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Journals
  1. Gönül Uludağ, Berna Kiraz, A. Şima Etaner-Uyar, Ender Özcan, "A Hybrid Multi-population Framework for Dynamic Environments Combining Online and Offline Learning", Soft Computing Journal, Vol. 17, Issue:12, pp. 2327-2348,  doi:10.1007/s00500-013-1094-7, Springer, 2013.
  2. Berna Kiraz, A. Şima Etaner-Uyar, Ender Özcan, "Selection Hyper-heuristics in Dynamic Environments", Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 64, pp. 1753-1769, doi:10.1057/jors.2013.24, 2013.
  3. Uğur Akyazı, A. Şima Uyar, "Distributed Detection of DDoS Attacks During the Intermediate Phase Through Mobile Agents", Computing and Informatics (formerly Computers and Artificial Intelligence), Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 759-778, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 2012.
  4. A. Şima Uyar, Belgin Türkay, Ali Keleş, "A Novel Differential Evolution Application to Short-Term Electrical Power Generation Scheduling", International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Vol. 33, Issue 6, pp. 1236-1242, Elsevier, 2011.
  5. Fatma Corut Ergin, Elif Kaldırım, Ayşegül Yayımlı, A. Şima Uyar, "Ensuring Resilience in Optical WDM Networks with Nature Inspired Heuristics", IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 2, Issue 8, pp. 642-652, 2010. .
  6. O. Gemici Gunes, A. Sima Uyar, "Parallelization of an Ant-based Clustering Approach", Kybernetes: The International Journal of Systems & Cybernetics, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 656-677, Emerald Press, 2010.
  7. G. Nildem Demir, A. Sima Uyar, Sule Gunduz-Oguducu, "Multiobjective evolutionary clustering of Web user sessions: a case study in Web page recommendation",  Soft Computing Journal, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 579-597, Springer, 2010.
  8. A. Sima Uyar, Belgin Turkay, "Evolutionary Algorithms for the Unit Commitment Problem", Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 3, TUBITAK Press, pp. 239-255, 2008. 
  9. H. Turgut Uyar, A. Sima Uyar, A. Emre Harmanci,  "Evolutionary Software Test Data Generation using Sequence Comparison", International Journal of Principles and Applications in Information Science and Technology, Vol. 1, No. 1, PAIST Press, December 2007.
  10. A. Sima Uyar, A. Emre Harmanci, "A New Population Based Adaptive Domination Change Mechanism for Diploid Genetic Algorithms in Dynamic Environments", Soft Computing Journal, Vol. 9, No.11, pp. 803-814, Springer, 2005.
  11. Gonul Uludag, A. Sima Uyar, Kerem Senel, Hasan Dag, "ML Estimation of Distribution Parameters for VaR Calculation using Evolutionary Algorithms", Transactions on Business and Economics, Vol. 2, Issue 3, pp. 109-115, WSEAS Press, 2005.
  12. Sule Gunduz-Oguducu, A. Sima Uyar, "A Graph Based Clustering Method using a Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm", Transactions on Mathematics, Vol. 3, Issue 3, pp. 731-736, WSEAS Press, 2004.

International Conferences (regular papers)
  1. Berna Kiraz, A. Şima Etaner-Uyar, Ender Özcan, "An Ant-Based Selection Hyper-heuristic for Dynamic Environments", EvoSTOC: EvoApplications Track on Evolutionary Algorithms in Stochastic and Dynamic Environments (part of EvoStar2013), LNCS vol. 7835, pp. 626-635, Springer, 2013.
  2. Shahriar Asta, Ender Özcan, Andrew J. Parkes, A. Şİma Etaner-Uyar, "Generalizing Hyper-Heuristics, via Apprenticeship Learning", EvoCOP: 13th Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimisation (part of EvoStar 2013), LNCS vol. 7832, pp. 169-178, Springer, 2013.
  3. Muhammet Köle, A. Şima Etaner-Uyar, Berna Kiraz, Ender Özcan, "Heuristics for Car Setup Optimisation in TORCS", UKCI 2012, the 12th Annual Workshop on Computational Intelligence, 2012.
  4. Gönül Uludağ, Berna Kiraz, A. Şima Etaner-Uyar, Ender Özcan, "Heuristic Selection in a Multi-phase Hybrid Approach for Dynamic Environments",UKCI 2012, the 12th Annual Workshop on Computational Intelligence, 2012.
  5. Gönül Uludağ, Berna Kiraz, A. Şima Etaner-Uyar, Ender Özcan, "A Framework to Hybridize PBIL and a Hyper-heuristic for Dynamic Environments", PPSN 2012: 12th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving  from Nature, LNCS vol. 7492, pp. 358-367, Springer, 2012.
  6. Shahriar Asta, A. Şima Uyar, "A Novel Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm", EA'11: 10th International Conference on Artificial Evolution, 2011.
  7. Fatma Corut Ergin, Ayşegül Yayımlı, A. Şima Uyar, "Survivable Cross-layer Virtual Topology Design using a Hyper-heuristic Approach", ICTON 2011, Stockholm, Sweden, Jun. 26-30, 2011, (Invited Paper).
  8. A. Cagatay Yuksel, M. Melih Karci, A. Sima Uyar, "Automatic Music Generation using Evolutionary Algorithms and Neural Networks", International Symposium on Innovations in Intelligent Systems and Applications (INISTA), pp.354-358, 2011.
  9. Fatma Corut Ergin, A. Şima Uyar, Ayşegül Yayımlı, "Investigation of Hyper-heuristics for Designing Survivable Virtual Topologies in Optical WDM Networks", EvoApplications 2011 (part of EvoStar2011), Part II, LNCS vol. 6625, pp. , Springer, 2011.
  10. Berna Kiraz, A. Şima Uyar, Ender Özcan, "An Investigation of Selection Hyper-heuristics in Dynamic Environments", EvoApplications 2011, Part I, LNCS vol. 6624, pp. 314-323, Springer, 2011.
  11. Argun Berberoglu, A. Sima Uyar, "Experimental Comparison of Selection Hyper-heuristics for the Short-Term Electrical Power Generation Scheduling Problem", EvoApplications 2011 (part of EvoStar2011), Part II, LNCS vol. 6625, pp. 444-453, Springer, 2011.
  12. Bugra Akduman, Belgin Turkay, A. Sima Uyar, "Service Restoration in Distribution Systems using an Evolutionary Algorithm", 7th Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion (MedPower 2010), pp.1-9, 2010.
  13. Ugur Akyazi, A. Sima Uyar, "A Hybrid Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm for Anomaly Intrusion Detection",  International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence (DCAI’10), 2010.
  14. Sercan Sadi, Sule Gunduz-Oguducu, A. Sima Uyar, " An Efficient Community Detection Method using Parallel Clique-Finding Ants", 2010 World Congress on Computational Intellignce (WCCI 2010), pp. 934-940, IEEE, 2010.
  15. Cem Başar Çayıroğlu, H. Turgut Uyar, A. Şima Uyar, "A Domain Specific Language for Genetic Programming",1st Int. Symposium on Computing in Science and Engineering, pp. 384-390, 2010.
  16. Ali Keles, Aysegul Yayimli, A. Sima Uyar, "Ant Based Hyper Heuristic for Physical Impairment Aware Routing and Wavelength Assignment", 33rd IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, IEEE , 2010.
  17. Ugur Akyazi, A. Sima Uyar, "Detection of DDoS Attacks via an Artificial Immune System-Inspired Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm", EvoCOMNET: 7th European Event on the Application of Nature-inspired Techniques for Telecommunication Networks and other Parallel and Distributed Systems (part of EvoStar2010) , LNCS  vol. 6025, Springer, 2010.
  18. Ali Keles, Aysegul Yayimli, A. Sima Uyar, "Solving the Physical Impairment Aware Routing and Wavelength Assignment Problem in Optical WDM Networks using a Tabu Search Based Hyper-Heuristic Approach", EvoCOMNET: 7th European Event on the Application of Nature-inspired Techniques for Telecommunication Networks and other Parallel and Distributed Systems  (part of EvoStar2010), LNCS vol. 6025, pp. 81-90, Springer, 2010.
  19. Argun Berberoglu, A. Sima Uyar, "A Hyper-Heuristic Approach for the Unit Commitment Problem", EvoENVIRONMENT: Nature Inspired Methods for Environmental Issues (part of EvoStar2010) , LNCS vol. 6025, pp. 121-130,  Springer, 2010.
  20. Stefan R. Bach,  A. Sima Uyar,  Jürgen Branke, "Improving the Scalability of EA Techniques: A Case Study in Clustering", EA'09: 9th International Conference on Artificial Evolution,  LNCS 5975, pp.13-24, Springer, 2010.
  21. Gonul Uludag, A. Sima Uyar, "Fitness Landscape Analysis of Differential Evolution Algorithms", ICSCCW 2009: Fifth International Conference on Soft Computing, Computing with Words and Perceptions in System Analysis, Decision and Control, IEEE , 2009.
  22. Fatma Corut Ergin, Elif Kaldirim, Aysegul Yayimli, Sima Uyar,"Performance Analysis of Nature Inspired Heuristics for Survivable Virtual Topology Mapping",  IEEE Globecom 2009 Optical Networks and Systems Symposium (GC'09 ONS), 2009.
  23. Elif Kaldirim, Fatma Corut Ergin, Sima Uyar, Aysegul Yayimli, "Ant Colony Optimization for Survivable Virtual Topology Mapping in Optical WDM Networks",  ISCIS: 24th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, 2009.
  24. Ibrahim Maden, A. Sima Uyar, Ender Ozcan, "Landscape Analysis of Simple Perturbative Hyper-heuristics", Mendel 2009: 15th International Conference on Soft Computing", 2009.
  25. Sercan Sadi, A. Sima Uyar, Sule Gunduz-Oguducu, "Community Detection using Ant Colony Optimization Techniques", Mendel 2009: 15th International Conference on Soft Computing", 2009.
  26. Fatma Corut Ergin, Aysegul Yayimli, A. Sima Uyar, "An Evolutionary Algorithm for Survivable Virtual Topology Mapping in Optical WDM Networks", EvoCOMNET 2009: Sixth European Workshop on the Application of Nature-inspired Techniques for Telecommunication Networks and other Parallel and Distributed Systems (part of EvoStar2009),  LNCS 5484, pp.31-40, Springer, 2009.
  27. A. Sima Uyar, H. Turgut Uyar, "A Critical Look at Dynamic Multi-dimensional Knapsack Problem Generation",  EvoSTOC 2009: Sixth European Workshop on Evolutionary Algorithms in Stochastic and Dynamic Environments (part of EvoStar2009),  LNCS 5484, pp.762-767, Springer, 2009.
  28. Ugur Akyazi, A. Sima Uyar, "Distributed Intrusion Detection using Mobile Agents against DDos Attacks",  23rd International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences (ISCIS), IEEE, ISBN: 978-1-4244-2880-9, DOI:10.1109/ISCIS.2008.4717920, 2008. 
  29. Merve Can Kus, Muhittin Gokmen, A. Sima Etaner-Uyar, "Traffic Sign Recognition using Scale Invariant Feature Transform and Color Classification", 23rd International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences (ISCIS),  IEEE, ISBN: 978-1-4244-2880-9,  DOI: 0.1109/ISCIS.2008.4717875, 2008.
  30. Ali Keles, A. Sima Uyar, Belgin Turkay, "A Differential Evolution Approach for the Unit Commitment Problem", ELECO: 5th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2007.
  31. Ersan Ersoy, Ender Ozcan, A. Sima Uyar, "Memetic Algorithms and Hyperhill-Climbers", MISTA 2007: 3rd Multidisciplinary International Scheduling Conference: Theory and Applications, 2007.
  32. G. Nildem Demir, A. Sima Uyar, Sule Gunduz-Oguducu, "Graph-based Sequence Clustering through Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms for Web Recommender Systems", GECCO 2007: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, pp. 1943-1950, ACM Press,  2007.
  33. G. Nildem Demir, Murat Goksedef, A. Sima Etaner-Uyar, "Effects of Session Representation Models on the Performance of Web Recommender Systems",  DMBI 2007: Workshop on Data Mining and Business Intelligence, IEEE, ISBN: 978-1-4244-0832-0,  DOI:10.1109/ICDEW.2007.4401087, 2007.
  34. A. Sima Uyar, "Experimental Comparison of Replacement Strategies in Steady State Genetic Algorithms for the Dynamic MKP", EvoSTOC2007: Fourth European Workshop on Evolutionary Algorithms in Stochastic and Dynamic Environments (part of EvoStar2007), LNCS 4448, pp. 647-656, Springer, 2007.
  35. Gonul Uludag, A. Sima Uyar, Kerem Senel, Hasan Dag, "Comparison of Evolutionary Techniques for Value-at-Risk Calculation", EvoFIN2007: First European Workshop on Evolutionary Computation in Finance and Economics (part of EvoStar2007),LNCS 4448, pp. 218-227, Springer, 2007.
  36. Binnur Kurt, A. Sima Etaner-Uyar, Tuba Akbal, G. Nildem Demir, Alp Emre Kanlikilicer, Merve Can Kus, F. Hulya Ulu, "Active Appearance Model-Based Facial Composite Generation with Interactive Nature-Inspired Heuristics", International Workshop on Multimedia Content Representation, Classification and Security", LNCS, Vol. 4105, pp. 183-191, Springer, 2006.
  37. Jürgen Branke, Merve Orbayi, Sima Uyar, "The Role of Representations in Dynamic Knapsack Problems", EuroGP2006 & EvoCOP2006, incorporating EvoWorkshops2006: EvoSTOC 3rd European Workshop on Evolutionary Algorithms in Stochastic and Dynamic Environments (part of EvoStar2006), LNCS, Vol. 3907, pp. 764-775, Springer, 2006.
  38. Shenxiang Yang, Sima Uyar, "Adaptive Mutation with Fitness and Allele Distribution Correlation for Genetic Algorithms",  2006 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing - EC Track (SAC 2006), pp. 940-944, ACM Press, 2006.
  39. Gonul Uludag, Kerem Senel, A. Sima Uyar, Hasan Dag, "Application of an Evolutionary Algorithm for VaR Calculations", Fifth WSEAS International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Engineering, Databases (AIKED 2006), WSEAS Press, 2006.
  40. A. Sima Uyar, Sule Gunduz-Oguducu, "A New Graph-Based Evolutionary Approach to Sequence Clustering", Fourth International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA 2005), IEEE Press, 2005. 
  41. Jürgen Branke, Erdem Salihoglu, Sima Uyar, "Towards an Analysis of Dynamic Environments", GECCO 2005: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, pp. 1433-1440, ACM Press, 2005.
  42. A. Sima Uyar, Gulsen Eryigit, "Improvements to Penalty-Based Evolutionary Algorithms for the Multi-Dimensional Knapsack Problem using a Gene-Based Adaptive Mutation Approach", GECCO 2005: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, pp. 1257-1264, ACM Press, 2005.
  43. Aydin Karaman, A. Sima Uyar, Gulsen Eryigit, "The Memory Indexing Evolutionary Algorithm for Dynamic Environments", EuroGP2005 & EvoCOP2005, incorporating EvoWorkshops2005: EvoSTOC 2nd European Workshop on Evolutionary Algorithms in Stochastic and Dynamic Environments (part of EvoStar2005), LNCS, Vol. 3449, pp. 563-573, Springer, 2005.
  44. Aydin Karaman, A. Sima Uyar, "A Novel Change Severity Detection Mechanism for the Dynamic 0/1 Knapsack Problem", Mendel 2004: 10th International Conference on Soft Computing", 2004.
  45. A. Sima Uyar, H. Turgut Uyar, "An Event-Driven Test Framework for Evolutionary Algorithms in Dynamic Environments",  CEC 2004, Congress on Evolutionary Computing, 2004.
  46. A. Sima Uyar, Sanem Sariel, Gulsen Eryigit, "A Gene Based Adaptive Mutation Strategy for Genetic Algorithms", GECCO 2004: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, LNCS, Vol. 3103, pp. 271-281, 2004.
  47. A. Sima Uyar, Gulsen Eryigit, Sanem Sariel, "An Adaptive Mutation Scheme in Genetic Algorithms Fastening Convergence to the Optimum", in Proceedings of 3rd APIS: Asian Pacific International Symposium on  Information Technologies, 2004.
  48. A. Sima Uyar, A, Emre Harmanci, "Performance Comparisons of Genotype to Phenotype Mapping Schemes for Diploid Representations in Changing Environments", in Proceedings of RASC 2002: Recent advances in Soft Computing, 2002.
  49. A. Sima Uyar, A. Emre Harmanci,  "Preserving Diversity Through Diploidy and Meiosis for Improved Genetic Algorithm Performance in Dynamic Environments", in Proceedings of Advances in Information Systems (ADVIS),  LNCS, Vol. 2457, pp.314-323, Springer, 2002.
  50. A. Sima Uyar, A. Emre Harmanci, "A New Genotype to Phenotype Mapping Approach for Diploid Genetic Algorithms", in Proceedings of  ISCIS XV: The Fifteenth International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, 2000.
  51. A. Sima Uyar, A. Emre Harmanci, "Investigation of New Operators for a Diploid Genetic Algorithm" ,in Proceedings of SPIE's Annual Meeting, 1999.

International Conferences & Workshops (short papers)
  1. Ali Keles, Aysegul Yayimli, A. Sima Uyar, "Hyper-heuristic Methods for Physical Impairment Aware Routing and Wavelength Assignment",  CEC 2010 Workshop on Systems to Build Systems, 2010.
  2. Ender Ozcan, Sima Etaner-Uyar, Edmund Burke, "A Greedy Hyper-heuristic in Dynamic Environments", GECCO 2009 Workshop on Automated Heuristic Design: Crossing the Chasm for Search Methods, pp. 2201-2204, 2009.
  3. Cihat Eryigit, A. Sima Uyar, "Integrating Agents into Data-Centric Naval Combat Management Systems", in Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences (ISCIS),  ISBN: 978-1-4244-2880-9, DOI: 10.1109/ISCIS.2008.47178902008, 2008.
  4. A. Sima Uyar, Deniz Aldogan, "Application of Hyperheuristics in Dynamic Environments", PPSN  2008 Workshop on Hyperheuristics - Automating the Heuristic Desing Process, 2008.
  5. Alp Emre Kanlikilicer, Ali Keles, A. Sima Uyar, "Experimental Analysis of Binary Differential Evolution in Dynamic Environments", GECCO 2007: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Late Breaking Papers, pp. 2509-2514, ACM, 2007.
  6. Ozgur Kelemci, A. Sima Uyar, "Application Of a Genetic Algorithm To a Real World Nurse Rostering Problem Instance", 9th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, 2007. 
  7. H. Turgut Uyar, A. Sima Uyar, A. Emre Harmanci, "Pairwise Sequence Comparison for Fitness Evaluation in Evolutionary Structural Software Testing",GECCO 2006: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, ACM Press, pp. 1959-1960, 2006.
  8. A. Sima Uyar, "An Adaptive Diploid Evolutionary Algorithm for Floating-Point Representations in Dynamic Environments", GECCO 2004: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Late Breaking Papers, 2004.
  9. A. Sima Uyar, A. Emre Harmanci, "An Adaptive Domination Map Approach for Multi-Allelic Diploid Genetic Algorithms", in GECCO 2003: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Late Breaking Papers, 2003.
  10. A. Sima Uyar, A. Emre Harmanci, "Preserving Diversity in Changing Environments through Diploidy with Adaptive Dominance", GECCO'02: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, 2002.
  11. A. Sima Uyar, "New Operators and a Dominance Scheme for a Diploid GA ", GECCO'99 Graduate Student Workshop, 1999. 

Book Chapters
  1. A. Sima Uyar, A. Emre Harmanci, "Comparisons of Domination Approaches for Diploid Binary Genetic Algorithms", Applications and Science in Soft Computing: Advances in Soft Computing, pp. 75-80, Springer, 2004.
  2. A. Sima Uyar, A. Emre Harmanci, "Application of an Improved Diploid Genetic Algorithm for Optimizing Performance Through Load Balancing",  Advances in Simulation, Systems Theory and Systems Engineering, Eds. Mastorakis, Kluev, Djuro, Electrical and Computer Engineering series, WSEAS Press, pp. 423-428, 2002.

Technical Reports
  1. Jürgen Branke, Gülshat Kulzhabayeva, A. Sima Uyar, "Adressing Change within a Generation", Technical Report , University of Karlsruhe, Institute AIFB, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany. March 2008. (download pdf)

National Conferences
  1. Oktay Özgün, A. Şima Uyar, Hasan Dağ, “Yazılım Üretim Hattı Yaklaşımı ile Yüksek Başarımlı Uygulama Geliştirme”, 2. Yazılım Kalitesi ve Yazılım Geliştirme Araçları Sempozyumu, 2010.
  2. Alper Ciftci, Sima Etaner-Uyar, "Kalıcı Durum Evrimsel Algoritmalarda Yerine Koyma Tekniklerinin Deneysel İncelenmesi", Akıllı Sistemlerde Yenilikler ve Uygulamaları Sempozyumu, pp. 236-241, YTÜ Basım-Yayın Merkezi, 2006.
  3. A. Sima Uyar, A. Emre Harmanci, "Diploid Genetik Algoritmalarda Miyoz Bölünme ve Baskinlik", in Proceedings of TAINN 2000: The 9th Turkish Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks, 2000.