Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) are inspired by the biological model of evolution and natural selection. In the natural world, evolution helps species adapt to their environments. Evolutionary algorithms are based on a simplified model of this biological evolution. To solve a particular problem we ...
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Parallel application in python becomes much slower when using mpi rather than multiprocessing module
Lately I've observed a weird effect when I measured performance of my parallel application using the multiprocessing module and mpi4py as communication tools.
The application performs evolutionary ...
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Evolutionary Algorithm - Physical Travelling Salesman [migrated]
I want to solve Physical Travelling Salesman Problem using Evolutionary Algorithm.
The objective of the PTSP is to visit the maximum number of waypoints of the map in the minimum number of time ...
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Creating Movie for each Generation of Data [duplicate]
I have the following code:
figure;
contour(X1,X2,f);
hold on
plot(top(1:size(top,1)), 'rx');
EDIT
figure;
for i = 1: G
contour(X1,X2,f);
hold on
plot(top(1:size(top,1)), 'rx');
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algorithms/data structures/simulations in ecology [closed]
I am currently looking for some area in ecology( plant population growth , extinction etc ) for project that involves data structures or simulations(like monte carlo) or algorithms.
Can anyone suggest ...
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motion simulation in BBC The Secret Life of Chaos
the link is here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pv1c3
I got fascinated by the motion simulation of a walking human, I want to make a simulation of that kind of my own, but I barely know anything ...
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Data structure to represent a solution of 2D material cutting?
I am working on the cutting problem, and I need to figure out how
to represent the solution.
For example look at this image, where the gray areas are unused material.
Can you please recommend me ...
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Trying to find an good data - representation for a genetic (evolutionary) algorithm, but I just can't imagine one
Disclaimer
First of all, this is for homework, so don't ask why it's so contrived, it is this way and it can only be this way. (I get a lot of "how about if you change something"), sorry ... I can't.
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Genetic Programming for Operating System in C sharp [closed]
I've been looking genetic programming for simulation operating system like
cheddar in ada language or cpuss in C#. Anyone knows of good online resources? Wonder if there is a C# library out there for ...
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Literature on many-vs-many classifier
In the context of Multi-Class Classification (MCC) problem,
a common approach is to build final solution from multiple binary classifiers.
Two composition strategy typically mentioned are one-vs-all ...
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Evolving neural networks tutorials [closed]
I have been experimenting with neural networks in Java using some tutorials and happended to hit upon these :
Neural Bots and
Goopies
I want to try these out with help from decent tutorials (With ...
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High Dimensional function optimization for slow functions
I am not really sure if this is the right place to ask this, but since it didnt seem to be a perfect fit for the mathematics SX either, I decided to post here.
I have function with a very high ...
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Relationship between genetic representation and fitness function
As you know choosing a genetic representation is a part of building any Genetic Algorithm (GA). A mapping can be hence defined between the genotype space (problem solving space) and the phenotype ...
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Robocode out of memory error
I am attempting to write a simple robot that uses 2d ArrayLists that I can later manipulate to change the robots actions
The trouble I am having is that at the moment when I run the robot it runs for ...
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Computer Program more intelligent that the programmer? Is it possible? [closed]
Today, I asked a psychologist how can you design an IQ-test to assess a man more intelligent than the designer? He answered me, the same way you can design a chess game program, the designer cannot ...
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using genetic evolution in ECJ?
We are using ECJ(Evolutionary Computation in java) for Grammatical evolution in our final year project. We are really stuck at some crucial point while using this framework. Our main Problems are:
How ...
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Elitism in GA: Should I let the elites be selected as parents?
I am a little confused by the elitism concept in Genetic Algorithm (and other evolutionary algorithms). When I reserve and then copy 1 (or more) elite individuals to the next generation,
Should I ...
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Number of decision variables vs objective space dimension?
Are these two different from each other?
In the context of optimization problems (esp. evolutionary optimization), I've encountered the term decision variables and as its definition and practice ...
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Algorithm: Maximizing profit in card game with m winning cards and n losing cards
Let's say a Casino (C) has a game which involves only one player and one dealer. The game is played with m+n cards, m are marked as winning cards and 'n' as losing cards.
Rules/Information regarding ...
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What is niching sheme?
I am currently reading a paper on using GA in constrained optimization problems. At some part, it is talking about applying niching scheme on the individuals (or the Pareto front they make).
It seems ...
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Anyone knows anything on intra-population effects?
For a project which I am doing I am planning to build an Asynchronous Cellular EA with Intra-Population Effects. This last bit (the intra-population effects) is what my question is about.
What I ...
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Course Scheduling Algorithms: why use of DFS or Graph coloring is not suggested?
I need to develop a Course Timetabling software which can allot timeslots and rooms efficiently. This is a curriculum based routine, not post-enrollment based. And efficiently means classes are ...
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Where can I find good and simple test functions for evolutionary algorithms?
I've started learning evolutionary algorithms (GA, PSO, ...) and I want to implement them in Matlab and play with different parameters to get a hold of the algorithms' structures and how they work.
...
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Implementing Flexible Neural Trees
I would like to implement a Flexible Neural Tree using the Probabilistic Incremental Program Evolution algorithm (PIPE) as described in this document.
I understand the concepts described in the ...
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Combine Values to Create Bunch of 100 [closed]
suppose I have one array having the values:
array(20,40,30,15,60,50,10)
Now what i want is to I need to create bunch of 100 or near to hundred.and create separate round for each set of 100(or near ...
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Is CMA-ES (mu, lambda) or (mu + lambda)?
I know the basic components required for a covariance matrix adaptation- evolutionary strategy, but I can't seem to find anywhere that explicitly states whether the selected children(lambda) replace ...
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Can evolutionary computation be a method of reinforcement learning?
I am working on a project, a simulated robot learns to do something by neuroevolution
So, where is evolutionary computation? Is it a method of reinforcement learning? Or a separate method of machine ...
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Difficulty Managing Data/Items with Dependencies for a Product Configurator
I am working on parsing some strings that contain a object information with some dependencies or requirements for the object.
This is for product configuration and the objects are the components that ...
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How to initialize Chromosomes in an Evolutionary Algorithm to solve an LP/ILP or general COS on real variables?
I am working on a Java framework for Optimization Problems. So far, I have implemented lp_solve and GLPK and therefore I can handle linear problems (LPs) and integer linear problems (ILPs). Now I want ...
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any one know how to implement a moran process in evolutionary game?
this is a article of http://www.mathematica-journal.com/data/uploads/2011/05/Voelkl.pdf, but I still have little idea how to transfer it into the java code?
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Is it possible for evolutionary algorithms to create machine code? [closed]
This is a question of general interest, as I am not trying to solve a specific problem. I have looked around to try to find some articles that cover this area, but am struggling to even put together ...
