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GECCO
2006
Springer
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13 years 11 months ago
An effective genetic algorithm for the minimum-label spanning tree problem
Given a connected, undirected graph G with labeled edges, the minimum-label spanning tree problem seeks a spanning tree on G to whose edges are attached the smallest possible numb...
Jeremiah Nummela, Bryant A. Julstrom
TSE
2008
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13 years 7 months ago
Evaluating Test Suites and Adequacy Criteria Using Simulation-Based Models of Distributed Systems
Test adequacy criteria provide the engineer with guidance on how to populate test suites. While adequacy criteria have long been a focus of research, existing testing methods do no...
Matthew J. Rutherford, Antonio Carzaniga, Alexande...
GECCO
2007
Springer
124views Optimization» more  GECCO 2007»
13 years 11 months ago
Fitness-proportional negative slope coefficient as a hardness measure for genetic algorithms
The Negative Slope Coefficient (nsc) is an empirical measure of problem hardness based on the analysis of offspring-fitness vs. parent-fitness scatterplots. The nsc has been teste...
Riccardo Poli, Leonardo Vanneschi
ESEM
2009
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
Test coverage and post-verification defects: A multiple case study
Test coverage is a promising measure of test effectiveness and development organizations are interested in costeffective levels of coverage that provide sufficient fault removal w...
Audris Mockus, Nachiappan Nagappan, Trung T. Dinh-...
EUROGP
2001
Springer
13 years 12 months ago
Neutrality and the Evolvability of Boolean Function Landscape
This work is a study of neutrality in the context of Evolutionary Computation systems. In particular, we introduce the use of explicit neutrality with an integer string coding sche...
Tina Yu, Julian F. Miller