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In [[computer science]], '''Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA)'''<ref name=ica_en_2007_cnf_atashpaz_ica_ica /> is a computational method that is used to solve [[optimization problem]]s of different types. Like most of the methods in the area of [[evolutionary computation]], e.g. [[Hyper-Spherical Search Algorithm|Hyper Spherical Search Algorithm (HSS)]], 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 [[social evolution]], while GAs are based on the [[biological evolution]] of species.