20.500.12556/DKUM-97915 On the exploration and exploitation capabilities of the artificial bee colony algorithm In this paper, we investigate the exploration and exploitation capabilities of the Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm using novel attraction basin-based measures. Previous claims about the ABC’s weak exploitation and exploration capabilities have been scrutinized. These claims are not based on exploration and exploitation measurements and, as such, are questionable. Direct measurements are needed to get real insights into the exploration and exploitation capabilities of any search algorithm. The results show that indirect measurements based on diversity are not appropriate. Our newly developed attraction basin-based measurements allow us to differentiate between exploration types (successful, failed, deceptive, successful rejection) and exploitation types (successful, unsuccessful). Namely, it is not only important that an algorithm is in the exploration phase, but also that promising regions with better solutions are not abandoned and that regions with worse solutions are visited less frequently. Similarly, during the exploitation phase, it is important to discover better solutions in the neighborhood and not exploit in an unsuccessful direction. It has been shown that ABC’s exploration and exploitation capabilities are versatile, and can adapt to different fitness landscapes successfully. exploration and exploitation attraction basin divertisity metaheuristics artificial bee colony raziskovanje in izkoriščanje metaheuristika raznolikost umetne kolonije čebel true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mathematics © 2026 by the authors Članek v reviji 2026-04-24 13:38:58 2026-04-24 13:38:58 2026-04-25 03:09:23 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 39 str. no. 9, [article no.] 1406 Vol. 14 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2026-03-14 2026-04-17 2026-04-22 004.8 276323075 10.3390/math14091406 2227-7390 mathematics-14-01406.pdf mathematics-14-01406.pdf 1 5699B99D2D5CB46F4E1AA4D5CA1E7759 a9cb4599c55a4de70c473be9a919d76e8865f5e413dc6b6a52d33e4d26c2d916 28965964-3fd4-11f1-903d-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=205619 Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, računalništvo in informatiko 0 0 0