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  1. Capacitated Waste Collection Problem Solution Using an Open-Source Tool

    Article • Computers, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  2. A Systematic Literature Review on Home Health Care Management

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  3. An Integer Programming Approach for Sensor Location in a Forest Fire Monitoring System

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  4. Resource Dispatch Optimization for Firefighting Based on Genetic Algorithm

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  5. The Sustainable Home Health Care Process Based on Multi-Criteria Decision-Support

    Article • Mathematics, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  6. Nature-Inspired Intelligence Methods and Applications

    Article • Mathematical Problems in Engineering, September 2022, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  7. A Statistical Comparison of Metaheuristics for Unrelated Parallel Machine Scheduling Problems with Setup Times

    Article • Mathematics, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  8. A Bibliometric Review and Analysis of Traffic Lights Optimization

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  9. A Genetic Algorithm for Forest Firefighting Optimization

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  10. A Hybrid Approach to Operational Planning in Home Health Care

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  11. A Kernel Clustering Algorithm Based on Diameters

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  12. Analyzing the MathE Platform Through Clustering Algorithms

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  13. Degradation of Friction Performance Indicator Over the Time in Highways Using Linear Mixed Models

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  14. Evaluating Student Behaviour on the MathE Platform - Clustering Algorithms Approaches

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  15. Multi-agent System Specification for Distributed Scheduling in Home Health Care

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  16. On Tuning the Particle Swarm Optimization for Solving the Traffic Light Problem

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  17. Solving a Capacitated Waste Collection Problem Using an Open-Source Tool

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  18. Traffic Light Optimization of an Intersection: A Portuguese Case Study

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  19. Prediction of Friction Degradation in Highways with Linear Mixed Models

    Article • Coatings, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  20. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Manuel Sousa Pereira, Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  21. A Clustering Algorithm Based on Fitness Probability Scores for Cluster Centers Optimization

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  22. A Simple Clustering Algorithm Based on Weighted Expected Distances

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  23. Cluster Analysis for Breast Cancer Patterns Identification

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  24. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  25. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  26. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  27. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  28. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  29. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  30. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  31. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  32. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  33. Feature Selection Optimization for Breast Cancer Diagnosis

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  34. Feature Selection Optimization of Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  35. Implementation of Robust Multi-objective Optimization in the Build Orientation Problem

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  36. Multi-agent System Architecture for Distributed Home Health Care Information Systems

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  37. On Local Convergence of Stochastic Global Optimization Algorithms

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  38. Optimal Control by Multiple Shooting and Weighted Tchebycheff Penalty-Based Scalarization

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  39. Solving a Logistics System for Vehicle Routing Problem Using an Open-Source Tool

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  40. A Multiple Shooting Descent-Based Filter Method for Optimal Control Problems

    Article • November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  41. A Two-Phase Heuristic Coupled DIRECT Method for Bound Constrained Global Optimization

    Article • November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  42. Multi-objective Optimization in the Build Orientation of a 3D CAD Model

    Article • November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  43. Many-objective optimization of build part orientation in additive manufacturing

    Article • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  44. Filter-based stochastic algorithm for global optimization

    Article • Journal of Global Optimization, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  45. Improving additive manufacturing performance by build orientation optimization

    Article • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  46. Objective and Violation Upper Bounds on a DIRECT-Filter Method for Global Optimization

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  47. Path Generation, Control, and Monitoring

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  48. Penalty-Based Heuristic DIRECT Method for Constrained Global Optimization

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  49. Simplified Tabu Search with Random-Based Searches for Bound Constrained Global Optimization

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  50. Single Screw Extrusion Optimization Using the Tchebycheff Scalarization Method

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  51. Automatic Nurse Allocation based on a Population Algorithm for Home Health Care

    Article • January 2020, Scitepress

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  52. A Population-Based Stochastic Coordinate Descent Method

    Article • June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  53. Application of the Simulated Annealing Algorithm to Minimize the makespan on the Unrelated Parallel Machine Scheduling Problem with Setup Times

    Article • March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha, Professor Ana Maria Madureira

  54. Hybrid System for Simultaneous Job Shop Scheduling and Layout Optimization Based on Multi-agents and Genetic Algorithm

    Article • March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  55. A Multi-objective Approach to Solve the Build Orientation Problem in Additive Manufacturing

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  56. A stochastic coordinate descent for bound constrained global optimization

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  57. On Trajectory Optimization of an Electric Vehicle

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  58. Distributed Scheduling Based on Multi-agent Systems and Optimization Methods

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  59. On optimizing the build orientation problem using genetic algorithm

    Article • January 2019, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  60. A human centered hybrid MAS and meta-heuristics based system for simultaneously supporting scheduling and plant layout adjustment

    Article • FME Transaction, January 2019, Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  61. Awareness and attitudes towards demand response programs – a pilot study

    Article • September 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  62. [Front cover]

    Article • July 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  63. Preface to the Special Issue “GOW’16”

    Article • Journal of Global Optimization, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  64. On Metaheuristics for Solving the Parameter Estimation Problem in Dynamic Systems: A Comparative Study

    Article • Journal of Optimization, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  65. A Penalty Approach for Solving Nonsmooth and Nonconvex MINLP Problems

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  66. Build Orientation Optimization Problem in Additive Manufacturing

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  67. Finding Multiple Roots of Systems of Nonlinear Equations by a Hybrid Harmony Search-Based Multistart Method

    Article • Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences, January 2018, Natural Sciences Publishing

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  68. Parameter Estimation of the Kinetic $$\alpha $$α-Pinene Isomerization Model Using the MCSFilter Algorithm

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  69. Filter-based DIRECT method for constrained global optimization

    Article • Journal of Global Optimization, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  70. Boreholes plans optimization methodology combining geostatistical simulation and simulated annealing

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, November 2017, Elsevier

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  71. On a smoothed penalty-based algorithm for global optimization

    Article • Journal of Global Optimization, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  72. Combining Filter Method and Dynamically Dimensioned Search for Constrained Global Optimization

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  73. Extension of the firefly algorithm and preference rules for solving MINLP problems

    Article • January 2017, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  74. Theoretical and Practical Convergence of a Self-Adaptive Penalty Algorithm for Constrained Global Optimization

    Article • Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  75. On a multiobjective optimal control of a tumor growth model with immune response and drug therapies

    Article • International Transactions in Operational Research, October 2016, Wiley

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  76. Fatores que influenciam a aprendizagem de conceitos matemáticos em cursos de engenharia: Um estudo exploratório com estudantes da Universidade do Minho

    Article • Revista Portuguesa de Educação, July 2016, University of Minho

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  77. A shifted hyperbolic augmented Lagrangian-based artificial fish two-swarm algorithm with guaranteed convergence for constrained global optimization

    Article • Engineering Optimization, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  78. Firefly penalty-based algorithm for bound constrained mixed-integer nonlinear programming

    Article • Optimization, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  79. Computational Science and Its Applications -- ICCSA 2016

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sanjay Misra, Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  80. Comparing immune-tumor growth models with drug therapy using optimal control

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  81. Comparison of penalty functions on a penalty approach to mixed-integer optimization

    Article • January 2016, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  82. Direct Sequential Based Firefly Algorithm for the $$\alpha $$ -Pinene Isomerization Problem

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  83. Extensions of Firefly Algorithm for Nonsmooth Nonconvex Constrained Optimization Problems

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  84. Improving Efficiency of a Multistart with Interrupted Hooke-and-Jeeves Filter Search for Solving MINLP Problems

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  85. Self-efficacy, mathematics’ anxiety and perceived importance: an empirical study with Portuguese engineering students

    Article • European Journal of Engineering Education, October 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  86. Testing Nelder-Mead Based Repulsion Algorithms for Multiple Roots of Nonlinear Systems via a Two-Level Factorial Design of Experiments

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2015, PLOS

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  87. Solving Large 0–1 Multidimensional Knapsack Problems by a New Simplified Binary Artificial Fish Swarm Algorithm

    Article • Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Algorithms in Operations Research, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  88. Computational Science and Its Applications -- ICCSA 2015

    Article • January 2015

    Professor Sanjay Misra, Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  89. Computational Science and Its Applications -- ICCSA 2015

    Article • January 2015

    Professor Sanjay Misra, Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  90. Computational Science and Its Applications -- ICCSA 2015

    Article • January 2015

    Professor Sanjay Misra, Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  91. Computational Science and Its Applications -- ICCSA 2015

    Article • January 2015

    Professor Sanjay Misra, Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  92. A firefly dynamic penalty approach for solving engineering design problems

    Article • January 2015, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  93. A New Competitive Implementation of the Electromagnetism-Like Algorithm for Global Optimization

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  94. Combining Non-dominance, Objective-order and Spread Metric to Extend Firefly Algorithm to Multi-objective Optimization

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  95. Analysing Students' Attitudes Towards the Learning of Specialized Software

    Article • June 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  96. ICCSA 2014 Welcome Message

    Article • June 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  97. A filter-based artificial fish swarm algorithm for constrained global optimization: theoretical and practical issues

    Article • Journal of Global Optimization, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  98. A simplified binary artificial fish swarm algorithm for 0–1 quadratic knapsack problems

    Article • Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, March 2014, Elsevier

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  99. An artificial fish swarm algorithm based hyperbolic augmented Lagrangian method

    Article • Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, March 2014, Elsevier

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  100. Improved binary artificial fish swarm algorithm for the 0–1 multidimensional knapsack problems

    Article • Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, February 2014, Elsevier

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  101. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2014

    Article • January 2014

    Professor Sanjay Misra, Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  102. A Global Optimization Approach Applied to Structural Dynamic Updating

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  103. Degradation Prediction Model for Friction in Highways

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  104. Experiments with Firefly Algorithm

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  105. Head Motion Stabilization During Quadruped Robot Locomotion

    Article • January 2014, IGI Global

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  106. Heuristic-Based Firefly Algorithm for Bound Constrained Nonlinear Binary Optimization

    Article • Advances in Operations Research, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  107. IMRT Beam Angle Optimization Using Electromagnetism-Like Algorithm

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  108. Multiple Roots of Systems of Equations by Repulsion Merit Functions

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  109. Multiple solutions of mixed variable optimization by multistart Hooke and Jeeves filter method

    Article • Applied Mathematical Sciences, January 2014, Hikari, Ltd.

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  110. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2014

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  111. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2014

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  112. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2014

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  113. Hooke and Jeeves based multilevel coordinate search to globally solving nonsmooth problems

    Article • January 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  114. Multistart Hooke and Jeeves filter method for mixed variable optimization

    Article • January 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  115. On Challenging Techniques for Constrained Global Optimization

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  116. A Computational Study on Different Penalty Functions with DIRECT Algorithm

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  117. An adaptive penalty method for DIRECT algorithm in engineering optimization

    Article • January 2012, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  118. An Artificial Fish Swarm Filter-Based Method for Constrained Global Optimization

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  119. On Solving the Profit Maximization of Small Cogeneration Systems

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  120. Solving Multidimensional 0–1 Knapsack Problem with an Artificial Fish Swarm Algorithm

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  121. Numerical study of augmented Lagrangian algorithms for constrained global optimization

    Article • Optimization, October 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  122. An augmented Lagrangian fish swarm based method for global optimization

    Article • Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, June 2011, Elsevier

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  123. Applying an Elitist Electromagnetism-Like Algorithm to Head Robot Stabilization

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  124. Computational Science and Its Applications - ICCSA 2011

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  125. Mutation-Based Artificial Fish Swarm Algorithm for Bound Constrained Global Optimization

    Article • January 2011, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  126. Novel Fish Swarm Heuristics for Bound Constrained Global Optimization Problems

    Article • January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  127. Preface

    Article • International Journal of Web Information Systems, June 2010, Emerald

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  128. A Stochastic Augmented Lagrangian Equality Constrained-Based Algorithm for Global Optimization

    Article • January 2010, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  129. Nonlinear Continuous Global Optimization by Modified Differential Evolution

    Article • January 2010, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  130. Hybridizing the electromagnetism-like algorithm with descent search for solving engineering design problems

    Article • International Journal of Computer Mathematics, November 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  131. Head motion stabilization during quadruped robot locomotion: Combining dynamical systems and a genetic algorithm

    Article • May 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  132. Modified movement force vector in an electromagnetism-like mechanism for global optimization

    Article • Optimization Methods and Software, April 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  133. A Modified Electromagnetism-Like Algorithm Based on a Pattern Search Method

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  134. Implementation of the Electromagnetism-Like Algorithm with a Constraint-Handling Technique for Engineering Optimization Problems

    Article • September 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  135. Performance Profile Assessment of Electromagnetism-like Algorithms for Global Optimization

    Article • January 2008, American Institute of Physics

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha

  136. Feasibility and Dominance Rules in the Electromagnetism-Like Algorithm for Constrained Global Optimization

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Ana Maria A. C. Rocha