Copy-Move Forgery Detection Using an Equilibrium Optimization Algorithm (CMFDEOA)

Image forgery detection is a new challenge. One type of image forgery is a copy-move forgery. In this method, part of the image is copied and placed at the most similar point. Given the existing algorithms and processing software, identifying forgery areas is difficult and has created challenges in various applications. The proposed method based on the Equilibrium Optimization Algorithm (EOA) helps image forgery detection by finding forgery areas. The proposed method includes feature detection, image segmentation, and detection of forgery areas using the EOA algorithm. In the first step, the image converts to a grayscale. Then, with the help of a discrete cosine transform (DCT) algorithm, it is taken to the signal domain. With the help of discrete wavelet transform (DWT), its appropriate properties are introduced. In the next step, the image is divided into blocks of equal size. Then the similarity search is performed with the help of an equilibrium optimization algorithm and a suitable proportion function. Copy-move forgery detection using the Equilibrium Optimization Algorithm (CMFDEOA) can find areas of forgery with an accuracy of about 86.21% for the IMD data set and about 83.98% for the MICC-F600 data set.