Group teaching optimization algorithm: A novel metaheuristic method for solving global optimization problems

• Published in: Expert systems with applications Vol. 148; p. 113246
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yiying, Jin, Zhigang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Ltd 15.06.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Algorithms; Computer simulation; Criteria; Design engineering; Design optimization; Engineering design; Global optimization; Group teaching; Heuristic methods; Optimization algorithms; Optimization techniques; Parameters; Swarm intelligence; Teachers; Teaching; Engineering design; Group teaching; Global optimization; Swarm intelligence

•A new classification method for metaheuristic algorithms is presented.•Group teaching optimization algorithm is proposed for global optimization.•Group teaching optimization algorithm is inspired by group teaching.•Experiments show that the proposed method outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms. I...