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Selecting Multiple Biomarker Subsets with Similarly Effective Binary Classification Performances

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Feature subset selection using constrained binary/integer biogeography-based optimization.

Samaneh Yazdani¹, Jamshid Shanbehzadeh, Ehsan Aminian

¹Department of Computer Engineering, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. samaneh.yazdani@srbiau.ac.ir

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Area of Science:

Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning

Background:

High-dimensional datasets present challenges like the curse of dimensionality.
Effective feature selection is critical for improving model performance and reducing computational cost.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose two new feature selection methods based on Biogeography-Based Optimization (BBO).
To evaluate the efficacy of these methods on datasets with varying dimensions and classes.

Main Methods:

Modification of the main operators within the Biogeography-Based Optimization algorithm.
Implementation of two variants differing in binary or integer coding strategies.
Comparative simulations against established meta-heuristic feature selection techniques.

Main Results:

The proposed BBO-based feature selection methods demonstrate significant effectiveness.
Both binary and integer coded approaches show competitive performance.
The methods successfully address the curse of dimensionality in feature selection problems.

Conclusions:

The modified BBO algorithms offer a robust solution for feature selection in high-dimensional data.
These methods provide a valuable alternative to existing meta-heuristic strategies.
The study highlights the adaptability of BBO for complex data preprocessing tasks.