Firefly algorithm (FA) is one of the popular algorithms of Swarm Intelligence domain. The
literature has expanded significantly in the past few years. This paper provides a timely …

Combinatorial applications such as configuration, transportation and resource allocation
often operate under highly dynamic and unpredictable environments. In this regard, one of …

The Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP) is a powerful framework for a wide variety of
combinatorial problems. The CSP is known to be NP-complete, and many algorithms have …

Continuous and discrete optimization problems play a signi cant role in di erentacademic
and industrial disciplines. The main objective of a constraint optimizationprocess is to nd a …

A significant amount of water, energy and time are often wasted, before someone gets the
desired water temperature in a bathroom or a kitchen. In this paper, we propose a novel …