The proposed approach is generic: Though the scope of this paper
is restricted to portfolio of EAs, it is a general framework and
good non-EA (e.g. Efficient Global Optimization algorithm
(EGO) [18]) is also welcome. Experiments have been conducted
on continuous optimization problems in this paper, but there is no
reason why it cannot be applied to discrete optimization problem.
The proposed MultiEA may also be considered as a hyperheuristic
[19].