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The article discusses the Extremal Optimization (EO) algorithm, an optimization method inspired by the Bak-Sneppen self-organized criticality model, where evolution occurs through the elimination of the worst-case components of the system. The modified population version of the algorithm demonstrates a shift away from theoretical principles in favor of practical efficiency, leading to the creation of powerful computational tools.

Many real-world problems, particularly trading ones, are characterized by complex discrete objective function landscapes with multiple local extrema, discontinuities, and non-differentiable regions, making classical gradient-based methods inapplicable. Numerous metaheuristic algorithms have been developed to solve such problems, and each approach has its own advantages and disadvantages in balancing exploration and exploitation of the search space.

Extremal Optimization (EO) is a metaheuristic optimization algorithm inspired by the Bak-Sneppen model. The algorithm was developed by Stefan Boettcher and Allon Percus in 1999 as a method inspired by the concept of self-organized criticality, according to which complex systems naturally evolve toward a critical state where avalanche-like changes of different scales occur. A population-based variant of EO was developed for continuous optimization using iterative population-level updates.

Author: Andrey Dik