in instance-based learning, a training set is given to a classifier for classifying new instances. in practice, not all information in the training set is useful for classifiers. therefore, it is convenient to discard irrelevant instances from the training set. this process is known as instance reduction, which is an important task for classifiers since through this process the time for classif...

global optimization methods play an important role to solve many real-world problems. flower pollination algorithm (fp) is a new nature-inspired algorithm, based on the characteristics of flowering plants. in this paper, a new hybrid optimization method called hybrid flower pollination algorithm (fppso) is proposed. the method combines the standard flower pollination algorithm (fp) with the par...

evolutionary algorithms are some of the most crucial random approaches tosolve the problems, but sometimes generate low quality solutions. on the otherhand, learning automata are adaptive decision-making devices, operating onunknown random environments, so it seems that if evolutionary and learningautomaton based algorithms are operated simultaneously, the quality of results willincrease sharpl...

This article introduces two swarm intelligent algorithms, a group search optimizer (GSO) and an artificial fish swarm algorithm (AFSA). A single intelligent algorithm always has both merits in its specific formulation and deficiencies due to its inherent limitations. Therefore, we propose a mixture of these algorithms to create a new hybrid optimization algorithm known as the group search-artif...

logistic network design is one of the most important strategic decisions in supply chain management that has recently attracted the attention of many researchers. transportation network design is then one of the most important fields of logistic network. this study is concerned with designing a multi-stage and multi-product logistic network. at first, a mixed integer nonlinear programming model...

guiding vehicles to their destination under dynamic traffic conditions is an important topic in the field of intelligent transportation systems (its). nowadays, many complex systems can be controlled by using multi agent systems. adaptation with the current condition is an important feature of the agents. in this research, formulation of dynamic guidance for vehicles has been investigated based...