Karl Allweier is a New York based guitarist/bassist known primarily as the bass behind such notables as Frank Carillo, Albert Cummings, and Richie Scarlet. He has composed music that has appeared on the 's Biography series, The Travel Channel Road Trip series, The History Channel's Da Vinci Code and Big Texas documentaries, and others. He has played and recorded with an array of musicians and bands, including George Kooymans (Golden Earring), "Bumblefoot" Ron Thal (Guns N' Roses), John Platania (Van Morrison, Bonnie Raitt, Don McLean), Augie Meyers (Texas Tornadoes, Sir Douglas Quintet), Larry Coryell and son Murali Coryell, The Knack Drummer Bruce Gary, The Coasters, Richie Scarlet, Dr. Know and Daryl Jenifer of Bad Brains, as well as drummers Anton Fig and Adam Nussbaum. He has two solo releases to date, "Perspective," (2001), and "Our World," (2009),
Spider Monkey Optimization (SMO) is a recent addition in the field of nature inspired optimization algorithms developed by Bansal et al. SMO is based on the intelligent foraging behavior of spider monkeys. SMO can be broadly classified as a computational intelligence technique for global optimization.
Introduction
The name swarm is used for an accumulation of creatures such as ants, fish, birds, termites and honey bees which behave collectively. The definition given by Bonabeau for the swarm intelligence is “any attempt to design algorithms or distributed problem-solving devices inspired by the collective behavior of social insect colonies and other animal societies” . Swarm intelligence is a meta-heuristic approach in the field of nature inspired techniques that is used to solve optimization problems. It is based on the collective behavior of social creatures. Social creatures utilize their ability of social learning and adaptation to solve complex tasks. Researchers have analyzed such behaviors and designed algorithms that can be used to solve nonlinear, non-convex or combinatorial optimization problems in many science and engineering domains. Previous research have shown that algorithms based on Swarm Intelligence have great potential to find a near optimal solution of real world optimization problem. The algorithms that have been emerged in recent years are Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) , Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) , Bacterial Foraging
Optimization (BFO) , Artificial Bee Colony Optimization (ABC) etc.In order to design a new swarm intelligence based algorithm, it is necessary to understand whether a behavior is swarm intelligent behavior or not. Karaboga et al. mentioned that Division of Labor and Self-Organization are the necessary and sufficient conditions for obtaining intelligent swarming behaviors.
Self-organization: is an important feature of a swarm structure which results in global level response by means of interactions among its low-level components without a central authority or external element enforcing it through planning. Therefore, the globally coherent pattern appears from the local interaction of the components that build up the structure, thus the organization is achieved in parallel
as all the elements act at the same time and distributed as no element is a central coordinator. Bonabeau et al.have defined the following four important characteristics on which self-organization is based :
Positive feedback:is an information extracted from the output of a system and reapplied to the input to promotes the creations of convenient structures. In the field of swarm intelligence positive feedback provides diversity and accelerate the system to new stable state.
Negative feedback: compensates the effect of positive feedback and helps to stabilize the collective pattern.
Fluctuations: are the rate or magnitude of random changes in the system. Randomness is often crucial for efflorescent structures since it allows the findings
of new solutions. In foraging process, it helps to get-ride of stagnation.
Multiple interactions: provide the way of learning from the individuals within a society and thus enhance the combined intelligence of the swarm.
2. Division of labor: is a cooperative labor in specific, circumscribed tasks and like roles. In a group, there are various tasks, which are performed simultaneously by specialized individuals. Simultaneous task performance by
cooperating specialized individuals is believed to be more
efficient than the sequential task performance by unspecialized individuals .
This paper proposes a new swarm intelligence algorithm
based on the foraging behavior of spider monkeys. The for-
aging behavior of spider monkeys shows that these monkeys fall in the category of fission-fusion social structure
(FFSS) based animals. Thus the proposed optimization algorithm which is based on foraging behavior of spider monkeys
is explained better in terms of FFSS. Further, the proposed
strategy is tested on various benchmark and engineering optimization test problems.
The rest of the paper is organized as follows: Sect. 2
describes the foraging behavior and social structure of spider
monkeys. In Sect. 3, first, the foraging behavior is critically
evaluated to be a swarm intelligent behavior over the necessary and sufficient conditions of swarm intelligence and then
Spider Monkey Optimization algorithm is proposed. A detail
discussion about the proposed strategy is presented in Sect. 4.
In Sect. 5, performance of the proposed strategy is analyzed
and compared with four state-of-the-art algorithms, namely
DE, PSO, ABC and CMA-ES. Finally, in Sect. 6, paper is
concluded.
Introduction
The name swarm is used for an accumulation of creatures such as ants, fish, birds, termites and honey bees which behave collectively. The definition given by Bonabeau for the swarm intelligence is “any attempt to design algorithms or distributed problem-solving devices inspired by the collective behavior of social insect colonies and other animal societies” . Swarm intelligence is a meta-heuristic approach in the field of nature inspired techniques that is used to solve optimization problems. It is based on the collective behavior of social creatures. Social creatures utilize their ability of social learning and adaptation to solve complex tasks. Researchers have analyzed such behaviors and designed algorithms that can be used to solve nonlinear, non-convex or combinatorial optimization problems in many science and engineering domains. Previous research have shown that algorithms based on Swarm Intelligence have great potential to find a near optimal solution of real world optimization problem. The algorithms that have been emerged in recent years are Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) , Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) , Bacterial Foraging
Optimization (BFO) , Artificial Bee Colony Optimization (ABC) etc.In order to design a new swarm intelligence based algorithm, it is necessary to understand whether a behavior is swarm intelligent behavior or not. Karaboga et al. mentioned that Division of Labor and Self-Organization are the necessary and sufficient conditions for obtaining intelligent swarming behaviors.
Self-organization: is an important feature of a swarm structure which results in global level response by means of interactions among its low-level components without a central authority or external element enforcing it through planning. Therefore, the globally coherent pattern appears from the local interaction of the components that build up the structure, thus the organization is achieved in parallel
as all the elements act at the same time and distributed as no element is a central coordinator. Bonabeau et al.have defined the following four important characteristics on which self-organization is based :
Positive feedback:is an information extracted from the output of a system and reapplied to the input to promotes the creations of convenient structures. In the field of swarm intelligence positive feedback provides diversity and accelerate the system to new stable state.
Negative feedback: compensates the effect of positive feedback and helps to stabilize the collective pattern.
Fluctuations: are the rate or magnitude of random changes in the system. Randomness is often crucial for efflorescent structures since it allows the findings
of new solutions. In foraging process, it helps to get-ride of stagnation.
Multiple interactions: provide the way of learning from the individuals within a society and thus enhance the combined intelligence of the swarm.
2. Division of labor: is a cooperative labor in specific, circumscribed tasks and like roles. In a group, there are various tasks, which are performed simultaneously by specialized individuals. Simultaneous task performance by
cooperating specialized individuals is believed to be more
efficient than the sequential task performance by unspecialized individuals .
This paper proposes a new swarm intelligence algorithm
based on the foraging behavior of spider monkeys. The for-
aging behavior of spider monkeys shows that these monkeys fall in the category of fission-fusion social structure
(FFSS) based animals. Thus the proposed optimization algorithm which is based on foraging behavior of spider monkeys
is explained better in terms of FFSS. Further, the proposed
strategy is tested on various benchmark and engineering optimization test problems.
The rest of the paper is organized as follows: Sect. 2
describes the foraging behavior and social structure of spider
monkeys. In Sect. 3, first, the foraging behavior is critically
evaluated to be a swarm intelligent behavior over the necessary and sufficient conditions of swarm intelligence and then
Spider Monkey Optimization algorithm is proposed. A detail
discussion about the proposed strategy is presented in Sect. 4.
In Sect. 5, performance of the proposed strategy is analyzed
and compared with four state-of-the-art algorithms, namely
DE, PSO, ABC and CMA-ES. Finally, in Sect. 6, paper is
concluded.
Kiran Ghadge is a Filmmaker and a Photographer. He started his career in software but gradually shifted to photography and filming giving up his IT job permanently. He has many short and full length films under his name. His films are mostly wildlife films with a message for conservation and awareness.
Life
Kiran Ghadge is a self taught cinematographer & photographer with a unique creative eye. He specializes in wildlife and natural history. Extensive fieldwork, conservation and assistance in researches associated with NGOs makes him familiar with the habits and behavior of birds and other wildlife. His films are not only visually rich and exciting but also enlightening, sending an awareness message through entertainment. Kiran has a stunning collection of images and amazing video sequences made with the advanced camera technologies and techniques. In addition to wildlife films Kiran has a feature length film and many short films to his credit apart from a documentary film under production for the Indian forest department.
Kiran Ghadge not only excels in cinematography but has highly qualified skills for film editing and story building. In short he is an all rounder as far as films are concerned and a one man army.
Early life
Kiran Ghadge spent his early childhood serving his curosity about life and exploring nature in the areas near his home. His father being in army gave him a chance to visit many new places further igniting his interest in travelling. Kiran ghadge completed his School education in Army Central School and college in Fergusson.
As he grew up his interest in exploring converted to capturing them in pictures. But his profession as a photographer started only when he bought his first digital camera. He has travelled mostly in western ghats, Sahyadris, USA, Japan and UK
He has gained knowedge in ornithology that has helped him immensely in his film work.
Recognitions
Kiran Ghadge's work has been published in many publications, magazines and newspapers. His films have been featured in various film festivals and events like New York Wild Life Conservation Film Festival, International Raptor Conference etc. He has successfully done many photography exibitions.
Films and Documentaries
* 2014 Kavadi - A story of dying river
* 2014 Alexander Gibson - A legend of Sahayadri
* 2014 Wild Maharashtra
* 2013 Chor
* 2012 4th Pillar
* 2011 Bhagaude
Life
Kiran Ghadge is a self taught cinematographer & photographer with a unique creative eye. He specializes in wildlife and natural history. Extensive fieldwork, conservation and assistance in researches associated with NGOs makes him familiar with the habits and behavior of birds and other wildlife. His films are not only visually rich and exciting but also enlightening, sending an awareness message through entertainment. Kiran has a stunning collection of images and amazing video sequences made with the advanced camera technologies and techniques. In addition to wildlife films Kiran has a feature length film and many short films to his credit apart from a documentary film under production for the Indian forest department.
Kiran Ghadge not only excels in cinematography but has highly qualified skills for film editing and story building. In short he is an all rounder as far as films are concerned and a one man army.
Early life
Kiran Ghadge spent his early childhood serving his curosity about life and exploring nature in the areas near his home. His father being in army gave him a chance to visit many new places further igniting his interest in travelling. Kiran ghadge completed his School education in Army Central School and college in Fergusson.
As he grew up his interest in exploring converted to capturing them in pictures. But his profession as a photographer started only when he bought his first digital camera. He has travelled mostly in western ghats, Sahyadris, USA, Japan and UK
He has gained knowedge in ornithology that has helped him immensely in his film work.
Recognitions
Kiran Ghadge's work has been published in many publications, magazines and newspapers. His films have been featured in various film festivals and events like New York Wild Life Conservation Film Festival, International Raptor Conference etc. He has successfully done many photography exibitions.
Films and Documentaries
* 2014 Kavadi - A story of dying river
* 2014 Alexander Gibson - A legend of Sahayadri
* 2014 Wild Maharashtra
* 2013 Chor
* 2012 4th Pillar
* 2011 Bhagaude
Company History
The company was started in 1978 by Buckley, Jacobson and Greiner families from Brandon, Manitoba. Together the three families built the first Victoria Inn Hotel in Brandon and set the foundation for a well-run organization under Genesis Hospitality Group of Companies.
Victoria Inn Hotel Winnipeg, Manitoba
Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention Centre is located at 1080 Wellington Avenue, Winnipeg Manitoba R3H 0G3. The property was purchased in 2002 by Genesis Hospitality, (previously known as the International Inn Hotel) Victoria Inn Hotel & Convention Centre has become the largest convention hotel in Winnipeg. The Victoria Inn Winnipeg hotel is conveniently located to the James A Richardson International Airport, and minutes away from Winnipeg’s largest shopping centre, Polo Park Shopping Centre. Victoria Inn Winnipeg Convention Centre offers 260 guest rooms, featuring all types of accommodations from family to executive suites, with over 55,000 square feet of banquet halls and meeting rooms and an on-site restaurant and sports bar.
, one of many premier Winnipeg restaurants, is hidden inside the Victoria Inn hotel in Winnipeg. Chicago Joe’s Restaurant features a contemporary, casual atmosphere for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Genesis properties are a variety of full and limited service hotels, with multiple departments that can include banquet and catering facilities, full service restaurants, with a few properties also including nightclubs and beer vendors.
This variety of different services allows Genesis Hospitality to cater to a number of markets, ranging from leisure to business, sports teams to social events.
Genesis Hospitality Properties
Manitoba
• Brandon, Manitoba
• Brandon, Manitoba
• Victoria Inn North hotel in Flin Flon, Manitoba
• Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ontario
• Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Best Western Inn on the Bay Owen Sound, Ontario
• Courtyard by Marriott Mississauga, Ontario
• Courtyard by Marriott Hamilton, Ontario
• Residence Inn by Marriot Mississauga, Ontario
• Residence Inn by Marriot Vaughan, Ontario
Awards
Victoria Inn Hotel in Winnipeg has received a number of prestigious awards:
Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies
Genesis Hospitality Group of Companies received the Gold Standard Member for the Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies in year 2010 to current year (2014).
Established in 1993, Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies is the country’s leading business awards program, recognizing excellence in Canadian owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million. This program is unique because it focuses on Canadian owned and managed companies, recognizing overall business performance and sustained growth, the efforts of the entire organization, measuring more than just financial performance.
Green Key Eco Rating
The Victoria Inn Hotel in Winnipeg holds a 4 Key rating out of 5.
Sponsorship and Community Involvement
United Way of Winnipeg
Alzheimer Society Manitoba
CancerCare Manitoba
Grace Hospital Foundation
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg
Citations
The company was started in 1978 by Buckley, Jacobson and Greiner families from Brandon, Manitoba. Together the three families built the first Victoria Inn Hotel in Brandon and set the foundation for a well-run organization under Genesis Hospitality Group of Companies.
Victoria Inn Hotel Winnipeg, Manitoba
Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention Centre is located at 1080 Wellington Avenue, Winnipeg Manitoba R3H 0G3. The property was purchased in 2002 by Genesis Hospitality, (previously known as the International Inn Hotel) Victoria Inn Hotel & Convention Centre has become the largest convention hotel in Winnipeg. The Victoria Inn Winnipeg hotel is conveniently located to the James A Richardson International Airport, and minutes away from Winnipeg’s largest shopping centre, Polo Park Shopping Centre. Victoria Inn Winnipeg Convention Centre offers 260 guest rooms, featuring all types of accommodations from family to executive suites, with over 55,000 square feet of banquet halls and meeting rooms and an on-site restaurant and sports bar.
, one of many premier Winnipeg restaurants, is hidden inside the Victoria Inn hotel in Winnipeg. Chicago Joe’s Restaurant features a contemporary, casual atmosphere for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Genesis properties are a variety of full and limited service hotels, with multiple departments that can include banquet and catering facilities, full service restaurants, with a few properties also including nightclubs and beer vendors.
This variety of different services allows Genesis Hospitality to cater to a number of markets, ranging from leisure to business, sports teams to social events.
Genesis Hospitality Properties
Manitoba
• Brandon, Manitoba
• Brandon, Manitoba
• Victoria Inn North hotel in Flin Flon, Manitoba
• Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ontario
• Thunder Bay, Ontario
• Best Western Inn on the Bay Owen Sound, Ontario
• Courtyard by Marriott Mississauga, Ontario
• Courtyard by Marriott Hamilton, Ontario
• Residence Inn by Marriot Mississauga, Ontario
• Residence Inn by Marriot Vaughan, Ontario
Awards
Victoria Inn Hotel in Winnipeg has received a number of prestigious awards:
Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies
Genesis Hospitality Group of Companies received the Gold Standard Member for the Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies in year 2010 to current year (2014).
Established in 1993, Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies is the country’s leading business awards program, recognizing excellence in Canadian owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million. This program is unique because it focuses on Canadian owned and managed companies, recognizing overall business performance and sustained growth, the efforts of the entire organization, measuring more than just financial performance.
Green Key Eco Rating
The Victoria Inn Hotel in Winnipeg holds a 4 Key rating out of 5.
Sponsorship and Community Involvement
United Way of Winnipeg
Alzheimer Society Manitoba
CancerCare Manitoba
Grace Hospital Foundation
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation
Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg
Citations