PSO related websites

• Wikipedia article - short introduction to the subject
• Google search on the matter
• www.swarmintelligence.org by Xiaohui Hu - nice, but outdated.
• in R project - hydroPSO, PSO and PPSO packages
• in Python - pyswarm, pypso and pybrain; on YouTube
• in MatLab - Global Optimization Toolbox and PSO Toolbox
• list of PSO software (mostly open source) by Maurice Clerc

PSO books and reviews (pdf)

• Particle Swarm Optimization and Intelligence - K. Parsopoulos, et al, (2010) [ext]
• Particle Swarm Optimization, edited by A. Lazinica (2009)
• Handbook of Swarm Intelligence, B.K. Panigrahi, et al (Eds.) (2011) [ext]
• Swarm Intelligence Algorithm and Applications, AISB 2008 Proceedings [ext]
• Particle Swarm Optimization - M.Clerc (2006) [ext]
• Handbook of Nature-Inspired and Innovative Computing: ed. by A. Zomaya (2011) [ext]
• Evolutionary Algorithms edited by E. Kita (2011)
• Convergence Analysis for Particle Swarm Optimization - B. Schmitt (2015) [ext]
• PSO: A Physics-Based Approach - S.Mikki et al (2008)
• Analysis of the Publications on the Applications of PSO - Riccardo Poli (2008)
• Particle swarm optimization: An overview - R.Poli, et al (2007)
• An Analysis of Publications on PSO Applications - R. Poli (2007)
• PSO: Technique, System and Challenges - D. Rini, et al (2011)
• A review of particle swarm optimization. Part I and Part 2 - A. Banks (2007)
• A Comparison of PSO and the Genetic Algorithm - R. Hassan (2004)
• Optimization in dynamic environments: problems, methods and measures, C. Cruz, et al (2011)

PhD theses on PSO (pdf)

• PSO in Stationary and Dynamic Environments, C. Li (2010)
• Niching in Particle Swarm Optimization, A. Passaro (2007)
• Particle Swarms for Constrained Optimization, S. Helwig (2010)
• An Analysis of Particle Swarm Optimizers, F. Bergh (2006)
• PSO Methods for Pattern Recognition and Image Processing, M. Omran (2004)
• Novel PSO with Hybrid, Dynamic & Adaptive Neighbourhood Structures, L. Jing (2008)
• Multi-objective PSO: Algorithms and Applications, L. Dasheng (2008)
• Tuning & Simplifying Heuristical Optimization, M. Pedersen (2008)
• The problem of Tuning Metaheuristics, M. Birattari (2005)

Selected PSO articles (pdf)

• Particle Swarm Optimization, James Kennedy and Russell Eberhart (1995) - the beginning
• Metaheuristic optimization frameworks: a survey and benchmarking J. Parejo, et al (2011)
   
• Mathematical Modelling and Applications of PSO, S. Talukder (2011)
• Particle Swarm Model Selection, H. Escalante, et al (2009)
• Geometric Particle Swarm Optimization, A. Moraglio, et al (2007)
• Convergence Analysis of PSO and ... on Velocity Differential Evolution, H. Ye, et al (2013)
• Convergence Time Analysis of PSO Based on Particle Interaction, C. Chen, et al (2011)
• Particle Swarm Optimizer for Finding Robust Optima, J. Vis (2009)
   
• Individual Parameter Selection Strategy for PSO, X. Cai, et al (2009)
• Empirical Study of the Inertia Weight PSO with Constraint Factor, Y. Chun-man, et al (2012)
• Chaotic Dynamic Characteristics in Swarm Intelligence, H. Liu, et al (2007)
• An Adaptive Learning PSO for Function Optimization, C. Li, et al (2009)
   
• Multi-Objective PSO Approaches, K. Parsopoulos, et al (2008)
• A Hybrid PSO Algorithm Based on Space Transformation Search and a Modified Velocity Model, S.Yu, et al (2012)
• A multi-swarm PSO using charged particles in a partitioned search space for continuous optimization, A. Dor, et al (2012)
• Restarting Multi-type PSO Using an Adaptive Selection of Particle Type, K. Tatsumi, et al (2009)
• Regrouping PSO: A New Global Optimization Algorithm with Improved Performance Consistency Across Benchmarks G. Evers, et al (2009)
• PSO Containing Characteristic Swarms, M. Sugimoto, et al (2009)
• Clubs-based PSO, W. Elshamy, et al (2007)
   
• PSO for Linear Support Vector Machines Based Classifier Selection, G. Garsva, et al (2012)
• Research on Support Vector Machine Algorithm with PSO, Y. Zhai, et al (2008)
• Semantic Web Service Selection Using PSO, S.Yaamini, et al (2013)
• PCA-enhanced stochastic optimization methods, A. Kuznetsova, et al (2010)
• An Improved PSO for Data Clustering, L. Chuang, et al (2012)
   
• Real-Parameter Black-Box Optimization Benchmarking: Noiseless Functions and Noisy Functions, S. Finck, et al (2010)
• Single Objective Real-Parameter Numerical Optimization, J. Liang, et al (2014)
• Some new test functions for global optimization and performance of repulsive particle swarm method, S. Mishra (2006)

         PSO archive.zip (350 Mb) - the papers here and much more