A Boosted Ensemble Framework with Bio-Inspired Optimization for Multivariate Classification of Structured Data

This study presents a comprehensive machine learning framework that integrates advanced ensemble classifiers with bio-inspired optimization to perform high-accuracy classification of multivariate structured data. The proposed approach is applied to classify countries based on health, demographic, and economic indicators. Specifically, three state-of-the-art boosting models, Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), LightGBM, and Histogram-Based Gradient Boosting, are evaluated for their predictive pe