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  • Optimization Algorithms
  • Nature-Inspired Computing

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  • Traditional optimization algorithms often struggle with balancing local exploitation and global exploration.
  • Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) excels in exploitation, while Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA) is strong in exploration.
  • Combining these algorithms can potentially create a more robust optimization framework.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel hybrid nature-inspired optimization approach by integrating Mean Gbest Particle Swarm Optimization (MGBPSO) and Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA).
  • To achieve an automatic balance between local and global search capabilities.
  • To evaluate the performance of the proposed MGBPSO-GSA approach on benchmark functions and real-world problems.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a hybrid algorithm, MGBPSO-GSA, by combining the exploitation strengths of MGBPSO with the exploration capabilities of GSA.
  • Tested the algorithm's performance on unimodal, multimodal, and fixed-dimension multimodal benchmark functions.
  • Validated the approach by applying it to the Iris dataset, Heart dataset, and economic dispatch problems, comparing it against existing metaheuristics.

Main Results:

  • The MGBPSO-GSA approach demonstrated a significant capability for automatic balance between local and global search.
  • Empirical results showed that the hybrid approach significantly outperformed several other metaheuristics.
  • Superior performance was observed in terms of solution stability, solution quality, local and global optimum finding, and convergence speed.

Conclusions:

  • The MGBPSO-GSA hybrid algorithm offers a powerful and effective new tool for complex optimization tasks.
  • The integration successfully synthesized the strengths of MGBPSO and GSA, leading to enhanced performance.
  • The approach shows promise for applications in machine learning (datasets) and engineering (economic dispatch).