3 papers
cs.NE2026
Optimizing Chlorination in Water Distribution Systems via Surrogate-assisted Neuroevolution
Rivaaj Monsia, Daniel Young, Olivier Francon +1
Ensuring the microbiological safety of large, heterogeneous water distribution systems (WDS) typically requires managing appropriate levels of disinfectant residuals including chlo…
cs.NE2025
Leveraging Evolutionary Surrogate-Assisted Prescription in Multi-Objective Chlorination Control Systems
Rivaaj Monsia, Olivier Francon, Daniel Young +1
This short, written report introduces the idea of Evolutionary Surrogate-Assisted Prescription (ESP) and presents preliminary results on its potential use in training real-world ag…
cs.NE2025
Discovering Effective Policies for Land-Use Planning with Neuroevolution
Daniel Young, Olivier Francon, Elliot Meyerson +5
How areas of land are allocated for different uses, such as forests, urban areas, and agriculture, has a large effect on the terrestrial carbon balance, and therefore climate chang…