COOA: Competitive optimization algorithm. - Yousef Sharafi; Mojtaba Ahmadieh Khanesar; Mohammad Teshnehlab (Swarm Evol. Comput., 2016)

Opposition-based binary competitive optimization algorithm using time-varying V-shape transfer function for feature selection. - Yousef Sharafi; Mohammad Teshnehlab (Neural Comput. Appl., 2021)

A self-adaptive binary cat swarm optimization using new time-varying transfer function for gene selection in DNA microarray expression cancer data. - Yousef Sharafi; Mohammad Teshnehlab; Marzieh Mohammady Aria (Soft Comput., 2023)

Driver Drowsiness Detection Based on Convolutional Neural Network Architecture Optimization Using Genetic Algorithm. - Yashar Jebraeily; Yousef Sharafi; Mohammad Teshnehlab (IEEE Access, 2024)