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5 papers

cs.NE2025

Playing Atari Space Invaders with Sparse Cosine Optimized Policy Evolution

Jim O'Connor, Jay B. Nash, Derin Gezgin +1

Evolutionary approaches have previously been shown to be effective learning methods for a diverse set of domains. However, the domain of game-playing poses a particular challenge f…

cs.NE2025

Evolutionary Optimization of Deep Learning Agents for Sparrow Mahjong

Jim O'Connor, Derin Gezgin, Gary B. Parker

We present Evo-Sparrow, a deep learning-based agent for AI decision-making in Sparrow Mahjong, trained by optimizing Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks using Covariance Matrix…

cs.NE2025

Evolving Neural Controllers for Xpilot-AI Racing Using Neuroevolution of Augmenting Topologies

Jim O'Connor, Nicholas Lorentzen, Gary B. Parker +1

This paper investigates the development of high-performance racing controllers for a newly implemented racing mode within the Xpilot-AI platform, utilizing the Neuro Evolution of A…

cs.RO2025

SCOPE for Hexapod Gait Generation

Jim O'Connor, Jay B. Nash, Derin Gezgin +1

Evolutionary methods have previously been shown to be an effective learning method for walking gaits on hexapod robots. However, the ability of these algorithms to evolve an effect…

cs.CV2025

A framework for river connectivity classification using temporal image processing and attention based neural networks

Timothy James Becker, Derin Gezgin, Jun Yi He Wu +1

Measuring the connectivity of water in rivers and streams is essential for effective water resource management. Increased extreme weather events associated with climate change can…