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{{short description|Computational method used to solve optimization problems of different types}}
In [[computer science]], '''imperialist competitive algorithms''' are a type of computational method used to solve [[optimization problem]]s of different types.<ref name=ica_en_2007_cnf_atashpaz_ica_ica>{{cite conference
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|title= Imperialist Competitive Algorithm: An algorithm for optimization inspired by imperialistic competition
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|year= 2007
|volume= 7
|pages= 4661–4666
|url=http://www.academia.edu/download/3930081/imperialistic_competitive_algorithm__ica__ieee_cec_2007.pdf
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|doi=10.1016/j.asoc.2014.08.024
}}</ref> Like most of the methods in the area of [[evolutionary computation]], ICA does not need the gradient of the function in its optimization process. From a specific point of view, ICA can be thought of as the social counterpart of [[genetic algorithms]] (GAs). ICA is the mathematical model and the computer simulation of human [[Sociocultural evolution|social evolution]], while GAs are based on the [[biological evolution]] of species.
== Metaphor ==
[[File:Imperialist-competitive-algorithm-flowchart.jpg|thumb|420px|Figure 1: Flowchart of Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA)]]
Figure 1 shows the flowchart of the Imperialist Competitive Algorithm. This algorithm starts by generating a set of candidate random solutions in the search space of the optimization problem. The generated random points are called the initial ''Countries''. Countries in this algorithm are the counterpart of ''Chromosome''s in GAs and ''Particle''s in [[Particle Swarm Optimization]] (PSO) and it is an array of values of a candidate solution of the optimization problem. The [[Loss function|cost function]] of the optimization problem determines the power of each country. Based on their power, some of the best initial countries (the countries with the least cost function value), become ''Imperialists'' and start taking control of other countries (called ''colonies'') and form the initial ''Empires''.<ref name=ica_en_2007_cnf_atashpaz_ica_ica />
The two main operators of this algorithm are ''Assimilation'' and ''Revolution''. Assimilation makes the colonies of each empire get closer to the imperialist state in the space of socio-political characteristics (optimization search space). Revolution brings about sudden random changes in the position of some of the countries in the search space. During assimilation and revolution a colony might reach a better position and has the chance to take the control of the entire empire and replace the current imperialist state of the empire.<ref name=ica_en_2010_jnl_nazari_integrated_product_mix_outsourcing>{{cite journal
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''Imperialistic Competition'' is another part of this algorithm. All the empires try to win this game and take possession of colonies of other empires. In each step of the algorithm, based on their power, all the empires have a chance to take control of one or more of the colonies of the weakest empire.<ref name=ica_en_2007_cnf_atashpaz_ica_ica />
Algorithm continues with the mentioned steps (Assimilation, Revolution, Competition) until a stop condition is satisfied.
== Algorithm ==
The above steps can be summarized as the below [[pseudocode]].<ref name=ICA_2014_Survey /><ref name=ica_en_2010_jnl_nazari_integrated_product_mix_outsourcing />
0) Define objective function: <math>f(\mathbf{x}), \quad \mathbf{x}=(x_1, x_2,\dots, x_d); \, </math>
1) Initialization of the algorithm. Generate some random solution in the search space and create initial empires.
2) Assimilation: Colonies move towards imperialist states in different directions.
3) Revolution: Random changes occur in the characteristics of some countries.
4) Position exchange between a colony and Imperialist. A colony with a better position than the imperialist,
has the chance to take the control of empire by replacing the existing imperialist.
5) Imperialistic competition: All imperialists compete to take possession of colonies of each other.
6) Eliminate the powerless empires. Weak empires lose their power gradually and they will finally be eliminated.
7) If the stop condition is satisfied, stop, if not go to 2.
8) End
== See also ==
* [[List of metaphor-based metaheuristics]]
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
[[Category:Nature-inspired metaheuristics]]
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