Evolutionary search algorithms have become an essential asset in the algorithmic toolbox for solving high-dimensional optimization problems in across a broad range of …
This is the second edition of our 2003 book. It is primarily a book for lecturers and graduate and undergraduate students. To this group the book offers a thorough introduction to …
Estimation of distribution algorithms (EDAs) are stochastic optimization techniques that explore the space of potential solutions by building and sampling explicit probabilistic …
K Sastry, D Goldberg, G Kendall - Search methodologies: Introductory …, 2005 - Springer
Chapter 4 GENETIC ALGORITHMS Page 1 Chapter 4 GENETIC ALGORITHMS Kumara Sastry, David Goldberg University of Illinois, USA Graham Kendall University of Nottingham, UK 4.1 …
As artificial intelligence is being increasingly used for high-stakes applications, it is becoming more and more important that the models used be interpretable. Bayesian …
This paper summarizes the research on population-based probabilistic search algorithms based on modeling promising solutions by estimating their probability distribution and using …
The previous chapter has discussed how hierarchy can be used to reduce problem complexity in black-box optimization. Additionally, the chapter has identified the three …
There are four primary goals of this dissertation. First, design a competent optimization algorithm capable of learning and exploiting appropriate problem decomposition by …
M Pelikan, DE Goldberg - Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Conference on …, 2001 - dl.acm.org
To solve hierarchical problems, one must be able to learn the linkage, represent partial solutions efficiently, and assure effective niching. We propose the hierarchical Bayesian …