A Framework for Adapting Population-Based and Heuristic Algorithms for Dynamic Optimization Problems

Adapting Genetic Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems in Dynamic Environments

Combinatorial optimization problems (COPs) have a wide range of applications in engineering, operation research, and social sciences. Moreover, as real-time information and communication systems become increasingly available and the processing of real-time data becomes increasingly affordable, new versions of highly dynamic real-world applications are created. In such applications, information ...

Population-based heuristic algorithms for continuous and mixed discrete-continuous optimization problems

a framework for identifying and prioritizing factors affecting customers’ online shopping behavior in iran

the purpose of this study is identifying effective factors which make customers shop online in iran and investigating the importance of discovered factors in online customers’ decision. in the identifying phase, to discover the factors affecting online shopping behavior of customers in iran, the derived reference model summarizing antecedents of online shopping proposed by change et al. was us...

diagnostic and developmental potentials of dynamic assessment for writing skill

این پایان نامه بدنبال بررسی کاربرد ارزیابی مستمر در یک محیط یادگیری زبان دوم از طریق طرح چهار سوال تحقیق زیر بود: (1) درک توانایی های فراگیران زمانیکه که از طریق برآورد عملکرد مستقل آنها امکان پذیر نباشد اما در طول جلسات ارزیابی مستمر مشخص شوند; (2) امکان تقویت توانایی های فراگیران از طریق ارزیابی مستمر; (3) سودمندی ارزیابی مستمر در هدایت آموزش فردی به سمتی که به منطقه ی تقریبی رشد افراد حساس ا...

Clustering and Memory-based Parent-Child Swarm Meta-heuristic Algorithm for Dynamic Optimization

So far, various optimization methods have been proposed, and swarm intelligence algorithms have gathered a lot of attention by academia. However, most of the recent optimization problems in the real world have a dynamic nature. Thus, an optimization algorithm is required to solve the problems in dynamic environments well. In this paper, a novel collective optimization algorithm, namely the Clus...

Improved teaching–learning-based and JAYA optimization algorithms for solving flexible flow shop scheduling problems

Flexible flow shop (or a hybrid flow shop) scheduling problem is an extension of classical flow shop scheduling problem. In a simple flow shop configuration, a job having ‘g’ operations is performed on ‘g’ operation centres (stages) with each stage having only one machine. If any stage contains more than one machine for providing alternate processing facility, then the problem...