Journal Papers

• 2023 - H. Mohammadi Azni, M. Afsharchi, A. Allahverdi. Improving Brain Tumor Segmentation Performance Using CycleGAN based Feature Extraction. Multimedia Tools and Applications, Volume 82(12)(2023), 18039-18058. (Springer)
• 2022 - Kh. Soltanian, A. Ebnenasir, M. Afsharchi. Modular Grammatical Evolution for the Generation of Artificial Neural Networks. Evolutionary Computation, Volume 30(2)(2022), 291-327. (MIT Press)
• 2022 - M. Shokoohi, M. Afsharchi, H. Shah-Hoseini. Dynamic Distributed Constraint Optimization using Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning. Soft Computing, Volume 26(8)(2022), 3601-3629. (Springer)
• 2022 - K. Seyedhoseinzadeh, H.A. Rahmani Dashti, M. Afsharchi, M. Aliannejadi. Leveraging Social Influence based on Users Activity Centers for Point-of-interest Recommendation. Information Processing & Management, Volume 59(2)(2022). (Elsevier)
• 2021 - A. Hekmatmanesh, H. Mohammadi Azni, H. Wu, M. Afsharchi, M. Li, H. Handroos. Imaginary Control of a Mobile Vehicle Using Deep Learning Algorithm: A Brain Computer Interface Study. IEEE Access, Volume 10(2021), 20043-20052. (IEEE Access)
• 2021 - M. Ghaffari, M. Afsharchi. Learning to Shift Load Under Uncertain Production in the Smart Grid. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, Volume 31(2020). (Wiley Online Library)
• 2020 - M. Mahmoudi, M. Afsharchi, S. Khodayifar. Demand Response Management in Smart Homes Using Robust Optimization. Electric Power Components and Systems, Volume 48(8)(2021), 817-832. (Taylor & Francis Online)
• 2020 - F. Ghorbani, M. Afsharchi, V. Derhami. Learning with Policy Prediction in Continuous State-Action Multi-agent Decision Processes. Soft Computing, Volume 24(2)(2020). (SC-Springer)
• 2019 - E. Ganjkhani, M. Afsharchi. An Effective Test Case Prioritization by Combination of Strategies. SN Applied Sciences, Volume 1(2)(2019), 1-4. (Springer)
• 2019 - E. Fazli, M. Afsharchi. A Time and Space-Efficient Compositional Method for Prime and Test Paths Generation. IEEE ACCESS 7, P:134399-134410(2019). (IEEE-ACCESS)
• 2019 - S. Ahmadian, N. Joorabloo, M. Jalili, M. Meghdadi, M. Afsharchi. A Social Recommender System based on Reliable Implicit Relationships. Knowledge-Based Systems, Volume 192, 105371, (2019). (KBS-Elsevier)
• 2019 - M. F. Sadi, E. Ansari, M. Afsharchi. Supervised Word Sense Disambiguation Using New Features Based on Word Embeddings. Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Volume 37(1):1467-1476 (2019). (JIFS-IOS-Press)
• 2019 - F. Ghorbani, M. Afsharchi. A Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning Algorithm with Fuzzy Approximation for Distributed Stochastic Unit Commitment. Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Volume 37(5): 6613-6628. (JIFS-IOS-Press)
• 2018 - S. Ahmadian, M. Afsharchi, M. Meghdadi. A Novel Approach based on Multi-view Reliability Measures to Alleviate Data Sparsity in Recommender Systems. Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications, DOI: 10.1007/s11042-018-7079-x, January 2018.
• 2018 - S. Ahmadian, M. Meghdadi, M. Afsharchi. An Effective Social Recommendation Method based on User Reputation Model and Rating Profile Enhancements. Journal of Information Science, DOI: 10.1177/0165551518808191, October 2018.
• 2018 - A. Ghasem Azar, M. Afsharchi, M. Davoodi, B. Sadeghi Bigham. A Multi-Objective Market-Driven Framework for Efficient Electricity Matching in the Smart Grid. International Journal of Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Volume 70: 199-215 (2018). (EAAI-Elsevier)
• 2018 - S. Ahmadian, M. Meghdadi, M. Afsharchi. A Social Recommendation Method Based on an Adaptive Neighbor Selection Mechanism. Journal of Information Processing and Management, Volume 54, Issue 4, July 2018, Pages 707-725. (IPM-Elsevier)
• 2017 - F. Ghorbani, V. Derhami, M. Afsharchi. Fuzzy Least Square Policy Iteration and Its Mathematical Analysis. International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, Volume 19, Issue 3, pp 849-862.
• 2014 - M. Ramaninia, E. Bigdeli, M. Afsharchi. A Scalable Algorithm to Solve Distributed Constraint Optimization. International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research, Volume 6, Issue 2, pp 55-67.
• 2014 - M. Arab, M. Afsharchi. Community Detection in Social Networks using Hybrid Merging of Sub Communities. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Volume 40, April 2014, pp 73-84.
• 2013 - E. Davoodi, K. Kianmehr, M. Afsharchi. A Semantic Social Network-based Expert Recommender System. Applied Intelligence, Volume 39, Issue 1, pp 1-13.
• 2013 - M. Afsharchi, A. Didandeh, N. Mirbakhsh. Concept Learning Games: An Ontological Study in Multi-Agent Systems. The International Journal of Information Systems Frontiers, Volume 15, Issue 4, pp 653-676.
• 2013 - M. Afsharchi, B.H. Far, A. Didandeh, N. Mirbakhsh. Common Understanding in a Multi-Agent System Using Ontology-Guided Learning. The International Journal of Knowledge and Information Systems, Volume 36, Issue 1, pp 83-120.
• 2009 - H. Mohammadi, E. Nedaee, M. Afsharchi, N. Yazdani, M. Sahimi. A Percolation Model of Mobile Ad hoc Networks. International Journal of Modern Physics C, Volume 20, Issue 12, PP. 1871-1902.
• 2007 - M. Afsharchi, B.H. Far, J. Denzinger. Enhancing Communication With Groups of Agents Using Learned Non-unanimous Ontology Concepts. The International Journal of Web Intelligence and Agent Systems, Volume 7, Number 1, PP. 107-121, 2009, IOS Press.
• 2005 - Mohsen Afsharchi and Behrouz H. Far. Enterprise Knowledge Management Using Knowledge Orchestration Agency. Decision Support in Agent Mediated Environments; Editors Gloria Phillips-Wren and Lakhmi Jain, Knowledge-Based Intelligent Engineering Systems, Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, publisher IOS Press, Chapter 3, 2005.
• 2004 - Mohsen Afsharchi, Behrouz Homayoun Far and Wei Wu. A Unified View of Software Agents Interactions. Transactions of Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication, IEICE, Vol. E87-D, No. 4, pp. 896-907, April 2004.

Conference Papers

• 2023 - Sh. Yousefi, M. Hooshmand, M. Afsharchi. Early Discovery of Emerging Entities in Persian Twitter with Semantic Similarity. 9th International Conference on Web Research (ICWR) 2023, P:259-263.
• 2022 - Kh. Soltanian, A.Ebnenasir, M. Afsharchi. Modular Grammatical Evolution for the Generation of Artificial Neural Networks. Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion 2022, P:41-42.
• 2020 - Z. Hashemian, Z. Sharifi, K. Soltanian, M. Afsharchi. Using Augmented Genetic Algorithm for Search-Based Software Testing. International Conference on Contemporary Issues In Data Science, 2019, P: 248-257.
• 2019 - H.R. Rahmani, M. Aliannejadi, R.Mirzaei Zadeh, M. Baratchi, M. Afsharchi, F. Crestani. Category-Aware Location Embedding for Point-of-Interest Recommendation. The International Conference on the Theory of Information Retrieval. ACM, 2019.
• 2019 - H.R. Rahmani, M. Aliannejadi, S. Ahmadian, M. Baratchi, M. Afsharchi, F. Crestani. LGLMF: Local Geographical based Logistic Matrix Factorization Model for POI Recommendation. The 15th Asia Information Retrieval Societies Conference AIRS 2019, P:66-78.
• 2018 - S. Ahmadian, N. Joorabloo, M. Jalili, M. Meghdadi, M. Afsharchi. A Temporal Clustering Approach for Social Recommender Systems. IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, 2018.
• 2018 - R. Heidari, M. Afsharchi and R. Khanmohammadi. A Markovian Decision Process Analysis of Experienced Agents Joining Ad-Hoc Teams. Proceedings of the Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design, DSD, 2018.
• 2015 - Z. Alizadeh, M. Afsharchi and A. Ghasem Azar. A Distributed Energy-Efficient Algorithm for Cellular Target Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks. Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, 75-95, AIAI, 2015.
• 2015 - A. Jamshidpey, M. Afsharchi. Task Allocation in Robotic Swarms: Explicit Communication Based Approaches. Proceedings of Canadian Conference on AI 2015, 59-67, Halifax 2015.
• 2015 - H. Khani, M. Afsharchi. Security Games with Ambiguous Beliefs of Agents. Proceedings of PRIMA 2015, 585-593, Bertinoro, Italy, 2015.
• 2014 - A. Ghasem Azar, M. Davoodi, M. Afsharchi and B. Sadeghi Bigham. A Greedy Agent-Based Resource Allocation in the Smart Electricity Markets. Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, 150-161, AIAI, 2014.
• 2014 - S. Amini and M. Afsharchi. Finding Better Teammates in a Semi-cooperative Multi-agent System. Proceedings of IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology, IAT 2014.
• 2012 - M. Arab and M. Afsharchi. A Modularity Maximization Algorithm for Community Detection in Social Networks with Low Time Complexity. Proceedings of The IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence, WI 2012.
• 2012 - E. Davoodi, M. Afsharchi, K. Kianmehr. A Social Network-based Approach to Expert Recommendation System. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems, HAIS 2012.
• 2012 - R. Najafi and M. Afsharchi. Network Intrusion Detection Using Tree Augmented Naive-Bayes. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Computer Science, CICIS 2012.
• 2011 - E. Bigdeli, M. Ramaninia, M. Afsharchi. DGOPT: Dynamic Group Optimization to Find Better Group Formations in DCOPS. Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Optimization in Multiagent Systems, OPTMAS 2011.
• 2011 - E. Bigdeli, M. Ramaninia, M. Afsharchi. Solving Distributed Optimization Problems- an Evolutionary Approach. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART 2011), Rome, Italy.
• 2010 - E. Bigdeli, M. Ramaninia, M. Afsharchi. PKOPT: Faster k-Optimal Solution for DCOP by Improving Group Selection Strategy. Proceedings of the 22th International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI 2010), Arras, France.
• 2010 - N. Mirbakhsh, A. Didandeh, M. Afsharchi. Concept Learning Games: The Game of Query and Response. Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT 2010), Toronto, Canada, pp. 234-240.
• 2010 - A. Didandeh, N. Mirbakhsh, M. Afsharchi. Negotiating to Learn Non-Unanimous Concepts. Proceedings of the Working Conference on Human Factors and Computational Models for Negotiation (HuCom2010), 2010, Delft, The Netherlands.
• 2009 - N. Mirbakhsh, A. Didandeh, M. Afsharchi. Incremental Non-Unanimous Concept Reformation through Queried Object Classification. Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT09), Italy, 2009.
• 2009 - B. H. Far, C. Zhong, Z. Yang, M. Afsharchi. Realization of Semantic Search Using Concept Learning and Document Annotation Agents. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE09), 2009.
• 2009 - L. Safari, M. Afsharchi, B.H. Far. Concepts in Action: Performance Study of Agents Learning Ontology Concepts From Peer Agents. Proceedings of International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART09), Portugal, (2009).
• 2008 - M.Afsharchi, C. Zhong, Z. Yang, B.H.Far. Ontology Learning Supported Semantic Search Using Cooperative Agents. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE08), 2008.
• 2007 - B.H. Far, A.H. Elamy, N. Houari, M. Afsharchi. Adjudicator: A Statistical Approach for Learning Ontology Concepts from Peer Agents. Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE07), 2007.
• 2006 - M. Afsharchi, B.H. Far, J. Denzinger. Learning Non-Unanimous Ontology Concepts to Communicate with Groups of Agents. Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT-06), IEEE Press, 2006, pp. 211-217.
• 2006 - M. Afsharchi, B.H. Far. Improving Example Selection for Agents Teaching Ontology Concepts. Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Cooperative Information Agents (CIA'06), Springer LNCS 4149, 2005, pp. 228-242.
• 2006 - M. Afsharchi, B.H. Far, J. Denzinger. Ontology Guided Learning to Improve Communication among Groups of Agents. Proceedings of the 5th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi Agent Systems (AAMAS'06), Hakodate, 2006, pp. 923-930.
• 2006 - Mohsen Afsharchi and B.H. Far. Automated Ontology Evolution in a Multi-Agent System. Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Scalable Information Systems, (INFOSCALE'06), Article No. 16, 2006.
• 2006 - Mohsen Afsharchi and B.H. Far. Elicitation, Representation and Management of Software Design Knowledge Using Multiagent Technology. Proceedings of the 11th International CSI Computer Conference (CSICC'06), 2006.
• 2005 - Mohsen Afsharchi and Behrouz H. Far. Enterprise Knowledge Management Using Knowledge Orchestration Agency. Decision Support in Agent Mediated Environments; Editors Gloria Phillips-Wren and Lakhmi Jain, Knowledge-Based Intelligent Engineering Systems, Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, publisher IOS Press, Chapter 3, 2005.
• 2004 - Mohsen Afsharchi, Behrouz Homayoun Far and Wei Wu. A Unified View of Software Agents Interactions. Transactions of Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication, IEICE, Vol. E87-D, No. 4, pp. 896-907, April 2004.