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We introduce Atomistic learned potentials in JAX (apax), a flexible and efficient open source software package for training and inference of machine-learned interatomic potentials. Built on the JAX framework, apax supports GPU acceleration…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-11-19 Moritz René Schäfer , Nico Segreto , Fabian Zills , Christian Holm , Johannes Kästner

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

Evolutionary computation techniques have mostly been used to solve various optimization and learning problems successfully. Evolutionary algorithm is more effective to gain optimal solution(s) to solve complex problems than traditional…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2013-03-05 Moslema Jahan , M. M. A. Hashem , Gazi Abdullah Shahriar

Genetic programming is an optimization algorithm inspired by evolution which automatically evolves the structure of interpretable computer programs. The fitness evaluation in genetic programming suffers from high computational requirements,…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-04-16 Sigur de Vries , Sander W. Keemink , Marcel A. J. van Gerven

Peptide Optimization is a highly complex problem and it takes very long time of computation. This optimization process uses many software applications in a cluster running GNU/Linux Operating System that perform special tasks. The…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2009-12-05 Andias Wira-Alam

This dissertation presents the design, implementation and evaluation of GPU-accelerated simulation frameworks for Evolutionary Spatial Cyclic Games (ESCGs), a class of agent-based models used to study ecological and evolutionary dynamics.…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2025-08-26 Louie Sinadjan

Neural networks and evolutionary computation have a rich intertwined history. They most commonly appear together when an evolutionary algorithm optimises the parameters and topology of a neural network for reinforcement learning problems,…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2016-04-15 Alexander W. Churchill , Siddharth Sigtia , Chrisantha Fernando

Traditional neuromorphic hardware architectures rely on event-driven computation, where the asynchronous transmission of events, such as spikes, triggers local computations within synapses and neurons. While machine learning frameworks are…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-01-31 Eric Müller , Moritz Althaus , Elias Arnold , Philipp Spilger , Christian Pehle , Johannes Schemmel

Existing frameworks for gradient-based training of spiking neural networks face a trade-off: discrete-time methods using surrogate gradients support arbitrary neuron models but introduce gradient bias and constrain spike-time resolution,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-13 Lukas König , Manuel Kuhn , David Kappel , Anand Subramoney

Accurate economic simulations often require many experimental runs, particularly when combined with reinforcement learning. Unfortunately, training reinforcement learning agents in multi-agent economic environments can be slow. This paper…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Koen Ponse , Aske Plaat , Niki van Stein , Thomas M. Moerland

Recent advances to algorithms for training spiking neural networks (SNNs) often leverage their unique dynamics. While backpropagation through time (BPTT) with surrogate gradients dominate the field, a rich landscape of alternatives can…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-04-10 Thomas M. Summe , Siddharth Joshi

Neuroevolution is one of the methodologies that can be used for learning optimal architecture during training. It uses evolutionary algorithms to generate the topology of artificial neural networks and its parameters. The main benefits are…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-08-30 M. Pietroń , D. Żurek , K. Faber , R. Corizzo

Robotic exoskeletons can enhance human strength and aid people with physical disabilities. However, designing them to ensure safety and optimal performance presents significant challenges. Developing exoskeletons should incorporate specific…

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Time series classification is an important analytical task across diverse domains. However, its practical application is often hindered by the scarcity of labeled data and the requirement for substantial computational resources. To address…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Xuanhao Yang , Bing Xue , Mengjie Zhang

This paper introduces a novel approach in neuromorphic computing, integrating heterogeneous hardware nodes into a unified, massively parallel architecture. Our system transcends traditional single-node constraints, harnessing the neural…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-02 Murat Isik , Jonathan Naoukin , I. Can Dikmen

Evolutionary multiobjective optimization (EMO) has made significant strides over the past two decades. However, as problem scales and complexities increase, traditional EMO algorithms face substantial performance limitations due to…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-07-11 Zhenyu Liang , Hao Li , Naiwei Yu , Kebin Sun , Ran Cheng

As the role of artificial intelligence becomes increasingly pivotal in modern society, the efficient training and deployment of deep neural networks have emerged as critical areas of focus. Recent advancements in attention-based large…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-03-01 Kade M. Heckel , Thomas Nowotny

Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) are increasingly implemented on graphics processing units (GPUs) to leverage parallel processing capabilities for enhanced efficiency. However, existing studies largely emphasize the raw speedup obtained by…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-01-28 Xinmeng Yu , Tao Jiang , Ran Cheng , Yaochu Jin , Kay Chen Tan

Mixed-precision training has emerged as an indispensable tool for enhancing the efficiency of neural network training in recent years. Concurrently, JAX has grown in popularity as a versatile machine learning toolbox. However, it currently…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Alexander Gräfe , Sebastian Trimpe

The computational complexity of leveraging deep neural networks for extracting deep feature representations is a significant barrier to its widespread adoption, particularly for use in embedded devices. One particularly promising strategy…

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