Runtime analysis via symmetry arguments: (hot-off-the-press track at GECCO 2021)

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Abstract

We use an elementary argument building on group actions to prove that the selection-free steady state genetic algorithm analyzed by Sutton and Witt (GECCO 2019) takes an expected number of [EQUATION] iterations to find any particular target search point. This bound is valid for all population sizes µ. Our result improves and extends the previous lower bound of (exp(nd/2)) valid for population sizes = O(n1/2 - d), 0 < d < 1/2. This paper for the Hot-off-the-Press track at GECCO 2021 summarizes the work Benjamin Doerr. Runtime Analysis of Evolutionary Algorithms via Symmetry Arguments. Information Processing Letters, 166:106064. 2021. [5].

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGECCO 2021 Companion - Proceedings of the 2021 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages23-24
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781450383516
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jul 2021
Event2021 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO 2021 - Virtual, Online, France
Duration: 10 Jul 202114 Jul 2021

Publication series

NameGECCO 2021 Companion - Proceedings of the 2021 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion

Conference

Conference2021 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO 2021
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityVirtual, Online
Period10/07/2114/07/21

Keywords

  • group actions
  • runtime analysis
  • theory

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