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Solving an optimization task in any domain is a very challenging problem, especially when dealing with nonlinear problems and non-convex functions. Many meta-heuristic algorithms are very efficient when solving nonlinear functions. A…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-07-28 Mona Nasr , Omar Farouk , Ahmed Mohamedeen , Ali Elrafie , Marwan Bedeir , Ali Khaled

The Use of genetic algorithms in the Information retrieval (IR) area, especially in optimizing a user query in Arabic data collections is presented in this paper. Very little research has been carried out on Arabic text collections. Boolean…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2013-12-03 Mohammad Othman Nassar , Feras Al Mashagba , Eman Al Mashagba

This paper presents the Goat Optimization Algorithm (GOA), a novel bio-inspired metaheuristic optimization technique inspired by goats' adaptive foraging, strategic movement, and parasite avoidance behaviors.GOA is designed to balance…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-03-05 Hamed Nozari , Hoessein Abdi , Agnieszka Szmelter-Jarosz

Increasing evidence has shown that gene-gene interactions have important effects on biological processes of human diseases. Due to the high dimensionality of genetic measurements, existing interaction analysis methods usually suffer from a…

Methodology · Statistics 2021-01-11 Xing Qin , Shuangge Ma , Mengyun Wu

Genetic algorithms are considered as an original way to solve problems, probably because of their generality and of their "blind" nature. But GAs are also unusual since the features of many implementations (among all that could be thought…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2011-08-24 Jean-Louis Dessalles

The optimization of complex medical appointment scheduling remains a significant operational challenge in multi-center healthcare environments, where clinical safety protocols and patient logistics must be reconciled. This study proposes…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-02-26 Ana Rodrigues , Rui Rego

This paper reviews recent advances in big data optimization, providing the state-of-art of this emerging field. The main focus in this review are optimization techniques being applied in big data analysis environments. Integer linear…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-02-04 Ricardo Di Pasquale , Javier Marenco

Working with exhaustive search on large dataset is infeasible for several reasons. Recently, developed techniques that made pattern set mining feasible by a general solver with long execution time that supports heuristic search and are…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2015-07-21 Shanjida Khatun , Hasib Ul Alam , Swakkhar Shatabda

This study presents a comprehensive approach for optimizing the acquisition, utilization, and maintenance of ABLVR vascular robots in healthcare settings. Medical robotics, particularly in vascular treatments, necessitates precise resource…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-07-03 Zixi Wang , Yubo Huang , Yukai Zhang , Yifei Sheng , Xin Lai , Peng Lu

In recent years, with rising concerns for data privacy, Federated Learning has gained prominence, as it enables collaborative training without the aggregation of raw data from participating clients. However, much of the current focus has…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-11 Anh V Nguyen , Diego Klabjan

In this paper we analyze the cryptanalysis of the simplified data encryption standard algorithm using meta-heuristics and in particular genetic algorithms. The classic fitness function when using such an algorithm is to compare n-gram…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2014-07-09 Fabien Teytaud , Cyril Fonlupt

Metaheuristic algorithms are essential for solving complex optimization problems in different fields. However, the difficulty in comparing and rating these algorithms remains due to the wide range of performance metrics and problem…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-11-28 Evgenia-Maria K. Goula , Dimitris G. Sotiropoulos

The paper is devoted to upper bounds on run-time of Non-Elitist Genetic Algorithms until some target subset of solutions is visited for the first time. In particular, we consider the sets of optimal solutions and the sets of local optima as…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2015-12-10 Duc-Cuong Dang , Anton V. Eremeev , Per Kristian Lehre

Learning agents can make use of Reinforcement Learning (RL) to decide their actions by using a reward function. However, the learning process is greatly influenced by the elect of values of the hyperparameters used in the learning…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-11-03 Adarsh Sehgal , Nicholas Ward , Hung La , Sushil Louis

The genetic algorithm is an optimization procedure motivated by biological evolution and is successfully applied to optimization problems in different areas. A statistical mechanics model for its dynamics is proposed based on the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-31 Stefan Bornholdt

Genetic Algorithms are introduced as a search method for finding string vacua with viable phenomenological properties. It is shown, by testing them against a class of Free Fermionic models, that they are orders of magnitude more efficient…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-19 Steven Abel , John Rizos

Random weight change (RWC) algorithm is extremely component and robust for the hardware implementation of neural networks. RWC and Genetic algorithm (GA) are well known methodologies used for optimizing and learning the neural network (NN).…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-07-18 Mohammad Ibrahim Sarker , Zubaer Ibna Mannan , Hyongsuk Kim

The Bayesian Optimisation Algorithm (BOA) is an Estimation of Distribution Algorithm (EDA) that uses a Bayesian network as probabilistic graphical model (PGM). Determining the optimal Bayesian network structure given a solution sample is an…

Discrete mixture models provide a well-known basis for effective clustering algorithms, although technical challenges have limited their scope. In the context of gene-expression data analysis, a model is presented that mixes over a finite…

Methodology · Statistics 2012-11-12 Michael A. Newton , Lisa M. Chung

Program synthesis aims to {\it automatically} find programs from an underlying programming language that satisfy a given specification. While this has the potential to revolutionize computing, how to search over the vast space of programs…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-03-01 Yuan Yuan , Wolfgang Banzhaf