Improved Mayfly Optimization Algorithm with Cooperation

Abstract

The mayfly optimization algorithm (MA) is a stochastic, population-based optimization technique that can be applied to a wide range of problems. To improve the optimization performance of mayfly optimization algorithm, a variation on the mayfly algorithm, called the improved mayfly optimization algorithm with cooperation, or MAC, was proposed in this paper, employing cooperative behavior. This is achieved by using multiple male populations to optimize different components of the solution vector cooperatively. Application of the MAC on several benchmark optimization problems shows a marked improvement in performance over the original algorithm.