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13,402
On the Easiest and Hardest Fitness Functions
cs.NE
The hardness of fitness functions is an important research topic in the field of evolutionary computation. In theory, the study can help understanding the ability of evolutionary algorithms. In practice, the study may provide a guideline to the design of benchmarks. The aim of this paper is to answer the following rese...
computer science
13,403
Neural Network Model for Path-Planning of Robotic Rover Systems
cs.NE
Today, robotics is an auspicious and fast-growing branch of technology that involves the manufacturing, design, and maintenance of robot machines that can operate in an autonomous fashion and can be used in a wide variety of applications including space exploration, weaponry, household, and transportation. More particu...
computer science
13,404
Managing contextual artificial neural networks with a service-based mediator
cs.NE
Today, a wide variety of probabilistic and expert AI systems used to analyze real world inputs such as unstructured text, sounds, images, and statistical data. However, all these systems exist on different platforms, with different implementations, and with very different, often very specific goals in mind. This paper ...
computer science
13,405
Efficient Design of Triplet Based Spike-Timing Dependent Plasticity
cs.NE
Spike-Timing Dependent Plasticity (STDP) is believed to play an important role in learning and the formation of computational function in the brain. The classical model of STDP which considers the timing between pairs of pre-synaptic and post-synaptic spikes (p-STDP) is incapable of reproducing synaptic weight changes ...
computer science
13,406
Affine Image Registration Transformation Estimation Using a Real Coded Genetic Algorithm with SBX
cs.NE
This paper describes the application of a real coded genetic algorithm (GA) to align two or more 2-D images by means of image registration. The proposed search strategy is a transformation parameters-based approach involving the affine transform. The real coded GA uses Simulated Binary Crossover (SBX), a parent-centric...
computer science
13,407
Self-Adaptive Surrogate-Assisted Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy
cs.NE
This paper presents a novel mechanism to adapt surrogate-assisted population-based algorithms. This mechanism is applied to ACM-ES, a recently proposed surrogate-assisted variant of CMA-ES. The resulting algorithm, saACM-ES, adjusts online the lifelength of the current surrogate model (the number of CMA-ES generations ...
computer science
13,408
A Fast and Effective Local Search Algorithm for Optimizing the Placement of Wind Turbines
cs.NE
The placement of wind turbines on a given area of land such that the wind farm produces a maximum amount of energy is a challenging optimization problem. In this article, we tackle this problem, taking into account wake effects that are produced by the different turbines on the wind farm. We significantly improve upon ...
computer science
13,409
Curved Space Optimization: A Random Search based on General Relativity Theory
cs.NE
Designing a fast and efficient optimization method with local optima avoidance capability on a variety of optimization problems is still an open problem for many researchers. In this work, the concept of a new global optimization method with an open implementation area is introduced as a Curved Space Optimization (CSO)...
computer science
13,410
A Large Population Size Can Be Unhelpful in Evolutionary Algorithms
cs.NE
The utilization of populations is one of the most important features of evolutionary algorithms (EAs). There have been many studies analyzing the impact of different population sizes on the performance of EAs. However, most of such studies are based computational experiments, except for a few cases. The common wisdom s...
computer science
13,411
An Efficient Genetic Programming System with Geometric Semantic Operators and its Application to Human Oral Bioavailability Prediction
cs.NE
Very recently new genetic operators, called geometric semantic operators, have been defined for genetic programming. Contrarily to standard genetic operators, which are uniquely based on the syntax of the individuals, these new operators are based on their semantics, meaning with it the set of input-output pairs on tra...
computer science
13,412
Learning sparse messages in networks of neural cliques
cs.NE
An extension to a recently introduced binary neural network is proposed in order to allow the learning of sparse messages, in large numbers and with high memory efficiency. This new network is justified both in biological and informational terms. The learning and retrieval rules are detailed and illustrated by various ...
computer science
13,413
A novel Hopfield neural network approach for minimizing total weighted tardiness of jobs scheduled on identical machines
cs.NE
This paper explores fast, polynomial time heuristic approximate solutions to the NP-hard problem of scheduling jobs on N identical machines. The jobs are independent and are allowed to be stopped and restarted on another machine at a later time. They have well-defined deadlines, and relative priorities quantified by no...
computer science
13,414
Feasibility of Genetic Algorithm for Textile Defect Classification Using Neural Network
cs.NE
The global market for textile industry is highly competitive nowadays. Quality control in production process in textile industry has been a key factor for retaining existence in such competitive market. Automated textile inspection systems are very useful in this respect, because manual inspection is time consuming and...
computer science
13,415
Design of Low Noise Amplifiers Using Particle Swarm Optimization
cs.NE
This short paper presents a work on the design of low noise microwave amplifiers using particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique. Particle Swarm Optimization is used as a method that is applied to a single stage amplifier circuit to meet two criteria: desired gain and desired low noise. The aim is to get the best opt...
computer science
13,416
Automatic ECG Beat Arrhythmia Detection
cs.NE
Background: In recent years automated data analysis techniques have drawn great attention and are used in almost every field of research including biomedical. Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are one of the Computer- Aided- Diagnosis tools which are used extensively by advances in computer hardware technology. The app...
computer science
13,417
Comparison Study for Clonal Selection Algorithm and Genetic Algorithm
cs.NE
Two metaheuristic algorithms namely Artificial Immune Systems (AIS) and Genetic Algorithms are classified as computational systems inspired by theoretical immunology and genetics mechanisms. In this work we examine the comparative performances of two algorithms. A special selection algorithm, Clonal Selection Algorithm...
computer science
13,418
The Future of Neural Networks
cs.NE
The paper describes some recent developments in neural networks and discusses the applicability of neural networks in the development of a machine that mimics the human brain. The paper mentions a new architecture, the pulsed neural network that is being considered as the next generation of neural networks. The paper a...
computer science
13,419
A Neuro-Fuzzy Technique for Implementing the Half-Adder Circuit Using the CANFIS Model
cs.NE
A Neural Network, in general, is not considered to be a good solver of mathematical and binary arithmetic problems. However, networks have been developed for such problems as the XOR circuit. This paper presents a technique for the implementation of the Half-adder circuit using the CoActive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System...
computer science
13,420
A New Continuous-Time Equality-Constrained Optimization Method to Avoid Singularity
cs.NE
In equality-constrained optimization, a standard regularity assumption is often associated with feasible point methods, namely the gradients of constraints are linearly independent. In practice, the regularity assumption may be violated. To avoid such a singularity, we propose a new projection matrix, based on which a ...
computer science
13,421
Developing Improved Greedy Crossover to Solve Symmetric Traveling Salesman Problem
cs.NE
The Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) is one of the most famous optimization problems. Greedy crossover designed by Greffenstette et al, can be used while Symmetric TSP (STSP) is resolved by Genetic Algorithm (GA). Researchers have proposed several versions of greedy crossover. Here we propose improved version of it. We...
computer science
13,422
Generating High-Order Threshold Functions with Multiple Thresholds
cs.NE
In this paper, we consider situations in which a given logical function is realized by a multithreshold threshold function. In such situations, constant functions can be easily obtained from multithreshold threshold functions, and therefore, we can show that it becomes possible to optimize a class of high-order neural ...
computer science
13,423
Adaptive Intelligent Cooperative Spectrum Sensing In Cognitive Radio
cs.NE
Radio Spectrum is most precious and scarce resource and must be utilized efficiently and effectively. Cognitive radio is the promising solutions for the optimum utilization of the scared natural resource. The spectrum owned by the primary user should be shared among the secondary user, but primary user should not be in...
computer science
13,424
Hybridization of Evolutionary Algorithms
cs.NE
Evolutionary algorithms are good general problem solver but suffer from a lack of domain specific knowledge. However, the problem specific knowledge can be added to evolutionary algorithms by hybridizing. Interestingly, all the elements of the evolutionary algorithms can be hybridized. In this chapter, the hybridizatio...
computer science
13,425
Graph 3-coloring with a hybrid self-adaptive evolutionary algorithm
cs.NE
This paper proposes a hybrid self-adaptive evolutionary algorithm for graph coloring that is hybridized with the following novel elements: heuristic genotype-phenotype mapping, a swap local search heuristic, and a neutral survivor selection operator. This algorithm was compared with the evolutionary algorithm with the ...
computer science
13,426
Recurrent Neural Network Method in Arabic Words Recognition System
cs.NE
The recognition of unconstrained handwriting continues to be a difficult task for computers despite active research for several decades. This is because handwritten text offers great challenges such as character and word segmentation, character recognition, variation between handwriting styles, different character size...
computer science
13,427
A Neuromorphic VLSI Design for Spike Timing and Rate Based Synaptic Plasticity
cs.NE
Triplet-based Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity (TSTDP) is a powerful synaptic plasticity rule that acts beyond conventional pair-based STDP (PSTDP). Here, the TSTDP is capable of reproducing the outcomes from a variety of biological experiments, while the PSTDP rule fails to reproduce them. Additionally, it has been s...
computer science
13,428
A Cumulative Multi-Niching Genetic Algorithm for Multimodal Function Optimization
cs.NE
This paper presents a cumulative multi-niching genetic algorithm (CMN GA), designed to expedite optimization problems that have computationally-expensive multimodal objective functions. By never discarding individuals from the population, the CMN GA makes use of the information from every objective function evaluation ...
computer science
13,429
Evolutionary Design of Digital Circuits Using Genetic Programming
cs.NE
For simple digital circuits, conventional method of designing circuits can easily be applied. But for complex digital circuits, the conventional method of designing circuits is not fruitfully applicable because it is time-consuming. On the contrary, Genetic Programming is used mostly for automatic program generation. T...
computer science
13,430
A New Distributed Evolutionary Computation Technique for Multi-Objective Optimization
cs.NE
Now-a-days, it is important to find out solutions of Multi-Objective Optimization Problems (MOPs). Evolutionary Strategy helps to solve such real world problems efficiently and quickly. But sequential Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) require an enormous computation power to solve such problems and it takes much time to so...
computer science
13,431
Sustainable Cooperative Coevolution with a Multi-Armed Bandit
cs.NE
This paper proposes a self-adaptation mechanism to manage the resources allocated to the different species comprising a cooperative coevolutionary algorithm. The proposed approach relies on a dynamic extension to the well-known multi-armed bandit framework. At each iteration, the dynamic multi-armed bandit makes a deci...
computer science
13,432
Evolution of Swarm Robotics Systems with Novelty Search
cs.NE
Novelty search is a recent artificial evolution technique that challenges traditional evolutionary approaches. In novelty search, solutions are rewarded based on their novelty, rather than their quality with respect to a predefined objective. The lack of a predefined objective precludes premature convergence caused by ...
computer science
13,433
Generic Behaviour Similarity Measures for Evolutionary Swarm Robotics
cs.NE
Novelty search has shown to be a promising approach for the evolution of controllers for swarm robotics. In existing studies, however, the experimenter had to craft a domain dependent behaviour similarity measure to use novelty search in swarm robotics applications. The reliance on hand-crafted similarity measures plac...
computer science
13,434
Modified Soft Brood Crossover in Genetic Programming
cs.NE
Premature convergence is one of the important issues while using Genetic Programming for data modeling. It can be avoided by improving population diversity. Intelligent genetic operators can help to improve the population diversity. Crossover is an important operator in Genetic Programming. So, we have analyzed number ...
computer science
13,435
A Novel Metaheuristics To Solve Mixed Shop Scheduling Problems
cs.NE
This paper represents the metaheuristics proposed for solving a class of Shop Scheduling problem. The Bacterial Foraging Optimization algorithm is featured with Ant Colony Optimization algorithm and proposed as a natural inspired computing approach to solve the Mixed Shop Scheduling problem. The Mixed Shop is the combi...
computer science
13,436
Improving Generalization Ability of Genetic Programming: Comparative Study
cs.NE
In the field of empirical modeling using Genetic Programming (GP), it is important to evolve solution with good generalization ability. Generalization ability of GP solutions get affected by two important issues: bloat and over-fitting. Bloat is uncontrolled growth of code without any gain in fitness and important issu...
computer science
13,437
Solving Linear Equations Using a Jacobi Based Time-Variant Adaptive Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm
cs.NE
Large set of linear equations, especially for sparse and structured coefficient (matrix) equations, solutions using classical methods become arduous. And evolutionary algorithms have mostly been used to solve various optimization and learning problems. Recently, hybridization of classical methods (Jacobi method and Gau...
computer science
13,438
An accelerated CLPSO algorithm
cs.NE
The particle swarm approach provides a low complexity solution to the optimization problem among various existing heuristic algorithms. Recent advances in the algorithm resulted in improved performance at the cost of increased computational complexity, which is undesirable. Literature shows that the particle swarm opti...
computer science
13,439
Multiobjective optimization in Gene Expression Programming for Dew Point
cs.NE
The processes occurring in climatic change evolution and their variations play a major role in environmental engineering. Different techniques are used to model the relationship between temperatures, dew point and relative humidity. Gene expression programming is capable of modelling complex realities with great accura...
computer science
13,440
Dew Point modelling using GEP based multi objective optimization
cs.NE
Different techniques are used to model the relationship between temperatures, dew point and relative humidity. Gene expression programming is capable of modelling complex realities with great accuracy, allowing at the same time, the extraction of knowledge from the evolved models compared to other learning algorithms. ...
computer science
13,441
Harmony search algorithm for the container storage problem
cs.NE
Recently a new metaheuristic called harmony search was developed. It mimics the behaviors of musicians improvising to find the better state harmony. In this paper, this algorithm is described and applied to solve the container storage problem in the harbor. The objective of this problem is to determine a valid containe...
computer science
13,442
Evolutionary Approach for the Containers Bin-Packing Problem
cs.NE
This paper deals with the resolution of combinatorial optimization problems, particularly those concerning the maritime transport scheduling. We are interested in the management platforms in a river port and more specifically in container organisation operations with a view to minimizing the number of container rehandl...
computer science
13,443
Urban ozone concentration forecasting with artificial neural network in Corsica
cs.NE
Atmospheric pollutants concentration forecasting is an important issue in air quality monitoring. Qualitair Corse, the organization responsible for monitoring air quality in Corsica (France) region, needs to develop a short-term prediction model to lead its mission of information towards the public. Various determinist...
computer science
13,444
Using the quaternion's representation of individuals in swarm intelligence and evolutionary computation
cs.NE
This paper introduces a novel idea for representation of individuals using quaternions in swarm intelligence and evolutionary algorithms. Quaternions are a number system, which extends complex numbers. They are successfully applied to problems of theoretical physics and to those areas needing fast rotation calculations...
computer science
13,445
Second Order Swarm Intelligence
cs.NE
An artificial Ant Colony System (ACS) algorithm to solve general-purpose combinatorial Optimization Problems (COP) that extends previous AC models [21] by the inclusion of a negative pheromone, is here described. Several Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP) were used as benchmark. We show that by using two different sets ...
computer science
13,446
English Character Recognition using Artificial Neural Network
cs.NE
This work focuses on development of a Offline Hand Written English Character Recognition algorithm based on Artificial Neural Network (ANN). The ANN implemented in this work has single output neuron which shows whether the tested character belongs to a particular cluster or not. The implementation is carried out comple...
computer science
13,447
Solution to Quadratic Equation Using Genetic Algorithm
cs.NE
Solving Quadratic equation is one of the intrinsic interests as it is the simplest nonlinear equations. A novel approach for solving Quadratic Equation based on Genetic Algorithms (GAs) is presented. Genetic Algorithms (GAs) are a technique to solve problems which need optimization. Generation of trial solutions have b...
computer science
13,448
Modeling The Stable Operating Envelope For Partially Stable Combustion Engines Using Class Imbalance Learning
cs.NE
Advanced combustion technologies such as homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines have a narrow stable operating region defined by complex control strategies such as exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and variable valve timing among others. For such systems, it is important to identify the operating envelope...
computer science
13,449
Optimization of supply diversity for the self-assembly of simple objects in two and three dimensions
cs.NE
The field of algorithmic self-assembly is concerned with the design and analysis of self-assembly systems from a computational perspective, that is, from the perspective of mathematical problems whose study may give insight into the natural processes through which elementary objects self-assemble into more complex ones...
computer science
13,450
Beyond Feedforward Models Trained by Backpropagation: a Practical Training Tool for a More Efficient Universal Approximator
cs.NE
Cellular Simultaneous Recurrent Neural Network (SRN) has been shown to be a function approximator more powerful than the MLP. This means that the complexity of MLP would be prohibitively large for some problems while SRN could realize the desired mapping with acceptable computational constraints. The speed of training ...
computer science
13,451
Fault-Trajectory Approach for Fault Diagnosis on Analog Circuits
cs.NE
This issue discusses the fault-trajectory approach suitability for fault diagnosis on analog networks. Recent works have shown promising results concerning a method based on this concept for ATPG for diagnosing faults on analog networks. Such method relies on evolutionary techniques, where a generic algorithm (GA) is c...
computer science
13,452
The Fundamental Problem with the Building Block Hypothesis
cs.NE
Skepticism of the building block hypothesis (BBH) has previously been expressed on account of the weak theoretical foundations of this hypothesis and the anomalies in the empirical record of the simple genetic algorithm. In this paper we hone in on a more fundamental cause for skepticism--the extraordinary strength of ...
computer science
13,453
Two Remarkable Computational Competencies of the Simple Genetic Algorithm
cs.NE
Since the inception of genetic algorithmics the identification of computational efficiencies of the simple genetic algorithm (SGA) has been an important goal. In this paper we distinguish between a computational competency of the SGA--an efficient, but narrow computational ability--and a computational proficiency of th...
computer science
13,454
A Study of NK Landscapes' Basins and Local Optima Networks
cs.NE
We propose a network characterization of combinatorial fitness landscapes by adapting the notion of inherent networks proposed for energy surfaces (Doye, 2002). We use the well-known family of $NK$ landscapes as an example. In our case the inherent network is the graph where the vertices are all the local maxima and ed...
computer science
13,455
The Connectivity of NK Landscapes' Basins: A Network Analysis
cs.NE
We propose a network characterization of combinatorial fitness landscapes by adapting the notion of inherent networks proposed for energy surfaces. We use the well-known family of NK landscapes as an example. In our case the inherent network is the graph where the vertices represent the local maxima in the landscape, a...
computer science
13,456
Comparing Single and Multiobjective Evolutionary Approaches to the Inventory and Transportation Problem
cs.NE
EVITA, standing for Evolutionary Inventory and Transportation Algorithm, is a two-level methodology designed to address the Inventory and Transportation Problem (ITP) in retail chains. The top level uses an evolutionary algorithm to obtain delivery patterns for each shop on a weekly basis so as to minimise the inventor...
computer science
13,457
Frequency based Classification of Activities using Accelerometer Data
cs.NE
This work presents, the classification of user activities such as Rest, Walk and Run, on the basis of frequency component present in the acceleration data in a wireless sensor network environment. As the frequencies of the above mentioned activities differ slightly for different person, so it gives a more accurate resu...
computer science
13,458
High Accuracy Human Activity Monitoring using Neural network
cs.NE
This paper presents the designing of a neural network for the classification of Human activity. A Triaxial accelerometer sensor, housed in a chest worn sensor unit, has been used for capturing the acceleration of the movements associated. All the three axis acceleration data were collected at a base station PC via a CC...
computer science
13,459
Symmetry Breaking in Neuroevolution: A Technical Report
cs.NE
Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) comprise important symmetry properties, which can influence the performance of Monte Carlo methods in Neuroevolution. The problem of the symmetries is also known as the competing conventions problem or simply as the permutation problem. In the literature, symmetries are mainly addressed...
computer science
13,460
Time series modeling with pruned multi-layer perceptron and 2-stage damped least-squares method
cs.NE
A Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) defines a family of artificial neural networks often used in TS modeling and forecasting. Because of its "black box" aspect, many researchers refuse to use it. Moreover, the optimization (often based on the exhaustive approach where "all" configurations are tested) and learning phases of ...
computer science
13,461
A radial basis function neural network based approach for the electrical characteristics estimation of a photovoltaic module
cs.NE
The design process of photovoltaic (PV) modules can be greatly enhanced by using advanced and accurate models in order to predict accurately their electrical output behavior. The main aim of this paper is to investigate the application of an advanced neural network based model of a module to improve the accuracy of the...
computer science
13,462
Average Drift Analysis and Population Scalability
cs.NE
This paper aims to study how the population size affects the computation time of evolutionary algorithms in a rigorous way. The computation time of an evolutionary algorithm can be measured by either the expected number of generations (hitting time) or the expected number of fitness evaluations (running time) to find a...
computer science
13,463
Innovative Second-Generation Wavelets Construction With Recurrent Neural Networks for Solar Radiation Forecasting
cs.NE
Solar radiation prediction is an important challenge for the electrical engineer because it is used to estimate the power developed by commercial photovoltaic modules. This paper deals with the problem of solar radiation prediction based on observed meteorological data. A 2-day forecast is obtained by using novel wavel...
computer science
13,464
A study of retrieval algorithms of sparse messages in networks of neural cliques
cs.NE
Associative memories are data structures addressed using part of the content rather than an index. They offer good fault reliability and biological plausibility. Among different families of associative memories, sparse ones are known to offer the best efficiency (ratio of the amount of bits stored to that of bits used ...
computer science
13,465
Genetic Algorithm for Solving Simple Mathematical Equality Problem
cs.NE
This paper explains genetic algorithm for novice in this field. Basic philosophy of genetic algorithm and its flowchart are described. Step by step numerical computation of genetic algorithm for solving simple mathematical equality problem will be briefly explained
computer science
13,466
A hybrid evolutionary algorithm with importance sampling for multi-dimensional optimization
cs.NE
A hybrid evolutionary algorithm with importance sampling method is proposed for multi-dimensional optimization problems in this paper. In order to make use of the information provided in the search process, a set of visited solutions is selected to give scores for intervals in each dimension, and they are updated as al...
computer science
13,467
A comparative analysis of methods for estimating axon diameter using DWI
cs.NE
The importance of studying the brain microstructure is described and the existing and state of the art non-invasive methods for the investigation of the brain microstructure using Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWI) is studied. In the next step, Cramer-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) analysis is described and ut...
computer science
13,468
A Computational Model of Spatial Memory Anticipation during Visual Search
cs.NE
Some visual search tasks require to memorize the location of stimuli that have been previously scanned. Considerations about the eye movements raise the question of how we are able to maintain a coherent memory, despite the frequent drastically changes in the perception. In this article, we present a computational mode...
computer science
13,469
A Multi-Agent Simulation of Retail Management Practices
cs.NE
We apply Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS) to investigate a set of problems in a retail context. Specifically, we are working to understand the relationship between human resource management practices and retail productivity. Despite the fact we are working within a relatively novel and complex domain, it is c...
computer science
13,470
Understanding Retail Productivity by Simulating Management Practise
cs.NE
Intelligent agents offer a new and exciting way of understanding the world of work. In this paper we apply agent-based modeling and simulation to investigate a set of problems in a retail context. Specifically, we are working to understand the relationship between human resource management practices and retail producti...
computer science
13,471
Problem Solving and Complex Systems
cs.NE
The observation and modeling of natural Complex Systems (CSs) like the human nervous system, the evolution or the weather, allows the definition of special abilities and models reusable to solve other problems. For instance, Genetic Algorithms or Ant Colony Optimizations are inspired from natural CSs to solve optimizat...
computer science
13,472
Equivalence of Probabilistic Tournament and Polynomial Ranking Selection
cs.NE
Crucial to an Evolutionary Algorithm's performance is its selection scheme. We mathematically investigate the relation between polynomial rank and probabilistic tournament methods which are (respectively) generalisations of the popular linear ranking and tournament selection schemes. We show that every probabilistic to...
computer science
13,473
Neutral Fitness Landscape in the Cellular Automata Majority Problem
cs.NE
We study in detail the fitness landscape of a difficult cellular automata computational task: the majority problem. Our results show why this problem landscape is so hard to search, and we quantify the large degree of neutrality found in various ways. We show that a particular subspace of the solution space, called the...
computer science
13,474
Evolving Dynamic Change and Exchange of Genotype Encoding in Genetic Algorithms for Difficult Optimization Problems
cs.NE
The application of genetic algorithms (GAs) to many optimization problems in organizations often results in good performance and high quality solutions. For successful and efficient use of GAs, it is not enough to simply apply simple GAs (SGAs). In addition, it is necessary to find a proper representation for the probl...
computer science
13,475
From Cells to Islands: An unified Model of Cellular Parallel Genetic Algorithms
cs.NE
This paper presents the Anisotropic selection scheme for cellular Genetic Algorithms (cGA). This new scheme allows to enhance diversity and to control the selective pressure which are two important issues in Genetic Algorithms, especially when trying to solve difficult optimization problems. Varying the anisotropic deg...
computer science
13,476
Elagage d'un perceptron multicouches : utilisation de l'analyse de la variance de la sensibilité des paramètres
cs.NE
The stucture determination of a neural network for the modelisation of a system remain the core of the problem. Within this framework, we propose a pruning algorithm of the network based on the use of the analysis of the sensitivity of the variance of all the parameters of the network. This algorithm will be tested on ...
computer science
13,477
Sélection de la structure d'un perceptron multicouches pour la réduction dun modèle de simulation d'une scierie
cs.NE
Simulation is often used to evaluate the relevance of a Directing Program of Production (PDP) or to evaluate its impact on detailed sc\'enarii of scheduling. Within this framework, we propose to reduce the complexity of a model of simulation by exploiting a multilayer perceptron. A main phase of the modeling of one sys...
computer science
13,478
Effect of Degree Distribution on Evolutionary Search
cs.NE
This paper introduces a method to generate hierarchically modular networks with prescribed node degree list and proposes a metric to measure network modularity based on the notion of edge distance. The generated networks are used as test problems to explore the effect of modularity and degree distribution on evolutiona...
computer science
13,479
Single Neuron Memories and the Network's Proximity Matrix
cs.NE
This paper extends the treatment of single-neuron memories obtained by the B-matrix approach. The spreading of the activity within the network is determined by the network's proximity matrix which represents the separations amongst the neurons through the neural pathways.
computer science
13,480
How deals with discrete data for the reduction of simulation models using neural network
cs.NE
Simulation is useful for the evaluation of a Master Production/distribution Schedule (MPS). Also, the goal of this paper is the study of the design of a simulation model by reducing its complexity. According to theory of constraints, we want to build reduced models composed exclusively by bottlenecks and a neural netwo...
computer science
13,481
A genetic algorithm for structure-activity relationships: software implementation
cs.NE
The design and the implementation of a genetic algorithm are described. The applicability domain is on structure-activity relationships expressed as multiple linear regressions and predictor variables are from families of structure-based molecular descriptors. An experiment to compare different selection and survival s...
computer science
13,482
XDANNG: XML based Distributed Artificial Neural Network with Globus Toolkit
cs.NE
Artificial Neural Network is one of the most common AI application fields. This field has direct and indirect usages most sciences. The main goal of ANN is to imitate biological neural networks for solving scientific problems. But the level of parallelism is the main problem of ANN systems in comparison with biological...
computer science
13,483
Adaptation and Self-Organization in Evolutionary Algorithms
cs.NE
Abbreviated Abstract: The objective of Evolutionary Computation is to solve practical problems (e.g. optimization, data mining) by simulating the mechanisms of natural evolution. This thesis addresses several topics related to adaptation and self-organization in evolving systems with the overall aims of improving the p...
computer science
13,484
A process planning system with feature based neural network search strategy for aluminum extrusion die manufacturing
cs.NE
Aluminum extrusion die manufacturing is a critical task for productive improvement and increasing potential of competition in aluminum extrusion industry. It causes to meet the efficiency not only consistent quality but also time and production cost reduction. Die manufacturing consists first of die design and process ...
computer science
13,485
Evolution of Digital Logic Functionality via a Genetic Algorithm
cs.NE
Digital logic forms the functional basics of most modern electronic equipment and as such the creation of novel digital logic circuits is an active area of computer engineering research. This study demonstrates that genetic algorithms can be used to evolve functionally useful sets of logic gate interconnections to crea...
computer science
13,486
Digital Business Ecosystems: Natural Science Paradigms
cs.NE
A primary motivation for research in Digital Ecosystems is the desire to exploit the self-organising properties of natural ecosystems. Ecosystems arc thought to be robust, scalable architectures that can automatically solve complex, dynamic problems. However, the biological processes that contribute to these properties...
computer science
13,487
Predictability of PV power grid performance on insular sites without weather stations: use of artificial neural networks
cs.NE
The official meteorological network is poor on the island of Corsica: only three sites being about 50 km apart are equipped with pyranometers which enable measurements by hourly and daily step. These sites are Ajaccio (41\degree 55'N and 8\degree 48'E, seaside), Bastia (42\degree 33'N, 9\degree 29'E, seaside) and Corte...
computer science
13,488
Particle Swarm Optimization Based Reactive Power Optimization
cs.NE
Reactive power plays an important role in supporting the real power transfer by maintaining voltage stability and system reliability. It is a critical element for a transmission operator to ensure the reliability of an electric system while minimizing the cost associated with it. The traditional objectives of reactive ...
computer science
13,489
Application of Artificial Neural Networks in Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Solutions
cs.NE
This paper reviews application of Artificial Neural Networks in Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO). MRO solutions are designed to facilitate the authoring and delivery of maintenance and repair information to the line maintenance technicians who need to improve aircraft repair turn around time, optimize th...
computer science
13,490
Genetic Algorithm for Mulicriteria Optimization of a Multi-Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows
cs.NE
In This paper we present a genetic algorithm for mulicriteria optimization of a multipickup and delivery problem with time windows (m-PDPTW). The m-PDPTW is an optimization vehicles routing problem which must meet requests for transport between suppliers and customers satisfying precedence, capacity and time constraint...
computer science
13,491
Un Algorithme génétique pour le problème de ramassage et de livraison avec fenêtres de temps à plusieurs véhicules
cs.NE
The PDPTW is an optimization vehicles routing problem which must meet requests for transport between suppliers and customers satisfying precedence, capacity and time constraints. We present, in this paper, a genetic algorithm for optimization of a multi pickup and delivery problem with time windows (m-PDPTW). We purpos...
computer science
13,492
Approche Multicritère pour le Problème de Ramassage et de Livraison avec Fenêtres de Temps à Plusieurs Véhicules
cs.NE
Nowadays, the transport goods problem occupies an important place in the economic life of modern societies. The pickup and delivery problem with time windows (PDPTW) is one of the problems which a large part of the research was interested. In this paper, we present a a brief literature review of the VRP and the PDPTW, ...
computer science
13,493
Optimizing Monotone Functions Can Be Difficult
cs.NE
Extending previous analyses on function classes like linear functions, we analyze how the simple (1+1) evolutionary algorithm optimizes pseudo-Boolean functions that are strictly monotone. Contrary to what one would expect, not all of these functions are easy to optimize. The choice of the constant $c$ in the mutation ...
computer science
13,494
Sparse and silent coding in neural circuits
cs.NE
Sparse coding algorithms are about finding a linear basis in which signals can be represented by a small number of active (non-zero) coefficients. Such coding has many applications in science and engineering and is believed to play an important role in neural information processing. However, due to the computational co...
computer science
13,495
An Adaptive Quantum-inspired Differential Evolution Algorithm for 0-1 Knapsack Problem
cs.NE
Differential evolution (DE) is a population based evolutionary algorithm widely used for solving multidimensional global optimization problems over continuous spaces. However, the design of its operators makes it unsuitable for many real-life constrained combinatorial optimization problems which operate on binary space...
computer science
13,496
Multiplicative Drift Analysis
cs.NE
In this work, we introduce multiplicative drift analysis as a suitable way to analyze the runtime of randomized search heuristics such as evolutionary algorithms. We give a multiplicative version of the classical drift theorem. This allows easier analyses in those settings where the optimization progress is roughly p...
computer science
13,497
Spectrum Management for Cognitive Radio based on Genetics Algorithm
cs.NE
Spectrum scarceness is one of the major challenges that the present world is facing. The efficient use of existing licensed spectrum is becoming most critical as growing demand of the radio spectrum. Different researches show that the use of licensed are not utilized inefficiently. It has been also shown that primary u...
computer science
13,498
New Model for Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms
cs.NE
Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms (MOEAs) have been proved efficient to deal with Multi-objective Optimization Problems (MOPs). Until now tens of MOEAs have been proposed. The unified mode would provide a more systematic approach to build new MOEAs. Here a new model is proposed which includes two sub-models based...
computer science
13,499
Evolving a New Feature for a Working Program
cs.NE
A genetic programming system is created. A first fitness function f1 is used to evolve a program that implements a first feature. Then the fitness function is switched to a second function f2, which is used to evolve a program that implements a second feature while still maintaining the first feature. The median number...
computer science
13,500
Evolving Pacing Strategies for Team Pursuit Track Cycling
cs.NE
Team pursuit track cycling is a bicycle racing sport held on velodromes and is part of the Summer Olympics. It involves the use of strategies to minimize the overall time that a team of cyclists needs to complete a race. We present an optimisation framework for team pursuit track cycling and show how to evolve strategi...
computer science
13,501
Idealized Dynamic Population Sizing for Uniformly Scaled Problems
cs.NE
This paper explores an idealized dynamic population sizing strategy for solving additive decomposable problems of uniform scale. The method is designed on top of the foundations of existing population sizing theory for this class of problems, and is carefully compared with an optimal fixed population sized genetic algo...
computer science