Soft Computing (SC) has emerged as a versatile tool for solving complex computational problems across various fields. SC leverages human-like recognition and learning capabilities to provide innovative solutions to real-world challenges. In an era of data explosion, effective data processing requires selecting key attributes for predictive modelling, leading to the demand for feature subset selection. Feature subset selection is a challenging NP-Hard problem, with various methods categorized into filter, wrapper, and embedded approaches. Metaheuristic algorithms, known for global search...