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30 shown of 241 papers with code (1,107 tagged with this task in all), ordered by repositories listed in the archive, not by stars (the archive holds no stars, so PwC's “Social” and “Latest” sorts cannot be reproduced). Papers without a page here are shown as plain text.

• Progressive Neural Architecture Search
  2 Dec 2017 18 repositories listed Syntology ran 3 of 3 samples · 0 unverified · 2 pointer-only (licence)
  We propose a new method for learning the structure of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) that is more efficient than recent state-of-the-art methods based on reinforcement learning and evolutionary algorithms.
• Deep Neuroevolution: Genetic Algorithms Are a Competitive Alternative for Training Deep Neural Networks for Reinforcement Learning
  18 Dec 2017 12 repositories listed Syntology ran 4 of 5 samples · 1 unverified · 4 pointer-only (licence)
  Here we demonstrate they can: we evolve the weights of a DNN with a simple, gradient-free, population-based genetic algorithm (GA) and it performs well on hard deep RL problems, including Atari and humanoid locomotion.
• Evolution-Guided Policy Gradient in Reinforcement Learning
  21 May 2018 6 repositories listed Syntology ran 1 of 3 samples · 2 unverified · 3 pointer-only (licence)
  However, these methods typically suffer from three core difficulties: temporal credit assignment with sparse rewards, lack of effective exploration, and brittle convergence properties that are extremely sensitive to…
• Tree Search vs Optimization Approaches for Map Generation
  27 Mar 2019 5 repositories listed
  We compare them on three different game level generation problems: Binary, Zelda, and Sokoban.
• Neural Architecture Optimization
  22 Aug 2018 5 repositories listed
  The performance predictor and the encoder enable us to perform gradient based optimization in the continuous space to find the embedding of a new architecture with potentially better accuracy.
• Regularized Evolution for Image Classifier Architecture Search
  5 Feb 2018 5 repositories listed
  The effort devoted to hand-crafting neural network image classifiers has motivated the use of architecture search to discover them automatically.
• Evolutionary thoughts: integration of large language models and evolutionary algorithms
  9 May 2025 3 repositories listed Syntology ran 2 of 2 samples · 0 unverified
  Large Language Models (LLMs) have unveiled remarkable capabilities in understanding and generating both natural language and code, but LLM reasoning is prone to hallucination and struggle with complex, novel scenarios,…
• ReEvo: Large Language Models as Hyper-Heuristics with Reflective Evolution
  2 Feb 2024 3 repositories listed Syntology ran 5 of 10 samples · 5 unverified
  The omnipresence of NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems (COPs) compels domain experts to engage in trial-and-error heuristic design.
• IOHanalyzer: Detailed Performance Analyses for Iterative Optimization Heuristics
  8 Jul 2020 3 repositories listed
  An R programming interface is provided for users preferring to have a finer control over the implemented functionalities.
• GenAttack: Practical Black-box Attacks with Gradient-Free Optimization
  28 May 2018 3 repositories listed Syntology ran 2 of 12 samples · 10 unverified
  Our experiments on different datasets (MNIST, CIFAR-10, and ImageNet) show that GenAttack can successfully generate visually imperceptible adversarial examples against state-of-the-art image recognition models with…
• Mergenetic: a Simple Evolutionary Model Merging Library
  16 May 2025 2 repositories listed
  Model merging allows combining the capabilities of existing models into a new one - post hoc, without additional training.
• Improving Genetic Programming for Symbolic Regression with Equality Graphs
  29 Jan 2025 2 repositories listed Syntology ran 2 of 2 samples · 0 unverified
  The equality graph is a data structure capable of compactly storing expressions and their equivalent forms allowing an efficient verification of whether an expression has been visited in any of their stored equivalent…
• EvoRL: A GPU-accelerated Framework for Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning
  25 Jan 2025 2 repositories listed
  In addition to its performance-oriented design, $\texttt{$\textbf{EvoRL}$}$ offers a comprehensive platform for EvoRL research, encompassing implementations of traditional RL algorithms (e.
• EVOS: Efficient Implicit Neural Training via EVOlutionary Selector
  13 Dec 2024 2 repositories listed Syntology ran 2 of 7 samples · 5 unverified
  We propose EVOlutionary Selector (EVOS), an efficient training paradigm for accelerating Implicit Neural Representation (INR).
• Single and Multi-Objective Optimization Benchmark Problems Focusing on Human-Powered Aircraft Design
  14 Dec 2023 2 repositories listed
  To address this, we present a benchmark test suite focused on the design of human-powered aircraft for single and multi-objective optimization.
• Synergizing Quality-Diversity with Descriptor-Conditioned Reinforcement Learning
  10 Dec 2023 2 repositories listed Syntology ran 3 of 3 samples · 0 unverified · 1 pointer-only (licence)
  In this work, we introduce DCRL-MAP-Elites, an extension of DCG-MAP-Elites that utilizes the descriptor-conditioned actor as a generative model to produce diverse solutions, which are then injected into the offspring…
• EvoPrompt: Connecting LLMs with Evolutionary Algorithms Yields Powerful Prompt Optimizers
  15 Sep 2023 2 repositories listed Syntology ran 11 of 13 samples · 2 unverified
  Large Language Models (LLMs) excel in various tasks, but they rely on carefully crafted prompts that often demand substantial human effort.
• POCKET: Pruning Random Convolution Kernels for Time Series Classification from a Feature Selection Perspective
  15 Sep 2023 2 repositories listed
  In Stage 1, POCKET utilizes dynamically varying penalties to efficiently achieve group sparsity within the classifier, removing features associated with zero weights and their corresponding kernels.
• FedPop: Federated Population-based Hyperparameter Tuning
  16 Aug 2023 2 repositories listed
  This is mainly because their "training-after-tuning" framework is unsuitable for FL with limited client computation power.
• Cognitive Evolutionary Search to Select Feature Interactions for Click-Through Rate Prediction
  1 Aug 2023 2 repositories listed
  Inspired by natural evolution, we propose a general Cognitive EvoLutionary Search (CELS) framework, where cognitive ability refers to the malleability of organisms to orientate to the environment.
• A suite of diagnostic metrics for characterizing selection schemes
  29 Apr 2022 2 repositories listed
  We consider exploitation both with and without constraints, and we divide exploration into two aspects: diversity exploration (the ability to simultaneously explore multiple pathways) and valley-crossing exploration…
• Rank-based Non-dominated Sorting
  25 Mar 2022 2 repositories listed
  Non-dominated sorting is a computational bottleneck in Pareto-based multi-objective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs) due to the runtime-intensive comparison operations involved in establishing dominance relationships…
• HAWKS: Evolving Challenging Benchmark Sets for Cluster Analysis
  13 Feb 2021 2 repositories listed
  Here, we argue that synthetic datasets must continue to play an important role in the evaluation of clustering algorithms, but that this necessitates constructing benchmarks that appropriately cover the diverse set of…
• ES-ENAS: Efficient Evolutionary Optimization for Large Hybrid Search Spaces
  19 Jan 2021 2 repositories listed
  In this paper, we approach the problem of optimizing blackbox functions over large hybrid search spaces consisting of both combinatorial and continuous parameters.
• EpidemiOptim: A Toolbox for the Optimization of Control Policies in Epidemiological Models
  9 Oct 2020 2 repositories listed
  Epidemiologists model the dynamics of epidemics in order to propose control strategies based on pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical interventions (contact limitation, lock down, vaccination, etc).
• Local Search is a Remarkably Strong Baseline for Neural Architecture Search
  20 Apr 2020 2 repositories listed Syntology ran 0 of 8 samples · 8 unverified
  The proposed LS algorithm is compared with RS and two evolutionary algorithms (EAs), as these are often heralded as being ideal for multi-objective optimization.
• Uncrowded Hypervolume-based Multi-objective Optimization with Gene-pool Optimal Mixing
  10 Apr 2020 2 repositories listed
  The resulting algorithm, UHV-GOMEA, is compared to Sofomore equipped with GOMEA, and the domination-based MO-GOMEA.
• Boosting Binary Optimization via Binary Classification: A Case Study of Job Shop Scheduling
  31 Aug 2018 2 repositories listed
  Many optimization techniques evaluate solutions consecutively, where the next candidate for evaluation is determined by the results of previous evaluations.
• The MOEADr Package - A Component-Based Framework for Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms Based on Decomposition
  18 Jul 2018 2 repositories listed
  We introduce the MOEADr package, which offers many of these variants as instantiations of a component-oriented framework.
• Large-Scale Evolution of Image Classifiers
  3 Mar 2017 2 repositories listed Syntology ran 1 of 1 samples · 0 unverified
  Neural networks have proven effective at solving difficult problems but designing their architectures can be challenging, even for image classification problems alone.

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