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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

Designing a fast and efficient optimization method with local optima avoidance capability on a variety of optimization problems is still an open problem for many researchers. In this work, the concept of a new global optimization method…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2012-08-13 Fereydoun Farrahi Moghaddam , Reza Farrahi Moghaddam , Mohamed Cheriet

This article proposes a new population-based optimization algorithm called the Tangent Search Algorithm (TSA) to solve optimization problems. The TSA uses a mathematical model based on the tangent function to move a given solution toward a…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-04-07 Abdesslem Layeb

Many real-world optimization problems are not naturally homogeneous vectors but composite design objects with heterogeneous parameters: integers, real values, Booleans, categoricals, complex-valued descriptors, and embedding vectors.…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-05-14 Alex Bogdan

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

In this paper, we propose an improved gravitational search algorithm named GSABC. The algorithm improves gravitational search algorithm (GSA) results improved by using artificial bee colony algorithm (ABC) to solve constrained numerical…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2017-07-28 Hasan Ali Akyürek , Ömer Kaan Baykan , Barış Koçer

In the binary search space, GSA framework encounters the shortcomings of stagnation, diversity loss, premature convergence and high time complexity. To address these issues, a novel binary variant of GSA called `A novel neighbourhood…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-07-27 Susheel Kumar Joshi , Jagdish Chand Bansal

Since the geometry structure of ultra-high-pressure (UHP) water-jet nozzle is a critical factor to enhance its hydrodynamic performance, it is critical to obtain a suitable geometry for a UHP water jet nozzle. In this study, a CFD-based…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-04-21 Yuan-Jie Chen , Ting Zhou

Building local surrogates to accelerate stationary point searches on potential energy surfaces spans decades of effort. Done correctly, surrogates can reduce the number of expensive electronic structure evaluations by roughly an order of…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2026-04-30 Rohit Goswami

Multiple sequence alignment (MSA) is a ubiquitous problem in computational biology. Although it is NP-hard to find an optimal solution for an arbitrary number of sequences, due to the importance of this problem researchers are trying to…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2011-09-29 S. Schroedl

Robots have the potential to perform search for a variety of applications under different scenarios. Our work is motivated by humanitarian assistant and disaster relief (HADR) where often it is critical to find signs of life in the presence…

Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) are nature-inspired, swarm-based optimization algorithms respectively. Though they have been widely used for single-objective optimization since their inception,…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-09-01 Devroop Kar , Manosij Ghosh , Ritam Guha , Ram Sarkar , Laura García-Hernández , Ajith Abraham

The exploration of novel architectures requires physics-based simulation due to a lack of prior experience to start from, which introduces two specific challenges for optimization algorithms: evaluations become more expensive (in time) and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-04-14 Jasper Bussemaker , Paul Saves , Nathalie Bartoli , Thierry Lefebvre , Björn Nagel

Recent advances in Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have led to active development of specialized DNN accelerators, many of which feature a large number of processing elements laid out spatially, together with a multi-level memory hierarchy and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-05-06 Qijing Huang , Minwoo Kang , Grace Dinh , Thomas Norell , Aravind Kalaiah , James Demmel , John Wawrzynek , Yakun Sophia Shao

Self-adaptive software (SAS) can reconfigure itself to adapt to the changing environment at runtime, aiming for continually optimizing conflicted non-functional objectives, e.g., response time, energy consumption, throughput and cost etc.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-04-24 Tao Chen , Ke Li , Rami Bahsoon , Xin Yao

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are essential for monitoring and communication in complex environments, where coverage optimization directly affects performance and energy efficiency. However, traditional algorithms such as the Whale…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-12-03 Junhao Wei , Yanzhao Gu , Ran Zhang , Yanxiao Li , Wenxuan Zhu , Jinhong Song , Yapeng Wang , Xu Yang , Ngai Cheong

Large-scale non-convex sparsity-constrained problems have recently gained extensive attention. Most existing deterministic optimization methods (e.g., GraSP) are not suitable for large-scale and high-dimensional problems, and thus…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-12-03 Fanhua Shang , Bingkun Wei , Hongying Liu , Yuanyuan Liu , Jiacheng Zhuo

Current neural architecture search (NAS) algorithms still require expert knowledge and effort to design a search space for network construction. In this paper, we consider automating the search space design to minimize human interference,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-23 Daquan Zhou , Xiaojie Jin , Xiaochen Lian , Linjie Yang , Yujing Xue , Qibin Hou , Jiashi Feng

Multi-source remote sensing enables complementary observation of ground objects, while cross-modal fine-grained object retrieval remains challenging, especially under unaligned optical and SAR conditions. Unlike conventional retrieval…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Tiantong Fang , Xiuwei Wang , Jing Xiao , Wujie Zhou , Liang Liao , Mi Wang

This paper proposes Drone Squadron Optimization, a new self-adaptive metaheuristic for global numerical optimization which is updated online by a hyper-heuristic. DSO is an artifact-inspired technique, as opposed to many algorithms used…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-03-16 Vinícius Veloso de Melo , Wolfgang Banzhaf