A Comparative Analysis of Selection Schemes in the Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm

Authors

  • Ajit Kumar University of Science and Technology
  • Dharmender Kumar University of Science and Technology
  • S.K. Jarial University of Science and Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13053/cys-20-1-2228

Keywords:

Swarm based algorithm, artificial bee colony, optimization, selection scheme.

Abstract

The Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm is a popular swarm based algorithm inspired by the intelligent foraging behavior of honey bees. In the past, many swarm intelligence based techniques were introduced and proved their effective performance in solving various optimization problems. The exploitation of food sources is performed by onlooker bees in accordance with a proportional selection scheme that can be further modified to avoid such shortcomings as population diversity and premature convergence. In this paper, different selection schemes, namely, tournament selection, truncation selection, disruptive selection, linear dynamic scaling, linear ranking, sigma truncation, and exponential ranking have been used to analyze the performance of the ABC algorithm by testing on standard benchmark functions. From the simulation results, the schemes other than the standard ABC prove their efficient performance. 

Author Biographies

Ajit Kumar, University of Science and Technology

received the M.Tech. (Information Technology) from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi (India). He is pursuing the Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engg.) at Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal (India). His research interests include artificial intelligence, data mining, and data warehousing.

Dharmender Kumar, University of Science and Technology

received his Ph.D. from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar (India). He is Associate Professor in Computer Science and Engg. at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar. He has to his credit a number of research papers in international journals and conferences. His research interests include data mining, data warehousing, swarm intelligence, and quality of service.

S.K. Jarial, University of Science and Technology

received his Ph.D. from Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal (India). He is Associate Professor in Mechanical Engg. at Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal (India). He has to his credit a number of research papers in international journals and conferences. His research interests include quality of service, data mining, software testing, and software engineering.

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Published

2016-03-31

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2016): Thematic Issue: Topic Trends in Computing Research (Guest Editor: Claudia P. Ayala)

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