A survey on applications and variants of the cuckoo search algorithm

M Shehab, AT Khader, MA Al-Betar - Applied soft computing, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a comprehensive and exhaustive overview of the cuckoo search
algorithm (CSA). CSA is a metaheuristic swarm-based approach established by Yang and …

Operational research in education

J Johnes - European journal of operational research, 2015 - Elsevier
Operational Research (OR) techniques have been applied, from the early stages of the
discipline, to a wide variety of issues in education. At the government level, these include …

[HTML][HTML] A hybrid Harris Hawks optimizer for economic load dispatch problems

MA Al-Betar, MA Awadallah, SN Makhadmeh… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a hybridized version of the Harris Hawks Optimizer (HHO) with
adaptive-hill-climbing optimizer to tackle economic load dispatch (ELD) problems. ELD is an …

-Hill climbing: an exploratory local search

MA Al-Betar - Neural Computing and Applications, 2017 - Springer
Hill climbing method is an optimization technique that is able to build a search trajectory in
the search space until reaching the local optima. It only accepts the uphill movement which …

Economic load dispatch using memetic sine cosine algorithm

MA Al-Betar, MA Awadallah, RA Zitar… - Journal of Ambient …, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, the economic load dispatch (ELD) problem which is an important problem in
electrical engineering is tackled using a hybrid sine cosine algorithm (SCA) in a form of …

Hybrid snake optimizer algorithm for solving economic load dispatch problem with valve point effect

NA Alawad, BH Abed-alguni, M El-ibini - The Journal of Supercomputing, 2024 - Springer
Snake optimizer (SO) is an optimization algorithm drawn from the reproductive habits of
serpents. It exhibits outstanding effectiveness in solving continuous optimization problems …

A non-convex economic load dispatch using hybrid salp swarm algorithm

MS Alkoffash, MA Awadallah, M Alweshah… - Arabian Journal for …, 2021 - Springer
In this paper, the economic load dispatch (ELD) problem with valve point effect is tackled
using a hybridization between salp swarm algorithm (SSA) as a population-based algorithm …

Tournament-based harmony search algorithm for non-convex economic load dispatch problem

MA Al-Betar, MA Awadallah, AT Khader… - Applied Soft Computing, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a tournament-based harmony search (THS) algorithm for economic
load dispatch (ELD) problem. The THS is an efficient modified version of the harmony …

Gene selection for cancer classification by combining minimum redundancy maximum relevancy and bat-inspired algorithm

OA Alomari, AT Khader, MA Al-Betar… - … Journal of Data …, 2017 - inderscienceonline.com
In this paper, the bat-inspired algorithm (BA) is tolerated to gene selection for cancer
classification using microarray datasets. Microarray data consists of irrelevant, redundant …

A non-convex economic load dispatch problem with valve loading effect using a hybrid grey wolf optimizer

MA Al-Betar, MA Awadallah, MM Krishan - Neural Computing and …, 2020 - Springer
Economic load dispatch (ELD) is a crucial problem in the power system which is tackled by
distributing the required generation power through a set of units to minimize the fuel cost …