Required Metaheuristics

[HeleNoir]

These metaheuristics (and their most common operators) have to be included in this framework. Only check if basic version AND common operator variations are implemented!

Baselines:

• Random Sampling
• Add Random Walks #30

Population-based:

• Genetic Algorithms
• Evolution Strategies #73
• Differential Evolution #74
• Ant Colony Optimisation / Ant System
• Particle Swarm Optimisation
• Scatter Search
• Chemical Reaction Optimisation #83

Single-solution based:

• Add Local Search #49
• Guided Local Search
• Add Iterated Local Search #97
• Variable Neighbourhood Search
• Simulated Annealing
• Tabu Search

[HeleNoir]

Additionally, one metaheuristic using a different schedule should be included (see also #11 ), e.g. Chemical Reaction Optimization.

The Chemical Reaction Optimization algorithm is the option I would prefer. Other options include Coral Reefs Optimization, Flower Pollination Algorithm and Marriage in Honey Bees Optimization.

[luleyleo]

Chemical Reaction Optimization should be easy to port to our new architecture by now, and we can probably reuse most of the existing code.