Hi, you can first step review Firefly Algorithm in Matlab, so this code is useful for your research area:

Description

Firefly algorithm for nonlinear constrained optimization.

For simple demo in 2D, please use firefly_simple.m

For unconstrained functions in higher dimenisions, please use fa_ndim.m

For nonlinear constrained optimization,

please use fa_mincon.m

MATLAB 7 (R14)

Xin-She Yang, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge : 

Firefly Algorithms, http://arxiv.org/pdf/1003.1464.pdf

Bat-Inspired Algorithms, http://arxiv.org/pdf/1004.4170.pdf

Firefly Algorithms for Multimodal Optimization, http://arxiv.org/pdf/1003.1466.pdf

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Thank you, Giuseppe! I knew the former and the latter, but not the second one. It may be very helpful.

Please check this paper http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/itor.12001/abstract

and avoid unnecesary metaphors.

Thank you, Prof. David Pelta! It seems to be very interesting. Certainly, I am going to read it.

Hi, you can first step review Firefly Algorithm in Matlab, so this code is useful for your research area:

Description

Firefly algorithm for nonlinear constrained optimization.

For simple demo in 2D, please use firefly_simple.m

For unconstrained functions in higher dimenisions, please use fa_ndim.m

For nonlinear constrained optimization,

please use fa_mincon.m

MATLAB 7 (R14)

Thank you, Mohammad!

This question of mine has a considerable time, and I have been worked with other FA versions as well. Anyway, I appreciate your response. Good luck with your research!