Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications Second International Conference, OL2A 2022, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, October 24-25, 2022, Proceedings

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications, OL2A 2022, held in Bragança, Portugal, in October 2022.

The 53 full papers and 3 short papers were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 145 submissions. They are organized in the topical sections on Machine and Deep Learning; Optimization; Artificial Intelligence; Optimization in Control Systems Design; Measurements with the Internet of Things; Trends in Engineering Education; Advances and Optimization in Cyber-Physical Systems; and Computer vision based on learning algorithms.

Machine and Deep Learning.- Techniques to Reject Atypical Patterns.- Development of an Analog Acquisition and Conditioning Circuit of Surface Electromyogram and Electrocardiogram Signals.- Methodology Applied to the Development of Sensor Architectures Dedicated to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.- Is Diabetic Retinopathy Grading Biased by Imbalanced Datasets?.- Attention Mechanism for Classification of Melanomas.- Volume Estimation of an Indoor Space with LiDAR Scanner.- Good Practices in the Management of Virtual Environments with Emphasis on Security.- A Rule Based Procedural Content Generation System.- A Hybrid Approach to Operational Planning in Home Health Care.- Multi VLAN Visualization in Network Management.- A Review of Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment Methods for Serious Games.- Anxiety Monitoring System: A Preliminary Approach.- Optimization.- Statistical Analysis of Voice Parameters in Healthy Sub-jects and with Vocal Pathologies - HNR.- Integrated Feature Selection andClassification Algorithm in the Prediction of Work-Related Accidents in the Retail Sector: A Comparative Study.- Traffic Light Optimization of an Intersection: a Portuguese Case Study.- Combined Optimization and Regression Machine Learning for Solar Irradiation and Wind Speed Forecasting.- An Improved Multi-Threaded Implementation of the MCSFilter Optimization Algorithm.- Integer Programming Applied to Wireless Sensor Networks Topology Optimization.- Two Clustering Methods for Measuring Plantar Temperature Changes in Thermal Images.- A Multi-objective Approach for the Menu Planning Problem: a Brazilian Case Study.- Artificial Intelligence.- Stock-Pred: The LSTM Prophet of the Stock Market.- Confidence-Based Algorithm Parameter Tuning with Dynamic Resampling.- Classification of Leftovers from the Stock Cutting Process.- Active GA Accelerated by Simulated Annealing to Solve SPP in Packet Networks.- Long-Term Person Reidentification: Challenges and Outlook.- Sentiment Analysis applied to IBOVESPA Prediction.- F0, LPC, and MFCC Analysis for Emotion Recognition Based on Speech.- Solanum lycopersicum - Fusarium oxysporum Fo47 Interaction Study using ML Classifiers in Transcriptomic Data.- Smart Data Driven System for Pathological Voices Classification.- Gene Expression Analysis of Solanum lycopersicum - Bacillus megaterium Interaction to Identify Informative Genes using Machine Learning Classifiers.- A Kernel Clustering Algorithm Based on Diameters.- Forecasting Omicron Variant of Covid-19 with ANN Model in European Countries – Number of Cases, Deaths, and ICU patients.- Anomaly Detection using Smart Shirt and Machine Learning: A Systematic Review.- Decision Making System to Support the Cost of Ordered Products.- Optimization in Control Systems Design.- Analysis of Topological Characteristics Impacting the Allocation of Controllers in a SD-WAN Network: RNP Case.- A Hybrid Approach GABC-LS to Solve mTSP.- On the Complexity of a Linear Programming Predictor-Corrector Algorithm using the Two Norm Neighborhood.- Modelling and Control of a Retrofitted Oven for SMD Reflow.- Measurements with the Internet of Things.- Investigation of the Partial Discharges in the High Voltage Measurement Transformers.- Smart Systems for Monitoring Buildings - An IoT Application.- Map Coverage of LoRaWAN signal's Employing GPS from Mobile Devices.- Node Assembly for Waste Levels Measurement: Embrace the Smart City.- Trends in Engineering Education.- Data Analysis Techniques Applied to the MathE Database.- Evolution of Soft Skills for Engineering Education in the Digital Era.- Communication in Educational Robots: From Coordination to IoT Systems.- Educational Testbed in the context of Industry 4.0 and 5.0: Literature Review.- Advances and Optimization in Cyber-Physical Systems.- Adaptive Environment System to Manage Comfort Preferences and Conflicts.- Asynchronous and Distributed Multi-agent Systems: an Approach through Actor Model.- Stock Management Improvement in a Nursing Ward using Lean Approach and Mathematical Modelling.- Monitoring Electrical and Operational Parameters of a Stamping Machine for Failure Prediction.- Computer vision based on learning algorithms.- Super-Resolution Face Recognition: an Approach Using Generative Adversarial Networks and Joint-Learn.- Image Processing of Petri Dishes for Counting Microorganisms.- Caenorhabditis Elegans Detection using YOLOv5 and Faster R-CNN Networks.- Object Detection for Indoor Localization System.- Classification of Facial Expressions under Partial Occlusion for VR Games.- Machine Learning to Identify Olive-tree Cultivars.