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A pyramidal evolutionary algorithm with different inter-agent partnering strategies for scheduling problems

Aickelin, Uwe

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Uwe Aickelin



Abstract

This paper combines the idea of a hierarchical distributed genetic algorithm with different inter-agent partnering strategies. Cascading clusters of sub-populations are built from bottom up, with higher-level sub-populations optimising larger parts of the problem. Hence higher-level sub-populations search a larger search space with a lower resolution whilst lower-level sub-populations search a smaller search space with a higher resolution. The effects of different partner selection schemes amongst the agents on solution quality are examined for two multiple-choice optimisation problems. It is shown that partnering strategies that exploit problem-specific knowledge are superior and can counter inappropriate (sub-) fitness measurements.

Citation

Aickelin, U. (2001). A pyramidal evolutionary algorithm with different inter-agent partnering strategies for scheduling problems.

Conference Name Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference 2001, late-breaking papers volume
Conference Location San Franciso, California, USA
Start Date Jul 7, 2001
End Date Jul 11, 2001
Publication Date Jan 1, 2001
Deposit Date Oct 2, 2007
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1023127

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