The Influence of Population Genetics for the Redesign of Genetic Algorithms

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Abstract

This contribution considers recent results of population genetics in order to present generic extensions to the general concept of a Genetic Algorithm (GA). Consequently a new model for self-adaptive selection pressure steering is presented (Offspring Selection), taking advantage of the interplay between directed genetic drift and selection, resulting in a new class of Genetic Algorithms. As a result, we introduce and empirically analyze the generic extensions to the general GA concept, which make genetic search more stable in terms of operators, and allows steering and scaling up of global solution quality to the highest quality regions without using problem specific information or local searches.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)41-49
Number of pages9
JournalSystems Science
Volume30
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2004

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