Social spider optimization algorithm: survey and new applications

The behavior of insects and animals has inspired particle swarm optimization (PSO). An insect’s settlement acts as an integrated part that works as a speeded unit, also doing construction for huge projects. Besides the connections between insect societies, they are communicated internally between their members. Each spider has a weight based on the value of fitness. This algorithm consists of two search spiders called agents: males and females. This algorithm has been developed over time, resulting in many versions besides theories and findings. One of the PSO algorithms or versions is the social spider optimization (SSO) algorithm, a simulation of the interaction between spider groups, males and females. Based on gender, evolutionary factors simulate different behaviors usually found at their settlement based on the biological aspect. This survey studied the SSO and compared it with other PSO algorithms to find the best-performing algorithm based on a benchmark. This survey also studied the main applications of this algorithm in different fields, including medical, mathematical, artificial intelligence, engineering, and data engineering, and how this algorithm affected, impacted, and supported the different fields. Finally, this chapter provides an expectation of the fields that need to work with this algorithm to improve problem-solving and the fields that have a growing number studies that use this algorithm.