A new human-based metaheuristic algorithm for solving optimization problems based on preschool education.

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011-

School Teachers* ; Algorithms*; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Benchmarking ; Computer Simulation ; Engineering

In this paper, with motivation from the No Free Lunch theorem, a new human-based metaheuristic algorithm named Preschool Education Optimization Algorithm (PEOA) is introduced for solving optimization problems. Human activities in the preschool education process are the fundamental inspiration in the design of PEOA. Hence, PEOA is mathematically modeled in three phases: (i) the gradual growth of the preschool teacher's educational influence, (ii) individual knowledge development guided by the teacher, and (iii) individual increase of knowledge and self-awareness. The PEOA's performance in optimization is evaluated using fifty-two standard benchmark functions encompassing unimodal, high-dimensional multimodal, and fixed-dimensional multimodal types, as well as the CEC 2017 test suite. The optimization results show that PEOA has a high ability in exploration-exploitation and can balance them during the search process. To provide a comprehensive analysis, the performance of PEOA is compared against ten well-known metaheuristic algorithms. The simulation results show that the proposed PEOA approach performs better than competing algorithms by providing effective solutions for the benchmark functions and overall ranking as the first-best optimizer. Presenting a statistical analysis of the Wilcoxon signed-rank test shows that PEOA has significant statistical superiority in competition with compared algorithms. Furthermore, the implementation of PEOA in solving twenty-two optimization problems from the CEC 2011 test suite and four engineering design problems illustrates its efficacy in real-world optimization applications.
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Date Created: 20231205 Date Completed: 20231207 Latest Revision: 20231222

20231222

PMC10697988

10.1038/s41598-023-48462-1

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