Real-time task scheduling by multiobjective genetic algorithm

Real-time tasks are characterized by computational activities with timing constraints and classified into two categories: a hard real-time task and a soft real-time task. In hard real-time tasks, tardiness can be catastrophic. The goal of hard real-time tasks scheduling algorithms is to meet all tasks’ deadlines, in other words, to keep the feasibility of scheduling through admission control. However, in the case of soft real-time tasks, slight violation of deadlines is not so critical.In this paper, we propose a new scheduling algorithm for soft real-time tasks using multiobjective genetic algorithm (moGA) on multiprocessors system. It is assumed that tasks have precedence relations among them and are executed on homogeneous multiprocessor environment.The objective of the proposed scheduling algorithm is to minimize the total tardiness and total number of processors used. For these objectives, this paper combines adaptive weight approach (AWA) that utilizes some useful information from the current population to readjust weights for obtaining a search pressure toward a positive ideal point. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is shown through simulation studies.     

Multi-criteria human resource allocation for solving multistage combinatorial optimization problems using multiobjective hybrid genetic algorithm

Multi-criteria human resource allocation involves deciding how to divide human resource of limited availability among multiple demands in a way that optimizes current objectives. In this paper, we focus on multi-criteria human resource allocation for solving multistage combinatorial optimization problem. Hence we tackle this problem via a multistage decision-making model. A multistage decision-making model is similar to a complex problem solving, in which a suitable sequence of decisions is to be found. The task can be interpreted as a series of interactions between a decision maker and an outside world, at each stage of which some decisions are available and their immediate effect can be easily computed. Eventually, goals would be reached due to the found of optimized variables. In order to obtain a set of Pareto solutions efficiently, we propose a multiobjective hybrid genetic algorithm (mohGA) approach based on the multistage decision-making model for solving combinatorial optimization problems. According to the proposed method, we apply the mohGA to seek feasible solutions for all stages. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm was validated by its application to an illustrative example dealing with multiobjective resource allocation problem.     

基于人工鱼群遗传算法的异构多核系统任务调度研究

异构多核系统的任务调度问题已经被证明是一个NP完全问题。人工鱼群算法在算法初期具有较快的收敛速度,后期收敛较慢,而遗传算法的种群初始化具有较强的鲁棒性,初始化种群的质量直接影响着遗传算法的性能。本文提出了一种将人工鱼群算法与遗传算法相结合的任务调度算法,首先分析了异构多核系统的任务调度问题的本质,使用改进的人工鱼群算法来构建遗传算法的初始化种群,并使用改进的遗传算法进行迭代进化,从而提高了算法的收敛速度。     

一种基于代价抢占的混合可重构任务调度算法*

针对同时存在独立任务和相依性任务的混合可重构任务调度,提出了基于代价抢占的混合可重构任务实时调度算法。提出了相依性任务等价运行截止时刻的计算方法,使混合可重构任务按照配置截止时刻排队配置。针对相依性任务调度特点,分析得到了相依性任务集合调度失败的充分条件,提前判定和丢弃无法调度成功的相依性任务集合;通过有限预配置防止相依性任务无效占用可重构资源;通过基于代价抢占减少调度失败任务个数。仿真结果表明,该调度算法提高了任务调度成功率。     

基于(m,k)-firm约束规范的混合任务调度算法研究

讨论了在准实时环境下,包括准实时周期任务和准实时非周期任务在内的混合任务调度算法HTSF.HTSF算法是在满足周期任务(m,k)-firm 约束规范的前提下提高非周期任务可调度性,同时合理利用可用空闲时间,提高整个系统的服务质量.HTSF算法给出了非周期任务的可调度性分析方法,同时采用静态调度与动态调度相结合的方法调度周期任务和非周期任务.模拟测试结果显示,系统对非周期任务的接收率比同类相关算法的接收率高.     

A heuristic-based hybrid genetic-variable neighborhood search algorithm for task scheduling in heterogeneous multiprocessor system

Effective task scheduling, which is essential for achieving high performance in a heterogeneous multiprocessor system, remains a challenging problem despite extensive studies. In this article, a heuristic-based hybrid genetic-variable neighborhood search algorithm is proposed for the minimization of makespan in the heterogeneous multiprocessor scheduling problem. The proposed algorithm distinguishes itself from many existing genetic algorithm (GA) approaches in three aspects. First, it incorporates GA with the variable neighborhood search (VNS) algorithm, a local search metaheuristic, to exploit the intrinsic structure of the solutions for guiding the exploration process of GA. Second, two novel neighborhood structures are proposed, in which problem-specific knowledge concerned with load balancing and communication reduction is utilized respectively, to improve both the search quality and efficiency of VNS. Third, the proposed algorithm restricts the use of GA to evolve the task-processor mapping solutions, while taking advantage of an upward-ranking heuristic mostly used by traditional list scheduling approaches to determine the task sequence assignment in each processor. Empirical results on benchmark task graphs of several well-known parallel applications, which have been validated by the use of non-parametric statistical tests, show that the proposed algorithm significantly outperforms several related algorithms in terms of the schedule quality. Further experiments are carried out to reveal that the proposed algorithm is able to maintain high performance within a wide range of parameter settings.     

Assigning real-time tasks to heterogeneous processors by applying ant colony optimization

The problem of determining whether a set of periodic tasks can be assigned to a set of heterogeneous processors without deadline violations has been shown, in general, to be NP-hard. This paper presents a new algorithm based on ant colony optimization (ACO) metaheuristic for solving this problem. A local search heuristic that can be used by various metaheuristics to improve the assignment solution is proposed and its time and space complexity is analyzed. In addition to being able to search for a feasible assignment solution, our extended ACO algorithm can optimize the solution by lowering its energy consumption. Experimental results show that both the prototype and the extended version of our ACO algorithm outperform major existing methods; furthermore, the extended version achieves an average of 15.8% energy saving over its prototype.     

Scheduling in a dynamic heterogeneous distributed system using estimation error

In real-world dynamic heterogeneous distributed systems, allocating tasks to processors can be an inefficient process, due to the dynamic nature of the resources, and the tasks to be processed. The information about these tasks and resources is not known a priori, and thus must be estimated online. We utilize the accuracy of these estimates, and when combined with different objectives, such as minimizing makespan and evenly distributing load, naturally gives rise to a family of four different scheduling algorithms. The algorithms have been implemented on a real-world heterogeneous distributed system with up to 90 processors. A set of real-world problems from the areas of cryptography, bioinformatics, and biomedical engineering were used as a test-set to measure the effectiveness of the scheduling algorithms. We have found that considering estimation error when allocating tasks to processors can provide more efficient solutions, than when estimation error is not considered. We have found that using a simple heuristic, combined with estimation error, can in some cases provide solutions approaching the efficiency of complicated well-known evolutionary algorithms.     

Scheduling independent tasks on heterogeneous processors using heuristics and Column Pricing

Efficiently scheduling a set of independent tasks on a virtual supercomputer formed by many heterogeneous components has great practical importance, since such systems are commonly used nowadays. Scheduling efficiency can be seen as the problem of minimizing the overall execution time (makespan) of the set of tasks under question. This problem is known to be NP-hard and is currently addressed using heuristics, evolutionary algorithms and other optimization methods. In this paper, firstly, two novel fast executing heuristics, called LSufferage and TPB, are introduced. L(ist)Sufferage is based on the known heuristic Sufferage and can achieve in general better results than it for most of the cases. T(enacious)PB is also based on another heuristic (Penalty Based) and incorporates new ideas that significantly improve the quality of the resulted schedule. Secondly, a mathematical model of the problem is presented alongside with an associated approach based on the Linear Programming method of Column Pricing. This approach, which is called Column Pricing with Restarts (CPR), can be categorized as a hybrid mathematical programming and heuristic approach and is capable of solving in reasonable time problem instances of practically any size. Experiments show that CPR achieves superior results improving over published results on problem instances of various sizes. Moreover, hardware requirements of CPR are minimal.     

Bi-objective scheduling for reentrant hybrid flow shop using Pareto genetic algorithm

This paper deals with a scheduling problem for reentrant hybrid flowshop with serial stages where each stage consists of identical parallel machines. In a reentrant flowshop, a job may revisit any stage several times. Local-search based Pareto genetic algorithms with Minkowski distance-based crossover operator is proposed to approximate the Pareto optimal solutions for the minimization of makespan and total tardiness in a reentrant hybrid flowshop. The Pareto genetic algorithms are compared with existing multi-objective genetic algorithm, NSGA-II in terms of the convergence to optimal solution, the diversity of solution and the dominance of solution. Experimental results show that the proposed crossover operator and local search are effective and the proposed algorithm outperforms NSGA-II by statistical analysis.     

A new fair scheduling algorithm for periodic tasks on multiprocessors

We present a new scheduling algorithm, called PL that is work-conserving and in terms of schedulability, optimal on multiprocessors for a synchronous periodic task set. The PL algorithm is a laxity based algorithm and ensures execution of a task with approximate proportional fairness at each task's period. Existing optimal algorithms on multiprocessors may cause excessive scheduling decisions and preemptions or may not be applied in a discrete environment. The proposed algorithm can be applied in a discrete environment and reduce the number of scheduling decisions and preemptions compared with a Pfair algorithm.     

一种求解全局优化问题的新混合遗传算法

把简化的二次插值法融入实数编码遗传算法,构成适于求解全局优化问题的混合遗传算法,该混合算法可以较好解决遗传算法的早熟收敛问题,提高了收敛速度,改善了解的质量,并减少了计算量.由于该混合遗传算法对目标函数的性质没有要求,适合求解大规模问题和工程实际问题.通过对23个标准测试函数的仿真实验,并和已有算法的比较,结果表明本文提出的混合遗传算法是非常有效的.     

A multiobjective genetic algorithm for obtaining the optimal size of a recurrent neural network for grammatical inference

Grammatical inference has been extensively studied in recent years as a result of its wide field of application, and in turn, recurrent neural networks have proved themselves to be a good tool for grammatical inference. The learning algorithms for these neural networks, however, have been far less studied than those for feed-forward neural networks. Classical training methods for recurrent neural networks suffer from being trapped in local minimal and having a high computational time. In addition, selecting the optimal size of a neural network for a particular application is a difficult task. This suggests that the problems of developing methods to determine optimal topologies and new training algorithms should be studied.In this paper, we present a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm which is able to determine the optimal size of recurrent neural networks in any particular application. This is specially analyzed in the case of grammatical inference: in particular, we study how to establish the optimal size of a recurrent neural network in order to learn positive and negative examples in a certain language, and how to determine the corresponding automaton using a self-organizing map once the training has been completed.     

货架分配问题的一个有效混合遗传算法

针对货架分配问题提出了一个遗传算法与模拟退火算法及一个局部搜索算法混合的算法。首先,设计了一种比较直观的编码方法,用一个矩阵作为一种货架分配方案。第二,设计了与编码相应的杂交和变异算子,并且杂交、变异都能生成可行解,不需要对解进行修正。第三,为了能够生成好的初始种群,定义了一个阀值,这个阀值不仅反映了解的适应值的信息,而且还反映解的结构的信息。第四,为了增加算法的局部搜索能力,同时又尽量不增加计算的复杂度,让模拟退火算法和一种局部搜索算法并行作用于相应的子群。通过大量的数据模拟实验及与其他的几种算法模拟结果进行比较,实验显示,该算法不论是计算结果还是算法的稳定性都优于其他算法。     

A vehicle routing problem solved by using a hybrid genetic algorithm

The main purpose of this study is to find out the best solution of the vehicle routing problem simultaneously considering heterogeneous vehicles, double trips, and multiple depots by using a hybrid genetic algorithm. This study suggested a mathematical programming model with a new numerical formula which presents the amount of delivery and sub-tour elimination. This model gives an optimal solution by using OPL-STUDIO(ILOG CPLEX). This study also suggests a hybrid genetic algorithm (HGA) which considers the improvement of generation for an initial solution, three different heuristic processes, and a float mutation rate for escaping from the local solution in order to find the best solution. The suggested HGA is also compared with the results of a general genetic algorithm and existing problems suggested by Eilon and Fisher. We found better solutions rather than the existing genetic algorithms.     

Multi-heuristic dynamic task allocation using genetic algorithms in a heterogeneous distributed system

We present a multi-heuristic evolutionary task allocation algorithm to dynamically map tasks to processors in a heterogeneous distributed system. It utilizes a genetic algorithm, combined with eight common heuristics, in an effort to minimize the total execution time. It operates on batches of unmapped tasks and can preemptively remap tasks to processors. The algorithm has been implemented on a Java distributed system and evaluated with a set of six problems from the areas of bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, computer science and cryptography. Experiments using up to 150 heterogeneous processors show that the algorithm achieves better efficiency than other state-of-the-art heuristic algorithms.     

一种启发式多传感器任务实时动态分配算法

传感器任务的分配是传感器管理的重要问题。为提高任务分配的实时性和实效性,基于紧急任务优先、最早完成任务优先、复用能力最小优先和随机分配四条原则,提出了一种启发式多传感器任务实时动态分配算法。计算机模拟仿真表明:该算法既能保证优先级任务较早的执行,又能探测到任务的失败,还能维持传感器负载平衡,是一种快捷、高效的分配算法。     

基于混合遗传算法的固定货架拣选问题求解

针对自动化立体仓库固定货架系统拣选路径优化问题的特点,分析并设计了一种新型混合遗传算法。构造初始种群时加入了一种补充算法,遗传操作采用了一种受贪婪算法启发的交叉算子和倒位变异算子,显著改善了原有遗传算法的搜索能力。仿真结果表明该遗传算法在执行时间和优化效果两方面均能很好的满足作业要求。     

A spatial orthogonal allocation and heterogeneous cultural hybrid algorithm for multirobot

A spatial orthogonal allocation method is devised for multirobot tasks allocation.A 3D space model is adopted to describe exploration mission;meanwhile spatial orthogonal tentative technology is utilized to update the attractor position for load balance.Heterogeneous interactive cultural hybrid architecture is proposed to solve a robot route planning problem;it utilizes good-point-set to initialize population spaces,redefine novel evolution model and particle evolution ability,and introduce near-neighbor lo...     

Reliability-aware scheduling strategy for heterogeneous distributed computing systems

Heterogeneous computing systems are promising computing platforms, since single parallel architecture based systems may not be sufficient to exploit the available parallelism with the running applications. In some cases, heterogeneous distributed computing (HDC) systems can achieve higher performance with lower cost than single-machine supersystems. However, in HDC systems, processors and networks are not failure free and any kind of failure may be critical to the running applications. One way of dealing with such failures is to employ a reliable scheduling algorithm. Unfortunately, most existing scheduling algorithms for precedence constrained tasks in HDC systems do not adequately consider reliability requirements of inter-dependent tasks. In this paper, we design a reliability-driven scheduling architecture that can effectively measure system reliability, based on an optimal reliability communication path search algorithm, and then we introduce reliability priority rank (RRank) to estimate the task’s priority by considering reliability overheads. Furthermore, based on directed acyclic graph (DAG) we propose a reliability-aware scheduling algorithm for precedence constrained tasks, which can achieve high quality of reliability for applications. The comparison studies, based on both randomly generated graphs and the graphs of some real applications, show that our scheduling algorithm outperforms the existing scheduling algorithms in terms of makespan, scheduling length ratio, and reliability. At the same time, the improvement gained by our algorithm increases as the data communication among tasks increases.