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GECCO
2007
Springer
166views Optimization» more  GECCO 2007»
13 years 9 months ago
Crossover: the divine afflatus in search
The traditional GA theory is pillared on the Building Block Hypothesis (BBH) which states that Genetic Algorithms (GAs) work by discovering, emphasizing and recombining low order ...
David Iclanzan
FOGA
1994
13 years 6 months ago
The Schema Theorem and Price's Theorem
Holland's Schema Theorem is widely taken to be the foundation for explanations of the power of genetic algorithms (GAs). Yet some dissent has been expressed as to its implica...
Lee Altenberg
STOC
2007
ACM
127views Algorithms» more  STOC 2007»
14 years 5 months ago
First to market is not everything: an analysis of preferential attachment with fitness
The design of algorithms on complex networks, such as routing, ranking or recommendation algorithms, requires a detailed understanding of the growth characteristics of the network...
Christian Borgs, Jennifer T. Chayes, Constantinos ...
PPSN
1998
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Modeling Building-Block Interdependency
The Building-Block Hypothesis appeals to the notion of problem decomposition and the assembly of solutions from sub-solutions. Accordingly, there have been many varieties of GA tes...
Richard A. Watson, Gregory Hornby, Jordan B. Polla...
IWPSE
2007
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
Talking tests: an empirical assessment of the role of fit acceptance tests in clarifying requirements
The starting point for software evolution is usually a change request, expressing the new or updated requirements on the delivered system. The requirements specified in a change ...
Filippo Ricca, Marco Torchiano, Mariano Ceccato, P...