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AE
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Algorithmic Self-assembly by Accretion and by Carving in MGS
Abstract. We report the use of MGS, a declarative and rule-based language, for the modeling of various self-assembly processes. The approach is illustrated on the fabrication of a ...
Antoine Spicher, Olivier Michel, Jean-Louis Giavit...
AE
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Memetic Algorithms for the MinLA Problem
This paper presents a new Memetic Algorithm designed to compute near optimal solutions for the MinLA problem. It incorporates a highly specialized crossover operator, a fast MinLA ...
Eduardo Rodriguez-Tello, Jin-Kao Hao, Jose Torres-...
AE
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Incorporating Knowledge of Secondary Structures in a L-System-Based Encoding for Protein Folding
An encoding scheme for protein folding on lattice models, inspired by parametric L-systems, was proposed. The encoding incorporates problem domain knowledge in the form of predesig...
Gabriela Ochoa, Gabi Escuela, Natalio Krasnogor
AE
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Size Control with Maximum Homologous Crossover
Most of the Evolutionary Algorithms handling variable-sized structures, like Genetic Programming, tend to produce too long solutions and the recombination operator used is often co...
Michael Defoin-Platel, Manuel Clergue, Philippe Co...
AE
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
An Immunological Algorithm for Global Numerical Optimization
Abstract. Numerical optimization of given objective functions is a crucial task in many real-life problems. The present article introduces an immunological algorithm for continuous...
Vincenzo Cutello, Giuseppe Narzisi, Giuseppe Nicos...
AE
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
A New Classification-Rule Pruning Procedure for an Ant Colony Algorithm
This work proposes a new rule pruning procedure for Ant-Miner, an Ant Colony algorithm that discovers classification rules in the context of data mining. The performance of Ant-Min...
Allen Chan, Alex Alves Freitas
AE
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
An Enhanced Genetic Algorithm for Protein Structure Prediction Using the 2D Hydrophobic-Polar Model
This paper presents an enhanced genetic algorithm for the protein structure prediction problem. A new fitness function, that uses the concept of radius of gyration, is proposed. Al...
Heitor S. Lopes, Marcos P. Scapin
AE
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Outlines of Artificial Life: A Brief History of Evolutionary Individual Based Models
In the research field of Artificial Life, the concepts of emergence and adaptation form the basis of a class of models which describes reproducing individuals whose characteristics...
Stefan Bornhofen, Claude Lattaud
AE
2005
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Simultaneous Optimization of Weights and Structure of an RBF Neural Network
Virginie Lefort, Carole Knibbe, Guillaume Beslon, ...