A systematic approach to parameter optimization and its application to flight schedule simulation software

AEI Brownlee, MG Epitropakis, J Mulder, M Paelinck… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Industrial software often has many parameters that critically impact performance. Frequently,
these are left in a sub-optimal configuration for a given application because searching over …

A Comparative Visual Analytics Framework for Evaluating Evolutionary Processes in Multi-objective Optimization

Y Huang, Z Zhang, A Jiao, Y Ma… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Evolutionary multi-objective optimization (EMO) algorithms have been demonstrated to be
effective in solving multi-criteria decision-making problems. In real-world applications …

Does mapping elites illuminate search spaces? A large-scale user study of MAP--Elites applied to human--AI collaborative design

SP Walton, BJ Evans, AAM Rahat, J Stovold… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Two studies of a human-AI collaborative design tool were carried out in order to understand
the influence design recommendations have on the design process. The tool investigated is …

Understanding optimisation processes with biologically-inspired visualisations

M Walter - 2023 - plymouth.researchcommons.org
Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) constitute a branch of artificial intelligence utilised to evolve
solutions to solve optimisation problems abound in industry and research. EAs often …

[PDF][PDF] How Engineers Use Evolution to Invent Things

S Walton, B Evans, B Smith, J Vincalek - Frontiers for Young Minds, 2022 - frontiersin.org
You may have heard of evolution in terms of plants and animals, but did you know that this
natural process can also be used by engineers to invent things? Animals and plants have …