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Parameter control has succeeded in accelerating the convergence process of evolutionary algorithms. While empirical and theoretical studies have shed light on the behavior of algorithms for single-objective optimization, little is known…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2023-05-09 Furong Ye , Frank Neumann , Jacob de Nobel , Aneta Neumann , Thomas Bäck

Constrained single-objective numerical optimisation requires both feasibility maintenance and strong objective-value convergence under limited evaluation budgets. This report documents RDEx-CSOP, a constrained differential evolution variant…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Sichen Tao , Yifei Yang , Ruihan Zhao , Kaiyu Wang , Sicheng Liu , Shangce Gao

In this paper, an improved multimodal optimization (MMO) algorithm,called LSEPSO,has been proposed. LSEPSO combined Electrostatic Particle Swarm Optimization (EPSO) algorithm and a local search method and then made some modification on…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2014-10-09 Taymaz Rahkar-Farshi , Sara Behjat-Jamal , Mohammad-Reza Feizi-Derakhshi

When addressing the challenge of complex multi-objective optimization problems, particularly those with non-convex and non-uniform Pareto fronts, Decomposition-based Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms (MOEADs) often converge to local…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-04-15 Ting Dong , Haoxin Wang , Hengxi Zhang , Wenbo Ding

In evolutionary multitasking, strategies such as crossover operators and skill factor assignment are critical for effective knowledge transfer. Existing improvements to crossover operators primarily focus on low-dimensional variable…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-03-28 Ruilin Wang , Xiang Feng , Huiqun Yu , Edmund M-K Lai

Ensembling large language models (LLMs) can effectively combine diverse strengths of different models, offering a promising approach to enhance performance across various tasks. However, existing methods typically rely on fixed weighting…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Yuqian Fu , Yuanheng Zhu , Jiajun Chai , Guojun Yin , Wei Lin , Qichao Zhang , Dongbin Zhao

The effectiveness of Constrained Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms (CMOEAs) depends on their ability to reach the different feasible regions during evolution, by exploiting the information present in infeasible solutions, in addition…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-02-07 Oladayo S. Ajani , Sri Srinivasa Raju M , Anand Paul , Rammohan Mallipeddi

This paper proposes a push and pull search method in the framework of differential evolution (PPS-DE) to solve constrained single-objective optimization problems (CSOPs). More specifically, two sub-populations, including the top and bottom…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2018-12-18 Zhun Fan , Wenji Li , Zhaojun Wang , Yutong Yuan , Fuzan Sun , Zhi Yang , Jie Ruan , Zhaocheng Li , Erik Goodman

The automation of neural architecture design has been a coveted alternative to human experts. Recent works have small search space, which is easier to optimize but has a limited upper bound of the optimal solution. Extra human design is…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-08-19 Yuanzheng Ci , Chen Lin , Ming Sun , Boyu Chen , Hongwen Zhang , Wanli Ouyang

Multiobjective optimisation in the CEC 2025 MOP track is evaluated not only by final IGD values but also by how quickly an algorithm reaches the target region under a fixed evaluation budget. This report documents RDEx-MOP, the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Sichen Tao , Yifei Yang , Ruihan Zhao , Kaiyu Wang , Sicheng Liu , Shangce Gao

This paper introduces a novel competitive mechanism into differential evolution (DE), presenting an effective DE variant named competitive DE (CDE). CDE features a simple yet efficient mutation strategy: DE/winner-to-best/1. Essentially,…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-06-11 Rui Zhong , Yang Cao , Enzhi Zhang , Masaharu Munetomo

The performance of multiobjective algorithms varies across problems, making it hard to develop new algorithms or apply existing ones to new problems. To simplify the development and application of new multiobjective algorithms, there has…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-07-08 Yuri Lavinas , Marcelo Ladeira , Gabriela Ochoa , Claus Aranha

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

Multi- or many-objective evolutionary algorithm- s(MOEAs), especially the decomposition-based MOEAs have been widely concerned in recent years. The decomposition-based MOEAs emphasize convergence and diversity in a simple model and have…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2018-03-19 Yingyu Zhang , Bing Zeng , Yuanzhen Li , Junqing Li

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

Differential evolution (DE) algorithm is recognized as one of the most effective evolutionary algorithms, demonstrating remarkable efficacy in black-box optimization due to its derivative-free nature. Numerous enhancements to the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-03-25 Xu Yang , Rui Wang , Kaiwen Li , Ling Wang

In the post-Moore era, main performance gains of black-box optimizers are increasingly depending on parallelism, especially for large-scale optimization (LSO). Here we propose to parallelize the well-established covariance matrix adaptation…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-10-14 Qiqi Duan , Chang Shao , Guochen Zhou , Minghan Zhang , Qi Zhao , Yuhui Shi

Multi-objective optimization problems (MOPs) are ubiquitous in real-world applications, presenting a complex challenge of balancing multiple conflicting objectives. Traditional evolutionary algorithms (EAs), though effective, often rely on…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-07-29 Yuxiao Huang , Shenghao Wu , Wenjie Zhang , Jibin Wu , Liang Feng , Kay Chen Tan

Multi-objective optimisation is regarded as one of the most promising ways for dealing with constrained optimisation problems in evolutionary optimisation. This paper presents a theoretical investigation of a multi-objective optimisation…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2015-02-13 Jun He , Yong Wang , Yuren Zhou

Constrained multiobjective optimisation requires fast feasibility attainment together with stable convergence and diversity preservation under strict evaluation budgets. This report documents RDEx-CMOP, the differential evolution variant…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Sichen Tao , Yifei Yang , Ruihan Zhao , Kaiyu Wang , Sicheng Liu , Shangce Gao