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AE
2005
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Algorithmic Self-assembly by Accretion and by Carving in MGS
Abstract. We report the use of MGS, a declarative and rule-based language, for the modeling of various self-assembly processes. The approach is illustrated on the fabrication of a ...
Antoine Spicher, Olivier Michel, Jean-Louis Giavit...
AE
2005
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Memetic Algorithms for the MinLA Problem
This paper presents a new Memetic Algorithm designed to compute near optimal solutions for the MinLA problem. It incorporates a highly specialized crossover operator, a fast MinLA ...
Eduardo Rodriguez-Tello, Jin-Kao Hao, Jose Torres-...
AE
2005
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Incorporating Knowledge of Secondary Structures in a L-System-Based Encoding for Protein Folding
An encoding scheme for protein folding on lattice models, inspired by parametric L-systems, was proposed. The encoding incorporates problem domain knowledge in the form of predesig...
Gabriela Ochoa, Gabi Escuela, Natalio Krasnogor
AE
2005
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Size Control with Maximum Homologous Crossover
Most of the Evolutionary Algorithms handling variable-sized structures, like Genetic Programming, tend to produce too long solutions and the recombination operator used is often co...
Michael Defoin-Platel, Manuel Clergue, Philippe Co...
AE
2005
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
An Immunological Algorithm for Global Numerical Optimization
Abstract. Numerical optimization of given objective functions is a crucial task in many real-life problems. The present article introduces an immunological algorithm for continuous...
Vincenzo Cutello, Giuseppe Narzisi, Giuseppe Nicos...
AE
2005
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
A New Classification-Rule Pruning Procedure for an Ant Colony Algorithm
This work proposes a new rule pruning procedure for Ant-Miner, an Ant Colony algorithm that discovers classification rules in the context of data mining. The performance of Ant-Min...
Allen Chan, Alex Alves Freitas
AE
2005
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
An Enhanced Genetic Algorithm for Protein Structure Prediction Using the 2D Hydrophobic-Polar Model
This paper presents an enhanced genetic algorithm for the protein structure prediction problem. A new fitness function, that uses the concept of radius of gyration, is proposed. Al...
Heitor S. Lopes, Marcos P. Scapin
AE
2005
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Outlines of Artificial Life: A Brief History of Evolutionary Individual Based Models
In the research field of Artificial Life, the concepts of emergence and adaptation form the basis of a class of models which describes reproducing individuals whose characteristics...
Stefan Bornhofen, Claude Lattaud
AE
2005
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Simultaneous Optimization of Weights and Structure of an RBF Neural Network
Virginie Lefort, Carole Knibbe, Guillaume Beslon, ...