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Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Yujing Sun , Jie Cai , Xingguo Xu , Yuansheng Gao , Lei Zhang , Kaichen Ouyang , Zhanyu Liu

Metaheuristic algorithms are powerful tools for global optimization, particularly for non-convex and non-differentiable problems where exact methods are often impractical. Particle-based optimization methods, inspired by swarm intelligence…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-23 Giacomo Borghi , Hyesung Im , Lorenzo Pareschi

In recent years, many design automation methods have been developed to routinely create approximate implementations of circuits and programs that show excellent trade-offs between the quality of output and required resources. This paper…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-08-17 Lukas Sekanina

Bayesian optimization (BO) has for sequential optimization of expensive black-box functions demonstrated practicality and effectiveness in many real-world settings. Meta-Bayesian optimization (meta-BO) focuses on improving the sample…

Differential evolution(DE) is a conventional algorithm with fast convergence speed. However, DE may be trapped in local optimal solution easily. Many researchers devote themselves to improving DE. In our previously work, whale swarm…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-09-05 Haozhen Dong , Liang Gao , Xinyu Li , Haoran Zhong , Bing Zeng

Variational inequalities are a universal optimization paradigm that is interesting in itself, but also incorporates classical minimization and saddle point problems. Modern realities encourage to consider stochastic formulations of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-03-27 Alexander Pichugin , Maksim Pechin , Aleksandr Beznosikov , Alexander Gasnikov

A novel stochastic optimization method called MAC was suggested. The method is based on the calculation of the objective function at several random points and then an empirical expected value and an empirical covariance matrix are…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2023-04-25 Attila László Nagy , Goitom Simret Kidane , Tamás Turányi , János Tóth

This paper aims to address distributed optimization problems over directed and time-varying networks, where the global objective function consists of a sum of locally accessible convex objective functions subject to a feasible set…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-07-14 Xiuxian Li , Gang Feng , Lihua Xie

Resource allocation and scheduling in multi-agent systems present challenges due to complex interactions and decentralization. This survey paper provides a comprehensive analysis of distributed algorithms for addressing the distributed…

The Bayesian Optimisation Algorithm (BOA) is an Estimation of Distribution Algorithm (EDA) that uses a Bayesian network as probabilistic graphical model (PGM). Determining the optimal Bayesian network structure given a solution sample is an…

This study proposes the GOOSE algorithm as a novel metaheuristic algorithm based on the goose's behavior during rest and foraging. The goose stands on one leg and keeps his balance to guard and protect other individuals in the flock. The…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-10-18 Rebwar Khalid Hamad , Tarik A. Rashid

In cloud ML inference systems, batching is an essential technique to increase throughput which helps optimize total-cost-of-ownership. Prior graph batching combines the individual DNN graphs into a single one, allowing multiple inputs to be…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-10-27 Yujeong Choi , Yunseong Kim , Minsoo Rhu

Mini-batch gradient descent based methods are the de facto algorithms for training neural network architectures today. We introduce a mini-batch selection strategy based on submodular function maximization. Our novel submodular formulation…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-06-21 K J Joseph , Vamshi Teja R , Krishnakant Singh , Vineeth N Balasubramanian

To construct a robot that can walk as efficiently and steadily as humans or other legged animals, we develop an enhanced elitist-mutated ant colony optimization~(EACO) algorithm with genetic and crossover operators in real-time applications…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-10-12 Jingan Yang , Yang Peng

Nowadays genetic algorithm (GA) is greatly used in engineering pedagogy as an adaptive technique to learn and solve complex problems and issues. It is a meta-heuristic approach that is used to solve hybrid computation challenges. GA…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2020-07-27 Tanweer Alam , Shamimul Qamar , Amit Dixit , Mohamed Benaida

Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is attracting an ever-growing attention and more than ever it has found many application areas for many challenging optimization problems. It is, however, a known fact that PSO has a severe drawback in the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-27 Bertrand Ngansop , Stefan Götz , Martin Eckl

Zero-order optimization has recently received significant attention for designing optimal trajectories and policies for robotic systems. However, most existing methods (e.g., MPPI, CEM, and CMA-ES) are local in nature, as they rely on…

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Distributed resource allocation (DRA) is fundamental to modern networked systems, spanning applications from economic dispatch in smart grids to CPU scheduling in data centers. Conventional DRA approaches require reliable communication, yet…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-22 Mohammadreza Doostmohammadian , Sergio Pequito

Batch policy optimization considers leveraging existing data for policy construction before interacting with an environment. Although interest in this problem has grown significantly in recent years, its theoretical foundations remain…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-04-07 Chenjun Xiao , Yifan Wu , Tor Lattimore , Bo Dai , Jincheng Mei , Lihong Li , Csaba Szepesvari , Dale Schuurmans

All swarm-intelligence-based optimization algorithms use some stochastic components to increase the diversity of solutions during the search process. Such randomization is often represented in terms of random walks. However, it is not yet…

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