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Genetic Programming: On the Programming of Computers by Means of Natural Selection

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This book discusses the evolution of architecture, primitive functions, terminals, sufficiency, and closure, and the role of representation and the lens effect in genetic programming.
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Background on genetic algorithms, LISP, and genetic programming hierarchical problem-solving introduction to automatically-defined functions - the two-boxes problem problems that straddle the breakeven point for computational effort Boolean parity functions determining the architecture of the program the lawnmower problem the bumblebee problem the increasing benefits of ADFs as problems are scaled up finding an impulse response function artificial ant on the San Mateo trail obstacle-avoiding robot the minesweeper problem automatic discovery of detectors for letter recognition flushes and four-of-a-kinds in a pinochle deck introduction to biochemistry and molecular biology prediction of transmembrane domains in proteins prediction of omega loops in proteins lookahead version of the transmembrane problem evolutionary selection of the architecture of the program evolution of primitives and sufficiency evolutionary selection of terminals evolution of closure simultaneous evolution of architecture, primitive functions, terminals, sufficiency, and closure the role of representation and the lens effect Appendices: list of special symbols list of special functions list of type fonts default parameters computer implementation annotated bibliography of genetic programming electronic mailing list and public repository

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Prediction of energy performance of residential buildings: a genetic programming approach

TL;DR: In this article, a genetic programming-based framework for estimating the energy performance of residential buildings is proposed, which is able to build a model able to predict the heating load and the cooling load of residential building.
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Identifying the structure of nonlinear dynamic systems using multiobjective genetic programming

TL;DR: This approach uses an evolutionary algorithm, genetic programming, in a multiobjective fashion to generate global models which describe the dynamic behavior of the nonlinear system under investigation.
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AutoML-Zero: Evolving Machine Learning Algorithms From Scratch

TL;DR: It is shown that AutoML can go further: it is possible today to automatically discover complete machine learning algorithms just using basic mathematical operations as building blocks, by introducing a novel framework that significantly reduces human bias through a generic search space.
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Gene expression programming to predict the discharge coefficient in rectangular side weirs

TL;DR: Gene expression programming (GEP) is used as a new method for estimating side weir discharge coefficient and a new equation proposed through GEP can be utilized for estimating the discharge coefficient in rectangular sharp-crested side weirs.
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Optimization by Simulated Annealing

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