BIOS: an object-oriented framework for Surrogate-Based Optimization using bio-inspired algorithms

This paper presents BIOS (acronym for Biologically Inspired Optimization System), an object-oriented framework written in C++, aimed at heuristic optimization with a focus on Surrogate-Based Optimization (SBO) and structural problems. The use of SBO to deal with structural optimization has grown considerably in recent years due to the...

Adaptive Structural Optimization Methods

Although the field of structural optimization has undergone substantial growth the last decades, the efficiency of the programs used to generate structurally optimal designs for industrial applications remains questionable. To make matters worse, as structural problems become more complex, e.g. by adding multi-disciplinary optimization targets...