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  • Computational Intelligence
  • Optimization Algorithms
  • Metaheuristic Computing

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  • Existing metaheuristic algorithms, including the Competitive Swarm Optimizer (CSO), face challenges in maintaining swarm diversity and balancing exploration-exploitation.
  • Effective optimization is crucial for solving complex problems, particularly in high-dimensional statistical modeling and experimental design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel enhancement to the Competitive Swarm Optimizer (CSO) called CSO with Mutated Agents (CSO-MA).
  • To improve swarm diversity and space exploration capabilities of the CSO algorithm.
  • To demonstrate the effectiveness of CSO-MA in solving high-dimensional optimal design problems and compare its performance against other state-of-the-art algorithms.

Main Methods:

  • The proposed CSO-MA algorithm mutates 'loser' particles within the swarm to enhance diversity and exploration.
  • A selection mechanism is implemented to ensure that exploration in promising areas is not hindered.
  • Performance is evaluated through simulations against CSO, other swarm-based algorithms, and the Cuckoo search algorithm.

Main Results:

  • CSO-MA demonstrates a superior exploration-exploitation balance compared to the original CSO.
  • CSO-MA generally outperforms CSO and other swarm-based algorithms, as well as the Cuckoo search algorithm.
  • The algorithm successfully addressed a high-dimensional optimal design problem where other swarm algorithms failed.

Conclusions:

  • CSO-MA is a robust and effective optimization tool that enhances swarm diversity and exploration.
  • The algorithm offers a general-purpose solution applicable to various optimal design problems, including those for nonlinear models.
  • CSO-MA provides a competitive alternative to existing metaheuristic algorithms without significantly increasing computational cost.