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EnglishGrammatical Evolution is an Evolutionary Algorithm which can evolve programs in any language described by a context-free grammar. A sequence of bits (the genotype) is transformed into a string of the language (the phenotype) by means of a mapping function, and eventually into a fitness value. Unfortunately the flexibility brought by the mapping is also likely to introduce non-locality phenomena, reduce diversity, and consequently hamper the effectiveness of the algorithm. In this paper, we propose a novel technique for promoting diversity, able to operate on three different levels: genotype, phenotype, and fitness. The technique is quite general, independent both from the specific problem being tackled and from other components of the evolutionary algorithm, such as genotype-phenotype mapping, selection criteria, and genetic operators. We experimentally demonstrate its efficacy in a wide range of conditions and from different points of view. The results also confirm the preponderant importance of the phenotype-level analyses in diversity promotion.
An effective diversity promotion mechanism in grammatical evolution / Medvet, Eric; Bartoli, Alberto; Squillero, Giovanni. - STAMPA. - (2017), pp. 247-248. ((Intervento presentato al convegno GECCO 2017 tenutosi a Berlin [10.1145/3067695.3076057].
| Titolo: | An effective diversity promotion mechanism in grammatical evolution | |
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| Data di pubblicazione: | 2017 | |
| Abstract: | Grammatical Evolution is an Evolutionary Algorithm which can evolve programs in any language desc...ribed by a context-free grammar. A sequence of bits (the genotype) is transformed into a string of the language (the phenotype) by means of a mapping function, and eventually into a fitness value. Unfortunately the flexibility brought by the mapping is also likely to introduce non-locality phenomena, reduce diversity, and consequently hamper the effectiveness of the algorithm. In this paper, we propose a novel technique for promoting diversity, able to operate on three different levels: genotype, phenotype, and fitness. The technique is quite general, independent both from the specific problem being tackled and from other components of the evolutionary algorithm, such as genotype-phenotype mapping, selection criteria, and genetic operators. We experimentally demonstrate its efficacy in a wide range of conditions and from different points of view. The results also confirm the preponderant importance of the phenotype-level analyses in diversity promotion. | |
| ISBN: | 9781450349390 | |
| Appare nelle tipologie: | 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno |
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