引入佳点集和猴群翻过程的人工蜂群算法

针对人工蜂群算法存在早熟现象和搜索过程容易陷入局部最优的缺陷,提出一种引入佳点集和猴群翻过程的改进人工蜂群算法。首先利用佳点集方法构造均匀的初始种群,通过保持种群的多样性,在一定程度上避免早熟现象,加快算法的收敛速度。然后学习猴群算法的翻过程,在寻优过程中使种群的搜索区域进行转移,从而跳出局部最优,得到全局最优解。在经典测试函数和CEC05测试函数集上的实验结果表明,与标准人工蜂群算法以及其它改进算法相比,算法性能优越,具有很强的鲁棒性和快速收敛的能力,且有效避免陷入局部最优。     

Neural Network and Classification Approach in Identifying Customer Behavior in the Banking Sector: A Case Study of an International Bank

The customer relationship focus for banks is in development of main competencies and strategies of building strong profitable customer relationships through considering and managing the customer impression, influence on the culture of the bank, satisfactory treatment, and assessment of valued relationship building. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are used after data segmentation and classification, where the designed model register records into two class sets, that is, the training and testing sets. ANN predicts new customer behavior from previously observed customer behavior after executing the process of learning from existing data. This article proposes an ANN model, which is developed using a six‐step procedure. The back‐propagation algorithm is used to train the ANN by adjusting its weights to minimize the difference between the current ANN output and the desired output. An evaluation process is conducted to determine whether the ANN has learned how to perform. The training process is halted periodically, and its performance is tested until an acceptable result is obtained. The principles underlying detection software are grounded in classical statistical decision theory.     

Optimization of neural network model using modified bat-inspired algorithm

The success of an artificial neural network (ANN) strongly depends on the variety of the connection weights and the network structure. Among many methods used in the literature to accurately select the network weights or structure in isolate; a few researchers have attempted to select both the weights and structure of ANN automatically by using metaheuristic algorithms. This paper proposes modified bat algorithm with a new solution representation for both optimizing the weights and structure of ANNs. The algorithm, which is based on the echolocation behaviour of bats, combines the advantages of population-based and local search algorithms. In this work, ability of the basic bat algorithm and some modified versions which are based on the consideration of the personal best solution in the velocity adjustment, the mean of personal best and global best solutions through velocity adjustment and the employment of three chaotic maps are investigated. These modifications are aimed to improve the exploration and exploitation capability of bat algorithm. Different versions of the proposed bat algorithm are incorporated to handle the selection of the structure as well as weights and biases of the ANN during the training process. We then use the Taguchi method to tune the parameters of the algorithm that demonstrates the best ability compared to the other versions. Six classifications and two time series benchmark datasets are used to test the performance of the proposed approach in terms of classification and prediction accuracy. Statistical tests demonstrate that the proposed method generates some of the best results in comparison with the latest methods in the literature. Finally, our best method is applied to a real-world problem, namely to predict the future values of rainfall data and the results show satisfactory of the method.     

Twenty years of artificial life art

This essay begins with discussion of four relatively recent works which are representative of major themes and preoccupations in Artificial Life Art: ‘Propagaciones’ by Leo Nuñez; ‘Sniff’ by Karolina Sobecka and Jim George; ‘Universal Whistling Machine’ by Marc Boehlen; and ‘Performative Ecologies’ by Ruari Glynn. This essay is an attempt to contextualise these works by providing an overview of the history and forms of Artificial Life Art as it has developed over two decades, along with some background in the ideas of the Artificial Life movement of the late 1980s and 1990s.1 A more extensive study of the theoretical history of Artificial Life can be found in my paper ‘Artificial Life Art—A Primer’, in the Proceedings of DAC09 and also at http://www.ace.uci.edu/Penny. Excerpts from that essay are included here.      

Evaluation of reservoir sedimentation using data driven techniques

The sedimentation is a pervasive complex hydrological process subjected to each and every reservoir in world at different extent. Hydrographic surveys are considered as most accurate method to determine the total volume occupied by sediment and its distribution pattern in a reservoir. But, these surveys are very cumbersome, time consuming and expensive. This complex sedimentation process can also be simulated through the well calibrated numerical models. However, these models generally are data extensive and require large computational time. Generally, the availability of such data is very scarce. Due to large constraints of these methods and models, in the present study, data driven approaches such as artificial neural networks (ANN), model trees (MT) and genetic programming (GP) have been investigated for the estimation of volume of sediment deposition incorporating the parameters influenced it along with conventional multiple linear regression data driven model. The aforementioned data driven models for the estimation of reservoir sediment deposition were initially developed and applied on Gobindsagar Reservoir. In order to generalise the developed methodology, the developed data driven models were also validated for unseen data of Pong Reservoir. The study depicted that the highly nonlinear models ANN and GP captured the trend of sediment deposition better than piecewise linear MT model, even for smaller length datasets.     

A novel artificial bee colony algorithm with Powell's method

Artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is a relatively new optimization technique which has been shown to be competitive to other population-based algorithms. However, there is still an insufficiency in ABC regarding its solution search equation, which is good at exploration but poor at exploitation. To address this concerning issue, we first propose a modified search equation which is applied to generate a candidate solution in the onlookers phase to improve the search ability of ABC. Further, we use the Powell's method as a local search tool to enhance the exploitation of the algorithm. The new algorithm is tested on 22 unconstrained benchmark functions and 13 constrained benchmark functions, and are compared with some other ABCs and several state-of-the-art algorithms. The comparisons show that the proposed algorithm offers the highest solution quality, fastest global convergence, and strongest robustness among all the contenders on almost all test functions.     

基于人工免疫的网络入侵检测中疫苗算子的作用研究

在以前研究工作的基础上,将包含疫苗算子、变异算子和其它算子的免疫算法与人工免疫中的负选择算法结合在一起,实现检测器种群的进化,目的是加快种群的亲和力成熟进程和提高网络入侵检测效率。详细地给出了疫苗自适应提取算法和疫苗算子算法,建立了基于免疫算法和负选择算法的模型及算法来实现网络入侵检测。分别设计了基于克隆选择算法的和基于免疫算法的网络入侵检测实验。实验结果表明,含有免疫算子的免疫算法加快了检测器种群亲和力成熟的进程,收敛速度更快,随着进化代数的增加检测率总体呈上升趋势。而基于克隆选择算法的网络入侵检测则出现了检测器种群亲和力成熟进程较慢,并随着进化代数的增加检测率呈现轻微退化和较长时间停滞不前的现象。     

基于免疫粒子群神经网络的污水水质预测

针对污水处理过程所具有的多变量、非线性和大时滞的特点, 利用出水水质参数与多个可测过程参数间的相关关系,给出了基于RBF神经网络的出水水质参数预测模型.采用免疫粒子群优化算法来训练网络的隐层节点、径向基函数的中心点和网络权值.以反应时间、DO浓度、ORP和pH值作为输入参数,实现对COD,NH3-N,TP等水质参数的预测.仿真试验表明,该预测模型对污水处理出水水质参数COD,NH3-N,TP具有理想的预测效果.     

基于ARM的智能机器人语音控制应用研究

智能机器人作为机器人的研究热点,为机器人的交互提供一种方便有效的接口很重要。语音交互是一种最熟悉最自然的交互方式。在我们的个人计算机上具有丰富的软硬件资源易于语音识别技术的实现,但这也会限制了机器人的应用场合。而基于ARM的嵌入式语音识别系统可以嵌入到机器人对象内部,更适合机器人的应用需求。本文详细介绍了语音识别技术的原理,嵌入式语音识别技术的实现,机器人的语音控制技术,实验结果表明采用该方法实现机器人的语音控制可以达到方便,有效的控制效果。     

分数阶区间系统的鲁棒稳定性分析

由于实际的物理系统常会存在各种不确定结构,这些不确定结构给系统的稳定性分析带来了困难和一定的影响,因此对这类带有不确定结构的分数阶系统控制问题的研究,具有广泛的实际应用意义。本文主要针对带有区间不确定性的分数阶控制系统,分析了该系统的鲁棒稳定性问题,首先将区间矩阵用分式线性变换(LFT)表示,然后基于分析得出了此类系统鲁棒稳定的充分必要条件。并给出两个数值算例阐释该方法,仿真结果表明了该方法的有效性。