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MBO:

Recently we have introduced a new metaheuristic algorithm to literature. It is inspired by the V flight formation of migrating birds and we named it as the Migrating Birds Optimization (MBO) algorithm. You can find a short explanation as a poster, a detailed explanation as a journal paper and a web site (http://mbo.dogus.edu.tr) for its Java code and related documents.

If you would ever like to consider the MBO algorithm as a problem solver in your future studies, you can obtain its software code through the given URL. In case of a trouble please contact me, I will be glad to provide you the necessary material.
 

Other research interests

  • Combinatorial optimization problems, heuristics and metaheuristics

  • Machine learning, Feature selection, Computational Intelligence Algorithms

  • Path planning, Random disambiguation paths and Obstacle neutralization problem

  • Optimization of operations of PCB placement machines

Projects

  • 2018-2019 Principle Investigator, in Marmara University Scientific Research Committee (BAPKO) type C project titled as “Exploitation of Metaheuristic Techniques on the Feature Selection Problem” (Project ID: FEN-C-YLP-130319-0075, budget 7.5000 TL)

  • 2017-2019 Principle Investigator, in Marmara University Scientific Research Committee (BAPKO) type C project titled as “Optimizing the Vehicle Routes in the Presence of Shift Management” (Project ID: FEN-C-DRP-131217-0671, budget 29.978 TL)

  • 2015-2018 Principle Investigator, in TUBÝTAK 1001 project titled as “Developing exact and heuristic solution methods for the combined solution of obstacle neutralization and random disambiguation problems” (Project ID: 114M200, budget 99.788 TL)

  • 2014-2016 Principle Investigator, in TUBÝTAK 3001 project titled as “Development and application of an exact solution method and metaheuristics to the neutralization problem” (Project ID: 114M069, budget 64.490 TL)

  • 2013-2016 Principle Investigator, in Marmara University Scientific Research Committee (BAPKO) type A project titled as “Application and comparison of metaheuristic based solution methods for a generalization of the traveling salesman problem” (Project ID: FEN-A-150513-0172, budget 42.964 TL)

  • 2015-2016 Principle Investigator, in Marmara University Scientific Research Committee (BAPKO) type C project titled as “Path Planning for Ships in the Presence of Obstacles” (Project ID: FEN-C-DRP-090414-0103, budget 15.000 TL)

  • 2014-2015 Principle Investigator, in Marmara University Scientific Research Committee (BAPKO) type C project titled as “Solution approaches for the sequence dependent traveling salesman problem” (Project ID: FEN-C-YLP-150513-0185, budget 10.000 TL)

  • 2013-2016 Researcher, in Marmara University Scientific Research Committee (BAPKO) type E project titled as “Mobile Application Development Laboratory” (Project ID: FEN-E-150613-0202, budget 147.583 TL)

  • 2011-2012 Researcher, in TUBÝTAK 1001 project titled as “Multibody System Dynamics Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Electrical Locomotives” (Project ID: 110M561)

  • 2008-2010 Researcher, Active role in proposal and progress of TUBITAK 1001 project titled as “Optimization of Electronic Assembly Operations and Sequence Dependent Traveling Salesman Problem” (Project ID:108M198)
     

Conferences

 

Resources about "A Penalty Search Algorithm for the Obstacle Neutralization Problem":

We proposed a suboptimal algorithm for the obstacle neutralization problem.  Here is the Matlab source code for the PSA and test files.

Resources for "Enhanced MBO algorithm for optimization problems in different domains":

We proposed an enhanced version of MBO and tested on four different problem domains, including QAP, ONP, FS and continous functions.  Here is the results for continous functions.