Optimization of ANN architecture: a review on nature-inspired techniques

TK Gupta, K Raza - Machine learning in bio-signal analysis and diagnostic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Artificial neural network (ANN) introduces different types of neural network structures and
has been applied successfully in diverse domains of real-world problems. Among various …

Application of artificial neural network for the prediction of stock market returns: The case of the Japanese stock market

M Qiu, Y Song, F Akagi - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2016 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of stock market returns is a very challenging task because of the highly
nonlinear nature of the financial time series. In this study, we apply an artificial neural …

Evolving artificial neural network and imperialist competitive algorithm for prediction oil flow rate of the reservoir

MA Ahmadi, M Ebadi, A Shokrollahi, SMJ Majidi - Applied Soft Computing, 2013 - Elsevier
Multiphase flow meters (MPFMs) are utilized to provide quick and accurate well test data in
numerous numbers of oil production applications like those in remote or unmanned …

Reservoir permeability prediction by neural networks combined with hybrid genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization

MA Ahmadi, S Zendehboudi, A Lohi, A Elkamel… - Geophysical …, 2013 - earthdoc.org
Reservoir characterization involves describing different reservoir properties quantitatively
using various techniques in spatial variability. Nevertheless, the entire reservoir cannot be …

Neural network based unified particle swarm optimization for prediction of asphaltene precipitation

MA Ahmadi - Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2012 - Elsevier
The precipitation and deposition of crude oil polar fractions such as asphaltenes in
petroleum reservoirs reduce considerably the rock permeability and the oil recovery. In the …

Prediction of asphaltene precipitation using artificial neural network optimized by imperialist competitive algorithm

MA Ahmadi - Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production …, 2011 - Springer
One of the most important phenomena in petroleum industry is the precipitation of heavy
organic materials such as asphaltene in oil reservoirs, which can cause diffusivity reduction …

A new screening tool for evaluation of steamflooding performance in Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs

A Shafiei, MB Dusseault, S Zendehboudi, I Chatzis - Fuel, 2013 - Elsevier
Appropriate production method selection for Viscous Oil (eg, Heavy Oil, Extra Heavy Oil, and
Bitumen) Naturally Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs (VO NFCRs) mostly depends on the …

[HTML][HTML] A hybrid neural network Imperialist Competitive Algorithm for skin color segmentation

N Razmjooy, BS Mousavi, F Soleymani - Mathematical and Computer …, 2013 - Elsevier
Skin color detection is a popular and useful technique because of its wide range of
utilizations both in human computer interaction and content based analysis. Applications …

Neural network construction and training using grammatical evolution

I Tsoulos, D Gavrilis, E Glavas - Neurocomputing, 2008 - Elsevier
The term neural network evolution usually refers to network topology evolution leaving the
network's parameters to be trained using conventional algorithms. In this paper we present a …

[PDF][PDF] Training wavelet neural networks using hybrid particle swarm optimization and gravitational search algorithm for system identification

N Razmjooy, M Ramezani - International Journal of Mechatronics …, 2016 - academia.edu
Abstract ystem identification is mainly the process of improving a mathematical modeling of
a physical system using experimental data. In this paper, a new hybrid wavelet neural …