Metaheuristics: A Canadian Perspective

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Feb 2008 Canada English Publisher:Informa UK LimitedJournal:INFOR: Information Systems and Operational Research, volume 46, pages 71-80 (issn: 0315-5986, eissn: 1916-0615,

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Authors: Michel Gendreau; Jean-Yves Potvin;

doi: 10.3138/infor.46.1.71

Metaheuristics: A Canadian Perspective

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Metaheuristics are generic search strategies that can be adapted to solve complex problems. This paper describes in simple terms the most popular metaheuristics for combinatorial optimization problems. It also emphasizes the main contributions of the Canadian research community in the development and application of metaheuristics.

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Canada

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Polytechnique Montréal
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University of Montreal
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