Evolutionary Computation, Metaheuristics, Nature-Inspired Algorithms, and Symmetry

Computational intelligence is an important branch of artificial intelligence. Nowadays, evolutionary computation as a part of computational intelligence is widely used to solve various numerical problems and real-world engineering problems. Its application and development bring a great contribution...

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description Computational intelligence is an important branch of artificial intelligence. Nowadays, evolutionary computation as a part of computational intelligence is widely used to solve various numerical problems and real-world engineering problems. Its application and development bring a great contribution to the optimization domain. Thus, it is of great interest to investigate the role and significance of evolutionary computation, metaheuristics, and nature-inspired algorithms in optimizing distinctive problems. This Reprint aims to bring together both experts and newcomers from either academia or industry to discuss new and existing issues concerning evolutionary computation and optimization. The research topics include cloud-edge-end collaborative task offloading, time-series analysis of brent oil price, high-efficiency and ultrawideband polarization conversion metasurface, many-objective optimization, imperative programs, maize water and fertilizer irrigation simulation, multi-objective vehicle routing problems with time windows, and short-term electrical load forecasting. Various optimization algorithms such as particle swarm optimization, genetic programming, and non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm are successfully applied to these topics and show superior performance. These algorithms not only greatly promote the development of evolutionary computation and community, but also effectively address some existing limitation of optimization problems.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1749282026-04-16T17:24:17Z Evolutionary Computation, Metaheuristics, Nature-Inspired Algorithms, and Symmetry Wang, Yirui Gao, Shangce Yu, Yang Electrical load forecasting Machine learning Extreme learning machine Dynamic backward learning Madness factor operator Multiobjective vehicle routing problem with time windows Deep reinforcement learning Evolutionary multi-task optimization Knowledge transfer NSGA-II DSSAT model Local search Optimization of irrigation and fertilization Evolutionary algorithms Tree genetic programming Linear genetic programming Imperative programming Many-objective optimization Penalty-based boundary intersection Comprehensive adaptive penalty scheme NSGA-III Metasurface Polarization conversion Ultrawideband Topology optimization Shape optimization Genetic algorithm Artificial intelligence ANFIS Brent oil Metaheuristic optimization Methodological symmetry Time-series analysis Swarm intelligence Optimization algorithms Nature-inspired algorithms Cloud–edge–end collaborative network Task offloading Method symmetry Particle swarm optimization Metaheuristic algorithm thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNT Media, entertainment, information and communication industries::KNTX Information technology industries Computational intelligence is an important branch of artificial intelligence. Nowadays, evolutionary computation as a part of computational intelligence is widely used to solve various numerical problems and real-world engineering problems. Its application and development bring a great contribution to the optimization domain. Thus, it is of great interest to investigate the role and significance of evolutionary computation, metaheuristics, and nature-inspired algorithms in optimizing distinctive problems. This Reprint aims to bring together both experts and newcomers from either academia or industry to discuss new and existing issues concerning evolutionary computation and optimization. The research topics include cloud-edge-end collaborative task offloading, time-series analysis of brent oil price, high-efficiency and ultrawideband polarization conversion metasurface, many-objective optimization, imperative programs, maize water and fertilizer irrigation simulation, multi-objective vehicle routing problems with time windows, and short-term electrical load forecasting. Various optimization algorithms such as particle swarm optimization, genetic programming, and non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm are successfully applied to these topics and show superior performance. These algorithms not only greatly promote the development of evolutionary computation and community, but also effectively address some existing limitation of optimization problems. 2026-04-16T17:24:10Z 2026-04-16T17:24:10Z 2025 book ONIX_20260416T142754_9783725858330_33 9783725858330 9783725858347 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/174928 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/ https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/11827 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-5834-7 10.3390/books978-3-7258-5834-7 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725858330 9783725858347 166 CH open access
spellingShingle Electrical load forecasting
Machine learning
Extreme learning machine
Dynamic backward learning
Madness factor operator
Multiobjective vehicle routing problem with time windows
Deep reinforcement learning
Evolutionary multi-task optimization
Knowledge transfer
NSGA-II
DSSAT model
Local search
Optimization of irrigation and fertilization
Evolutionary algorithms
Tree genetic programming
Linear genetic programming
Imperative programming
Many-objective optimization
Penalty-based boundary intersection
Comprehensive adaptive penalty scheme
NSGA-III
Metasurface
Polarization conversion
Ultrawideband
Topology optimization
Shape optimization
Genetic algorithm
Artificial intelligence
ANFIS
Brent oil
Metaheuristic optimization
Methodological symmetry
Time-series analysis
Swarm intelligence
Optimization algorithms
Nature-inspired algorithms
Cloud–edge–end collaborative network
Task offloading
Method symmetry
Particle swarm optimization
Metaheuristic algorithm
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNT Media, entertainment, information and communication industries::KNTX Information technology industries
Evolutionary Computation, Metaheuristics, Nature-Inspired Algorithms, and Symmetry
title Evolutionary Computation, Metaheuristics, Nature-Inspired Algorithms, and Symmetry
title_full Evolutionary Computation, Metaheuristics, Nature-Inspired Algorithms, and Symmetry
title_fullStr Evolutionary Computation, Metaheuristics, Nature-Inspired Algorithms, and Symmetry
title_full_unstemmed Evolutionary Computation, Metaheuristics, Nature-Inspired Algorithms, and Symmetry
title_short Evolutionary Computation, Metaheuristics, Nature-Inspired Algorithms, and Symmetry
title_sort evolutionary computation metaheuristics nature inspired algorithms and symmetry
topic Electrical load forecasting
Machine learning
Extreme learning machine
Dynamic backward learning
Madness factor operator
Multiobjective vehicle routing problem with time windows
Deep reinforcement learning
Evolutionary multi-task optimization
Knowledge transfer
NSGA-II
DSSAT model
Local search
Optimization of irrigation and fertilization
Evolutionary algorithms
Tree genetic programming
Linear genetic programming
Imperative programming
Many-objective optimization
Penalty-based boundary intersection
Comprehensive adaptive penalty scheme
NSGA-III
Metasurface
Polarization conversion
Ultrawideband
Topology optimization
Shape optimization
Genetic algorithm
Artificial intelligence
ANFIS
Brent oil
Metaheuristic optimization
Methodological symmetry
Time-series analysis
Swarm intelligence
Optimization algorithms
Nature-inspired algorithms
Cloud–edge–end collaborative network
Task offloading
Method symmetry
Particle swarm optimization
Metaheuristic algorithm
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNT Media, entertainment, information and communication industries::KNTX Information technology industries
topic_facet Electrical load forecasting
Machine learning
Extreme learning machine
Dynamic backward learning
Madness factor operator
Multiobjective vehicle routing problem with time windows
Deep reinforcement learning
Evolutionary multi-task optimization
Knowledge transfer
NSGA-II
DSSAT model
Local search
Optimization of irrigation and fertilization
Evolutionary algorithms
Tree genetic programming
Linear genetic programming
Imperative programming
Many-objective optimization
Penalty-based boundary intersection
Comprehensive adaptive penalty scheme
NSGA-III
Metasurface
Polarization conversion
Ultrawideband
Topology optimization
Shape optimization
Genetic algorithm
Artificial intelligence
ANFIS
Brent oil
Metaheuristic optimization
Methodological symmetry
Time-series analysis
Swarm intelligence
Optimization algorithms
Nature-inspired algorithms
Cloud–edge–end collaborative network
Task offloading
Method symmetry
Particle swarm optimization
Metaheuristic algorithm
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNT Media, entertainment, information and communication industries::KNTX Information technology industries
url ONIX_20260416T142754_9783725858330_33