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Advances in Evolutionary Computation and Applications
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Advances in Evolutionary Computation and Applications

A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "Computational and Applied Mathematics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2024) | Viewed by 1761

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Dhananjay R. Thiruvady

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School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3125, Australia
Interests: optimisation; metaheuristics; swarm intelligence
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Dr. Su Nguyen

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Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
Interests: optimisation; analytics; evolutionary computation
Dr. Yuan Sun

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Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC 3086, Australia
Interests: operations research; metaheuristics; artificial intelligence; machine learning

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, evolutionary computation has been a proven approach for combinatorial optimisation. From the efficient modelling of several theoretical and applied problems to efficient incomplete search, evolutionary computation is at the forefront of AI-based optimisation. Moreover, the wide applicability of evolutionary computational methods, especially to real-world problems, demonstrates the need for the continued advancement of this field of research.

This Special Issue aims to bring together recent advances in evolutionary computation, with an emphasis on the application of evolutionary optimisation methods to real-world problems, the integration of evolutionary computation with methods from AI and operations research, and improving evolutionary computation via machine learning.

Areas of interest for this Special Issue include (but are not limited to):

  • Theoretical and applied studies in evolutionary computation;
  • Combining methods from operations research and evolutionary computation (metaheuristics);
  • Enhancing evolutionary computational methods via machine learning;
  • Applications to real-world and industrial problems;
  • Large-scale evolutionary computation.

Dr. Dhananjay R. Thiruvady
Dr. Su Nguyen
Dr. Yuan Sun
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • evolutionary algorithms
  • genetic algorithms
  • metaheuristics
  • multi-objective optimisation
  • scheduling
  • logistics
  • machine learning
  • large-scale optimisation

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Multi-Objective Optimization in Support of Life-Cycle Cost-Performance-Based Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
by Ali Sabbaghzade Feriz, Hesam Varaee and Mohammad Reza Ghasemi
Mathematics 2024, 12(13), 2008; https://doi.org/10.3390/math12132008 - 28 Jun 2024
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Surveys on the optimum seismic design of structures reveal that many investigations focus on minimizing initial costs while satisfying performance constraints. Although reducing initial costs while complying with earthquake design codes significantly ensures occupant safety, it may still cause considerable economic losses and [...] Read more.
Surveys on the optimum seismic design of structures reveal that many investigations focus on minimizing initial costs while satisfying performance constraints. Although reducing initial costs while complying with earthquake design codes significantly ensures occupant safety, it may still cause considerable economic losses and fatalities. Therefore, calculating potential earthquake damages over the structure’s lifetime is essential from an optimal Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) design perspective. LCC analysis evaluates economic feasibility, including construction, operation, occupancy, maintenance, and end-of-life costs. The population-based, meta-heuristic Ideal Gas Molecular Movement (IGMM) algorithm has proven effective in solving highly nonlinear mono- and multi-objective engineering problems. This paper investigates the LCC-based mono- and multi-objective optimum design of a 3D four-story concrete building structure using the Endurance Time (ET) method, which is employed for its efficiency in estimating structural responses under varying seismic hazard levels. The novelty of this work lies in integrating the ET method with the IGMM algorithm to comprehensively address both economic and performance criteria in seismic design. The results indicate that the proposed technique significantly reduces minor injury costs, rental costs, and income costs by 22%, 16%, and 16%, respectively, achieving a total reduction of 10% in all structural Life-Cycle Costs, which is considered significant. Full article
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An Adaptive Dimension Weighting Spherical Evolution to Solve Continuous Optimization Problems
by Yifei Yang, Sichen Tao, Shibo Dong, Masahiro Nomura and Zheng Tang
Mathematics 2023, 11(17), 3733; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11173733 - 30 Aug 2023
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The spherical evolution algorithm (SE) is a unique algorithm proposed in recent years and widely applied to new energy optimization problems with notable achievements. However, the existing improvements based on SE are deemed insufficient due to the challenges arising from the multiple choices [...] Read more.
The spherical evolution algorithm (SE) is a unique algorithm proposed in recent years and widely applied to new energy optimization problems with notable achievements. However, the existing improvements based on SE are deemed insufficient due to the challenges arising from the multiple choices of operators and the utilization of a spherical search method. In this paper, we introduce an enhancement method that incorporates weights in individuals’ dimensions that are affected by individual fitness during the iteration process, aiming to improve SE by adaptively balancing the tradeoff between exploitation and exploration during convergence. This is achieved by reducing the randomness of dimension selection and enhancing the retention of historical information in the iterative process of the algorithm. This new SE improvement algorithm is named DWSE. To evaluate the effectiveness of DWSE, in this study, we apply it to the CEC2017 standard test set, the CEC2013 large-scale global optimization test set, and 22 real-world problems from CEC2011. The experimental results substantiate the effectiveness of DWSE in achieving improvement. Full article
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