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Many problems in science and engineering are optimization problems, which may require sophisticated optimization techniques to solve. Nature-inspired algorithms are a class of metaheuristic algorithms for optimization, and some algorithms…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-01-03 Xin-She Yang

This article concerns the review of a special class of swarm intelligence based algorithms for solving optimization problems and these algorithms can be referred to as social algorithms. Social algorithms use multiple agents and the social…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2018-05-16 Xin-She Yang

Metaheuristic algorithms are often nature-inspired, and they are becoming very powerful in solving global optimization problems. More than a dozen of major metaheuristic algorithms have been developed over the last three decades, and there…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-05-19 Xin-She Yang

Nature-inspired swarm-based algorithms have been widely applied to tackle high-dimensional and complex optimization problems across many disciplines. They are general purpose optimization algorithms, easy to use and implement, flexible and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-23 Kwok Pui Choi , Enzio Hai Hong Kam , Tze Leung Lai , Xin T. Tong , Weng Kee Wong

Multitasking optimization is an emerging research field which has attracted lot of attention in the scientific community. The main purpose of this paradigm is how to solve multiple optimization problems or tasks simultaneously by conducting…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-06-30 Eneko Osaba , Javier Del Ser , Xin-She Yang , Andres Iglesias , Akemi Galvez

For the last few decades, optimization has been developing at a fast rate. Bio-inspired optimization algorithms are metaheuristics inspired by nature. These algorithms have been applied to solve different problems in engineering, economics,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2014-07-17 Muhammad Marwan Muhammad Fuad

This paper presents the Goat Optimization Algorithm (GOA), a novel bio-inspired metaheuristic optimization technique inspired by goats' adaptive foraging, strategic movement, and parasite avoidance behaviors.GOA is designed to balance…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-03-05 Hamed Nozari , Hoessein Abdi , Agnieszka Szmelter-Jarosz

In this paper, a new meta-heuristic algorithm, called beetle swarm optimization algorithm, is proposed by enhancing the performance of swarm optimization through beetle foraging principles. The performance of 23 benchmark functions is…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-07-09 Tiantian Wang , Long Yang

The bat algorithm (BA) has been shown to be effective to solve a wider range of optimization problems. However, there is not much theoretical analysis concerning its convergence and stability. In order to prove the convergence of the bat…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-03-29 Si Chen , Guo-Hua Peng , Xing-Shi He , Xin-She Yang

Metaheuristic algorithms are optimization methods that are inspired by real phenomena in nature or the behavior of living beings, e.g., animals, to be used for solving complex problems, as in engineering, energy optimization, health care,…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-06-16 Ardalan H. Awlla , Tarik A. Rashid , Ronak M. Abdullah

Interest in multimodal function optimization is expanding rapidly since real world optimization problems often demand locating multiple optima within a search space. This article presents a new multimodal optimization algorithm named as the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2014-07-01 Erik Cuevas , Mauricio Gonzalez

The growing complexity of real-world problems has motivated computer scientists to search for efficient problem-solving methods. Metaheuristics based on evolutionary computation and swarm intelligence are outstanding examples of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2015-02-10 James J. Q. Yu , Victor O. K. Li

Metaheuristic algorithms are becoming an important part of modern optimization. A wide range of metaheuristic algorithms have emerged over the last two decades, and many metaheuristics such as particle swarm optimization are becoming…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-12-04 Xin-She Yang

Bio-inspired algorithms utilize natural processes such as evolution, swarm behavior, foraging, and plant growth to solve complex, nonlinear, high-dimensional optimization problems. However, a plethora of these algorithms require a more…

Beetle antennae search (BAS) is an efficient meta-heuristic algorithm inspired by foraging behaviors of beetles. This algorithm includes several parameters for tuning and the existing results are limited to solve single objective…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2017-11-08 Xiangyuan Jiang , Shuai Li

Radiation Therapy (RT) plays a pivotal role in the treatment of cancer, offering the potential to effectively target and eliminate tumour cells while minimizing harm to surrounding healthy tissues. However, the success of RT heavily depends…

Medical Physics · Physics 2024-02-16 Keshav Kumar K. , NVSL Narasimham , A. Ramakrishna Prasad

In the last few years, the formulation of real-world optimization problems and their efficient solution via metaheuristic algorithms has been a catalyst for a myriad of research studies. In spite of decades of historical advancements on the…

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

This paper proposes Bayesian Adaptive Trials (BAT) as both an efficient method to conduct trials and a unifying framework for evaluation social policy interventions, addressing limitations inherent in traditional methods such as Randomized…

In the past 30 years, scientists have searched nature, including animals and insects, and biology in order to discover, understand, and model solutions for solving large-scale science challenges. The study of bionics reveals that how the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-02-09 Farid Ghareh Mohammadi , Farzan Shenavarmasouleh , Khaled Rasheed , Thiab Taha , M. Hadi Amini , Hamid R. Arabnia