Harmony Search Algorithm

Part I Various Aspects of Optimization Algorithms.- Part II Large scale applications of HSA.- Part III Recent Variants of HSA.- Part IV Other Nature-inspired Algorithms.- Part V Related Areas and Computational Intelligence.- Part VI Optimization in Civil Engineering.- Part VII Multi-objectives variants of HSA.

Dr. Joong Hoon Kim is a professor at the School of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, Korea University since March 1993. He has earned the B.E. degree in Civil Engineering from Korea University in 1984. He received an M.S.C.E. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1986 and the Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992. He worked as a faculty associate at Arizona State University from August 1989 to July 1990. He also worked at the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, as a branch manager from January 1991 to February 1993. He was Chair of School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Korea University for four years.

Professor Kim is currently managing several government projects including research of "Establishment of Original Technology and Globalization Strategy of Harmony Search Algorithm" funded by National Research Foundation of Korea, and "Technology to Improve Urban Disaster Prevention Performance for Flood Proofing Facilities and Development of Optimal Design & Operation system for Urban drainage network" funded by Natural Hazard Mitigation Research Group, National Emergency Management Agency of Korea.

Dr. Zong Woo Geem is an assistant professor at Gachon University in South Korea. He has obtained B.S. degree in Chung-Ang University in Civil Engineering (1991), Master of Engineering (1995) and Ph.D. (2000) in Water Resources Engineering at Korea University. He invented a music-inspired optimization algorithm, Harmony Search, which has been applied to various scientific and engineering problems, for his Ph.D. dissertation under supervision of Prof. Joong Hoon Kim. He served as an academic advisor in iGlobal University at Annandale, Virginia, USA.