[HTML][HTML] MEEDNets: Medical image classification via ensemble bio-inspired evolutionary DenseNets

H Zhu, W Wang, I Ulidowski, Q Zhou, S Wang… - Knowledge-Based …, 2023 - Elsevier
Inspired by the biological evolution, this paper proposes an evolutionary synthesis
mechanism to automatically evolve DenseNet towards high sparsity and efficiency for …

Q-learning, policy iteration and actor-critic reinforcement learning combined with metaheuristic algorithms in servo system control

IA Zamfirache, RE Precup… - Facta Universitatis …, 2023 - casopisi.junis.ni.ac.rs
This paper carries out the performance analysis of three control system structures and
approaches, which combine Reinforcement Learning (RL) and Metaheuristic Algorithms …

Deep reinforcement learning versus evolution strategies: A comparative survey

AY Majid, S Saaybi, V Francois-Lavet… - … on Neural Networks …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) and evolution strategies (ESs) have surpassed human-
level control in many sequential decision-making problems, yet many open challenges still …

An improved ensemble particle swarm optimizer using niching behavior and covariance matrix adapted retreat phase

L Hong, X Yu, B Wang, J Woodward, E Özcan - Swarm and Evolutionary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, to overcome the limitations of certain algorithms, ensemble
strategies or self-adaptive mechanisms for evolutionary computation algorithms have been …

A reinforced hybrid genetic algorithm for the traveling salesman problem

J Zheng, J Zhong, M Chen, K He - Computers & Operations Research, 2023 - Elsevier
We propose a new method called the Reinforced Hybrid Genetic Algorithm (RHGA) for
solving the famous NP-hard Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP). Specifically, we combine …

[HTML][HTML] Automatic frequency-based feature selection using discrete weighted evolution strategy

H Nematzadeh, J García-Nieto, I Navas-Delgado… - Applied Soft …, 2022 - Elsevier
High dimensional datasets usually suffer from curse of dimensionality which may increase
the classification time and decrease the classification accuracy beyond a certain …

Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning: A Systematic Review and Future Directions

Y Lin, F Lin, G Cai, H Chen, L Zou, P Wu - arxiv preprint arxiv:2402.13296, 2024 - arxiv.org
In response to the limitations of reinforcement learning and evolutionary algorithms (EAs) in
complex problem-solving, Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning (EvoRL) has emerged as a …

Covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy based on correlated evolution paths with application to reinforcement learning

OS Ajani, A Kumar, R Mallipeddi - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
Proven as an efficient population-based optimization algorithm, Covariance Matrix
Adaptation Evolution Strategy (CMA-ES) features two evolution paths, one to update the …

Adaptive Optimization in Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning Using Evolutionary Mutation Rates

Y Zhao, Y Ding, Y Pei - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has achieved notable success in continuous control
tasks. However, it faces challenges that limit its applicability to a wider array of tasks …

Optimization of large-scale UAV cluster confrontation game based on integrated evolution strategy

H Liu, K Wu, K Huang, G Cheng, R Wang, G Liu - Cluster Computing, 2024 - Springer
The development of large-scale cluster intelligence will inevitably lead to new problems of
adversarial game control. Aiming at the problem of high dimension and high dynamics in the …