In the real world, there are a number of optimization problems whose search space is
restricted to take binary values; however, there are many continuous metaheuristics with …

Computer science and biology have enjoyed a long and fruitful relationship for decades.
Biologists rely on computational methods to analyze and integrate large data sets, while …

The key features of peer-to-peer (P2P) systems are scalability and dynamism. The
evaluation of a P2P protocol in realistic environments is very expensive and difficult to …

The developments in the communication and networking technologies have yielded many
existing and envisioned information network architectures such as cognitive radio networks …

One of the essential benefits of swarm robotic systems is redundancy. In case one robot
breaks down, another robot can take steps to repair the failed robot or take over the failed …

This book is the first ever to focus on the emerging field of self-aware computing from an
engineering perspective. It first comprehensively introduces fundamentals for self …

Firefly algorithm is a nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm inspired by the flashing
behavior of fireflies. It is originally proposed for continuous problems. However, due to its …

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Firefly algorithm is one of the well-known swarm-based algorithms which gained popularity
within a short time and has different applications. It is easy to understand and implement …

This paper presents the use of Lévy flight, a bio-inspired algorithm, to efficiently and
effectively locate targets in underwater search scenarios. We demonstrate how a novel …