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Stochastic approximation (SA) algorithms have been widely applied in minimization problems when the loss functions and/or the gradient information are only accessible through noisy evaluations. Stochastic gradient (SG) descent---a…
In Multi-Channel Multi-Radio Wireless Mesh Networks (MCMR-WMN), finding the optimal routing by satisfying the Quality of Service (QoS) constraints is an ambitious task. Multiple paths are available from the source node to the gateway for…
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Particle swarm optimization algorithm is a stochastic meta-heuristic solving global optimization problems appreciated for its efficacity and simplicity. It consists in a swarm of particles interacting among themselves and searching the…
In this paper, we present Federated Robust Curvature Optimization (FedRCO), a novel second-order optimization framework designed to improve convergence speed and reduce communication cost in Federated Learning systems under statistical…
Fractional order proportional-integral-derivative (FOPID) controllers are designed for load frequency control (LFC) of two interconnected power systems. Conflicting time domain design objectives are considered in a multi objective…
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This work introduces a new method to efficiently solve optimization problems constrained by partial differential equations (PDEs) with uncertain coefficients. The method leverages two sources of inexactness that trade accuracy for speed:…
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Reliability assessment of distribution system, based on historical data and probabilistic methods, leads to an unreliable estimation of reliability indices since the data for the distribution components are usually inaccurate or…
Most real-world optimization problems are difficult to solve with traditional statistical techniques or with metaheuristics. The main difficulty is related to the existence of a considerable number of local optima, which may result in the…
The Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm is developed for solving the Schaffer F6 function in fewer than 4000 function evaluations on a total of 30 runs. Four variations of the Full Model of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)…
The series-parallel (active) redundancy allocation problem with mixed components (RAP) involves setting reliable objectives for components or subsystems to meet the resource consumption constraint, e.g., the total cost. RAP has been an…
In this paper, we attempt to extend Multi Attributive Border Approximation area Comparison (MABAC) approach for multi-attribute decision making (MADM) problems based on type-2 fuzzy sets (IT2FSs). As a special case of IT2FSs interval type-2…
A new Adaptive Neuro Particle Swarm Optimization (ANPSO) combined with a fuzzy inference system for diagnosing disorders is presented in this paper. The main contributions of the novel proposed method can be a global search across the whole…
The superiority and inferiority ranking (SIR) method is a generation of the well-known PROMETHEE method, which can be more efficient to deal with multi-criterion decision making (MCDM) problem. Intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs), as an…