Abstract
Abstract Quantum-inspired Evolutionary Algorithm (QEA) is a volutionary computation method inspired by quantum superposition state of quantum bits. Although QEA shows better search performance for 0-1 knapsack problem than existing genetic algorithms, QEA involves many parameres that must be adjusted manually such as the number of groups, migration intervals. This paper proposes a simpler method called Quantum-inspired Evolutionary Algorithm based on Pair Swap (QEAPS) which exchanges good solution information between two individuals. Experimental results with 0-1 knapsack problems have showed better results.