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New insights on neutral binary representations for evolutionary optimization

dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Marisol B.
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T15:56:11Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T15:56:11Z
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies a family of redundant binary representations NNg(l, k), which are based on the mathematical formulation of error control codes, in particular, on linear block codes, which are used to add redundancy and neutrality to the representations. The analysis of the properties of uniformity, connectivity, synonymity, locality and topology of the NNg(l, k) representations is presented, as well as the way an (1+1)-ES can be modeled using Markov chains and applied to NK fitness landscapes with adjacent neighborhood.The results show that it is possible to design synonymously redundant representations that allow an increase of the connectivity between phenotypes. For easy problems, synonymously NNg(l, k) representations, with high locality, and where it is not necessary to present high values of connectivity are the most suitable for an efficient evolutionary search. On the contrary, for difficult problems, NNg(l, k) representations with low locality, which present connectivity between intermediate to high and with intermediate values of synonymity are the best ones. These results allow to conclude that NNg(l, k) representations with better performance in NK fitness landscapes with adjacent neighborhood do not exhibit extreme values of any of the properties commonly considered in the literature of evolutionary computation. This conclusion is contrary to what one would expect when taking into account the literature recommendations. This may help understand the current difficulty to formulate redundant representations, which are proven to be successful in evolutionary computation. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.tcs.2016.05.033
dc.identifier.issn0304-3975
dc.identifier.otherAUT: MCO00732;
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/9340
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.titleNew insights on neutral binary representations for evolutionary optimization
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage74
oaire.citation.startPage53
oaire.citation.titleTheoretical Computer Science
oaire.citation.volume641
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person.givenNameMarisol B.
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1788-6114
person.identifier.scopus-author-id55333058000
rcaap.contributor.authoremailmcorreia@ualg.pt
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