Accurate high frequency microwave component design usually needs electromagnetic (EM)-based optimizations. In EM-based optimization process, repetitive EM simulations are usually required for different geometrical variables, which makes the optimization computationally expensive. Recently, cognitiondriven EM optimization methods have been presented to improve the ability of escaping the local minima and to accelerate the process of optimization. An overview of recent developments in cognition-driven EM optimization st...