Real-world optimization problems often require an external “modeling engine” that computes fitnesses or data that are then input to an objective function. These programs often have much longer ...
Microgrids play a growing role in modern power systems, supporting renewable integration, local resilience, and decentralized ...
Abstract: This paper proposes a novel swarm-based metaheuristics algorithm, the Egyptian mosquito optimization algorithm (EMOA), designed to solve global optimization problems. The EMOA is inspired by ...
In this work, we address the staff scheduling problem in hospitals. The challenge is to assign nurses into various shifts over a certain planning period to meet a number of constraints such as the ...
When you create an algorithm, you need to include precise, step-by-step instructions. This means you will need to break down the task or problem into smaller steps. We call this process decomposition.
Start by setting the counter to the middle position in the list. If the value held there is a match, the search ends. If the value at the midpoint is less than the value to be found, the list is ...
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