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Particle Swarm Optimization
Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is an evolutionary computation technique
developed by Kennedy and Eberhart in 1995 (Kennedy and Eberhart 1995;
Eberhar t and Kennedy, 1995; Eberhart, Simpson, and Dobbins 1996). Thus, at
the time of the writing of this book PSO has been around for just over 10 years.
Already, it is being researched and used in more than 30 countries. This section
reviews developments related to PSO since its origin in 1995, along with resources
available to help you learn more about it. It is written from an engineering and
computer science perspective, and it is not meant