Nature-inspired swarm metaheuristics become one of the most powerful methods for optimization. In discrete optimization, the efficiency of an algorithm depends on how it is adapted to the problem. This paper aims to provide a discretization of the Firefly Algorithm (FF) for the scheduling of a specific manufacturing system, which is the mono processors two-stage hybrid flow shop (HFS). This kin...

This paper proposes an optimal design for interval type-2 Takagi-Sugeno-Kang (TSK) fuzzy logic system. In this method, the fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm is used to determine structure of fuzzy rule as well as number of rules. A hybrid between chaos firefly algorithm and genetic algorithms (CFGA) is developed, which is used to find the desirable parameters of membership functions and conseq...

Background Fireflies are a family of insects within the beetle order Coleoptera, or winged beetles, and they are one of the most well-known and loved insect species because of their bioluminescence. However, the firefly is in danger of extinction because of the massive destruction of its living environment. In order to improve the understanding of fireflies and protect them effectively, we sequ...

Firefly Algorithm (FA) is a powerful swarm intelligence algorithm i spired by the flash phenomenon of the fireflies. However, it has weaknesses on optimizing high-dimensional problems. This paper presents an improved FA named Adaptive Firefly Algorithm (AFA). In the new algorithm, three strategies are proposed to improve its adaptability and overcome its weaknesses. The algorithm is tested on a...

Red-shifted bioluminescent emitters allow improved in vivo tissue penetration and signal quantification, and have led to the development of beetle luciferin analogues that elicit red-shifted bioluminescence with firefly luciferase (Fluc). However, unlike natural luciferin, none have been shown to emit different colors with different luciferases. We have synthesized and tested the first dual-col...

Selecting approaches with appropriate accuracy and suitable speed for the purpose of making decision is one of the managers’ challenges. Also investing decision is one of the main decisions of managers and it can be referred to securities transaction in financial markets which is one of the investments approaches. When some assets and barriers of real world have been considered, optimization of...

The object of research is the process segmentation optoelectronic images acquired from space observation systems. method systems based on firefly algorithm, unlike known ones, involves following: – pre-selection brightness channels Red-Green-Blue color in original image; calculation level luminosity for each firefly; assigning with neighboring firefly, within a certain radius, whose higher than...