Abdelghany, Ahmed; Abdelghany, Khaled; Mahmassani, Hani; … - In: European Journal of Operational Research 237 (2014) 3, pp. 1105-1118
The paper presents a simulation–optimization modeling framework for the evacuation of large-scale pedestrian facilities with multiple exit gates. The framework integrates a genetic algorithm (GA) and a microscopic pedestrian simulation–assignment model. The GA searches for the optimal...