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license: GPL-3.0-only
title: 'EMNA: Estimation of Multivariate Normal Algorithm'
version: 0.1.0
doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.EMNA
abstract: Implements the Estimation of Multivariate Normal Algorithm (EMNA), an Estimation
  of Distribution Algorithm (EDA) for continuous optimization problems. The method
  iteratively selects the best individuals from a population, estimates the multivariate
  normal distribution of these selected individuals, and generates new candidate solutions
  by sampling from the estimated distribution. This process allows the probability
  model to adapt toward promising regions of the search space. The implementation
  includes an option to slow down convergence, along with an optional explicit exploration
  strategy for population initialization. This explicit exploration strategy is described
  in Salinas-Gutierrez and Muñoz-Zavala (2023) <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2023.110230>.
authors:
- family-names: Salinas Gutiérrez
  given-names: Rogelio
  email: rogelio.salinas@edu.uaa.mx
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1669-4460
- family-names: Segoviano Baltazar
  given-names: Manuel Alonso
  email: al350803@edu.uaa.mx
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1494-7472
- family-names: Aguilar Payares
  given-names: Jhon Daniel
  email: al604586@edu.uaa.mx
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6509-4486
- family-names: Alto
  given-names: Juan Alberto
  name-particle: Dávila del
  email: al281477@edu.uaa.mx
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2798-6251
- family-names: Jauregui Carranza
  given-names: Jonathan Michell
  email: al226846@edu.uaa.mx
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2688-8065
- family-names: Macias Ruelas
  given-names: Hiram Efraim
  email: al315982@edu.uaa.mx
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3847-159X
- family-names: Morales Gutiérrez
  given-names: Byron Axel
  email: al347107@edu.uaa.mx
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3446-3830
- family-names: Nieto Guerrero
  given-names: María Fernanda
  email: al243497@edu.uaa.mx
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1738-1733
- family-names: Montoya Calzada
  given-names: Pedro Abraham
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3497-210X
repository: https://cran.r-universe.dev
commit: 02f1e7339e49b89b88bbb4b0ccda75835ea84c3d
date-released: '2026-11-13'
contact:
- family-names: Salinas Gutiérrez
  given-names: Rogelio
  email: rogelio.salinas@edu.uaa.mx
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1669-4460