Cuckoo Search via Lévy Flights and a Comparison with Genetic Algorithms

The purpose of this paper is to present a brief literature review of the cuckoo search algorithm (CS) and analyze its behavior by applying it to a set of benchmark mathematical functions. CS is a stochastic algorithm, inspired by the nature of a family bird called Cuckoo. CS algorithms are reinforced with Levy flights to analyze the search space in a successful manner. We performed a comparison of Cuckoo Search (CS) and Genetic Algorithm (GA), these algorithms were tested on five mathematical functions for analysis.