Abstract Sine Cosine Algorithm (SCA) is a recent meta-heuristic algorithm inspired by the
proprieties of trigonometric sine and cosine functions. Since its introduction by Mirjalili in …

Metaheuristic algorithms are widely used in various fields of optimization engineering.
These algorithms have become popular because of their ability to explore and exploit …

Recently, many intelligent algorithms have been proposed to find the best solution for
complex engineering problems. These algorithms can search volatile and multi-dimensional …

Whale optimization algorithm (WOA), as an advanced optimization algorithm with simple
structure, has been favored by various fields. However, there are some disadvantages of …

The slime mould algorithm is a stochastic optimization algorithm based on the oscillation
mode of nature's slime mould, and it has effective convergence. On the other hand, it gets …

This paper presents a modified version of Manta ray foraging optimizer (MRFO) algorithm to
deal with global optimization and multilevel image segmentation problems. MRFO is a meta …

This paper proposes a modified marine predators algorithm based on quantum theory to
handle the multilevel image segmentation problem. The main aims of using quantum theory …

Enhancing the exploration and exploitation phases of the metaheuristic (MH) optimization
algorithms is the key to avoiding local optima. The Manta ray foraging optimizer is a recently …

Optimization algorithms have made considerable advancements in solving complex
problems with the ability to be applied to innumerable real-world problems. Nevertheless …

Humans take immense pride in their ability to be unpredictably intelligent and despite huge
advances in science over the past century; our understanding about human brain is still far …