%0 Conference Paper %1 back2000an-empirical-st %A Bäck, T. %A Eiben, A. E. %A van der Vaart, N. A. L. %B PPSN VI: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature %C London, UK %D 2000 %I Springer-Verlag %K control, meta-ga, parameter parameterless, self-adaptation %P 315--324 %T An Empirical Study on GAs \"Without Parameters\" %X In this paper we implement GAs that have one or more parameters that are adjusted during the run. In particular we use an existing self-adaptive mutation rate mechanism, propose a new mechanism for self-adaptive crossover rates, and redesign an existing variable population size model. We compare the simple GA with GAs featuring only one of the parameter adjusting mechanisms and with a GA that applies all three mechanisms - and is therefore almost "parameterless". The experimental results on a carefully designed test suite indicate the superiority of the parameterless GA and give a hint on the power of adapting the population size. %@ 3-540-41056-2

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