“…CS algorithm is successfully applied to solve several optimization problems like traveling salesman problem [ 39 ], economic load dispatch [ 40 ], face recognition [ 41 ], loading pattern optimization [ 42 ], data clustering [ 43 ], feature selection [ 44 ], short-term load forecasting [ 45 ], modeling proton exchange membrane fuel cells [ 46 ], electric distribution network reconfiguration [ 47 ], optimal reactive power scheduling [ 48 ], contrast enhancement of gray scale images [ 49 ], estimating peak particle velocity in mine blasting [ 50 ], systems of nonlinear equations [ 51 ], maximizing area coverage in wireless sensor networks [ 52 ], job scheduling [ 53 ], and others reported in [ 35 , 54 , 55 ].…”