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Bat Algorithm: Literature Review and Applications
Bat algorithm (BA) is a bio-inspired algorithm developed by Yang in 2010 and
BA has been found to be very efficient. As a result, the literature has
expanded significantly in the last 3 years. This paper provides a timely review
of the bat algorithm and its new variants. A wide range of diverse applications
and case studies are also reviewed and summarized briefly here. Further
research topics are also discussed.Comment: 10 page
Chaotic Quantum Double Delta Swarm Algorithm using Chebyshev Maps: Theoretical Foundations, Performance Analyses and Convergence Issues
Quantum Double Delta Swarm (QDDS) Algorithm is a new metaheuristic algorithm
inspired by the convergence mechanism to the center of potential generated
within a single well of a spatially co-located double-delta well setup. It
mimics the wave nature of candidate positions in solution spaces and draws upon
quantum mechanical interpretations much like other quantum-inspired
computational intelligence paradigms. In this work, we introduce a Chebyshev
map driven chaotic perturbation in the optimization phase of the algorithm to
diversify weights placed on contemporary and historical, socially-optimal
agents' solutions. We follow this up with a characterization of solution
quality on a suite of 23 single-objective functions and carry out a comparative
analysis with eight other related nature-inspired approaches. By comparing
solution quality and successful runs over dynamic solution ranges, insights
about the nature of convergence are obtained. A two-tailed t-test establishes
the statistical significance of the solution data whereas Cohen's d and Hedge's
g values provide a measure of effect sizes. We trace the trajectory of the
fittest pseudo-agent over all function evaluations to comment on the dynamics
of the system and prove that the proposed algorithm is theoretically globally
convergent under the assumptions adopted for proofs of other closely-related
random search algorithms.Comment: 27 pages, 4 figures, 19 table
Elephant Search with Deep Learning for Microarray Data Analysis
Even though there is a plethora of research in Microarray gene expression
data analysis, still, it poses challenges for researchers to effectively and
efficiently analyze the large yet complex expression of genes. The feature
(gene) selection method is of paramount importance for understanding the
differences in biological and non-biological variation between samples. In
order to address this problem, a novel elephant search (ES) based optimization
is proposed to select best gene expressions from the large volume of microarray
data. Further, a promising machine learning method is envisioned to leverage
such high dimensional and complex microarray dataset for extracting hidden
patterns inside to make a meaningful prediction and most accurate
classification. In particular, stochastic gradient descent based Deep learning
(DL) with softmax activation function is then used on the reduced features
(genes) for better classification of different samples according to their gene
expression levels. The experiments are carried out on nine most popular Cancer
microarray gene selection datasets, obtained from UCI machine learning
repository. The empirical results obtained by the proposed elephant search
based deep learning (ESDL) approach are compared with most recent published
article for its suitability in future Bioinformatics research.Comment: 12 pages, 5 Tabl
Brain image clustering by wavelet energy and CBSSO optimization algorithm
Previously, the diagnosis of brain abnormality was significantly important in the saving of social and hospital resources. Wavelet energy is known as an effective feature detection which has great efficiency in different utilities. This paper suggests a new method based on wavelet energy to automatically classify magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain images into two groups (normal and abnormal), utilizing support vector machine (SVM) classification based on chaotic binary shark smell optimization (CBSSO) to optimize the SVM weights.
The results of the suggested CBSSO-based KSVM are compared favorably to several other methods in terms of better sensitivity and authenticity. The proposed CAD system can additionally be utilized to categorize the images with various pathological conditions, types, and illness modes
Efficiency Analysis of Swarm Intelligence and Randomization Techniques
Swarm intelligence has becoming a powerful technique in solving design and
scheduling tasks. Metaheuristic algorithms are an integrated part of this
paradigm, and particle swarm optimization is often viewed as an important
landmark. The outstanding performance and efficiency of swarm-based algorithms
inspired many new developments, though mathematical understanding of
metaheuristics remains partly a mystery. In contrast to the classic
deterministic algorithms, metaheuristics such as PSO always use some form of
randomness, and such randomization now employs various techniques. This paper
intends to review and analyze some of the convergence and efficiency associated
with metaheuristics such as firefly algorithm, random walks, and L\'evy
flights. We will discuss how these techniques are used and their implications
for further research.Comment: 10 pages. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with
arXiv:1212.0220, arXiv:1208.0527, arXiv:1003.146
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