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Evolutionary algorithms in theory and practice

Thomas Bäck
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In this work, the author compares the three most prominent representatives of evolutionary algorithms: genetic algorithms, evolution strategies, and evolutionary programming within a unified framework, thereby clarifying the similarities and differences of these methods.
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The article was published on 1996-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 2679 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Evolutionary music & Evolutionary programming.

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An improved genetic algorithm for the multiconstrained 0-1 knapsack problem

TL;DR: An improved hybrid genetic algorithm for solving the multiconstrained 0-1 knapsack problem (MKP) is presented, based on the solution of the LP relaxed MKP, and an efficient pre-optimization of the initial population is suggested.
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A global optimization algorithm inspired in the behavior of selfish herds.

TL;DR: The experimental results show the remarkable performance of the proposed approach against those of the other compared methods, and as such SHO is proven to be an excellent alternative to solve global optimization problems.
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Learning fuzzy cognitive maps using evolution strategies: a novel schema for modeling and simulating high-level behavior

TL;DR: The proposed approach combines FCM and ES concepts and sets the basis for the establishment and deployment of structural evolution, which broadens the applicability of FCMs.
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A dynamic over-sampling procedure based on sensitivity for multi-class problems

TL;DR: A dynamic over-sampling procedure is proposed for improving the classification of imbalanced datasets with more than two classes that is incorporated into a memetic algorithm (MA) that optimizes radial basis functions neural networks (RBFNNs).
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Standard Steady State Genetic Algorithms Can Hillclimb Faster Than Mutation-Only Evolutionary Algorithms

TL;DR: In this paper, a Markov chain framework was devised to rigorously prove an upper bound on the runtime of standard steady state GAs to hillclimb the OneMax function.