A systematic review of the whale optimization algorithm: theoretical foundation, improvements, and hybridizations

MH Nadimi-Shahraki, H Zamani… - … Methods in Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Despite the simplicity of the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) and its success in solving
some optimization problems, it faces many issues. Thus, WOA has attracted scholars' …

Fick's Law Algorithm: A physical law-based algorithm for numerical optimization

FA Hashim, RR Mostafa, AG Hussien, S Mirjalili… - Knowledge-Based …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, many metaheuristic optimization algorithms have been developed to address real-
world issues. In this study, a new physics-based metaheuristic called Fick's law optimization …

Chaotic marine predators algorithm for global optimization of real-world engineering problems

S Kumar, BS Yildiz, P Mehta, N Panagant… - Knowledge-Based …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel metaheuristic called Chaotic Marine Predators Algorithm (CMPA) is proposed and
investigated for the optimization of engineering problems. CMPA integrates the exploration …

Boosting particle swarm optimization by backtracking search algorithm for optimization problems

S Nama, AK Saha, S Chakraborty, AH Gandomi… - Swarm and Evolutionary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Adjusting the search behaviors of swarm-based algorithms during their execution is a
fundamental errand for addressing real-world global optimizing challenges. Along this line …

Red-tailed hawk algorithm for numerical optimization and real-world problems

S Ferahtia, A Houari, H Rezk, A Djerioui… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study suggests a new nature-inspired metaheuristic optimization algorithm called the
red-tailed hawk algorithm (RTH). As a predator, the red-tailed hawk has a hunting strategy …

En-MinWhale: An ensemble approach based on MRMR and Whale optimization for Cancer diagnosis

A Panigrahi, A Pati, B Sahu, MN Das, DSK Nayak… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
According to the WHO, Cancer is a prominent cause of mortality worldwide, accounting for~
10 million fatalities at the end of 2020. The most common types of cancers include Lung …

Hybridizing of whale and moth-flame optimization algorithms to solve diverse scales of optimal power flow problem

MH Nadimi-Shahraki, A Fatahi, H Zamani, S Mirjalili… - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The optimal power flow (OPF) is a practical problem in a power system with complex
characteristics such as a large number of control parameters and also multi-modal and non …

Improved reptile search algorithm by salp swarm algorithm for medical image segmentation

L Abualigah, M Habash, ES Hanandeh… - Journal of bionic …, 2023 - Springer
This study proposes a novel nature-inspired meta-heuristic optimizer based on the Reptile
Search Algorithm combed with Salp Swarm Algorithm for image segmentation using gray …

Binary approaches of quantum-based avian navigation optimizer to select effective features from high-dimensional medical data

MH Nadimi-Shahraki, A Fatahi, H Zamani, S Mirjalili - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many metaheuristic approaches have been developed to select effective features from
different medical datasets in a feasible time. However, most of them cannot scale well to …

Boosting whale optimizer with quasi-oppositional learning and Gaussian barebone for feature selection and COVID-19 image segmentation

J Xing, H Zhao, H Chen, R Deng, L Xiao - Journal of bionic engineering, 2023 - Springer
Whale optimization algorithm (WOA) tends to fall into the local optimum and fails to converge
quickly in solving complex problems. To address the shortcomings, an improved WOA …