Halfway Escape Optimization: A Quantum-Inspired Solution for General Optimization Problems
This addresses optimization challenges across domains, but appears incremental as it builds on existing quantum-inspired methods.
The paper proposes Halfway Escape Optimization (HEO), a quantum-inspired metaheuristic for general optimization problems, and evaluates it against algorithms like PSO and GA on 14 benchmark functions and real-world applications, achieving higher accuracy in classification tasks.
This paper first proposes the Halfway Escape Optimization (HEO) algorithm, a quantum-inspired metaheuristic designed to address general optimization problems. The HEO mimics the effects between quantum such as tunneling, entanglement. After the introduction to the HEO mechansims, the study presents a comprehensive evaluation of HEO's performance against extensively-used optimization algorithms, including Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Genetic Algorithm (GA), Artificial Fish Swarm Algorithm (AFSA), Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO), and Quantum behaved Particle Swarm Optimization (QPSO). The primary analysis encompasses 14 benchmark functions with dimension 30, demonstrating HEO's effectiveness and adaptability in navigating general optimization problems. The test of HEO in Pressure Vessel Design and Tubular Column Design also infers its feasibility and potential in real-time applications. Further validation of HEO in Osmancik-97 and Cammeo Rice Classification achieves a higher accuracy record.