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Elhorst, Wytze (author)The Multi-Objective Dial-a-Ride Problem (DARP) poses significant challenges in the field of transportation optimization, requiring the simultaneous optimization of conflicting objectives such as travel costs, emission, and customer ride times. In this research, we analyse two distinct approaches for tackling the Multi-Objective DARP: Mixed...master thesis 2024
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Song, Yanjie (author), Ou, Junwei (author), Pedrycz, Witold (author), Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam (author), Wang, X. (author), Xing, Lining (author), Zhang, Yue (author)Multitype satellite observation, including optical observation satellites, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, and electromagnetic satellites, has become an important direction in integrated satellite applications due to its ability to cope with various complex situations. In the multitype satellite observation scheduling problem ...journal article 2024
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Ghiridharan, Vijay Sathya (author)In the 21st century, maritime landscape is confronted with issues such as congestion and delays due to the ever increasing maritime trade volumes.<br/>This thesis explores the possibility of utilizing the concept of amphibious vehicles as a potential solution to address the issue of congestion and enabling the autonomous container terminal...master thesis 2023
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Bellanger, Etienne (author)This thesis aims to study the design and optimization of composite wing components for aircraft, focusing on the pivotal goal of reducing weight while preserving and enhancing structural performance. This is one of the goals of the COST Action joined in the span of the thesis: CA18203 - Optimising Design for Inspection (ODIN). Within this COST...master thesis 2023
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Deutman, Max (author)This thesis titled "Addressing voltage sag contribution of an optimally sized Industrial Hybrid Power System" introduces a framework for sizing an industrial Hybrid Power System (HPS) to minimise Cost and CO2 emissions relative to connecting the industrial site directly to the grid with the help of a genetic algorithm, specifically NSGA-II. The...master thesis 2023
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Valencia Ibañez, Santiago (author)System architecting is one of the first stages of the engineering problem-solving process. Pivotal decisions regarding the system's overall configuration are taken in this phase. Consequently, decision support tools like system architecture optimization are needed to effectively assess the architectural design space. However, system architecture...master thesis 2023
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Wang, Yunyun (author)This project aims to relieve traffic pressure and enhance the parking experience for attendees during planned special events (PSEs). The objective is to develop an optimal strategy for efficiently allocating parking spaces during PSEs in parking lots.<br/><br/>PSEs, such as football games or large concerts, typically result in concentrated...master thesis 2023
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Bavelaar, Koen (author), Verweij, Jeroen (author)This thesis details the design of a selection operator used in a Genetic Algorithm. The Genetic Algorithm is used for loudspeaker filter design of three way loudspeakers for which tournament selection was chosen as selection operator. A methodology is proposed and used to tune the parameters of tournament selection, which is based on diversity...bachelor thesis 2023
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Nijenhuis, Jonathan (author), Zunderman, Timo (author)This thesis describes the design and implementation of a controller and GUI for an AI loudspeaker filter design program. This program uses a genetic algorithm to create a combination of analog passive filters, one for each driver in a loudspeaker system. In the controller, two cost functions are designed to evaluate these filter combinations,...bachelor thesis 2023
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Barendse, ZOYLA (author), van Overbeeke, Willem (author)This paper reports the design of a part of a genetic algorithm, which is made to design analog filters for loudspeakers. The part in this report is the part which deals with the representation of electrical filter circuits, the mutation of these filters, and finding their transfer function. The considered representations are graph coding and a...bachelor thesis 2023
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Butenaerts, Mathieu (author)Because of the growing presence of artificial intelligence, developers are looking for more efficient methods to construct machine learning algorithms. Program synthesizers allow us to produce algorithms consisting of scalers, feature selection and classifiers. Each of these pipelines is a potential solution to the given machine learning task....bachelor thesis 2023
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Yuan, S. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, M. (author), Bai, Y. (author)Chemical plants face safety hazards and security threats that may induce catastrophic scenarios. Safety and security barriers are employed widely to protect chemical plants from accidental and intentional undesired events and mitigate consequences. Managing safety and security barriers effectively and economically is a research topic with...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Jing (author), Chen, Wei (author), Qian, Yichen (author), Meda, Abdulmelik H. (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)Considerable advancements in power semiconductor devices have resulted in such devices being increasingly adopted in applications of energy generation, conversion, and transmission. Hence, we proposed a fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) design for 30-V Si-based metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET). To achieve...journal article 2023
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Kheybari, Siamak (author), Davoodi Monfared, Mansoor (author), Salamirad, Amirhossein (author), Rezaei, J. (author)To design a bioethanol supply chain, along with the transportation and operational costs, it is vital to consider more factors categorized into three sustainability pillars (i.e. economy, social and environment). In this paper, to develop a mathematical model for bioethanol supply chain (BSC), we propose a two-phase methodology; in the first...journal article 2023
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Xanthopoulos, S. (author), van der Tuin, M.S. (author), Sharif Azadeh, S. (author), Correia, Gonçalo (author), van Oort, N. (author), Snelder, M. (author)Nowadays, urban areas are exposed to various challenges such as climate change, social inequalities, and congestion. Shared mobility hubs present the opportunity to reshape our cities and mitigate the previously mentioned challenges by contributing to a more sustainable transport system. These are places where shared cars, mopeds, and e-bikes...journal article 2023
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Miller-Moran, Daniel (author), Trifunović, Nemanja (author), Kennedy, M.D. (author), Kapelan, Z. (author)Water distribution networks (WDNs) require large capital investment and ongoing operational costs, resulting in their optimisation being a highly researched field. Despite the benefits tanks bring to networks, most optimisation models omit them as decision variables due to the complexity they can introduce to heuristic approaches. This paper...journal article 2023
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Bani Mohammad Ali, Amir (author), Valizadeh Sotubadi, Saleh (author), Alimirzaei, Sajad (author), Ahmadi Najafabadi, Mehdi (author), Pahlavan, Lotfollah (author)Composite structures in transportation industries have gained significant attention due to their unique characteristics, including high energy absorption. Non-destructive testing methods coupled with machine learning techniques offer valuable insights into failure mechanisms by analyzing basic parameters. In this study, damage monitoring...journal article 2023
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Schijlen, Fiske (author), Wu, Lichao (author), Mariot, L. (author)Side-channel analysis (SCA) is a class of attacks on the physical implementation of a cipher, which enables the extraction of confidential key information by exploiting unintended leaks generated by a device. In recent years, researchers have observed that neural networks (NNs) can be utilized to perform highly effective SCA profiling, even...journal article 2023
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Chen, Wei (author), Yan, Xuyang (author), Ibrahim, Mesfin S. (author), Meda, Abdulmelik H. (author), Fan, X. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)As the next generation of semiconductor devices, SiC MOSFETs have demonstrated significant performance improvements in switching loss, switching frequency, and high-temperature operation compared to Si-based MOSFETs. However, the long-term reliability of such devices and their packaging continues to be a major concern. Towards addressing this...conference paper 2023
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Guijt, Arthur (author), Thierens, Dirk (author), Alderliesten, T. (author), Bosman, P.A.N. (author)In a parallel EA one can strictly adhere to the generational clock, and wait for all evaluations in a generation to be done. However, this idle time limits the throughput of the algorithm and wastes computational resources. Alternatively, an EA can be made asynchronous parallel. However, EAs using classic recombination and selection operators...conference paper 2023