Recent Advances In The Theory And Application Of Fitness Landscapes

Author : Hendrik Richter,Andries Engelbrecht
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642418884

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Recent Advances in the Theory and Application of Fitness Landscapes by Hendrik Richter,Andries Engelbrecht Pdf

This book is concerned with recent advances in fitness landscapes. The concept of fitness landscapes originates from theoretical biology and refers to a framework for analysing and visualizing the relationships between genotypes, phenotypes and fitness. These relationships lay at the centre of attempts to mathematically describe evolutionary processes and evolutionary dynamics. The book addresses recent advances in the understanding of fitness landscapes in evolutionary biology and evolutionary computation. In the volume, experts in the field of fitness landscapes present these findings in an integrated way to make it accessible to a number of audiences: senior undergraduate and graduate students in computer science, theoretical biology, physics, applied mathematics and engineering, but also researcher looking for a reference or/and entry point into using fitness landscapes for analysing algorithms. Also practitioners wanting to employ fitness landscape techniques for evaluating bio- and nature-inspired computing algorithms can find valuable material in the book. For teaching proposes, the book could also be used as a reference handbook.

Author : Francisco Chicano,Bin Hu,Pablo García-Sánchez
Publisher : Springer
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319306988

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Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization by Francisco Chicano,Bin Hu,Pablo García-Sánchez Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization, EvoCOP 2016, held in Porto, Portugal, in March/April 2016, co-located with the Evo*2015 events EuroGP, EvoMUSART and EvoApplications. The 17 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 44 submissions. The papers cover methodology, applications and theoretical studies. The methods included evolutionary and memetic algorithms, variable neighborhood search, particle swarm optimization, hyperheuristics, mat-heuristic and other adaptive approaches. Applications included both traditional domains, such as graph coloring, vehicle routing, the longest common subsequence problem, the quadratic assignment problem; and new(er) domains such as the traveling thief problem, web service location, and finding short addition chains. The theoretical studies involved fitness landscape analysis, local search and recombination operator analysis, and the big valley search space hypothesis. The consideration of multiple objectives, dynamic and noisy environments was also present in a number of articles.

Author : Hamish Carr,Issei Fujishiro,Filip Sadlo,Shigeo Takahashi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783030430368

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Topological Methods in Data Analysis and Visualization V by Hamish Carr,Issei Fujishiro,Filip Sadlo,Shigeo Takahashi Pdf

This collection of peer-reviewed workshop papers provides comprehensive coverage of cutting-edge research into topological approaches to data analysis and visualization. It encompasses the full range of new algorithms and insights, including fast homology computation, comparative analysis of simplification techniques, and key applications in materials and medical science. The book also addresses core research challenges such as the representation of large and complex datasets, and integrating numerical methods with robust combinatorial algorithms. In keeping with the focus of the TopoInVis 2017 Workshop, the contributions reflect the latest advances in finding experimental solutions to open problems in the sector. They provide an essential snapshot of state-of-the-art research, helping researchers to keep abreast of the latest developments and providing a basis for future work. Gathering papers by some of the world’s leading experts on topological techniques, the book represents a valuable contribution to a field of growing importance, with applications in disciplines ranging from engineering to medicine.

Author : Antonio M. Mora,Giovanni Squillero
Publisher : Springer
Page : 913 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319165493

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Applications of Evolutionary Computation by Antonio M. Mora,Giovanni Squillero Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 18th International Conference on the Applications of Evolutionary Computation, EvoApplications 2015, held in Copenhagen, Spain, in April 2015, colocated with the Evo 2015 events EuroGP, EvoCOP, and EvoMUSART. The 72 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 125 submissions. EvoApplications 2015 consisted of the following 13 tracks: EvoBIO (evolutionary computation, machine learning and data mining in computational biology), EvoCOMNET (nature-inspired techniques for telecommunication networks and other parallel and distributed systems), EvoCOMPLEX (evolutionary algorithms and complex systems), EvoENERGY (evolutionary computation in energy applications), EvoFIN (evolutionary and natural computation in finance and economics), EvoGAMES (bio-inspired algorithms in games), EvoIASP (evolutionary computation in image analysis, signal processing, and pattern recognition), EvoINDUSTRY (nature-inspired techniques in industrial settings), EvoNUM (bio-inspired algorithms for continuous parameter optimization), EvoPAR (parallel implementation of evolutionary algorithms), EvoRISK (computational intelligence for risk management, security and defence applications), EvoROBOT (evolutionary computation in robotics), and EvoSTOC (evolutionary algorithms in stochastic and dynamic environments).

Author : Adrian-Horia Dediu,Manuel Lozano,Carlos Martín-Vide
Publisher : Springer
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319137490

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Theory and Practice of Natural Computing by Adrian-Horia Dediu,Manuel Lozano,Carlos Martín-Vide Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference, TPNC 2014, held in Granada, Spain, in December 2014. The 22 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on nature-inspired models of computation; synthesizing nature by means of computation; nature-inspired materials; and information processing in nature.

Author : Esteban Domingo,Peter Schuster,Santiago F. Elena,Celia Perales
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783031156403

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Viral Fitness and Evolution by Esteban Domingo,Peter Schuster,Santiago F. Elena,Celia Perales Pdf

This book unifies general concepts of plant and animal virus evolution and covers a broad range of topics related to theoretical and experimental aspects of virus population dynamics and viral fitness. Timely topics such as viral mechanisms to cope with antiviral agents, the adaptability of the virus to new hosts, emergence of new viral phenotypes, and the connections between short- and long-term virus evolution are included. By comparing plant and animal viruses, universal mechanisms responsible for fitness variations, viral emergence and disease mechanisms are explored. Although emphasis is put on specific plant and human viral pathogens, relevant similarities and differences to other viruses are highlighted. Additionally, readers will learn more about the adaptability of coronaviruses, including the recently emerged SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic. The book is aimed at students and scientists interested in basic and applied aspects of plant and animal virus population dynamics and evolution.

Author : Nanda Dulal Jana,Swagatam Das,Jaya Sil
Publisher : Springer
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319747750

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A Metaheuristic Approach to Protein Structure Prediction by Nanda Dulal Jana,Swagatam Das,Jaya Sil Pdf

This book introduces characteristic features of the protein structure prediction (PSP) problem. It focuses on systematic selection and improvement of the most appropriate metaheuristic algorithm to solve the problem based on a fitness landscape analysis, rather than on the nature of the problem, which was the focus of methodologies in the past. Protein structure prediction is concerned with the question of how to determine the three-dimensional structure of a protein from its primary sequence. Recently a number of successful metaheuristic algorithms have been developed to determine the native structure, which plays an important role in medicine, drug design, and disease prediction. This interdisciplinary book consolidates the concepts most relevant to protein structure prediction (PSP) through global non-convex optimization. It is intended for graduate students from fields such as computer science, engineering, bioinformatics and as a reference for researchers and practitioners.

Author : Roberto Moreno-Díaz,Franz Pichler,Alexis Quesada-Arencibia
Publisher : Springer
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-25
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319747187

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Computer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2017 by Roberto Moreno-Díaz,Franz Pichler,Alexis Quesada-Arencibia Pdf

The two-volume set LNCS 10671 and 10672 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory, EUROCAST 2017, held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, in February 2017. The 117 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 160 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on: pioneers and landmarks in the development of information and communication technologies; systems theory, socio-economic systems and applications; theory and applications of metaheuristic algorithms; stochastic models and applications to natural, social and technical systems; model-based system design, verification and simulation; applications of signal processing technology; algebraic and combinatorial methods in signal and pattern analysis; computer vision, deep learning and applications; computer and systems based methods and electronics technologies in medicine; intelligent transportation systems and smart mobility.

Author : Arnaud Liefooghe,Luís Paquete
Publisher : Springer
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030167110

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Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization by Arnaud Liefooghe,Luís Paquete Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization, EvoCOP 2019, held as part of Evo* 2019, in Leipzig, Germany, in April 2019, co-located with the Evo* 2019 events EuroGP, EvoMUSART and EvoApplications. The 14 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 37 submissions. The papers cover a wide spectrum of topics, ranging from the foundations of evolutionary computation algorithms and other search heuristics to their accurate design and application to both single- and multi-objective combinatorial optimization problems. Fundamental and methodological aspects deal with runtime analysis, the structural properties of fitness landscapes, the study of metaheuristics core components, the clever design of their search principles, and their careful selection and configuration. Applications cover domains such as scheduling, routing, partitioning and general graph problems.

Author : Osvaldo Gervasi,Beniamino Murgante,Sanjay Misra,Giuseppe Borruso,Carmelo M. Torre,Ana Maria A.C. Rocha,David Taniar,Bernady O. Apduhan,Elena Stankova,Alfredo Cuzzocrea
Publisher : Springer
Page : 779 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319623924

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Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2017 by Osvaldo Gervasi,Beniamino Murgante,Sanjay Misra,Giuseppe Borruso,Carmelo M. Torre,Ana Maria A.C. Rocha,David Taniar,Bernady O. Apduhan,Elena Stankova,Alfredo Cuzzocrea Pdf

The six-volume set LNCS 10404-10409 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2017, held in Trieste, Italy, in July 2017. The 313 full papers and 12 short papers included in the 6-volume proceedings set were carefully reviewed and selected from 1052 submissions. Apart from the general tracks, ICCSA 2017 included 43 international workshops in various areas of computational sciences, ranging from computational science technologies to specific areas of computational sciences, such as computer graphics and virtual reality. Furthermore, this year ICCSA 2017 hosted the XIV International Workshop On Quantum Reactive Scattering. The program also featured 3 keynote speeches and 4 tutorials.

Author : Stephen Smith
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031568558

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Applications of Evolutionary Computation by Stephen Smith Pdf

Author : Chun-Wei Tsai,Ming-Chao Chiang
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780443191091

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Handbook of Metaheuristic Algorithms by Chun-Wei Tsai,Ming-Chao Chiang Pdf

Handbook of Metaheuristic Algorithms: From Fundamental Theories to Advanced Applications provides a brief introduction to metaheuristic algorithms from the ground up, including basic ideas and advanced solutions. Although readers may be able to find source code for some metaheuristic algorithms on the Internet, the coding styles and explanations are generally quite different, and thus requiring expanded knowledge between theory and implementation. This book can also help students and researchers construct an integrated perspective of metaheuristic and unsupervised algorithms for artificial intelligence research in computer science and applied engineering domains. Metaheuristic algorithms can be considered the epitome of unsupervised learning algorithms for the optimization of engineering and artificial intelligence problems, including simulated annealing (SA), tabu search (TS), genetic algorithm (GA), ant colony optimization (ACO), particle swarm optimization (PSO), differential evolution (DE), and others. Distinct from most supervised learning algorithms that need labeled data to learn and construct determination models, metaheuristic algorithms inherit characteristics of unsupervised learning algorithms used for solving complex engineering optimization problems without labeled data, just like self-learning, to find solutions to complex problems. Presents a unified framework for metaheuristics and describes well-known algorithms and their variants Introduces fundamentals and advanced topics for solving engineering optimization problems, e.g., scheduling problems, sensors deployment problems, and clustering problems Includes source code based on the unified framework for metaheuristics used as examples to show how TS, SA, GA, ACO, PSO, DE, parallel metaheuristic algorithm, hybrid metaheuristic, local search, and other advanced technologies are realized in programming languages such as C++ and Python

Author : Raina Robeva
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-09
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780128012710

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Algebraic and Discrete Mathematical Methods for Modern Biology by Raina Robeva Pdf

Written by experts in both mathematics and biology, Algebraic and Discrete Mathematical Methods for Modern Biology offers a bridge between math and biology, providing a framework for simulating, analyzing, predicting, and modulating the behavior of complex biological systems. Each chapter begins with a question from modern biology, followed by the description of certain mathematical methods and theory appropriate in the search of answers. Every topic provides a fast-track pathway through the problem by presenting the biological foundation, covering the relevant mathematical theory, and highlighting connections between them. Many of the projects and exercises embedded in each chapter utilize specialized software, providing students with much-needed familiarity and experience with computing applications, critical components of the "modern biology" skill set. This book is appropriate for mathematics courses such as finite mathematics, discrete structures, linear algebra, abstract/modern algebra, graph theory, probability, bioinformatics, statistics, biostatistics, and modeling, as well as for biology courses such as genetics, cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, ecology, and evolution. Examines significant questions in modern biology and their mathematical treatments Presents important mathematical concepts and tools in the context of essential biology Features material of interest to students in both mathematics and biology Presents chapters in modular format so coverage need not follow the Table of Contents Introduces projects appropriate for undergraduate research Utilizes freely accessible software for visualization, simulation, and analysis in modern biology Requires no calculus as a prerequisite Provides a complete Solutions Manual Features a companion website with supplementary resources

Author : Leslie Pérez Cáceres,Thomas Stützle
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031300356

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Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization by Leslie Pérez Cáceres,Thomas Stützle Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization, EvoCOP 2023, held as part of Evo*2023, in Brno, Czech Republic in April 2023, co-located with the Evo*2023 events: EvoMUSART, EvoApplications, and EuroGP. The 15 revised full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions. They present recent theoretical and experimental advances in combinatorial optimization, evolutionary algorithms, and related research fields.

Author : João Carlos Xavier-Junior,Ricardo Araújo Rios
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031216862

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Intelligent Systems by João Carlos Xavier-Junior,Ricardo Araújo Rios Pdf

The two-volume set LNAI 13653 and 13654 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th Brazilian Conference on Intelligent Systems, BRACIS 2022, which took place in Campinas, Brazil, in November/December 2022. The 89 papers presented in the proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 225 submissions. The conference deals with theoretical aspects and applications of artificial and computational intelligence.