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Evolutionary algorithm research and applications began over 50 years ago. Like other artificial intelligence techniques, evolutionary algorithms will likely see increased use and development due to the increased availability of computation,…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-06-24 Andrew N. Sloss , Steven Gustafson

In this paper, we scale evolutionary algorithms to high-dimensional optimization problems that deceptively possess a low effective dimensionality (certain dimensions do not significantly affect the objective function). To this end, an…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-01-02 Yaqing Hou , Mingyang Sun , Abhishek Gupta , Yaochu Jin , Haiyin Piao , Hongwei Ge , Qiang Zhang

Dynamic Optimization Problems (DOPs) are challenging to address due to their complex nature, i.e., dynamic environment variation. Evolutionary Computation methods are generally advantaged in solving DOPs since they resemble dynamic…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-02-02 Zijian Gao , Yuanting Zhong , Zeyuan Ma , Yue-Jiao Gong , Hongshu Guo

This work uses genetic programming to explore the space of continuous optimisers, with the goal of discovering novel ways of doing optimisation. In order to keep the search space broad, the optimisers are evolved from scratch using Push, a…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-11-16 Michael A. Lones

Differential Evolution (DE) is a renowned optimization stratagem that can easily solve nonlinear and comprehensive problems. DE is a well known and uncomplicated population based probabilistic approach for comprehensive optimization. It has…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2015-06-22 Sandeep Kumar , Vivek Kumar Sharma , Rajani Kumari

This paper presents an application of evolutionary search procedures to artificial neural networks. Here, we can distinguish among three kinds of evolution in artificial neural networks, i.e. the evolution of connection weights, of…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2010-04-22 Eva Volna

This paper shows how to evolve numerically the maximum entropy probability distributions for a given set of constraints, which is a variational calculus problem. An evolutionary algorithm can obtain approximations to some well-known…

Methodology · Statistics 2020-02-07 Raul Rojas

Existing work on data-driven optimization focuses on problems in static environments, but little attention has been paid to problems in dynamic environments. This paper proposes a data-driven optimization algorithm to deal with the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-12-29 Cuie Yang , Jinliang Ding , Yaochu Jin , Tianyou Chai

Over the past two decades, research in evolutionary multi-objective optimization has predominantly focused on continuous domains, with comparatively limited attention given to multi-objective combinatorial optimization problems (MOCOPs).…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-02-06 Xuepeng Ren , Maocai Wang , Guangming Dai , Zimin Liang , Qianrong Liu , Shengxiang Yang , Miqing Li

he greatest weakness of evolutionary algorithms, widely used today, is the premature convergence due to the loss of population diversity over generations. To overcome this problem, several algorithms have been proposed, such as the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-08-22 Asmaa Ghoumari , Amir Nakib

The interaction networks of biological systems are known to take on several non-random structural properties, some of which are believed to positively influence system robustness. Researchers are only starting to understand how these…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2011-02-08 James M. Whitacre , Ruhul A. Sarker , Q. Tuan Pham

A new model for evolving Evolutionary Algorithms is proposed in this paper. The model is based on the Linear Genetic Programming (LGP) technique. Every LGP chromosome encodes an EA which is used for solving a particular problem. Several…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-09-28 Mihai Oltean

As Evolutionary Dynamics moves from the realm of theory into application, algorithms are needed to move beyond simple models. Yet few such methods exist in the literature. Ecological and physiological factors are known to be central to…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2025-05-20 Bryce Allen Bagley , Navin Khoshnan , Claudia K Petritsch

Evolutionary branching is analysed in a stochastic, individual-based population model under mutation and selection. In such models, the common assumption is that individual reproduction and life career are characterised by values of a…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2025-10-01 S. Sagitov , B. Mehlig , P. Jagers , V. Vatutin

This paper demonstrates that simple yet important characteristics of coevolution can occur in evolutionary algorithms when only a few conditions are met. We find that interaction-based fitness measurements such as fitness (linear) ranking…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2009-07-03 James M Whitacre

This position paper argues that optimization problem solving can transition from expert-dependent to evolutionary agentic workflows. Traditional optimization practices rely on human specialists for problem formulation, algorithm selection,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-08 Wenhao Li , Bo Jin , Mingyi Hong , Changhong Lu , Xiangfeng Wang

A significantly under-explored area of evolutionary optimization in the literature is the study of optimization methodologies that can evolve along with the problems solved. Particularly, present evolutionary optimization approaches…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2012-07-04 Liang Feng , Yew Soon Ong , Ah Hwee Tan , Ivor Wai-Hung Tsang

Hyperparameter optimisation is a crucial process in searching the optimal machine learning model. The efficiency of finding the optimal hyperparameter settings has been a big concern in recent researches since the optimisation process could…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-09-15 Yuxi Huan , Fan Wu , Michail Basios , Leslie Kanthan , Lingbo Li , Baowen Xu

Evolution and learning are two of the fundamental mechanisms by which life adapts in order to survive and to transcend limitations. These biological phenomena inspired successful computational methods such as evolutionary algorithms and…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-05-10 Jan Schuchardt , Vladimir Golkov , Daniel Cremers

The running-time analysis of evolutionary combinatorial optimization is a fundamental topic in evolutionary computation. Its current research mainly focuses on specific algorithms for simplified problems due to the challenge posed by…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Min Huang , Pengxiang Chen , Han Huang , Tonli He , Yushan Zhang , Zhifeng Hao