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Curiosity is one of the main motives in many of the natural creatures with measurable levels of intelligence for exploration and, as a result, more efficient learning. It makes it possible for humans and many animals to explore efficiently…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-08-01 Amir Ramezani Dooraki , Alexandros Iosifidis

Effective search methods are crucial for improving the performance of deep generative models at test time. In this paper, we introduce a novel test-time search method, Neural Genetic Search (NGS), which incorporates the evolutionary…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-06-18 Hyeonah Kim , Sanghyeok Choi , Jiwoo Son , Jinkyoo Park , Changhyun Kwon

Efficient exploration is a long-standing problem in sensorimotor learning. Major advances have been demonstrated in noise-free, non-stochastic domains such as video games and simulation. However, most of these formulations either get stuck…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-06-11 Deepak Pathak , Dhiraj Gandhi , Abhinav Gupta

Context: One of the black arts of data mining is learning the magic parameters which control the learners. In software analytics, at least for defect prediction, several methods, like grid search and differential evolution (DE), have been…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-03-13 Wei Fu , Vivek Nair , Tim Menzies

Tackling simulation optimization problems with non-convex objective functions remains a fundamental challenge in operations research. In this paper, we propose a class of random search algorithms, called Regular Tree Search, which…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-24 Du-Yi Wang , Guo Liang , Guangwu Liu , Kun Zhang

Efficiency of an optimization process is largely determined by the search algorithm and its fundamental characteristics. In a given optimization, a single type of algorithm is used in most applications. In this paper, we will investigate…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-03-30 Xin-She Yang , Suash Deb

Detection of anomalous situations for complex mission-critical systems hold paramount importance when their service continuity needs to be ensured. A major challenge in detecting anomalies from the operational data arises due to the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Shanay Mehta , Shlok Mehendale , Nicole Fernandes , Jyotirmoy Sarkar , Santonu Sarkar , Snehanshu Saha

Heuristic optimisation algorithms explore the search space by sampling solutions, evaluating their fitness, and biasing the search in the direction of promising solutions. However, in many cases, this fitness function involves executing…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-10-07 Pablo S. Naharro , Pablo Toharia , Antonio LaTorre , José-María Peña

Scientific algorithm discovery is iterative: hypotheses are proposed, implemented, stress-tested, and revised. Current LLM-guided search systems accelerate proposal generation, but often under-represent scientific structure by optimizing…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-02 Youssef Mroueh , Carlos Fonseca , Brian Belgodere , David Cox

It has long been observed that for practically any computational problem that has been intensely studied, different instances are best solved using different algorithms. This is particularly pronounced for computationally hard problems,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-11-29 Pascal Kerschke , Holger H. Hoos , Frank Neumann , Heike Trautmann

While microscopic organisms can use gradient-based search to locate resources, this strategy can be poorly suited to the sensory signals available to macroscopic organisms. We propose a framework that models search-decision making in cases…

Populations and Evolution · Quantitative Biology 2015-06-04 Andrew M. Hein , Scott A. McKinley

Devising intelligent robots or agents that interact with humans is a major challenge for artificial intelligence. In such contexts, agents must constantly adapt their decisions according to human activities and modify their goals. In this…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-10-26 Damien Pellier , Mickaël Vanneufville , Humbert Fiorino , Marc Métivier , Bruno Bouzy

Bio-inspired algorithms utilize natural processes such as evolution, swarm behavior, foraging, and plant growth to solve complex, nonlinear, high-dimensional optimization problems. However, a plethora of these algorithms require a more…

The article presents a systematic review of the results of the development of the theoretical basis and the pilot implementation of data storage technology with automatic replenishment of data from sources belonging to different thematic…

Databases · Computer Science 2021-03-30 V. K. Ivanov

A global optimization framework, acronymed COMBEO (Change OfMeasure Based Evolutionary Optimization), is proposed. An important aspect in the development is a set of derivative-free additive directional terms obtainable through a change of…

Methodology · Statistics 2014-11-10 Saikat Sarkar , Debasish Roy

We present a novel algorithm for anomaly detection on very large datasets and data streams. The method, named EXPected Similarity Estimation (EXPoSE), is kernel-based and able to efficiently compute the similarity between new data points…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2016-06-07 Markus Schneider , Wolfgang Ertel , Fabio Ramos

Diversity optimization seeks to discover a set of solutions that elicit diverse features. Prior work has proposed Novelty Search (NS), which, given a current set of solutions, seeks to expand the set by finding points in areas of low…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-31 David H. Lee , Anishalakshmi V. Palaparthi , Matthew C. Fontaine , Bryon Tjanaka , Stefanos Nikolaidis

Continual learning aims to create artificial neural networks capable of accumulating knowledge and skills through incremental training on a sequence of tasks. The main challenge of continual learning is catastrophic interference, wherein…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-11-01 Anton Lee , Yaqian Zhang , Heitor Murilo Gomes , Albert Bifet , Bernhard Pfahringer

A key property underlying the success of evolutionary algorithms (EAs) is their global search behavior, which allows the algorithms to `jump' from a current state to other parts of the search space, thereby avoiding to get stuck in local…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-01-18 Furong Ye , Carola Doerr , Thomas Bäck

This paper considers the problem of evaluating an autonomous system's competency in performing a task, particularly when working in dynamic and uncertain environments. The inherent opacity of machine learning models, from the perspective of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-01-11 Akash Ratheesh , Ofer Dagan , Nisar R. Ahmed , Jay McMahon