English
Related papers

Related papers: Still doing evolutionary algorithms with Perl

200 papers

Abbreviated Abstract: The objective of Evolutionary Computation is to solve practical problems (e.g. optimization, data mining) by simulating the mechanisms of natural evolution. This thesis addresses several topics related to adaptation…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2009-07-06 James M Whitacre

Regression or classification? This is perhaps the most basic question faced when tackling a new supervised learning problem. We present an Evolutionary Deep Learning (EDL) algorithm that automatically solves this by identifying the question…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2017-07-05 Emmanuel Dufourq , Bruce A. Bassett

Evolutionary algorithms (EAs), such as the genetic algorithm (GA), offer an elegant way to handle combinatorial optimization problems (COPs). However, limited by expertise and resources, most users do not have enough capability to implement…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-05-30 Bowen Zhao , Wei-Neng Chen , Feng-Feng Wei , Ximeng Liu , Qingqi Pei , Jun Zhang

Integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) and Evolutionary Computation (EC) represents a promising avenue for advancing artificial intelligence by combining powerful natural language understanding with optimization and search capabilities.…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-05-22 Dikshit Chauhan , Bapi Dutta , Indu Bala , Niki van Stein , Thomas Bäck , Anupam Yadav

We propose a novel evolutionary algorithm on bit vectors which derives from the principles of information theory. The information-theoretic evolutionary algorithm (it-EA) iteratively updates a search distribution with two parameters, the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2023-04-13 Arnaud Berny

Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning (ERL), which integrates Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) and Reinforcement Learning (RL) for optimization, has demonstrated remarkable performance advancements. By fusing both approaches, ERL has emerged as…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-05-26 Pengyi Li , Jianye Hao , Hongyao Tang , Xian Fu , Yan Zheng , Ke Tang

Evolutionary computation offers a variety of tools to solve complex real-world optimization problems. However, research often focuses on smaller, simplified problems and optimization algorithms that sometimes miss expectations in real-world…

Evolutionary algorithms (EAs), a large class of general purpose optimization algorithms inspired from the natural phenomena, are widely used in various industrial optimizations and often show excellent performance. This paper presents an…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2014-04-14 Yang Yu , Hong Qian

Differential evolution (DE) is an effective global evolutionary optimization algorithm using to solve global optimization problems mainly in a continuous domain. In this field, researchers pay more attention to improving the capability of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2023-03-07 Pan Zibin

Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) have emerged as a powerful framework for optimization, especially for black-box optimization. Existing evolutionary algorithms struggle to comprehend and effectively utilize task-specific information for…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Kai Wu , Xiaobin Li , Penghui Liu , Jing Liu

A key aspect of the design of evolutionary and swarm intelligence algorithms is studying their performance. Statistical comparisons are also a crucial part which allows for reliable conclusions to be drawn. In the present paper we gather…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-02-26 J. Carrasco , S. García , M. M. Rueda , S. Das , F. Herrera

Evolutionary computation is an important component within various fields such as artificial intelligence research, reinforcement learning, robotics, industrial automation and/or optimization, engineering design, etc. Considering the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2023-05-23 Nihat Engin Toklu , Timothy Atkinson , Vojtěch Micka , Paweł Liskowski , Rupesh Kumar Srivastava

Evolutionary Computation is a branch of computer science with which, traditionally, High Energy Physics has fewer connections. Its methods were investigated in this field, mainly for data analysis tasks. These methods and studies are,…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2008-04-03 Liliana Teodorescu

Evolutionary processes proved very useful for solving optimization problems. In this work, we build a formalization of the notion of cooperation and competition of multiple systems working toward a common optimization goal of the population…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Mark Burgin , Eugene Eberbach

Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) and other randomized search heuristics are often considered as unbiased algorithms that are invariant with respect to different transformations of the underlying search space. However, if a certain amount of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-10-26 Amirhossein Rajabi , Carsten Witt

Evolutionary Computation is a group of biologically inspired algorithms used to solve complex optimisation problems. It can be split into Evolutionary Algorithms, which take inspiration from genetic inheritance, and Swarm Intelligence…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-08-11 Sizhe Yuen , Thomas H. G. Ezard , Adam J. Sobey

In July of 2021, the Santa Fe Institute hosted a workshop on evolutionary computation as part of its Foundations of Intelligence in Natural and Artificial Systems project. This project seeks to advance the field of artificial intelligence…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-10-22 Tyler Millhouse , Melanie Moses , Melanie Mitchell

The automatic generation of computer programs is one of the main applications with practical relevance in the field of evolutionary computation. With program synthesis techniques not only software developers could be supported in their…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-08-30 Dominik Sobania , Dirk Schweim , Franz Rothlauf

Since their introduction in 1994 (Sims), evolved virtual creatures (EVCs) have employed the coevolution of morphology and control to produce high-impact work in multiple fields, including graphics, evolutionary computation, robotics, and…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2015-10-28 Dan Lessin , Don Fussell , Risto Miikkulainen , Sebastian Risi

Pre-trained large language models (LLMs) exhibit powerful capabilities for generating natural text. Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) can discover diverse solutions to complex real-world problems. Motivated by the common collective and…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-03-10 Chao Wang , Jiaxuan Zhao , Licheng Jiao , Lingling Li , Fang Liu , Shuyuan Yang