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Antfographic: Ant Colony Optimization

Ant Colony Optimization is an excellent example of ant biology directly improving human affairs (in this case, planning delivery routes and other uses). Thus, we were excited to learn that University of Illinois at Chicago graduate student Anika Hazra created an interesting antfographic that introduces the Ant Colony Optimization algorithm and explains its utility! Hazra reached out to us with her premier ant content, and we’re thankful she did:

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3 responses to “Antfographic: Ant Colony Optimization”

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    Ted Hochstatter

    Did you see this??

    Hurricane and Fire ants…

    https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.sfgate.com/news/amp/Floating-fire-ants-Houston-Hurricane-Harvey-12083209.php

    Antrepreneur Ted

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    Anika Hazra Interviews Myrmecologists on Collective Intelligence | The Daily Ant

    […] Stephen Pratt and Simon Garnier. You may remember Hazra, also a myrmecologist, from her great antforgraphic on ant colony optimization! Now check out her engaging and informative interview of Pratt and Garnier, on ant […]

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