Firefly algorithm is one of the well-known swarm-based algorithms which gained popularity
within a short time and has different applications. It is easy to understand and implement …

Firefly algorithm is a nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm inspired by the flashing
behavior of fireflies. It is originally proposed for continuous problems. However, due to its …

This review explores the avenues for the application of meta-heuristics in sports. The
necessity of sophisticated algorithms to investigate different NP hard problems encountered …

Modeling and analyzing the sports equipment for injury prevention, reduction in cost, and
performance enhancement have gained considerable attention in the sports engineering …

This research aims at enhancing the performance of scale-model scooter decks by
investigating various architected cellular metamaterial and bio-inspired core structure …

Computationally expensive multiobjective optimization problems are difficult to solve using
solely evolutionary algorithms (EAs) and require surrogate models, such as the Kriging …

In this work, damping properties of bending viscoelastic thin structures are enhanced by
topology optimization. Homogeneous linear viscoelastic plates are optimized and compared …

Due to the improvements associated with our modern lifestyle, both personal preferences
and commercial market value should be considered when undertaking the challenge of new …

This paper gives attention to multi-objective optimization in scenarios where objective
function evaluation is expensive, that is, expensive multi-objective optimization. We firstly …

Prey predator algorithm is a population based metaheuristic algorithm inspired by the
interaction between a predator and its prey. In the algorithm, a solution with a better …