FeatureSelect: a software for feature selection based on machine learning approaches

BMC Bioinformatics

Table 1 Implemented algorithms

Algorithm name	Abrr.	Operations on population	Pub.	Ref
World competitive contests	WCC	Attacking, shooting, passing, crossing	2016	[61]
League championship algorithm	LCA	Playing, transfer	2014	[62]
Genetic algorithm	GA	Crossover, mutation	1970	[63]
Particle swarm optimisation	PSO	Social behavior	1995	[64]
Ant colony optimisation	ACO	Edge selection, update pheromone	2006	[65]
Imperialist competitive algorithm	ICA	Revolution, absorb, move	2007	[66]
Learning automata	LA	Award, penalize	2003	[67]
Heat transfer optimisation	HTS	Molecules conductions	2015	[68]
Forest optimisation algorithm	FOA	Local seeding, global seeding	2014	[69]
Discrete symbiotic organisms search	DSOS	Mutualism, commensalism, parasitism	2017	[70]
Cuckoo optimisation algorithm	CUK	Eggs laying, eggs killing, eggs growing	2011	[71]

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