This paper thoroughly reviews and analyzes the main characteristics and application
portfolio of the so-called Harmony Search algorithm, a meta-heuristic approach that has …

This article presents the significance of efficient hybrid heuristic search algorithm (HS-PABC)
based on Harmony search algorithm (HSA) and particle artificial bee colony algorithm …

Abstract Local Positioning Systems (LPS) are supposing an attractive research topic over
the last few years. LPS are ad-hoc deployments of wireless sensor networks for particularly …

In this paper, we develop a novel integer programming model for the transportation problem
of a consolidation network where a set of vehicles are used to transport goods from …

The paper herein presents green p‐median problem (GMP) which uses the adaptive type‐2
neural network for the processing of environmental and sociological parameters including …

Local Positioning Systems (LPS) have become an active field of research in the last few
years. Their application in harsh environments for high-demanded accuracy applications is …

Nature-Inspired Computing: Physics and Chemistry-Based Algorithms provides a
comprehensive introduction to the methodologies and algorithms in nature-inspired …

The use of intelligent optimization systems has been a major topic of research in the last few
years for improving the existing urban infrastructure, the traffic optimization and the mobility …

In this paper, we tackle the joint optimization of the network topology and the optimal
location of distributed renewable energy resources in a Microgrid (MG). The MG network …

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