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Journal articles

Elsayed SM; Sarker RA; Essam DL, 2014, 'A new genetic algorithm for solving optimization problems', Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 27, pp. 57 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2013.09.013

Hishamuddin H; Sarker RA; Essam D, 2014, 'A recovery mechanism for a two echelon supply chain system under supply disruption', Economic Modelling, 38, pp. 555 - 563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2014.02.004

Abdallah AFM; Essam DL; Sarker RA, 2014, 'Solving dynamic optimisation problem with variable dimensions', Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 8886, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13563-2_1

Paul SK; Sarker R; Essam D, 2014, 'Managing Real-time Demand Fluctuation under a Supplier-Retailer Coordinated System', International Journal of Production Economics, 158, pp. 231 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.08.007

Hamza NM; Sarker RA; Essam DL, 2013, 'Differential evolution with multi-constraint consensus methods for constrained optimization', Journal of Global Optimization, 57, pp. 583 - 611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10898-012-9987-z

Paul SK; Sarker R; Essam D, 2013, 'A Disruption Recovery Model in a Production-Inventory System with Demand Uncertainty and Process Reliability', Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 8104, pp. 511 - 522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40925-7_47

Elsayed SM; Sarker RA; Essam DL, 2013, 'Adaptive Configuration of evolutionary algorithms for constrained optimization', Applied Mathematics and Computation, 222, pp. 680 - 711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2013.07.068

Paul SK; Azeem A; Sarker R; Essam D, 2013, 'Development of a production inventory model with uncertainty and reliability considerations', Optimization and Engineering, pp. 1 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11081-013-9218-6

Asaf MA; Ray T; Sarker R, 2013, 'A Decomposition Based Evolutionary Algorithm for Many Objective Optimization with Systematic Sampling and Adaptive Epsilon Control', Evolutionary multi-criterion optimization : 7th International Conference, EMO 2013, Proceedings. LNCS v. 7811, 7811, pp. 413 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37140-0_32

Omar MK; Sarker R; Othman WAM, 2013, 'A just-in-time three-level integrated manufacturing system for linearly time-varying demand process', Applied Mathematical Modelling, 37, pp. 1275 - 1281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2012.03.041

Hishamuddin H; Sarker R; Essam D, 2013, 'A recovery model for a two-echelon serial supply chain with consideration of transportation disruption', Computers and Industrial Engineering, 64, pp. 552 - 561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2012.11.012

Elsayed ; Sarker R; Essam D, 2013, 'An improved self-adaptive differential evolution algorithm for optimization problems', IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 9, pp. 89 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2012.2198658

Sarker R; Omar M; Omar M; Essam D, 2013, 'Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm for Job Scheduling under Machine Maintenance', Applied soft computing : the official journal of the World Federation on Soft Computing (WFSC), 13, pp. 1440 - 1447, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2012.04.032

Singh HK; Ray T; Sarker R, 2013, 'Optimum Oil Production Planning Using Infeasibility Driven Evolutionary Algorithm', Evolutionary Computation, 21, pp. 65 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/EVCO_a_00064

Elsayed ; Sarker R; Essam D, 2013, 'Self-adaptive differential evolution incorporating a heuristic mixing of operators', Computational Optimization and Applications, 54, pp. 771 - 790, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10589-012-9493-8

Omar M; Sarker R, 2012, 'An optimal policy for a just-in-time integrated manufacturing system for time-varying demand process', Applied Mathematical Modelling, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2015.03.041

Hishamuddin H; Sarker R; Essam D, 2012, 'A Disruption Recovery Model for a Single Stage Production-Inventory System', European Journal of Operational Research, 222, pp. 464 - 473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2011.03.031

Zahir S; Al-mahmud Z; Sarker R, 2012, 'A DSS for Human Resettlement: Supporting Interactive Optimal Decisions', American Journal of Operations Research, 2, pp. 322 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajor.2012.23039

Asaf MA; Ray T; Sarker R, 2012, 'A Self-adaptive Differential Evolution Algorithm with Constraint Sequencing', AI-2012: Advances in Artificial Intelligence. LNCS v. 7691, 7691, pp. 182 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35101-3_16

Barkat Ullah AS; Sarker R; Lokan CJ, 2012, 'Handling equality constraints in evolutionary optimization', European Journal of Operational Research, 221, pp. 480 - 490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.01.047

Elsayed ; Sarker R; Essam D, 2012, 'On an Evolutionary Approach for Constrained Optimization Problem Solving', Applied soft computing : the official journal of the World Federation on Soft Computing (WFSC), 12, pp. 3208 - 3227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2012.05.013

Naznin F; Sarker R; Essam D, 2012, 'Progressive Alignment Method Using Genetic Algorithm for Multiple Sequence Alignment', IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 16, pp. 615 - 631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TEVC.2011.2162849

Sayed E; Essam D; Sarker R, 2012, 'Using hybrid dependency identification with a memetic algorithm for large scale optimization problems', Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 7673, pp. 168 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34859-4_17

Hasan SMK; Sarker R; Essam D; Kaceem I, 2011, 'A DSS for job scheduling under process interruptions', Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 23, pp. 137 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10696-011-9094-3

Soliman O; Hassanien A; Ghali N; El-Bendary N; Sarker R, 2011, 'A Model-Based Decision Support Tool Using Fuzzy Optimization for Climate Change', Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 388 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24425-4_51

Sarker R; Ray T, 2011, 'Agent-based evolutionary algorithms: Emerging paradigm or buzzwords?', ORMS Today, 38, pp. 44 - 48, https://www.informs.org/ORMS-Today/Public-Articles/October-Volume-38-Number-5/Agent-based-evolutionary-algorithms-Emerging-paradigm-or-buzzwords

Whitacre JM; Sarker R; Pham QT, 2011, 'EFFECTS OF ADAPTIVE SOCIAL NETWORKS ON THE ROBUSTNESS OF EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS', International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, 20, pp. 783 - 817, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0218213011000322

Hasan SMK; Sarker R; Essam D, 2011, 'Genetic algorithm for job-shop scheduling with machine unavailability and breakdowns', International Journal of Production Research, 49, pp. 4999 - 5015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2010.495088

Barkat Ullah AS; Sarker R; Lokan CJ, 2011, 'Handling Equality Constraints with Agent-based Memetic Algorithms', Memetic Computing, 3, pp. 51 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12293-010-0051-6

Hasan E; Essam D; Sarker R, 2011, 'Large Scale Optimization based on self-directed Local Search', ASOR Bulletin, 30, pp. 11 - 20

Sarker R; Kozan E, 2011, 'Modern Heuristc for Scheduling', Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal, 23, pp. 87 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10696-011-9097-0

Elsayed ; Sarker R; Essam D, 2011, 'Multi-operator based evolutionary algorithms for solving constrained optimization problems', Computers and Operations Research, 38, pp. 1877 - 1896, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2011.03.003

Sarker R; Zahir S, 2011, 'PLANNING RELOCATION OF PEOPLE FOR DEVELOPING SURFACE MINES IN DENSELY POPULATED AREAS: OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES', Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, 28, pp. 563 - 583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0217595911003442

Siswanto ; Essam D; Sarker R, 2011, 'Solving the ship inventory routing and scheduling problem with undedicated compartments', Computers and Industrial Engineering, 61, pp. 289 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2010.06.011

Naznin F; Sarker R; Essam D, 2011, 'Vertical decomposition with Genetic Algorithm for Multiple Sequence Alignment', BMC bioinformatics, 12:353, pp. 1 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-12-353

Zahir S; Sarker R, 2010, 'Optimising multi-objective location decisions in a supply chain using an AHP-enhanced goal-programming model', International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 6, pp. 249 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJLSM.2010.03198

Zahir S; Sarker R, 2010, 'Optimising multi-objective location decisions in a supply chain using an AHP-enhanced goal-programming model', International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 6, pp. 249 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJLSM.2010.031980

Barkat Ullah AS; Sarker R; Cornforth DJ; Lokan CJ, 2009, 'AMA: A new approach for solving constrained real-valued optimization problems', Soft Computing, 13, pp. 741 - 762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00500-008-0349-1

Sarker R; Ray T, 2009, 'An improved evolutionary algorithm for solving multi-objective crop planning models', Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 68, pp. 191 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2009.06.002

Zahir S; Sarker R; Al-mahmud Z, 2009, 'An Interactive DSS for Implementing Sustainable Relocation Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change: A Multi-Objective Optimization Approach', International Journal of Mathematics in Operations Research, 1, pp. 326 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMOR.2009.024289

Whitacre JM; Sarker R; Pham Q, 2009, 'Making and breaking power laws in evolutionary algorithm population dynamics', Memetic Computing, 1, pp. 125 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12293-009-0009-8

Hasan SM; Sarker R; Essam D; Cornforth DJ, 2009, 'Memetic algorithms for solving job-shop scheduling problems', Memetic Computing, 1, pp. 69 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12293-008-0004-5

Sarker R; Essam D; El Feky EZ, 2008, 'Analyzing the simple ranking and selection process for constrained evolutionary optimization', Journal of Computer Science and Technology, 23, pp. 19 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11390-008-9109-z

Ray T; Sarker R, 2008, 'EA for solving combined machine layout and job assignment problems', JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION, 4, pp. 631 - 646

Ray T; Sarker R, 2008, 'Evolutionary algorithms deliver promising results to gas lift optimization problems', World Oil, 229, pp. 141 - 142

Sarker R; Zahir S, 2008, 'Supply Chain Expansion using AHP, ILP and Scenario-Planning', Journal of American Academy of Business, 13, pp. 21 - 29

El Feky EZ; Sarker R; Essam D, 2008, 'Task Decomposition for Optimization Problem Solving', LNCS 5361: Simulated Evolution and Learning ? SEAL 2008, 5361 LNAI, pp. 329 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89694-4_34

Whitacre JM; Sarker R; Pham TQ, 2008, 'The self-organization of interaction networks for nature-inspired optimization', IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 12, pp. 220 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TEVC.2007.900327

Ullah B; Cornforth DJ; Sarker R, 2007, 'An Evolutionary Agent System for Mathematical Programming', 2nd International Symposium, ISICA 2007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74581-5_20

Ray T; Sarker R, 2007, 'Genetic algorithm for solving a gas lift optimization problem', Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 59, pp. 84 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2007.03.004


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