Comparing different metaheuristics for model selection in a supervised learning classifier system

J Wurth, M Heider, H Stegherr, R Sraj… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
In the context of tasks that highly involve human interaction and expert knowledge, ie,
operator guidance in manufacturing, the possibility of decision verifications by the user is a …

Discovering rules for rule-based machine learning with the help of novelty search

M Heider, H Stegherr, D Pätzel, R Sraj, J Wurth… - SN Computer …, 2023 - Springer
Automated prediction systems based on machine learning (ML) are employed in practical
applications with increasing frequency and stakeholders demand explanations of their …

SupRB in the context of rule-based machine learning methods: A comparative study

M Heider, H Stegherr, R Sraj, D Pätzel, J Wurth… - Applied Soft …, 2023 - Elsevier
Comprehending why an artificial intelligence–based agent makes certain predictions is
often discussed as one of the central issues that needs to be solved in the near future to …

Investigating the impact of independent rule fitnesses in a learning classifier system

M Heider, H Stegherr, J Wurth, R Sraj… - … Optimization Methods and …, 2022 - Springer
Achieving at least some level of explainability requires complex analyses for many machine
learning systems, such as common black-box models. We recently proposed a new rule …

Towards principled synthetic benchmarks for explainable rule set learning algorithms

D Pätzel, M Heider, J Hähner - Proceedings of the Companion …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
A very common and powerful step in the design process of a new learning algorithm or
extensions and improvements of existing algorithms is the benchmarking of models …

A Survey on Learning Classifier Systems from 2022 to 2024

A Siddique, M Heider, M Iqbal, H Shiraishi - Proceedings of the Genetic …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Learning classifier systems (LCSs) are a state-of-the-art methodology for develo** rule-
based machine learning by applying discovery algorithms and learning components. LCSs …

A closer look at length-niching selection and spatial crossover in variable-length evolutionary rule set learning

D Pätzel, R Nordsieck, J Hähner - Proceedings of the Genetic and …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
We explore variable-length metaheuristics for optimizing sets of rules for regression tasks by
extending an earlier short paper that performed a preliminary analysis of several variants of …

Exploring Self-Adaptive Genetic Algorithms to Combine Compact Sets of Rules

M Heider, M Krischan, R Sraj… - 2024 IEEE Congress on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Rule-based machine learning (RBML) models are often presumed to be very beneficial for
tasks where explainabil-ity of machine learning models is considered essential. However …

Approaches for rule discovery in a learning classifier system

M Heider, H Stegherr, D Pätzel, R Sraj, J Wurth… - 2022 - opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de
To fill the increasing demand for explanations of decisions made by automated prediction
systems, machine learning (ML) techniques that produce inherently transparent models are …

Measuring Similarities in Model Structure of Metaheuristic Rule Set Learners

D Pätzel, R Nordsieck, J Hähner - International Conference on the …, 2024 - Springer
We present a way to measure similarity between sets of rules for regression tasks. This was
identified to be an important but missing tool to investigate Metaheuristic Rule Set Learners …