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GECCO
2006
Springer
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A computational theory of adaptive behavior based on an evolutionary reinforcement mechanism
Two mathematical and two computational theories from the field of human and animal learning are combined to produce a more general theory of adaptive behavior. The cornerstone of ...
J. J. McDowell, Paul L. Soto, Jesse Dallery, Saule...
GECCO
2006
Springer
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A fast hybrid genetic algorithm for the quadratic assignment problem
Genetic algorithms (GAs) have recently become very popular by solving combinatorial optimization problems. In this paper, we propose an extension of the hybrid genetic algorithm f...
Alfonsas Misevicius
GECCO
2006
Springer
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Spectral techniques for graph bisection in genetic algorithms
Various applications of spectral techniques for enhancing graph bisection in genetic algorithms are investigated. Several enhancements to a genetic algorithm for graph bisection a...
Jacob G. Martin
GECCO
2006
Springer
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Evolutionary learning with kernels: a generic solution for large margin problems
In this paper we embed evolutionary computation into statistical learning theory. First, we outline the connection between large margin optimization and statistical learning and s...
Ingo Mierswa
GECCO
2006
Springer
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Does overfitting affect performance in estimation of distribution algorithms
Estimation of Distribution Algorithms (EDAs) are a class of evolutionary algorithms that use machine learning techniques to solve optimization problems. Machine learning is used t...
Hao Wu, Jonathan L. Shapiro
GECCO
2006
Springer
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A representational ecology for learning classifier systems
The representation used by a learning algorithm introduces a bias which is more or less well-suited to any given learning problem. It is well known that, across all possible probl...
James A. R. Marshall, Tim Kovacs
GECCO
2006
Springer
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Multi-step environment learning classifier systems applied to hyper-heuristics
Heuristic Algorithms (HA) are very widely used to tackle practical problems in operations research. They are simple, easy to understand and inspire confidence. Many of these HAs a...
Javier G. Marín-Blázquez, Sonia Schu...
GECCO
2006
Springer
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A comparative study of differential evolution variants for global optimization
In this paper, we present an empirical comparison of some Differential Evolution variants to solve global optimization problems. The aim is to identify which one of them is more s...
Efrén Mezura-Montes, Jesús Vel&aacut...