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New Coronavirus Optimization Algorithm Achieves Top Rank in Benchmarks

Researchers have developed the Coronavirus Optimization Algorithm (COA), a novel evolutionary framework inspired by SARS-CoV-2 mechanisms for global optimization tasks. This algorithm maps biological processes to search operators, incorporating elements like elite-guided attraction and adaptive parameter variation. COA was evaluated against 15 other optimizers on 29 benchmark functions, achieving the best overall Friedman rank and demonstrating strong performance, particularly on composition functions. AI

IMPACT This novel optimization algorithm, inspired by biological mechanisms, could offer new approaches for complex problem-solving in various computational fields.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a research paper detailing a new algorithm.

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New Coronavirus Optimization Algorithm Achieves Top Rank in Benchmarks

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Hari Mohan Pandey ·

    Coronavirus Optimization Algorithm: A Success-History Adaptive Evolutionary Framework with Archive-Assisted Search and Stagnation Recovery for Global Optimization

    arXiv:2608.23847v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This paper proposes the Coronavirus Optimization Algorithm (COA), a SARS-CoV-2-inspired success-history adaptive evolutionary optimizer for box-constrained continuous global optimization. COA does not model disease transmission; i…

  2. arXiv cs.NE (Neural & Evolutionary) TIER_1 English(EN) · Hari Mohan Pandey ·

    Coronavirus Optimization Algorithm: A Success-History Adaptive Evolutionary Framework with Archive-Assisted Search and Stagnation Recovery for Global Optimization

    This paper proposes the Coronavirus Optimization Algorithm (COA), a SARS-CoV-2-inspired success-history adaptive evolutionary optimizer for box-constrained continuous global optimization. COA does not model disease transmission; instead, it maps selected coronavirus mechanisms to…