Indian researchers have created a hybrid salp swarm algorithm to optimize MPPT tracking in PV systems under partial shading conditions. It is based on the swarming behavior of salps in the ocean.

Alireza Sahebgharani, MULTI-OBJECTIVE LAND USE OPTIMIZATION THROUGH PARALLEL PARTICLE SWARM ALGORITHM, Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 1 (January to June 2016), pp. 42-49 ...

The proposed hybrid MPPT algorithm combines the benefits of two algorithms – the salp swarm algorithm (SSA) and the hill climbing (HC).

Novel 'cuckoo search algorithm' beats particle swarm optimization in engineering design Date: May 28, 2010 Source: Inderscience Summary: The familiar early summer call of the cuckoo has inspired ...

Different from the method used in most of the previous studies, discrete particle swarm optimization (DPSO) algorithm was used to identify and classify emergent vegetation (EV), yellow algae (YA), ...