From classical to soft computing based watermarking techniques: A comprehensive review

R Singh, M Saraswat, A Ashok, H Mittal… - Future Generation …, 2023 - Elsevier
With evolution of digital technology, it is challenging to protect personal data from access
without consent. Digital watermarking conceals some information as watermark to protect …

A novel meta-heuristic algorithm for solving numerical optimization problems: Ali Baba and the forty thieves

M Braik, MH Ryalat, H Al-Zoubi - Neural Computing and Applications, 2022 - Springer
This paper presents a novel meta-heuristic algorithm called Ali Baba and the forty thieves
(AFT) for solving global optimization problems. Recall the famous tale of Ali Baba and the …

Chaotic vortex search algorithm: metaheuristic algorithm for feature selection

FS Gharehchopogh, I Maleki, ZA Dizaji - Evolutionary Intelligence, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Vortex Search Algorithm (VSA) is a meta-heuristic algorithm that has been
inspired by the vortex phenomenon proposed by Dogan and Olmez in 2015. Like other meta …

A multi-layered gravitational search algorithm for function optimization and real-world problems

Y Wang, S Gao, M Zhou, Y Yu - IEEE/CAA Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A gravitational search algorithm (GSA) uses gravitational force among individuals to evolve
population. Though GSA is an effective population-based algorithm, it exhibits low search …

[HTML][HTML] Transit search: An optimization algorithm based on exoplanet exploration

M Mirrashid, H Naderpour - Results in Control and Optimization, 2022 - Elsevier
In this article, a novel astrophysics-inspired meta-heuristic optimization algorithm, namely
Transit Search (TS) is proposed based on a famous exoplanet exploration method. More …

[HTML][HTML] Circle search algorithm: A geometry-based metaheuristic optimization algorithm

MH Qais, HM Hasanien, RA Turky, S Alghuwainem… - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a novel metaheuristic optimization algorithm inspired by the geometrical
features of circles, called the circle search algorithm (CSA). The circle is the most well …

An aggregative learning gravitational search algorithm with self-adaptive gravitational constants

Z Lei, S Gao, S Gupta, J Cheng, G Yang - Expert Systems with Applications, 2020 - Elsevier
The gravitational search algorithm (GSA) is a meta-heuristic algorithm based on the theory
of Newtonian gravity. This algorithm uses the gravitational forces among individuals to move …

A gravitational search algorithm with hierarchy and distributed framework

Y Wang, S Gao, Y Yu, Z Cai, Z Wang - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Gravitational search algorithm is an effective population-based algorithm. It simulates the
law of gravity to implement the interaction among particles. Although it can effectively …

Gravitational search algorithm: a comprehensive analysis of recent variants

H Mittal, A Tripathi, AC Pandey, R Pal - Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2021 - Springer
Gravitational search algorithm is a nature-inspired algorithm based on the mathematical
modelling of the Newton's law of gravity and motion. In a decade, researchers have …

Toward explicit control between exploration and exploitation in evolutionary algorithms: A case study of differential evolution

Z Cai, X Yang, MC Zhou, ZH Zhan, S Gao - Information Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Exploration and exploitation are two cornerstones of evolutionary algorithms. An appropriate
balance between exploration and exploitation can drive a search process toward global …