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GECCO'15 Companion

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Page numbers for papers within the Author Index refer to the proceedings. All other page numbers refer to the companion.


Adams, Heyward

Paper: Multiple Objective Vector-Based Genetic Programming Using Human-Derived Primitives (Page 1127)


Affenzeller, Michael

EvoSoft'15 Workshop: Evolutionary Computation Software Systems (EvoSoft) Chairs' Welcome (Page 1083)

EvoSoft'15 Workshop: Simplifying Problem Definitions in the HeuristicLab Optimization Environment (Page 1101)


Aggarwal, Vaneet

Paper: A Biased Random-key Genetic Algorithm for Placement of Virtual Machines across Geo-Separated Data Centers (Page 919)


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Aguirre, Hernán E.

Paper: Global vs Local Search on Multi-Objective NK-Landscapes: Contrasting the Impact of Problem Features (Page 369)

Paper: Injecting CMA-ES into MOEA/D (Page 783)


Akimoto, Youhei

Tutorial: Continuous Optimization and CMA-ES (Page 313)

BBOB'15 Workshop: GECCO'15 Black-Box Optimization Benchmarking: Workshop Chairs' Welcome Message (Page 1133)

Paper: Sample Reuse in the Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy Based on Importance Sampling (Page 305)

Tutorial: Theory of Evolution Strategies and Related Algorithms (Page 575)


Alba, Enrique

Tutorial: Intelligent Systems for Smart Cities (Page 707)

Paper: Smart Mobility Policies with Evolutionary Algorithms: The Adapting Info Panel Case (Page 1287)


Alderliesten, Tanja

Paper: Diversifying Multi-Objective Gradient Techniques and Their Role in Hybrid Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms for Deformable Medical Image Registration (Page 1255)


Aljawawdeh, Hamzeh J.

MetaDeeP'15 Workshop: Metaheuristic Design Pattern: Preference (Page 1257)


Almeida, Francisco

Paper: Hyperheuristics Based on Parametrized Metaheuristic Schemes (Page 361)


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Alonso, Juan José Palacios

Paper: On Maintaining Diversity in MOEA/D: Application to a Biobjective Combinatorial FJSP (Page 719)


Alonso-Barba, Juan I.

Paper: Ant Colony and Surrogate Tree-Structured Models for Orderings-Based Bayesian Network Learning (Page 543)


Al-Sahaf, Harith

Paper: Evolutionary Image Descriptor: A Dynamic Genetic Programming Representation for Feature Extraction (Page 975)


Altin, Lokman

SecDef'15 Workshop: Evolutionary Dynamic Optimization Techniques for Marine Contamination Problem (Page 889)


Álvarez, Segundo

Poster Abstract: Performance Comparison of Ant Colony Algorithms for the Scheduling of Steel Production Lines (Page 1387)


Alves, Maria João

Paper: A PSO Approach to Semivectorial Bilevel Programming: Pessimistic, Optimistic and Deceiving Solutions (Page 599)


Alyahya, Khulood

Poster Abstract: Landscape Properties of the 0-1 Knapsack Problem (Page 1343)


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Ameca-Alducin, María-Yaneli

Paper: A Repair Method for Differential Evolution with Combined Variants to Solve Dynamic Constrained Optimization Problems (Page 241)

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: Differential Evolution with a Repair Method to Solve Dynamic Constrained Optimization Problems (Page 1169)


Anagnostopoulos, Georgios C.

Paper: SPRINT Multi-Objective Model Racing (Page 1383)


Andino, Alvin

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: Growing and Evolving Vibrationally Actuated Soft Robots (Page 1221)


Andreae, Peter

Paper: Multiple Imputation for Missing Data Using Genetic Programming (Page 583)


Antunes, Carlos Henggeler

Paper: A PSO Approach to Semivectorial Bilevel Programming: Pessimistic, Optimistic and Deceiving Solutions (Page 599)

Poster Abstract: Multi-Objective Optimization of Sensor Placement to Detect Contamination in Water Distribution Networks (Page 1423)


Araki, Yuta

Paper: Adaptive Control of Parameter-Less Population Pyramid on the Local Distribution of Inferior Individuals (Page 863)


Araujo, Lourdes

Poster Abstract: Grammatical Evolution for Identifying Wikipedia Taxonomies (Page 1345)


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Araújo, Ricardo de A.

Paper: A Model with Evolutionary Covariance-based Learning for High-Frequency Financial Forecasting (Page 1175)


Araújo, Ricardo M.

Paper: The Impact of Centrality on Individual and Collective Performance in Social Problem-Solving Systems (Page 73)


Arnaldo, Ignacio

Paper: Building Predictive Models via Feature Synthesis (Page 983)


Arnold, Dirk V.

Paper: Towards an Augmented Lagrangian Constraint Handling Approach for the (1+1)-ES (Page 249)


Asafuddoula, Md

Paper: Characterizing Pareto Front Approximations in Many-Objective Optimization (Page 607)


Assunção, Filipe

VizGEC'15 Workshop: ELICIT - Evolutionary Computation Visualization (Page 949)


Assunção, Wesley K. G.

Paper: Extracting Variability-Safe Feature Models from Source Code Dependencies in System Variants (Page 1303)

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Genetic Improvement for Software Product Lines: An Overview and a Roadmap (Page 823)


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Asta, Shahriar

Paper: A Tensor Analysis Improved Genetic Algorithm for Online Bin Packing (Page 799)

ECADA'15 Workshop: Generating Human-readable Algorithms for the Travelling Salesman Problem Using Hyper-Heuristics (Page 1067)

Poster Abstract: Evolutionary Cross-Domain Hyper-Heuristics (Page 1473)


Astete-Morales, Sandra

Poster Abstract: Criteria and Convergence Rates in Noisy Optimization (Page 1347)


Atamna, Asma

BBOB'15 Workshop: Benchmarking IPOP-CMA-ES-TPA and IPOP-CMA-ES-MSR on the BBOB Noiseless Testbed (Page 1135)


Atilgan, Emrah

Poster Abstract: A Combinatorial Genetic Algorithm for Computational Doping Based Material Design (Page 1349)


Atkin, Jason

Paper: Analysis of Objectives Relationships in Multiobjective Problems Using Trade-Off Region Maps (Page 735)


Aubertin, Philippe

Paper: A Genetic Algorithm to Solve a Real 2-D Cutting Stock Problem with Setup Cost in the Paper Industry (Page 807)


Auerbach, Joshua E.

Late-Breaking Abstract: Rapid Evolution of Robot Gaits (Page 743)


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Auger, Anne

Tutorial: Continuous Optimization and CMA-ES (Page 313)

BBOB'15 Workshop: GECCO'15 Black-Box Optimization Benchmarking: Workshop Chairs' Welcome Message (Page 1133)

Tutorial: Theory of Evolution Strategies and Related Algorithms (Page 575)


Ayodele, Mayowa

Late-Breaking Abstract: Probabilistic Model Enhanced Genetic Algorithm for Multi-Mode Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem (Page 745)


Azad, R. Muhammed Atif

Poster Abstract: On the Automatic Generation of Efficient Parallel Iterative Sorting Algorithms (Page 1369)

Poster Abstract: Wave: A Genetic Programming Approach to Divide and Conquer (Page 1435)

SMGP'15 Workshop: Wave: Incremental Erosion of Residual Error (Page 1285)

Paper: Performance Optimization of Multi-Core Grammatical Evolution Generated Parallel Recursive Programs (Page 1007)

ECADA'15 Workshop: Synthesis of Parallel Iterative Sorts with Multi-Core Grammatical Evolution (Page 1059)


Azzouz, Radhia

Poster Abstract: An Improved Co-evolutionary Decomposition-based Algorithm for Bi-level Combinatorial Optimization (Page 1363)

Paper: Multi-objective Optimization with Dynamic Constraints and Objectives: New Challenges for Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 615)


Bäck, Thomas

Paper: A New Repair Method for Constrained Optimization (Page 273)


Bader-El-Den, Mohamed

Poster Abstract: Imbalanced Classification Using Genetically Optimized Random Forests (Page 1453)


Bagheri, Samineh

Paper: A New Repair Method for Constrained Optimization (Page 273)


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Bahçeci, Erkin

Paper: Evolving Strategies for Social Innovation Games (Page 1135)


Bai, Hui

Poster Abstract: A Comparative Study Use of OTL for Many-objective Optimization (Page 1411)


Baioletti, Marco

Poster Abstract: An Algebraic Differential Evolution for the Linear Ordering Problem (Page 1479)


Bajer, Lukáš

BBOB'15 Workshop: Benchmarking Gaussian Processes and Random Forests Surrogate Models on the BBOB Noiseless Testbed (Page 1143)

Poster Abstract: Investigation of Gaussian Processes and Random Forests as Surrogate Models for Evolutionary Black-Box Optimization (Page 1351)


Baldominos, Alejandro

MedGEC'15 Workshop: Feature Set Optimization for Physical Activity Recognition Using Genetic Algorithms (Page 1311)


Banković, Zorana

Poster Abstract: Energy Efficient Allocation and Scheduling for DVFS-Enabled Multicore Environments Using a Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm (Page 1353)


Banzhaf, Wolfgang

Tutorial: Introduction to Gene Regulatory Networks (Page 589)

Paper: SIGEVO Chair's Message


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Barais, Olivier

Poster Abstract: A Novelty Search-based Test Data Generator for Object-oriented Programs (Page 1359)


Barán, Benjamín

Poster Abstract: Dimensionality Reduction in Many-Objective Problems Combining Pca and Spectral Clustering (Page 1511)


Barrett, Stephen

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: locoGP: Improving Performance by Genetic Programming Java Source Code (Page 811)


Bartoli, Alberto

Paper: Evolutionary Learning of Syntax Patterns for Genic Interaction Extraction (Page 1183)


Bassett, Jeffrey K.

ECADA'15 Workshop: Learning Genetic Representations for Classes of Real-Valued Optimization Problems (Page 1075)


Bastos-Filho, Carmelo J. A.

Poster Abstract: Pyramidal Neural Networks with Variable Receptive Fields Designed by Genetic Algorithms (Page 1487)


Batina, Lejla

Poster Abstract: Cartesian Genetic Programming Approach for Generating Substitution Boxes of Different Sizes (Page 1457)

Paper: Correlation Immunity of Boolean Functions: An Evolutionary Algorithms Perspective (Page 1095)


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Baudiš, Petr

BBOB'15 Workshop: Dimension Selection in Axis-Parallel Brent-STEPMethod for Black-Box Optimization of Separable Continuous Functions (Page 1151)

Paper: Global Line Search Algorithm Hybridized with Quadratic Interpolation and Its Extension to Separable Functions (Page 257)


Baudry, Benoit

Poster Abstract: A Novelty Search-based Test Data Generator for Object-oriented Programs (Page 1359)

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Embedding Adaptivity in Software Systems Using the ECSELR Framework (Page 839)


Baxter, Christina

Paper: Multiple Objective Vector-Based Genetic Programming Using Human-Derived Primitives (Page 1127)


Bazargani, Mosab

Poster Abstract: When Hillclimbers Beat Genetic Algorithms in Multimodal Optimization (Page 1421)


Bazzan, Ana L. C.

Paper: Towards the User Equilibrium in Traffic Assignment Using GRASP with Path Relinking (Page 473)


Bechikh, Slim

Poster Abstract: An Improved Co-evolutionary Decomposition-based Algorithm for Bi-level Combinatorial Optimization (Page 1363)

Paper: Multi-objective Optimization with Dynamic Constraints and Objectives: New Challenges for Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 615)


Beham, Andreas

EvoSoft'15 Workshop: Simplifying Problem Definitions in the HeuristicLab Optimization Environment (Page 1101)


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Bekmezci, Ilker

SecDef'15 Workshop: A Hybrid Matheuristic Approach for Designing Reliable Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks (Page 875)


Belkahla Driss, Olfa

IWERML'15 Workshop: Metaheuristics Based on Clustering in a Holonic Multiagent Model for the Flexible Job Shop Problem (Page 997)


Bellas, Francisco

ECBR'15 Workshop: Embodied Evolution for Collective Indoor Surveillance and Location (Page 1241)


Bello-Orgaz, Gema

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: A Hybrid MOGA-CSP for Multi-UAV Mission Planning (Page 1205)


Belluz, Jany

Paper: Operator Selection Using Improved Dynamic Multi-Armed Bandit (Page 1311)


Ben Said, Lamjed

Poster Abstract: An Improved Co-evolutionary Decomposition-based Algorithm for Bi-level Combinatorial Optimization (Page 1363)

Paper: Multi-objective Optimization with Dynamic Constraints and Objectives: New Challenges for Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 615)


Benbassat, Amit

Late-Breaking Abstract: Examining the Stroop Effect Using a Develomental Spatial Neuroevolution System (Page 747)


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Bencomo, Nelly

MetaDeeP'15 Workshop: Two-B or not Two-B? Design Patterns for Hybrid Metaheuristics (Page 1269)


Bennett, Gisele

Paper: Multiple Objective Vector-Based Genetic Programming Using Human-Derived Primitives (Page 1127)


Berger, Benjamin

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: Growing and Evolving Vibrationally Actuated Soft Robots (Page 1221)


Bernatskiy, Anton

Paper: Evolving Robot Morphology Facilitates the Evolution of Neural Modularity and Evolvability (Page 129)

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: Exploiting the Relationship Between Structural Modularity and Sparsity for Faster Network Evolution (Page 1173)


Berny, Arnaud

Poster Abstract: Herding Evolutionary Algorithm (Page 1355)


Bertels, Alex R.

Poster Abstract: Asynchronous Parallel Evolutionary Algorithms: Leveraging Heterogeneous Fitness Evaluation Times for Scalability and Elitist Parsimony Pressure (Page 1429)


Berthouze, Luc

Poster Abstract: Using Novelty-Biased GA to Sample Diversity in Graphs Satisfying Constraints (Page 1445)


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Beslon, Guillaume

Paper: Subspace Clustering Using Evolvable Genome Structure (Page 575)


Beyer, Hans-Georg

Paper: Towards an Analysis of Self-Adaptive Evolution Strategies on the Noisy Ellipsoid Model: Progress Rate and Self-Adaptation Response (Page 297)


Bhardwaj, Arpit

Paper: An Analysis of Integration of Hill Climbing in Crossover and Mutation Operation for EEG Signal Classification (Page 209)


Bischl, Bernd

Paper: Learning Feature-Parameter Mappings for Parameter Tuning via the Profile Expected Improvement (Page 1319)

BBOB'15 Workshop: The Impact of Initial Designs on the Performance of MATSuMoTo on the Noiseless BBOB-2015 Testbed: A Preliminary Study (Page 1159)


Bissyandé, Tegawendé François D. Assise

Poster Abstract: Estimating and Predicting Average Likability on Computer-Generated Artwork Variants (Page 1431)


Black, Sarah R.

Paper: Distinguishing Adaptive Search from Random Search in Robots and T Cells (Page 105)


Bokhari, Mahmoud

Poster Abstract: Improving Test Coverage of Formal Verification Systems via Beam Search (Page 1357)


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Bongard, Josh C.

Paper: A Genetic Programming Approach to Cost-Sensitive Control in Resource Constrained Sensor Systems (Page 1295)

Paper: An Embodied Approach for Evolving Robust Visual Classifiers (Page 201)

Poster Abstract: Crowdseeding Robot Design (Page 1513)

Paper: Evolving Robot Morphology Facilitates the Evolution of Neural Modularity and Evolvability (Page 129)

Paper: Evolving Soft Robots in Tight Spaces (Page 935

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: Exploiting the Relationship Between Structural Modularity and Sparsity for Faster Network Evolution (Page 1173)


Bonnevay, Stéphane

Paper: A Genetic Algorithm to Solve a Real 2-D Cutting Stock Problem with Setup Cost in the Paper Industry (Page 807)


Borgohain, Samir Kr

Paper: An Immuno-inspired Approach Towards Sentence Generation (Page 97)


Bosman, Peter A.N.

Paper: A Clustering-Based Model-Building EA for Optimization Problems with Binary and Real-Valued Variables (Page 911)

Paper: Diversifying Multi-Objective Gradient Techniques and Their Role in Hybrid Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms for Deformable Medical Image Registration (Page 1255)

Paper: Exploiting Linkage Information and Problem-Specific Knowledge in Evolutionary Distribution Network Expansion Planning (Page 1231)

Poster Abstract: In Search of Optimal Linkage Trees (Page 1375)

Tutorial: Model-Based Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 93)


Bossek, Jakob

Paper: Evaluation of a Multi-Objective EA on Benchmark Instances for Dynamic Routing of a Vehicle (Page 425)

Paper: Learning Feature-Parameter Mappings for Parameter Tuning via the Profile Expected Improvement (Page 1319)


Botella, Marta

MedGEC'15 Workshop: Data-Based Identification of Prediction Models for Glucose (Page 1327)


Botello Rionda, Salvador

Paper: A Novel Diversity-Based Evolutionary Algorithm for the Traveling Salesman Problem (Page 489)


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Boumaza, Amine

Paper: Decentralized Innovation Marking for Neural Controllers in Embodied Evolution (Page 161)


Boussaa, Mohamed

Poster Abstract: A Novelty Search-based Test Data Generator for Object-oriented Programs (Page 1359)


Bouvry, Pascal

ECCSB'15 Workshop: NK Landscape Instances Mimicking the Protein Inverse Folding Problem Towards Future Benchmarks (Page 915)

Poster Abstract: Trading Off Resource Utilization and Task Migrations in Dynamic Load-balancing (Page 1409)


Bowles, Edward

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Embedded Dynamic Improvement (Page 831)


Boz, Betul

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: An Evolutionary Algorithm for Weighted Graph Coloring Problem (Page 1233)


Bozdogan, Can

SecDef'15 Workshop: A Preliminary Investigation on the Identification of Peer to Peer Network Applications (Page 883)


Branke, Juergen

Paper: Finding the Trade-off Between Robustness and Worst-case Quality (Page 623)


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Braun, Marlon

Paper: Obtaining Optimal Pareto Front Approximations Using Scalarized Preference Information (Page 631)


Bredeche, Nicolas

ECBR'15 Workshop: ECBR'15 Chairs' Welcome (Page 1237)

ECBR'15 Workshop: Elements of Embodied Evolutionary Robotics (Page 1247)

Tutorial: Tutorial on Evolutionary Robotics (Page 231)


Brizuela, Carlos A.

ECCSB'15 Workshop: An Experimental Analysis of the Performance of Side Chain Packing Algorithms (Page 929)

Poster Abstract: Dimensionality Reduction in Many-Objective Problems Combining Pca and Spectral Clustering (Page 1511)


Brockhoff, Dimo

Paper: Benchmarking Numerical Multiobjective Optimizers Revisited (Page 639)

BBOB'15 Workshop: GECCO'15 Black-Box Optimization Benchmarking: Workshop Chairs' Welcome Message (Page 1133)

Paper: Injecting CMA-ES into MOEA/D (Page 783)

BBOB'15 Workshop: The Impact of Initial Designs on the Performance of MATSuMoTo on the Noiseless BBOB-2015 Testbed: A Preliminary Study (Page 1159)

Tutorial: Tutorial on Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization (Page 37)


Broersma, Hajo

Late-Breaking Abstract: Computational Matter: Evolving Computational Solutions in Materials (Page 769)


Brookhouse, James

IWERML'15 Workshop: Discovering Regression Rules with Ant Colony Optimization (Page 1005)


Browne, Will N.

IWERML'15 Workshop: Back to the Future: Learning Classifier Systems as Cognitive Systems (Page 1037)

Tutorial: Introducing Rule-Based Machine Learning: A Practical Guide (Page 263)


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Brownlee, Alexander E. I.

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Embedded Dynamic Improvement (Page 831)

Late-Breaking Abstract: Generating Easy and Hard Problems Using the Proximate Optimality Principle (Page 767)

MetaDeeP'15 Workshop: Metaheuristic Design Pattern: Surrogate Fitness Functions (Page 1261)


Bruce, Bobby R.

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Energy Optimisation via Genetic Improvement: A SBSE Technique for a New Era in Software Development (Page 819)

Paper: Reducing Energy Consumption Using Genetic Improvement (Page 1327)


Bueter, Travis

ECADA'15 Workshop: A Comparison of Genetic Programming Variants for Hyper-Heuristics (Page 1043)


Buriol, Luciana S.

Paper: A Biased Random-key Genetic Algorithm for Placement of Virtual Machines across Geo-Separated Data Centers (Page 919)


Burks, Armand R.

Paper: An Efficient Structural Diversity Technique for Genetic Programming (Page 991)


Burles, Nathan

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Embedded Dynamic Improvement (Page 831)


Buttkewitz, Yvonne

Poster Abstract: Efficient Sampling with Small Populations: A Genetic Algorithm Satisfying Detailed Balance (Page 1517)


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Buzdalov, Maxim

Paper: Fast Implementation of the Steady-State NSGA-LI Algorithm for Two Dimensions Based on Incremental Non-Dominated Sorting (Page 647)

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: Hard Test Generation for Maximum Flow Algorithms with the Fast Crossover-Based Evolutionary Algorithm (Page 1229)

Late-Breaking Abstract: Various Degrees of Steadiness in NSGA-II and Their Influence on the Quality of Results (Page 749)


Buzdalova, Arina

Poster Abstract: Selection of Auxiliary Objectives in the Travelling Salesman Problem Using Reinforcement Learning (Page 1455)

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: Selection of Auxiliary Objectives with Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning (Page 1177)


Byers, Chad M.

Paper: An Approach to Mitigating Unwanted Interactions between Search Operators in Multi-Objective Optimization (Page 655)