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The FOX optimizer, inspired by red fox hunting behavior, is a powerful algorithm for solving real-world and engineering problems. However, despite balancing exploration and exploitation, it can prematurely converge to local optima, as agent…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-02-28 Dler O. Hasan , Hardi M. Mohammed , Zrar Khalid Abdul

We consider derivative-free black-box global optimization of expensive noisy functions, when most of the randomness in the objective is produced by a few influential scalar random inputs. We present a new Bayesian global optimization…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2016-02-23 Saul Toscano-Palmerin , Peter I. Frazier

The Pseudo-Boolean Optimization (PBO) and Maximum Satisfiability (MaxSAT) problems are natural optimization extensions of Boolean Satisfiability (SAT). In the recent past, different algorithms have been proposed for PBO and for MaxSAT,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2009-03-06 Vasco Manquinho , Joao Marques-Silva , Jordi Planes

Surrogate-Assisted Evolutionary Algorithms (SAEAs) are widely used for expensive Black-Box Optimization. However, their reliance on rigid, manually designed components such as infill criteria and evolutionary strategies during the search…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-11-20 Yukun Du , Haiyue Yu , Xiaotong Xie , Yan Zheng , Lixin Zhan , Yudong Du , Chongshuang Hu , Boxuan Wang , Jiang Jiang

Automatic Machine Learning (Auto-ML) systems tackle the problem of automating the design of prediction models or pipelines for data science. In this paper, we present Lifelong Bayesian Optimization (LBO), an online, multitask Bayesian…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2019-06-24 Yao Zhang , James Jordon , Ahmed M. Alaa , Mihaela van der Schaar

When gradient-based methods are impractical, black-box optimization (BBO) provides a valuable alternative. However, BBO often struggles with high-dimensional problems and limited trial budgets. In this work, we propose a novel approach…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-03 Riccardo Busetto , Manas Mejari , Marco Forgione , Alberto Bemporad , Dario Piga

This paper introduces the BOW Planner, a scalable motion planning algorithm designed to navigate robots through complex environments using constrained Bayesian optimization (CBO). Unlike traditional methods, which often struggle with…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-01 Sourav Raxit , Abdullah Al Redwan Newaz , Paulo Padrao , Jose Fuentes , Leonardo Bobadilla

We propose Multi-Strategy Coevolving Aging Particles (MS-CAP), a novel population-based algorithm for black-box optimization. In a memetic fashion, MS-CAP combines two components with complementary algorithm logics. In the first stage, each…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2018-10-12 Giovanni Iacca , Fabio Caraffini , Ferrante Neri

Bayesian optimization (BO) is one of the most powerful strategies to solve computationally expensive-to-evaluate blackbox optimization problems. However, BO methods are conventionally used for optimization problems of small dimension…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-02-10 Rémy Priem , Youssef Diouane , Nathalie Bartoli , Sylvain Dubreuil , Paul Saves

The use of black-box optimization for the design of new biological sequences is an emerging research area with potentially revolutionary impact. The cost and latency of wet-lab experiments requires methods that find good sequences in few…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-07-14 Christof Angermueller , David Belanger , Andreea Gane , Zelda Mariet , David Dohan , Kevin Murphy , Lucy Colwell , D Sculley

Portfolio optimization is a financial task which requires the allocation of capital on a set of financial assets to achieve a better trade-off between return and risk. To solve this problem, recent studies applied multi-objective…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-03-17 Yifan He , Claus Aranha

To improve the convergence speed and optimization accuracy of the Dung Beetle Optimizer (DBO), this paper proposes an improved algorithm based on circle mapping and longitudinal-horizontal crossover strategy (CICRDBO). First, the Circle…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-11-28 Lianghao Tan , Xiaoyi Liu , Dong Liu , Shubing Liu , Weixi Wu , Huangqi Jiang

This paper proposes the multi objective variant of the recently introduced fitness dependent optimizer (FDO). The algorithm is called a Multi objective Fitness Dependent Optimizer (MOFDO) and is equipped with all five types of knowledge…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2023-02-14 Jaza M. Abdullah , Tarik A. Rashid , Bestan B. Maaroof , Seyedali Mirjalili

This paper studies optimization problems over multi-agent systems, in which all agents cooperatively minimize a global objective function expressed as a sum of local cost functions. Each agent in the systems uses only local computation and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-26 Jinhui Hu , Xin Chen , Lifeng Zheng , Ling Zhang , Huaqing Li

Drones are effective for reducing human activity and interactions by performing tasks such as exploring and inspecting new environments, monitoring resources and delivering packages. Drones need a controller to maintain stability and to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-19 Azin Shamshirgaran , Hamed Javidi , Dan Simon

Blind estimation of intersymbol interference channels based on the Baum-Welch (BW) algorithm, a specific implementation of the expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm for training hidden Markov models, is robust and does not require labeled…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-15 Chin-Hung Chen , Boris Karanov , Ivana Nikoloska , Wim van Houtum , Yan Wu , Alex Alvarado

This paper introduces a non-variational quantum algorithm designed to solve a wide range of combinatorial optimisation problems, including constrained and non-binary problems. The algorithm leverages an engineered interference process…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-02 Tavis Bennett , Lyle Noakes , Jingbo Wang

Population-based evolutionary algorithms are often considered when approaching computationally expensive black-box optimization problems. They employ a selection mechanism to choose the best solutions from a given population after comparing…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-01-30 Judith Echevarrieta , Etor Arza , Aritz Pérez

This paper introduces a novel metaheuristic algorithm, known as the efficient multiplayer battle game optimizer (EMBGO), specifically designed for addressing complex numerical optimization tasks. The motivation behind this research stems…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-03-18 Rui Zhong , Yuefeng Xu , Chao Zhang , Jun Yu

Solving optimisation problems is a promising near-term application of quantum computers. Quantum variational algorithms leverage quantum superposition and entanglement to optimise over exponentially large solution spaces using an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-13 Edric Matwiejew , Jason Pye , Jingbo B. Wang