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Integer Natural Evolution Strategies
Jacob de Nobel, Diederick Vermetten, Hao Wang +3
While contemporary Evolution Strategies handle integer optimization problems effectively, their adaptation mechanism is grounded in -based Gaussian models, which are not na…
Sampling on Random Subspaces under Limited Data in the Context of Exploratory Landscape Analysis
Iván Olarte Rodríguez, Anja Jankovic, Thomas Bäck +1
Classical space-filling designs often fail to provide reliable statistical results for Exploratory Landscape Analysis (ELA) when only limited evaluation budgets are available, as c…
LLM-Driven Evolutionary Generation of Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization Algorithms
Georgios Laskaris, Reuben Brasher, Niki van Stein +3
Designing effective multi-objective Bayesian optimization (MOBO) algorithms requires balancing many interdependent design choices whose optimal configuration is problem-dependent a…
Block-Bench: A Framework for Controllable and Transparent Discrete Optimization Benchmarking
Furong Ye, Frank Neumann, Thomas Bäck +1
We present a novel approach for constructing discrete optimization benchmarks that enables fine-grained control over problem properties, and such benchmarks can facilitate analyzin…
Optimization is Not Enough: Why Problem Formulation Deserves Equal Attention
Iván Olarte Rodríguez, Gokhan Serhat, Mariusz Bujny +3
Black-box optimization is increasingly used in engineering design problems where simulation-based evaluations are costly and gradients are unavailable. In this context, the optimiz…
Investigating the Interplay of Parameterization and Optimizer in Gradient-Free Topology Optimization: A Cantilever Beam Case Study
Jelle Westra, Iván Olarte Rodríguez, Niki van Stein +2
Gradient-free black-box optimization (BBO) is widely used in engineering design and provides a flexible framework for topology optimization (TO), enabling the discovery of high-per…
MECHBench: A Set of Black-Box Optimization Benchmarks originated from Structural Mechanics
Iván Olarte Rodríguez, Maria Laura Santoni, Fabian Duddeck +3
Benchmarking is essential for developing and evaluating black-box optimization algorithms, providing a structured means to analyze their search behavior. Its effectiveness relies o…
Large Language Models and Evolutionary Computation: A Critical Review of Bidirectional Interaction, Automated Algorithm Design, and Co-Adaptive Systems
Dikshit Chauhan, Bapi Dutta, Indu Bala +3
Large Language Models (LLMs) and Evolutionary Computation (EC) are increasingly being combined to support automated optimization, algorithm design, and adaptive decision-making. Th…
In-the-loop Hyper-Parameter Optimization for LLM-Based Automated Design of Heuristics
Niki van Stein, Diederick Vermetten, Thomas Bäck
Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown great potential in automatically generating and optimizing (meta)heuristics, making them valuable tools in heuristic optimization tasks. How…