Optimization problems and algorithms
What you'll learn
- Identify, understand, formulate, and solve optimization problems
- Understand the concepts of stochastic optimization algorithms
- Analyse and adapt modern optimization algorithms
Requirements
- You should have basic knowledge of programming
- You should be familiar with Matlab's built-in programming language
Description
This is an introductory course to the stochastic optimization problems and algorithms as the basics sub-fields in Artificial Intelligence. We will cover the most fundamental concepts in the field of optimization including metaheuristics and swarm intelligence. By the end of this course, you will be able to identify and implement the main components of an optimization problem. Optimization problems are different, yet there have mostly similar challenges and difficulties such as constraints, multiple objectives, discrete variables, and noises. This course will show you how to tackle each of these difficulties. Most of the lectures come with coding videos. In such videos, the step-by-step process of implementing the optimization algorithms or problems are presented. We have also a number of quizzes and exercises to practice the theoretical knowledge covered in the lectures.
Here is the list of topics covered:
History of optimization
Optimization problems
Single-objective optimization algorithms
Particle Swarm Optimization
Optimization of problems with constraints
Optimization of problems with binary and/or discrete variables
Optimization of problems with multiple objectives
Optimization of problems with uncertainties
Particle Swarm Optimization will be the main algorithm, which is a search method that can be easily applied to different applications including Machine Learning, Data Science, Neural Networks, and Deep Learning.
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Boumaza said: "Good Course from Dr. Seyedali Mirjalili. It gives us clear picture of the algorithms used in optimization. It covers technical as well as practical aspects of optimization. Step by step and very practical approach to optimization through well though and properly explained topics, highly recommended course You really help me a lot. I hope, someday, I will be one of the players in this exciting field! Thanks to Dr. Seyedali Mirjalili."
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Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to learn optimization
- Anyone who wants to solve an optimization problem
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Course content
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Instructor
- 4.6 Instructor Rating
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- 8 Courses
Professor Seyedali (Ali) Mirjalili is internationally recognized for his advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and optimization, including the first set of SI techniques from a synthetic intelligence standpoint - a radical departure from how natural systems are typically understood - and a systematic design framework to reliably benchmark, evaluate, and propose computationally cheap robust optimization algorithms. Prof. Mirjalili has published over 150 journal articles, many in high-impact journals, with one paper having over 4000 citations - the most cited paper in the Elsevier Advances in Engineering Software journal. In addition, he has more than five books, 30 book chapters, and 15 conference papers.
Prof. Mirjalili has over 25,000 citations in total with an H-index of 56. From Google Scholar metrics, he is globally one of the most-cited researchers in Artificial Intelligence. As the most cited researcher in Robust Optimization, he is in the list of 1% highly-cited researchers and named as one of the most influential researchers in AI by the world by Web of Science.
Ali is a senior member of IEEE and an associate editor of several journals including IEEE Access, Applied Soft Computing, Advances in Engineering Software, and Applied Intelligence. His research interests include Robust Optimization, Engineering Optimization, Multi-objective Optimization, Swarm Intelligence, Evolutionary Algorithms, and Artificial Neural Networks. He is working on the application of multi-objective and robust meta-heuristic optimization techniques as well.
In addition to his excellent research outputs, Prof. Ali has been a teacher for over 15 years and a Udemy instructor for more than three years. He has 10,000+ students, and the majority of his courses have been highly ranked by both Udemy and students. He is the only Udemy instructor in the list of top 1% highly-cited researchers.