A Parallel Genetic Simulated Annealing Hybrid Algorithm for Task Scheduling

0 IntroductionGrid computingis a hot topic inthe current internet research,and a developing direction of the parallel and distributedprocess1 ,2].Since the task scheduling in grid computing faces aNP-hard problem3];it has drawn attention from many scholarsand become the focusinthe field of the current grid computing re-search.In recent years , two global random and opti mal algorithmhave been widelystudiedandappliedinthefield of the gridcompu-ting research: GA(Genetic Algorithm) and SA( …

A Parallel Genetic Simulated Annealing Hybrid Algorithm for Task Scheduling

In this paper combined with the advantages of genetic algorithm and simulated annealing, brings forward a parallel genetic simulated annealing hybrid algorithm (PGSAHA) and applied to solve task scheduling problem in grid computing .It first generates a new group of individuals through genetic operation such as reproduction, crossover, mutation, etc, and than simulated anneals independently all the generated individuals respectively. When the temperature in the process of cooling no longer falls, the result is the optimal solution on the whole. From the analysis and experiment result, it is concluded that this algorithm is superior to genetic algorithm and simulated annealing.