Continuous metaheuristics for binary optimization problems: An updated systematic literature review

M Becerra-Rozas, J Lemus-Romani… - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
For years, extensive research has been in the binarization of continuous metaheuristics for
solving binary-domain combinatorial problems. This paper is a continuation of a previous …

Binarization of Metaheuristics: Is the Transfer Function Really Important?

J Lemus-Romani, B Crawford, F Cisternas-Caneo… - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this work, an approach is proposed to solve binary combinatorial problems using
continuous metaheuristics. It focuses on the importance of binarization in the optimization …

Q-learnheuristics: Towards data-driven balanced metaheuristics

B Crawford, R Soto, J Lemus-Romani… - Mathematics, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the central issues that must be resolved for a metaheuristic optimization process to
work well is the dilemma of the balance between exploration and exploitation. The …

A novel learning-based binarization scheme selector for swarm algorithms solving combinatorial problems

J Lemus-Romani, M Becerra-Rozas, B Crawford… - Mathematics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Currently, industry is undergoing an exponential increase in binary-based combinatorial
problems. In this regard, metaheuristics have been a common trend in the field in order to …

Embedded learning approaches in the whale optimizer to solve coverage combinatorial problems

M Becerra-Rozas, F Cisternas-Caneo, B Crawford… - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
When we face real problems using computational resources, we understand that it is
common to find combinatorial problems in binary domains. Moreover, we have to take into …

Swarm-Inspired Computing to Solve Binary Optimization Problems: A Backward Q-Learning Binarization Scheme Selector

M Becerra-Rozas, J Lemus-Romani… - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, continuous metaheuristics have been a trend in solving binary-based
combinatorial problems due to their good results. However, to use this type of …

Chaotic binarization schemes for solving combinatorial optimization problems using continuous metaheuristics

F Cisternas-Caneo, B Crawford, R Soto, G Giachetti… - Mathematics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chaotic maps are sources of randomness formed by a set of rules and chaotic variables.
They have been incorporated into metaheuristics because they improve the balance of …

A Novel Approach to Combinatorial Problems: Binary Growth Optimizer Algorithm

D Leiva, B Ramos-Tapia, B Crawford, R Soto… - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The set-covering problem aims to find the smallest possible set of subsets that cover all the
elements of a larger set. The difficulty of solving the set-covering problem increases as the …

Reinforcement learning based whale optimizer

M Becerra-Rozas, J Lemus-Romani, B Crawford… - … Science and Its …, 2021 - Springer
This work proposes a Reinforcement Learning based optimizer integrating SARSA and
Whale Optimization Algorithm. SARSA determines the binarization operator required during …

A comparison of Learnheuristics using different Reward Functions to solve the Set Covering Problem

B Crawford, R Soto, F Cisternas-Caneo… - … on Optimization and …, 2021 - Springer
The high computational capacity that we have thanks to the new technologies allows us to
communicate two great worlds such as optimization methods and machine learning. The …