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BPSO algorithm is a swarm intelligence optimization algorithm, which has the characteristics of good optimization effect, high efficiency and easy to implement. In recent years, it has been used to optimize a variety of machine learning and…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-07-26 Qing Zhao , Chengkui Zhang , Hao Li , Ting Ke

We propose PESA, a novel approach combining Particle Swarm Optimisation (PSO), Evolution Strategy (ES), and Simulated Annealing (SA) in a hybrid Algorithm, inspired from reinforcement learning. PESA hybridizes the three algorithms by…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-09-21 Majdi I. Radaideh , Koroush Shirvan

Continual learning in robotics seeks systems that can constantly adapt to changing environments and tasks, mirroring human adaptability. A key challenge is refining dynamics models, essential for planning and control, while addressing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Alejandro Murillo-Gonzalez , Lantao 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

The performance of flow matching and diffusion models can be greatly improved at inference time using reward alignment algorithms, yet efficiency remains a major limitation. While several algorithms were proposed, we demonstrate that a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-12 Peter Holderrieth , Uriel Singer , Tommi Jaakkola , Ricky T. Q. Chen , Yaron Lipman , Brian Karrer

Natural systems often exhibit chaotic behavior in their space-time evolution. Systems transiting between chaos and order manifest a potential to compute, as shown with cellular automata and artificial neural networks. We demonstrate that…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-04-08 Tomáš Vantuch , Ivan Zelinka , Andrew Adamatzky , Norbert Marwan

Particle Swam Optimization is a population-based and gradient-free optimization method developed by mimicking social behaviour observed in nature. Its ability to optimize is not specifically implemented but emerges in the global level from…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-01-29 Mauro S. Innocente , Johann Sienz

Making a simple model by choosing a limited number of features with the purpose of reducing the computational complexity of the algorithms involved in classification is one of the main issues in machine learning and data mining. The aim of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-11-22 Shahin Pourbahrami

In this paper we propose a Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm combined with Novelty Search. Novelty Search finds novel place to search in the search domain and then Particle Swarm Optimization rigorously searches that area for global…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-09-02 Mr. Rajesh Misra , Kumar S Ray

Compared with random sampling, low-discrepancy sampling is more effective in covering the search space. However, the existing research cannot definitely state whether the impact of a low-discrepancy sample on particle swarm optimization…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2023-07-04 Feng Wu , Yuelin Zhao , Jianhua Pang , Jun Yan , Wanxie Zhong

As the basic model for very large scale integration (VLSI) routing, the Steiner minimal tree (SMT) can be used in various practical problems, such as wire length optimization, congestion, and time delay estimation. In this paper, a novel…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2018-11-27 Genggeng Liu , Zhen Zhuang , Wenzhong Guo , Naixue Xiong , Guolong Chen

We study a distributed framework for stochastic optimization which is inspired by models of collective motion found in nature (e.g., swarming) with mild communication requirements. Specifically, we analyze a scheme in which each one of $N >…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-08-08 Shi Pu , Alfredo Garcia

In the crowded environment of bio-inspired population-based metaheuristics, the Salp Swarm Optimization (SSO) algorithm recently appeared and immediately gained a lot of momentum. Inspired by the peculiar spatial arrangement of salp…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-11-09 Mauro Castelli , Luca Manzoni , Luca Mariot , Marco S. Nobile , Andrea Tangherloni

We consider the problem of understanding the coordinated movements of biological or artificial swarms. In this regard, we propose a learning scheme to estimate the coordination laws of the interacting agents from observations of the swarm's…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-26 Christos Mavridis , Amoolya Tirumalai , John Baras

A dissipative particle swarm optimization is developed according to the self-organization of dissipative structure. The negative entropy is introduced to construct an opening dissipative system that is far-from-equilibrium so as to driving…

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

In this paper, a swarm intelligence optimization algorithm is proposed as the Shrike Optimization Algorithm (SHOA). Many creatures living in a group and surviving for the next generation randomly search for food; they follow the best one in…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-07-10 Hanan K. AbdulKarim , Tarik A. Rashid

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

Flow-matching policies have emerged as a powerful paradigm for generalist robotics. These models are trained to imitate an action chunk, conditioned on sensor observations and textual instructions. Often, training demonstrations are…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Samuel Pfrommer , Yixiao Huang , Somayeh Sojoudi

Large-scale flow matching models have achieved strong performance across generative tasks such as text-to-image, video, 3D, and speech synthesis. However, aligning their outputs with human preferences and task-specific objectives remains…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Zexiang Liu , Xianglong He , Yangguang Li

The optimal operation of electrical energy systems by solving a security constrained optimal power flow (SCOPF) problem is still a challenging research aspect. Especially, for conventional optimization methods like sequential quadratic…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-03 Marcel Sarstedt , Thomas Leveringhaus , Leonard Kluß , Lutz Hofmann