Credit risk assessment is at the core of modern economies. Traditionally, it is measured by
statistical methods and manual auditing. Recent advances in financial artificial intelligence …

Structural engineering is focused on the safe and efficient design of infrastructure. Projects
can range in size and complexity, many requiring massive amounts of materials and …

In recent years, several metaheuristic algorithms have been introduced in engineering and
scientific fields to address real-life optimization problems. In this study, a novel nature …

This study presents the analysis and principle of an innovative optimizer named weIghted
meaN oF vectOrs (INFO) to optimize different problems. INFO is a modified weight mean …

This paper proposes an efficient optimization algorithm based on the physical phenomenon
of rime-ice, called the RIME. The RIME algorithm implements the exploration and …

In this paper, a new metaheuristic algorithm called the Coati Optimization Algorithm (COA) is
introduced, which mimics coati behavior in nature. The fundamental idea of COA is the …

The whale optimization algorithm (WOA) is a prominent problem solver which is broadly
applied to solve NP-hard problems such as feature selection. However, it and most of its …

The optimization field suffers from the metaphor-based “pseudo-novel” or “fancy” optimizers.
Most of these cliché methods mimic animals' searching trends and possess a small …

This paper focuses on the study of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) X-ray image
segmentation technology. We present a new multilevel image segmentation method based …

This paper proposes a new stochastic optimizer called the Colony Predation Algorithm
(CPA) based on the corporate predation of animals in nature. CPA utilizes a mathematical …