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Acknowledgements<br />

I thank Prof. Marco Dorigo and Dr. Thomas Stützle <strong>for</strong> af<strong>for</strong>ding me the<br />

chance to research at IRIDIA. I also thank Dr. Thomas Stützle and Marco A.<br />

Montes de Oca <strong>for</strong> their guidance and support that help me to conduct the<br />

research presented in this work. I also thank Dr. Manuel López-Ibáñez and<br />

Jérémie Dubois-Lacoste <strong>for</strong> their improved implementation of Iterated-F-<br />

Race package. Special thanks go to Zhi Yuan and Marco A. Montes de Oca.<br />

Talking with them helps me avoid detours, which is very helpful <strong>for</strong> my work<br />

efficiency. I would also like to express my gratitude to Mohamed Saifullah<br />

Hussin, Sabrina Oliveira and my colleagues at IRIDIA. Your kindness makes<br />

my life so enjoyable here.<br />

This work was supported by E-SWARM project funded ERC Advanced<br />

Gr<strong>ant</strong>, and supported by Meta-X project funded by the Scientific Research<br />

Directorate of the French Community of Belgium.

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