Grenade explosion method—a novel tool for optimization of multimodal functions

A Ahrari, AA Atai - Applied Soft Computing, 2010 - Elsevier
This work presents a new optimization technique called Grenade Explosion Method (GEM).
The fundamental concepts and ideas which underlie the method are fully explained. It is …

GEM: a novel evolutionary optimization method with improved neighborhood search

A Ahrari, M Shariat-Panahi, AA Atai - Applied Mathematics and …, 2009 - Elsevier
A new optimization technique called Grenade Explosion Method (GEM) is introduced and its
underlying ideas, including the concept of Optimal Search Direction (OSD), are elaborated …

[HTML][HTML] NetGAP: A graph grammar approach for concept design of networked platforms with extra-functional requirements

RS de Moraes, S Nadjm-Tehrani - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2024 - Elsevier
During the concept design of complex networked systems, concept developers have to
ensure that the choice of hardware modules and the topology of the target platform will …

A quantum-inspired vortex search algorithm with application to function optimization

P Li, Y Zhao - Natural Computing, 2019 - Springer
The vortex search is proposed as a new optimization algorithm recently. This algorithm has
the advantages of simple operation and strong search capabilities. By introducing quantum …

Planning UMTS base station location using genetic algorithm with a dynamic trade-off parameter

M Gabli, EM Jaara, EB Mermri - … NETYS 2013, Marrakech, Morocco, May 2 …, 2013 - Springer
In this paper, we address the problem of planning the universal mobile telecommunication
system (UMTS) base stations location for uplink direction. The objective is to maximize the …

A possibilistic approach to UMTS base-station location problem

M Gabli, EM Jaara, EB Mermri - Soft Computing, 2016 - Springer
In this paper, we address the problem of planning the universal mobile telecommunication
system base stations location for uplink direction. The objective is to maximize the total traffic …

Controller design for multivariable nonlinear control systems based on gradient-based ant colony optimisation

M Eftekhari, M Eftekhari - International Journal of Modelling …, 2016 - inderscienceonline.com
In the present study, a swarm intelligent algorithm called gradient-based continuous ant
colony optimisation (GCACO) was utilised for controller design in multi-variable nonlinear …

An effective hybrid PSO-based algorithm for planning UMTS terrestrial access networks

SM Hashemi, M Rezapour, A Moradi - Engineering Optimization, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, an effective hybrid algorithm based on Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) is
proposed for planning UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) access …

Algorithmic approaches for network design with facility location: A survey

M Rezapour - AUT Journal of Mathematics and Computing, 2022 - ajmc.aut.ac.ir
We consider a family of problems that combine network design and facility location. Such
problems arise in many practical applications in different fields such as telecommunications …

A dynamic genetic algorithm approach to the problem of UMTS network assignment

M Gabli, S Dahmani, EB Mermri, A Serghini - Networked Systems: 5th …, 2017 - Springer
The problem of the universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) network assignment
is divided into two assignment sub-problems: the assignment of a set of Nodes Bs to a set of …