Simulation optimization: A review and exploration in the new era of cloud computing and big data

J Xu, E Huang, CH Chen, LH Lee - Asia-Pacific Journal of …, 2015 - World Scientific
Recent advances in simulation optimization research and explosive growth in computing
power have made it possible to optimize complex stochastic systems that are otherwise …

Simulation optimization in the era of Industrial 4.0 and the Industrial Internet

J Xu, E Huang, L Hsieh, LH Lee, QS Jia… - Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Simulation is an established tool for predicting and evaluating the performance of complex
stochastic systems that are analytically intractable. Recent research in simulation …

MO2TOS: Multi-Fidelity Optimization with Ordinal Transformation and Optimal Sampling

J Xu, S Zhang, E Huang, CH Chen… - Asia-Pacific Journal of …, 2016 - World Scientific
Simulation optimization can be used to solve many complex optimization problems in
automation applications such as job scheduling and inventory control. We propose a new …

Strategy optimization for range gate pull-off track-deception jamming under black-box circumstance

Y Wang, T Zhang, L Kong, Z Ma - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we study the strategy optimization problem of black-box range gate pull-off
(RGPO) jamming. In the black-box RGPO jamming, the jammer does not have extensive …

Optimal computing budget allocation for particle swarm optimization in stochastic optimization

S Zhang, J Xu, LH Lee, EP Chew… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is a popular metaheuristic for deterministic optimization.
Originated in the interpretations of the movement of individuals in a bird flock or fish school …

A simulation budget allocation procedure for enhancing the efficiency of optimal subset selection

S Zhang, LH Lee, EP Chew, J Xu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Selecting the optimal subset is highly beneficial to numerous developments in simulation
optimization. This paper studies the problem of maximizing the probability of correctly …

Robust ranking and selection with optimal computing budget allocation

S Gao, H **ao, E Zhou, W Chen - Automatica, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, we consider the ranking and selection (R&S) problem with input uncertainty. It
seeks to maximize the probability of correct selection (PCS) for the best design under a fixed …

Dynamic sample selection for federated learning with heterogeneous data in fog computing

L Cai, D Lin, J Zhang, S Yu - ICC 2020-2020 IEEE International …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Federated learning is a state-of-the-art technology used in the fog computing, which allows
distributed learning to train cross-device data while achieving efficient performance. Many …

Efficient estimation of a risk measure requiring two-stage simulation optimization

T Wang, J Xu, JQ Hu, CH Chen - European Journal of Operational …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper is concerned with the efficient estimation of the risk measure of a system where
the estimation requires solving a two-stage simulation optimization problem. The first stage …

Efficient multi-fidelity simulation optimization

J Xu, S Zhang, E Huang, CH Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Simulation models of different fidelity levels are often available for a complex system. High-
fidelity simulations are accurate but time-consuming. Therefore, they can only be applied to …