Primal heuristics have become essential components in mixed integer programming (MIP)
solvers. Extending MIP-based heuristics, our study outlines generic procedures to build …

Cloud computing aims to provide dynamic leasing of server capabilities as scalable
virtualized services to end users. However, data centers hosting cloud applications consume …

This paper proposes an efficient Multi-Start Iterated Local Search for Packing Problems (MS-
ILS-PPs) metaheuristic for Multi-Capacity Bin Packing Problems (MCBPP) and Machine …

The rapid rise in the cloud service adoption reflects the growth of Cloud Data
Centers'(CDCs) number, size, energy consumption and eco-unfriendly carbon footprints. In …

Applications of cloud computing are increasing as companies shift from on-premise IT
environments to public, private, or hybrid clouds. Consequently, cloud providers use …

Cloud computing is the provision of computing resource services from which users can
obtain resources via network to tackle their demands. In recent years, with fast growing …

Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling (DVFS) is a method to save energy consumption of
electronic devices and to protect them against overheating by automatic sensing and …

Modern electronic communications rely on large-scale data centers to process and store the
vast amounts of data produced by smart phones, tablets, and other mobile devices …

This paper considers a service deployment problem that combines service placement and
replication level decisions in a cloud computing context. The services are composed of …

Cloud computing is a rapidly growing services business in today's IT market. Its sharp
growth is producing many challenges for cloud managers. One primary concern is to …