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Comparative Study of Prey Predator Algorithm and Firefly Algorithm
Hong Choon Onga, Surafel Luleseged Tilahunb, Wai Soon Leea, Jean Meadard T. Ngnotchouyeb
a School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia;
b School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
* Corresponding Author: Surafel Luleseged Tilahun,
Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing 2018, 24(2), 359-366. https://doi.org/10.1080/10798587.2017.1294811
Abstract
Metaheuristic algorithms are found to be promising for difficult and high dimensional problems. Most
of these algorithms are inspired by different natural phenomena. Currently, there are hundreds of
these metaheuristic algorithms introduced and used. The introduction of new algorithm has been one
of the issues researchers focused in the past fifteen years. However, there is a critic that some of the
new algorithms are not in fact new in terms of their search behavior. Hence, a comparative study in
between existing algorithms to highlight their differences and similarity needs to be studied. Apart
from knowing the similarity and difference in search mechanisms of these algorithms it will also help
to set criteria on when to use these algorithms. In this paper a comparative study of prey predator
algorithm and firefly algorithm will be discussed. The discussion will also be supported by simulation
results on selected twenty benchmark problems with different properties. A statistical analysis called
Mann—Whitney U 2 test is used to compare the algorithms. The theoretical as well as simulation
results support that prey predator algorithm is a more generalized search algorithm, whereas firefly
algorithm falls as a special case of prey predator algorithm by fixing some of the parameters of prey
predator algorithm to certain values.
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APA Style
Ong, H.C., Tilahun, S.L., Lee, W.S., Ngnotchouye, J.M.T. (2018). Comparative study of prey predator algorithm and firefly algorithm. Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, 24(2), 359-366. https://doi.org/10.1080/10798587.2017.1294811
Vancouver Style
Ong HC, Tilahun SL, Lee WS, Ngnotchouye JMT. Comparative study of prey predator algorithm and firefly algorithm. Intell Automat Soft Comput . 2018;24(2):359-366 https://doi.org/10.1080/10798587.2017.1294811
IEEE Style
H.C. Ong, S.L. Tilahun, W.S. Lee, and J.M.T. Ngnotchouye "Comparative Study of Prey Predator Algorithm and Firefly Algorithm," Intell. Automat. Soft Comput. , vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 359-366. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1080/10798587.2017.1294811