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1) Cuckoo Search
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1) Cuckoo Search:
http://arxiv.org/abs/1003.1594v1
http://arxiv.org/abs/1003.1594v1
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2) Simulated Annealing
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2) Simulated Annealing:
http://www.fisica.uniud.it/~ercolessi/MC/kgv1983.pdf
http://www.fisica.uniud.it/~ercolessi/MC/kgv1983.pdf
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3) SVM
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3) SVM:
http://www.svms.org/tutorials/Hearst-etal1998.pdf
http://www.svms.org/tutorials/Hearst-etal1998.pdf
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4) Evolutionary Algorithms:
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4) Evolutionary Algorithms:  
http://www.geatbx.com/docu/algindex.html
http://www.geatbx.com/docu/algindex.html
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5) Gradient Descent / Hill Climbing
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5) Gradient Descent / Hill Climbing:
http://webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca/~sutton/book/8/node3.html
http://webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca/~sutton/book/8/node3.html
http://www.ri.cmu.edu/pub_files/pub1/baird_leemon_1999_1/baird_leemon_1999_1.pdf
http://www.ri.cmu.edu/pub_files/pub1/baird_leemon_1999_1/baird_leemon_1999_1.pdf
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6) Alternating Optimization, EM like methods
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6) Alternating Optimization, EM like methods:
http://geomblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/important-heuristics-alternating.html
http://geomblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/important-heuristics-alternating.html
http://www.springerlink.com/content/c21tfr6cxmjbmq3r/
http://www.springerlink.com/content/c21tfr6cxmjbmq3r/
http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=964886
http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=964886
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7) Swarm Intelligence based methods
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7) Swarm Intelligence based methods:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/q528q1743224q233/
http://www.springerlink.com/content/q528q1743224q233/
Ant colony optimization: www.idsia.ch/~luca/aco2004.pdf
Ant colony optimization: www.idsia.ch/~luca/aco2004.pdf
Intelligent Water Drops: http://www.inderscience.com/filter.php?aid=22775
Intelligent Water Drops: http://www.inderscience.com/filter.php?aid=22775
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8) Metropolis-Hastings algorithm
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8) Metropolis-Hastings algorithm:
http://elsa.berkeley.edu/reprints/misc/understanding.pdf
http://elsa.berkeley.edu/reprints/misc/understanding.pdf
http://fedc.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/xplore/ebooks/html/csa/node27.html
http://fedc.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/xplore/ebooks/html/csa/node27.html
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9) Nelder-Mead Method
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9) Nelder-Mead Method:
http://math.fullerton.edu/mathews/n2003/neldermead/NelderMeadProof.pdf
http://math.fullerton.edu/mathews/n2003/neldermead/NelderMeadProof.pdf
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11) Monkey Search
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11) Monkey Search:
www.ise.ufl.edu/cao/Book_DMSAOB/009mucherino.pdf
www.ise.ufl.edu/cao/Book_DMSAOB/009mucherino.pdf
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12) Firefly Algorithm
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12) Firefly Algorithm:
http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/projects/amorphous/HC11/fcresear.html
http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/projects/amorphous/HC11/fcresear.html
http://bluescarni.info/documents/lukasik_firefly.pdf
http://bluescarni.info/documents/lukasik_firefly.pdf
http://arxiv.org/abs/1003.1464
http://arxiv.org/abs/1003.1464
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13) No free lunch in search and optimization
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13) No free lunch in search and optimization:
http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/m/profile/dhw/papers/78.pdf
http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/m/profile/dhw/papers/78.pdf
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14) Heuristics for NP-hard problems
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14) Heuristics for NP-hard problems:
a) Heuristic SAT
a) Heuristic SAT
www.cs.ubc.ca/~hutter/previous-earg/EmpAlgReadingGroup/Sau02.pdf
www.cs.ubc.ca/~hutter/previous-earg/EmpAlgReadingGroup/Sau02.pdf
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Metaheuristics: Search within a search space of problem solutions.
Metaheuristics: Search within a search space of problem solutions.
Hyper-heuristics: Search within a search space of heuristics.
Hyper-heuristics: Search within a search space of heuristics.
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Talks:
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'''Talks''':
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Effective Heuristics for NP-Hard Problems, Richard Karp
Effective Heuristics for NP-Hard Problems, Richard Karp
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Books:
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'''Books''':
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J Pearl, Heuristics: intelligent search strategies for computer problem solving.
J Pearl, Heuristics: intelligent search strategies for computer problem solving.
CR Reeves, Modern Heuristic Techniques for Combinatorial Problems.
CR Reeves, Modern Heuristic Techniques for Combinatorial Problems.
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Yang, Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic Algorithms
Yang, Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic Algorithms
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Other Links:
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'''Other Links''':
Heuristic Search: http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/AI2/node23.html
Heuristic Search: http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/AI2/node23.html
Combinatorial Optimization: http://www.ida.liu.se/~zebpe/heuristic/
Combinatorial Optimization: http://www.ida.liu.se/~zebpe/heuristic/
NP Hard problems and heuristics: http://www.cs.uky.edu/~lewis/cs-heuristic/text/contents.html
NP Hard problems and heuristics: http://www.cs.uky.edu/~lewis/cs-heuristic/text/contents.html
Analysis of heuristics: Thesis: Eran Ofek, Rigorous Analysis of Heuristics for NP-hard Problems
Analysis of heuristics: Thesis: Eran Ofek, Rigorous Analysis of Heuristics for NP-hard Problems

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Possible Topics:

1) Cuckoo Search: http://arxiv.org/abs/1003.1594v1

2) Simulated Annealing: http://www.fisica.uniud.it/~ercolessi/MC/kgv1983.pdf

3) SVM: http://www.svms.org/tutorials/Hearst-etal1998.pdf

4) Evolutionary Algorithms: http://www.geatbx.com/docu/algindex.html

5) Gradient Descent / Hill Climbing: http://webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca/~sutton/book/8/node3.html http://www.ri.cmu.edu/pub_files/pub1/baird_leemon_1999_1/baird_leemon_1999_1.pdf

6) Alternating Optimization, EM like methods: http://geomblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/important-heuristics-alternating.html http://www.springerlink.com/content/c21tfr6cxmjbmq3r/ http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=964886

7) Swarm Intelligence based methods: http://www.springerlink.com/content/q528q1743224q233/ Ant colony optimization: www.idsia.ch/~luca/aco2004.pdf Intelligent Water Drops: http://www.inderscience.com/filter.php?aid=22775

8) Metropolis-Hastings algorithm: http://elsa.berkeley.edu/reprints/misc/understanding.pdf http://fedc.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/xplore/ebooks/html/csa/node27.html

9) Nelder-Mead Method: http://math.fullerton.edu/mathews/n2003/neldermead/NelderMeadProof.pdf

11) Monkey Search: www.ise.ufl.edu/cao/Book_DMSAOB/009mucherino.pdf

12) Firefly Algorithm: http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/projects/amorphous/HC11/fcresear.html http://bluescarni.info/documents/lukasik_firefly.pdf http://arxiv.org/abs/1003.1464

13) No free lunch in search and optimization: http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/m/profile/dhw/papers/78.pdf

14) Heuristics for NP-hard problems: a) Heuristic SAT www.cs.ubc.ca/~hutter/previous-earg/EmpAlgReadingGroup/Sau02.pdf

b) Heuristic TSP www.academic.marist.edu/~jzbv/algorithms/approximatetspalgorithms.pdf www.ida.liu.se/~TDDB19/reports_2003/htsp.pdf Animation - http://www-e.uni-magdeburg.de/mertens/TSP/

c) Heuristic Vehicle Routing Problem TABUROUTE: http://www.cs.amherst.edu/~ccm/cs34/papers/tabuveh2661622.pdf http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1224164 www.iro.umontreal.ca/~gendron/PLU6000/chap5ca99b.ps www.diku.dk/hjemmesider/ansatte/sropke/Papers/PHDThesis.pdf

d) Heuristic Set Cover http://home.dei.polimi.it/malucell/papers/stellac.pdf

e) Heuristic Task Scheduling http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=89230


Related areas:

Metaheuristics: Search within a search space of problem solutions. Hyper-heuristics: Search within a search space of heuristics.


Talks:

Effective Heuristics for NP-Hard Problems, Richard Karp


Books:

J Pearl, Heuristics: intelligent search strategies for computer problem solving. CR Reeves, Modern Heuristic Techniques for Combinatorial Problems. Eric Bonabeau, Marco Dorigo, Guy Theraulaz, Swarm intelligence: from natural to artificial systems. Yang, Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic Algorithms

Other Links: Heuristic Search: http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/AI2/node23.html Combinatorial Optimization: http://www.ida.liu.se/~zebpe/heuristic/ NP Hard problems and heuristics: http://www.cs.uky.edu/~lewis/cs-heuristic/text/contents.html Analysis of heuristics: Thesis: Eran Ofek, Rigorous Analysis of Heuristics for NP-hard Problems

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