GAN-Based Metaheuristic Techniques for Data Generation and Imbalance Data Control
description: In cybersecurity today, the power of features such as threat detection, anomaly spotting, and predictive analytics depends heavily on having abundant, properly dispersed datasets. The actual datasets often fall short, suffering both from a lack of volume and skewed class distribution, for example, a flood of routine network activity records overshadowing the infrequent but vital records of malicious behavior. The performance of data-driven models hinges on access to abundant, well-distributed data. However, real-world datasets frequently exhibit inadequate sample sizes and pronounced class imbalances, limiting the viability of complex models. This chapter proposes a novel strategy for generating synthetic data and effectively managing class imbalance, leveraging the integration of Generative Oppositional Networks (GANs) and sophisticated metaheuristic optimization techniques. Rather than settling for fixed GAN architectures, our approach progressively enhances a dynamic GAN framework by deploying a metaheuristic search to identify optimal network topologies, antidote scaling factors, and training schedules. This iterative calibration enables the model to adaptively respond to the imbalance and ensures a richer, balanced synthetic training environment. This adaptive optimization addresses common GAN training pitfalls, mode collapse, and instability while consistently producing synthetic samples that are both precise and varied. What sets the framework apart is its built-in ability to detect and over-represent minority classes, intelligently augmenting the dataset to correct class imbalance without falling back on naive duplication. By equipping GANs with metaheuristic reasoning, the study seeks to elevate data synthesis beyond current limits, generating more robust and impartial machine learning models in any domain where data collection is limited or systematically skewed. 2026 selection and editorial matter, E. Chandra Blessie, Pethuru Raj, and B. Sundaravadivazhag…
creator: Vineetha, K.R.; Resmi, K.R.; Amrutha, K.; Blessie, E. Chandra; Omanakuttan, Midhun
source: Generative Adversarial Networks for Cybersecurity:: Protecting Data and Networks;pp.220-234
publisher: CRC Press
date: 01-01-2026
rights: Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
relation: ISBN: 978-100365299-1; 978-104109801-0; 978-104110023-2;
language: English
type: Book chapter
coverage: Vineetha K.R., Department of Computer Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Resmi K.R., Department of Computer Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Amrutha K., Department of Computer Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Blessie E.C., School of Innovation, KG College of Arts and Science, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, India; Omanakuttan M., Computing Department, International College of Dundee Scotland, United Kingdom