— We extend the Evolution Strategy with Covariance Matrix Adaptation (CMA-ES) by collaborative concepts from Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The proposed Particle Swarm CMA-ES...
The optimization method is one of key issues in discriminative learning of pattern classifiers. This paper proposes a hybrid approach of the Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution...
— In recent years, network coding has proved to be an efficient tool to disseminate data through a network. A number of practical schemes have been proposed to implement network...
One promising approach to more effective software development is the concept of product platform originated from mechanical engineering, aiming at architectural product families i...
The profitability of banks world-wide has decreased from the early 1980s to the 1990s. This has been attributed to several factors: the decline of traditional banking activities (...
Christopher P. Holland, A. Geoffrey Lockett, Ian D...