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Graph-structured combinatorial problems in complex networks are prevalent in many domains, and are computationally demanding due to their complexity and non-linear nature. Traditional evolutionary algorithms (EAs), while robust, often face…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-09-16 Jie Zhao , Kang Hao Cheong

Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) have achieved remarkable success in tackling complex combinatorial optimization problems. However, EAs often demand carefully-designed operators with the aid of domain expertise to achieve satisfactory…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-04-29 Shengcai Liu , Caishun Chen , Xinghua Qu , Ke Tang , Yew-Soon Ong

Large Language Models (LLMs) have unveiled remarkable capabilities in understanding and generating both natural language and code, but LLM reasoning is prone to hallucination and struggle with complex, novel scenarios, often getting stuck…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-05-12 Antonio Jimeno Yepes , Pieter Barnard

Molecular discovery, when formulated as an optimization problem, presents significant computational challenges because optimization objectives can be non-differentiable. Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs), often used to optimize black-box…

Graph-structured combinatorial challenges are inherently difficult due to their nonlinear and intricate nature, often rendering traditional computational methods ineffective or expensive. However, these challenges can be more naturally…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Jie Zhao , Kang Hao Cheong , Witold Pedrycz

Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown strong capabilities in language understanding and reasoning across diverse domains. Recently, there has been increasing interest in utilizing LLMs not merely as assistants in optimization tasks, but…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-10-10 Jie Zhao , Tao Wen , Kang Hao Cheong

Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) have been well acknowledged as a promising paradigm for solving optimisation problems with multiple conflicting objectives in the sense that they are able to locate a set of diverse approximations of Pareto…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2016-06-17 Jianyong Sun , Hu Zhang , Aimin Zhou , Qingfu Zhang

Pre-trained large language models (LLMs) exhibit powerful capabilities for generating natural text. Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) can discover diverse solutions to complex real-world problems. Motivated by the common collective and…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-03-10 Chao Wang , Jiaxuan Zhao , Licheng Jiao , Lingling Li , Fang Liu , Shuyuan Yang

Designing optimization approaches, whether heuristic or meta-heuristic, usually demands extensive manual intervention and has difficulty generalizing across diverse problem domains. The combination of Large Language Models (LLMs) and…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-10-29 He Yu , Jing Liu

Multi-objective optimization is a common problem in practical applications, and multi-objective evolutionary algorithm (MOEA) is considered as one of the effective methods to solve these problems. However, their randomness sometimes…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-10-04 Wanyi Liu , Long Chen , Zhenzhou Tang

Evolutionary computation (EC), as a powerful optimization algorithm, has been applied across various domains. However, as the complexity of problems increases, the limitations of EC have become more apparent. The advent of large language…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-05-24 Jinyu Cai , Jinglue Xu , Jialong Li , Takuto Ymauchi , Hitoshi Iba , Kenji Tei

Large language models (LLMs) have not only revolutionized natural language processing but also extended their prowess to various domains, marking a significant stride towards artificial general intelligence. The interplay between LLMs and…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-05-30 Xingyu Wu , Sheng-hao Wu , Jibin Wu , Liang Feng , Kay Chen Tan

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

A new model for evolving Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) is proposed in this paper. The model is based on the Multi Expression Programming (MEP) technique. Each MEP chromosome encodes an evolutionary pattern that is repeatedly used for…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-10-13 Mihai Oltean

Integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) and Evolutionary Computation (EC) represents a promising avenue for advancing artificial intelligence by combining powerful natural language understanding with optimization and search capabilities.…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-05-22 Dikshit Chauhan , Bapi Dutta , Indu Bala , Niki van Stein , Thomas Bäck , Anupam Yadav

Identifying critical nodes in networks is a classical decision-making task, and many methods struggle to strike a balance between adaptability and utility. Therefore, we propose an approach that empowers Evolutionary Algorithm (EA) with…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2024-03-08 Jinzhu Mao , Dongyun Zou , Li Sheng , Siyi Liu , Chen Gao , Yue Wang , Yong Li

Customized static operator design has enabled widespread application of Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs), but their search effectiveness often deteriorates as evolutionary progresses. Dynamic operator configuration approaches attempt to…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-01-23 Rongjie Liao , Junhao Qiu , Xin Chen , Xiaoping Li

Evolutionary algorithms excel in solving complex optimization problems, especially those with multiple objectives. However, their stochastic nature can sometimes hinder rapid convergence to the global optima, particularly in scenarios…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-05-10 Zeyi Wang , Songbai Liu , Jianyong Chen , Kay Chen Tan

Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) are general-purpose problem solvers that usually perform an unbiased search. This is reasonable and desirable in a black-box scenario. For combinatorial optimization problems, often more knowledge about the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-04-23 Vahid Roostapour , Jakob Bossek , Frank Neumann

Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) are universal solvers inspired by principles of natural evolution. In many applications, EAs produce astonishingly good solutions. As they are able to deal with complex optimisation problems, they show great…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-09-25 Jakob Baumann , Ignaz Rutter , Dirk Sudholt
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