Articles under review (5)
Articles under review (5)
Vila, A., Calvet, L., Prieto, J. and Juan, A. (October 2025). Vocational Education and Training in the European Union: A Data-Driven Comparative Analysis. Information.
Borràs (September 2025): Modeling the airspace spare capacity to foster a cooperative resilient air traffic management system. Transportation Research.
Calvet, L. and Arroyo, L. (July 2025): A Systematic Literature Review Examining the Female Underrepresentation in the Aviation and Aerospace Industry. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering.
Molina, G. et al. (April 2025): On the Use of Heuristics and Machine Learning for Multi-Objective Optimization in Strategic Decision-Making: A Review for SMEs. Expert Systems With Applications.
Fule, J. et al (March 2025): Designing routes for a fleet of drones under dynamic conditions: combining heuristics with reinforcement learning. Journal of Heuristics.
Molina-Abril, G., Calvet, L., Juan, A., Riera, D. (2025). On the Use of Heuristics and Machine Learning for Multi-Objective Optimization in Strategic Decision-Making: A Review for SMEs. Computation.
Saiz, M., Lopez-Lopez, D., Calvet, L., Juan. A. (2025): A genetic algorithm simheuristic for solving the stochastic project portfolio selection problem with portfolio reliability constraints. ITOR.
San José, S. G., Marquès, J. M., Panadero, J., Calvet, L. (2025): NARA: Network-Aware Resource Allocation mechanism for minimizing quality-of-service impact while dealing with energy consumption in volunteer networks. Future Generation Computer Systems, 107593.
Ginters, E., Dumpis, U., Calvet L., Piera, M.A., Nazemi, K., Matvejevs, A., Ruiz, M.A. (2024): A paradigm for modeling infectious diseases: Assessing malware spread in early-stage outbreaks. Mathematics.
Saiz, M., Calvet, L., Juan, A. A., & Lopez-Lopez, D. (2024): A simheuristic for project portfolio optimization combining individual project risk, scheduling effects, interruptions, and project risk correlations. Computers & Industrial Engineering, 110694.
Borràs, A.; Calvet, L.; Piera, M.A. (2024): Increasing Airspace Capacity by Improving ATCo's Efficiency through an Innovative Handover Mechanism. Computers & Industrial Engineering.
García, E.; Calvet, L.; Carracedo, P.; Serrat, C.; Miró, P.; Peyman, M. (2024): Predictive Analyses of Traffic Level in the City of Barcelona. From ARIMA to eXtreme Gradient Boosting. Applied Sciences.
Tondar, A. ; Sánchez-Herrero, S.; Kumar Bepari, A. ; Bahmani, A. ; Calvet, L. ; Hervás-Marín., D. (2024): Virtual Screening of Small Molecules Targeting BCL-2 with Machine Learning, Molecular Docking, and MD Simulation. Biomolecules.
Castillo, C.; Alvarez, E.; Calvet, L.; Panadero, J.; Viu, M.; Serena, A.; Juan, A. (2024): Home Health Care in Spanish Rural Areas: Applying Vehicle Routing Algorithms to Health Transport Management. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences.
Martin, G.; Calvet, L.; Piera, M.A. (2023): A STAM Model based on Spatio-Temporal Aispace Sector Interdependencies to Minimize Tactical Flow Management Regulations. Aerospace.
Leon, J. F.; Li, Y.; Martin, X.; Calvet, L.; Panadero, J.; Juan, A. (2023): A Hybrid Simulation and Reinforcement Learning Algorithm for Enhancing Efficiency in Warehouse Operations. Algorithms.
Leon, J. F.; Li, Y.; Peyman, M.; Calvet, L.; Juan, A. A (2023): A Discrete-Event Simheuristic for Solving a Realistic Storage Location Assignment Problem. Mathematics.
Martin, X.; Hatami, S.; Calvet, L.; Peyman, M.; Juan, A. (2023): "Dynamic Reactive Assignment of Tasks in Real-Life Automated Guided Vehicle Environments with Potential Interruptions". Applied Sciences.
Herrera, E.; Calvet, L.; Ghorbani, E.; Panadero, J.; Juan, A.A. (2023): “Enhancing Carsharing Experiences for Barcelona Citizens with Data Analytics and Intelligent Algorithms”. Computers (ISI: Q2). doi: 10.3390/computers12020033
Ghorbani, E.; Fluechter, T.; Calvet, L. Ammouriova, M.; Panadero, J.; Juan, A.A. (2023): “Optimizing Energy Consumption in Smart Cities’ Mobility: Electric Vehicles, Algorithms, and Collaborative Economy”. Energies, 16(3), 1268 (ISI: Q3). doi: 10.3390/en16031268
Castaneda, J.; Calvet, L.; Benito, S.; Tondar, A.; Juan, A. (2022): "Data Science, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in e-Health: Trends, applications, and challenges". Statistics and Operations Research Transactions (ISI: Q2|SCOPUS: Q2).
Calvet, L.; Benito, S.; Juan, A.; Prados, F. (2022): “On the Role of Metaheuristic Optimization in Bioinformatics”. International Transactions in Operational Research (ISI: Q1). doi: 10.1111/itor.13164
Castaneda, J.; Jover, A.; Calvet, L., Yanes, S., Juan, A.; Sáinz, M. (2022): "Dealing with Gender Bias Issues in Data-Algorithmic Processes: An Interdisciplinary Perspective". Algorithms.
Daradoumis, A.; Marquès, J.M.; Arguedas, M.; Calvet, L. (2022): "Enhancing Students’ Beliefs regarding Programming Self-efficacy and Intrinsic Value of an Online Distributed Programming Environment". Journal of Computing in Higher Education (ISI: Q1). doi: 10.1007/s12528-022-09310-9
Kizys, R.; Doering, J.; Juan, A.; Polat, O.; Calvet, L.; Panadero, J. (2021): “A Simheuristic Algorithm for the Portfolio Optimization Problem with Random Returns and Noisy Covariances”. Computers & Operations Research (ISI: Q1). doi: 10.1016/j.cor.2021.105631
Gonzalo, S., Marquès, J.M., Garcıa-Villoria, A., Panadero, J., Calvet, L. (2021). "CLARA: A Novel Clustering-Based Resource-Allocation Mechanism for Exploiting Low-Availability Complementarities of Voluntarily Contributed Nodes". Future Generation Computer Systems, 128, 248-264 (ISI: Q1). doi: 10.1016/j.future.2021.10.002
Marquès, J.M.; Daradoumis, A.; Arguedas, M.; Calvet, L. (2021) "Using a Distributed Systems Laboratory to Facilitate Students’ Cognitive, Metacognitive and Critical Thinking Strategy Use". Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (ISI: Q1), 38(1), 209-222. doi: 10.1111/jcal.12605.
Marquès, J.M; Calvet, L.; Arguedas, M.; Daradoumis, A.; Mor, E. (2021): “Using a Notification, Recommendation and Monitoring System to Improve Interaction in an Automated Assessment Tool: An Analysis of Students’ Perceptions”. Human-Computer Interaction, 38(4), 351-370 (ISI: Q2|SCOPUS: Q2). doi: 10.1080/10447318.2021.1938400
Alvarez, E.J., Calvet, L., Viu, M., Gandouz, M., Juan, A. (2021): "Economic Profitability of Last-mile Food Delivery Services: Lessons from Barcelona". Research in Transportation Business & Management (ISI: Q3|SCOPUS: Q1). doi: 10.1016/j.rtbm.2021.100659
Panadero, J; S., M.; Calvet, L.; Marquès, J.M.; Freitag, F. (2021): “A Two-stage Multi Criteria Optimization Method for Service Placement in Decentralized Edge Micro-Clouds”. Future Generation Computer Systems (ISI: Q1). doi: 10.1016/j.future.2021.03.013
Daradoumis, A.; Marquès, J.M.; Arguedas, M.; Calvet, L. (2021): "A distributed systems laboratory that helps students accomplish their assignments through self-regulation of behavior". Educational Technology Research and Development, 69(2), 1077-1099. doi: 10.1007/s11423-021-09975-6 (ISI: Q1).
Bayliss, C.; Panadero, J.; Calvet, L.; Marquès, J.M. (2021): "Reliability in Volunteer Computing Micro-blogging Services". Future Generation Computer Systems, 115, 857-871 (ISI: Q1). doi: 10.1016/j.future.2020.09.034. Link
Gruler, A.; Perez, T.; Calvet, L.; Juan, A. (2020): “A Simheuristic Algorithm for Time-Dependent Waste Collection Management with Stochastic Travel Times”. SORT, 44, 2, 285-10 (ISI: Q3|SCOPUS: Q3). doi: 10.2436/20.8080.02.103. Link
Daradoumis, A.; Marquès, J.M.; Arguedas, M.; Calvet, L. (2020): “Analyzing students’ perceptions to improve the design of an automated assessment tool in online distributed programming”. Computers & Education (ISI: Q1|SCOPUS: Q1). doi: 10.1016/j.compedu.2018.09.021. Link
Solana, E.; Martinez-Heras, E.; Casas-Roma, J.; Calvet, L.; Lopez-Soley, E., Sepulveda, M.; Sola-Valls, N.; Montejo, C.; Blanco, Y.; Pulido-Valdeolivas, I.; Andorra, M.; Saiz, A.; Prados, P.; Llufriu, S. (2019): “Modified connectivity of vulnerable brain nodes in multiple sclerosis, their impact on cognition and their discriminative value”. Scientific Reports, 9 (ISI: Q1|SCOPUS: Q1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-56806-z. Link
Kizys, R.; Juan, A.; Sawik, B.; Calvet, L. (2019) “A Biased-Randomized Iterated Local Search Algorithm for Rich Portfolio Optimization”. Applied Sciences, 9, 1-23 (ISI: Q2|SCOPUS: Q1). doi: 10.3390/app9173509. Link
Calvet, L.; Wang, D.; Juan, A.; Bove, L. (2019): “Solving the Multi-Depot Vehicle Routing Problem with Limited Depot Capacity and Stochastic Demands”. ITOR (ISI: Q2|SCOPUS: Q1). doi: 10.1111/itor.12560. Link
Pages, A.; Ramalhinho, H.; Juan, A.; Calvet, L. (2019): “Designing E-commerce Supply Chains: a stochastic facility-location approach”. ITOR (ISI: Q2|SCOPUS: Q1). doi: 10.1111/itor.12433. 2021 ITOR Best Paper Award in the category of Methodology and Applications.
Marquès, J.M.; Daradoumis, A.; Calvet, L.; Arguedas, M. (2019): “Fruitful Student Interactions and Perceived Learning Improvement in DSLab: a Dynamic Assessment Tool for Distributed Programming”. British Journal of Educational Technology, 51(1), 53-70, (ISI: Q1|SCOPUS: Q1). doi: 10.1111/bjet.12756
Hatami, S.; Calvet, L.; Fernandez, V.; Framiñan, J.; Juan, A. (2018): “A simheuristic algorithm to set up starting times in the stochastic parallel flowshop problem”. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 86, 55-71, (ISI: Q2|SCOPUS: Q1). doi: 10.1016/j.simpat.2018.04.005
Reyes, L.; Calvet, L.; Juan; A.; Faulin, J.; Bove, L. (2018): “A biased-randomized variable neighborhood search for sustainable multi-depot vehicle routing problems”. Journal of Heuristics, 26(3), 401-422, (ISI: Q2|SCOPUS: Q2). doi: 10.1007/s10732-018-9366-0
Calvet, L.; Lopeman, M.; De Armas, J.; Franco, G.; Juan, A. (2018): “Statistical and machine learning approaches for the minimization of trigger errors in parametric earthquake catastrophe bonds”. SORT, 41(2), 373-392, (ISI: Q2|SCOPUS: Q2). doi: 10.2436/20.8080.02.64
Calvet, L.; De Armas, J.; Masip, D.; Juan, A. (2017): “Learnheuristics: hybridizing metaheuristics with machine learning for optimization with dynamic inputs”. Open Mathematics, 15: 261-280 (ISI: Q2|SCOPUS: Q2). doi: 10.1515/math-2017-0029
Gruler, A.; Quintero, C.; Calvet, L.; Juan, A. (2017): “Waste Collection Under Uncertainty: a simheuristic based on variable neighbourhood search”. European Journal of Industrial Engineering, 11(2): 228-255 (ISI: Q3|SCOPUS: Q1). doi: 10.1504/EJIE.2017.083257
Calvet, L.; Juan, A.; Serrat, C.; Ries, J. (2016): “A statistical learning based approach for parameter fine-tuning of metaheuristics”. SORT, 40(1): 201-224 (ISI: Q3|SCOPUS: Q2). doi: 10.2436/20.8080.02.41
Calvet, L.; Ferrer, A.; Gomes, I.; Juan, A.; Masip, D. (2016): “Combining Statistical Learning with Metaheuristics for the Multi-Depot Vehicle Routing Problem with Market Segmentation”. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 94: 93-104 (Q1|SCOPUS: Q1). doi: 10.1016/j.cie.2016.01.016
Calvet, L.; and Juan, A. (2015): "Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics: differences, similarities, and time evolution". International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education 12.3: 98-112 (ISI: Q3). doi: 10.7238/rusc.v12i3.2515
Calvet, L. (2024): "Towards Environmentally Sustainable Aviation: A Review on Operational Optimization". Future Transportation.
Castillo, C.; Calvet, L.; Panadero, J.; Alvarez-Palau, E.J.; Viu Roig, M.; Juan, A. (2023): "Health Care Logistics in Depopulated Mountainous Areas: the case of Lleida's Pyrenees". Transportation Research Procedia.
Sánchez-Herrero, S.; Calvet, L.; Juan, A. (2023): "Machine Learning Models for Predicting Personalized Tacrolimus Stable Dosages in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients". BioMedInformatics.
Sánchez-Herrero, S.; Carbonero-Martínez, F.; Sernab, J.; Cuquerella-Gilabert, M.; Rueda-Ferreiro, A.; Juan, A.; Calvet, L. (2023): "Embedding R inside the PhysPK Biosimulation Software". BIO Integration.
Cobarsí, J.; Calvet, L.; Segundo, E. (2022): "Muertes por COVID-19 en España durante la ‘primera ola’: Datos cuantitativos y su tratamiento periodístico". Revista General de Información y Documentación. doi: 10.5209/rgid.82948
Leon, J.; Peyman, L.; Dehghanimohammadabadi, M.; Calvet, L.; Marone, P.; Juan A. (2022): "A Tutorial on Combining FlexSim with Python for Developing Discrete-Event Simheuristics". WSC22.
Peters, M.; Calvet, L.; Marín, A.; Porta, L.; Bourdin, P. (2022). "Toward A User-Centred Design Approach for AR Technologies in Online Higher Education". 7th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network.
Martins, L.; Castaneda, J.; Juan, A.; Barrios, B.; Tondar, A.; Calvet, L.; Sanchez, J.L. (2022). " Supporting Efficient Assignment of Medical Resources in Cancer Treatments with Simulation-optimization". WSC21.
Lostumbo, M.; Saiz, M.; Calvet, L.; Lopez, D.; Juan, A. (2022). "Combining simulation with reliability analysis in supply chain project management under uncertainty: A case study in healthcare". WSC21.
Calvet, L.; Alvarez, E.; Viu, M.; Castillo, C.; Copado, P.; Juan, A. (2021). "Promoting sustainable and intelligent freight transportation systems in the Barcelona metropolitan area". Transportation Research Procedia.
Cobarsí, J.; Calvet, L. (2021): "Quantitative data about deaths due to COVID-19 and comparability between countries: An approach through the case of Spain" 18th annual conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2020).
Cobarsí, J.; Calvet, L. (2020): "Community resilience instruments: Chances of improvement through customization and integration?" 17th annual conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM 2020).
Arnedo-Moreno, J.; Bourdin, P.; Calvet, L.; Tesconi, S. (2020): "Reflecting on Attitudes Towards Death Through the use of Immersive Virtual Reality Commercial Video Games". Eighth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality.
Panadero, J; Calvet, L.; Bayliss, C.; Marquès, J.M.; Selimi, M.; Freitag, F. (2020): "A Simheuristic Algorithm for Placing Services in Community Network". Proceedings of the 2020 Winter Simulation Conference.
Bayliss, C.; Panadero, J.; Calvet, L.; Marquès, J.M. (2020): "A Simulation Model for Volunteer Computing Micro-blogging Services". Proceedings of the 2020 Winter Simulation Conference.
Calvet, L.; Bourdin, P.; Prados, F. (2019). “Immersive technologies in higher education: Applications, challenges, and good practices”. International conference on education and e-learning. ICEEL
Mora, A.; Tondello, G.F.; Calvet, L.; González, C.; Arnedo-Moreno, J.; Nacke, L.E. (2019): “The quest for a better tailoring of gameful design: An analysis of player type preferences”. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series.
Ruiz, X.; Calvet, L.; Ferrarons, J.; Juan, A. (2018) “SmartMonkey: A web browser tool for solving combinatorial optimization problems in real time”. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 730, pp. 74-86 (Scopus: Q3).
Panadero, J.; Calvet, L.; Marques, J.; Juan, A. (2017): “A Simheuristic Approach for Resource Allocation in Volunteer Computing”. Proceedings of the 2017 Winter Simulation Conference. Las Vegas, NV, USA. December 3-6.
Reyes, L.; Calvet, L.; Talens, C.; Faulin, J.; Juan, A. (2017): “A Simheuristic Approach for Freight Transportation in Smart Sustainable Cities”. Proceedings of the 2017 Winter Simulation Conference. Las Vegas, NV, USA. December 3-6.
Estany, P.; Calvet, L.; Fonseca, P.; Juan, A. (2017): “Using Simulation to Estimate Evacuation Times in Large-size Aircrafts: a case study with Simio”. Proceedings of the 2017 Winter Simulation Conference. Las Vegas, NV, USA. December 3-6.
Bou, A.; Juan, A.; Fonseca, P.; Guimarans, D.; Calvet, L. (2017): “Using Simulation to Estimate Critical Paths and Survival Functions in Aircraft Turnaround Processes”. Proceedings of the 2017 Winter Simulation Conference. Las Vegas, NV, USA. December 3-6.
Juan, A.; de Armas, J.; Calvet, L.; Serra, I. (eds.) (2017): “Applications of Risk Analysis & Analytics in Engineering, Economics, and Healthcare”. Int. J. of Data Analysis Techniques and Strategies (Scopus: Q3).
Juan, A.; Calvet, L. (2017): “A tutorial on simheuristics: How simulation can efficiently support metaheuristic algorithms in stochastic optimization”. Proceedings of the Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop 2018, SW 2018 pp. 47-56
Juan, A.; Calvet, L.; Serrat, C.; Hatami, S. (2017): “Using simulation and reliability concepts to set starting times in multi-Task projects with random duration and a common deadline”. 29th European Modeling and Simulation Symposium, EMSS 2017, Held at the International Multidisciplinary Modeling and Simulation Multiconference, I3M 2017, pp. 227-232
Calvet, L.; Juan, A.; Fernandez, V.; Framinan, J. (2016): “Combining simulation with metaheuristics in distributed scheduling problems with stochastic processing times”. Proceedings – Winter Simulation Conference, 2347-2357.
Calvet, L.; Pages, A.; Travesset, O.; Juan, A. (2016): “A Simheuristic for the Heterogeneous Site-dependent Asymmetric VRP with Stochastic Demands”. Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science / LNAI, 9868: 408-417 (Scopus: Q2).
Doering, J.; Juan, A.; Kizys; R.; Fito, A.; Calvet, L. (2016): “Solving realistic portfolio optimization problems via metaheuristics: a survey and an example”. Springer Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 254: 22-30 (Scopus: Q3).
Calvet, L.; Juan, A.; Kizys, R.; De Armas, J. (2016): “A SimILS-based Methodology for a Portfolio Optimization Problem with Stochastic Returns”. Springer Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 254: 3-11 (Scopus: Q3).
De Armas, J.; Calvet, L.; Franco, G.; Lopeman, M.; Juan, A. (2016): “Minimizing Trigger Error in Parametric Earthquake Catastrophe Bonds via Statistical Approaches”. Springer Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 254: 167-175 (Scopus: Q3).
Juan, A.A.; Faulin, J.; Calvet, L. (2015): “Supporting real-time decision-making in logistics and transportation by combining simulation with heuristics.” 17th International Conference on Harbor, Maritime and Multimodal Logistics Modelling and Simulation, HMS 2015, pp. 35-38.
Calvet, L.; de la Torre, R., Goyal, A., Marmol, M.; Juan., A. (2020): "Metaheuristics and Simulation in Managerial Economics: A Review and Open Challenges". Administrative sciences.
De la Torre, R.; Calvet, L.; Lopez, D.; Juan, A.; Hatami, S. (2021): “Analytics in Elite Sports Talent Recruitment: methods, experiences, and future trends”. International Journal of Business Analytics.
Borràs, A.; Bracons, O.; Calvet, L.; Piera, M.A. (2025): "Increase Airspace Capacity in the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) zone". SESAR JU Annual Conference 2025. Brussels, Belgium. Poster.
Borràs, A.; Calvet, L.; Piera, M.A. (2024): "Absorb Nearby Tidy Identified Candidates for Ideal Parteking Available Temporal Extra-Capacity". SESAR Innovation Days (SIDs). SESAR. Rome, Italy. Poster.
Calvet, L.; Juan, A. (2017): “Teaching metaheuristics online: experiences at the Open University of Catalonia”. Proceedings of the 2017 Metaheuristics International Conference, 1-3. ISBN: 978-84-697-4275-1. Barcelona, Spain. July 4-7, 2017.
Panadero, J.; Calvet, L.; Marques, J.; Juan, A. (2017): “Introducing Metaheuristics in an e-learning Course on Distributed Systems”. Proceedings of the 2017 Metaheuristics International Conference, 1-3. ISBN: 978-84-697-4275-1. Barcelona, Spain. July 4-7.
Reyes, L.; Calvet, L.; Juan, A.; Faulin, J. (2017): “Sustainable Urban Freight Transport Considering Multiple Capacitated Depots”. Proceedings of the 2017 Metaheuristics International Conference, 1-3. ISBN: 978-84-697-4275-1. Barcelona, Spain. July 4-7, 2017.
Calvet, L.; Mateo, M.; Juan, A.; Laroque, C. (2016): “Optimizing starting times in parallel multiple production lines with stochastic processing times and a shared deadline”. Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Project Management and Scheduling. ISBN: 978-84-608-7267-2. Valencia, Spain. April 19-22.
Calvet, L.; Juan, A.; Serrat, C. (2015): “Técnicas estadísticas aplicadas a la calibración de parámetros de metaheurísticas”. In: Proceedings of the X Congreso Español de Metaheurísticas, Algoritmos Evolutivos y Bioinspirados, 409-416. ISBN: 978-84-697-2150-6. Mérida, 4-6 Febrero.
Calvet, L.; Juan, A.; Schefers, N. (2015): “Solving the Multi-Depot Vehicle Routing Problem considering Uncertainty and Risk factors”. Proceedings of the ICRA6/Risk 2015 Int. Conference, 187-194. ISBN: 978-84-9844-496-4. Barcelona, Spain. May 26-29.
Juan, A.; Faulin, J.; Calvet; L. (2015): “Supporting real-time decision-making in logistics and transportation by combining simulation with heuristics”. Proceedings of the 12th Int. Multidisciplinary Modeling & Simulation Conf., 35-38. ISBN: 978-88-97999-49-2. Bergeggi, Italy. September 21-23.
Ruiz, X.; Calvet, L.; Ferrarons, J.; Juan, A. (2015): “SmartMonkey: A web browser tool for solving combinatorial optimization problems in real time”. Proceedings of the 2015 Int. Conf. of the Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics (FIM2015). Barcelona, Spain. November 18-20.