-guided ABC algorithm with gradient information (GABCG) to make up for its weakness. Without coefficient factors, a new solution search equation based on variable gradients is established. Besides, the gradients are also applied to differentiate the priority of different variables and enhance the judgment of abandoned solutions. Extensive experiments are conducted on a set of benchmark functions with the GABCG algorithm. The results demonstrate that the GABCG algorithm is more effective than the traditional ABC algorithm and the GABC algorithm, especially in the latter stages of the evolution.

Differential Operators Embedded Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm

2013 ◽  
pp. 149-163
Author(s):  
Tarun Kumar Sharma ◽  
Millie Pant
Keyword(s):  
Global Optimization ◽  
Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm ◽  
Artificial Bee Colony ◽  
Differential Operators ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Benchmark Problems ◽  
Continuous Space ◽  
Abc Algorithm ◽  
Bee Colony

Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) is one of the most recent nature inspired (NIA) algorithms based on swarming metaphor. Proposed by Karaboga in 2005, ABC has proven to be a robust and efficient algorithm for solving global optimization problems over continuous space. However, it has been observed that the structure of ABC is such that it supports exploration more in comparison to exploitation. In order to maintain a balance between these two antagonist factors, this paper suggests incorporation of differential evolution (DE) operators in the structure of basic ABC algorithm. The proposed algorithm called DE-ABC is validated on a set of 10 benchmark problems and the numerical results are compared with basic DE and basic ABC algorithm. The numerical results indicate that the presence of DE operators help in a significant improvement in the performance of ABC algorithm.

Characteristic Analysis of Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm with Network-Structure

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 496-506
Author(s):  
Shunta Imamura ◽  
◽  
Toshiya Kaihara ◽  
Nobutada Fujii ◽  
Daisuke Kokuryo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Network Structure ◽  
Artificial Bee Colony ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Computer Experiments ◽  
High Dimensional ◽  
Characteristic Analysis ◽  
Abc Algorithm ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Efficient Exploration

The artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm, which is inspired by the foraging behavior of honey bees, is one of the swarm intelligence systems. This algorithm can provide an efficient exploration of the optimal solutions using three different types of agents for optimization problems with multimodal functions. However, the performance of the conventional ABC algorithm decreases for high-dimensional problems. In this study, we propose an improved algorithm using the network structure of agents to enhance the ability for global search. The efficacy of the proposed algorithm is evaluated by performing computer experiments with high-dimensional benchmark functions.

The Design and Development of a Modified Artificial Bee Colony Approach for the Traveling Thief Problem

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saad T Alharbi
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Bee Colony ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Search Algorithms ◽  
Benchmark Problem ◽  
Local Search Algorithms ◽  
Abc Algorithm ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Benchmark Instances ◽  
Real World Applications ◽  
The Traveling Salesman Problem

The traveling thief problem (TTP) is a benchmark problem that consists of two well-known problems, the traveling salesman problem (TSP) and the knapsack problem (KP). It was defined to imitate complex real-world applications that comprise different interdependent sub-problems. Various approaches were proposed in the literature to solve such a problem. These approaches mostly focus on local search algorithms, heuristics methods and evolutionary approaches. In addition, some of these approaches concentrated on solving the problem by considering each sub-problem independently. Thus far, limited approaches were proposed to solve the problem using swarm intelligence. In this article, the authors introduce a modified artificial bees colony (ABC) algorithm that addresses the TTP in an interdependent manner. The performance of this approach was compared with various recent approaches in the literature using different benchmark instances. The obtained results demonstrated that it is competitive with the state-of-the-art approaches, especially on small and medium instances.

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