Optimisation of water distribution system design is a well-established research field, which
has been extremely productive since the end of the 1980s. Its primary focus is to minimise …

Feature selection problems often appear in the application of data mining, which have been
difficult to handle due to the NP-hard property of these problems. In this study, a simple but …

The state transition algorithm (STA) has been emerging as a novel metaheuristic method for
global optimization over the past few years. In our previous study, the parameter of …

In this study, we consider the multiple traveling salesman problem (MTSP) with multiple
depots, closed paths, and a constraint on the number of cities visited by each traveling …

A simulated annealing (SA) algorithm is an effective method for solving optimization
problems, especially for combinatorial optimization problems. However, SA algorithms rely …

Thresholding plays an important role in image segmentation and image analysis. In this
paper, the normalized histogram of an image is fitted by a linear combined normal …

A recently new intelligent optimization algorithm called discrete state transition algorithm is
considered in this study, for solving unconstrained integer optimization problems. Firstly …

In this paper, five models based on evolutionary algorithms (EAs) are introduced and
compared for the optimization of the design and rehabilitation of water distribution networks …

Theoretical and applied studies of fractional-order PI^ λ λ D^ μ μ (FOPID) controller in many
scientific and engineering fields have shown many advantages compared to the classical …

Abstract Water Distribution Networks (WDN) are present in a large number of industrial
processes and urban centers. Reservoirs, pipes, nodes, loops, and pumps compose WDN …