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3 claims from 2 papers

  1. Computer Science › Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research

    Emperor penguin optimizer: A bio-inspired algorithm for engineering problems

    Dhiman and Kumar · Knowledge-Based Systems · 2018

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    1. UncheckedThe paper states that its proposed penguin-inspired optimisation algorithm gave better results than other well-known metaheuristic algorithms in its experiments.“The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is able to provide better results as compared to the other well-known metaheuristic algorithms.”

  2. Computer Science › Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research

    Tianji’s horse racing optimization (THRO): a new metaheuristic inspired by ancient wisdom and its engineering optimization applications

    Wang, Du, Zhang et al. · Artificial Intelligence Review · 2025

    The paper proposes THRO, a metaheuristic optimiser inspired by the story of Tianji's horse racing, and tests it on benchmark functions, engineering design problems and a damper parameter task.

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    1. Unchecked“For the 29 CEC2017 functions across 10, 30, 50, and 100 dimensions, THRO achieves the slowest Friedman average ranking values among all competing methods, which are 2.052, 2.500, 2.293, and 2.259, respectively.”
    2. UncheckedThe paper reports THRO's average Friedman rank as 1.729 against advanced hybrid optimisers and CEC winners on four CEC benchmark suites.“Additionally, we conduct a comprehensive comparison with several advanced algorithms, including high-performance hybrid optimizers and the CEC winners, across the CEC2014, CEC2017, CEC2020, and CEC2022 suites, where THRO again achieves the slowest Friedman average ranking value of 1.729.”

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