Exploring Bound Constraints Handling Methods and their Impact on the Behaviour of Differential Evolution Algorithms

Madalina Mitran

This presentation is focused on Differential Evolution (DE) algorithm in the context of solving continuous bound-constrained optimization problems. The mutation operator involved in DE might lead to infeasible elements, i.e. one or all of their components exceed the lower or upper bound. The infeasible components become the subject of a correction method, that deflects the algorithm from its canonical behavior. The aim of this presentation is to investigate the influence of the bound constraint handling methods (BCHMs) on the search process related to Differential Evolution.