Many advances have recently been made in metaheuristic methods, from theory to applications. The editors, both leading experts in this field, have assembled a t

Contains case studies from engineering and operations research Includes commented literature for each chapter

Contains case studies from engineering and operations research Includes commented literature for each chapter

Metaheuristics have been a very active research topic for more than two decades. During this time many new metaheuristic strategies have been devised, they have

This book presents efficient metaheuristic algorithms for optimal design of structures. Many of these algorithms are developed by the author and his colleagues,