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	An introduction to Ant Colony Algorithms Introduction Ant Colony Algorithms Solving the Travelling Salesman Problem The Algorithm Results Other applications Further reading

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This document provides a brief introduction to Ant Colony Algorithms. Real ants are capable of finding the shortest path from their nest to a food source without visual sensing. They are also able to adapt to changes in the environment. Ant Colony Algorithms try to make use of these real ant abilities to solve various optimization problems. After introducing the basic idea behind the algorithms we take a look at how an Ant Colony Algorithm can be used to solve the Travelling Salesman Problem. We then introduce some practical and more complex applications and conclude by providing useful links for further reading.

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