Handbook of Whale Optimization Algorithm: Variants, Hybrids, Improvements, and Applications provides the most in-depth look at an emerging meta-heuristic that has been widely used in both science and industry. Whale Optimization Algorithm has been cited more than 5000 times in Google Scholar, thus solving optimization problems using this algorithm requires addressing a number of challenges including multiple objectives, constraints, binary decision variables, large-scale search space, dynamic objective function, and noisy parameters to name a few. This handbook provides readers with in-depth analysis of this algorithm and existing methods in the literature to cope with such challenges. The authors and editors also propose several improvements, variants and hybrids of this algorithm. Several applications are also covered to demonstrate the applicability of methods in this book.

Table of Contents:
1. Presenting Appointment Scheduling with considering Whale Optimization Algorithm in Healthcare Management Ali Ala and Seyedali Mirjalili 2. Recent Advances of Whale Optimization Algorithm, Its Versions and Applications Zaid Alyasseri, Seyedali Mirjalili and Nabeel Salih Ali 3. A Hybrid Whale Optimization Algorithm with Tabu Search Algorithm for Resource Allocation in Indoor VLC Systems Selma Yahia, Yassine Meraihi, Seyedali Mirjalili, Sylia Mekhmoukh Taleb, Asma Benmessaoud Gabis, Hossien B. Eldeeb and Souad Refas 4. Use of WOA and it's variants for cloud task scheduling mechanism: A Review Ali Mohammadzadeh, Amit Chhabra, Seyedali Mirjalili and Amir Faraji 5. WOA and its application in machine learning Nava Eslami, Mahdi Rahbar, Seyed Mostafa Bozorgi and Samaneh Yazdani II 6. Whale Optimization Algorithm - Comprehensive Meta Analysis on Hybridization, latest improvements, variants and applications to solve complex single- and multi-objective optimization problems Parijata Majumdar Sr., Sanjoy Mitra, Seyedali Mirjalili and Diptendu Bhattacharya 7. Near-fault Ground Motion Attenuation of Large-Scale Steel Structure by Upgraded Whale Optimization Algorithm Mahdi Azizi, Milad Baghalzadeh Shishehgarkhaneh Sr., Mahla Basiri and Seyedali Mirjalili 8. An SDN-based optimal task scheduling method in Fog-IoT network using the combination of Aquila and Whale otimization ogorithms Taybeh Salehnia, Ahmadreza Montazerolghaem and Seyedali Mirjalili 9. An enhanced Whale Optimization Algorithm using the Nelder-Mead algorithm and Logistic Chaotic Map Farouq Zitouni and Saad Harous 10. Multi-criterion design optimization of contamination detection sensors in water distribution systems: Application of whale optimization algorithm Jafar Jafari-Asl, Sima Ohadi and Seyedali Mirjalili 11. Balancing Exploration and Exploitation Phases in Whale Optimization Algorithm: An Insightful and Empirical Analysis Aram Ahmed, Tarik A. Rashid, Bryar A. Hassan, jafar majidpour, Shko M. Qader, Mohammed Hussein Abdalla, Noor B. Tayfor, Kaniaw Noori, Chnoor Rahman and Naufel Mohammed 12. Equitable and Fair Performance Evaluation of Whale Optimization Algorithm Bryar A. Hassan, Tarik A. Rashid, Aram Ahmed, Shko M. Qader, jafar majidpour, Noor B. Tayfor, Mohammed Hussein Abdalla, Kaniaw Noori, Hozan K. Hamarashid, Haval Sidqi and Awf Abdulrahmam Ramadhan 13. Multi-Objective Archived-based Whale Optimization Algorithm Nima Khodadadi, Seyedeh Zahra Mirjalili, Seyed Mohammad Mirjalili, Seyedali Mirjalili and Mohammad H. Nadim-Shahraki 14. U-WOA: An unsupervised whale optimization algorithm based deep feature selection method for cancer detection in breast ultrasound images Payel Pramanik, Rishav Pramanik, Anurup Naskar, Seyedali Mirjalili and Ram Sarkar 15. Constraint Optimization using Whale Optimization Algorithm Syed Kumayl Raza Moosavi, Muhammad Hamza Zafar, Malik Naveed Akhter and Majad Mansoor 16. F-WOA: an improved whale optimization algorithm based on Fibonacci search principle for global optimization APU KUMAR SAHA, Saroj Kumar Sahoo, Salpa Reang and Sanjoy Chakraborty 17. An improved whale optimization algorithm based on random weights and arbitrary best solution APU KUMAR SAHA 18. Guided Whale Optimization Algorithm (Guided-WOA) with its application El-Sayed M. El-kenawy, Abdelaziz A. Abdelhamid, Abdelhameed Fawzy Ibrahim, Marwa M. Eid and Nima Khodadadi 19. Optimal Power Flow with Renewable Power Generations Using Hyper-Heuristic Technique Mohd Herwan Sulaiman and Zuriani Mustaffa 20. An efficient single image dehazing algorithm based on patch-wise transmission map estimation using Whale Optimization Algorithm K. Ashwini, Hathiram Nenavath and Ravi Kumar Jatoth 21. An Enhanced Whale Optimization Algorithm with Opposition-Based Learning for LEDs Placement in Indoor VLC Systems Abdelbaki Benayad, Amel Boustil, Yassine Meraihi, Seyedali Mirjalili, Selma Yahia and Sylia Mekhmoukh 22. Adaptive Bi-level Whale Optimisation Algorithm for Maximising the Power Output of Hybrid Wave-wind Energy site Mehdi Neshat, Nataliia Y. Sergiienko, Erfan Amini, Seyedali Mirjalili, Leandro Souza Pinheiro da Silva and Mahdieh Nasiri 23. An improved Whale Optimization Algorithm for Solving Truss Structure Problem Mohammed A. Awadallah, Lamees Mohammad Dalbah, Mohammed Al-Betar, Malik Shehadeh Braik, Zaid Alyasseri and Seyedali Mirjalili 24. Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) for BIM-based Resource Trade-off in Construction Project Scheduling Mahdi Azizi, Milad Baghalzadeh Shishehgarkhaneh Sr., Mahla Basiri and Seyedali Mirjalili 25. Whale migration algorithm: a modified version of whale optimization algorithm to solve the optimal power flow problem Mojtaba ghasemi, Mohsen Zare, Seyedali Mirjalili and Soleiman Kadkhoda Mohammadi 26. Optimizing CNN architecture using Whale Optimization Algorithm for lung Cancer detection K. Sruthi, Rajalaxmi R. R, R. Thangarajan, C. Roopa and Seyedali Mirjalili 27. Multi-response optimization of plasma arc cutting on Monel 400™ alloy through whale optimization algorithm D. Rajamani, M. Siva Kumar and E. Balasubramanian 28. Hybrid Whale Optimization Algorithm for Enhancing K-means Clustering Technique Malik Shehadeh Braik, Sulieman Bani-Ahmad, Mohammed A. Awadallah and Mohammed Al-Betar 29. Whale Optimization Algorithm based Controller Design for Air-fuel Ratio System Davut Izci and Serdar Ekinci 30. Application of Whale Optimization Algorithm to Infinite Impulse Response System Identification Davut Izci and Serdar Ekinci 31. Selective Harmonic Optimization using Whale Optimization Algorithm in Multilevel Inverter and AC-AC Chopper Satılmış ÜRGÜN and Halil Yiğit 32. WOA-Based Approach for UAVs to Avoid Collisions in Cluttered Areas Enes Avcu, Harun Gokce Sr. and Ismail Sahin 33. Application of Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm for optimal design of shell and tube heat exchangers Diab Mokeddem, Seyedali Mirjalili and Dallel Nasri 34. PWONet: Solanum Tuberosum leaf disease classification using an optimized Convolutional Neural network. D N Kiran Pandiri, R Murugan and Tripti Goel 35. Scheduling and Sequencing using Whale Optimization Algorithm Muhammad Najeeb Khan and Amit Kumar Sinha 36. Tuning SVMs’ Hyperparameters using the Whale Optimization Algorithm Sunday O. Oladejo, Stephen O. Ekwe, Lateef Adesola Akinyemi, Seyedali Mirjalili and Adedotun Ajibare 37. Gene selection for microarray data classification based on mutual information and binary whale optimization algorithm. Maha Nssibi, Ghaith Manita and Ouajdi Korbaa 38. A New Hybrid Whale Optimization Algorithm and Golden Jackal Optimization for Data Clustering Farhad Soleimanian Gharehchopogh, Seyedali Mirjalili, Gultekin Isik and Bahman Arasteh 39. Feature selection based on dataset variance optimization using Whale Optimization Algorithm Syed Kumayl Raza Moosavi, Muhammad Hamza Zafar, Shahzaib Farooq Hadi, Majad Mansoor and Hassaan Bin Younis 40. Whale Optimization Algorithm for covid-19 detection based on ECG Mohamed Akram Khelili, Latreche Imene, Kazar Okba, Slatnia Sihem and Saad Harous 41. Whale Optimization Algorithm for Optimization of Truss Structures with Multiple Frequency Constraints Nima Khodadadi, El-Sayed M. El-kenawy, Marwa M. Eid, Abdelaziz A. Abdelhamid, Seyedali Mirjalili and Ziad Azzi 42. A novel version of whale optimization algorithm for solving optimization problems Nima Khodadadi, El-Sayed M. El-kenawy, Abdelhameed Fawzy Ibrahim, Seyedali Mirjalili, Sepehr Faridmarandi and Mansoureh Shahabi Ghahfarokhi 43. Binary Whale Optimization Algorithm for Topology Planning in Wireless Mesh Networks Yassine Meraihi, Sylia Mekhmoukh Taleb, Seyedali Mirjalili, Selma Yahia and Amar Ramdane-Cherif 44. Application of Whale Optimization Algorithm in water engineering, and water resources management Yashar Dadrasajirlou and Hojat Karami 45. A multi-level thresholding image segmentation method using a combined of Whale and Moth-Flame Optimization Algorithms Taybeh Salehnia, Farid MiarNaeimi, Saadat Izadi, Mahmood Ahmadi, Seyedali Mirjalili and Laith Abualigah