This book comprises select peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Advanced Engineering Optimization Through Intelligent Techniques (AEOTIT) 2018. The book combines contributions from academics and industry professionals, and covers advanced optimization techniques across all major engineering disciplines like mechanical, manufacturing, civil, automobile, electrical, chemical, computer and electronics engineering. Different optimization techniques and algorithms such as genetic algorithm (GA), differential evolution (DE), simulated annealing (SA), particle swarm optimization (PSO), artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm, artificial immune algorithm (AIA), teaching-learning-based optimization (TLBO) algorithm and many other latest meta-heuristic techniques and their applications are discussed. This book will serve as a valuable reference for students, researchers and practitioners and help them in solving a wide range of optimization problems.

This book comprises peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Advanced Engineering Optimization Through Intelligent Techniques (AEOTIT) 2022. The book combines contributions from academics and industry professionals and covers advanced optimization techniques across all major engineering disciplines like mechanical, manufacturing, civil, automobile, electrical, chemical, computer, and electronics engineering. The book discusses different optimization techniques and algorithms such as genetic algorithm, non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II, and III, differential search, particle swarm optimization, fruit fly algorithm, cuckoo search, teaching–learning-based optimization algorithm, grey wolf optimization, Jaya algorithm, Rao algorithms, and many other latest meta-heuristic techniques and their applications. Various multi-attribute decision-making methods such as AHP, TOPSIS, ELECTRE, PROMETHEE, DEMATEL, R-method, fuzzy logic, and their applications are also discussed. This book serves as a valuable reference for students, researchers, and practitioners and helps them in solving a wide range of optimization problems.

This book comprises peer-reviewed papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Advanced Engineering Optimization Through Intelligent Techniques (AEOTIT) 2023. The book combines contributions from academics and industry professionals and covers advanced optimization techniques across all major engineering disciplines like mechanical, manufacturing, civil, electrical, chemical, computer, and electronics engineering. The book discusses different optimization techniques and algorithms such as genetic algorithm, non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II, and III, particle swarm optimization, gravitational search algorithm, ant lion optimization, dragonfly algorithm, teaching–learning-based optimization algorithm, grey wolf optimization, Jaya algorithm, Rao algorithms, many other latest meta-heuristic techniques, machine learning algorithms, and their applications. Various multi-attribute decision-making methods such as AHP, TOPSIS, PROMETHEE, desirability function, SWARA, R-method, BHARAT method, Taguchi method, fuzzy logic, and their applications are also discussed. This book serves as a valuable reference for students, researchers, and practitioners and helps them in solving a wide range of optimization problems.

This book highlights the analytics and optimization issues in healthcare systems, proposes new approaches, and presents applications of innovative approaches in real facilities. In the past few decades, there has been an exponential rise in the application of swarm intelligence techniques for solving complex and intricate problems arising in healthcare. The versatility of these techniques has made them a favorite among scientists and researchers working in diverse areas. The primary objective of this book is to bring forward thorough, in-depth, and well-focused developments of hybrid variants of swarm intelligence algorithms and their applications in healthcare systems.

This book offers a thorough overview of the most popular and researched meta-heuristic optimization techniques and nature-inspired algorithms. Their wide applicability makes them a hot research topic and an effi cient tool for the solution of complex optimization problems in various fi elds of sciences, engineering, and in numerous industries.

This book comprises select peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Advanced Engineering Optimization Through Intelligent Techniques (AEOTIT) 2018. The book combines contributions from academics and industry professionals, and covers advanced optimization techniques across all major engineering disciplines like mechanical, manufacturing, civil, automobile, electrical, chemical, computer and electronics engineering. Different optimization techniques and algorithms such as genetic algorithm (GA), differential evolution (DE), simulated annealing (SA), particle swarm optimization (PSO), artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm, artificial immune algorithm (AIA), teaching-learning-based optimization (TLBO) algorithm and many other latest meta-heuristic techniques and their applications are discussed. This book will serve as a valuable reference for students, researchers and practitioners and help them in solving a wide range of optimization problems.

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Advances in Materials Science and Manufacturing Technology (AMSMT 2013), May 18-19, 2013, Xiamen, Fujian, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2010 International Conference on Information Technology for Manufacturing Systems (ITMS 2010), Macao, China, Jan. 30-31, 2010

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 14th Annual Conference and the 3rd International Conference of the Chinese Society of Micro-Nano Technology (CSMNT 2012), November 4-7, 2012, Hangzhou, China