Metaheuristic algorithms are becoming powerful methods for solving continuous global optimization and engineering problems due to their flexible implementation on the given problem. Most of these algorithms draw their...
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Metaheuristic algorithms are becoming powerful methods for solving continuous global optimization and engineering problems due to their flexible implementation on the given problem. Most of these algorithms draw their inspiration from the collective intelligence and hunting behavior of animals in nature. This paper proposes a novel metaheuristic algorithm called the Giant Trevally Optimizer (GTO). In nature, giant trevally feeds on many animals, including fish, cephalopods, and seabirds (sooty terns). In this work, the unique strategies of giant trevally when hunting seabirds are mathematically modeled and are divided into three main steps. In the first step, the foraging movement patterns of giant trevallies are simulated. In the second step, the giant trevallies choose the appropriate area in terms of food where they can hunt for prey. In the last step, the trevally starts to chase the seabird (prey). When the prey is close enough to the trevally, the trevally jumps out of the water and attacks the prey in the air or even snatches the prey from the water surface. The performance of GTO is compared against state-of-the-art metaheuristics for global optimization on a set of forty benchmarkfunctions with different characteristics and five complex engineering problems. The comparative study, scalability analysis, statistical analysis based on the Wilcoxon rank sum test, and the findings suggest that the proposed GTO is an efficient optimizer for global optimization.
A new efficient optimization method, called 'Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization (TLBO)', is proposed in this paper for the optimization of mechanical design problems. This method works on the effect of influ...
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A new efficient optimization method, called 'Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization (TLBO)', is proposed in this paper for the optimization of mechanical design problems. This method works on the effect of influence of a teacher on learners. Like other nature-inspired algorithms, TLBO is also a population-based method and uses a population of solutions to proceed to the global solution. The population is considered as a group of learners or a class of learners. The process of TLBO is divided into two parts: the first part consists of the 'Teacher Phase' and the second part consists of the 'Learner Phase'. 'Teacher Phase' means learning from the teacher and 'Learner Phase' means learning by the interaction between learners. The basic philosophy of the TLBO method is explained in detail. To check the effectiveness of the method it is tested on five different constrainedbenchmark test functions with different characteristics, four different benchmark mechanical design problems and six mechanical design optimization problems which have real world applications. The effectiveness of the TLBO method is compared with the other population-based optimization algorithms based on the best solution, average solution, convergence rate and computational effort. Results show that TLBO is more effective and efficient than the other optimization methods for the mechanical design optimization problems considered. This novel optimization method can be easily extended to other engineering design optimization problems. (c) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The present work introduces a new metaheuristic optimization method based on the ideal gas molecular movement (IGMM) to solve mathematical and engineering optimization problems. Ideal gas molecules scatter throughout ...
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The present work introduces a new metaheuristic optimization method based on the ideal gas molecular movement (IGMM) to solve mathematical and engineering optimization problems. Ideal gas molecules scatter throughout the confined environment quickly. This is embedded in the high speed of molecules, collisions between them and with the surrounding barriers. In IGMM algorithm, the initial population of gas molecules is randomly generated and the governing equations related to the velocity of gas molecules and collisions between those are utilized to accomplish the optimal solutions. To verify the performance of the IGMM algorithm, some mathematical and engineering benchmark optimization problems, commonly used in the literature, are inspected. Comparison of results obtained by IGMM with other optimization algorithms show that the proposed method has a challenging capacity in finding the optimal solutions and exhibits significance both in terms of the accuracy and reduction on the number of function evaluations vital in reaching the global optimum.
Nature computing has evolved with exciting performance to solve complex real-world combinatorial optimization problems. These problems span across engineering, medical sciences, and sciences generally. The Ebola virus...
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Nature computing has evolved with exciting performance to solve complex real-world combinatorial optimization problems. These problems span across engineering, medical sciences, and sciences generally. The Ebola virus has a propagation strategy that allows individuals in a population to move among susceptible, infected, quarantined, hospitalized, recovered, and dead sub-population groups. Motivated by the effectiveness of this strategy of propagation of the disease, a new bio-inspired and population-based optimization algorithm is proposed. This study presents a novel metaheuristic algorithm named Ebola Optimization Search Algorithm (EOSA) based on the propagation mechanism of the Ebola virus disease. First, we designed an improved SIR model of the disease, namely SEIR-HVQD: Susceptible (S), Exposed (E), Infected (I), Recovered (R), Hospitalized (H), Vaccinated (V), Quarantine (Q), and Death or Dead (D). Secondly, we represented the new model using a mathematical model based on a system of first-order differential equations. A combination of the propagation and mathematical models was adapted for developing the new metaheuristic algorithm. To evaluate the performance and capability of the proposed method in comparison with other optimization methods, two sets of benchmarkfunctions consisting of forty-seven (47) classical and thirty (30) constrained IEEE-CEC benchmarkfunctions were investigated. The results indicate that the performance of the proposed algorithm is competitive with other state-of-the-art optimization methods based on scalability, convergence, and sensitivity analyses. Extensive simulation results show that the EOSA outperforms popular metaheuristic algorithms such as the Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm (PSO), Genetic Algorithm (GA), and Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm (ABC). Also, the algorithm was applied to address the complex problem of selecting the best combination of convolutional neural network (CNN) hyperparameters in the image classi
An efficient optimization algorithm called teaching-learning-based optimization (TLBO) is proposed in this article to solve continuous unconstrained and constrained optimization problems. The proposed method is based ...
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An efficient optimization algorithm called teaching-learning-based optimization (TLBO) is proposed in this article to solve continuous unconstrained and constrained optimization problems. The proposed method is based on the effect of the influence of a teacher on the output of learners in a class. The basic philosophy of the method is explained in detail. The algorithm is tested on 25 different unconstrained benchmark functions and 35 constrained benchmark functions with different characteristics. For the constrained benchmark functions, TLBO is tested with different constraint handling techniques such as superiority of feasible solutions, self-adaptive penalty, epsilon-constraint, stochastic ranking and ensemble of constraints. The performance of the TLBO algorithm is compared with that of other optimization algorithms and the results show the better performance of the proposed algorithm.
Purpose This paper aims to present a new physically inspired meta-heuristic algorithm, which is called Plasma Generation Optimization (PGO). To evaluate the performance and capability of the proposed method in compari...
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Purpose This paper aims to present a new physically inspired meta-heuristic algorithm, which is called Plasma Generation Optimization (PGO). To evaluate the performance and capability of the proposed method in comparison to other optimization methods, two sets of test problems consisting of 13 constrained benchmark functions and 6 benchmark trusses are investigated numerically. The results indicate that the performance of the proposed method is competitive with other considered state-of-the-art optimization methods. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, a new physically-based metaheuristic algorithm called plasma generation optimization (PGO) algorithm is developed for solving constrained optimization problems. PGO is a population-based optimizer inspired by the process of plasma generation. In the proposed algorithm, each agent is considered as an electron. Movement of electrons and changing their energy levels are based on simulating excitation, de-excitation and ionization processes occurring through the plasma generation. In the proposed PGO, the global optimum is obtained when plasma is generated with the highest degree of ionization. Findings A new physically-based metaheuristic algorithm called the PGO algorithm is developed that is inspired from the process of plasma generation. Originality/value The results indicate that the performance of the proposed method is competitive with other state-of-the-art methods.
INTRODUCTION: The teaching-learning based optimization (TLBO) algorithm is a recently developed algorithm. The proposed work presents a design of a master-slave TLBO algorithm. OBJECTIVES: This research aims to design...
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INTRODUCTION: The teaching-learning based optimization (TLBO) algorithm is a recently developed algorithm. The proposed work presents a design of a master-slave TLBO algorithm. OBJECTIVES: This research aims to design a master-slave TLBO algorithm to improve its performance and system utilization for CEC2006 single-objective benchmarkfunctions. METHODS: The proposed approach implemented using OpenMP and CUDA C, a hybrid programming approach to enhance the utilization of the system's computational resources. The device utilization and performance of the proposed approach evaluated using CEC2006 benchmarkfunctions. RESULTS: The proposed approach obtains best results in significantly reduced time for CEC2006 benchmarkfunctions. The maximum speed-up achieved is 30.14X. The average GPGPU utilization is 90% and the average utilization of logical processors is more than 90%. CONCLUSION: The master-slave TLBO algorithm improves the utilization of computational resources significantly and obtains the best results for CEC2006 benchmarkfunctions.
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