This paper presents a new, robust and very efficient metaheuristic optimization algorithm, called Circle Inspired Optimization Algorithm (CIOA), for solving constrained unconstrained engineering problems. The inspiration the proposed algorithm consists of well-known formulations trigonometric circle. CIOA is compared with five other famous algorithms in ten benchmark function problems, real-wor...

Optimization is being increasing applied to engineering design problems throughout the world. iSIGHT is a generic engineering design environment that provides engineers with an optimization toolkit of leading optimization algorithms and an optimization advisor to solve their optimization needs. This paper focuses on the key role played by the toolkit’s genetic algorithm in providing a robust, g...

Reliable, risk-averse design of complex engineering systems with optimized performance requires dealing uncertainties. A conventional approach is to add safety margins a that was obtained from deterministic optimization. Safer designs require appropriate cost and constraint function definitions capture the risk associated unwanted system behavior in presence The paper proposes two notions certi...