The cloud computing technology is utilized for achieving resource utilization of remotebased virtual computer to facilitate the consumers with rapid and accurate massive data services.It utilizes on-demand resource pr...The cloud computing technology is utilized for achieving resource utilization of remotebased virtual computer to facilitate the consumers with rapid and accurate massive data services.It utilizes on-demand resource provisioning,but the necessitated constraints of rapid turnaround time,minimal execution cost,high rate of resource utilization and limited makespan transforms the Load Balancing(LB)process-based Task Scheduling(TS)problem into an NP-hard optimization issue.In this paper,Hybrid Prairie Dog and Beluga Whale Optimization Algorithm(HPDBWOA)is propounded for precise mapping of tasks to virtual machines with the due objective of addressing the dynamic nature of cloud environment.This capability of HPDBWOA helps in decreasing the SLA violations and Makespan with optimal resource management.It is modelled as a scheduling strategy which utilizes the merits of PDOA and BWOA for attaining reactive decisions making with respect to the process of assigning the tasks to virtual resources by considering their priorities into account.It addresses the problem of pre-convergence with wellbalanced exploration and exploitation to attain necessitated Quality of Service(QoS)for minimizing the waiting time incurred during TS process.It further balanced exploration and exploitation rates for reducing the makespan during the task allocation with complete awareness of VM state.The results of the proposed HPDBWOA confirmed minimized energy utilization of 32.18% and reduced cost of 28.94% better than approaches used for investigation.The statistical investigation of the proposed HPDBWOA conducted using ANOVA confirmed its efficacy over the benchmarked systems in terms of throughput,system,and response time.展开更多
This study integrates the individual photovoltaic(PV)and thermoelectric generator(TEG)systems into a PV-TEG hybrid system to improve its overall power output by reutilizing the waste heat generated during PV power pro...This study integrates the individual photovoltaic(PV)and thermoelectric generator(TEG)systems into a PV-TEG hybrid system to improve its overall power output by reutilizing the waste heat generated during PV power production to enhance its operational relia-bility.However,stochastic environmental conditions often result in partial shading conditions and nonuniform thermal distribution across the PV-TEG modules,which negatively affect the output characteristics of the system,thus presenting a significant challenge to maintaining their optimal performance.To address these challenges,a novel fitness-distance-balance-based beluga whale optimization(FDBBWO)strategy has been devised for maximizing the power output of the PV-TEG hybrid system under dynamic operation scenar-ios.A broader spectrum of complex and authentic operational contexts has been considered in case studies to examine the effectiveness and feasibility of FDBBWO.For this,real-world datasets collected from different seasons in Hong Kong have been used to validate the practical viability of the proposed strategy.Simulation results reveal that the FDBBWO based maximum power point tracking technique outperforms its competing methods by achieving the highest energy output,with a remarkable increase of up to 134.25%with minimal power fluctuations.For instance,the energy obtained by FDBBWO is 47.45%and 58.34%higher than BWO and perturb and observe methods,respectively,in the winter season.展开更多
Hybridizing metaheuristic algorithms involves synergistically combining different optimization techniques to effectively address complex and challenging optimization problems.This approach aims to leverage the strengt...Hybridizing metaheuristic algorithms involves synergistically combining different optimization techniques to effectively address complex and challenging optimization problems.This approach aims to leverage the strengths of multiple algorithms,enhancing solution quality,convergence speed,and robustness,thereby offering a more versatile and efficient means of solving intricate real-world optimization tasks.In this paper,we introduce a hybrid algorithm that amalgamates three distinct metaheuristics:the Beluga Whale Optimization(BWO),the Honey Badger Algorithm(HBA),and the Jellyfish Search(JS)optimizer.The proposed hybrid algorithm will be referred to as BHJO.Through this fusion,the BHJO algorithm aims to leverage the strengths of each optimizer.Before this hybridization,we thoroughly examined the exploration and exploitation capabilities of the BWO,HBA,and JS metaheuristics,as well as their ability to strike a balance between exploration and exploitation.This meticulous analysis allowed us to identify the pros and cons of each algorithm,enabling us to combine them in a novel hybrid approach that capitalizes on their respective strengths for enhanced optimization performance.In addition,the BHJO algorithm incorporates Opposition-Based Learning(OBL)to harness the advantages offered by this technique,leveraging its diverse exploration,accelerated convergence,and improved solution quality to enhance the overall performance and effectiveness of the hybrid algorithm.Moreover,the performance of the BHJO algorithm was evaluated across a range of both unconstrained and constrained optimization problems,providing a comprehensive assessment of its efficacy and applicability in diverse problem domains.Similarly,the BHJO algorithm was subjected to a comparative analysis with several renowned algorithms,where mean and standard deviation values were utilized as evaluation metrics.This rigorous comparison aimed to assess the performance of the BHJOalgorithmabout its counterparts,shedding light on its effectiveness and reliability in solving optimization problems.Finally,the obtained numerical statistics underwent rigorous analysis using the Friedman post hoc Dunn’s test.The resulting numerical values revealed the BHJO algorithm’s competitiveness in tackling intricate optimization problems,affirming its capability to deliver favorable outcomes in challenging scenarios.展开更多
Landslides are one of the most common geological hazards worldwide,especially in Sichuan Province(Southwest China).The current study's main,purposes are to explore the potential applications of convolutional neura...Landslides are one of the most common geological hazards worldwide,especially in Sichuan Province(Southwest China).The current study's main,purposes are to explore the potential applications of convolutional neural networks(CNN)hybrid ensemble metaheuristic optimization algorithms,namely beluga whale optimization(BWO)and coati optimization algorithm(COA),for landslide susceptibility mapping in Sichuan Province(China).For this aim,fourteen landslide conditioning factors were compiled in a spatial database.The effectiveness of the conditioning factors in the development of the landslide predictive model was quantified using the linear support vector machine model.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve(AUC),the root mean square error,and six statistical indices were used to test and compare the three resultant models.For the training dataset,the AUC values of the CNN-COA,CNN-BWO and CNN models were 0.946,0.937 and 0.855,respectively.In terms of the validation dataset,the CNN-COA model exhibited a higher AUC value of 0.919,while the AUC values of the CNN-BWO and CNN models were 0.906 and 0.805,respectively.The results indicate that the CNN-COA model,followed by the CNN-BWO model,and the CNN model,offers the best overall performance for landslide susceptibility analysis.展开更多
文摘The cloud computing technology is utilized for achieving resource utilization of remotebased virtual computer to facilitate the consumers with rapid and accurate massive data services.It utilizes on-demand resource provisioning,but the necessitated constraints of rapid turnaround time,minimal execution cost,high rate of resource utilization and limited makespan transforms the Load Balancing(LB)process-based Task Scheduling(TS)problem into an NP-hard optimization issue.In this paper,Hybrid Prairie Dog and Beluga Whale Optimization Algorithm(HPDBWOA)is propounded for precise mapping of tasks to virtual machines with the due objective of addressing the dynamic nature of cloud environment.This capability of HPDBWOA helps in decreasing the SLA violations and Makespan with optimal resource management.It is modelled as a scheduling strategy which utilizes the merits of PDOA and BWOA for attaining reactive decisions making with respect to the process of assigning the tasks to virtual resources by considering their priorities into account.It addresses the problem of pre-convergence with wellbalanced exploration and exploitation to attain necessitated Quality of Service(QoS)for minimizing the waiting time incurred during TS process.It further balanced exploration and exploitation rates for reducing the makespan during the task allocation with complete awareness of VM state.The results of the proposed HPDBWOA confirmed minimized energy utilization of 32.18% and reduced cost of 28.94% better than approaches used for investigation.The statistical investigation of the proposed HPDBWOA conducted using ANOVA confirmed its efficacy over the benchmarked systems in terms of throughput,system,and response time.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(62263014)Yunnan Provincial Basic Research Project(202401AT070344,202301AT070443).
文摘This study integrates the individual photovoltaic(PV)and thermoelectric generator(TEG)systems into a PV-TEG hybrid system to improve its overall power output by reutilizing the waste heat generated during PV power production to enhance its operational relia-bility.However,stochastic environmental conditions often result in partial shading conditions and nonuniform thermal distribution across the PV-TEG modules,which negatively affect the output characteristics of the system,thus presenting a significant challenge to maintaining their optimal performance.To address these challenges,a novel fitness-distance-balance-based beluga whale optimization(FDBBWO)strategy has been devised for maximizing the power output of the PV-TEG hybrid system under dynamic operation scenar-ios.A broader spectrum of complex and authentic operational contexts has been considered in case studies to examine the effectiveness and feasibility of FDBBWO.For this,real-world datasets collected from different seasons in Hong Kong have been used to validate the practical viability of the proposed strategy.Simulation results reveal that the FDBBWO based maximum power point tracking technique outperforms its competing methods by achieving the highest energy output,with a remarkable increase of up to 134.25%with minimal power fluctuations.For instance,the energy obtained by FDBBWO is 47.45%and 58.34%higher than BWO and perturb and observe methods,respectively,in the winter season.
基金funded by the Researchers Supporting Program at King Saud University(RSPD2024R809).
文摘Hybridizing metaheuristic algorithms involves synergistically combining different optimization techniques to effectively address complex and challenging optimization problems.This approach aims to leverage the strengths of multiple algorithms,enhancing solution quality,convergence speed,and robustness,thereby offering a more versatile and efficient means of solving intricate real-world optimization tasks.In this paper,we introduce a hybrid algorithm that amalgamates three distinct metaheuristics:the Beluga Whale Optimization(BWO),the Honey Badger Algorithm(HBA),and the Jellyfish Search(JS)optimizer.The proposed hybrid algorithm will be referred to as BHJO.Through this fusion,the BHJO algorithm aims to leverage the strengths of each optimizer.Before this hybridization,we thoroughly examined the exploration and exploitation capabilities of the BWO,HBA,and JS metaheuristics,as well as their ability to strike a balance between exploration and exploitation.This meticulous analysis allowed us to identify the pros and cons of each algorithm,enabling us to combine them in a novel hybrid approach that capitalizes on their respective strengths for enhanced optimization performance.In addition,the BHJO algorithm incorporates Opposition-Based Learning(OBL)to harness the advantages offered by this technique,leveraging its diverse exploration,accelerated convergence,and improved solution quality to enhance the overall performance and effectiveness of the hybrid algorithm.Moreover,the performance of the BHJO algorithm was evaluated across a range of both unconstrained and constrained optimization problems,providing a comprehensive assessment of its efficacy and applicability in diverse problem domains.Similarly,the BHJO algorithm was subjected to a comparative analysis with several renowned algorithms,where mean and standard deviation values were utilized as evaluation metrics.This rigorous comparison aimed to assess the performance of the BHJOalgorithmabout its counterparts,shedding light on its effectiveness and reliability in solving optimization problems.Finally,the obtained numerical statistics underwent rigorous analysis using the Friedman post hoc Dunn’s test.The resulting numerical values revealed the BHJO algorithm’s competitiveness in tackling intricate optimization problems,affirming its capability to deliver favorable outcomes in challenging scenarios.
基金supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation:[grant number 2020M680583]National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant number 52208359]+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China:[grant number 52109125]National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents:[grant number BX20200191].
文摘Landslides are one of the most common geological hazards worldwide,especially in Sichuan Province(Southwest China).The current study's main,purposes are to explore the potential applications of convolutional neural networks(CNN)hybrid ensemble metaheuristic optimization algorithms,namely beluga whale optimization(BWO)and coati optimization algorithm(COA),for landslide susceptibility mapping in Sichuan Province(China).For this aim,fourteen landslide conditioning factors were compiled in a spatial database.The effectiveness of the conditioning factors in the development of the landslide predictive model was quantified using the linear support vector machine model.The receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve(AUC),the root mean square error,and six statistical indices were used to test and compare the three resultant models.For the training dataset,the AUC values of the CNN-COA,CNN-BWO and CNN models were 0.946,0.937 and 0.855,respectively.In terms of the validation dataset,the CNN-COA model exhibited a higher AUC value of 0.919,while the AUC values of the CNN-BWO and CNN models were 0.906 and 0.805,respectively.The results indicate that the CNN-COA model,followed by the CNN-BWO model,and the CNN model,offers the best overall performance for landslide susceptibility analysis.
