This book gathers together a set of chapters covering recent development in optimization methods that are inspired by nature. The first group of chapters describes in detail different meta-heuristic algorithms, and shows their applicability using some test or real-world problems. The second part of the book is especially focused on advanced applications and case studies. They span different engineering fields, including mechanical, electrical and civil engineering, and earth/environmental science, and covers topics such as robotics, water management, process optimization, among others. The book covers both basic concepts and advanced issues, offering a timely introduction to nature-inspired optimization method for newcomers and students, and a source of inspiration as well as important practical insights to engineers and researchers.
Part I. Algorithms: 1. Genetic algorithms: A mature bio-inspired optimization technique for difficult problems.- 2. Introduction to Genetic Algorithm with a Simple Analogy.- 3. Interactive genetic algorithm to collect user perceptions. Application to the design of stemmed glasses.- 4. Differential Evolution and its application in Identification of Virus Release Location in a Sewer Line.- 5. Articial Bee Colony Algorithm and An Application to Software Defect Prediction.- 6. Firefly Algorithm and its Applications in Engineering Optimization.- 7. Introduction to Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm and its Sensitivity to the Parameters of the Algorithm.- 8. Groundwater Management using Coupled Analytic Element based Transient Groundwater Flow and Optimization Model.- 9. Investigation of Bacterial Foraging Algorithm applied for PV parameter estimation, Selective harmonic elimination in inverters and optimal power flow for stability.- 10. Application of artificial immune system in Optimal Design of Irrigation Canal.- 11. Biogeography Based Optimization for Water Pump Switching Problem.- 12. Introduction to Invasivel$
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