Evolutionary Computation, Volume 18

Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 2010

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  Thomas Jansen, Dirk Sudholt:
  Analysis of an Asymmetric Mutation Operator. 1-26
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  Daniel Molina, Manuel Lozano, Carlos García-Martínez, Francisco Herrera:
  Memetic Algorithms for Continuous Optimisation Based on Local Search Chains. 27-63
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  Oliver Schütze, Marco Laumanns, Emilia Tantar, Carlos A. Coello Coello, El-Ghazali Talbi:
  Computing Gap Free Pareto Front Approximations with Stochastic Search Algorithms. 65-96
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  Ofer M. Shir, Michael Emmerich, Thomas Bäck:
  Adaptive Niche Radii and Niche Shapes Approaches for Niching with the CMA-ES. 97-126
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  Ahmed Elhossini, Shawki Areibi, Robert D. Dony:
  Strength Pareto Particle Swarm Optimization and Hybrid EA-PSO for Multi-Objective Optimization. 127-156

Volume 18, Number 2, Summer 2010

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  Madalina M. Drugan, Dirk Thierens:
  Geometrical Recombination Operators for Real-Coded Evolutionary MCMCs. 157-198
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  Ying-Ping Chen, Chao-Hong Chen:
  Enabling the Extended Compact Genetic Algorithm for Real-Parameter Optimization by Using Adaptive Discretization. 199-228
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  John Milton, Paul J. Kennedy:
  Static and Dynamic Selection Thresholds Governing the Accumulation of Information in Genetic Algorithms Using Ranked Populations. 229-254
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  Milan Mijajlovic, Mark J. Biggs, Dusan P. Djurdjevic:
  On Potential Energy Models for EA-based Ab Initio Protein Structure Prediction. 255-275
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  James McDermott, Michael O'Neill, Niall J. L. Griffith:
  Interactive EC Control of Synthesized Timbre. 277-303
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  Eva Alfaro-Cid, Juan Julián Merelo Guervós, Francisco Fernández de Vega, Anna Isabel Esparcia-Alcázar, Ken Sharman:
  Bloat Control Operators and Diversity in Genetic Programming: A Comparative Study. 305-332

Volume 18, Number 3, Fall 2010

Special Issue on Theoretical Aspects of Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization

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  Thomas Jansen, Frank Neumann:
  Editorial for the Special Issue on Theoretical Aspects of Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization. 333-334
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  Oliver Giel, Per Kristian Lehre:
  On the Effect of Populations in Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimisation. 335-356
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  Christian Horoba:
  Exploring the Runtime of an Evolutionary Algorithm for the Multi-Objective Shortest Path Problem. 357-381
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  Karl Bringmann, Tobias Friedrich:
  An Efficient Algorithm for Computing Hypervolume Contributions. 383-402
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  Kalyanmoy Deb, Ankur Sinha:
  An Efficient and Accurate Solution Methodology for Bilevel Multi-Objective Programming Problems Using a Hybrid Evolutionary-Local-Search Algorithm. 403-449

Regular Papers

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  Tatsuya Motoki:
  A New Method for Modeling the Behavior of Finite Population Evolutionary Algorithms. 451-489
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  Martin Craig Serpell, James E. Smith:
  Self-Adaptation of Mutation Operator and Probability for Permutation Representations in Genetic Algorithms. 491-514

Volume 18, Number 4, Winter 2010

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  Hans-Georg Beyer:
  Editorial Introduction. i
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  Roberto Santana, Pedro Larrañaga, José Antonio Lozano:
  Learning Factorizations in Estimation of Distribution Algorithms Using Affinity Propagation. 515-546
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  Chung-Yao Chuang, Ying-ping Chen:
  Sensibility of Linkage Information and Effectiveness of Estimated Distributions. 547-579
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  Liviu Panait:
  Theoretical Convergence Guarantees for Cooperative Coevolutionary Algorithms. 581-615
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  Tobias Friedrich, Jun He, Nils Hebbinghaus, Frank Neumann, Carsten Witt:
  Approximating Covering Problems by Randomized Search Heuristics Using Multi-Objective Models. 617-633
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  Jonathan E. Rowe, Michael D. Vose, Alden H. Wright:
  Representation Invariant Genetic Operators. 635-660
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  Dirk V. Arnold, Hans-Georg Beyer:
  On the Behaviour of Evolution Strategies Optimising Cigar Functions. 661-682