This work investigates the development of an improved cost function specifically designed
for the rapid generation of highly nonlinear substitution or S-boxes, a key component in …

In the realm of smart communication systems, where the ubiquity of 5G/6G networks and IoT
applications demands robust data confidentiality, the cryptographic integrity of block and …

S-boxes, the key nonlinear component in numerous cryptographic systems, play a crucial
role in ensuring security. The quest for random highly nonlinear S-boxes, a desirable …

Substitution box (S-box) is one of the most important structures used for byte change
operation in block encryption algorithms. An S-box structure with strong cryptological …

Nonlinear substitutions (S-boxes) are an important component of modern symmetric
cryptography algorithms. They complicate symmetric transformations and introduce …

The paper presents a novel hyper-heuristic strategy for hybridization of nature inspired
algorithms. The strategy is based on switching the state of agents using a logistic probability …

The efficiency of heuristic search algorithms is a critical factor in the realm of cryptographic
primitive construction, particularly in the generation of highly nonlinear bijective …

In this paper we present an application of Computational Intelligence methods in gaming
systems. We have applied Bio-Inspired Methods to automatically create various maze …

Genetic algorithms (GAs) have proved to be a powerful tool in cryptography. The standard
advanced standard encryption (AES) algorithm incurs high computation costs and has …

This study explores the application of genetic algorithms in generating highly nonlinear
substitution boxes (S-boxes) for symmetric key cryptography. We present a novel …