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INTEGRATION
2010
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13 years 2 months ago
Analog circuits optimization based on evolutionary computation techniques
1 — This paper presents a new design automation tool based on a modified genetic algorithm kernel, in order to increase efficiency on the analog circuit and system design cycle. ...
Manuel F. M. Barros, Jorge Guilherme, Nuno Horta
AAAI
1994
13 years 5 months ago
Activity Analysis: The Qualitative Analysis of Stationary Points for Optimal Reasoning
We present a theory of a modeler's problem decomposition skills in the context of optimal reasonzng -- the use of qualitative modeling to strategically guide numerical explor...
Brian C. Williams, Jonathan Cagan
ICAI
2003
13 years 5 months ago
Exploiting the Marginal Profits of Constraints with Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization Techniques
Many real-world search and optimization problems naturally involve constraint handling. Recently, quite a few heuristic methods were proposed to solve the nonlinear constrained op...
Zhenyu Yan, Wei Zhi, Lishan Kang
WSC
2007
13 years 6 months ago
Kriging metamodeling in constrained simulation optimization: an explorative study
This paper describes two experiments exploring the potential of the Kriging methodology for constrained simulation optimization. Both experiments study an (s, S) inventory system ...
William E. Biles, Jack P. C. Kleijnen, Wim C. M. V...
CEC
2009
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
Performance of infeasibility driven evolutionary algorithm (IDEA) on constrained dynamic single objective optimization problems
Abstract—A number of population based optimization algorithms have been proposed in recent years to solve unconstrained and constrained single and multi-objective optimization pr...
Hemant K. Singh, Amitay Isaacs, Trung Thanh Nguyen...
GECCO
2010
Springer
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Biogeography-based optimization with blended migration for constrained optimization problems
Biogeography-based optimization (BBO) is a new evolutionary algorithm based on the science of biogeography. We propose two extensions to BBO. First, we propose blended migration. ...
Haiping Ma, Dan Simon
GECCO
2003
Springer
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An Adaptive Penalty Scheme for Steady-State Genetic Algorithms
A parameter-less adaptive penalty scheme for steady-state genetic algorithms applied to constrained optimization problems is proposed. For each constraint, a penalty parameter is a...
Helio J. C. Barbosa, Afonso C. C. Lemonge
MICAI
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Simple Feasibility Rules and Differential Evolution for Constrained Optimization
In this paper, we propose a differential evolution algorithm to solve constrained optimization problems. Our approach uses three simple selection criteria based on feasibility to g...
Efrén Mezura-Montes, Carlos A. Coello Coell...
GECCO
2004
Springer
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PolyEDA: Combining Estimation of Distribution Algorithms and Linear Inequality Constraints
Estimation of distribution algorithms (EDAs) are population-based heuristic search methods that use probabilistic models of good solutions to guide their search. When applied to co...
Jörn Grahl, Franz Rothlauf
GECCO
2005
Springer
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13 years 10 months ago
Simple addition of ranking method for constrained optimization in evolutionary algorithms
During the optimization of a constrained problem using evolutionary algorithms (EAs), an individual in the population can be described using three important properties, i.e., obje...
Pei Yee Ho, Kazuyuki Shimizu