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Ant colony optimization

The ant colony optimization (ACO) metaheuristic is a population-based approach to the solution of combinatorial optimization problems. The basic ACO idea is that a large number of simple artificial agents are able to build good solutions to hard combinatorial optimization problems via low-level based communications. Real ants cooperate in their search for food by depositing chemical traces (pheromones) on the ground. An artificial ant colony simulates this behavior. Artificial ants cooperate by using a common memory that corresponds to the pheromone deposited by real ants. The artificial pheromone is accumulated at run-time through a learning mechanism. Artificial ants are implemented as parallel processes whose role is to build problem solutions using a constructive procedure driven by a combination of artificial pheromone, problem data and a heuristic function used to evaluate successive constructive steps. Recently, several ACO based algorithms that can be applied to a wide class of combinatorial optimization problems have been studied and developed. In some of these domains, such as the quadratic assignment problem, the sequential ordering problem, the vehicle routing with time window, and telecommunication routing, the developed algorithms are among the best currently worldwide available, and for many benchmark instances new best known solutions have been computed.

Bayesian and credal network

Bayesian networks are one of the most popular tools for reasoning in uncertain domains. By structuring the domain by means of cause-effect relationships, the model allows the power of probability theory to be fully exploited for applications. Bayesian networks enable predictive and diagnostic reasoning to be realized by a probability propagation in the graphical structure that represents the cause-effect relationships. Bayesian networks can be automatically inferred from the data alone and be used for the specific purpose of discovering knowledge in databases. Credal networks extend Bayesian networks in the direction of robustness. A credal network can be induced from a small or an incomplete database, and still guarantee that inferences are robust.

Genetic algorithms

Genetic algorithms were developed by John Holland in 1975. They emulate the principle of the survival of the fittest we observe in the process of natural evolution. Genetic algorithms encode problems into a string data structure called chromosome, and apply genetic operators such as selection, crossover, and mutation to form a search algorithm. They require no domain knowledge - only a performance evaluation function and they use probabilistic transition rules to direct the search. This feature makes genetic algorithms very well suited to solve problems which lack a precise description of the search domain.

Tabu search

Local search employs the idea that a given solution S may be improved by a series of small changes. Those solutions obtained by modifying solution S are called neighbors of S. The local search algorithm starts with some initial solution and moves from neighbor to neighbor as long as it is possible to decrease the objective function value. The main problem with this strategy is how to escape from local minima that is, those points in which the search cannot find any further neighborhood solution that decreases the objective function value. Different strategies have been proposed to solve this problem. One of the most efficient of these strategies is tabu search. Tabu search allows the search to explore solutions that do not decrease the objective function value only in those cases where these solutions are not forbidden. This is usually obtained by keeping track of the last solutions in term of the action used to transform one solution to the next. When an action is performed it is considered tabu for the next T iterations, where T is the tabu status length. A solution is forbidden if it is obtained by applying a tabu action to the current solution.

Simulation

Optimisation and simulation go hand-in-hand. A simulation model of a process can allow to test its behaviour under different working conditions (or scenarios) at a small cost, quickly, and in a risk-free virtual environment. A simulation model can be used to identify bottlenecks in a process and thus select candidates for optimisation. A simulation model can also provide a safe test bench to evaluate the performance and the side-effects of new optimised management policies, before transferring them to the real world.

Prodotti

I processi logistici e industriali richiedono l'utilizzo di procedure di ottimizzazione a rendimento elevato, sono necessari algoritmi veloci, performanti e flessibili. Le tecniche tradizionali sono in crisi a causa del numero molto alto di soluzioni è quindi necessario ricorrere a nuove tecniche studiate nei centri di ricerca del mondo basate su algoritmi genetici di nuova generazione.

L'utilizzo di queste sofisticate tecniche di ottimizzazione consentono non solo di ottimizzare il proprio processo e ridurre l'incidenza dei costi, ma anche di valutare costi e rischi associati a scenari alternativi. Questi sistemi intelligenti stanno rivoluzionando il mondo dell'ottimizzazione dei trasporti, della produzione e del data mining, garantendo performance sempre più competitive.

Vehicle Routing

AntOptima algorithms can provide an answer using optimization methods based on Ant Colony Optimization or other stat-of the-art techniques.

Scheduling

We offer a variety of advanced scheduling tools to remove bottlenecks and streamline your production schedule.

Data Mining

The process of knowledge discovery in databases allows valuable patterns and regularities to be discovered from the data alone.

Tansportation & Logistics

AntOptima is able to offer consulting, recognized at an international level, in distribution and logistics, in intermodal and urban transportation.

cybHotel

The smart hotel, managed completely in an electronic way. From the reservation process, to your check-out, everything is carried out automatically 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Case History

Thanks to the features and to the efficiency of our solutions, important logistic and industrial companies are shift to a logic of optimization and cutting costs.

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Riders on a swarm

L'intelligenza artificiale "dei poveri" si basa sull'imitazione del comportamento di formiche, api e uccelli. In effetti potrebbe essere la chiave per la "vera" intelligenza artificiale.

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Ant Colony Optimization for Real-World Vehicle Routing

Ant Colony Optimization for Real-World Vehicle Routing

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EURONEWS: le formiche ci mostrano come migliorare la logistica

La rete televisiva multilingua EURONEWS (http://www.euronews.net) ha dedicato un servizio agli algoritmi di AntOptima per l'ottimizzazione delle flotte di veicoli. EURONEWS definisce le formiche una inattesa fonte di ispirazione per i ricercatori di Lugano. Guarda il video

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