A multiagent fusion search is presented for the graph coloring problem. In this method, each of agents performs the fusion
search, involving a local search working in a primary exploitation role and a recombination search in a navigation role, with
extremely limited memory and interacts with others through a decentralized protocol, thus agents are able to explore in parallel
as well as to achieve a collective performance. As the knowledge components implemented with available structural information
and in formalized forms, the Quasi-Tabu local search and grouping-based recombination rules are especially useful in addressing
neutrality and ruggedness of the problem landscape. The new method has been tested on some hard benchmark graphs, and has
been shown competitive in comparison with several existing algorithms. In addition, the method provides new lower bound solutions
when applied to two large graphs. Some search characteristics of the proposed method is also discussed.
Keywords Graph coloring - Global optimization - Multiagent system