A state-of-the-Art review of heuristic and metaheuristic optimization techniques for the management of water resources

V Kumar, SM Yadav - Water supply, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Water resource management is a complex engineering problem, due to the stochastic
nature of inflow, various demands and environmental flow downstream. With the increase in …

A systematic review on bat algorithm: Theoretical foundation, variants, and applications

T Agarwal, V Kumar - Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2022 - Springer
Bat algorithm (BA) is a population-based metaheuristic algorithm inspired by echolocation
behavior of bat. After the development of BA in 2010, it becomes the attention of researchers …

Zoning map for drought prediction using integrated machine learning models with a nomadic people optimization algorithm

S Mohamadi, SS Sammen, F Panahi, M Ehteram… - Natural Hazards, 2020 - Springer
The modelling of drought is of utmost importance for the efficient management of water
resources. This article used the adaptive neuro-fuzzy interface system (ANFIS), multilayer …

A hybrid bat–swarm algorithm for optimizing dam and reservoir operation

ZM Yaseen, MF Allawi, H Karami, M Ehteram… - Neural Computing and …, 2019 - Springer
One of the major challenges and difficulties to generate optimal operation rule for dam and
reservoir operation are how efficient the optimization algorithm to search for the global …

Design of a hybrid ANN multi-objective whale algorithm for suspended sediment load prediction

M Ehteram, AN Ahmed, SD Latif, YF Huang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
There is a need to develop an accurate and reliable model for predicting suspended
sediment load (SSL) because of its complexity and difficulty in practice. This is due to the fact …

Comfort and energy consumption optimization in smart homes using bat algorithm with inertia weight

MRA Malek, NAA Aziz, S Alelyani, M Mohana… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Smart home is a concept that aims to maximize the comfort of occupant while consuming
energy as low as possible. The comfort and energy consumption are contradicting factors in …

Reservoir operation based on evolutionary algorithms and multi-criteria decision-making under climate change and uncertainty

M Ehteram, SF Mousavi, H Karami… - Journal of …, 2018 - iwaponline.com
This study investigated reservoir operation under climate change for a base period (1981–
2000) and future period (2011–2030). Different climate change models, based on A2 …

An integrated model of water resources optimization allocation based on projection pursuit model–Grey wolf optimization method in a transboundary river basin

S Yu, H Lu - Journal of Hydrology, 2018 - Elsevier
Under the effects of global change, water crisis ranks as the top global risk in the future
decade, and water conflict in transboundary river basins as well as the geostrategic …

Optimization of hydropower reservoir operation based on hedging policy using Jaya algorithm

KL Chong, SH Lai, AN Ahmed, WZW Jaafar… - Applied Soft …, 2021 - Elsevier
The production and use of energy from hydropower generation play a vital role in the
economy. Besides, the presence of uncertainty further increases the complexity in optimizing …

Weed optimization algorithm for optimal reservoir operation

HR Asgari, O Bozorg Haddad, M Pazoki… - Journal of Irrigation …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
This study introduces the weed optimization algorithm (WOA) to optimal reservoir operation.
The WOA is a metaheuristic optimization method inspired by weeds' life cycle. The …