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Transmitting such data to traditional cloud data centers has led to challenges such as network congestion, increased latency, and reduced Quality of Service (QoS). In response, fog computing has emerged as a novel distributed architecture that brings computational resources closer to the network edge and end\u2010users. One of the key challenges in this domain is the optimal placement of services within the fog environment in a way that optimizes execution time, QoS, and reliability. In this study, we propose a smart improved version of the imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA), named improved imperialist competitive algorithm service placement (IICASP), which leverages adaptive search mechanisms, dynamic allocation strategies, and revolution rate control based on problem\u2010specific conditions to optimize the service placement process in fog computing environments. The performance of this algorithm is evaluated against various versions of ICA, hybrid algorithms such as genetic algorithm (GA)\u2013PSO, and other metaheuristic approaches. Evaluations conducted across scenarios with varying numbers of tasks and fog nodes demonstrate that IICASP significantly outperforms other methods in most performance indicators. Experimental results show that compared with the standard ICA, IICASP reduces total execution time by 35.2% and decreases the number of failed services by 50%. Additionally, compared with the GA, it achieves a 46.6% improvement in execution time and a 66.6% reduction in the service failure rate. The proposed algorithm not only executes the highest number of successful services but also proves robust in maintaining performance stability under high\u2010load conditions. 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