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Optimal virtual network function placement in multi-cloud service function chaining architecture
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)Service Function Chaining (SFC) is the problem of deploying various network service instances over geographically distributed data centers and providing inter-connectivity among them. The goal is to enable the network ... -
Optimisation of hybrid renewable energy system using iterative filter selection approach
( Institution of Engineering and Technology , 2017 , Article)This study presents a hybrid renewable energy system that yields minimum total project cost and maximum reliability. The system is in modular configuration consisting of photovoltaic (PV) array, wind turbine, battery ... -
Optimising stop-bands in periodic waveguides using genetic algorithms and wave finite element method
( American Institute of Physics , 2024 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we propose using the wave finite element method and genetic algorithms to design periodic waveguide structures with optimal stop-bands. Instead of modelling waveguides using the standard finite element method, ... -
Optimization and Prediction of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Graphene/LLDPE Nanocomposites by Using Artificial Neural Networks
( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2016 , Article)The focus of this work is to develop the knowledge of prediction of the physical and chemical properties of processed linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)/graphene nanoplatelets composites. Composites made from LLDPE ... -
Optimization models for a single-plant District Cooling System
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)A District Cooling System (DCS) is an interconnected system encompassing a centralized chiller plant, a Thermal Energy Storage (TES) unit, a piping network, and clusters of consumers' buildings. The main function of a DCS ... -
Optimization Models For Multiple Resource Planning
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Multiple resource planning is a very crucial undertaking for most organizations. Apart from reducing operational complexity, multiple resource planning facilitates efficient allocation of resources, which reduces costs by ... -
Optimization models in emergency logistics: A literature review
( Elsevier , 2012 , Article Review)Optimization modeling has become a powerful tool to tackle emergency logistics problems since its first adoption in maritime disaster situations in the 1970s. Using techniques of content analysis, this paper reviews ... -
Optimization of a Fuel Cost and Enrichment of Line Loadability for a Transmission System by Using Rapid Voltage Stability Index and Grey Wolf Algorithm Technique
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Efficient transmission of power is a pressing concern in modern power systems as it could relieve additional investments (e.g., right of way) and may improve stability. Non-uniform loading of transmission lines (which ... -
Optimization of base stations density for hybrid energy based 3-D wireless networks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Conference Paper)Hybrid energy supply (HES) based wireless communication systems have recently emerged as a new paradigm to enable green networks, which are powered by both the traditional and harvested energies. In this paper, we propose ... -
Optimization of chiral lattice based metastructures for broadband vibration suppression using genetic algorithms
( Academic Press , 2016 , Article)One of the major challenges in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering is to develop vibration suppression systems with high efficiency and low cost. Recent studies have shown that high damping performance at broadband ... -
Optimization of CO2/H2 Separation over Ba-SAPO-34 Zeolite Membrane Synthesized by Microwave Heating
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)CO2/H2 separation using membrane technology is an important research area in order to obtain high purity hydrogen as one source of clean energy. Finding a suitable inorganic membrane is one of the critical issues, which ... -
Optimization of collaborative spectrum sensing with limited time resource
( Springer Verlag , 2015 , Conference Paper)In this paper, Cognitive Radios (CRs) collaborate in spectrum sensing to detect random signals corrupted by Gaussian noise. Our analysis is based on a limited time resource assumption. This implies that the time resource ... -
Optimization of design and operation of solar assisted district cooling systems
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)The demand for air conditioning and cooling services is rapidly increasing worldwide. As cooling demand has high coincidence to occur in countries with high solar irradiation, the combination of solar thermal energy and ... -
Optimization of effective area spectral efficiency for wireless communications systems under Nakagami-m fading channels
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we present an optimization of the effective area spectral efficiency (EASE) metric for point-to-point transmission systems, and decode-and-forward (DF) relaying communications networks under Nakagami-m fading ... -
Optimization of energy pile conductance using finite element and fractional factorial design of experiment
( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Book chapter)In Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP), Energy Piles pose as heat exchangers that transfer the heat from the buildings to the shallow ground lower temperature in order to decrease the energy consumption whilst cooling the ... -
Optimization of energy pile conductance using finite element and fractional factorial design of experiment
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2018 , Conference Paper)In Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP), Energy Piles pose as heat exchangers that transfer the heat from the buildings to the shallow ground lower temperature in order to decrease the energy consumption whilst cooling the ... -
Optimization of ITO glass/TiO2 based DSSC photo-anodes through electrophoretic deposition and sintering techniques
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)In the current study, TiO2 layers were deposited onto Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) coated glass substrates at varied voltage levels ranging from 2.5 VDC to 7.5 VDC, using Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) process. Subsequently, ... -
Optimization of linear zigzag insert metastructures for low-frequency vibration attenuation using genetic algorithms
( Academic Press , 2017 , Article)Vibration suppression remains a crucial issue in the design of structures and machines. Recent studies have shown that with the use of metamaterial inspired structures (or metastructures), considerable vibration attenuation ... -
Optimization of magnetic nanoparticles draw solution for high water flux in forward osmosis
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)In this study, bare iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized using a co-precipitation method and used as a draw solute in forward osmosis. The synthesis conditions of the nanoparticles were optimized using the Box-Behnken ... -
Optimization of physicochemical and dielectric features in the conductive copolymers of aniline and 2-aminophenol
( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Article)The current exploration emphasizes improving the solubility and thermal characteristics of the homopolymers–polyaniline and poly-2-aminophenol via copolymerization technique with simultaneous optimization of conductivity ...