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According to the no-free-lunch theorem, there is no single meta-heuristic algorithm that can optimally solve all optimization problems. This motivates many researchers to continuously develop new optimization algorithms. In this paper, a…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-06-12 Zhixi Li , Vincent Tam

A new technique of global optimization and its applications in particular to neural networks are presented. The algorithm is also compared to other global optimization algorithms such as Gradient descent (GD), Monte Carlo (MC), Genetic…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-12-18 Homayoun Valafar , Okan K. Ersoy , Faramarz Valafar

The metaheuristic optimization technique attained more awareness for handling complex optimization problems. Over the last few years, numerous optimization techniques have been developed that are inspired by natural phenomena. Recently, the…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-11-27 Om Ramakisan Varma , Mala Kalra

The Ebola virus and the disease in effect tend to randomly move individuals in the population around susceptible, infected, quarantined, hospitalized, recovered, and dead sub-population. Motivated by the effectiveness in propagating the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-06-22 Olaide N. Oyelade , Absalom E. Ezugwu

Nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithms are important components of artificial intelligence, and are increasingly used across disciplines to tackle various types of challenging optimization problems. This paper demonstrates the usefulness…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-08-20 Elvis Han Cui , Zizhao Zhang , Culsome Junwen Chen , Weng Kee Wong

This paper studies the problem of globally optimizing a variable of interest that is part of a causal model in which a sequence of interventions can be performed. This problem arises in biology, operational research, communications and,…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2020-05-27 Virginia Aglietti , Xiaoyu Lu , Andrei Paleyes , Javier González

This paper proposes Drain-Vortex Optimization (DVO), a population-based metaheuristic for continuous optimization. DVO models each candidate solution as a particle moving in a multi-drain vortex field. Its update rule decomposes motion into…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-05-28 Mohsen Omidi , Brian Vaughan

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

With the development of science and technology and the need for Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM), the optimization problem to be solved becomes extremely complex. The theoretically accurate and optimal solutions are often difficult to…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-02-09 Peiying Zhang , Fanglin Liu , Gagangeet Singh Aujla , Sahil Vashist

Distributed optimization is an essential paradigm to solve large-scale optimization problems in modern applications where big-data and high-dimensionality creates a computational bottleneck. Distributed optimization algorithms that exhibit…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-25 Aayushya Agarwal , Larry Pileggi

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

This paper proposes distributed algorithms to solve robust convex optimization (RCO) when the constraints are affected by nonlinear uncertainty. We adopt a scenario approach by randomly sampling the uncertainty set. To facilitate the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-01-16 Keyou You , Roberto Tempo , Pei Xie

Global optimization solves real-world problems numerically or analytically by minimizing their objective functions. Most of the analytical algorithms are greedy and computationally intractable. Metaheuristics are nature-inspired…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-02-04 Farouq Zitouni , Saad Harous , Abdelghani Belkeram , Lokman Elhakim Baba Hammou

Diffusion probabilistic models have set a new standard for generative fidelity but are hindered by a slow iterative sampling process. A powerful training-free strategy to accelerate this process is Schedule Optimization, which aims to find…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Aihua Zhu , Rui Su , Qinglin Zhao , Li Feng , Meng Shen , Shibo He

In the field of global optimization, many existing algorithms face challenges posed by non-convex target functions and high computational complexity or unavailability of gradient information. These limitations, exacerbated by sensitivity to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-10-16 Xinyu Zhang , Sujit Ghosh

Large-scale multi-objective optimization poses challenges to existing evolutionary algorithms in maintaining the performances of convergence and diversity because of high dimensional decision variables. Inspired by the motion of particles…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Jia-Cheng Li , Min-Rong Chen , Guo-Qiang Zeng , Jian Weng , Man Wang , Jia-Lin Mai

Designing search algorithms for finding global optima is one of the most active research fields, recently. These algorithms consist of two main categories, i.e., classic mathematical and metaheuristic algorithms. This article proposes a…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2018-09-26 Benyamin Ghojogh , Saeed Sharifian , Hoda Mohammadzade

An important emerging application of coding agents is agent optimization: the iterative improvement of a target agent through edit-execute-evaluate cycles. Despite its relevance, the community lacks a systematic understanding of coding…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Varun Ursekar , Apaar Shanker , Veronica Chatrath , Yuan Xue , Sam Denton

Recently, path planning has achieved remarkable progress in enhancing global search capability and convergence accuracy through heuristic and learning-inspired optimization frameworks. However, real-time adaptability in dynamic environments…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-26 Shiqian Liu , Azlan Mohd Zain , Le-le Mao

Variable division and optimization (D\&O) is a frequently utilized algorithm design paradigm in Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs). A D\&O EA divides a variable into partial variables and then optimize them respectively. A complicated problem is…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-01-22 Yi Chen , Aimin Zhou
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