Thomas Back – författare

This two-volume set LNCS 12269 and LNCS 12270 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN 2020, held in Leiden, The Netherlands, in September 2020.

The 99 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 268 submissions. The topics cover classical subjects such as automated algorithm selection and configuration; Bayesian- and surrogate-assisted optimization; benchmarking and performance measures; combinatorial optimization; connection between nature-inspired optimization and artificial intelligence; genetic and evolutionary algorithms; genetic programming; landscape analysis; multiobjective optimization; real-world applications; reinforcement learning; and theoretical aspects of nature-inspired optimization.

This two-volume set LNCS 12269 and LNCS 12270 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN 2020, held in Leiden, The Netherlands, in September 2020.

The 99 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 268 submissions. The topics cover classical subjects such as automated algorithm selection and configuration; Bayesian- and surrogate-assisted optimization; benchmarking and performance measures; combinatorial optimization; connection between nature-inspired optimization and artificial intelligence; genetic and evolutionary algorithms; genetic programming; landscape analysis; multiobjective optimization; real-world applications; reinforcement learning; and theoretical aspects of nature-inspired optimization.

The editors of this State-of-the-Art Survey invited a cross-disciplinary team of researchers to a Lorentz workshop in 2019 to improve collaboration in these areas. Some contributions were initiated at the event, others were developed since through further invitations, editing, and cross-reviewing. This contributed book contains 14 invited chapters that address side-channel attacks and fault injection, cryptographic primitives, adversarial machine learning, and intrusion detection. The chapters were evaluated based on their significance, technical quality, and relevance to the topics of security and AI, and each submission was reviewed in single-blindmode and revised.

This book includes a set of selected revised and extended versions of the best papers presented at the 13th International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence (IJCCI 2021) – held as an online event, from October 25 to 27, 2021. We focus on three outstanding fields of Computational Intelligence through the selected panel, namely: Evolutionary Computation, Fuzzy Computation, and Neural Computation. Besides presenting the recent advances of the selected areas, the book aims to aggregate new and innovative solutions for confirmed researchers and on the other hand to provide a source of information and/or inspiration for young interested researchers or learners in the ever-expanding and current field of Computational Intelligence. It constitutes a precious provision of knowledge for individual researchers as well as represent a valuable sustenance for collective use in academic libraries (of universities and engineering schools) relating innovative techniques in various fieldsof applications.

This multi-volume LNCS set, LNCS 15148-15151, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN 2024, held in Hagenberg, Austria, in September 2024.

The 101 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 294 submissions. The papers presented in these four volumes are organized in the following topical sections:

Part I: Combinatorial Optimization; Genetic Programming; Fitness Landscape Modeling and Analysis.

Part II: Benchmarking and Performance Measures; Automated Algorithm Selection and Configuration; Numerical Optimization; Bayesian- and Surrogate-Assisted Optimization.

Part III: Theoretical Aspects of Nature-Inspired Optimization; (Evolutionary) Machine Learning and Neuroevolution; Evolvable Hardware and Evolutionary Robotics.

Part IV: Multi-Objective Optimization; Real-World Applications.

This multi-volume LNCS set, LNCS 15148-15151, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN 2024, held in Hagenberg, Austria, in September 2024.

The 101 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 294 submissions. The papers presented in these four volumes are organized in the following topical sections:

Part I: Combinatorial Optimization; Genetic Programming; Fitness Landscape Modeling and Analysis.

Part II: Benchmarking and Performance Measures; Automated Algorithm Selection and Configuration; Numerical Optimization; Bayesian- and Surrogate-Assisted Optimization.

Part III: Theoretical Aspects of Nature-Inspired Optimization; (Evolutionary) Machine Learning and Neuroevolution; Evolvable Hardware and Evolutionary Robotics.

Part IV: Multi-Objective Optimization; Real-World Applications.

This multi-volume LNCS set, LNCS 15148-15151, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN 2024, held in Hagenberg, Austria, in September 2024.

The 101 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 294 submissions. The papers presented in these four volumes are organized in the following topical sections:

Part I: Combinatorial Optimization; Genetic Programming; Fitness Landscape Modeling and Analysis.

Part II: Benchmarking and Performance Measures; Automated Algorithm Selection and Configuration; Numerical Optimization; Bayesian- and Surrogate-Assisted Optimization.

Part III: Theoretical Aspects of Nature-Inspired Optimization; (Evolutionary) Machine Learning and Neuroevolution; Evolvable Hardware and Evolutionary Robotics.

Part IV: Multi-Objective Optimization; Real-World Applications.

This multi-volume LNCS set, LNCS 15148-15151, constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN 2024, held in Hagenberg, Austria, in September 2024.

The 101 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 294 submissions. The papers presented in these four volumes are organized in the following topical sections:

Part I: Combinatorial Optimization; Genetic Programming; Fitness Landscape Modeling and Analysis.

Part II: Benchmarking and Performance Measures; Automated Algorithm Selection and Configuration; Numerical Optimization; Bayesian- and Surrogate-Assisted Optimization.

Part III: Theoretical Aspects of Nature-Inspired Optimization; (Evolutionary) Machine Learning and Neuroevolution; Evolvable Hardware and Evolutionary Robotics.

Part IV: Multi-Objective Optimization; Real-World Applications.

The present book includes a set of selected revised and extended versions of the best papers presented at the 14th and 15th International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence (IJCCI 2022 and IJCCI 2023) – held respectively in Valletta, Malta, between October 24–26, 2022 and Rome, Italy, between November 13–15. We focus on three outstanding fields of Computational Intelligence through the selected panel, namely: Evolutionary Computation, Fuzzy Computation and Neural Computation. Beside presenting the recent advances of the selected areas, the book aims to aggregate new and innovative solutions for confirmed researchers, and on the other hand to provide a source of information and/or inspiration for young interested researchers or learners in the ever expanding and current filed of Computational Intelligence. It could constitute a precious provision of knowledge for individual researchers as well as represent a valuable sustenance for collective use in academic libraries (ofuniversities and engineering schools) relating innovative techniques in various fields of applications.

Numerical and computational methods are nowadays used in a wide range of contexts in complex systems research, biology, physics, and engineering.  Over the last decades different methodological schools have emerged with emphasis on different aspects of computation, such as nature-inspired algorithms, set oriented numerics, probabilistic systems and Monte Carlo methods. Due to the use of different terminologies and emphasis on different aspects of algorithmic performance there is a strong need for a more integrated view and opportunities for cross-fertilization across particular disciplines.

These proceedings feature 20 original publications from distinguished authors in the cross-section of computational sciences, such as machine learning algorithms and probabilistic models, complex networks and fitness landscape analysis, set oriented numerics and cell mapping, evolutionary multiobjective optimization, diversity-oriented search, and the foundations of genetic programming algorithms. By presenting cutting edge results with a strong focus on foundations and integration aspects this work presents a stepping stone towards efficient, reliable, and well-analyzed methods for complex systems management and analysis.

Natural Computing is the field of research that investigates both human-designed computing inspired by nature and computing taking place in nature, i.e., it investigates models and computational techniques inspired by nature and also it investigates phenomena taking place in nature in terms of information processing.

Examples of the first strand of research covered by the handbook include neural computation inspired by the functioning of the brain; evolutionary computation inspired by Darwinian evolution of species; cellular automata inspired by intercellular communication; swarm intelligence inspired by the behavior of groups of organisms; artificial immune systems inspired by the natural immune system; artificial life systems inspired by the properties of natural life in general; membrane computing inspired by the compartmentalized ways in which cells process information; and amorphous computing inspired by morphogenesis. Other examples of natural-computing paradigms are molecular computing and quantum computing, where the goal is to replace traditional electronic hardware, e.g., by bioware in molecular computing. In molecular computing, data are encoded as biomolecules and then molecular biology tools are used to transform the data, thus performing computations. In quantum computing, one exploits quantum-mechanical phenomena to perform computations and secure communications more efficiently than classical physics and, hence, traditional hardware allows.

The second strand of research covered by the handbook, computation taking place in nature, is represented by investigations into, among others, the computational nature of self-assembly, which lies at the core of nanoscience, the computational nature of developmental processes, the computational nature of biochemical reactions, the computational nature of bacterial communication, the computational nature of brain processes, and the systems biology approach to bionetworks where cellular processes aretreated in terms of communication and interaction, and, hence, in terms of computation.

We are now witnessing exciting interaction between computer science and the natural sciences. While the natural sciences are rapidly absorbing notions, techniques and methodologies intrinsic to information processing, computer science is adapting and extending its traditional notion of computation, and computational techniques, to account for computation taking place in nature around us. Natural Computing is an important catalyst for this two-way interaction, and this handbook is a major record of this important development.