An introduction to swarm intelligence algos (Swarm your way out of a paper bag)
Frances Buontempo
11:30-13:00, Saturday, 20th April 2024
AI is a huge topic and most people are talking about LLMs at the moment. Let's take a step back and look at something completely different: nature inspired swarm algorithms.
We'll discover how to implement algorithms using (virtual) ants, bees and other animals to solve problems. Each approach appears to give rise to swarm intelligence, and provides a good basis for learning how other AI algorithms work.
Frances Buontempo
Frances Buontempo is currently editor of the ACCU’s Overload magazine, has written a book on Genetic Algorithms and Machine Learning, and a C++ book to help you catch up since C++11. She has worked as a programmer at various companies, mostly in London with a focus on finance. She enjoys testing and deleting code and tries to keep on learning.