In this repository, we provide R scripts used to evaluate the data generated by experiments with the software framework developed for the book "An Introduction to Optimization Algorithms".
With the book, we try to develop a readable and accessible introduction in optimization, optimization algorithms, and, in particular, metaheuristics.
We therefore also provide implementations of the algorithms discussed within the book, again in a public repository.
We use these implementations to conduct a set of experiments, which we then evaluate by using the scripts in this repository.
Over the course of time, the code there has turned out to be feasible also for actual scientific experiments.
Hence, we now provide a general R package for loading and processing the results generated by it.
The book is available in the following formats:
- aitoa.pdf, in the PDF format for reading on the computer and/or printing (but please don't print this, save paper),
- aitoa.html, in the HTML5 format for reading in the browser on any device,
- aitoa.epub, in the EPUB3 format for reading on mobile phones or other hand-held devices, and
- aitoa.azw3, in the AZW3 format for reading on Kindle and similar devices.
The copyright holder of this package is Prof. Dr. Thomas Weise (see Contact). The package is licensed under the MIT License.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Prof. Dr. Thomas Weise of the Institute of Applied Optimization at Hefei University in Hefei, Anhui, China via email to tweise@hfuu.edu.cn with CC to tweise@ustc.edu.cn.