A systematic review on harmony search algorithm: theory, literature, and applications
Harmony search algorithm is the recently developed metaheuristic in the last decade. It
mimics the behavior of a musician producing a perfect harmony. It has been used to solve …
mimics the behavior of a musician producing a perfect harmony. It has been used to solve …
A survey of the nurse rostering solution methodologies: The state-of-the-art and emerging trends
This paper presents an overview of recent advances for the Nurse Rostering Problem (NRP)
based on methodological papers published between 2012 to 2021. It provides a …
based on methodological papers published between 2012 to 2021. It provides a …
[PDF][PDF] Al-Biruni Earth Radius (BER) Metaheuristic Search Optimization Algorithm.
Metaheuristic optimization algorithms present an effective method for solving several
optimization problems from various types of applications and fields. Several metaheuristics …
optimization problems from various types of applications and fields. Several metaheuristics …
[PDF][PDF] Dipper throated optimization algorithm for unconstrained function and feature selection
AE Takieldeen, ESM El-kenawy, M Hadwan… - Comput. Mater …, 2022 - academia.edu
Dipper throated optimization (DTO) algorithm is a novel with a very efficient metaheuristic
inspired by the dipper throated bird. DTO has its unique hunting technique by performing …
inspired by the dipper throated bird. DTO has its unique hunting technique by performing …
Competitive and cooperative particle swarm optimization with information sharing mechanism for global optimization problems
This paper proposes an information sharing mechanism (ISM) to improve the performance of
particle swarm optimization (PSO). The ISM allows each particle to share its best search …
particle swarm optimization (PSO). The ISM allows each particle to share its best search …
Harmony search: Current studies and uses on healthcare systems
MT Abdulkhaleq, TA Rashid, A Alsadoon… - Artificial Intelligence in …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the popular metaheuristic search algorithms is Harmony Search (HS). It has been
verified that HS can find solutions to optimization problems due to its balanced exploratory …
verified that HS can find solutions to optimization problems due to its balanced exploratory …
Jointly rostering, routing, and rerostering for home health care services: A harmony search approach with genetic, saturation, inheritance, and immigrant schemes
CC Lin, LP Hung, WY Liu, MC Tsai - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
In home health care (HHC) services, nurses or professional caregivers are dispatched to
patients' homes to provide medical care services, such that each patient can stay at home to …
patients' homes to provide medical care services, such that each patient can stay at home to …
A multi-population harmony search algorithm with external archive for dynamic optimization problems
AM Turky, S Abdullah - Information Sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
Dynamic optimization problems present great challenges to the research community
because their parameters are either revealed or changed during the course of an ongoing …
because their parameters are either revealed or changed during the course of an ongoing …
First-order linear programming in a column generation-based heuristic approach to the nurse rostering problem
A heuristic method based on column generation is presented for the nurse rostering
problem. The method differs significantly from an exact column generation approach or a …
problem. The method differs significantly from an exact column generation approach or a …
Meta-harmony search algorithm for the vehicle routing problem with time windows
It has been proven that the hybridization of the harmony search algorithm with a local search
algorithm (LS) is essential to compensate for the inadequacy of its exploitation. However, the …
algorithm (LS) is essential to compensate for the inadequacy of its exploitation. However, the …