A novel bat algorithm (NBA) is proposed for optimization in this paper, which focuses on
further mimicking the bats' behaviors and improving bat algorithm (BA) in view of biology …

Bat algorithm (BA) is a novel population-based evolutionary algorithm inspired by
echolocation behavior. Due to its simple concept, BA has been widely applied to various …

As a meta-heuristic algorithm, bat algorithm (BA) is based on the characteristics of bat-based
echolocation and has been widely used in various aspects of optimization problems since it …

Bat algorithm is a swarm intelligent algorithm inspired by the echolocation behaviour of bats.
Recently, there are many research works focus on this algorithm, however, most of them are …

In this paper, a chaos-enhanced bat algorithm is proposed to tackle the global optimization
problems. Bat algorithm is a relatively new stochastic optimizer inspired by the echolocation …

A bat algorithm (BA) is a heuristic algorithm that operates by imitating the echolocation
behavior of bats to perform global optimization. The BA is widely used in various …

Bat algorithm (BA) is a population-based metaheuristic algorithm inspired by echolocation
behavior of bat. After the development of BA in 2010, it becomes the attention of researchers …

Heuristic optimization algorithms which are inspired by nature have become very popular for
solving real world problems recently. The use of these algorithms increases day by day in …

In this paper, alternative selection mechanisms in the bat-inspired algorithm for global
optimization problems are studied. The bat-inspired algorithm is a recent swarm-based …

Bat algorithm (BA) is one of the recently proposed heuristic algorithms imitating the
echolocation behavior of bats to perform global optimization. The superior performance of …