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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.


Sadowski, Krzysztof L.

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


Saez, Yago

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


Salah, Ahmed

Poster Abstract: Grid Diversity Operator for Some Population-Based Optimization Algorithms (Page 1475)


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Sanchez, Ernesto

Poster Abstract: Exploiting Evolutionary Computation in an Industrial Flow for the Development of Code-Optimized Microprocessor Test Programs (Page 1465)

Late-Breaking Abstract: Malware Obfuscation through Evolutionary Packers (Page 757)


Sandita, Adrian

Poster Abstract: Evolutionary Search for an Accurate Contour Segmentation in Histopathological Images (Page 1491)


Santana, Adamo L.

IWERML'15 Workshop: An Evolutionary Missing Data Imputation Method for Pattern Classification (Page 1013)


Santana, Roberto

Paper: Fighting the Symmetries: The Structure of Cryptographic Boolean Function Spaces (Page 457)

Poster Abstract: Multi-Objective NM-Landscapes (Page 1477)


Santos, José

ECCSB'15 Workshop: Combination of Differential Evolution and Fragment-Based Replacements for Protein Structure Prediction (Page 911)

Paper: Evolutionary Optimization of Cancer Treatments in a Cancer Stem Cell Context (Page 233)


Santucci, Valentino

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


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Sapin, Emmanuel

Paper: Evolution Strategies for Exploring Protein Energy Landscapes (Page 217)

ECCSB'15 Workshop: Mapping Multiple Minima in Protein Energy Landscapes with Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 923)


Sato, Hiroyuki

Late-Breaking Abstract: A Parallel MOEA/D Generating Solutions in Minimum Overlapped Update Ranges of Solutions (Page 775)

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: Control of Crossed Genes Ratio for Directed Mating in Evolutionary Constrained Multi-Objective Optimization (Page 1201)


Savic, Dragan

VizGEC'15 Workshop: Spatial and Temporal Visualisation of Evolutionary Algorithm Decisions in Water Distribution Network Optimisation (Page 941)


Schack, Christian

Paper: A GP-Based Video Game Player (Page 1047)


Scheibenpflug, Andreas

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


Scheirer, Walter

Poster Abstract: On the Model Selection of Bernoulli Restricted Boltzmann Machines Through Harmony Search (Page 1449)


Scheuermann, Gerik

Paper: A Visual Method for Analysis and Comparison of Search Landscapes (Page 497)


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Schlottfeldt, Shana

Paper: Using Multi-Objective Artificial Immune Systems to Find Core Collections Based on Molecular Markers (Page 1271)


Schmeck, Hartmut

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


Schmickl, Thomas

ECBR'15 Workshop: Evolving Diverse Collective Behaviors Independent of Swarm Density (Page 1245)


Schmitt, Jonas

Poster Abstract: Potential-Field-Based Unit Behavior Optimization for Balancing in Starcraft II (Page 1481)


Schmitt, Manuel

Poster Abstract: Explanation of Stagnation at Points That Are Not Local Optima in Particle Swarm Optimization by Potential Analysis (Page 1463)


Schoenauer, Marc

SMGP'15 Workshop: Greedy Semantic Local Search for Small Solutions (Page 1293)

Paper: Memetic Semantic Genetic Programming (Page 1023)


Schoormans, Jasper

ECBR'15 Workshop: Simulating Morphological Evolution in Large Robot Populations (Page 1249)


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Schrum, Jacob

Paper: Solving Interleaved and Blended Sequential Decision-Making Problems through Modular Neuroevolution (Page 345)


Schulte, Eric

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Repairing COTS Router Firmware without Access to Source Code or Test Suites: A Case Study in Evolutionary Software Repair (Page 847)


Schultz, Tom

Paper: Approximate Approaches to the Traveling Thief Problem (Page 385)


Schütze, Oliver

Paper: A Local Search Approach to Genetic Programming for Binary Classification (Page 1151)


Scott, Eric O.

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: Evaluation-Time Bias in Asynchronous Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 1209)

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


Segovia-Domínguez, Ignacio

Paper: An Estimation of Distribution Algorithm Based on the Natural Gradient and the Boltzmann Distribution (Page 527)


Segura, Carlos

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


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Sekanina, Lukas

Poster Abstract: Evolutionary Approximation of Complex Digital Circuits (Page 1505)

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Evolutionary Approximation of Software for Embedded Systems: Median Function (Page 795)


Seppi, Kevin D.

Paper: Input-to-State Stability Analysis on Particle Swarm Optimization (Page 81)


Serrurier, Mathieu

Poster Abstract: Social Specialization of Space: Clustering Households on the French Riviera (Page 1447)


Seufert, Sabine

Poster Abstract: Potential-Field-Based Unit Behavior Optimization for Balancing in Starcraft II (Page 1481)


Shafi, Kamran

IWERML'15 Workshop: GECCO'15 Welcome to the International Workshop on Evolutionary Rule-Based Machine Learning Workshop (IWERML) (Page 971)


Shalyto, Anatoly

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: Inferring Temporal Properties of Finite-State Machine Models with Genetic Programming (Page 1185)


Shamshiri, Sina

Paper: Random or Genetic Algorithm Search for Object-Oriented Test Suite Generation? (Page 1367)


Shehu, Amarda

Paper: Evolution Strategies for Exploring Protein Energy Landscapes (Page 217)

Tutorial: Evolutionary Algorithms for Protein Structure Modeling (Page 533)

ECCSB'15 Workshop: Evolutionary Computation in Computational Structural Biology 2015 Chairs' Welcome (Page 903)

ECCSB'15 Workshop: Mapping Multiple Minima in Protein Energy Landscapes with Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 923)


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Shen, Cong

Paper: Generator Start-up Sequences Optimization for Network Restoration Using Genetic Algorithm and Simulated Annealing (Page 409)


Shen, Ruimin

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


Sheppard, John

Paper: Parameter Estimation in Bayesian Networks Using Overlapping Swarm Intelligence (Page 9)


Sher, Gene

Poster Abstract: Momentum Enhanced Neuroevolution (Page 1483)


Shirakawa, Shinichi

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


Shirinzadeh, Saeideh

Paper: Multi-Objective BDD Optimization with Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 751)


Shukla, Pradyumn Kumar

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


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Sigaud, Olivier

IWERML'15 Workshop: Socially Guided XCS: Using Teaching Signals to Boost Learning (Page 1021)


Silva, Sara

Paper: Geometric Semantic Genetic Programming with Local Search (Page 999)


Sim, Kevin

Poster Abstract: A Novel Heuristic Generator for JSSP Using a Tree-Based Representation of Dispatching Rules (Page 1485)


Simões, Anabela

Tutorial: GECCO'15 Message from the Tutorials Chair (Page 1)


Simões, Luís Felismino

Paper: Evolving Solutions to TSP Variants for Active Space Debris Removal (Page 1207)


Simons, Christopher L.

MetaDeeP'15 Workshop: MetaDeeP'15 Chairs' Welcome (Page 1255)

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


Singer, Jeremy

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Rethinking Genetic Improvement Programming (Page 845)

Poster Abstract: The Programming Game: Evaluating MCTS as an Alternative to GP for Symbolic Regression (Page 1521)


Singh, Hemant Kumar

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


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Skalka, Christian

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


Smith, Marc

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


Smith, Stephen L.

MedGEC'15 Workshop: MedGEC'15 Chairs' Welcome (Page 1309)

Tutorial: Medical Applications of Evolutionary Computation (Page 651)


Soares, Alessandra M.

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


Soeken, Mathias

Paper: Multi-Objective BDD Optimization with Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 751)


Soman, Sumit

Paper: Enhancing IACO? Local Search by Mtsls1-BFGS for Continuous Global Optimization (Page 33)

Poster Abstract: Enhancing Incremental Ant Colony Algorithm for Continuous Global Optimization (Page 1417)


Song, Andy

Late-Breaking Abstract: Evolving Self-Adaptive Tabu Search Algorithm for Storage Location Assignment Problems (Page 779)


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Sonke, Jan-Jakob

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


Soros, L. B.

Paper: Confronting the Challenge of Quality Diversity (Page 967)


Soule, Terence

Poster Abstract: Learning from Demonstration for Distributed, Encapsulated Evolution of Autonomous Outdoor Robots (Page 1381)


Spector, Lee

SMGP'15 Workshop: Comparison of Semantic-aware Selection Methods in Genetic Programming (Page 1301)

Tutorial: Expressive Genetic Programming (Page 409)

Paper: General Program Synthesis Benchmark Suite (Page 1039)

Paper: Genetic Programming with Epigenetic Local Search (Page 1055)


Squillero, Giovanni

Poster Abstract: Exploiting Evolutionary Computation in an Industrial Flow for the Development of Code-Optimized Microprocessor Test Programs (Page 1465)

Late-Breaking Abstract: Malware Obfuscation through Evolutionary Packers (Page 757)

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


Srivastava, Ranjan

Paper: Metabolic Design and Engineering Through Ant Colony Optimization (Page 225)


Stanislawska, Karolina

Paper: Genetic Programming for Estimation of Heat Flux Between the Atmosphere and Sea Ice in Polar Regions (Page 1279)


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Stankevich, Andrey

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


Stanley, Kenneth O.

Paper: Confronting the Challenge of Quality Diversity (Page 967)

Tutorial: Generative and Developmental Systems Tutorial (Page 503)


Stefanello, Fernando

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


Stehling, Thiago Muniz

Poster Abstract: A Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization for Solving Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows (Page 1489)


Steyven, Andreas

Paper: Improving Survivability in Environment-driven Distributed Evolutionary Algorithms through Explicit Relative Fitness and Fitness Proportionate Communication (Page 169)

ECBR'15 Workshop: The Cost of Communication: Environmental Pressure and Survivability in mEDEA (Page 1239)


Stoean, Catalin

Poster Abstract: Evolutionary Search for an Accurate Contour Segmentation in Histopathological Images (Page 1491)


Stoean, Ruxandra

Poster Abstract: Evolutionary Search for an Accurate Contour Segmentation in Histopathological Images (Page 1491)


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Stoffel, Kilian

Paper: Guiding Evolutionary Search with Association Rules for Solving Weighted CSPs (Page 481)


Stolfi, Daniel H.

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


Strasser, Shane

Paper: Parameter Estimation in Bayesian Networks Using Overlapping Swarm Intelligence (Page 9)


Stützle, Thomas

Tutorial: Automatic (Offline) Configuration of Algorithms (Page 681)

Paper: On the Empirical Scaling Behaviour of State-of-the-art Local Search Algorithms for the Euclidean TSP (Page 377)


Sudholt, Dirk

Paper: First Steps Towards a Runtime Comparison of Natural and Artificial Evolution (Page 1455)

Late-Breaking Abstract: Late-Breaking Abstracts Workshop at GECCO'15: Chair's Welcome (Page 741)

Paper: On Easiest Functions for Somatic Contiguous Hypermutations and Standard Bit Mutations (Page 1399)

Tutorial: Theory of Swarm Intelligence (Page 451)


Sun, Yuan

Paper: Extended Differential Grouping for Large Scale Global Optimization with Direct and Indirect Variable Interactions (Page 313)

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: On the Selection of Decomposition Methods for Large Scale Fully Non-Separable Problems (Page 1213)


Sungu, Gizem

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


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Sunye, Gerson

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


Sutton, Andrew M.

Paper: Improved Runtime Bounds for the (1+1) EA on Random 3-CNF Formulas Based on Fitness-Distance Correlation (Page 1415)

Tutorial: Parameterized Complexity Analysis of Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 435)

Paper: Robustness of Ant Colony Optimization to Noise (Page 17)


Swan, Jerry

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

MetaDeeP'15 Workshop: MetaDeeP'15 Chairs' Welcome (Page 1255)

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

MetaDeeP'15 Workshop: The 'Blackboard' Pattern for Metaheuristics (Page 1265)


Szerlip, Paul A.

Paper: Confronting the Challenge of Quality Diversity (Page 967)


Szubert, Marcin

Paper: High-Dimensional Function Approximation for Knowledge-Free Reinforcement Learning: A Case Study in SZ-Tetris (Page 567)


Tadaiesky, Vincent W.

IWERML'15 Workshop: An Evolutionary Missing Data Imputation Method for Pattern Classification (Page 1013)


Takadama, Keiki

IWERML'15 Workshop: A Potential of Evolutionary Rule-based Machine Learning for Real World Applications (Page 1039)

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: Control of Crossed Genes Ratio for Directed Mating in Evolutionary Constrained Multi-Objective Optimization (Page 1201)


Takano, Hirotaka

IWERML'15 Workshop: The Relationship Between (Un)Fractured Problems and Division of Input Space (Page 981)


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Talbi, El-Ghazali

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


Tan, Kay Chen

Paper: A Dispatching Rule Based Genetic Algorithm for Order Acceptance and Scheduling (Page 433)

Paper: A New Framework for Self-adapting Control Parameters in Multi-objective Optimization (Page 743)


Tan, Xiaobo

Paper: Enhancing a Model-Free Adaptive Controller Through Evolutionary Computation (Page 137)


Tanabe, Ryoji

Poster Abstract: A Note on Multi-Funnel Functions for Expensive Optimization Scenario (Page 1493)


Tanaka, Kiyoshi

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)


Tang, Ke

Poster Abstract: A Multimodal Optimization and Surprise Based Consensus Community Detection Algorithm (Page 1407)


Tanimoto, Ian

Poster Abstract: Learning from Demonstration for Distributed, Encapsulated Evolution of Autonomous Outdoor Robots (Page 1381)


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Tarlao, Fabiano

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


Tauritz, Daniel R.

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

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

SecDef'15 Workshop: Coevolutionary Agent-based Network Defense Lightweight Event System (CANDLES) (Page 859)

ECADA'15 Workshop: ECADA'15 Chairs' Welcome (Page 1041)

Tutorial: Hyper-Heuristics (Page 199)

ECADA'15 Workshop: Hyper-Heuristics: A Study on Increasing Primitive-Space (Page 1051)


Telles, Mariana P. C.

Paper: Using Multi-Objective Artificial Immune Systems to Find Core Collections Based on Molecular Markers (Page 1271)


Tetaud, Olivier

Poster Abstract: Variance Reduction in Population-Based Optimization: Application to Unit Commitment (Page 1377)

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


Thierens, Dirk

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

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

Tutorial: Model-Based Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 93)


Thorhauer, Ann

Paper: On the Bias of Syntactic Geometric Recombination in Genetic Programming and Grammatical Evolution (Page 1103)


Timmis, Jon

Paper: Using Multi-Objective Artificial Immune Systems to Find Core Collections Based on Molecular Markers (Page 1271)


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Tinós, Renato

Paper: Tunnelling Crossover Networks (Page 449)


Tiwari, Aruna

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


Tomassini, Marco

Tutorial: Introduction to Complex Networks (Page 163)


Tonda, Alberto

Poster Abstract: Is Global Sensitivity Analysis Useful to Evolutionary Computation? (Page 1365)

Late-Breaking Abstract: Malware Obfuscation through Evolutionary Packers (Page 757)

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


Topcuoglu, Haluk Rahmi

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


Tran, Cao Truong

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


Tran, Thanh-Do

Paper: Benchmarking Numerical Multiobjective Optimizers Revisited (Page 639)


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Trautmann, Heike

Poster Abstract: Averaged Hausdorff Approximations of Pareto Fronts Based on Multiobjective Estimation of Distribution Algorithms (Page 1427)

Paper: Detecting Funnel Structures by Means of Exploratory Landscape Analysis (Page 265)

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


Trubenová, Barbora

Paper: First Steps Towards a Runtime Comparison of Natural and Artificial Evolution (Page 1455)


Trueba, Pedro

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


Trujillo, Leonardo

Paper: A Local Search Approach to Genetic Programming for Binary Classification (Page 1151)

Paper: Geometric Semantic Genetic Programming with Local Search (Page 999)


Trunfio, Giuseppe A.

Poster Abstract: An Effective Approach for Adapting the Size of Subcomponents in Large-Scale Optimization with Cooperative Coevolution (Page 1495)


Tsang, Wilburn W. P.

Poster Abstract: A Grid-facilitated AIS-based Network Scheme for Many (Page 1497)


Tsukada, Kento

Late-Breaking Abstract: Adaptive Evolution Control with P-I Similarity Index for Surrogate-assisted Evolutionary Computation (Page 759)


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Tsutsui, Shigeyoshi

Late-Breaking Abstract: A Comparative Study of Synchronization of Parallel ACO on Multi-core Processor (Page 777)


Tumer, Kagan

Paper: An Evolutionary Game Theoretic Analysis of Difference Evaluation Functions (Page 1391)

Poster Abstract: Complete Multi-Objective Coverage with PaCcET (Page 1525)

Poster Abstract: Learning Based Control of a Fuel Cell Turbine Hybrid Power System (Page 1393)


Tung, Yu-Fan

Paper: Theoretical Perspective of Convergence Complexity of Evolutionary Algorithms Adopting Optimal Mixing (Page 535)


Turner, Andrew J.

Tutorial: Cartesian Genetic Programming (Page 179)

Poster Abstract: Recurrent Cartesian Genetic Programming Applied to Series Forecasting (Page 1499)


Tušar, Tea

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: GECCO'15 Student Workshop Chairs' Welcome (Page 1167)


Ugolotti, Roberto

Poster Abstract: Automatic Tuning of Standard PSOVersions (Page 1501)


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Urbanowicz, Ryan J.

IWERML'15 Workshop: Continuous Endpoint Data Mining with ExSTraCS: A Supervised Learning Classifier System (Page 1029)

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

Paper: Retooling Fitness for Noisy Problems in a Supervised Michigan-style Learning Classifier System (Page 591)


Urquhart, Neil

Poster Abstract: Multi-Modal Employee Routing with Time Windows in an Urban Environment (Page 1503)