Xin Liu¹, Jie Li^1,*, Jianwei Zhao², Bin Cao^2,*, Rongge Yan³, Zhihan Lyu⁴

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.139, No.1, pp. 143-185, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2023.030391

Abstract Most of the neural network architectures are based on human experience, which requires a long and tedious trial-and-error process. Neural architecture search (NAS) attempts to detect effective architectures without human intervention. Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) for NAS can find better solutions than human-designed architectures by exploring a large search space for possible architectures. Using multiobjective EAs for NAS, optimal neural architectures that meet various performance criteria can be explored and discovered efficiently. Furthermore, hardware-accelerated NAS methods can improve the efficiency of the NAS. While existing reviews have mainly focused on different strategies to complete NAS, a few studies have explored the… More > Graphic Abstract

Hasanien K. Kuba¹, Mustafa A. Azzawi², Saad M. Darwish^3,*, Oday A. Hassen⁴, Ansam A. Abdulhussein⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.2, pp. 4119-4133, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.033182

Abstract It is crucial, while using healthcare data, to assess the advantages of data privacy against the possible drawbacks. Data from several sources must be combined for use in many data mining applications. The medical practitioner may use the results of association rule mining performed on this aggregated data to better personalize patient care and implement preventive measures. Historically, numerous heuristics (e.g., greedy search) and metaheuristics-based techniques (e.g., evolutionary algorithm) have been created for the positive association rule in privacy preserving data mining (PPDM). When it comes to connecting seemingly unrelated diseases and drugs, negative association rules may be more informative… More >

Mashar Gencal^1,*, Mustafa Oral²

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.42, No.2, pp. 727-737, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.023018

Abstract Some species of females, e.g., chicken, bird, fish etc., might mate with more than one males. In the mating of these polygamous creatures, there is competition between males as well as among their offspring. Thus, male reproductive success depends on both male competition and sperm rivalry. Inspired by this type of sexual life of roosters with chickens, a novel nature-inspired optimization algorithm called Roosters Algorithm (RA) is proposed. The algorithm was modelled and implemented based on the sexual behavior of roosters. 13 well-known benchmark optimization functions and 10 IEEE CEC 2018 test functions are utilized to compare the performance of… More >

Monday Eze^1,*, Charles Okunbor², Deborah Aleburu³, Olubukola Adekola¹, Ibrahim Ramon⁴, Nneka Richard-Nnabu⁵, Oghenetega Avwokuruaye⁶, Abisola Olayiwola³, Rume Yoro⁷, Esomu Solomon⁸

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.41, No.2, pp. 595-609, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.020835

Abstract This work demonstrates in practical terms the evolutionary concepts and computational applications of Parametric Curves. Specific cases were drawn from higher order parametric Bezier curves of degrees 2 and above. Bezier curves find real life applications in diverse areas of Engineering and Computer Science, such as computer graphics, robotics, animations, virtual reality, among others. Some of the evolutionary issues explored in this work are in the areas of parametric equations derivations, proof of related theorems, first and second order calculus related computations, among others. A Practical case is demonstrated using a graphical design, physical hand sketching, and programmatic implementation of… More >

Yu Xue^1,*, Asma Aouari¹, Romany F. Mansour², Shoubao Su³

Journal of Cyber Security, Vol.3, No.2, pp. 117-124, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jcs.2021.017018

Abstract One of the main problems of machine learning and data mining is to develop a basic model with a few features, to reduce the algorithms involved in classification’s computational complexity. In this paper, the collection of features has an essential importance in the classification process to be able minimize computational time, which decreases data size and increases the precision and effectiveness of specific machine learning activities. Due to its superiority to conventional optimization methods, several metaheuristics have been used to resolve FS issues. This is why hybrid metaheuristics help increase the search and convergence rate of the critical algorithms. A… More >

Yunlong Wang^1,2,3, Xiong Luo^1,2,4,*, Jing Zhang^1,2,3, Zhigang Zhao¹, Jun Zhang⁵

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.26, No.5, pp. 961-971, 2020, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2020.010128

Abstract K-means is a simple and commonly used algorithm, which is widely applied in many fields due to its fast convergence and distinctive performance. In this paper, a novel algorithm is proposed to help K-means jump out of a local optimum on the basis of several ideas from evolutionary computation, through the use of random and evolutionary processes. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is capable of improving the accuracy of K-means and decreasing the SSE of K-means, which indicates that the proposed algorithm can prevent K-means from falling into the local optimum to some extent. More >

Qinqin Fan^1,*, Yilian Zhang², Zhihuan Wang¹

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.26, No.1, pp. 1-12, 2020, DOI:10.31209/2018.100000042

Abstract Weak global exploration capability is one of the primary drawbacks in teaching learning based optimization (TLBO). To enhance the search capability of TLBO, an improved TLBO (ITLBO) is introduced in this study. In ITLBO, a uniform random number is replaced by a normal random number, and a weighted average position of the current population is chosen as the other teacher. The performance of ITLBO is compared with that of five meta-heuristic algorithms on a well-known test suite. Results demonstrate that the average performance of ITLBO is superior to that of the compared algorithms. Finally, ITLBO is employed to estimate parameters… More >

Bin Xu^{1, 2}, Yong Tang¹, Yi Zhu¹, Wenqing Yan¹, Cheng He³, Jin Qi^{1, *}

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.64, No.3, pp. 2031-2042, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.011149

Abstract Manufacturing service composition of the supply side and scheduling of the demand side are two important components of Cloud Manufacturing, which directly affect the quality of Cloud Manufacturing services. However, the previous studies on the two components are carried out independently and thus ignoring the internal relations and mutual constraints. Considering the two components on both sides of the supply and the demand of Cloud Manufacturing services at the same time, a Bilateral Collaborative Optimization Model of Cloud Manufacturing (BCOM-CMfg) is constructed in this paper. In BCOM-CMfg, to solve the manufacturing service scheduling problem on the supply side, a new… More >

Y.S. Lian¹, M.S. Liou²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.8, No.1, pp. 61-72, 2005, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2005.008.061

Abstract This paper focuses on integration of computational methods for design optimization based on data mining and knowledge discovery. We propose to use radial basis function neural networks to analyze the large database generated from evolutionary algorithms and to extract the cause-effect relationship, between the objective functions and the input design variables. The aim is to improve the optimization process by either reducing the computation cost or improving the optimal. Also, it is hoped to provide designers with the salient design pattern about the problem under consideration, from the physics-based simulations. The proposed technique is applied to both academic problems and… More >

G. R. Venkatakrishnan^1,*, R. Rengaraj², S. Salivahanan³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.115, No.1, pp. 25-45, 2018, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2018.115.025

Abstract A new and efficient Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) algorithm is implemented to solve real power economic dispatch (RPED) problems in this paper. The nonlinear RPED problem is one the most important and fundamental optimization problem which reduces the total cost in generating real power without violating the constraints. Conventional methods can solve the ELD problem with good solution quality with assumptions assigned to fuel cost curves without which these methods lead to suboptimal or infeasible solutions. The behavior of grey wolves which is mimicked in the GWO algorithm are leadership hierarchy and hunting mechanism. The leadership hierarchy is simulated using… More >