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Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is a search algorithm based on stochastic and population-based adaptive optimization. In this paper, a pathfinding strategy is proposed to improve the efficiency of path planning for a broad range of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-06-24 David , Budi Adiperdana

A swarm algorithm framework (SWAF), realized by agent-based modeling, is presented to solve numerical optimization problems. Each agent is a bare bones cognitive architecture, which learns knowledge by appropriately deploying a set of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Xiao-Feng Xie , Wen-Jun Zhang

Dogfight is a tactical behavior of cooperation between fighters. Inspired by this, this paper proposes a novel metaphor-free metaheuristic algorithm called Dogfight Search (DoS). Unlike traditional algorithms, DoS draws algorithmic…

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

Hyperparameter tuning is a critical yet computationally expensive step in training neural networks, particularly when the search space is high dimensional and nonconvex. Metaheuristic optimization algorithms are often used for this purpose…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-01-22 Amaras Nazarians , Sachin Kumar

In this study, we present a novel hybrid algorithm, combining Levy Flight (LF) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) (LF-PSO), tailored for efficient multi-robot exploration in unknown environments with limited communication and no global…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2023-11-29 Gautam Siddharth Kashyap , Deepkashi Mahajan , Orchid Chetia Phukan , Ankit Kumar , Alexander E. I. Brownlee , Jiechao Gao

In order to solve the limited buffer scheduling problems in flexible flow shops with setup times, this paper proposes an improved whale optimization algorithm (IWOA) as a global optimization algorithm. Firstly, this paper presents a…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-12-21 Zhonghua Han , Quan Zhang , Haibo Shi , Yuanwei Qi , Liangliang Sun

This paper introduces an enhanced meta-heuristic (ML-ACO) that combines machine learning (ML) and ant colony optimization (ACO) to solve combinatorial optimization problems. To illustrate the underlying mechanism of our ML-ACO algorithm, we…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-11-09 Yuan Sun , Sheng Wang , Yunzhuang Shen , Xiaodong Li , Andreas T. Ernst , Michael Kirley

Hyperparameter Optimization (HPO) is crucial to develop well-performing machine learning models. In order to ease prototyping and benchmarking of HPO methods, we propose carps, a benchmark framework for Comprehensive Automated Research…

Swarm intelligence is a research field that models the collective behavior in swarms of insects or animals. Several algorithms arising from such models have been proposed to solve a wide range of complex optimization problems. In this…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2014-06-13 Erik Cuevas , Miguel Cienfuegos , Daniel Zaldivar , Marco Perez

Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) is a metaheuristic proposed by Marco Dorigo in 1991 based on behavior of biological ants. Pheromone laying and selection of shortest route with the help of pheromone inspired development of first ACO algorithm.…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-08-28 Aleem Akhtar

Meta-heuristic algorithms are widely used to tackle complex optimization problems, including nonlinear, multimodal, and high-dimensional tasks. However, many existing methods suffer from premature convergence, limited exploration, and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-29 Zhaoqi Sun , Qingsong Wang

Nature has long inspired the development of swarm intelligence (SI), a key branch of artificial intelligence that models collective behaviors observed in biological systems for solving complex optimization problems. Particle swarm…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Dikshit Chauhan , Shivani , P. N. Suganthan

Optimization algorithms are essential for solving many real-world problems. However, challenges such as getting trapped in local minima and effectively balancing exploration and exploitation often limit their performance. This paper…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Mahmood A. Jumaah , Yossra H. Ali , Tarik A. Rashid

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

In this modern era a great deal of metamorphism is observed around us which eventuate due to some minute modifications and innovations in the area of Science and Technology. This paper deals with the application of a meta heuristic…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2014-06-12 A. Sai Charan , N. K. Manasa , Prof. N. V. S. N. Sarma

The Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) is a prominent variational algorithm for solving combinatorial optimization problems such as the Max Cut problem. A key challenge in QAOA is the efficient identification of variational…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-22 Shashank Sanjay Bhat , Peiyong Wang , Udaya Parampalli

A novel meta-heuristic algorithm, Egret Swarm Optimization Algorithm (ESOA), is proposed in this paper, which is inspired by two egret species' (Great Egret and Snowy Egret) hunting behavior. ESOA consists of three primary components:…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-08-01 Zuyan Chen , Adam Francis , Shuai Li , Bolin Liao , Dunhui Xiao

Optimisation problems are ubiquitous in particle and astrophysics, and involve locating the optimum of a complicated function of many parameters that may be computationally expensive to evaluate. We describe a number of global optimisation…

The efficiency of any metaheuristic algorithm largely depends on the way of balancing local intensive exploitation and global diverse exploration. Studies show that bat algorithm can provide a good balance between these two key components…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-08-25 Xin-She Yang , Suash Deb , Simon Fong

This paper introduces the Random-Key Optimizer (RKO), a versatile and efficient stochastic local search method tailored for combinatorial optimization problems. Using the random-key concept, RKO encodes solutions as vectors of random keys…