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ICTAI
2003
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
A Diversity-Controlling Adaptive Genetic Algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows
This paper presents an adaptive genetic algorithm (GA) to solve the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (VRPTW) to near optimal solutions. The algorithm employs a unique dec...
Kenny Qili Zhu
GECCO
2004
Springer
140views Optimization» more  GECCO 2004»
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Keeping the Diversity with Small Populations Using Logic-Based Genetic Programming
We present a new method of Logic-Based Genetic Programming (LBGP). Using the intrinsic mechanism of backtracking in Prolog, we utilize large individual programs with redundant clau...
Ken Taniguchi, Takao Terano
GEM
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Initial Population for Genetic Algorithms: A Metric Approach
- Besides the difficulty of the application problem to be solved with Genetic Algorithms (GAs), an additional difficulty arises because the quality of the solution found, or the ...
Pedro A. Diaz-Gomez, Dean F. Hougen
GECCO
2008
Springer
165views Optimization» more  GECCO 2008»
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Dual-population genetic algorithm for nonstationary optimization
In order to solve nonstationary optimization problems efficiently, evolutionary algorithms need sufficient diversity to adapt to environmental changes. The dual-population genetic...
Taejin Park, Ri Choe, Kwang Ryel Ryu
GECCO
2008
Springer
144views Optimization» more  GECCO 2008»
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Maintaining diversity through adaptive selection, crossover and mutation
This paper presents an Adaptive Genetic Algorithm (AGA) where selection pressure, crossover and mutation probabilities are adapted according to population diversity statistics. Th...
Brian McGinley, Fearghal Morgan, Colm O'Riordan