Swarm Intelligence

4 Cuckoo Search Algorithm

4.1 Cuckoo search (CS)

Cuckoo search is a meta-heuristic algorithm proposed by Yang and Deb in 2009 [1, 2]

for solving continuous optimization problems. This algorithm is based on the obligate

brood parasitic behavior of some cuckoo species.

4.1.1 Cuckoo breeding behavior

Cuckoo birds have aggressive reproduction strategy. Some species such as the ani and

Guira cuckoos lay their eggs in communal nests, though they may remove others eggs

to increase the hatching probability of their own eggs. A number of species engage the

obligate brood parasitism by laying their eggs in the nests of other host birds [1]. Some

host birds can engage direct conflict with the intruding cuckoos. If a host bird discovers

the eggs are not its own, ...