Faults Detection in a Photovoltaic Generator by Using Matlab Simulink and the chipKIT Max32 Board by Riadh Khenfer, Mohamed Mostefai, Seddik Benahdouga, Mounir Maddad

“…This paper presents a laboratory with equipment and an algorithm for teaching graduate students the monitoring and the diagnosis of PV arrays. …”
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Obstacle Aware Connectivity Restoration for Disjoint Wireless Sensor Networks Using a Mix of Stationary and Mobile Nodes by Guizhen Ma, Yang Yang, Xuesong Qiu, Zhipeng Gao

“…The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is validated through simulation experiments.…”
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A New Local Optimal Spline Wavelet for Image Edge Detection by Dujuan Zhou, Zizhao Yuan, Zhanchuan Cai, Defu Zhu, Xiaojing Shen

“…The experimental results show that the proposed LOSW and LOSW-ED algorithm has better performance in noise suppression and edge structure preservation.…”
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Inverse problem of cyclographic modeling of spatial curve by T. M. Myasoedova, K. L. Panchuk, E. V. Lyubchinov

“…It is proven that there exists a unique spatial curve, for which the given curve constitutes a cyclographic projection. The algorithm for the inverse problem solution is demonstrated on examples. …”
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Effect Improved for High-Dimensional and Unbalanced Data Anomaly Detection Model Based on KNN-SMOTE-LSTM by Fuguang Bao, Yongqiang Wu, Zhaogang Li, Yongzhao Li, Lili Liu, Guanyu Chen

“…This paper uses long short-term memory networks (LSTMs) combined with historical sequence data; also, it integrates the synthetic minority oversampling technique (SMOTE) algorithm and K-nearest neighbors (kNN), and it designs and constructs an anomaly detection network model based on kNN-SMOTE-LSTM in accordance with the data characteristic of being unbalanced. …”
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Retinal Fundus Image Registration via Vascular Structure Graph Matching by Kexin Deng, Jie Tian, Jian Zheng, Xing Zhang, Xiaoqian Dai, Min Xu

“…Finally, a revised ICP algorithm incorporating with quadratic transformation model is used at fine level to register vessel shape models. …”
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Varying parameterization of an ellipsoidal thin shell with FEM-based implementation by Yu. V. Klochkov, A. P. Nikolaev, O. V. Vakhnina, T. A. Sobolevskaya, A. Sh. Dzhabrailov, M. Yu. Klochkov

“…This article describes an algorithm developed for the finite element analysis of the stressstrain state of a shell that takes the shape of a triaxial ellipsoid with varying parameterization of its mid-surface. …”
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Monitoring square and circular fields with sensors using energy-efficient cluster-based routing for underwater wireless sensor networks by Arshad Sher, Nadeem Javaid, Irfan Azam, Hira Ahmad, Wadood Abdul, Sanaa Ghouzali, Iftikhar Azim Niaz, Fakhri Alam Khan

“…All three protocols are proposed to minimize the energy consumption of sparse regions, whereas sparsity search algorithm is proposed to find sparse regions and density search algorithm is used to find dense regions of the network field. …”
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Electricity Theft Detection in Power Grids with Deep Learning and Random Forests by Shuan Li, Yinghua Han, Xu Yao, Song Yingchen, Jinkuan Wang, Qiang Zhao

“…To build the RF in the hybrid model, the grid search algorithm is adopted to determine optimal parameters. …”
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Tabu Search for Multi-Objective Hub Location Planning: A Case Study of the Northern Rail Line, Thailand by Nguyen Dang Nha, Pham Van Nam, Chanta Sunarin, Sangsawang Ornurai

“…Because the complexity of the multi-objective mathematical model and the large-scale of real case study, we develop a metaheuristics algorithm to efficiently solve this problem. The algorithm is based on the Tabu Search method and is designed to explore non-dominated neighborhoods. …”
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Electroencephalography Signal Grouping and Feature Classification Using Harmony Search for BCI by Tae-Ju Lee, Seung-Min Park, Kwee-Bo Sim

“…We conclude that the heuristic approach using the HS algorithm on the BCI is beneficial for EEG signal analysis.…”
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A mobile localization method based on a robust extend Kalman filter and improved M-estimation in Internet of things by Nan Hu, Chuan Lin, Fangjun Luan, Chengdong Wu, Qi Song, Li Chen

“…The proposed algorithm effectively inhibits the non-line-of-sight error.…”
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A Robust Two-Machine Flow-Shop Scheduling Model with Scenario-Dependent Processing Times by Chia-Lun Hsu, Win-Chin Lin, Lini Duan, Jan-Ray Liao, Chin-Chia Wu, Juin-Han Chen

“…Furthermore, we set proposed 12 simple heuristics as the 12 initial seeds to design 12 variants of a cloud theory-based simulated annealing (CSA) algorithm. Finally, we conduct simulations and report the performances of the proposed branch-and-bound method, the 12 heuristics, and the 12 variants of CSA algorithm.…”
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An Advanced Otsu Method Integrated with Edge Detection and Decision Tree for Crack Detection in Highway Transportation Infrastructure by Haihang Han, Hanyu Deng, Qiao Dong, Xingyu Gu, Tianjie Zhang, Yangyang Wang

“…The Canny edge detection has demonstrated outstanding performance in crack detection; this algorithm helps to obtain more details of both cracks and noises. …”
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Energy Management Strategy for Direct Current Microgrids with Consideration of Photovoltaic Power Tracking Optimization by Fudong Li, Zonghao Shi, Zhihao Zhu, Yongjun Gan

“…In response to the uncertainty of renewable energy output and the fluctuation of load, this paper proposes a hybrid energy storage management strategy based on the State of Charge (SOC) to smooth power fluctuations and thereby improve the power quality of photovoltaic energy storage DC microgrids. Firstly, a hybrid algorithm for power tracking control is formed by incorporating the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm into the variable step-size Incremental Conductance (INC) method, thereby optimizing the maximum power point tracking control system of the photovoltaic system. …”
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Improved Image Fusion in PET/CT Using Hybrid Image Reconstruction and Super-Resolution by John A. Kennedy, Ora Israel, Alex Frenkel, Rachel Bar-Shalom, Haim Azhari

“…Using a super-resolution algorithm, several PET acquisitions were combined to improve the resolution. …”
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Oscillating Mindfully: Using Machine Learning to Characterize Systems-Level Electrophysiological Activity During Focused Attention Meditation by Noga Aviad, Oz Moskovich, Ophir Orenstein, Etam Benger, Arnaud Delorme, Amit Bernstein

“…Results: The algorithm classified meditation versus mind-wandering states with 83% accuracy, with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 79% and F1 score of 74%. …”
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Bi-Objective Optimization for Vehicle Routing Problems with a Mixed Fleet of Conventional and Electric Vehicles and Soft Time Windows by Peixin Zhao, Fanfan Liu, Yuanyuan Guo, Xiaoyang Duan, Yunshu Zhang

“…Finally, the nondominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) is employed to deal with this problem. …”
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Short-Term Photovoltaic Power Forecasting Based on the VMD-IDBO-DHKELM Model by Shengli Wang, Xiaolong Guo, Tianle Sun, Lihui Xu, Jinfeng Zhu, Zhicai Li, Jinjiang Zhang

“…A short-term photovoltaic power forecasting method is proposed, integrating variational mode decomposition (VMD), an improved dung beetle algorithm (IDBO), and a deep hybrid kernel extreme learning machine (DHKELM). …”
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Psychometrics of an Elo-based large-scale online learning system by Hanke Vermeiren, Joost Kruis, Maria Bolsinova, Han L.J. van der Maas, Abe D. Hofman

“…The Elo rating system (ERS), an intuitive and computationally efficient algorithm, offers a means to effectively update estimates of item difficulties and learner abilities as they evolve. …”
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