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

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Highlights：

• 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.

摘要

•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.

论文关键词：Group teaching,Swarm intelligence,Global optimization,Engineering design

论文评审过程：Received 25 May 2019, Revised 27 October 2019, Accepted 24 January 2020, Available online 27 January 2020, Version of Record 3 February 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2020.113246