The Parallel Power Law

Filed Under (Parallel / Distributed) by Robert Green on 23-02-2010

This article is very interesting. A very hot topic in parallel computing these days is power consumption and this is the first that I’ve heard of the parallel power law. I’m intrigued.

Particle Swarm Optimization

Filed Under (Development, Heuristics, Optimization, Research) by Robert Green on 01-02-2010

In pursuing some of my research as of late, I needed to use Particle Swarm Optimization. All I wanted was some simple code for both Real and Binary PSO – but I couldn’t find anything I like! So, I’m providing a file containing both along with the RNG that I used. Please be aware that this code has not been refined. It’s clear, but rather ugly.

Particle Swarm Optimization Code

Mersenne Twister