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Engineering and Applied Sciences Optimization

Dedicated to the Memory of Professor M.G. Karlaftis

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Editors:
  1. Nikos D. Lagaros

    1. Institute of Structural Analysis & Seismic Research, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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  2. Manolis Papadrakakis

    1. Institute of Structural Analysis & Antiseismic Research, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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  • Serves as a forum for scientists working in computational optimization
  • Brings together the scientific community working in the broader field of engineering and applied sciences optimization
  • Includes problem formulations, computational methods and software developments
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (COMPUTMETHODS, volume 38)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Motorway Traffic Flow Optimisation in Presence of Vehicle Automation and Communication Systems

    • Claudio Roncoli, Markos Papageorgiou, Ioannis Papamichail
    Pages 1-16

  3. Characterizing Urban Dynamics Using Large Scale Taxicab Data

    • Xinwu Qian, Xianyuan Zhan, Satish V. Ukkusuri
    Pages 17-32

  4. Holistic Calibration of Microscopic Traffic Flow Models: Methodology and Real World Application Studies

    • Alexander Paz, Victor Molano, Javier Sanchez-Medina
    Pages 33-52

  5. Optimizing Leisure Travel: Is BigData Ready to Improve the Joint Leisure Activities Efficiency?

    • K. Gkiotsalitis, A. Stathopoulos
    Pages 53-71

  6. Air Traffic Flow Management Data Mining and Analysis for In-flight Cost Optimization

    • Leonardo L. B. V. Cruciol, Li Weigang, John-Paul Clarke, Leihong Li
    Pages 73-86

  7. Simulation Optimization of Car-Following Models Using Flexible Techniques

    • Vasileia Papathanasopoulou, Constantinos Antoniou
    Pages 87-106

  8. Computational Intelligence and Optimization for Transportation Big Data: Challenges and Opportunities

    • Eleni I. Vlahogianni
    Pages 107-128

  9. Nature-Inspired Algorithms: Success and Challenges

    • Xin-She Yang
    Pages 129-143

  10. Comparative Study on Recent Metaheuristic Algorithms in Design Optimization of Cold-Formed Steel Structures

    • M. P. Saka, S. Carbas, I. Aydogdu, A. Akin, Z. W. Geem
    Pages 145-173

  11. Adaptive Switching of Variable-Fidelity Models in Population-Based Optimization

    • Ali Mehmani, Souma Chowdhury, Weiyang Tong, Achille Messac
    Pages 175-205

  12. Genetic Algorithms for the Construction of \(2^{2}\) and \(2^{3}\)-Level Response Surface Designs

    • Dimitris E. Simos
    Pages 207-215

  13. Reactive Power and Voltage Control Based on Mesh Adaptive Direct Search Algorithm

    • Seyyed Soheil Sadat Hosseini, Amir H. Gandomi, Alireza Nemati, Seyed Hamidreza Sadat Hosseini
    Pages 217-231

  14. Optimal Placement of Hysteretic Dampers via Adaptive Sensitivity-Smoothing Algorithm

    • Yu Murakami, Katsuya Noshi, Kohei Fujita, Masaaki Tsuji, Izuru Takewaki
    Pages 233-247

  15. Design of Tuned Mass Dampers via Harmony Search for Different Optimization Objectives of Structures

    • Sinan Melih Nigdeli, Gebrail Bekdaş
    Pages 249-266

  16. Tailoring Macroscale Response of Mechanical and Heat Transfer Systems by Topology Optimization of Microstructural Details

    • Joe Alexandersen, Boyan Stefanov Lazarov
    Pages 267-288

  17. Aerodynamic Shape Optimization Using “Turbulent” Adjoint And Robust Design in Fluid Mechanics

    • Kyriakos C. Giannakoglou, Dimitrios I. Papadimitriou, Evangelos M. Papoutsis-Kiachagias, Ioannis S. Kavvadias
    Pages 289-309

  18. Hierarchical Topology Optimization for Bone Tissue Scaffold: Preliminary Results on the Design of a Fracture Fixation Plate

    • Emily Gogarty, Damiano Pasini
    Pages 311-340

  19. Boundary Constraint Handling Affection on Slope Stability Analysis

    • Amir H. Gandomi, Ali R. Kashani, Mehdi Mousavi
    Pages 341-358

  20. Blackbox Optimization in Engineering Design: Adaptive Statistical Surrogates and Direct Search Algorithms

    • Bastien Talgorn, Le Digabel Sébastien, Michael Kokkolaras
    Pages 359-383
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About this book

The chapters which appear in this volume are selected studies presented at the First International Conference on Engineering and Applied Sciences Optimization (OPT-i), Kos, Greece, 4-6 June 2014 and works written by friends, former colleagues and students of the late Professor M. G. Karlaftis; all in the area of optimization that he loved and published so much in himself. The subject areas represented here range from structural optimization, logistics, transportation, traffic and telecommunication networks to operational research, metaheuristics, multidisciplinary and multiphysics design optimization, etc.

This volume is dedicated to the life and the memory of Professor Matthew G. Karlaftis, who passed away a few hours before he was to give the opening speech at OPT-i. All contributions reflect the warmth and genuine friendship which he enjoyed from his associates and show how much his scientific contribution has been appreciated. He will be greatly missed and it is hoped that this volume will be received as a suitable memorial to his life and achievements.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Structural Analysis & Seismic Research, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Nikos D. Lagaros

  • Institute of Structural Analysis & Antiseismic Research, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Manolis Papadrakakis

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Engineering and Applied Sciences Optimization

  • Book Subtitle: Dedicated to the Memory of Professor M.G. Karlaftis

  • Editors: Nikos D. Lagaros, Manolis Papadrakakis

  • Series Title: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18320-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-18319-0Published: 09 June 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36465-0Published: 09 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-18320-6Published: 22 May 2015

  • Series ISSN: 1871-3033

  • Series E-ISSN: 2543-0203

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 507

  • Number of Illustrations: 215 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Engineering Design, Optimization, Civil Engineering, Computational Science and Engineering

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