arrow
Return

High-dimensional normalized data profiles for testing derivative-free optimization algorithms

delete2022-07-22
delete3
delete
OA
AI
H
Hassan Musafer *
E
Emre Tokgöz
A
Ausif Mahmood
DOI:10.7717/peerj-cs.960delete
deleteOriginal
deleteShare
deleteSave
View PDF
Abstract

Abstract

En 中文
This article provides a new tool for examining the efficiency and robustness of derivative-free optimization algorithms based on high-dimensional normalized data profiles that test a variety of performance metrics. Unlike the traditional data profiles that examine a single dimension, the proposed data profiles require several dimensions in order to analyze the relative performance of different optimization solutions. To design a use case, we utilize five sequences (solvers) of trigonometric simplex designs that extract different features of non-isometric reflections, as an example to show how various metrics (dimensions) are essential to provide a comprehensive evaluation about a particular solver relative to others. In addition, each designed sequence can rotate the starting simplex through an angle to designate the direction of the simplex. This type of features extraction is applied to each sequence of the triangular simplexes to determine a global minimum for a mathematical problem. To allocate an optimal sequence of trigonometric simplex designs, a linear model is used with the proposed data profiles to examine the convergence rate of the five simplexes. Furthermore, we compare the proposed five simplexes to an optimized version of the Nelder-Mead algorithm known as the Genetic Nelder-Mead algorithm. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed data profiles lead to a better examination of the reliability and robustness for the considered solvers from a more comprehensive perspective than the existing data profiles. Finally, the high-dimensional data profiles reveal that the proposed solvers outperform the genetic solvers for all accuracy tests.
Keywords:
Normalized Data Profiles
Derivative-Free Optimization Algorithms
Nelder-Mead simplex algorithm (1965)
AI Summary

AI Summary

Key information extracted from the uploaded paper, including a brief overview, abstract, background, key highlights, visual analysis, and future outlook.

Journal

PeerJ Computer Science cover
PeerJ Computer Science
IF:
2.5
Papers:
3.4K
Citations:
6.9K

Organization

U
University of Bridgeport
Scholars:
207
Papers: 182
Citations: 0
Q
Quinnipiac University
Scholars:
613
Papers: 570
Citations: 482