%0 Conference Paper %1 fernandez:2003:sceigpbmop %A Fernandez, F. %A Tomassini, M. %A Vanneschi, L. %B Proceedings of the 2003 Congress on Evolutionary Computation CEC2003 %C Canberra %D 2003 %E Sarker, Ruhul %E Reynolds, Robert %E Abbass, Hussein %E Tan, Kay Chen %E McKay, Bob %E Essam, Daryl %E Gedeon, Tom %I IEEE Press %K algorithms, genetic programming %P 2042--2049 %T Saving computational effort in genetic programming by means of plagues %X A new technique for saving computing resources when using Genetic Programming is presented in this work. Instead of directly fighting bloat -the main factor explaining the large computational cost required for the evaluation of generations- by acting on individuals, we apply a new operator to the whole population: the plague. By removing some individuals every generation, we compensate for the increase in size of individuals, thus saving computing time when looking for solutions. %@ 0-7803-7804-0

@inproceedings{fernandez:2003:sceigpbmop, abstract = {A new technique for saving computing resources when using Genetic Programming is presented in this work. Instead of directly fighting bloat -the main factor explaining the large computational cost required for the evaluation of generations- by acting on individuals, we apply a new operator to the whole population: the plague. By removing some individuals every generation, we compensate for the increase in size of individuals, thus saving computing time when looking for solutions.}, added-at = {2008-06-19T17:35:00.000+0200}, address = {Canberra}, author = {Fernandez, F. and Tomassini, M. and Vanneschi, L.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2343e0ef5098dea5c6e56fbfc756950fb/brazovayeye}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2003 Congress on Evolutionary Computation CEC2003}, editor = {Sarker, Ruhul and Reynolds, Robert and Abbass, Hussein and Tan, Kay Chen and McKay, Bob and Essam, Daryl and Gedeon, Tom}, interhash = {1c0cf5bf795655e06ab3ef4c3c5268e3}, intrahash = {343e0ef5098dea5c6e56fbfc756950fb}, isbn = {0-7803-7804-0}, keywords = {algorithms, genetic programming}, month = {8-12 December}, notes = {CEC 2003 - A joint meeting of the IEEE, the IEAust, the EPS, and the IEE.}, organisation = {IEEE Neural Network Council (NNC), Engineers Australia (IEAust), Evolutionary Programming Society (EPS), Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE)}, pages = {2042--2049}, publisher = {IEEE Press}, publisher_address = {445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331, USA}, timestamp = {2008-06-19T17:39:32.000+0200}, title = {Saving computational effort in genetic programming by means of plagues}, year = 2003 }