Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): Metaheuristic Algorithms with Applications (MAA)

Articles

• Whale Optimization Algorithm: A Critical Survey of Fundamental Principles, Modern Adaptations, Benchmarking Practices, and Applications

  Saman M Almufti, Renas Rajab Asaad, Awaz Ahmed Shaban, Ridwan Boya Marqas

  1-32

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  https://doi.org/10.48313/maa.v3i1.110

• Forest Growth Optimization: An Ecological-Succession-Inspired Metaheuristic with Pioneer-Intermediate-Climax Stage Progression

  Pritiprava Mishra, Haruna Mavakumba Kefas

  33-60

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  https://doi.org/10.48313/maa.vi.79

• Blue-Red Cyber Coevolution: Archived SHADE with RF Surrogate for Autonomous Defense

  Setayesh Zahiri, Wolfgang H. Müller

  61-80

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  https://doi.org/10.48313/maa.vi.111

• Review: Evolution of Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic Algorithms: Developments, Trends, and Applications from 1990 to 2025

  Shaban Kaji

  81-90

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  https://doi.org/10.48313/maa.vi.89

• Harris Hawks Optimizer for High-Dimensional Biomarker Discovery: A Statistically Rigorous Comparative Study of Eleven Metaheuristic Algorithms on Leukemia Gene Expression Data

  Zeinab Parandavar, Behnam Ghahramankhani, Mohammad Hossein Khodabandeh

  91-110

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  https://doi.org/10.48313/maa.vi.81

• Clonal Suppression and Hypermutation: An Artificial Immune System for Transcriptomic Biomarker Mining

  Bita Alipoor, Soheil Fakheri

  111-140

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  https://doi.org/10.48313/maa.vi.112