Smoothing functions can transform the unsmooth twin support vector machines (TWSVM) into smooth ones, and thus better classification results can be obtained. It has been one of the key problems to seek a better smoothing function in this field for a long time. In this paper, a novel version for smooth TWSVM, termed polynomial smooth twin support vector machines (PSTWSVM), is proposed. In PSTWSV...

This work presents a study of a new binary coded firefly algorithm. The firefly algorithm is a novel nature-inspired metaheuristic, inspired by the social behavior of fireflies, which is being applied to solve many optimization problems. We test the proposed binary coded firefly algorithm solving the non-unicost set covering problem which is a well-known NP-hard discrete optimization problem wi...

In the present study, a two-step approach for damage prognosis in long trusses is suggested in which the first step deals with locating probable damages by wavelet transform (WT) and static deflection derived from modal data with the intention of declining the subsequent inverse problem variables. Then, in the second step, optimization based model updating method using Artificial Bee Colony (AB...

Global optimization is challenging to solve due to its nonlinearity and multimodality. Traditional algorithms such as the gradient-based methods often struggle to deal with such problems and one of the current trends is to use metaheuristic algorithms. In this paper, a novel hybrid population-based global optimization algorithm, called hybrid firefly algorithm (HFA), is proposed by combining th...

Firefly algorithm is a swarm-based algorithm that can be used for solving optimization problems. In this paper, we focus on image clustering algorithm using the fuzzy set of possible solution is incorporated into the original firefly to improve the performance. The movement of the firefly still follows the original pattern but they are updated according fuzzy c-means algorithm. All method, k-me...

The speech signal enhancement is for obtain clean speech signal from noisy signal environment. For multimodal optimization we better to use natural-inspired algorithms. In this paper we use Firefly algorithmWe compare the firefly algorithm with particle swarm optimization technique (PSO). The proposed algorithm contains three important module techniques. Those are preprocessing module, optimiza...

Optimization problem is one of the most difficult and challenging problems that has received considerable attention over the last decade. Researchers have been constantly investigating better ways to solve it. Recently, one optimization technique called firefly algorithm has gained the interest of many researchers. This algorithm is a type of swarm intelligence algorithm based on the reaction o...

Our main objective in this article is to achieve minimum side lobe levels for a specific first null beam-width and also a minimum size of the circumference by an optimization-based design method for non-uniform, planar, and circular antenna arrays. Our approach is based on a new variant of Particle swarm Optimization technique. This new technique is a hybrid of Local Neighborhood based PSO with...

The speech signal enhancement is essential to obtain clean speech signal from noisy signal. For multimodal optimization, the natural-inspired algorithms such as Firefly Algorithm (FA) are better. The proposed algorithm contains preprocessing module, optimization module and spectral filtering module. Here, Loizou’s and Aurora databases are considered for signals. In this paper the Perceptional E...