Optimization

Optimization

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Different strategies for optimization.

 

Introductory reading

 

Principles

• Objective function!
• Structure of landscape, coarse vs. smooth ... problem of local minima.

 

Gradient methods

 

Simulated annealing

 

Genetic algorithms

 

Particle swarm optimization

 

Invasive weed optimization

   

Further reading and resources