GECCO'06 Main Page

Author Index

Table of Contents

PAPER TRACKS

Ant Colony Optimization & Swarm Intelligence
Artificial Immune Systems
Artificial Life Evolutionary Robotics, Adaptive Behavior
Biological Applications
Coevolution
Estimation of Distribution Algorithms
Evolution Strategies, Evolutionary Programming
Evolutionary Combinatorial Optimization
Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization
Evolvable Hardware
Genetjc Programming
Genetic Algorithms
Learning Classifier Systems and other Genetics-Based Machine Learning
Real-World Applications
Search-Based Software Engineering


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Genetic Algorithms: Papers

Distributed Evaluation Functions for Fault Tolerant Multi-Rover Systems (Page 1079)
A. Agogino (University of California at Santa Cruz)
K. Tumer (NASA Ames Research Center)

Structure and Metaheuristics (Page 1087)
Y. Borenstein, R. Poli (University of Essex)

A General Coarse-Graining Framework for Studying Simultaneous Inter-Population Constraints Induced By Evolutionary Operations (Page 1095)
K. Burjorjee, J. B. Pollack (Brandeis University)

Adaptive Discretization for Probabilistic Model Building Genetic Algorithms (Page 1103)
C.-H. Chen, W.-N. Liu, Y.-P. Chen (National Chiao Tung University)

Crossover Gene Selection by Spatial Location (Page 1111)
D. M. Cherba, W. Punch (Michigan State University)

Properties of Symmetric Fitness Functions (Page 1117)
S.-S. Choi , Y.-K. Kwon, B.-R. Moon (Seoul National University)

Non-Wrapping Order Crossover: An Order Preserving Crossover Operator that Respects Absolute Position (Page 1125)
V. A. Cicirello (The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey)

gLINC: Identifying Composability using Group Perturbation (Page 1133)
D. J. Coffin, C. D. Clack (University College London)

Multi-Objective Test Problems, Linkages, and Evolutionary Methodologies (Page 1141)
K. Deb, A. Sinha (Indian Institute of Technology)
S. Kukkonen (Lappeenranta University of Technology)

An Empirical Investigation of How and Why Neutrality Affects Evolutionary Search (Page 1149)
E. Galván-López, R. Poli (University of Essex)

A Hybrid of Genetic Algorithm and Bottleneck Shifting for Flexible Job Shop Scheduling Problem (Page 1157)
J. Gao (Xi'an Jiaotong University)
M. Gen (Waseda University)
L. Sun (Xi'an Jiaotong University)

Robot Gaits Evolved by Combining Genetic Algorithms and Binary Hill Climbing (Page 1165)
L. M. Garder, M. E. Hřvin (University of Oslo)

Segmentation of Medical Images Using a Genetic Algorithm (Page 1171)
P. Ghosh, M. Mitchell (Portland State University)

A Tree-Based Genetic Algorithm for Building Rectilinear Steiner Arborescences (Page 1179)
W. A. Greene (University of New Orleans)

Neighbourhood Searches for the Bounded Diameter Minimum Spanning Tree Problem Embedded in a VNS, EA, and ACO (Page 1187)
M. Gruber (Vienna University of Technology)
J. van Hemert (University of Edinburgh)
G. R. Raidl (Vienna University of Technology)

Fitness Function for Finding out Robust Solutions on Time-Varying Functions (Page 1195)
H. Handa (Okayama University)

Dynamic Multi-Objective Optimization with Evolutionary Algorithms: A Forward-Looking Approach (Page 1201)
I. Hatzakis, D. Wallace (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Multi-Attractor Gene Reordering for Graph Bisection (Page 1209)
I. Hwang, Y.-H. Kim, B.-R. Moon (Seoul National University)

Geometric Crossover for Multiway Graph Partitioning (Page 1217)
Y.-H. Kim, Y. Yoon (Seoul National University)
A. Moraglio (University of Essex)
B.-R. Moon (Seoul National University)

A Splicing/Decomposable Encoding and Its Novel Operators for Genetic Algorithms (Page 1225)
Y. Liang, K.-S. Lueng, K.-H. Lee (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

On the Utility of the Multimodal Problem Generator for Assessing the Performance of Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 1233)
F. G. Lobo, C. F. Lima (University of Algarve)

Revisiting Evolutionary Algorithms with On-the-Fly Population Size Adjustment (Page 1241)
F. G. Lobo, C. F. Lima (University of Algarve)

Spectral Techniques for Graph Bisection in Genetic Algorithms (Page 1249)
J. G. Martin (University of Georgia)

A Fast Hybrid Genetic Algorithm for the Quadratic Assignment Problem (Page 1257)
A. Misevicius (Kaunas University of Technology)

A New Generation Alternation Model for Differential Evolution (Page 1265)
N. Noman, H. Iba (The University of Tokyo)

How an Optimal Observer can Collapse the Search Space (Page 1273)
C. Philemotte, H. Bersini (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

The LEM3 Implementation of Learnable Evolution Model and Its Testing on Complex Function Optimization Problems (Page 1281)
J. Wojtusiak, R. S. Michalski (George Mason University)

The Effect of Crossover on the Behavior of the GA in Dynamic Environments: A Case Study using the Shaky Ladder Hyperplane-Defined Functions (Page 1289)
W. Rand (Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems)
R. Riolo, J. H. Holland (University of Michigan)

Selecting for Evolvable Representations (Page 1297)
J. Reisinger , R. Miikkulainen (University of Texas at Austin)

Comparison of Multi-Modal Optimization Algorithms Based on Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 1305)
G. Singh (Wright State University)
K. Deb (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)

"Optimal" Mutation Rates for Genetic Search (Page 1313)
J. Cervantes, C. R. Stephens (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico)

Comparing Evolutionary and Temproal Difference Methods in a Reinforcement Learning Domain (Page 1321)
M. E. Taylor, S. Whiteson, P. Stone (The University of Texas at Austin)

Combining Genetic Algorithms with Squeaky-Wheel Optimization (Page 1329)
J. Terada, H. Vo, D. Joslin (Seattle University)

A Crossover for Complex Building Blocks Overlapping (Page 1337)
M. Tsuji, M. Munetomo, K. Akama (Hokkaido University)

Use of Statistical Outlier Detection Method in Adaptive Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 1345)
J. M. Whitacre, T. Q. Pham, R. A. Sarker (University of New South Wales)

Credit Assignment in Adaptive Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 1353)
J. M. Whitacre, T. Q. Pham, R. A. Sarker (University of New South Wales)

Fluctuating Crosstalk, Deterministic Noise, and GA Scalability (Page 1361)
P. Winward, D. E. Goldberg (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Strong Recombination, Weak Selection, and Mutation (Page 1369)
A. H. Wright (University of Montana)
J. N. Richter (Montana State University)

A Comparative Study of Immune System Based Genetic Algorithms in Dynamic Environments (Page 1377)
S. Yang (University of Leicester)

Conquering Hierarchical Difficulty by Explicit Chunking: Substructural Chromosome Compression (Page 1385)
T.-L. Yu, D. E. Goldberg (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

Genetic Algorithms: Posters

Instance Similarity and the Effectiveness of Case Injection in a Genetic Algorithm for Binary Quadratic Programming (Page 1395)
J. Amunrud, B. A. Julstrom (St. Cloud State University)

A Comparative Study of Evolutionary Optimization Techniques in Dynamic Environments (Page 1397)
D. Ayvaz (Bogazici University)
H. Topcuoglu (Marmaru University)
F. Gurgen (Bogazici University)

The No Free Lunch and Realistic Search Algorithms (Page 1399)
Y. Borenstein, R. Poli (University of Essex)

Classes of Problems in the Black Box Scenario (Page 1399)
Y. Borenstein, R. Poli (University of Essex)

A Genetic Model Based on Simulated Crossover of Quaternary Genes for Quadratic Fitness (Page 1403)
M. Carpentieri , V. Fedullo (Universitŕ di Salerno)

Variable Length Genetic Algorithms with Multiple Chromosomes on a Variant of the Onemax Problem: Investigating Changes in Chromosome Length (Page 1405)
R. Cavill, S. L. Smith , A. M. Tyrrell (University of York)

Improving Genetic Algorithm Performance with Intelligent Mappings from Chromosomes to Solutions (Page 1407)
J. Collins, D. Joslin (Seattle University)

The Snake in the Box Problem: Mathematical Conjecture and a Genetic Algorithm Approach (Page 1409)
P. A. Diaz-Gomez, D. F. Hougen (University of Oklahoma)

A New Approach for Shortest Path Routing Problem by Random Key-based GA (Page 1411)
M. Gen, L. Lin (Waseda University)

Solving Identification Problem for Asynchronous Finite State Machines Using Genetic Algorithms (Page 1413)
X. Geng (California State University)

iECGA: Integer Extended Compact Genetic Algorithm (Page 1415)
P.-C. Hung, Y.-P. Chen (National Chiao Tung University)

Analyzing Active Interactive Genetic Algorithms using Visual Analytics (Page 1417)
X. Llorŕ, K. Sastry (University of Illinois)
F. Alías (Universitat Ramon Lluli)
D. E. Goldberg, M. Welge (University of Illinois)

Extraction of Landscape Information based on a Quality Control Approach and Its Applications to Mutation in GA (Page 1419)
M. Matayoshi , M. Nakamura, H. Miyagi (University of the Ryukyus)

Generalized Cycle Crossover for Graph Partitioning (Page 1421)
A. Moraglio (University of Essex)
Y.-H. Kim, Y. Yoon , B.-R. Moon (Seoul National University)
R. Poli (University of Essex)

Mating Networks in Steady State Genetic Algorithms are Scale Free (Page 1423)
M. K. Oner, I. I. Garibay, A. S. Wu (University of Central Florida)

Distributed Genetic Algorithm for Energy-Efficient Resource Management in Sensor Networks (Page 1425)
Q. Qiu, Q. Wu (Binghamton University)
D. Burns, D. Holzhauer (Air Force Research Laboratory)

Estimating the Destructiveness of Crossover on Binary Tree Representations (Page 1427)
L. Sheneman, J. A. Foster (University of Idaho)

Multi-Objective Diversity Maintenance (Page 1429)
P. Snijders (Groningen University)
E. D. de Jong (Utrecht University)
B. de Boer, F. Weissing (Groningen University)

Game Theory as a New Paradigm for Phenotype Characterization of Genetic Algorithms (Page 1432)
O. N. Teixeira (Centro Universitário do Pará - CESUPA, Universidade Federal do Pará-UFPA)
A. N. Teixeira, F. H. de Brito, R. C.L. de Oliveira (Universidade Federal do Pará - UFPA)

Leveraging Domain-Expert Knowledge in a Genetic Algorithm for Civil Engineering Design Optimization (Page 1433)
H. Vo, J. Terada, D. Joslin, J. Dragovich (Seattle University)

Dominance Learning in Diploid Genetic Algorithms for Dynamic Optimization Problems (Page 1435)
S. Yang (University of Leicester)

Both Robust Computation and Mutation Operation in Dynamic Evolutionary Algorithm are Based on Orthogonal Design (Page 1437)
S. Zeng, R. Wang, H. Shi, G. Chen (China University of GeoSciences)
H. de Garis (Utah State University)
L. Kang , L. Ding (Wuhan University)