Artificial intelligence algorithms in unmanned surface vessel task assignment and path planning: A survey

K Gao, M Gao, M Zhou, Z Ma - Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the complex environment and variable demands, unmanned surface vessel (USV)
task assignment and path planning have received much attention from academia and …

Reinforcement learning-assisted evolutionary algorithm: A survey and research opportunities

Y Song, Y Wu, Y Guo, R Yan, PN Suganthan… - Swarm and Evolutionary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Evolutionary algorithms (EA), a class of stochastic search methods based on the principles
of natural evolution, have received widespread acclaim for their exceptional performance in …

Evolutionary algorithm incorporating reinforcement learning for energy-conscious flexible job-shop scheduling problem with transportation and setup times

G Zhang, S Yan, X Song, D Zhang, S Guo - Engineering Applications of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Flexible job-shop scheduling is considerably important in the modern intelligent
manufacturing factory. In a real job shop, transportation and setup times account for a large …

A cooperative evolutionary algorithm with simulated annealing for integrated scheduling of distributed flexible job shops and distribution

Z Zhang, Y Fu, K Gao, H Zhang, L Wang - Swarm and Evolutionary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Production and distribution are two essential parts in supply chains. An integration of
production and distribution has received amount of attention from both academia and …

Advancements in Q‐learning meta‐heuristic optimization algorithms: A survey

Y Yang, Y Gao, Z Ding, J Wu, S Zhang… - … : Data Mining and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews the integration of Q‐learning with meta‐heuristic algorithms (QLMA) over
the last 20 years, highlighting its success in solving complex optimization problems. We …

A Q-learning memetic algorithm for energy-efficient heterogeneous distributed assembly permutation flowshop scheduling considering priorities

C Luo, W Gong, F Ming, C Lu - Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, 2024 - Elsevier
Most studies on distributed assembly permutation flowshop scheduling do not consider
product priorities and factory heterogeneity. This causes delays in critical products and …

Scheduling Multiobjective Dynamic Surgery Problems via -Learning-Based Meta-Heuristics

H Yu, K Gao, N Wu, MC Zhou… - … on Systems, Man …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work addresses multiobjective dynamic surgery scheduling problems with considering
uncertain setup time and processing time. When dealing with them, researchers have to …

Solving heterogeneous USV scheduling problems by problem-specific knowledge based meta-heuristics with Q-learning

Z Ma, K Gao, H Yu, N Wu - Mathematics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study focuses on the scheduling problem of heterogeneous unmanned surface vehicles
(USVs) with obstacle avoidance pretreatment. The goal is to minimize the overall maximum …

Collaborative Q-learning hyper-heuristic evolutionary algorithm for the production and transportation integrated scheduling of silicon electrodes

R Hu, YF Huang, X Wu, B Qian, L Wang… - Swarm and Evolutionary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Silicon electrodes are widely used in semiconductor etching machines. The periodic
consumption of silicon electrodes has become an important consumable in wafer …

Ensemble meta-heuristics and Q-learning for staff dissatisfaction constrained surgery scheduling and rescheduling

H Yu, K Gao, N Wu, PN Suganthan - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigate the multi-objective surgery scheduling and rescheduling
problems with considering medical staff dissatisfaction and fuzzy surgery time …