{"id":21739,"date":"2026-10-13T19:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finki.ukim.mk\/?post_type=event&#038;p=21739"},"modified":"2026-10-13T19:33:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T17:33:38","slug":"invited-lecture-heuristic-methods-in-optimization-and-applications","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/finki.ukim.mk\/en\/events\/invited-lecture-heuristic-methods-in-optimization-and-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Invited Lecture: Heuristic Methods in Optimization and Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Understanding the concept of optimization and its types. The meaning of heuristic methods and the different types of heuristic methods. Why are heuristic methods used? Specifically, a detailed presentation of Firefly Algorithm and Artificial Afterimage Algorithms. Explaining the concept of clustering. Finally, implementing clustering applications using Firefly Algorithm and Artificial Afterimage Algorithm.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Date and Time:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> 14 Oct 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time:<\/strong> 04:00 PM CEST to 05:30 PM CEST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering &#8211; FCSE-AMF (small)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration: Recommended (Optional): <a href=\"https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/event\/register\/584958\">https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/event\/register\/584958<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers: Asst. Prof. Murat DEM\u0130R,<\/strong> PhD of Software Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Mu\u015f Alparslan University, Turkey<\/p>\n<p>Topic: Heuristic Methods in Optimization and Applications<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biography:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Murat DEM\u0130R graduated from the Computer Engineering Department of F\u0131rat University in T\u00fcrkiye. He began his professional career as an academic staff member. After completing his master&#8217;s and doctoral studies, he became an Assistant Professor. Currently, he teaches as an academic staff member in the Software Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Mu\u015f Alparslan University. His areas of expertise are: Heuristic Methods, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":15124,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-21739","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/finki.ukim.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/21739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/finki.ukim.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/finki.ukim.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finki.ukim.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/finki.ukim.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/finki.ukim.mk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21739"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}