The harmony search algorithm

Harmony search is a newly-developed meta-heuristic optimization algorithm, which was inspired by music improvisation, for both discrete and continuous optimization. The harmony search algorithm has been applied to various problems such as music composition, Sudoku puzzle solving, tour planning, web page clustering, structural design, water network design, vehicle routing, dam scheduling, ground water modeling, soil stability analysis, ecological conservation, energy system dispatch, heat exchanger design, transportation energy modeling, pumping operation, model parameter calibration, satellite heat pipe design, medical physics, etc. Thus, this presentation is planned to introduce the algorithm to a diverse group of people working on both theoretical and applied aspects by showing all the latest developments of the algorithm, in order to efficiently understand a full spectrum of the algorithm and to foster new breakthroughs in their fields using the algorithm.