Kumara Sastry » Competent GAs

Towards billion bit optimization via parallel estimation of distribution algorithm

Kumara Sastry — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:49:00 +0000

Sastry, K., Goldberg, D. E., Llorà, X. (2007). Proceedings of the 2007 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2007). 577–584. [Best paper in Estimation of Distribution Algorithms track] [Preprint: IlliGAL report no. 2007007] [Full paper - DOI] [Presentation Slides].

Automated alphabet reduction method with evolutionary algorithms for protein structure prediction

Kumara Sastry — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:24:26 +0000

Bacardit, J., Stout, M., Hirst, J. D., Sastry, K., Llorà, X., Krasnogor, N. (2007). Proceedings of the 2007 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2007). 346–353. [Bronze “Humies” award at the Human Competitive Results Competition] [Preprint: IlliGAL report no. 2007015] [Full paper - DOI].

Analyzing probabilistic models in hierarchical BOA on traps and spin glasses

Kumara Sastry — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:12:34 +0000

Hauschild, M., Pelikan, M., Lima, C. F., Sastry, K. (2007). Proceedings of the 2007 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2007). 523–530. [Preprint: Medal report no. 2007001] [Full paper - DOI].

Scalability of a hybrid extended compact genetic algorithm for ground state optimization of clusters

admin — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:38:27 +0000

Sastry, K., Goldberg, D. E., Johnson, D. D. (2007). Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 22(5), 570-576. [Full Paper - DOI].

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A survey of linkage learning techniques in genetic and evolutionary algorithms

admin — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:28:18 +0000

Chen, Y.-p., Yu, T.-L., Sastry, K., Goldberg, D. E. (2007). IlliGAL Report No. 2007014. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL. [Full paper - PDF] [Full paper - PS].

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Efficiency enhancement of estimation of distribution algorithms

admin — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 23:22:37 +0000

Sastry, K. (2006). Presentation at MEDAL gathering on evolutionary computation. Download presentation slides.

Population sizing to go: Online adaptation using noise and substructural measurement

admin — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:27:44 +0000

Yu, T.-L., Sastry, K., Goldberg, D. E. (In preparation). In Lobo, F., Lima, C., Michalewicz, Z. (Eds.), Parameter Settings in Evolutionary Algorithms.

Online population size adjusting using noise and substructural measurements

admin — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:00:35 +0000

Yu, T.-L., Sastry, K., Goldberg, D. E. (2005). Proceedings of the Congress on Evolutionary Computation Conference, 3, 2491—2498. [Full paper - PDF] [Full paper - PS] [Presentation slides].

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Linkage learning, overlapping building blocks, and a systematic strategy for scalable recombination

admin — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:00:45 +0000

Yu, T.-L., Sastry, K., Goldberg, D. E. (2005). Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. 1217—1224. [Full paper - PDF] [Full paper - PS] [Presentation slides].

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Discovering deep building blocks for competent genetic algorithms using chance discovery via KeyGraphs

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2003 16:00:45 +0000

Goldberg, D. E., Sastry, K., Ohsawa, Y. (2003). In Ohsawa, Y., McBurney, P. (Eds.), Chance Discovery. 276—302. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. [Full paper - PDF] [Full paper - PS].
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