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Theoretical analyses of stochastic search algorithms, albeit few, have always existed since these algorithms became popular. Starting in the nineties a systematic approach to analyse the performance of stochastic search heuristics has been…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2017-09-05 Per Kristian Lehre , Pietro S. Oliveto

With a good code search engine, developers can reuse existing code snippets and accelerate software development process. Current code search methods can be divided into two categories: traditional information retrieval (IR) based and deep…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-03-29 Fan Hu , Yanlin Wang , Lun Du , Xirong Li , Hongyu Zhang , Shi Han , Dongmei Zhang

Multi-Objective Optimization (MOO) techniques have become increasingly popular in recent years due to their potential for solving real-world problems in various fields, such as logistics, finance, environmental management, and engineering.…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-07-15 Noor A. Rashed , Yossra H. Ali , Tarik A. Rashid , A. Salih

In this paper, a round-table group optimization (RTGO) algorithm is presented. RTGO is a simple metaheuristic framework using the insights of research on group creativity. In a cooperative group, the agents work in iterative sessions to…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2018-08-08 Xiao-Feng Xie

The Vortex Search (VS) algorithm is one of the recently proposed metaheuristic algorithms which was inspired from the vortical flow of the stirred fluids. Although the VS algorithm is shown to be a good candidate for the solution of certain…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2016-06-10 Berat Doğan

Zeroth-order optimization addresses problems where gradient information is inaccessible or impractical to compute. While most existing methods rely on first-order approximations, incorporating second-order (curvature) information can, in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Dongyoon Kim , Sungjae Lee , Wonjin Lee , Kwang In Kim

Traditional scientific discovery relies on an iterative hypothesise-experiment-refine cycle that has driven progress for centuries, but its intuitive, ad-hoc implementation often wastes resources, yields inefficient designs, and misses…

Proximal policy optimization (PPO) has yielded state-of-the-art results in policy search, a subfield of reinforcement learning, with one of its key points being the use of a surrogate objective function to restrict the step size at each…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-12-07 Wangshu Zhu , Andre Rosendo

Optimization methods are essential in solving complex problems across various domains. In this research paper, we introduce a novel optimization method called Gaussian Crunching Search (GCS). Inspired by the behaviour of particles in a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-07-28 Benny Wong

We present a review that unifies decision-support methods for exploring the solutions produced by multi-objective optimization (MOO) algorithms. As MOO is applied to solve diverse problems, approaches for analyzing the trade-offs offered by…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-11-21 Zuzanna Osika , Jazmin Zatarain Salazar , Diederik M. Roijers , Frans A. Oliehoek , Pradeep K. Murukannaiah

A series of modified cognitive-only particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithms effectively mitigate premature convergence by constructing distinct vectors for different particles. However, the underutilization of these constructed vectors…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Zhenxing Zhang , Tianxian Zhang , Xiangliang Xu

This paper proposes a novel global optimization algorithm, Particle Filter-Based Optimization (PFO), designed for a class of stochastic optimization problems in which the objective function lacks an analytical form and is subject to noisy…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-23 Mostafa Eslami , Maryam Babazadeh

Automatic optimization for tensor programs becomes increasingly important as we deploy deep learning in various environments, and efficient optimization relies on a rich search space and effective search. Most existing efforts adopt a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-10-11 Junru Shao , Xiyou Zhou , Siyuan Feng , Bohan Hou , Ruihang Lai , Hongyi Jin , Wuwei Lin , Masahiro Masuda , Cody Hao Yu , Tianqi Chen

In this paper, a new feature selection algorithm, called SFE (Simple, Fast, and Efficient), is proposed for high-dimensional datasets. The SFE algorithm performs its search process using a search agent and two operators: non-selection and…

The human mental search (HMS) algorithm is a relatively recent population-based metaheuristic algorithm, which has shown competitive performance in solving complex optimisation problems. It is based on three main operators: mental search,…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-12-06 Seyed Jalaleddin Mousavirad , Gerald Schaefer , Iakov Korovin , Diego Oliva , Mahshid Helali Moghadam , Mehrdad Saadatmand

This paper introduces the Trust-Based Optimization (TBO), a novel extension of the island model in evolutionary computation that replaces conventional periodic migrations with a flexible, agent-driven interaction mechanism based on trust or…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-10-30 Aleksandra Urbańczyk , Krzysztof Czech , Piotr Urbańczyk , Marek Kisiel-Dorohinicki , Aleksander Byrski

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

This paper presents a detailed comparison of a recently proposed algorithm for optimizing decision trees, tree alternating optimization (TAO), with other popular, established algorithms. We compare their performance on a number of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-03-23 Arman Zharmagambetov , Suryabhan Singh Hada , Miguel Á. Carreira-Perpiñán , Magzhan Gabidolla

Saddle points provide a hierarchical view of the energy landscape, revealing transition pathways and interconnected basins of attraction, and offering insight into the global structure, metastability, and possible collective mechanisms of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-17 Baoming Shi , Lei Zhang , Qiang Du

Efficient handover algorithms are essential for highly performing mobile wireless communications. These algorithms depend on numerous parameters, whose settings must be appropriately optimized to offer a seamless connectivity. Nevertheless,…

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