Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Improved reptile search algorithm with sequential assignment routing based false packet forwarding scheme for source location privacy protection on wireless sensor networks Subject The topic of the resource false data forwarding; fitness function; metaheuristics; routing; source location privacy preserving; Wireless sensor networks Description An account of the resource Source Location Privacy (SLP) in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) refers to a set of techniques and strategies used to safeguard the anonymity and confidentiality of the locations of sensor nodes (SNs) that are the source of transmitted data within the network. This protection is important in different WSN application areas like environmental monitoring, surveillance, and healthcare systems, where the revelation of the accurate location of SNs can pose security and privacy risks. Therefore, this study presents metaheuristics with sequential assignment routing based false packet forwarding scheme (MSAR-FPFS) for source location privacy protection (SLPP) on WSN. The contributions of the MSAR-FPFS method revolve around enhancing SLP protection in WSNs through the introduction of dual-routing, SAR technique with phantom nodes (PNs), and an optimization algorithm. In the presented MSAR-FPFS method, PNs are used for the rotation of dummy packets using the SAR technique, which helps to prevent the adversary from original data transmission. Next, the MSAR-FPFS technique uses an improved reptile search algorithm (IRSA) for the optimal selection of routes for real packet transmission. Moreover, the IRSA technique computes a fitness function (FF) comprising three parameters namely residual energy (RE), distance to BS (DBS), and node degree (ND). The experimental evaluation of the MSAR-FPFS system was investigated under different factors and the outputs show the promising achievement of the MSAR-FPFS system compared to other existing models. 2024-IOS Press. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sankaralingam R.P.; Arunachalaperumal C.; Mary Anita E.A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Vol-46, No. 1, pp. 1801-1812. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IOS Press BV Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.3233/JIFS-233541" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3233/JIFS-233541</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85184150251&amp;doi=10.3233%2FJIFS-233541&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=ed7d76cb3c0d64b4e007fc3aca821c9b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85184150251&amp;doi=10.3233%2fJIFS-233541&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=ed7d76cb3c0d64b4e007fc3aca821c9b</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 10641246 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sankaralingam R.P., Department of MCA, Madha Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India; Arunachalaperumal C., Department of ECE, Ramco Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Rajapalayam, India; Mary Anita E.A., Department of CSE, CHRIST University, Bengaluru, India