2 papers
cs.NE2018
Runtime Analysis for Self-adaptive Mutation Rates
Benjamin Doerr, Carsten Witt, Jing Yang
We propose and analyze a self-adaptive version of the evolutionary algorithm in which the current mutation rate is part of the individual and thus also subject to mutation.…
cs.NE2018
Optimal Parameter Choices via Precise Black-Box Analysis
Benjamin Doerr, Carola Doerr, Jing Yang
It has been observed that some working principles of evolutionary algorithms, in particular, the influence of the parameters, cannot be understood from results on the asymptotic or…