In this paper, a review of Metaheuristic Optimization Techniques (MOT) which are currently
in use for optimization in a vast range of problems, is presented. MOT are known for their …

Most of the optimization problems encountered in the real world are discrete type which
involves decision variables defined in the discrete search space. Binary optimization …

Harris hawks optimization (HHO) is one of the leading optimization approaches due to its
efficacy and multi-choice structure with time-varying components. The HHO has been …

The built environment is a significant contributor to global energy consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions. Advancements in the adoption of environmentally friendly …

Recently, with the rapid increase in the number of web services, QoS-aware Web Service
Composition (QWSC) has become a popular topic in both industry and academia. Meta …

Currently, with the rapid development and broad application of cloud computing technology,
companies tend to use cloud services to build their applications or business systems …

Quality of Service (QoS)-aware service composition plays an increasingly important role in
various computational paradigms and delivery models, predominantly cloud computing. The …

The rapid growing number of web services has posed new challenges for service
composition computing. How to combine services that meet the needs of users in the least …

In the context of the recent emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), human users and IoT-
based services are interacting via physical effects, such as light and sound. Therefore, it is …

(SaaS) platform where the software can be reused and applied to fulfill complicated user
demands according to specific Quality of Services (QoS) constraints. The user requirements …