• DocumentCode
    2731056
  • Title

    Complexity transitions in evolutionary algorithms: evaluating the impact of the initial population

  • Author

    Defaweux, Anne ; Lenaerts, Tom ; van Hemert, Jano ; Parent, Johan

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Sci., Vrije Univ. Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    2-5 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    2174
  • Abstract
    This paper proposes an evolutionary approach for the composition of solutions in an incremental way. The approach is based on the metaphor of transitions in complexity discussed in the context of evolutionary biology. Partially defined solutions interact and evolve into aggregations until a full solution for the problem at hand is found. The impact of the initial population on the outcome and the dynamics of the process is evaluated using the domain of binary constraint satisfaction problems.
  • Keywords
    computational complexity; constraint theory; evolutionary computation; binary constraint satisfaction problems; complexity transitions; evolutionary algorithms; evolutionary biology; Biological system modeling; Collaboration; Constraint optimization; Context modeling; Evolution (biology); Evolutionary computation; NP-complete problem; Stochastic processes; Symbiosis; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Evolutionary Computation, 2005. The 2005 IEEE Congress on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9363-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CEC.2005.1554964
  • Filename
    1554964