Selective Refining Harmony Search: A new optimization algorithm

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Highlights：

• Utilizing the knowledge accumulated in harmony memory to refine population members.

• Attaching a new refinement method to improvisation step of harmony search algorithm.

• Integrating a selection step into memory update procedure.

摘要

•Utilizing the knowledge accumulated in harmony memory to refine population members.•Attaching a new refinement method to improvisation step of harmony search algorithm.•Integrating a selection step into memory update procedure.

论文关键词：Optimization,Evolutionary algorithm,Meta-heuristics,Population refinement,Selective Harmony Search,Exploitation,Exploration

论文评审过程：Received 8 September 2016, Revised 19 March 2017, Accepted 20 March 2017, Available online 31 March 2017, Version of Record 7 April 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.03.044