Self-adaptive Equilibrium Optimizer for solving global, combinatorial, engineering, and Multi-Objective problems

This paper proposes a self-adaptive Equilibrium Optimizer (self-EO) to perform better global, combinatorial, engineering, and multi-objective optimization problems. The new self-EO algorithm integrates four effective exploring phases, which address the potential shortcomings of the original EO. We v...

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Published in:Expert systems with applications Vol. 195; p. 116552
Main Authors: Houssein, Essam H., Çelik, Emre, Mahdy, Mohamed A., Ghoniem, Rania M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2022
Elsevier BV
Subjects:
Algorithms
Combinatorial analysis
Combinatorial optimization problems
Engineering design problems
Enhanced Equilibrium Optimizer (self-EO)
Equilibrium Optimizer
Heuristic methods
Metaheuristic algorithms (MAs)
Multi-Objective self-EO (MO-self-EO)
Multiple objective analysis
Optimization
Combinatorial optimization problems
Engineering design problems
Equilibrium Optimizer
Enhanced Equilibrium Optimizer (self-EO)
Metaheuristic algorithms (MAs)
Multi-Objective self-EO (MO-self-EO)
ISSN:0957-4174, 1873-6793
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Summary:This paper proposes a self-adaptive Equilibrium Optimizer (self-EO) to perform better global, combinatorial, engineering, and multi-objective optimization problems. The new self-EO algorithm integrates four effective exploring phases, which address the potential shortcomings of the original EO. We validate the performances of the proposed algorithm over a large spectrum of optimization problems, i.e., ten functions of the CEC’20 benchmark, three engineering optimization problems, two combinatorial optimization problems, and three multi-objective problems. We compare the self-EO results to those obtained with nine other metaheuristic algorithms (MAs), including the original EO. We employ different metrics to analyze the results thoroughly. The self-EO analyses suggest that the self-EO algorithm has a greater ability to locate the optimal region, a better trade-off between exploring and exploiting mechanisms, and a faster convergence rate to (near)-optimal solutions than other algorithms. Indeed, the self-EO algorithm reaches better results than the other algorithms for most of the tested functions. •An enhanced algorithm called the self-EO that employs three strategies is proposed.•Self-EO efficiency and performance are verified on several benchmarks.•CEC’20 suite and 3 engineering problems are used for algorithm validation.•Two combinatorial problems, and ten CEC’20 multi-objective problems are solved.•Self-EO performance is analyzed with many metrics and compared to 30 algorithms.
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ISSN:0957-4174
1873-6793
DOI:10.1016/j.eswa.2022.116552