Abstract: Large-scale optimization problem (LSOP) is an essential research topic in the field of evolutionary computation community. Many large-scale optimization algorithms often maintain a large ...

Abstract: In dynamic environments, optimization algorithms tend to track the changing optima. However, frequent changes to decision solutions often cause high switching costs and system instability.

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. This paper presents a modified version of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) using all-optical computational update mechanism. The ...

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