Circle-Inspired Optimization Algorithm (CIOA) is a metaheuristic optimization algorithm.

Developed by: Otávio Augusto Peter de Souza (otavio.souza@ufrgs.br)
              Letícia Fleck Fadel Miguel (letffm@ufrgs.br)

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Postgraduate Program in Civil Engineering (PPGEC)

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Algorithm Published in SoftwareX Journal.

Title of the published article:
CIOA: Circle-Inspired Optimization Algorithm, an Algorithm for Engineering Optimization
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2022.101192

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Paper Published in: SoftwareX
                    de Souza, O.A.P., and Miguel, L.F.F. (2022).
                    CIOA: Circle-Inspired Optimization Algorithm,
                    an Algorithm for Engineering Optimization.
                    SoftwareX, Volume 19, July 2022, 101192
                    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2022.101192

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More details can be seen at:
de Souza, OAP. Elaboração de um Algoritmo de Otimização Aplicado à Engenharia Estrutural: Circle-Inspired
Optimization Algorithm (CIOA). Dissertation (Master in Civil Engineering). Postgraduate Program in Civil
Engineering (PPGEC), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. 2021

Available in:
https://lume.ufrgs.br/handle/10183/221623

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