PROGRAM
Days: Wednesday, April 3rd Thursday, April 4th Friday, April 5th
Wednesday, April 3rd
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09:40-10:40 Session 2: Plenary invited talk: Jon Timmis
Evolution, immunity and robots: An interdisciplinary adventure.
Biology has been a rich source of inspiration to computer science and engineering for decades. Evolution has provided inspiration for the design of algorithms that can produce novel and, sometimes quite bizarre solutions to engineering problems. The immune system is a complex, adaptive system that affords protection to the host. The immune system has evolved to learn, remember and adapt to changing environments and like evolution, has provided inspiration for a myriad of engineering solutions. This talk will explore how evolution and the immune system can be modelled and then used to develop novel solutions in the context of robotics, both individual robots and swarms of robots.
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Location: Room A
11:00-13:35 Session 3A: EvoMUSART 1 - Computational Intelligence for Audio-visual Creativity
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Location: Room A
| 11:00 | Enough is Enough: Learning to Stop in Generative Systems (abstract) |
| 11:25 | Co-creative orchestration of Angeles with layer scores and orchestration plans (abstract) |
| 11:50 | On the impact of directed mutation applied to Evolutionary 4-part harmony models (abstract) |
| 12:15 | Towards Sound Innovation Engines Using Pattern-Producing Networks and Audio Graphs (abstract) |
| 12:40 | Generating Smooth Mood-Dynamic Playlists with Audio Features and KNN (abstract) |
| 13:05 | Pruning Worlds into Stories: Affective Interactions as Fitness Function (abstract) |
11:00-13:35 Session 3B: EML 1 - Computational Models and Short Talks
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Location: Room B
| 11:00 | Towards Physical Plausibility in Neuroevolution Systems (abstract) |
| 11:25 | Evolving Reservoirs for Meta Reinforcement Learning (abstract) |
| 11:50 | Leveraging More of Biology in Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning (abstract) PRESENTER: Bruno Gašperov |
| 12:15 | A Comparative Analysis of Evolutionary Adversarial One-Pixel Attacks (abstract) |
| 12:25 | Measuring Similarities in Model Structure of Metaheuristic Rule Set Learners (abstract) |
| 12:35 | Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization of Large Language Model Prompts for Balancing Sentiments (abstract) PRESENTER: Jill Baumann |
| 12:45 | Evolutionary Feature-Binning with Adaptive Burden Thresholding for Biomedical Risk Stratification (abstract) |
| 12:55 | Robust Neural Architecture Search using Differential Evolution for Medical Images (abstract) PRESENTER: Muhammad Junaid Ali |
| 13:05 | An Evolutionary Deep Learning Approach for Efficient Quantum Algorithms Transpilation (abstract) |
11:00-13:35 Session 3C: EvoApplications 1 - Image Analysis, Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition
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Location: Room C
| 11:00 | Integrating Data Augmentation in Evolutionary Algorithms for Feature Selection: A Preliminary Study (abstract) PRESENTER: Emanuele Nardone |
| 11:25 | Incremental growth on CPPN based optimization of biohybrid actuators. (abstract) |
| 11:50 | Cellular Genetic Algorithms for identifying variables in hybrid Gene Regulatory Networks (abstract) PRESENTER: Romain Michelucci |
| 12:15 | Evolving Staff Training Schedules using an Extensible Fitness Function and a Domain Specific Language. (abstract) |
| 12:25 | Integrating Bayesian and Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimisation (abstract) |
| 12:35 | A Hierarchical Approach to Evolving Behaviour-Trees for Swarm Control (abstract) |
| 12:45 | Finding sets of solutions for temporal uncertain problems (abstract) |
| 12:55 | Iterated Beam Search for Wildland Fire Suppression (abstract) |
11:00-13:35 Session 3D: Late-Breaking Abstracts 1
Late-Breaking Abstracts, session 1
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Location: Room D
| 11:00 | Migrolanding, the distribution of migrants as a solution to a reverse colonization problem (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Frequency Fitness Assignment for Untangling Proteins in 2D (abstract) |
| 11:30 | The Max-Cut’s Problem Solved with a Hybrid Evolutionary-QAOA Method (abstract) |
| 11:45 | Shape of the Waterfall: Solvability Transitions in the QAP (abstract) |
| 12:00 | Best practices for energy-thrifty evolutionary algorithms in the low-level language zig (abstract) |
| 12:15 | GP2SO: modeling and embedding 1-D signals using parametric symbolic regression (abstract) |
| 12:30 | The Evolution of Legibility: Exploring Type Design with an Evolutionary Generative Adversarial Model (abstract) |
14:15-16:05 Session 4A: EuroGP Best Paper Nominations
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Location: Room A
| 14:15 | Grammar-based Evolution of Polyominoes (abstract) |
| 14:40 | Naturally Interpretable Control Policies via Graph-based Genetic Programming (abstract) |
| 15:05 | Investigating Premature Convergence in Co-optimization of Morphology and Control in Evolved Virtual Soft Robots (abstract) |
| 15:30 | Genetic Improvement of Last Level Cache (abstract) |
| 15:40 | A Comprehensive Comparison of Lexicase-Based Selection Methods for Symbolic Regression Problems (abstract) |
14:15-16:05 Session 4B: EvoMUSART 2 - Short Presentations
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Location: Room B
| 14:15 | Building an Embodied Musicking Dataset for co-creative music-making (abstract) |
| 14:25 | Weighted Initialisation of Evolutionary Instrument and Pitch Detection in Polyphonic Music (abstract) |
| 14:35 | Adaptation and Optimization of AugmentedNet for Roman Numeral Analysis Applied to Audio Signals (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Motifs, Phrases, and Beyond: The Modelling of Structure in Symbolic Music Generation (abstract) |
| 14:55 | Generating emotional music based on improved C-RNN-GAN (abstract) |
| 15:05 | Modelling individual aesthetic preferences of 3D sculptures (abstract) |
| 15:15 | The Forest: Towards Emergent Collaborative Art through Human Swarming (abstract) |
| 15:25 | Evolving User Interfaces: A Neuroevolution Approach for Natural Human-Machine Interaction (abstract) |
14:15-16:05 Session 4C: EvoApplications 2 - Problem Landscape Analysis & Other Applications
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Location: Room C
| 14:15 | Hilbert curves for efficient exploratory landscape analysis neighbourhood sampling (abstract) |
| 14:40 | Predicting Algorithm Performance in Constrained Multiobjective Optimization: A Tough Nut to Crack (abstract) |
| 15:05 | On the Latent Structure of the bbob-biobj Test Suite (abstract) |
| 15:30 | A Novel Two-Level Clustering-Based Differential Evolution Algorithm for Training Neural Networks (abstract) |
| 15:55 | A New Angle: On Evolving Rotation Symmetric Boolean Functions (abstract) |
14:15-16:05 Session 4D: Late-Breaking Abstracts 2
Late-Breaking Abstracts, session 2
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| 14:15 | Using large language models for iterative enhancement of metaheuristics: a viable path forward? (abstract) |
| 14:30 | Two fast but unsuccessful algorithms \\for generating randomly folded proteins in HP (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Constructing ensembles of routing policies for the electric vehicle routing problem (abstract) |
| 15:00 | Symbiotic Connectivity: Optimizing Rural Digital Infrastructure with Solar-Powered Mesh Networks Using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms (abstract) |
| 15:15 | Combining Genetic Algorithms and Ant Colony Optimization for the Effective Allocation of Virtual Network Functions in a 5G Network (abstract) |
16:25-17:45 Session 5A: EvoMUSART Best Paper Nominations
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Location: Room A
| 16:25 | Collaborative Interactive Evolution of Art in the Latent Space of Deep Generative Models (abstract) |
| 16:50 | MoodLoopGP: Generating Emotion-Conditioned Loop Tablature Music with Multi-Granular Features (abstract) |
| 17:15 | Investigating the viability of Masked Language Modeling for symbolic music generation in abc-notation (abstract) |
16:25-17:45 Session 5C: EvoApplications 3 - Games
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Location: Room C
| 16:25 | Using Evolution and Deep Learning to Generate Diverse Intelligent Agents (abstract) |
| 16:50 | Strategies for Evolving Diverse and Effective Behaviours in Pursuit Domains (abstract) |
| 17:00 | Vision Transformers for Computer Go (abstract) |
| 17:10 | Evolutionary Computation meets Stream Processing (abstract) |
| 17:35 | Simple Efficient Evolutionary Ensemble Learning on Network Intrusion Detection Benchmarks (abstract) |
16:25-17:45 Session 5D: EuroGP 1
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| 16:25 | SLIM_GSGP: The Non-Bloating Geometric Semantic Genetic Programming (abstract) |
| 16:50 | Fuzzy Pattern Trees for Classification Problems Using Genetic Programming (abstract) PRESENTER: Allan de Lima |
| 17:15 | Look into the Mirror: Evolving Self-Dual Bent Boolean Functions (abstract) |
| 17:25 | An Algorithm Based on Grammatical Evolution for Discovering SHACL Constraints (abstract) |
Thursday, April 4th
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09:00-11:00 Session 7A: EvoCOP 1 - Operators, learning, and applications
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Location: Room A
| 09:00 | Q-learning Based Framework for Solving the Stochastic E-waste Collection Problem (abstract) |
| 09:25 | Studies on Multi-objective Role Mining in ERP Systems (abstract) |
| 09:50 | Greedy heuristic guided by lexicographic excellence (abstract) |
| 10:15 | Emergence of new local search algorithms with neuro-evolution (abstract) |
09:00-11:00 Session 7B: EvoApplications 4 - Computational Intelligence for Sustainability
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Location: Room B
| 09:00 | Optimizing Urban Infrastructure for E-Scooter Mobility (abstract) |
| 09:25 | Improving Image Filter Efficiency: A Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm Approach to Optimize Computing Power (abstract) |
| 09:50 | Heuristics for Evolutionary Optimization for the Centered Bin Packing Problem (abstract) |
| 10:15 | Evolutionary Algorithms for Optimizing Emergency Exit Placement in Indoor Environments (abstract) |
| 10:40 | Nature-inspired Portfolio Diversification using Ant Brood Clustering (abstract) PRESENTER: Ashish Lakhmani |
09:00-11:00 Session 7C: EvoApplications 5 - Misc applications
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Location: Room C
| 09:00 | Finding Near-Optimal Portfolios With Quality-Diversity (abstract) PRESENTER: Bruno Gašperov |
| 09:25 | Low-Memory Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategies exploiting gradient information and Lévy flight (abstract) |
| 09:50 | Memory Based Evolutionary Algorithm for Dynamic Aircraft Conflict Resolution (abstract) PRESENTER: Sarah Degaugue |
| 10:15 | GM4OS: an Evolutionary Oversampling Approach for Imbalanced Binary Classification Tasks (abstract) |
| 10:40 | Applying Graph Partitioning-Based Seeding Strategies to Software modularisation (abstract) |
11:20-12:20 Session 8: Julian F. Miller Award Session: A coffee with Hod Lipson and Dario Floreano
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Location: Room A
14:20-16:00 Session 10A: EvoApplications Best Paper nominations
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Location: Room A
| 14:20 | Evolving Feature Extraction Models for Melanoma Detection: A Co-operative Co-evolution Approach (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Interpretable Solutions for Breast Cancer Diagnosis with Grammatical Evolution and Data Augmentation (abstract) PRESENTER: Yumnah Hasan |
| 15:10 | 3D Motion Analysis in MRI using a Multi-objective Evolutionary k-means Clustering (abstract) |
14:20-16:00 Session 10B: EvoMUSART 4 - Generative Visual Design and Illustration
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Location: Room B
| 14:20 | Evolving Visually-Diverse Graphic Design Posters (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Evaluation Metrics for Automated Typographic Poster Generation (abstract) |
| 15:10 | Evoboard: Geoboard-inspired Evolved Typefonts (abstract) PRESENTER: João Eduardo Batista |
| 15:35 | PatternPortrait: Draw Me Like One of Your Scribbles (abstract) |
14:20-16:00 Session 10C: EuroGP 2
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Location: Room C
| 14:20 | Reducing Generational Computation in Counterexample-Driven Genetic Programming without Formal Specifications (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Enhancing Large Language Models-based Code Generation by Leveraging Genetic Improvement (abstract) |
| 15:10 | DALex: Lexicase-like Selection via Diverse Aggregation (abstract) |
16:20-18:00 Session 11A: EvoCOP Best Paper nominations
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Location: Room A
| 16:20 | Sparse Surrogate Model for Optimization: Example of the Bus Stops Spacing Problem (abstract) |
| 16:45 | Hardest Monotone Functions for Evolutionary Algorithms (abstract) |
| 17:10 | A Neural Network Based Guidance for a BRKGA: An Application to the Longest Common Square Subsequence Problem (abstract) PRESENTER: Jaume Reixach |
16:20-18:00 Session 11B: EML 2 - EC for EML enhancement
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Location: Room B
| 16:20 | Cultivating Diversity: A Comparison of Diversity Objectives in Neuroevolution (abstract) PRESENTER: Didrik Spanne Reilstad |
| 16:45 | A Hierarchical Dissimilarity Metric for Automated Machine Learning Pipelines, and Visualizing Search Behaviour (abstract) |
| 17:10 | DeepEMO: A Multi-Indicator Convolutional Neural Network-based Evolutionary Multi-Objective Algorithm (abstract) |
| 17:35 | Improving Generalization of Evolutionary Feature Construction with Minimal Complexity Knee Points in Regression (abstract) |
16:20-18:00 Session 11C: EvoApplications 7 - Analysis of EC Methods: Theory, Empirics, and Real-World Applications
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| 16:20 | On the Utility of Probing Trajectories for Algorithm-Selection (abstract) |
| 16:45 | Evolving Artificial Neural Networks for Simulating and Analyzing Fish Social Interactions (abstract) |
| 17:10 | On the Potential of Multi-Objective Automated Algorithm Configuration on Multi-Modal Multi-Objective Optimization Problems (abstract) |
| 17:35 | A Simple Statistical Test Against Origin-Biased~Metaheuristics (abstract) |
Friday, April 5th
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09:30-11:35 Session 12A: EvoMUSART 5 - Natural Language-Driven Audio-Visual Generation
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Location: Room A
| 09:30 | AI-Driven Meditation: Personalization for Inner Peace (abstract) |
| 09:55 | No Longer Trending on Artstation: Prompt Analysis of Generative AI Art (abstract) |
| 10:20 | MAP-Elites with Transverse Assessment for Multimodal Problems in Creative Domains (abstract) |
| 10:45 | The Chordinator: Modeling Music Harmony By Implementing Transformer Networks and Token Strategies (abstract) |
| 11:10 | Deep Learning Approaches for Sung Vowel Classification (abstract) |
09:30-11:35 Session 12B: EvoCOP 3 - Operators and theory
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Location: Room B
| 09:30 | A memetic algorithm with adaptive operator selection for graph coloring (abstract) |
| 09:55 | Reduction-Based MAX-3SAT with Low Nonlinearity and Lattices Under Recombination (abstract) |
| 10:20 | Where the Really Hard Quadratic Assignment Problems Are: the QAP-SAT instances (abstract) |
| 10:45 | Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Local Search Optimising OBDD Variable Orderings (abstract) |
| 11:10 | A Theoretical Investigation Of Termination Criteria For Evolutionary Algorithms (abstract) |
09:30-11:35 Session 12C: EML 3 - Applied EML
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Location: Room C
| 09:30 | Hybrid Surrogate Assisted Evolutionary Multiobjective Reinforcement Learning for Continuous Robot Control (abstract) PRESENTER: Atanu Mazumdar |
| 09:55 | Genetic Programming with Aggregate Channel Features for Flower Localization Using Limited Training Data (abstract) |
| 10:20 | Progressive Self-Supervised Multi-Objective NAS for Image Classification (abstract) PRESENTER: Cosijopii Garcia-Garcia |
| 10:45 | Hindsight Experience Replay with Evolutionary Decision Trees for Curriculum Goal Generation (abstract) |
12:05-13:05 Session 13: Plenary invited talk: Sabine Hauert
Evolving swarms across scales: from nanomedicine to city logistics
As robot swarms move from the laboratory to application, we will need to make them easy to design, monitor, control, and validate. Yet the decentralised nature of swarms makes each of these steps challenging. In this talk we look at mechanisms to evolve ‘swarms for people’, in applications ranging from medicine to environmental monitoring and logistics. We highlight technical properties of swarms, such as proficiency, scalability, robustness, and adaptability and their role in building trust. Finally, we discuss the future of swarm robotics and conclude by suggesting areas of advancement which may help build human and society’s trust towards robot swarms.
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Location: Room A