Innovative algorithm makes genomic surveillance faster and more affordable for global disease outbreaks

Genomic surveillance—the process of monitoring and sequencing pathogens—is one of the most important tools for detecting ...

Black-box optimization weather intervention method supports future disaster mitigation

In recent years, the frequency of weather-related natural disasters—cyclones, torrential rains, floods—has increased as a consequence of global warming. These disasters cause billions of dollars in ...
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Efficient Surrogate Modeling Method for Evolutionary Algorithm to Solve Bilevel Optimization Problems

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop an evolutionary algorithm (EA) with bilevel surrogate modeling, called BL-SAEA, for tackling bilevel optimization problems (BLOPs), in which an upper ...
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A Fast MPPT Method Based on Improved Water Cycle Optimization Algorithm for Photovoltaic Systems Under Partial Shading Conditions and Load Variations

Abstract: Photovoltaic array characteristics with partial shading (PS) have multiple maximum power points (MPPs), and conventional algorithms have difficulties in tracking accurate global maximum ...