10.34820/FK2/UQKWB2 Purba Daru Kusuma(Telkom University)Meta Kallista(Telkom University) Telkom University Dataverse 2022 doi:10.34820/FK2/UQKWB2/ICAHIK A novel metaheuristic algorithm is proposed in this paper, namely stochastic komodo algorithm (SKA). This proposed algorithm is an improved version of Komodo mlipir algorithm (KMA), which is inspired by the behaviour of Komodo during foraging and mating. The improvement is conducted by simplifying the basic form of KMA. DARU KUSUMA, PURBA(fakultas teknik elektro - rekayasa komputer)