Estimation of distribution algorithms

M Pelikan, MW Hauschild, FG Lobo - Springer handbook of computational …, 2015‏ - Springer
Estimation of distribution algorithms (EDA s) guide the search for the optimum by building
and sampling explicit probabilistic models of promising candidate solutions. However, EDA …

Personalized search inspired fast interactive estimation of distribution algorithm and its application

Y Chen, X Sun, D Gong, Y Zhang… - IEEE transactions on …, 2017‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Interactive evolutionary algorithms have been applied to personalized search, in which less
user fatigue and efficient search are pursued. Motivated by this, we present a fast interactive …

Model accuracy in the Bayesian optimization algorithm

CF Lima, FG Lobo, M Pelikan, DE Goldberg - Soft Computing, 2011‏ - Springer
Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) are particularly suited to solve problems for which there is not
much information available. From this standpoint, estimation of distribution algorithms …

Transfer learning, soft distance-based bias, and the hierarchical boa

M Pelikan, MW Hauschild, PL Lanzi - … Solving from Nature-PPSN XII: 12th …, 2012‏ - Springer
An automated technique has recently been proposed to transfer learning in the hierarchical
Bayesian optimization algorithm (hBOA) based on distance-based statistics. The technique …

Research topics in discrete estimation of distribution algorithms based on factorizations

R Santana, P Larrañaga, JA Lozano - Memetic Computing, 2009‏ - Springer
In this paper, we identify a number of topics relevant for the improvement and development
of discrete estimation of distribution algorithms. Focusing on the role of probability …

Toward understanding EDAs based on Bayesian networks through a quantitative analysis

C Echegoyen, A Mendiburu, R Santana… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2011‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The successful application of estimation of distribution algorithms (EDAs) to solve different
kinds of problems has reinforced their candidature as promising black-box optimization …

Pairwise and problem-specific distance metrics in the linkage tree genetic algorithm

M Pelikan, MW Hauschild, D Thierens - … of the 13th annual conference on …, 2011‏ - dl.acm.org
The linkage tree genetic algorithm (LTGA) identifies linkages between problem variables
using an agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithm and linkage trees. This enables …

[PDF][PDF] Introduction to estimation of distribution algorithms

M Pelikan, MW Hauschild, FG Lobo - MEDAL Report, 2012‏ - Citeseer
Estimation of distribution algorithms (EDAs) guide the search for the optimum by building
and sampling explicit probabilistic models of promising candidate solutions. However, EDAs …

[PDF][PDF] MATEDA: A suite of EDA programs in Matlab

R Santana, C Echegoyen, A Mendiburu… - Dept. Comput. Sci …, 2009‏ - sidshakya.com
Abstract This paper describes MATEDA-2.0, a suite of programs in Matlab for estimation of
distribution algorithms. The package allows the optimization of single and multi-objective …

[PDF][PDF] Learn from the past: Improving model-directed optimization by transfer learning based on distance-based bias

M Pelikan, MW Hauschild - … Algorithms Laboratory, University of Missouri in …, 2012‏ - Citeseer
For many optimization problems it is possible to define a problem-specific distance metric
over decision variables that correlates with the strength of interactions between the …