Recent progress in computer science and stringent requirements of the design of “greener” buildings put forwards the research and applications of simulation-based optimization methods in the building sector. This paper provides an overview on this subject, aiming at clarifying recent...

A nonlinear ensemble prediction model for typhoon rainstorm has been developed based on particle swarm optimization-neural network (PSO-NN). In this model, PSO algorithm is employed for optimizing the network structure and initial weight of the NN with creating multiple ensemble members. The...

This paper presents some multidimensional optimization algorithms. By using the "penalty function" method, these algorithms are used to solving an entire class of economic optimization problems. Comparative numerical results of certain new multidimensional optimization algorithms for solving...

ResumenEn la historia del pensamiento económico se identifica a la escuela neoclásica como la línea de análisis de mayor grado de desarrollo epistemológico, y dentro de los principales aportes de esta línea se identifica la conceptualización y aplicabilidad del concepto demanda. En el...

The present study first of all concerns the first and second law analyzes of an electrically conducting fluid past a rotating disk in the presence of a uniform vertical magnetic field, analytically via Homotopy Analysis Method (HAM), and then applies Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Particle...