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Convolutional neural networks represent the key algorithms in computer vision, and in recent years, they have attained notable advances in many real-world problems. The accuracy of the network for a particular task profoundly relies on the hyperparameters\u2019 configuration. Obtaining the right set of hyperparameters is a time-consuming process and requires expertise. To approach this concern, we propose an automatic method for hyperparameters\u2019 optimization and structure design by implementing enhanced metaheuristic algorithms. The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we propose enhanced versions of the tree growth and firefly algorithms that improve the original implementations. Second, we adopt the proposed enhanced algorithms for hyperparameters\u2019 optimization. First, the modified metaheuristics are evaluated on standard unconstrained benchmark functions and compared to the original algorithms. Afterward, the improved algorithms are employed for the network design. The experiments are carried out on the famous image classification benchmark dataset, the MNIST dataset, and comparative analysis with other outstanding approaches that were tested on the same problem is conducted. 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