Harmony Search Algorithm, 1st ed. 2016 Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Harmony Search Algorithm (ICHSA2015) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Series, Vol. 382

The Harmony Search Algorithm (HSA) is one of the most well-known techniques in the field of soft computing, an important paradigm in the science and engineering community.  This volume, the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Harmony Search Algorithm 2015 (ICHSA 2015), brings together contributions describing the latest developments in the field of soft computing with a special focus on HSA techniques. It includes coverage of new methods that have potentially immense application in various fields.

Contributed articles cover aspects of the following topics related to the Harmony Search Algorithm: analytical studies; improved, hybrid and multi-objective variants; parameter tuning; and large-scale applications. The book also contains papers discussing recent advances on the following topics: genetic algorithms; evolutionary strategies; the firefly algorithm and cuckoo search; particle swarm optimization and ant colony optimization; simulated annealing; and local search techniques.

This book offers a valuable snapshot of the current status of the Harmony Search Algorithm and related techniques, and will be a useful reference for practising researchers and advanced students in computer science and engineering.

Part I Various Aspects of Optimization Algorithms.

Investigating the Convergence Characteristics of Harmony Search; Joong Hoon Kim, Homin Lee, Do Guen Yoo.

Performance Measures of Metaheuristic Algorithms; Joong Hoon Kim, et al.

Harmony Search Algorithm with Ensemble of Surrogate Models; Krithikaa Mohanarangam, Mallipeddi Rammohan.

Precision Motion Control Method Based On Bee Colony Algorithm PID; Jinxiang Pian, et al.

A Scatter Search Hybrid Algorithm for Resource Availability Cost Problem; Hexia Meng, et al.

A Study of Harmony Search Algorithms: Exploration and Convergence ability; Anupam Yadav, Joong Hoon Kim.

Design of the motorized spindle temperature control system; Lixiu Zhang, Yuhou Wu,Teng Liu.

The Design of Kalman Filter for Nano-Positioning Stage; Jing Dai, et al.

Research on Adaptive Control Algorithm of Nano Positioning Stage; Jing Dai, et al.

Two Frameworks for Cross-domain Heuristic and Parameter Selection Using Harmony Search; Paul Dempster, John H. Drake.

Part II Large scale applications of HSA.

An Improved Harmony Search Algorithm for the Distributed Two Machine Flow-shop Scheduling Problem; Jin Deng, et al.

Hybrid Harmony Search Algorithm for Nurse Rostering Problem; Yabing Nie, Bing Wang, Xianxia Zhang.

A Harmony Search Approach for the Selective Pick-up and Delivery Problem with Delayed Drop-o

Dandelion-Encoded Harmony Search  Heuristics for Opportunistic Traffic Offloading in Synthetically Modeled  Mobile Networks; Cristina Perfecto, et al.

Artificial Satellite Heat Pipe Design Using Harmony Search; Zong Woo Geem.

Part III Recent Variants of HSA.

Mine Blast Harmony Search and Its Applications; Ali Sadollah, et al.

Modified Harmony Search Threshold Accepting applied to Reliability Optimization of Complex Systems; Gutha Jaya Krishna, Vadlamani Ravi.

The Effects on Adjustment Strategy of HMCR in Harmony Search Algorithm; Nur Farraliza Mansor, et al.

KU Battle of Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms 1: Development of Six New Algorithms; Joong Hoon Kim, et al.

KU Battle of Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms 2: Performance Test; Joong Hoon Kim, et al.

Part IV Other Nature-inspired Algorithms.

Modified Blended Migration and Polynomial Mutation in Biogeography-based Optimization; Jagdish Chand Bansal.

A Modified Biogeography Based Optimization; Pushpa Farswan, Jagdish Chand Bansal, Kusum Deep.

Tournament selection based probability scheme in Spider Monkey Optimization algorithm; Kavita Gupta, Kusum Deep.

Optimal Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Gardenia using Laplacian Biogoegraphical Based Optimization; Vanita Garg, Kusum Deep.

Physical Interpretation of River Stage Forecasting

Part V Related Areas and Computational Intelligence.

Online Support Vector Machine: A Survey; Xujun Zhou, Xianxia Zhang, Bing Wang.

Computation of daily solar radiation using wavelet and support vector machines: A case study; Sungwon Kim, Youngmin Seo, Vijay P. Singh.

The Discovery of Financial Market Behavior integrated Data Mining on ETF in Taiwan; Bo-Wen Yang, et al.

Data Mining Application to Financial Market to Discover the Behavior of Entry Point: A Case Study of Taiwan Index Future Market; Mei-Chen Wu, et al.

Sensitivity of sensors built in smartphones; Zoltan Horvath, Ildiko Jenak, Tianhang Wu.

Part VI Optimization in Civil Engineering.

Harmony Search Algorithm for High-Demand Facility Locations Considering Traffic Congestion and Greenhouse Gas Emission; Yunseok Oh, Seungmo Kang.

Optimum configuration of helical piles with construction cost minimized by harmony search algorithm; Kyunguk Na, et al.

Harmony Search-based Model for the Selection of the Optimum Tower Crane in a high-rise Building Construction; Dongmin Lee, et al.

Economic Optimization of Hydropower Storage Projects Using Alternative Thermal Powerplant Approach; Sina Raeisi, et al.

Simulation Optimization for Optimal Sizing of Water Transfer Systems; Nasrin Rafiee Anzab, et al.

A New Parallelization Scheme for Harmony Search Algorithm; Donghwi J

Performance evaluation of the genetic landscape evolution (GLE) model with respect to crossover schemes; Jongchun Kim, Kyungrock Paik.

Optimal Design of Permeable Pavements using Harmony Search Algorithm with SWMM; Young-Wook Jung, Shin-In Han, Deokjun Jo.

Development of Mathematical Model Using Group Contribution Method to Predict Exposure Limit Values in Air for Safeguarding Health; Mohanad El-Harbawi, Phung Thi Kieu Trang.

Optimization of Water Distibution Networks with Differential Evoloution (DE); Ramin Mansouri, Hasan Torabi, Hosein Morshedzadeh.

Part VII Multi-objectives variants of HSA.

A Pareto-Based Discrete Harmony Search Algorithm for Bi-Objective Reentrant Hybrid Flowshop Scheduling Problem; Jingnan Shen, Ling Wang, Jin Deng.

A Multi-objective Optimization Approach to Optimizing Water Allocation in Urban Water Systems; Saeed Nazari, et al.

Seismic Reliability-based Design of Water Distribution Networks using Multi-objective Harmony Search Algorithm; Do Guen Yoo, et al.

Dr. Joong Hoon Kim is a professor at the School of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Korea University since March 1993. He has earned the B.E. degree in Civil Engineering from Korea University in 1984. He received an M.S.C.E. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1986 and the Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992. He worked as a faculty associate at Arizona State University from August 1989 to July 1990. He also worked at the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, as a branch manager from January 1991 to February 1993. He was Chair of School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University for four years.

Professor Kim is currently managing several government projects including research of “Establishment of Original Technology and Globalization Strategy of Harmony Search Algorithm” funded by National Research Foundation of Korea, and “Technology to Improve Urban Disaster Prevention Performance for Flood Proofing Facilities and Development of Optimal Design & Operation system for Urban drainage network” funded by Natural Hazard Mitigation Research Group, National Emergency Management Agency of Korea.

Dr. Zong Woo Geem is an assistant professor at Gachon University in South Korea. He has obtained B.S. degree in Chung-Ang University in Civil Engineering (1991), Master of Engineering (1995) and Ph.D. (2000) in Water Resources Engineering at Korea University. He invented a music-inspired optimization algorithm, Harmony Search, which has been applied to various scientific and engineering problems, for his Ph.D. dissertation under supervision of Prof. Joong Hoon Kim. He served as an academic advisor in iGlobal University at Annandale, Virginia, USA.

Professor Geem is currently an associate editor of engineering optimization journal and a guest editor of International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation and

Comprises contributions from academic and industrial researchers at the 2nd International Conference on Harmony Search Algorithm

Features the latest developments in the field of soft computing with a special focus on HSA techniques

Describes practical applications of the Harmony Search Algorithm in diverse fields such as science, engineering, finance, and industry

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras