Metaheuristic Algorithms: Theory and Practice

This book introduces the theory and applications of metaheuristic algorithms. It also provides methods for solving practical problems such as software engineering problems, image recognition problems, problems in video networks, and problems in the ocean.

Gai-Ge Wang is currently a Professor with the Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China. His entire publications have been cited more 10000 times (Google Scholar). The latest Google H-index and i10-index are 58 and 109, respectively. In total, 15 and 66 papers are selected as Highly Cited Paper by Web of Science and Scopus, respectively. His research interests include swarm intelligence, evolutionary computation, and big data optimization.

Xiaoqi Zhao is currently working at Qingdao University of Technology, China. She graduated from Ocean University of China with a PhD degree and her main research interests are information security, fuzz testing and intelligent optimization.

Keqin Li is a SUNY Distinguished Professor (USA) and a National Distinguished Professor (China). He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA). He is a Member of Academia Europaea (Academician of the Academy of Europe).