Applications of Evolutionary Computation: 17th European Conference, EvoApplications 2014, Granada, Spain, April 23-25, 2014, Revised Selected Papers

Front Matter....Pages I-XXVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Evolving a Trust Model for Peer-to-Peer Networks Using Genetic Programming....Pages 3-14
A Hybrid Primal Heuristic for Robust Multiperiod Network Design....Pages 15-26
A Trajectory-Based Heuristic to Solve a Three-Objective Optimization Problem for Wireless Sensor Network Deployment....Pages 27-38
Optimizing AEDB Broadcasting Protocol with Parallel Multi-objective Cooperative Coevolutionary NSGA-II....Pages 39-50
Improving Extremal Optimization in Load Balancing by Local Search....Pages 51-62
Studying the Reporting Cells Planning with the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II....Pages 63-74
Impact of the Topology on the Performance of Distributed Differential Evolution....Pages 75-85
Modeling the Offloading of Different Types of Mobile Applications by Using Evolutionary Algorithms....Pages 86-97
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
Common Developmental Genomes Revisited – Evolution Through Adaptation....Pages 101-112
Investigation of Genome Parameters and Sub-Transitions to Guide Evolution of Artificial Cellular Organisms....Pages 113-124
Training Complex Decision Support Systems with Differential Evolution Enhanced by Locally Linear Embedding....Pages 125-137
A Memetic Framework for Solving Difficult Inverse Problems....Pages 138-149
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Customizable Energy Management in Smart Buildings Using Evolutionary Algorithms....Pages 153-164
Dynamic Programming Based Metaheuristic for Energy Planning Problems....Pages 165-176
Looking for Alternatives: Optimization of Energy Supply Systems without Superstructure....Pages 177-188
Multi-material Compositional Pattern-Producing Networks for Form Optimisation....Pages 189-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
On Evolving Multi-agent FX Traders....Pages 203-214
Geometric Semantic Genetic Programming for Financial Data....Pages 215-226
On PBIL, DE and PSO for Optimization of Reinsurance Contracts....Pages 227-238
Algebraic Level-Set Approach for the Segmentation of Financial Time Series....Pages 239-250
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Dynamic Index Trading Using a Gene Regulatory Network Model....Pages 251-263
Analysis of Dynamic Properties of Stock Market Trading Experts Optimized with an Evolutionary Algorithm....Pages 264-275
A Comparative Study on the Use of Classification Algorithms in Financial Forecasting....Pages 276-287
Pattern Mining in Ultra-High Frequency Order Books with Self-Organizing Maps....Pages 288-298
Front Matter....Pages 299-299
Multi-Criteria Comparison of Coevolution and Temporal Difference Learning on Othello....Pages 301-312
Evolving Evil: Optimizing Flocking Strategies Through Genetic Algorithms for the Ghost Team in the Game of Ms. Pac-Man....Pages 313-324
Procedural Content Generation Using Patterns as Objectives....Pages 325-336
Micro and Macro Lemmings Simulations Based on Ants Colonies....Pages 337-348
Fast Evolutionary Adaptation for Monte Carlo Tree Search....Pages 349-360
Automatic Camera Control: A Dynamic Multi-Objective Perspective....Pages 361-373
Co-Evolutionary Optimization of Autonomous Agents in a Real-Time Strategy Game....Pages 374-385
Sharing Information in Adversarial Bandit....Pages 386-398
The Structure of a Probabilistic 1-State Transducer Representation for Prisoner’s Dilemma....Pages 399-410
Tree Depth Influence in Genetic Programming for Generation of Competitive Agents for RTS Games....Pages 411-421
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Diagnostic Test Generation for Statistical Bug Localization Using Evolutionary Computation....Pages 425-436
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Evolutionary Algorithm for Dense Pixel Matching in Presence of Distortions....Pages 439-450
Is a Single Image Sufficient for Evolving Edge Features by Genetic Programming?....Pages 451-463
Improving Graph-Based Image Segmentation Using Automatic Programming....Pages 464-475
New Representations in PSO for Feature Construction in Classification....Pages 476-488
GPU-Based Point Cloud Recognition Using Evolutionary Algorithms....Pages 489-500
Front Matter....Pages 437-437
A New Binary Particle Swarm Optimisation Algorithm for Feature Selection....Pages 501-513
Adaptive Genetic Algorithm to Select Training Data for Support Vector Machines....Pages 514-525
Automatic Selection of GA Parameters for Fragile Watermarking....Pages 526-537
Classification of Potential Multiple Sclerosis Lesions Through Automatic Knowledge Extraction by Means of Differential Evolution....Pages 538-549
Front Matter....Pages 551-551
Reducing the Number of Simulations in Operation Strategy Optimization for Hybrid Electric Vehicles....Pages 553-564
Hybridisation Schemes for Communication Satellite Payload Configuration Optimisation....Pages 565-576
Front Matter....Pages 577-577
A Novel Genetic Algorithmic Approach for Computing Real Roots of a Nonlinear Equation....Pages 579-590
A Multi-Objective Relative Clustering Genetic Algorithm with Adaptive Local/Global Search based on Genetic Relatedness....Pages 591-602
Noisy Optimization: Convergence with a Fixed Number of Resamplings....Pages 603-614
A Differential Evolution Framework with Ensemble of Parameters and Strategies and Pool of Local Search Algorithms....Pages 615-626
An Improved Multiobjective Electromagnetism-like Mechanism Algorithm....Pages 627-638
Objective Dimension and Problem Structurein Multiobjective Optimization Problems....Pages 639-650
Front Matter....Pages 651-651
Hybrid MPI/OpenMP Parallel Evolutionary Algorithms for Vehicle Routing Problems....Pages 653-664
Dynamic and Partially Connected Ring Topologies for Evolutionary Algorithms with Structured Populations....Pages 665-677
Systolic Genetic Search for Software Engineering: The Test Suite Minimization Case....Pages 678-689
Optimization of Application Placement Towards a Greener Cloud Infrastructure....Pages 690-701
GridVis: Visualisation of Island-Based Parallel Genetic Algorithms....Pages 702-713
Automated Framework for General-Purpose Genetic Algorithms in FPGAs....Pages 714-725
Unreliable Heterogeneous Workers in a Pool-Based Evolutionary Algorithm....Pages 726-737
Front Matter....Pages 739-739
Hyper-Heuristics for Online UAV Path Planning Under Imperfect Information....Pages 741-752
Front Matter....Pages 739-739
Searching for Risk in Large Complex Spaces....Pages 753-762
Front Matter....Pages 763-763
Speeding Up Online Evolution of Robotic Controllers with Macro-neurons....Pages 765-776
HyperNEAT Versus RL PoWER for Online Gait Learning in Modular Robots....Pages 777-788
What You Choose to See Is What You Get: An Experiment with Learnt Sensory Modulation in a Robotic Foraging Task....Pages 789-801
Front Matter....Pages 803-803
Co-evolution of Sensory System and Signal Processing for Optimal Wing Shape Control....Pages 805-816
Infeasibility Driven Evolutionary Algorithm with Feed-Forward Prediction Strategy for Dynamic Constrained Optimization Problems....Pages 817-828
Identifying the Robust Number of Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles in Container Terminals....Pages 829-840
A Multi-objective Evolutionary Approach for Cloud Service Provider Selection Problems with Dynamic Demands....Pages 841-852
An Object-Oriented Library in JavaScript to Build Modular and Flexible Cross-Platform Evolutionary Algorithms....Pages 853-862
Front Matter....Pages 863-863
What Do We Learn from Network-Based Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Data?....Pages 865-876
Benefits of Accurate Imputations in GWAS....Pages 877-889
Genotype Correlation Analysis Reveals Pathway-Based Functional Disequilibrium and Potential Epistasis in the Human Interactome....Pages 890-901
Determining Positions Associated with Drug Resistance on HIV-1 Proteins: A Computational Approach....Pages 902-914
GPMS: A Genetic Programming Based Approach to Multiple Alignment of Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Data....Pages 915-927
An integrated analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation and genetic variants underlying etoposide-induced cytotoxicity in European and African populations....Pages 928-938
Replication of SCN5A Associations with Electrocardiographic Traits in African Americans from Clinical and Epidemiologic Studies....Pages 939-951
Front Matter....Pages 953-953
An Effective Nurse Scheduling by a Parameter Free Cooperative GA....Pages 955-966
Back Matter....Pages 967-969