Advanced Optimization by Nature-Inspired Algorithms

Dr. Omid Bozorg-Haddad is a Professor at the department of irrigation and reclamation engineering, University of Tehran, Iran. His teaching and research interests include water resources and environmental systems analysis, planning, and management as well as application of optimization algorithms in water related systems. He has published more than 100 articles in peer reviewed journals and 100 papers in conference proceedings. He has also supervised more than 50 M.Sc. and Ph.D. students. Prof. Hugo Loaiciga served as the Water Commissioner for the City of Santa Barbara for six years before joining the Department in 1988. He received the 2002 Service to the Profession Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Environmental and Water Resources Institute for his "longstanding contributions to research and technical activities" of the two groups, and he was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers for his "outstanding contributions to the planning, analysis, and operation of water resources engineering" in 2007.

• Introduction.- Cat Swarm Optimization (CSO) Algorithm.- League Championship Algorithm (LCA).- Anarchic Society Optimization (ASO) Algorithm.- Cuckoo Optimization Algorithm (COA).- Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization (TLBO) Algorithm.- Flower pollination Algorithm (FPA).- Krill Herd Algorithm (KHA).- Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) Algorithm.- Shark Smell Optimization (SSO) Algorithm.- Ant Lion Optimizer (ALO) Algorithm.- Gradient Evolution (GE) Algorithm.- Moth-Flame Optimization (MFO) Algorithm.- Crow Search Algorithm (CSA).- Dragonfly Algorithm (DA).