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Editorial

Advanced Optimization Methods and Applications

by
Adrian Marius Deaconu
1,*,
Daniel Tudor Cotfas
2 and
Petru Adrian Cotfas
2
1
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Transilvania University of Brașov, 50003 Brașov, Romania
2
Electronics and Computers Department, Transilvania University of Brașov, 50003 Brașov, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Mathematics 2023, 11(9), 2205; https://doi.org/10.3390/math11092205
Submission received: 26 April 2023 / Accepted: 4 May 2023 / Published: 8 May 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Optimization Methods and Applications)

1. Introduction

Optimization methods are finding more applications in all domains, as they play an essential role when dealing with real-life problems. Algorithms for such problems are being continuously developed and improved in order to obtain higher-quality solutions within a reasonable time frame. Metaheuristic methods inspired by the behavior of populations of different groups of people or by the behavior of swarms of animals or insects are currently used to solve optimization problems where optimal solutions cannot be obtained using exact methods in a reasonable amount of time. These metaheuristic algorithms can be classified into four groups: mathematics algorithms, physics algorithms, sociology algorithms, and biology algorithms [1]; or, another classification is evolutionary algorithms, physics-based algorithms, human-based algorithms, and swarm-based algorithms [2]. Metaheuristic algorithms deal with both discrete optimization (e.g., the traveling salesman problem [3]) and continuous optimization problems (e.g., the calculation of parameters of photovoltaic cells and panels [4]). In this Special Issue, different optimization problems are addressed using different methods, where many of the approaches consist of metaheuristic algorithms. The topic of this Special Issue (optimization methods and their applications) attracted many researchers from different countries and different domains (computer science, mathematics, electronics, engineering, economics, statistics, etc.). In Section 2, some statistics are presented about the papers and the authors of the Special Issue. In Section 3, the authors are presented together with their affiliations and contributions to this Special Issue.

2. Statistics of the Special Issue

In total, there were 50 papers submitted to this Special Issue. Out of these papers, 20 papers were published (40%), 39 papers were rejected (58%), and 1 paper (2%) was withdrawn (see Figure 1).
There were 70 authors that contributed to the papers that were published in the Special Issue. Most of them (64 authors) contributed to only one paper, while the other 6 authors contributed to two papers. Table 1 and Figure 2 present the geographic distribution of the authors. The authors are from 17 different countries.

3. Authors of the Special Issue

The authors of this Special Issue and their main affiliations are shown in Table 2. The average number of authors per manuscript is 3.5.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, A.M.D.; methodology, A.M.D.; validation, D.T.C. and P.A.C.; formal analysis, A.M.D.; data curation, D.T.C. and P.A.C.; writing—original draft preparation, A.M.D.; writing—review and editing, A.M.D. and D.T.C. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Not applicable.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Papers submitted for publication in thi Special Issue.
Figure 1. Papers submitted for publication in thi Special Issue.
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Figure 2. Geographic distribution of authors by country.
Figure 2. Geographic distribution of authors by country.
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Table 1. Geographic distribution of authors by country.
Table 1. Geographic distribution of authors by country.
No.CountryNo. of Authors
1China14
2Egypt9
3India7
4Saudi Arabia6
5Romania5
6Chile4
7Japan4
8Greece3
9Lithuania3
10Morocco3
11Spain3
12Thailand3
13Ghana2
14Bangladesh1
15Colombia1
16Iran1
17UK1
Table 2. Authors and their affiliations.
Table 2. Authors and their affiliations.
No.Author’s NameAffiliation(s)CountryPapers
1Rana Muhammad
Adnan
School of Economics and Statistics, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou China[5]
2Sarita Gajbhiye
Meshram
Water Resources and Applied Mathematics Research Lab, Nagpur India[5]
3Reham R. MostafaInformation Systems Department, Faculty of Computers and Information Sciences, Mansoura UniversityEgypt[5]
4Abu Reza Md.
Towfiqul Islam
Department of Disaster Management, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur Bangladesh[5]
5S. I. AbbaInterdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, DhahranSaudi Arabia[5]
6Francis AndorfulDepartment of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Accra Ghana[5]
7Zhihuan ChenEngineering Research Center for Metallurgical Automation and Measurement Technology of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, WuhanGhana[5]
8Lili ZhangSchool of Maritime Economics and Management, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian China[6]
9Zhengrui ChenSchool of Business, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin China[6]
10Dan ShiSchool of Business, Dalian University of Technology, PanjinChina[6]
11Yanan ZhaoSchool of Economics and Management, Liaoning Petrochemical University, FushunChina[6]
12Ke WangDepartment of Mathematics, Shanghai University, Shanghai China[7]
13Zhuo ChenDepartment of Mathematics, Shanghai University, Shanghai China[7]
14Shihui YingDepartment of Mathematics, Shanghai University, Shanghai China[7]
15Xinjian XuQianweichang College, Shanghai University, Shanghai China[7]
16Shuen GuoSchool of Mathematics and Statistics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou China[8]
17Hao LangDepartment of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SARChina[8]
18Hanxiang ZhangDepartment of Logistics and Maritime Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SARChina[8]
19Manoharan
Madhiarasan
Department of Electronics and Computers, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Transilvania University of BrașovRomania[9]
20Daniel T. CotfasDepartment of Electronics and Computers, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Transilvania University of BrașovRomania[9]
21Petru A. CotfasDepartment of Electronics and Computers, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Transilvania University of BrașovRomania[9]
22Mohamed Abd
El-Hady Kassem
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Tanta UniversityEgypt[10]
23Huda M.
Alshanbar
Department of Mathematical Science, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, RiyadhSaudi Arabia[10]
24Diego
Noceda-Davila
MODES Research Group, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Computer Science and CITIC Research Centre, University of A CoruñaSpain[11]
25Silvia
Lorenzo-Freire
MODES Research Group, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Computer Science and CITIC Research Centre, University of A CoruñaSpain[11]
26Luisa CarpenteMODES Research Group, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Computer Science and CITIC Research Centre, University of A CoruñaSpain[11]
27Mohsine JennaneLASMA, FSDM, Department of Mathematics Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez Morocco[12]
28El Mostafa
Kalmoun
School of Science and Engineering, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Ifrane Morocco[12]
29Lahoussine LafhimLASMA, FSDM, Department of Mathematics, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez Morocco[12]
30Anouar HoumiaDepartment of Mathematics, College of Science, King Khalid University, AbhaSaudi Arabia[12]
31Guillermo
Cabrera-Guerrero
Escuela de Ingeniería Informática, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso,Chile[13]
32Aníbal ÁlvarezEscuela de Ingeniería Informática, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso,Chile[13]
33Joaquín VásquezEscuela de Ingeniería Informática, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso,Chile[13]
34Pablo A.
Maya Duque
Research Group of Analytics for Decision Making (ALIADO), Industrial Engineering Department, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia[13]
35Lucas VillavicencioEscuela de Ingeniería Informática, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso,Chile[13]
36Jayashree PiriDepartment of CSE, GITAM Institute of Technology (Deemed to be University), VisakhapatnamIndia[14]
37Puspanjali
Mohapatra
Department of CSE, International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar India[14]
38Biswaranjan
Acharya
Department of Computer Engineering-AI, Marwadi University, Rajkot India[14]
39Farhad Soleimanian
Gharehchopogh
Department of Computer Engineering, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia Iran[14]
40Vassilis C.
Gerogiannis
Department of Digital Systems, University of Thessaly, Geopolis Campus, LarissaGreece[14]
41Andreas KanavosDepartment of Digital Media and Communication, Ionian University, KefaloniaGreece[14]
42Stella ManikaDepartment of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, VolosGreece[14]
43Jiawei LiSchool of Computer Science, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo China[15]
44Tianxiang CuiSchool of Computer Science, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo China[15]
45Graham KendallSchool of Computer Science, University of Nottingham UK, NottinghamUK[15]
46Mona A. S. Ali-Computer Science Department, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa
-Computer Science, Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Benha University, Benha
Saudi Arabia[16,17]
47Fathimathul
Rajeena P. P.
Computer Science, Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence, Benha University, BenhaEgypt[16,17]
48Diaa Salama
Abd Elminaam
-Faculty of Computers and Information, Misr International University, Cairo
-Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computer Science, Misr International University, Cairo
Egypt[16,17]
49Gintaras PalubeckisFaculty of Informatics, Kaunas University of Technology, KaunasLithuania[18]
50Armantas OstreikaFaculty of Informatics, Kaunas University of Technology, KaunasLithuania[18]
51Jurate PlatužieneFaculty of Informatics, Kaunas University of Technology, KaunasLithuania[18]
52Mohamed KhamiesDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aswan University, Aswan Egypt[19]
53Salah KamelDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aswan University, Aswan Egypt[19,20]
54Mohamed H.
Hassan
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aswan University, Aswan Egypt[19,20]
55Mohamed F.
Elnaggar
-Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj
-Department of Electrical Power and Machines Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University
Saudi Arabia[19]
63Ahmed M.
Abd-El Wahab
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aswan University, Aswan Egypt[20]
64Mohamed I.
Mosaad
Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology Department, Royal Commission Yanbu Colleges & InstitutesSaudi Arabia[20]
65Tarek A.
AbdulFattah
Department of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig UniversityEgypt[20]
56Yaxiong Liu-Department of Informatics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka
-AIP RIKEN, Tokyo
Japan[21]
57Ken-ichiro
Moridomi
SMN Corporation, Tokyo Japan[21]
58Kohei Hatano-Department of Informatics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka
-AIP RIKEN, Tokyo
Japan[21]
59Eiji TakimotoDepartment of Informatics, Kyushu University, FukuokaJapan[21]
60Adisak HanjingDepartment of Science and Mathematics, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan Surin CampusThailand[22]
61Limpapat BussabanFaculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai Thailand[22]
62Suthep Suantai-Data Science Research Center, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
-Research Group in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
Thailand[22]
66Ganesh BhagwatMercedes-Benz Research and Development India, Whitefield, BangaloreIndia[23]
67Shristi KumariRobert Bosch Engineering & Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Adugodi, BangaloreIndia[23]
68Vaishnavi PatekarKPIT Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bellandur, BangaloreIndia[23]
69Adrian Marius DeaconuDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Transilvania University of BrașovRomania[23,24]
70Luciana MajercsikDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Transilvania University of BrașovRomania[24]
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