Note: Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- Contents -- Optimization Theory -- Dynamic Response Surface Method Combined with Genetic Algorithm to Optimize Extraction Process Problem -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods Approaches and Techniques -- 2.1 Response Surface Method -- 2.2 Hybrid Genetic Algorithm -- 2.3 Cluster Analysis -- 2.4 Bootstrap Analysis -- 3 Case Study -- 4 Data Analysis -- 4.1 Traditional RSM -- 4.2 Dynamic RSM -- 5 Numerical Results -- 6 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Towards a High-Performance Implementation of the MCSFilter Optimization Algorithm -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Multistart Coordinate Search Filter Method -- 3 Computational Results -- 3.1 Benchmark Problems -- 3.2 Experimental Conditions -- 3.3 Analysis of the Results -- 4 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- On the Performance of the ORTHOMADS Algorithm on Continuous and Mixed-Integer Optimization Problems -- 1 Introduction -- 2 MADS and the Variants of ORTHOMADS -- 2.1 The MADS Algorithm -- 2.2 ORTHOMADS Variants -- 3 Test of the Variants of ORTHOMADS -- 3.1 The COCO Platform and the Used Testbeds -- 3.2 Parameter Setting -- 3.3 Results -- 4 Comparison of ORTHOMADS with other solvers -- 4.1 Compared Algorithms -- 4.2 Parameter Setting -- 4.3 Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- A Look-Ahead Based Meta-heuristics for Optimizing Continuous Optimization Problems -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Combining Simulated Annealing with Local Search -- 3 Combining Genetic Algorithm with Local Search -- 4 Benchmark Functions and Parameter Setting -- 5 Experimental Results -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Inverse Optimization for Warehouse Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Storage Location Assignment Model -- 3.1 Definitions -- 3.2 Location Assignment Model -- 3.3 Cost Model -- 3.4 Dual Model -- 3.5 Pattern Generation -- 4 Inverse Optimization Method. , 5 Computational Experiments -- 5.1 Results -- 5.2 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Model-Agnostic Multi-objective Approach for the Evolutionary Discovery of Mathematical Models -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Problem Statement for Model-Agnostic Approach -- 3 Examples -- 3.1 Experimental Setup -- 3.2 Composite Machine Learning Models -- 3.3 Closed-Form Algebraic Expressions -- 3.4 Differential Equations -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- A Simple Clustering Algorithm Based on Weighted Expected Distances -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cluster Analysis -- 3 Weighted Distances Clustering Algorithm -- 3.1 Weighted Expected Distances -- 3.2 The WD-Based Algorithm -- 4 Computational Results -- 4.1 Generated Data Sets -- 4.2 `Iris' and `Wine' Data Sets -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Optimization of Wind Turbines Placement in Offshore Wind Farms: Wake Effects Concerns -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Wind Farm Power Model -- 2.1 Power in the Wind -- 2.2 The Jensen Model for Wake Effect -- 3 Optimization Model -- 4 Case Study and Results -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- A Simulation Tool for Optimizing a 3D Spray Painting System -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 Painting Methods -- 2.2 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) -- 2.3 Spray Simulation Applied to robotics -- 2.4 Commercial Simulators -- 3 Simulator Painting Add-On -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Optimization of Glottal Onset Peak Detection Algorithm for Accurate Jitter Measurement -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Jitter -- 2.2 Database -- 3 Development -- 3.1 Comparative Analysis Between the Signals Themselves -- 3.2 Algorithm Adjustments -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Searching the Optimal Parameters of a 3D Scanner Through Particle Swarm Optimization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 State of the Art -- 3 3D Scanning System -- 4 Methodology. , 4.1 Problem Definition -- 4.2 Optimization -- 5 Results -- 6 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Optimal Sizing of a Hybrid Energy System Based on Renewable Energy Using Evolutionary Optimization Algorithms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 HES Configuration Architecture -- 3 Study Data -- 4 System Modeling -- 4.1 Photovoltaic Energy System -- 4.2 Wind Energy Conversion System -- 4.3 Energy Storage System -- 4.4 Diesel Generator -- 5 Adopted Sizing Strategy -- 6 Problem Formulation -- 7 Results and Discussions -- 7.1 Optimisation Results -- 7.2 Technical Validation -- 7.3 Economical Evaluation -- 8 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Robotics -- Human Detector Smart Sensor for Autonomous Disinfection Mobile Robot -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 System Architecture -- 3.1 Thermal Camera -- 3.2 RGB Camera -- 3.3 LiDAR -- 3.4 Messaging Protocol -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Multiple Mobile Robots Scheduling Based on Simulated Annealing Algorithm -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Problem Description -- 2 State Art -- 3 System Architecture -- 4 Implemented Optimisation Methodology -- 4.1 Calculate the Value of a Solution -- 4.2 Initial Clustering of the Tasks -- 4.3 Simulated Annealing Algorithm -- 5 Tests and Results -- 5.1 Test Parameters and Environment -- 5.2 Four Robots and Twenty Tasks -- 5.3 Eight Robots and Forty Tasks -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Multi AGV Industrial Supervisory System -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 2.1 TEA* Algorithm -- 3 System Overall Structure -- 3.1 Robot Localisation Module -- 3.2 Robot Control Module -- 3.3 Robots' Architecture -- 3.4 Central Control Module -- 4 Experiments and Results -- 4.1 Test A -- 4.2 Test B -- 4.3 Test C -- 4.4 Results Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Dual Coulomb Counting Extended Kalman Filter for Battery SOC Determination. , 1 Introduction -- 2 State of the Art Review -- 3 Algorithm Description -- 3.1 Coulomb Counting Method -- 3.2 Extended Kalman Filter Method -- 3.3 Battery Modelling -- 3.4 Simulation Results -- 4 Proposed Solution -- 4.1 Module Connection -- 4.2 Operating Principle -- 5 Results and Discussions -- 6 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Sensor Fusion for Mobile Robot Localization Using Extended Kalman Filter, UWB ToF and ArUco Markers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 System Architecture -- 4 Problem Formulation -- 4.1 ArUco Markers -- 4.2 Extended Kalman Filter Localization -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Pozyx Characterization -- 5.2 ArUco Characterization -- 5.3 Localization Results -- 6 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Deep Reinforcement Learning Applied to a Robotic Pick-and-Place Application -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 2.1 Convolutional Neural Networks -- 2.2 Object Detection and Classification Algorithms -- 2.3 Deep Reinforcement Learning -- 2.4 Deep Q Learning -- 3 Proposed System -- 3.1 Action Space -- 3.2 Convolutional Neural Network -- 3.3 Simulation Environment -- 3.4 Integrator -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Modules -- 4.2 Training -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Measurements with the Internet of Things -- An IoT Approach for Animals Tracking -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 System Description -- 3.1 Data Acquisition and Transmission -- 3.2 Data Storage and e Visualization -- 4 Development and Results -- 5 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Optimizing Data Transmission in a Wireless Sensor Network Based on LoRaWAN Protocol -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 System Architecture -- 4 Algorithm -- 5 Results -- 6 Conclusion and Future Works -- References -- Indoor Location Estimation Based on Diffused Beacon Network -- 1 Introduction -- 2 System Model. , 3 Distributed Collaborative Beacon Network -- 3.1 Proposal -- 3.2 Algorithms and Complexity Analysis -- 4 Evaluation -- 4.1 Simulations -- 4.2 Real Implementation Analysis -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- SMACovid-19 - Autonomous Monitoring System for Covid-19 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Docker and FIWARE -- 3 System Architecture -- 3.1 Data Model -- 3.2 Data Acquisition -- 3.3 Data Analysis and Forecast Execution -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Optimization in Control Systems Design -- Economic Burden of Personal Protective Strategies for Dengue Disease: an Optimal Control Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Dengue Economic Burden -- 1.2 Personal Protective Measures (PPM) -- 2 The Epidemiological Model -- 2.1 Dengue Epidemiological Model -- 2.2 Optimal Control Problem -- 3 Numerical Results -- 3.1 Single Control -- 3.2 Combined Control -- 3.3 Cost of the Control -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- ERP Business Speed - A Measuring Framework -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 2.1 ERP Systems and Their Significance for Businesses -- 2.2 Business Speed Requirements -- 3 Research Design -- 4 Results and Discussion: Benchmark of ERP Business Speed by Operations -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- BELBIC Based Step-Down Controller Design Using PSO -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Step-Down (Buck) Converter -- 3 The BELBIC Controller -- 4 The PSO Algorithm -- 5 Step-Down Control with BELBIC -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Robotic Welding Optimization Using A* Parallel Path Planning -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Parallel Computing in Robotics -- 3 Implementation -- 3.1 A* Algorithm -- 3.2 Parallel Computing -- 4 Integration -- 5 Experimental Validation -- 5.1 CPU Parallelism -- 5.2 GPU Parallelism -- 6 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Deep Learning -- Leaf-Based Species Recognition Using Convolutional Neural Networks. , 1 Introduction.