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An experimental analysis of a population based approach for global optimization

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In this paper we perform a computational analysis of a population based approach for global optimization, Population Basin Hopping (PBH), which was proven to be very efficient on very challenging global optimization problems by the authors (see http://www.optimization-online.org/DB_HTML/2005/02/1056.html). The experimental analysis aims at understanding more deeply how the approach works and why it is successful on challenging problems.

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Grosso, A., Locatelli, M. & Schoen, F. An experimental analysis of a population based approach for global optimization. Comput Optim Appl 38, 351–370 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10589-007-9026-z

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