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 ...
IEEE

Constrained Multi-Objective Optimization With Deep Reinforcement Learning Assisted Operator Selection

Abstract: Solving constrained multi-objective optimization problems with evolutionary algorithms has attracted considerable attention. Various constrained multi-objective optimization evolutionary ...
Tech Xplore

Smarter optimization model could cut bridge and building materials by up to 90%

In 2022, global production of construction materials accounted for more than 7% of total carbon emissions. But how many of ...
IEEE

A Hybrid Parallel Willow Catkin Optimization Algorithm Applied for Engineering Optimization Problems

Abstract: The Willow Catkin Optimization Algorithm (WCO) is a newly proposed meta-heuristic algorithm in recent years that has a simple structure and excellent optimization searching ability, but the ...
NPR

Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants

For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's ShortWave podcast . Over a century ago, the German psychologist Wolfgang Köhler conducted what became a ...