A new hybrid cuckoo search and firefly optimization

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, we present a new hybrid algorithm which is a combination of a hybrid Cuckoo search algorithm and Firefly optimization. We focus in this research on a hybrid method combining two heuristic optimization techniques, Cuckoo Search (CS) and Firefly Algorithm (FA) for the global optimization. Denoted as CS-FA. The hybrid CS-FA technique incorporates concepts from CS and FA and creates individuals in a new generation not only by random walk as found in CS but also by mechanisms of FA. To analyze the benefits of hybridization, we have comparatively evaluated the classical Cuckoo Search and Firefly Algorithms versus the proposed hybridized algorithms (CS-FA).