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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Courier New';background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Meta-heuristics optimization has been successfully applied to many
aspects of Applied Mathematics and Science. For example, as reported in the
literature, Gravitational search algorithm GSA), Genetic algorithm (GA),
Particle swarm optimization (PSO), Ant colony optimization (ACO), Bat Algorithm
(BA), Fire Fly (FF), Evolutionary algorithm (EA)and several hybrid swarm
evolutionary algorithms have been adopted to handle complex and uncertain real
world optimization problems[1,2]. On the other hand, advances in hybrid
optimization techniques, an important section in Mathematics and Science, also
assist optimization algorithm experts to develop better methods. For instance,
hybrid algorithm has been utilized for finding the relationship among decision
variables for optimizers. In order to bridge the concepts and methodologies
from the two ends, this special issue focus on the related topics of
integrating and utilizing algorithms in meta-heuristics techniques and their
applications in Applied Mathematics and Science [3,4]. It provides the
opportunity for practitioners handling their complicated real world issues by
using meta-heuristics optimization methodologies and for researchers to realize
the significant contribution to the body of the knowledge</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Courier New'">
<span style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">to share findings and look into future
directions.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Courier New';background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Courier New';background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">This special issue aims at providing a forum for adopting the
state-of-the-art meta-heuristics optimization techniques in Applied Mathematics
and Science, developing the cutting hedge optimization techniques by using
meta-heuristics approaches, as well as exchanging of related ideas and
discussing the future directions. We invite researchers to submit their
original and unpublished work related to, but not limited to, the above topics.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:125%;font-family:'Courier New';background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">References</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Courier New';color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">[1]Vasant,
P., Barsoum, N., & Webb, J. (2012). Innovation in Power, Control, and
Optimization: Emerging Energy Technologies (pp. 1-396). Hershey, PA: IGI
Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-61350-138-2</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Courier New';color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">[2]Vasant,
P. M. (2013). Meta-Heuristics Optimization Algorithms in Engineering, Business,
Economics, and Finance (pp. 1-734). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-2086-5</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Courier New';color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">[3]Vasant,
P. M. (2014). Handbook of Research on Novel Soft Computing Intelligent
Algorithms: Theory and Practical Applications (2 Volumes) (pp. 1-1018).
Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-4450-2</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Courier New';color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">[4]Vasant,
P. (2015). Handbook of Research on Artificial Intelligence Techniques and
Algorithms (2 Volumes) (pp. 1-873). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-7258-1</span><b><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Courier New';background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></span></b></p>
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