Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) has been widely used to solve various types of
optimization problems. An efficient algorithm must have symmetry of information between …

Energy is the most valuable resource in WSN. As the power storage capability of the tiny
WSN is very limited, efficient mechanisms for energy minimization should be implemented to …

The firefly algorithm (FA) has gained widespread attention and has been widely applied
because of its simple structure, few control parameters and easy implementation. As the …

Small file processing in Hadoop is one of the challenging task. The performance of the
Hadoop is quite good when dealing with large files because they require lesser metadata …

The design of energy systems is very important in order to reduce operating costs and
guarantee the reliability of a system. This paper proposes a new algorithm to solve the …

COVID-19 infodemics are intertwined with the dynamic development of the pandemic.
During infodemics, the challenges and difficulties are to reveal the dynamic evolution of …

One of the most important issues related to natural gas is unaccounted for gas. Residential
customers constitute a significant percentage of unaccounted for gas. To estimate the …

Humans have mastered the skill of creativity for many decades. The process of replicating
this mechanism is introduced recently by using neural networks which replicate the …

In view of the shortcomings of existing artificial neural network (ANN) and support vector
regression (SVR) in the application of three-dimensional displacement back analysis …

Node identity authentication is an essential means to ensure the security of the Internet of
Things. Existing blockchain-based IoT node authentication schemes have many problems. A …