Effects of Topological Variations on Opinion Dynamics Optimizer

摘要

Continuous opinion dynamics optimizer (CODO) is an algorithm based on human collective opinion formation process for solving continuous optimization problems. In this paper, we have studied the impact of topology and introduction of leaders in the society on the optimization performance of CODO. We have introduced three new variants of CODO and studied the efficacy of algorithms on several benchmark functions. Experimentation demonstrates that scale free CODO performs significantly better than all algorithms. Also, the role played by individuals with different degrees during the optimization process is studied.