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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.


Valdez Peńa, S. Ivvan

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


Valença, Męuser

Poster Abstract: Insertion of Artificial Individuals to Increase the Diversity of Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 1391)


Valledor, Pablo

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


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van Herk, Marcel

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


Vanneschi, Leonardo

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


Varela, Daniel

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


Vargas, Danilo Vasconcellos

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


Varma, M. Vishaal

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


Vasicek, Zdenek

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)


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Veeramachaneni, Kalyan

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


Veerapen, Nadarajen

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


Vega-Rodríguez, Miguel Angel

Poster Abstract: A Comparison Exercise on Parallel Evaluation of Rosenbrock Function (Page 1361)


Vela, Camino R.

Paper: A Genetic Algorithm for Scheduling Electric Vehicle Charging (Page 393)


Velasco, J. Manuel

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


Ventura, Sebastián

EvoSoft'15 Workshop: An Extensible JCLEC-Based Solution for the Implementation of Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms (Page 1085)


Verbancsics, Phillip

Poster Abstract: Classifying Maritime Vessels from Satellite Imagery with HyperNEAT (Page 1507)

Poster Abstract: Impact of Speciation Heuristic on Crossover and Search in NEAT (Page 1509)


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Verel, Sébastien

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

Poster Abstract: New Adaptive Selection Strategies for Distributed Adaptive Metaheuristic Selection (Page 1405)


Vergilio, Silvia R.

Paper: A Hyper-Heuristic for the Multi-Objective Integration and Test Order Problem (Page 1343)

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)


Vergne, Matthieu

EvoSoft'15 Workshop: Redesigning the jMetal Multi-Objective Optimization Framework (Page 1093)


Vihma, Timo

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


Virgolin, Marco

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


Visser, Arnoud

Paper: Novelty Search for Soft Robotic Space Exploration (Page 193)


Volke, Sebastian

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


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von Lücken, Christian

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


Wagner, Markus

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

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

Paper: On Evolutionary Approaches to Wind Turbine Placement with Geo-Constraints (Page 1223)


Wagner, Stefan

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)


Wagner, Tobias

Paper: Improving Robustness of Stopping Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms by Simultaneously Monitoring Objective and Decision Space (Page 711)

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)

Tutorial: Tutorial on Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization (Page 37)


Wagy, Mark D.

Poster Abstract: Crowdseeding Robot Design (Page 1513)


Walker, David J.

VizGEC'15 Workshop: Visualisation in Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (VizGEC'15) Chairs' Welcome & Organization (Page 939)

VizGEC'15 Workshop: Visualising Multi-Objective Populations with Treemaps (Page 963)


Walter, Maria Emilia M. T.

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


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Wang, Bo

Paper: An Experimental Investigation of Variation Operators in Reference-Point Based Many-Objective Optimization (Page 775)


Wang, Jia-bin

Poster Abstract: A Dimension-Decreasing Particle Swarm Optimization Method for Portfolio Optimization (Page 1515)


Wang, Sunrise

Paper: Controlling Crowd Simulations Using Neuro-Evolution (Page 353)


Wang, Xiaoyun

Paper: A Genetic Algorithm for Searching the Shortest Lattice Vector of SVP Challenge (Page 823)


Wanka, Rolf

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


Watkins, Chris

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


Weimer, Westley

Paper: Deep Parameter Optimisation (Page 1375)

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)


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Weiss Cohen, Miri

Poster Abstract: Software System for Container Vessel Stowage Planning Using Genetic Algorithm (Page 1519)


Wessing, Simon

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


Whigham, Peter A.

Paper: A Re-Examination of the Use of Genetic Programming on the Oral Bioavailability Problem (Page 1015)

Paper: Examining the "Best of Both Worlds" of Grammatical Evolution (Page 1111)


White, David R.

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Genetic Improvement 2015 Chairs' Welcome (Page 791)

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)


White, Tony

Poster Abstract: Evolving Neurocontrollers for the Control of Information Diffusion in Social Networks (Page 1471)


Whitley, Darrell

Tutorial: Blind No More: Deterministic Partition Crossover and Deterministic Improving Moves (Page 391)

Paper: Mk Landscapes, NK Landscapes, MAX-kSAT: A Proof that the Only Challenging Problems are Deceptive (Page 927)

Paper: Tunnelling Crossover Networks (Page 449)


Winkler, Stephan M.

MedGEC'15 Workshop: A Symbolic Regression Based Scoring System Improving Peptide Identifications for MS Amanda (Page 1335)


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Winkler, Stephan

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


Witt, Carsten

Paper: On the Utility of Island Models in Dynamic Optimization (Page 1447)

Paper: Population Size vs. Mutation Strength for the (1+lambda) EA on OneMax (Page 1439)


Wölck, Martin

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


Woodward, John R.

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

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Fitness as Task-Relevant Information Accumulation (Page 855)

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Genetic Improvement of Energy Usage Is Only as Reliable as the Measurements are Accurate (Page 821)

Tutorial: Hyper-Heuristics (Page 199)

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


Wu, Fan

Paper: Deep Parameter Optimisation (Page 1375)

Genetic Improvement 2015 Workshop: Genetic Improvement Using Higher Order Mutation (Page 803)


Wu, Yao-Ming

Poster Abstract: Enable the XCS to Dynamically Learn Multiple Problems: A Sensor Tagging Approach (Page 1523)


Xiao, Jing

Paper: Empirical Study of Multi-objective Ant Colony Optimization to Software Project Scheduling Problems (Page 759)


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Xie, Jing

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


Xu, Hua

Paper: An Experimental Investigation of Variation Operators in Reference-Point Based Many-Objective Optimization (Page 775)


Xu, Jian-Xin

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


Xu, Weinan

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


Yakupov, Ilya

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


Yan, Yiming

Paper: Improved Sampling of Decision Space for Pareto Estimation (Page 767)


Yang, Shengxiang

Paper: A Performance Comparison Indicator for Pareto Front Approximations in Many-Objective Optimization (Page 703)

Paper: An Ant Colony Optimization Based Memetic Algorithm for the Dynamic Travelling Salesman Problem (Page 49)

Tutorial: Evolutionary Computation for Dynamic Optimization Problems (Page 629)


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Ye, Peng

Poster Abstract: A Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm for Rule-based Performance Optimization at Software Architecture Level (Page 1385)


Yeboah-Antwi, Kwaku

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


Yi, Daqing

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


Yliniemi, Logan

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


Yoo, Shin

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


Yoon, Yourim

Poster Abstract: An Adaptive Method of Hungarian Mating Schemes in Genetic Algorithms (Page 1413)


Yosinski, Jason

Paper: Innovation Engines: Automated Creativity and Improved Stochastic Optimization via Deep Learning (Page 959)


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Yousefi Zowj, Afsoon

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


Yu, Tian-Li

Paper: Optimization by Pairwise Linkage Detection, Incremental Linkage Set, and Restricted / Back Mixing: DSMGA-II (Page 519)

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


Yu, Wei-Jie

Paper: Reconstructing Cross-Cut Shredded Text Documents: A Genetic Algorithm with Splicing-Driven Reproduction (Page 847)


Yu, Xue

Paper: A Set-based Comprehensive Learning Particle Swarm Optimization with Decomposition for Multiobjective Traveling Salesman Problem (Page 89)


Yuan, Yuan

Paper: An Experimental Investigation of Variation Operators in Reference-Point Based Many-Objective Optimization (Page 775)


Z. Freite, Roberto

Paper: Efficient Sampling of PI Controllers in Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization (Page 1263)


Zahadat, Payam

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


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Zapotecas-Martínez, Saúl

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


Zarges, Christine

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


Zeckzer, Dirk

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


Žegklitz, Jan

Poster Abstract: Model Selection and Overfitting in Genetic Programming: Empirical Study (Page 1527)

GECCO'15 Student Workshop: Symbolic Regression by Grammar-based Multi-Gene Genetic Programming (Page 1217)


Zeng, Xiao-Jun

Paper: Diversity Guided Evolutionary Mining of Hierarchical Process Models (Page 1247)


Z-Flores, Emigdio

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

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


Zhai, Yuqing

Paper: An Improved Collaborative Filtering Recommendation Algorithm Based on Community Detection in Social Networks (Page 1)


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Zhan, Zhi-Hui

Paper: Dichotomy Guided Based Parameter Adaptation for Differential Evolution (Page 289)

Poster Abstract: Renumber Coevolutionary Multiswarm Particle Swarm Optimization for Multi-Objective Workflow Scheduling on Cloud Computing Environment (Page 1419)


Zhang, Jun

Poster Abstract: A Dimension-Decreasing Particle Swarm Optimization Method for Portfolio Optimization (Page 1515)

Paper: A Set-based Comprehensive Learning Particle Swarm Optimization with Decomposition for Multiobjective Traveling Salesman Problem (Page 89)

Paper: An Ant Colony Optimizing Algorithm Based on Scheduling Preference for Maximizing Working Time of Wireless Sensor Networks (Page 41)

Paper: Dichotomy Guided Based Parameter Adaptation for Differential Evolution (Page 289)

Paper: Reconstructing Cross-Cut Shredded Text Documents: A Genetic Algorithm with Splicing-Driven Reproduction (Page 847)

Poster Abstract: Renumber Coevolutionary Multiswarm Particle Swarm Optimization for Multi-Objective Workflow Scheduling on Cloud Computing Environment (Page 1419)


Zhang, Mengjie

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

Poster Abstract: A Single Population Genetic Programming Based Ensemble Learning Approach to Job Shop Scheduling (Page 1451)

Tutorial: Evolutionary Image Analysis, Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition (Page 473)

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

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


Zhang, Mingan

Late-Breaking Abstract: An Improved Artificial Fish Swarm Algorithm in Image Segmentation Application (Page 781)


Zhang, Tiantian

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


Zhaoquan, Cai

VizGEC'15 Workshop: Using Particle Swarm Large-scale Optimization to Improve Sampling-based Image Matting (Page 957)


Zheng, Jinhua

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


Zhu, Guizhen

Paper: A Genetic Algorithm for Searching the Shortest Lattice Vector of SVP Challenge (Page 823)


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Zhu, Ling

Paper: Using Model Checking Techniques for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Evolutionary Computing in Synthesis of Distributed Fault-Tolerant Programs (Page 1119)


Zhu, Zexuan

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


Ziadi, Tewfik

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


Zieba, Karol

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


Zincir, Ibrahim

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


Zincir-Heywood, A. Nur

SecDef'15 Workshop: Botnet Detection System Analysis: On the Effect of Botnet Evolution and Feature Representation (Page 893)

SecDef'15 Workshop: SecDef'15 Chairs' Welcome (Page 857)


Zoubek, Christian

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


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Zutty, Jason

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