Team members: -

Name ID
Mohamed Sherif Zoher 20191114
Abdelrahman Talaat 20190302

Project idea: -
“Data science often involves processing and analyzing large datasets, which can
be computationally intensive and require significant resources. Cloud
computing provides a scalable and flexible platform for data processing and
analysis, but optimizing the allocation of resources and scheduling of tasks can
be challenging.
Particle swarm optimization can be used to optimize the allocation of resources
and scheduling of tasks in a cloud-based data processing and analysis workflow.
By iteratively adjusting the parameters of the optimization algorithm, such as
the weights and velocities of the particles in the swarm, PSO can help to find
the optimal configuration of resources and tasks that minimizes the overall
processing time or cost. This can improve the efficiency and scalability of data
processing and analysis workflows in the cloud.”

Different between ACO & PSO :-

ACO:
Max-Min Ant System (MMAS): An ACO algorithm that employs a pheromone
trail updating rule that prevents pheromone concentrations from becoming too
high or too low.
Ant Colony System (ACS): An ACO algorithm that incorporates local search
heuristics to enhance the exploration and exploitation capabilities of the
algorithm.
Rank-based Ant System (RAS): An ACO algorithm that assigns ranks to the
ants based on their performance, and uses this information to determine the
pheromone update rule.
Elitist Ant System (EAS): An ACO algorithm that incorporates elitist strategies
to enhance the exploitation capabilities of the algorithm.
PSO:
Constriction Coefficient PSO (CCPSO): A PSO algorithm that uses a
constriction factor to control the update of the particle velocity and ensure
convergence.
Quantum-behaved PSO (QPSO): A PSO algorithm that uses the principles of
quantum mechanics to update the particle positions and velocities.
Cooperative PSO (CPSO): A PSO algorithm that uses multiple swarms to
search the search space in a cooperative manner.
Chaotic PSO (CPSO): A PSO algorithm that incorporates chaos theory to
enhance the exploration capabilities of the algorithm.
Hybrid PSO (HPSO): A PSO algorithm that combines PSO with other
optimization techniques such as genetic algorithms or simulated annealing .

The code:-
https://github.com/MSZME16/PSO-ACO.git