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Optimal parameter settings for the (1 + (λ, λ)) genetic algorithm

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Abstract

The (1 + (λ, λ)) genetic algorithm is one of the few algorithms for which a super-constant speed-up through the use of crossover could be proven. So far, this algorithm has been used with parameters based also on intuitive considerations. In this work, we rigorously regard the whole parameter space and show that the asymptotic time complexity on the OneMax test function class proven by Doerr and Doerr (GECCO 2015) for the intuitive choice is best possible among all settings for population size, mutation probability, and crossover bias. Our proofs also give some advice on how to choose the parameters for other optimization problems.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGECCO 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
EditorsTobias Friedrich
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages1107-1114
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781450342063
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jul 2016
Event2016 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO 2016 - Denver, United States
Duration: 20 Jul 201624 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameGECCO 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference

Conference

Conference2016 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period20/07/1624/07/16

Keywords

  • Genetic algorithm
  • Runtime analysis
  • Theory

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