1. Particle Swarm Optimization
Investigation of Social Interaction Between Agent Particles
by: Kenneth Lee

2. An Overview of PSO History Implementation Processes Expected Results
My Project
An Overview of PSO
History
Implementation
Processes
Expected Results
My Project

3. History of PSO Model of Flocks of Birds Early Inefficiencies
Implementation
Process
Expected Results
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History of PSO
Model of Flocks of Birds
Early Inefficiencies
Velocity Matching
Craziness
Refinement

4. Implementations of PSO
History
Implementation
Process
Expected Results
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Implementations of PSO
Used to find Function Minimums
N-Dimensional
Infinite search spaces
Neural Networking

5. Process of PSO Initialize Swarm Move Swarm Calculate pbest and gbest
History
Implementation
Process
Expected Results
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Process of PSO
Initialize Swarm
Move Swarm
Calculate pbest and gbest
Adjust Velocities
Cognitive
Social
Convergence

6. Expected Results of PSO
History
Implementation
Process
Expected Results
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Expected Results of PSO
Convergence
Correctness
Cheap
Memory
Time

7. My Project Social Interactions How do the particle talk to each other?
History
Implementation
Process
Expected Results
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My Project
Social Interactions
How do the particle talk to each other?
Can Different ways of talking improve performance?
Cost?

8. My Project – Current State
History
Implementation
Process
Expected Results
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My Project – Current State
Rastrigin
Cornfield
Six Camel Hump
Current Benchmark Functions

9. My Project – Problems FIPS (Fully Informed Particle Swarm)‏
History
Implementation
Process
Expected Results
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My Project – Problems
FIPS (Fully Informed Particle Swarm)‏
Converges on (0,0) instead of the minimum values
Not enough social interactions or benchmark testing functions