A large proportion of publications in the field of evolutionary computation describe algorithm
specialisation and experimentation. Algorithms are variously described using text, tables …

Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO) implementations are commonly ad hoc creations,
despite the high degree of similarity between variants of the algorithm. Although a …

Second, I want to thank my supervisors, Antonio and Sergio, because this thesis is the result
of their encouragement, guidance, support and help. Thanks Antonio, for being as open …