A metaheuristic approach for solving Monitor Placement Problem -- A VNS-based heuristic for the minimum number of resources under a perfect schedule -- BVNS for Overlapping Community Detection -- A Simulation-Based Variable Neighborhood Search Approach for Optimizing Cross-Training Policies -- Multi-Objective Variable Neighborhood Search for improving software modularity -- An Effective VNS for Delivery Districting -- BVNS for the Minimum Sitting Arrangement problem in a cycle -- Assigning Multi-Skill Confgurations to Multiple Servers with a Reduced VNS -- Multi-Round Infuence Maximization: A Variable Neighborhood Search Approach -- A VNS based heuristic for a 2D Open Dimension Problem -- BVNS for the bi-objective multi row equal facility layout problem.