Nature-Inspired Optimization Algorithms with Java: A Look at Optimization Techniques

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4. Insects: Firefly Optimization

Shashank Jain¹  

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Bangalore, India

 

The fireflies o’er the meadow in pulses come and go.

— James Russell Lowell

This chapter introduces you to optimization problem-solving with fireflies. You learn how fireflies have developed specific techniques for flashing based on the intensity of the light around them. The firefly algorithm is a metaheuristic algorithm in which the search space is based on exploration and exploitation.

History

Fireflies are insects that belong to the Lampyridae family in the beetle order Coleoptera. They ...