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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Multi-Objective Feature Selection for Intrusion Detection Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Bio-Inspired Optimization Algorithms.

Anıl Sezgin, Mustafa Ulaş, Aytuğ Boyacı

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Anıl SezginResearch and Development, Siemens A.S., Istanbul 34870, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-5754-1380
Mustafa UlaşDepartment of Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering, Fırat University, Elazig 23050, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-0096-9693
Aytuğ BoyacıDepartment of Computer Engineering, Air Force Academy, National Defence University, Istanbul 34149, Turkey.

Funding

Fırat University Scientific Research Project Committee (FUBAP), project number: MF.24.110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing sophistication of cyberattacks makes Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) essential, yet the high dimensionality of modern network traffic hinders accuracy and efficiency. We conduct a comparative study of multi-objective feature selection for IDS using four bio-inspired metaheuristics-Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO), Genetic Algorithm (GA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), and Ant Colony Optimization (ACO)-on the X-IIoTID dataset. GA achieved the highest accuracy (99.60%) with the lowest FPR (0.39%) using 34 features. GWO offered the best accuracy-subset balance, reaching 99.50% accuracy with 22 features (65.08% reduction) within 0.10 percentage points of GA while using ~35% fewer features. PSO delivered competitive performance with 99.58% accuracy, 32 features (49.21% reduction), FPR 0.40%, and FNR 0.44%. ACO was the fastest (total training time 3001 s) and produced the smallest subset (7 features; 88.89% reduction), at an accuracy of 97.65% (FPR 2.30%, FNR 2.40%). These results delineate clear trade-off regions of high accuracy (GA/PSO/GWO), balanced (GWO), and efficiency-oriented (ACO) and underscore that algorithm choice should align with deployment constraints (e.g., edge vs. enterprise vs. cloud). We selected this quartet because it spans distinct search paradigms (hierarchical hunting, evolutionary recombination, social swarming, pheromone-guided foraging) commonly used in IDS feature selection, aiming for a representative, reproducible comparison rather than exhaustiveness; extending to additional bio-inspired and hybrid methods is left for future work.

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bio-inspired algorithmsfeature selectionintrusion detection systemsIoT securitymulti-objective optimizationnetwork security

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PMCPMC12526778

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