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. 2023 Jun 28;8(3):278. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics8030278

Table 3.

Selected swarm intelligence algorithms.

Algorithm Name Abbr. Proposed by, Year Ref.
Particle Swarm Optimization PSO Eberhart, Kennedy, 1995 [104]
Whale Optimization Algorithm WOA Mirjalili, Lewis, 2016 [105]
Gray Wolf Optimizer GWO Mirjalili, Mirjalili, and Lewis, 2014 [106]
Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm ABCA Karaboga, 2005 [107]
Ant Colony Optimization ACO Dorigo, 1992 [108]
Artificial Fish Swarm Algorithm AFSA Li, Qian, 2003 [109]
Firefly Algorithm FA Yang, 2009 [110]
Fruit Fly Optimization Algorithm FFOA Pan, 2012 [111]
Cuckoo Search Algorithm CS Yang and Deb, 2009 [112]
Bat Algorithm BA Yang, 2010 [113]
Bacterial Foraging BFA Passino, 2002 [114]
Social Spider Optimization SSO Kaveh et al., 2013 [115]
Locust Search Algorithm LS Cuevas et al., 2015 [116]
Symbiotic Organisms Search SOS Cheng and Prayogo, 2014 [117]
Moth-Flame Optimization MFOA Mirjalili, 2015 [118]
Honey Badger Algorithm HBA Hashim et al., 2022 [119]
Elephant Herding Optimization EHO Wang, Deb, Coleho, 2015 [120]
Grasshopper Algorithm GOA Saremi, Mirjalili, Lewis, 2017 [121]
Harris Hawks Optimization HHO Heidari et al., 2019 [122]
Orca Predation Algorithm OPA Jiang, Wu, Zhu, Zhang, 2022 [123]
Starling Murmuration Optimizer SMO Zamani, Nadimi-Shahraki, Gandomi, 2022 [124]
Serval Optimization Algorithm SOA Dehghani, Trojovský, 2022 [125]
Coral Reefs Optimization Algorithm CROA Salcedo-Sanz et al., 2014 [126]
Krill Herd Algorithm KH Gandomi, Alavi, 2012 [127]
Gazelle Optimization Algorithm GOA Agushaka, Ezugwu, Abualigah, 2023 [128]