Journal Contents: International Journal of Applied Metaheuristic Computing (IJAMC)

Nilanjan Dey (Techno India College of Technology, West Bengal, India), Amira S (Ashour, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt), Harihar Kalia (Seemanta Engineering College, Odisha, India), Manju Khari (National Institute of Technology, Patna, India)

Ali Wagdy Mohamed (Cairo University, Giza, Egypt), Ali Khater Mohamed (Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi Arabia), Ehab Z. Elfeky (Cairo University, Giza, Egypt), Mohamed Saleh (Cairo University, Giza, Egypt)

Shyama Debbarma (Regent Education and Research Foundation Group of Institutions, India), Parthasarathi Choudhury (NIT Silchar, India), Parthajit Roy (NIT Silchar, India), Ram Kumar (Katihar Engineering College, Katihar, India)

Ankita Bansal (Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi, India), Sourabh Jajoria (Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi, India)

Rashmi Welekar (Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, India), Nileshsingh V. Thakur (Nagpur Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India)

Rohit Kumar Sachan (Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Allahabad, India), Dharmender Singh Kushwaha (Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Allahabad, India)

Tarun K. Sharma (Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India), Jitendra Rajpurohit (Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India)

Anuj Chandila (IEC-CET, Greater Noida, India), Shailesh Tiwari (CSED, ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India), K. K. Mishra (MNNIT Allahabad, India), Akash Punhani (ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India)

Mohamed Guendouz (GeCoDe Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Tahar Moulay University of Saïda, Saïda, Algeria), Abdelmalek Amine (GeCoDe Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Tahar Moulay University of Saïda, Saïda, Algeria), Reda Mohamed Hamou (GeCoDe Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Tahar Moulay University of Saïda, Saïda, Algeria)

Mohamed Amine Boudia (GeCoDe Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Tahar Moulay University of Saïda, Algeria), Reda Mohamed Hamou (GeCoDe Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Tahar Moulay University of Saïda, Algeria), Abdelmalek Amine (GeCoDe Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Tahar Moulay University of Saïda, Algeria)

Farzaneh Hosseini (Islamic Azad University, Qeshm International Branch, Qeshm, Iran), Marjan Kaedi (Department of Computer Engineering, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran)

Tarun Kumar Ghosh (Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Haldia Institute of Technology, West Bengal, India), Sanjoy Das (Department of Engineering & Technological Studies, Kalyani University, West Bengal, India)

Dharmpal Singh (CSE Department, JIS College of Engineering, Kalyani, India)

Jose Humberto Ablanedo-Rosas (University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA), Cesar Rego (University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA)

Sarah Ibri (Hassiba Benbouali University, Chlef , Algeria), Mohammed EL Amin Cherabrab (Hassiba Benbouali University, Chlef, Algeria), Nasreddine Abdoune (Hassiba Benbouali University, Chlef, Algeria)

Samir K Sadhukhan (IIM Calcutta, Kolkata, India), Chayanika Bose (Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India), Debashis Saha (Indian Institute of Management (Calcutta), Kolkata, India)

Khadidja Belattar (Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria), Sihem Mostefai (Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria), Amer Draa (Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria)

Hiba Yahyaoui (ISG, Tunis, Tunisia), Saoussen Krichen (ISG, Tunis, Tunisia), Abdelkader Dekdouk (Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman)

Chia-Mei Chen (Department of Information Management, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan), Shi-Hao Wang (Department of Information Management, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

Mhamed Zineddine (INSA-EUROMED, Fes, Morocco), Adel Akaaboune (School of Business Administration, ALHOSN University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)

Soumia Zertal (Department of Computer Science, Larbi Ben M'hidi University, Oum el Bouaghi, Algeria and Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria), Mohamed Batouche (Department of Computer Science, Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria), Aïcha-Nabila Benharkat (LIRIS-CNRS (UMR 5205), University of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France), Hind Benfenatki (LIRIS-CNRS (UMR 5205), University of Lyon, Villeurbanne, France)

Noria Bidi (Department of Science and Technology, University Mustapha Stamboli, Mascara, Algeria), Zakaria Elberrichi (Department of Computer Science, University Djillali Liabes, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria)

Abhishek Pandey (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Bidholi, India), Soumya Banerjee (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, India)

Mohamed Abdou Bouteldja (Computer Science Department, Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria), Mohamed Baadeche (Electronic Department, Constantine 1 University, Constantine, Algeria), Mohamed Batouche (Computer Science Department, Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria)

Rostom Mennour (MISC Laboratory, Computer Science Department, Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria), Mohamed Batouche (Computer Science Department, Constantine 2 University, Constantine, Algeria)

Ameera Saleh Jaradat (Computer Science Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan), Safa'a Bani Hamad (Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan)

Swapnil Prakash Kapse (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India), Shankar Krishnapillai (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India)

G. A. Vijayalakshmi Pai (Department of Computer Applications, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India), Thierry Michel (Tactical Asset Allocation and Overlay, Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Limited, Paris, France)

Mohammad Hassan Salmani (Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran), Kourosh Eshghi (Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran)

Zakaria Benmounah (Computer Science Department, University of Constantine 2, Constantine, Algeria), Souham Meshoul (Computer Science Department, University of Constantine 2, Constantine, Algeria), Mohamed Batouche (Computer Science Department, University of Constantine 2, Constantine, Algeria)

Aicha Eutamene (University of Constantine 2, Constantine, Algeria), Mohamed Khireddine Kholladi (Echahid Hamma Lakhdar University of El Oued, El Khroub, Algeria), Djamel Gaceb (M'Hamed Bougara University, Boumerdes, Algeria), Hacene Belhadef (University of Constantine 2, Constantine, Algeria)

Sharad Sharma (Department of Electronics & Communications Engineering, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India), Asha Malik (Department of Electronics & Communications Engineering, Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panipat, Haryana, India)

Anouar Boucheham (Faculty of ISCA, Constantine 3 University, Constantine, Algeria), Mohamed Batouche (NTIC Faculty, Constantine 2 Abdelhamid Mehri University, Constantine, Algeria)

Harsh Bhasin (School of Computer and System Science, Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi, India), Naved Alam (Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India)

Kawal Jeet (Department of Computer Science, D.A.V. College, Jalandhar, India), Renu Dhir (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India)

Ghanshyam Tejani (RK University, Rajkot, India), Vimal Savsani (Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, India), Vivek Patel (Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, India)

Rabindra K. Barik (School of Computer Application, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India), Rojalina Priyadarshini (Department of Information Technology, C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar, India), Nilamadhab Dash (Department of Information Technology, C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar, India)

Ray-I Chang (Department of Engineering Science and Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan), Chung-Yuan Su (Department of Engineering Science and Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan), Tsung-Han Lin (Department of Engineering Science and Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan)

Yong Wang (School of Renewable Energy, North China Electric University, Beijing, China), Ning Xu (School of Renewable Energy, North China Electric University, Beijing, China)

Nilanjan Dey (Department of Information Technology, Techno India College of Technology, Kolkata, India), Amira S. Ashour (Department of Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt & College of Computer and Information Technology, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia), Suresh Chandra Satapathy (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, P.V.P.Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Vijayawada-520 007, Andhra Pradesh, India), Radha Tamal Goswami (Director, Techno India College of Technology, Kolkata, India)

Saeed Nasehi Moghaddam (University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran), Mehdi Ghazanfari (Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran), Babak Teimourpour (Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran)

Manju Khari (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India), Prabhat Kumar (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, India)

Abhishek Pandey (School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India), Soumya Banerjee (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, India)

Abdul Kayom Md Khairuzzaman (Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Silchar, India), Saurabh Chaudhury (Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Silchar, India)

Pritee Parwekar (Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences (ANITS), Visakhapatnam, India), Sireesha Rodda (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Visakhapatnam, India)

Rojalina Priyadarshini (School of Computer Science & Engineering, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India), Rabindra Kumar Barik (School of Computer Application, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India), Nilamadhab Dash (Department of Information Technology. C.V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar, India), Brojo Kishore Mishra (Department of Information Technology, C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar, India), Rachita Misra (Department of Information Technology, C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar, India)

Kavya Kumari Sivakoti (Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences (ANITS), Visakhapatnam, India), Mamatha Basava (Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam, India), Rao Venkata Balaga (Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam, India), Balarama Murty Sannidhi (Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences (ANITS), Visakhapatnam, India)

Meryem Ammi (NTIC Faculty, Constantine 2 Abdelhamid Mehri University, Constantine, Algeria), Salim Chikhi (NTIC Faculty, Constantine 2 Abdelhamid Mehri University, Constantine, Algeria)

Yu-Hsin Lu (Department of Accounting, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan), Yu-Cheng Lin (Department of Banking and Finance, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan)

Reza Behmanesh (Department of Industrial Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Prasant Kumar Mahapatra (Central Scientific Instruments Organization, Chandigarh, India), Anu Garg (Central Scientific Instruments Organization, Chandigarh, India), Amod Kumar (Central Scientific Instruments Organization, Chandigarh, India)

Nikhil Marriwala (Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, UIET, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India), O. P. Sahu (Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, NIT Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, India & Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India), Anil Vohra (Electronics Science Department, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India)

J. Sangeetha (Department of Information Science and Engineering, PESIT, Banglaore, India), Keerthiraj Nagaraj (Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, PESIT, India), K. N. Balasubramanya Murthy (PES University, Bangalore, India), Ram P. Rustagi (Department of Information Science and Engineering, PESIT, Bangalore, India)

Sarat Chandra Nayak (Department Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, India), Bijan Bihari Misra (Department of Information Technology, Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, India), Himansu Sekhar Behera (Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, India)

Youcef Gheraibia (Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Mohammed Cherif Messaadia, Souk Ahras, Algeria and Department of Computer Science, University of Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria), Abdelouahab Moussaoui (Department of Computer Science, University of Ferhat Abaas, Setif, Algeria), Sohag Kabir (Department of Computer Science, University of Hull, Hull, UK), Smaine Mazouzi (Department of Computer Science, University of Skikda, Skikda, Algeria)

Meisam Adibifard (NIOC, IOR/EOR Research Institute, Tehran, Iran), Gholamreza Bashiri (NIOC, IOR/EOR Research Institute, Tehran, Iran), Emad Roayaei (NIOC, IOR/EOR Research Institute, Tehran, Iran), Mohammad Ali Emad (NIOC, IOR/EOR Research Institute, Tehran, Iran)

Mohamed Amine El Majdouli (Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco), Abdelhakim Ameur El Imrani (Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco)

El-amine Zemali (University of Science and Technologies HouariBoumedienne (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria), Abdelmadjid Boukra (University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria)

Gowri R. (Department of Computer Science, Periyar University, Salem, India), Rathipriya R. (Department of Computer Science, Periyar University, Salem, India)

Rahul Khandelwal (Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, CA, USA), J. Senthilnath (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India), S. N. Omkar (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India), Narendra Shivanath (SMEC India, Bangalore, India)

Meryem Berghida (University of Jijel, Jijel, Algeria), Abdelmadjid Boukra (University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Bab Ezzouar, Algeria)

Lars Magnus Hvattum (Faculty of Logistics, Molde University College, Molde, Norway)

Mohammad Hamdan (Department of Computer Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan and MACS, Heriot-Watt University, Dubai, UAE), Mohammad Hassan Abderrazzaq (Department of Power Engineering, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan)

T.V. Vijay Kumar (School of Computer and Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India), Rahul Singh (School of Computer and Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India), Amit Kumar (School of Computer and Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India)

Dushhyanth Rajaram (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA), Himanshu Akhria (Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, India), S. N. Omkar (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)

Yong Wang (School of Renewable Energy, North China Electric University, Beijing, China)

Mohammad Zadshakoyan (Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran), Vahid Pourmostaghimi (Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran)

Fatima Zohra Lebbah (LITIO Laboratory, University of Oran, Oran, Algeria and Science and Techniques Preparatory School of Oran, Oran, Algeria), Yahia Lebbah (LITIO Laboratory, University of Oran, Oran, Algeria)

Amal Mahmoud Abunaser (Department of Computer Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan), Sawsan Alshattnawi (Department of Computer Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan)

Hicham El Hassani (Laboratory of Computer Systems and Renewable Energy (LISER), Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco), Said Benkachcha (Laboratory of Computer Systems and Renewable Energy (LISER), Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco), Jamal Benhra (Laboratory of Computer Systems and Renewable Energy (LISER), Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco)

Touihri Alaa (Faculty of Law, Economics and Management, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia), Krichen Saoussen (Tunis Higher Institute of Management, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia), Guitouni Adel (Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada)

Seyem Mohammad Ashrafi (Department of Civil Engineering, Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch, Tehran, Iran), Noushin Emami Kourabbaslou (Department of Management, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran)

S. N. Omkar (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India), Dheevatsa Mudigere (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India), J. Senthilnath (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India), M. Vijaya Kumar (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)

Meryem Berghida (University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumedienne (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria), Abdelmadjid Boukra (University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumedienne (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria)

Krishna Gopal Dhal (Department of Engineering and Technological Studies, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, India), Md. Iqbal Quraishi (Department of Information Technology, Kalyani Government Engineering College, Kalyani, India), Sanjoy Das (Department of Engineering and Technological Studies, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, India)

Yun Lu (Department of Mathematics, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, USA), Francis J. Vasko (Department of Mathematics, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, USA)

P. K. Nizar Banu (Department of Computer Applications, B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Chennai, India), S. Andrews (Department of Information Technology, Mahendra Engineering College, Mallasamudram, India)

Reda Mohamed Hamou (GeCoDe Laboratory, Dr. Tahar Moulay University of Saïda, Saïda, Algeria), Hadj Ahmed Bouarara (GeCoDe Laboratory, Dr. Tahar Moulay University of Saïda, Saïda, Algeria), Abdelmalek Amine (GeCoDe Laboratory, Dr. Tahar Moulay University of Saïda, Saïda, Algeria)

B. Venkateswara Rao (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India), G. V. Nagesh Kumar (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India)

Sadjia Benkhider (Laboratory of Research on Artificial Intelligence, University of Sciences and Technology Algiers, Algiers, Algeria), Ahmed Riadh Baba-Ali (Laboratory LRPE, University of Sciences and Technology Algiers, Algiers, Algeria), Habiba Drias (Laboratory of Research on Artificial Intelligence, University of Sciences and Technology Algiers, Algiers, Algeria)

Sharad Sharma (Department of Electronics & Communications Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India), Shakti Kumar (Computational Intelligence (CI) Lab, IST Klawad, Yamunanagar, Haryana, India), Brahmjit Singh (Department of Electronics & Communications Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India)

Y. Djenouri (University of Algiers, Algiers, Algeria), H. Drias (University of Algiers, Algiers, Algeria), Z. Habbas (University of Lorraine, Metz, France)

Amal Miloud-Aouidate (University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria), Ahmed Riadh Baba-Ali (University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria)

Ali Lemouari (University of Jijel, Jijel, Algeria), Oualid Guemri (University of Jijel, Jijel, Algeria)

Mehdi Souier (Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory of Tlemcen, University Of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria & Tlemcen Preparatory School of Economics, Tlemcen, Algeria), Zaki Sari (Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory of Tlemcen, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria)

Bachir Bahamida (Laboratory of Research in Artificial Intelligence, Alger, Algeria), Dalila Boughaci (Laboratory of Research in Artificial Intelligence, Alger, Algeria)

Ahmad Mozaffari (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, Babol, Iran), Mehrzad Ebrahimnejad (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran)

Fred Glover (ECEE, School of Engineering & Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA)

Ahmad Mozaffari (Systems Design Engineering Department, University of Waterloo, Kitchener, Canada), Moein Mohammadpour (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, Babol, Iran), Alireza Fathi (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, Babol, Iran), Mofid Gorji-Bandpy (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol University of Technology, Babol, Iran)

Abubacker Kaja Mohideen (Department of Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India), Kuttiannan Thangavel (Department of Computer Science, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India)

Mohamed-Mahmoud Ould Sidi (UR 1115 Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Avignon, France), Bénédicte Quilot-Turion (UR 1052 Génétique et Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Montfavet, France), Abdeslam Kadrani (Mathematics and Operation Research, Institut National de Statistique et Economie Appliquée (INSEA), Rabat, Morocco), Michel Génard (UR 1115 Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Avignon, France), Françoise Lescourret (UR 1115 Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Avignon, France)

Shahryar Rahnamayan (Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering Department, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada), Jude Jesuthasan (Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada), Farid Bourennani (Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering Department, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada), Greg F. Naterer (Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada), Hojjat Salehinejad (Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering Department, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada)

Samiksha Goel (Department of Computer Science, Delhi University, Delhi, India), Arpita Sharma (Department of Computer Science, Delhi University, Delhi, India), V. K. Panchal (Defence and Terrain Research Laboratory, Defence and Research Development Organization, New Delhi, India)

Salima Ouadfel (Computer Science Department, University of Constantine 2, Nouvelle ville Ali Mendjeli, Constantine, Algeria), Souham Meshoul (Computer Science Department, University of Constantine 2, Nouvelle ville Ali Mendjeli, Constantine, Algeria)

Behzad Nikjo (Department of Industrial Engineering, Mazandaran University of Science and Technology, Babol, Iran), Yaser Zarook (Department of Industrial Engineering, Mazandaran University of Science and Technology, Babol, Iran)

Ammar Al-Dallal (School of Information Systems Computing and Mathematics, Brunel University, West London, UK), Rasha S. Abdulwahab (Department of Computer Science, College of Information Technology, Ahlia University, Manama, Bahrain), Ramzi El-Haddadeh (Department of Business, School of Information Systems Computing and Mathematics, Brunel University, West London, UK)

Masoud Yaghini (Department of Railway Transportation Engineering, School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran), Maryam Setayesh Sanai (Department of Railway Transportation Engineering, School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran), Hossein Amin Sadrabady (Research and Training Center of Iranian Railways, Tehran, Iran)

Sanjeev Kumar Dash (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India), Aditya Prakash Dash (Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India), Satchidananda Dehuri (Department of Systems Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea), Sung-Bae Cho (Department of Computer Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea)

Nousseiba Guidoum (MISC Laboratory, University Mentouri Constantine, Constantine, Algeria), Meriem Bensouyad (MISC Laboratory, University Mentouri Constantine, Constantine, Algeria), Djamel-Eddine Saïdouni (MISC Laboratory, University Mentouri Constantine, Constantine, Algeria)

Masoud Yaghini (Department of Rail Transportation Engineering, School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran), Nasim Gereilinia (Department of Rail Transportation Engineering, School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran)

Vahid Nourani (Department of Water Resources Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran), Ehsan Entezari (Department of Water Resources Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran), Peyman Yousefi (Department of Water Resources Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran)

Fayçal Belkaid (Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory of Tlemcen, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria), Zaki Sari (Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory of Tlemcen, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria), Mehdi Souier (Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory of Tlemcen, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria, & Tlemcen Preparatory School of Economics, Tlemcen, Algeria)

Isis Torres Pérez (Department of Software Engineering, Polytechnic University José Antonio Echeverría (ISPJAE), Havana, Cuba), José Luis Verdegay (Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (DECSAI), University of Granada (UGR), Granada, Spain), Carlos Cruz Corona (Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (DECSAI), University of Granada (UGR), Granada, Spain), Alejandro Rosete Suárez (Department of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Systems (DIAISI), Polytechnic University José Antonio Echeverría (ISPJAE), Havana, Cuba)

Vahid Nourani (Department of Water Resources Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran), Samira Roumianfar (Department of Water Resources Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran), Elnaz Sharghi (Department of Water Resources Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran)

Iyad Abu Doush (Computer Science Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan), Faisal Alkhateeb (Computer Science Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan), Eslam Al Maghayreh (Computer Science Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan), Mohammed Azmi Al-Betar (Department of Information Technology, Al-Huson University College, Al-Balqa Applied University, Irbid, Jordan), Basima Hani F. Hasan (Computer Science Department, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan)

Reda Mohamed Hamou (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dr. Moulay Tahar University of SAÏDA, Saida, Algeria), Abdelmalek Amine (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dr. Moulay Tahar University of SAÏDA, Saida, Algeria), Amine Boudia (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Dr. Moulay Tahar University of SAÏDA, Saida, Algeria)

Farhad Soleimanian Gharehchopoghi (Computer Engineering Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, West Azerbaijan, Iran), Freshte Dabaghchi Mokri (Computer Engineering Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, West Azerbaijan, Iran), Maryam Molany (Computer Engineering Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, West Azerbaijan, Iran)

Amal Miloud-Aouidate (University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumediene, Bab Ezzouar Algiers, Algeria), Ahmed Riadh Baba-Ali (University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumediene, Bab Ezzouar Algiers, Algeria)

Mohamed Messaoudi-Ouchene (LAMDA-RO Laboratory, Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, University Saad Dahlab of Blida, Blida, Algeria), Ali Derbala (LAMDA-RO Laboratory, Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, University Saad Dahlab of Blida, Blida, Algeria)

Zrinka Lukač (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia), Manuel Laguna (Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA)

B. S. P. Mishra (School of Computer Engineering, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India), S. Dehuri (Department of Systems Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea), G.-N. Wang (Department of Industrial Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea)

Pendar Samadian (AAA Linen Co., London, UK), Ahmad Mozaffari (Babol University of Technology, Babol, Iran), Ali Goudarzi (Babol University of Technology, Babol, Iran), Alireza Rezania (Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark), Lasse Rosendahl (Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark)

Amin Ibrahim (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada), Farid Bourennani (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada), Shahryar Rahnamayan (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada), Greg F. Naterer (Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada)

Mahamed G. H. Omran (Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait), Ayed Salman (Kuwait University, Kuwait), Salah al-Sharhan (Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait), Fadi Deeb (Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait)

Yamina Mohamed Ben Ali (University of Badji Mokhtar, Algeria), Fatma Benmaiza (University of Badji Mokhtar, Algeria)

Mourad Bouzenada (MISC Laboratory, University Mentouri Constantine, Algeria), Meriem Bensouyad (MISC Laboratory, University Mentouri Constantine, Algeria), Nousseiba Guidoum (MISC Laboratory, University Mentouri Constantine, Algeria), Ahmed Reghioua (MISC Laboratory, University Mentouri Constantine, Algeria), Djamel-eddine Saïdouni (MISC Laboratory, University Mentouri Constantine, Algeria)

Peng-Yeng Yin (National Chi Nan University, Taiwan), Shyong Jian Shyu (Ming Chuan University, Taiwan), Shih-Ren Yang (Ming Chuan University, Taiwan), Yu-Chung Chang (Ming Chuan University, Taiwan)

Mohammad T. Taghavifard (Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran)

Mohammad Hassannezhad (Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy), Nikbakhsh Javadian (Mazandaran University of Science and Technology, Iran)

Ilham Benyahia (Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada)

Pijush Samui (Vellore Institute of Technology University, India), Pradeep Kurup (University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA)

Masoud Yaghini (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran), Mohsen Momeni (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran), Mohammadreza Sarmadi (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)

Praveen Ranjan Srivastava (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India), Amitkumar Patel (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India), Kunal Patel (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India), Prateek Vijaywargiya (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India)

Habib Shah (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia), Rozaida Ghazali (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia), Nazri Mohd Nawi (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia), Mustafa Mat Deris (Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia)

Sumit Goyal (National Dairy Research Institute, India), Gyanendra Kumar Goyal (National Dairy Research Institute, India)

Tutut Herawan (Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia)

Ray-I Chang (National Taiwan University, Taiwan), Chi-Cheng Chuang (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

Xiao-Feng Xie (The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA)

G. A. Vijayalakshmi Pai (Department of Computer Applications, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India)

Mahdi Khemakhem (LOGIQ – ISGI, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia), Boukthir Haddar (LOGIQ – ISGI, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia), Khalil Chebil (LOGIQ – ISGI, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia), Saïd Hanafi (LAMIH, University of Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France)

Amin Sallem (LETI-ENIS, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia), Mourad Fakhfakh (LETI-ENIS, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia), Esteban Tlelo-Cuautle (Department of Electronics, Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Tonantzintla, Puebla, Mexico), Mourad Loulou (LETI-ENIS, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia)

Yannis Marinakis (Technical University of Crete, Greece), Magdalene Marinaki (Technical University of Crete, Greece), Nikolaos Matsatsinis (Technical University of Crete, Greece), Constantin Zopounidis (Technical University of Crete, Greece)

Sameh Kessentini (University of Technology of Troyes, France), Dominique Barchiesi (University of Technology of Troyes, France), Thomas Grosges (University of Technology of Troyes, France), Laurence Giraud-Moreau (University of Technology of Troyes, France), Marc Lamy de la Chapelle (University of Paris XIII, France)

Safa Khalouli (University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France), Fatima Ghedjati (University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France), Abdelaziz Hamzaoui (University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France)

Laurent Deroussi (Blaise Pascal University, Clermont-Ferrand II, France), David Lemoine (Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France)

Jalel Euchi (University of Sfax, Tunisia), Habib Chabchoub (University of Sfax, Tunisia), Adnan Yassine (University of Le Havre, France)

Gladys Maquera (Universidad Peruana Unión, Peru), Manuel Laguna (University of Colorado, USA), Dan Abensur Gandelman (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil), Annibal Parracho Sant’Anna (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brasil)

Walid Moudani (Lebanese University, Lebanon), Félix Mora-Camino (Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile, France)

Madhabananda Das (KIIT University, India), Rahul Roy (KIIT University, India), Satchidananda Dehuri (Fakir Mohan University, India), Sung-Bae Cho (Yonsei University, Korea)

Masoud Yaghini (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran), Mohsen Momeni (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran), Mohammadreza Sarmadi (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)

S. N. Omkar (Indian Institute of Science, India), G. Narayana Naik (Indian Institute of Science, India), Kiran Patil (Indian Institute of Science, India), Mrunmaya Mudigere (Indian Institute of Science, India)

Nashat Mansour (Lebanese American University, Lebanon), Ghia Sleiman-Haidar (Lebanese American University, Lebanon)

Walid Moudani (Lebanese University, Lebanon), Félix Mora-Camino (Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC–DGAC), France)

R. Rathipriya (Periyar University, India), K. Thangavel (Periyar University, India), J. Bagyamani (Government Arts College, India)

Fred Glover (OptTek Systems, Inc., USA), Leon Lasdon (The University of Texas at Austin, USA), John Plummer (Texas State University, USA), Abraham Duarte (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain), Rafael Marti (Universidad de Valencia, Spain), Manuel Laguna (University of Colorado, USA), Cesar Rego (University of Mississippi, USA)

Masoud Yaghini (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran), Mohammad Karimi (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran), Mohadeseh Rahbar (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran), Rahim Akhavan (Kermanshah University of Technology, Kermanshah, Iran)

Hernan X. Cordova (Free University of Brussels, Belgium), Leo Van Biesen (Free University of Brussels, Belgium)

Rahul Roy (KIIT University, India), Satchidananda Dehuri (Fakir Mohan University, India), Sung Bae Cho (Yonsei University, South Korea)

Fred Glover (OptTek Systems, Inc., USA), Saïd Hanafi (Universite de Valenciennes, France)

Julien Lepagnot (Université de Paris 12, France), Amir Nakib (Université de Paris 12, France), Hamouche Oulhadj (Université de Paris 12, France), Patrick Siarry (Université de Paris 12, France)

Ender Özcan (University of Nottingham, UK), Mustafa Misir (Yeditepe University, Turkey), Gabriela Ochoa (University of Nottingham, UK), Edmund K. Burke (University of Nottingham, UK)

Joaquín Derrac (University of Granada, Spain), Salvador García (University of Jaén, Spain), Francisco Herrera (University of Granada, Spain)

Bahram Alidaee (University of Mississippi, USA), Gary Kochenberger (University of Colorado Denver, USA), Haibo Wang (Texas A&M International University, USA)

Yingxu Wang (University of Calgary, Canada)

Fred Glover (OptTek Systems, Inc., USA), Saïd Hanafi (University of Lille -Nord de France, UVHC, and LAMIH, France)

M. Fakhfakh (University of Sfax, Tunisia), S. Masmoudi (University of Sfax, Tunisia), Y. Cooren (University of Paris, France), M. Loulou (University of Sfax, Tunisia), P. Siarry (University of Paris, France)

Ahmed Mellouli (University of Sfax, Tunisia), Faouzi Masmoudi (University of Sfax, Tunisia), Imed Kacem (University Paul Verlaine - Metz, LITA, France), Mohamed Haddar (University of Sfax, Tunisia)

Dennis Weyland (Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull’Intelligenza Artificiale (IDSIA), Switzerland)

Noureddine Bouhmala (Vestfold University College, Norway), Ole-Christoffer Granmo (University of Agder, Norway)

Giglia Gómez-Villouta (Université d’Angers, France), Jean-Philippe Hamiez (Université d’Angers, France), Jin-Kao Hao (Université d’Angers, France)

Jianing He (South China Normal University, China), Haibo Wang (Texas A&M International University, USA)

Li Xianglu (Zhongyuan University of Technology, China)

S. Nguyen (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand), V. Kachitvichyanukul (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand)

Jean-Philippe Hamiez (Université d’Angers/LERIA, France), Jin-Kao Hao (Université d’Angers, France), Fred W. Glover (OptTek Systems Inc., USA)

Robert Wille (University of Bremen, Germany), Rolf Drechsler (University of Bremen, Germany)

Houra Mahmoudzadeh (Sharif University of Technology, Iran), Kourosh Eshghi (Sharif University of Technology, Iran)

Masoud Yaghini (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran), Rahim Akhavan (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)

Zong Woo Geem (iGlobal University, USA)