{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2086209831","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/cec.2014.6900575","title":"Designing reusable metaheuristic methods: A semi-automated approach","display_name":"Designing reusable metaheuristic methods: A semi-automated approach","publication_year":2014,"publication_date":"2014-07-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2086209831","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/cec.2014.6900575","mag":"2086209831"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/cec.2014.6900575","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/cec.2014.6900575","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2014 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5062314479","display_name":"Steven Adri\u00e6nsen","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I13469542","display_name":"Vrije Universiteit Brussel","ror":"https://ror.org/006e5kg04","country_code":"BE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I13469542"]}],"countries":["BE"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Steven Adriaensen","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium","Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Elsene, Brussels, Belgium"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I13469542"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Elsene, Brussels, Belgium","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I13469542"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5084002137","display_name":"Tim Brys","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I13469542","display_name":"Vrije Universiteit Brussel","ror":"https://ror.org/006e5kg04","country_code":"BE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I13469542"]}],"countries":["BE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Tim Brys","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium","Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Elsene, Brussels, Belgium"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I13469542"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Elsene, Brussels, Belgium","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I13469542"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5064553018","display_name":"Ann Now\u00e9","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6346-4564"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I13469542","display_name":"Vrije Universiteit Brussel","ror":"https://ror.org/006e5kg04","country_code":"BE","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I13469542"]}],"countries":["BE"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ann Nowe","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium","Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Elsene, Brussels, Belgium"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I13469542"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Elsene, Brussels, Belgium","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I13469542"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5062314479"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I13469542"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":2.1101,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":15,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.89763152,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"2969","last_page":"2976"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10100","display_name":"Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10100","display_name":"Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10848","display_name":"Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms","score":0.9994999766349792,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1703","display_name":"Computational Theory and Mathematics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12401","display_name":"Scheduling and Timetabling Solutions","score":0.9983000159263611,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1803","display_name":"Management Science and Operations Research"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/18","display_name":"Decision Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/metaheuristic","display_name":"Metaheuristic","score":0.8689294457435608},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7870335578918457},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/generality","display_name":"Generality","score":0.6638964414596558},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/modularity","display_name":"Modularity (biology)","score":0.5868662595748901},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/usable","display_name":"USable","score":0.583525538444519},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reuse","display_name":"Reuse","score":0.5642380118370056},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/domain","display_name":"Domain (mathematical analysis)","score":0.5337620377540588},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/heuristic","display_name":"Heuristic","score":0.5071711540222168},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/usability","display_name":"Usability","score":0.5018460750579834},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/simplicity","display_name":"Simplicity","score":0.4688849151134491},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/field","display_name":"Field (mathematics)","score":0.4279308021068573},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.34250664710998535},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematical-optimization","display_name":"Mathematical optimization","score":0.3372237980365753},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.10937723517417908},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/human\u2013computer-interaction","display_name":"Human\u2013computer interaction","score":0.10703882575035095},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.08319202065467834}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C109718341","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1385229","display_name":"Metaheuristic","level":2,"score":0.8689294457435608},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7870335578918457},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780767217","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5532421","display_name":"Generality","level":2,"score":0.6638964414596558},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779478453","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6889748","display_name":"Modularity (biology)","level":2,"score":0.5868662595748901},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780615836","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2471869","display_name":"USable","level":2,"score":0.583525538444519},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C206588197","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q846574","display_name":"Reuse","level":2,"score":0.5642380118370056},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C36503486","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11235244","display_name":"Domain (mathematical analysis)","level":2,"score":0.5337620377540588},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C173801870","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201413","display_name":"Heuristic","level":2,"score":0.5071711540222168},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C170130773","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216378","display_name":"Usability","level":2,"score":0.5018460750579834},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776372474","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q508291","display_name":"Simplicity","level":2,"score":0.4688849151134491},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C9652623","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190109","display_name":"Field (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.4279308021068573},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.34250664710998535},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C126255220","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141495","display_name":"Mathematical optimization","level":1,"score":0.3372237980365753},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.10937723517417908},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C107457646","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207434","display_name":"Human\u2013computer interaction","level":1,"score":0.10703882575035095},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.08319202065467834},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136764020","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466","display_name":"World Wide Web","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C542102704","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183257","display_name":"Psychotherapist","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C134306372","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7754","display_name":"Mathematical analysis","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C548081761","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180388","display_name":"Waste management","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C202444582","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837863","display_name":"Pure mathematics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C54355233","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7162","display_name":"Genetics","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/cec.2014.6900575","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/cec.2014.6900575","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2014 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:vubissmart:VUBISSMART:2000:87608","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://biblio.vub.ac.be/vubir/designing-reusable-metaheuristic-methods-a-semiautomated-approach(b2b94311-d73d-40f7-9c1e-c8809da56657).html","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402573","display_name":"VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I13469542","host_organization_name":"Vrije Universiteit Brussel","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I13469542"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":22,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W192263341","https://openalex.org/W1495775210","https://openalex.org/W1519597478","https://openalex.org/W1556137908","https://openalex.org/W1576818901","https://openalex.org/W1577352482","https://openalex.org/W1591939288","https://openalex.org/W1659703095","https://openalex.org/W1668207500","https://openalex.org/W1829921621","https://openalex.org/W1925566585","https://openalex.org/W2004940603","https://openalex.org/W2031585418","https://openalex.org/W2072441740","https://openalex.org/W2148948822","https://openalex.org/W2151554678","https://openalex.org/W2152195021","https://openalex.org/W2914775474","https://openalex.org/W3209079480","https://openalex.org/W6631259609","https://openalex.org/W6633277854","https://openalex.org/W6640559928"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2368019753","https://openalex.org/W2333930193","https://openalex.org/W2737356002","https://openalex.org/W2045049461","https://openalex.org/W1978893398","https://openalex.org/W2201908702","https://openalex.org/W4381094582","https://openalex.org/W2246241526","https://openalex.org/W4301122218","https://openalex.org/W2369625323"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Many":[0],"interesting":[1],"optimization":[2,18],"problems":[3],"cannot":[4],"be":[5,116],"solved":[6],"efficiently.":[7],"Recently,":[8],"a":[9,35,54,106],"lot":[10],"of":[11,38,40,66,95],"work":[12],"has":[13],"been":[14],"done":[15],"on":[16,63],"meta-heuristic":[17],"methods":[19,88],"that":[20,86],"quickly":[21],"find":[22,105],"approximate":[23],"solutions":[24],"to":[25,57],"otherwise":[26],"intractable":[27],"problems.":[28],"While":[29],"successful,":[30],"the":[31,87,93,96,111,118],"field":[32],"suffers":[33],"from":[34],"notable":[36],"lack":[37],"reuse":[39],"methods,":[41,61],"both":[42],"in":[43,47,120],"practical":[44],"applications":[45],"as":[46,69],"research.":[48],"In":[49,102],"this":[50,76],"paper,":[51],"we":[52,104],"describe":[53],"semi-automated":[55],"approach":[56],"design":[58],"more":[59],"re-usable":[60],"based":[62],"key":[64],"principles":[65],"re-usability":[67],"such":[68],"simplicity,":[70],"modularity":[71],"and":[72,84],"generality.":[73],"We":[74],"illustrate":[75],"methodology":[77],"by":[78],"designing":[79],"general":[80],"metaheuristics":[81],"(using":[82],"hyperheuristics)":[83],"show":[85],"obtained":[89],"are":[90],"competitive":[91],"with":[92],"contestants":[94],"Cross-Domain":[97],"Heuristic":[98],"Search":[99],"Competition":[100],"(2011).":[101],"particular,":[103],"method":[107],"performing":[108],"better":[109],"than":[110],"competition's":[112],"winner,":[113],"which":[114],"can":[115],"considered":[117],"state-of-the-art":[119],"domain-independent":[121],"metaheuristic":[122],"search.":[123]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-04-04T16:13:02.066488","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}