A New Architecture Based on Artificial Neural Network and PSO Algorithm for Estimating Software Development Effort
Subject Areas : Project Management
Amin Moradbeiky
1
,
Amid Khatibi Bardsiri
2
1 - Islamic Azad University, Kerman Branch, Kerman, Iran
2 - 1Islamic Azad University, Kerman Branch, Kerman, Iran
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