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Predicting the cheapest sample size for the optimal stratification in multivariate survey design is a problem in cases where the population frame is large. A solution exists that iteratively searches for the minimum sample size necessary to…

Methodology · Statistics 2018-06-18 Mervyn O'Luing , Steven Prestwich , S. Armagan Tarim

The compact genetic algorithm is an Estimation of Distribution Algorithm for binary optimisation problems. Unlike the standard Genetic Algorithm, no cross-over or mutation is involved. Instead, the compact Genetic Algorithm uses a virtual…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2017-08-08 Simon M. Lucas , Jialin Liu , Diego Pérez-Liébana

This paper presents a genetic algorithm (GA) approach to cost-optimal task scheduling in a production line. The system consists of a set of serial processing tasks, each with a given duration, unit execution cost, and precedence…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2026-01-05 Alireza Rezaee

There is an abundance of prior research on the optimization of production systems, but there is a research gap when it comes to optimizing which components should be included in a design, and how they should be connected. To overcome this…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2024-02-05 N. Paape , J. A. W. M. van Eekelen , M. A. Reniers

Optimizing a neural network's performance is a tedious and time taking process, this iterative process does not have any defined solution which can work for all the problems. Optimization can be roughly categorized into - Architecture and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-12-16 Siddhartha Dhar Choudhury , Shashank Pandey , Kunal Mehrotra

Deep neural network-based architectures give promising results in various domains including pattern recognition. Finding the optimal combination of the hyper-parameters of such a large-sized architecture is tedious and requires a large…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-03-17 Animesh Singh , Sandip Saha , Ritesh Sarkhel , Mahantapas Kundu , Mita Nasipuri , Nibaran Das

We present a synthesis model of the X-ray background based on the cross-correlation between mid-infrared and X-ray surveys, where the distribution of type 2 sources is assumed to follow that of luminous infrared galaxies while type 1…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-17 P. Gandhi , A. C. Fabian

In this paper, we explore the feasibility of using generative models, specifically Progressive Growing GANs (PG-GANs) and Stable Diffusion fine-tuning, to generate synthetic chest X-ray images for medical diagnosis purposes. Due to ethical…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-31 Muhammad Danyal Malik , Danish Humair

A genetic algorithm (GA) is a search-based optimization technique based on the principles of Genetics and Natural Selection. We present an algorithm which enhances the classical GA with input from quantum annealers. As in a classical GA,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-16 Steven Abel , Luca A. Nutricati , Michael Spannowsky

As synthetic genomics scales toward the construction of increasingly larger genomes, computational strategies are needed to address technical feasibility. We introduce an algorithmic framework for the Minimum-Cost Synthetic Genome Planning…

Genomics · Quantitative Biology 2025-09-09 Michail Patsakis , Ioannis Mouratidis , Ilias Georgakopoulos-Soares

Context. Mathematical optimization can be used as a computational tool to obtain the optimal solution to a given problem in a systematic and efficient way. For example, in twice-differentiable functions and problems with no constraints, the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2009-05-25 J. Canto , S. Curiel , E. Martinez-Gomez

We present a genetic algorithm developed (GA) to optimize molecular AF_6 cluster configurations with respect to their energy. The method is based on the Darvin's evolutionary theory: structures with lowest energies survive in a system of…

Atomic and Molecular Clusters · Physics 2007-05-23 Stoyan Pisov , A. Proykova

The influence of time-dependent fitnesses on the infinite population dynamics of simple genetic algorithms (without crossover) is analyzed. Based on general arguments, a schematic phase diagram is constructed that allows one to characterize…

Biological Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Christopher Ronnewinkel , Claus O. Wilke , Thomas Martinetz

Genetic algorithms are a powerful tool in optimization for single and multi-modal functions. This paper provides an overview of their fundamentals with some analytical examples. In addition, we explore how they can be used as a parameter…

We present a new Bayesian method for reconstructing the parent distributions of X-ray spectral parameters of active galactic nuclei (AGN) in large surveys. The method uses the probability distribution function (PDF) of posteriors obtained…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-11-23 Lingsong Ge , Stéphane Paltani , Dominique Eckert , Mara Salvato

Several types of numerical and combinatorial optimization algorithms have been used as useful tools to minimize functional forms. Generally, when those forms are non-linear or occur in problems without a specific optimization method,…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Luiz Fernando Roncaratti , Ricardo Gargano , Geraldo Magela e Silva

With the increasing number of exoplanets discovered, statistical properties of the population as a whole become unique constraints on planet formation models provided a link between the description of the detailed processes playing a role…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 W. Benz , S. Ida , Y. Alibert , D. N. C. Lin , C. Mordasini

We present a numerical method for the reconstruction and optimization of complex field synthesis using coherent pulse combination systems. A genetic algorithm utilizing a Fourier optics based propagation method is developed for accurate…

Optics · Physics 2020-05-29 Randy Lemons , Sergio Carbajo

We present a learned image compression system based on GANs, operating at extremely low bitrates. Our proposed framework combines an encoder, decoder/generator and a multi-scale discriminator, which we train jointly for a generative learned…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-08-20 Eirikur Agustsson , Michael Tschannen , Fabian Mentzer , Radu Timofte , Luc Van Gool

We present the most up-to-date X-ray luminosity function (XLF) and absorption function of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) over the redshift range from 0 to 5, utilizing the largest, highly complete sample ever available obtained from surveys…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Yoshihiro Ueda , Masayuki Akiyama , Guenther Hasinger , Takamitsu Miyaji , Michael G. Watson