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8 claims from 4 papers

  1. Computer Science › Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research

    Grey Wolf Optimizer

    Mirjalili, Mirjalili and Lewis · Advances in Engineering Software · 2014

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    1. UncheckedThe Grey Wolf Optimizer algorithm gives results that compare well with other established meta-heuristic optimisation methods.“The results show that the GWO algorithm is able to provide very competitive results compared to these well-known meta-heuristics.”
    2. UncheckedThe paper states that its Grey Wolf Optimizer algorithm works on hard engineering problems where the search space is not known in advance.“The results of the classical engineering design problems and real application prove that the proposed algorithm is applicable to challenging problems with unknown search spaces.”
  2. Computer Science › Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research

    Lévy flight distribution: A new metaheuristic algorithm for solving engineering optimization problems

    Houssein, Saad, Hashim, Shaban and Hassaballah · Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence · 2020

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    1. UncheckedIn statistical simulations, the Lévy flight distribution (LFD) algorithm performed better than nine well-known metaheuristic algorithms in most tests.“The statistical simulation results revealed that the LFD algorithm provides better results with superior performance in most tests compared to several well-known metaheuristic algorithms such as simulated annealing (SA), differential evolution (DE), particle swarm optimization (PSO), elephant herdi…”
    2. UncheckedIn the paper's wireless sensor network simulations, the LFD algorithm reached a coverage rate of up to 43.16%, against up to 40% for A3, EECDS and CDS-Rule K.“Eventually, the LFD algorithm performs successfully achieving a high coverage rate up to 43.16 %, while the A3, EECDS, and CDS-Rule K algorithms achieve low coverage rates up to 40 % based on network sizes used in the simulation experiments.”
  3. Computer Science › Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research

    Poor and rich optimization algorithm: A new human-based and multi populations algorithm

    Moosavi and Bardsiri · Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence · 2019

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    1. UncheckedThe Poor and Rich Optimization (PRO) algorithm performed better than other algorithms on four problems by finding optimal parameter values.“PRO algorithm has had better performance in these four problems by finding optimal values of parameters as compared to other algorithms.”
    2. UncheckedThe authors report that their Poor and Rich Optimization (PRO) algorithm outperformed other algorithms in exploration, exploitation and convergence.“The obtained results confirmed the superiority of PRO in exploration, exploitation and convergence aspects, compared to other algorithms.”
  4. Computer Science › Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research

    Electromagnetic wave propagation algorithm: A novel electromagnetic wave propagation-inspired optimizer for engineering applications

    Abdullah, Alimgeer, Hafeez, Alghamdi, Alsafran and Babar · Ain Shams Engineering Journal · 2025

    The paper proposes EMWPA, an optimisation algorithm inspired by electromagnetic waves, and tests it on 30 benchmark functions and four engineering problems against six established algorithms.

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    1. UncheckedIn tests on 30 benchmark functions, the new EMWPA optimiser had the best average solution in 27 against six existing methods.“Results demonstrate that EMWPA achieved the best average solution in 27 out of 30 benchmark functions compared to existing methods such as ABC, CSA, MVO, SSA, GJO, and PO.”
    2. UncheckedIn a harmonic minimisation task for multilevel inverters, the new EMWPA optimiser reaches convergence 38.91% faster than the PO algorithm.“Notably, EMWPA achieves convergence 38.91% faster than PO, highlighting its computational efficiency and harmonic suppression capability.”

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