Feature selection techniques for machine learning: a survey of more than two decades of research

D Theng, KK Bhoyar - Knowledge and Information Systems, 2024 - Springer
Learning algorithms can be less effective on datasets with an extensive feature space due to
the presence of irrelevant and redundant features. Feature selection is a technique that …

A comprehensive survey on recent metaheuristics for feature selection

T Dokeroglu, A Deniz, HE Kiziloz - Neurocomputing, 2022 - Elsevier
Feature selection has become an indispensable machine learning process for data
preprocessing due to the ever-increasing sizes in actual data. There have been many …

A multi-objective mutation-based dynamic Harris Hawks optimization for botnet detection in IoT

FS Gharehchopogh, B Abdollahzadeh, S Barshandeh… - Internet of Things, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing trend toward using the Internet of Things (IoT) increased the number of
intrusions and intruders annually. Hence, the integration, confidentiality, and access to …

Advances in nature-inspired metaheuristic optimization for feature selection problem: A comprehensive survey

M Nssibi, G Manita, O Korbaa - Computer Science Review, 2023 - Elsevier
The main objective of feature selection is to improve learning performance by selecting
concise and informative feature subsets, which presents a challenging task for machine …

Feature selection methods on gene expression microarray data for cancer classification: A systematic review

E Alhenawi, R Al-Sayyed, A Hudaib… - Computers in biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This systematic review provides researchers interested in feature selection (FS) for
processing microarray data with comprehensive information about the main research …

An efficient hybrid sine-cosine Harris hawks optimization for low and high-dimensional feature selection

K Hussain, N Neggaz, W Zhu, EH Houssein - Expert Systems with …, 2021 - Elsevier
Feature selection, an optimization problem, becomes an important pre-process tool in data
mining, which simultaneously aims at minimizing feature-size and maximizing model …

A multi-objective optimization algorithm for feature selection problems

B Abdollahzadeh, FS Gharehchopogh - Engineering with Computers, 2022 - Springer
Feature selection (FS) is a critical step in data mining, and machine learning algorithms play
a crucial role in algorithms performance. It reduces the processing time and accuracy of the …

Harris hawks optimization algorithm: variants and applications

M Shehab, I Mashal, Z Momani, MKY Shambour… - … Methods in Engineering, 2022 - Springer
This paper introduces a comprehensive survey of a new swarm intelligence optimization
algorithm so-called Harris hawks optimization (HHO) and analyzes its major features. HHO …

BAOA: binary arithmetic optimization algorithm with K-nearest neighbor classifier for feature selection

N Khodadadi, E Khodadadi, Q Al-Tashi… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm (AOA) is a recently proposed metaheuristic algorithm
that has been shown to perform well in several benchmark tests. The AOA is a metaheuristic …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the modification strategies of the nature inspired algorithms for feature selection problem

R Abu Khurma, I Aljarah, A Sharieh, M Abd Elaziz… - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
This survey is an effort to provide a research repository and a useful reference for
researchers to guide them when planning to develop new Nature-inspired Algorithms …