Genetic algorithms with sharing for multimodal function optimization
Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Genetic Algorithms on Genetic algorithms and their application
Evolutionary algorithms in theory and practice: evolution strategies, evolutionary programming, genetic algorithms
Niching methods for genetic algorithms
Niching methods for genetic algorithms
Evaluating evolutionary algorithms
Artificial Intelligence - Special volume on empirical methods
Evolutionary Optimization in Dynamic Environments
Evolutionary Optimization in Dynamic Environments
Evolution strategies –A comprehensive introduction
Natural Computing: an international journal
An Investigation of Niche and Species Formation in Genetic Function Optimization
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Genetic Algorithms
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Genetic Algorithms
UEGO, an Abstract Niching Technique for Global Optimization
PPSN V Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature
Step-Size Adaption Based on Non-Local Use of Selection Information
PPSN III Proceedings of the International Conference on Evolutionary Computation. The Third Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature: Parallel Problem Solving from Nature
Qualms regarding the optimality of cumulative path length control in CSA/CMA-evolution strategies
Evolutionary Computation
On the complexity of polynomial matrix computations
ISSAC '03 Proceedings of the 2003 international symposium on Symbolic and algebraic computation
GECCO '05 Proceedings of the 7th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation
Niching in evolution strategies
GECCO '05 Proceedings of the 7th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation
Adaptive isolation model using data clustering for multimodal function optimization
GECCO '05 Proceedings of the 7th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation
Completely Derandomized Self-Adaptation in Evolution Strategies
Evolutionary Computation
A computational efficient covariance matrix update and a (1+1)-CMA for evolution strategies
Proceedings of the 8th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation
Covariance Matrix Adaptation for Multi-objective Optimization
Evolutionary Computation
Disburdening the species conservation evolutionary algorithm of arguing with radii
Proceedings of the 9th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation
A derandomized approach to self-adaptation of evolution strategies
Evolutionary Computation
Niching with derandomized evolution strategies in artificial and real-world landscapes
Natural Computing: an international journal
Niche radius adaptation in the CMA-ES niching algorithm
PPSN'06 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature
Niching in evolution strategies and its application to laser pulse shaping
EA'05 Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Artificial Evolution
Omni-optimizer: a procedure for single and multi-objective optimization
EMO'05 Proceedings of the Third international conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization
On the role of population size and niche radius in fitness sharing
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
Using the uncertainty handling CMA-ES for finding robust optima
Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation
Speciation in evolutionary algorithms: adaptive species discovery
Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation
Niching particle swarm optimization with local search for multi-modal optimization
Information Sciences: an International Journal
Evolutionary multimodal optimization using the principle of locality
Information Sciences: an International Journal
Diversified virtual camera composition
EvoApplications'12 Proceedings of the 2012t European conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation
Improved topological niching for real-valued global optimization
EvoApplications'12 Proceedings of the 2012t European conference on Applications of Evolutionary Computation
Multi-modal valley-adaptive memetic algorithm for efficient discovery of first-order saddle points
SEAL'12 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Simulated Evolution and Learning
A selective teaching-learning based niching technique with local diversification strategy
SEMCCO'12 Proceedings of the Third international conference on Swarm, Evolutionary, and Memetic Computing
Clustered parent centric normal cross-over for multimodal optimization
SEMCCO'12 Proceedings of the Third international conference on Swarm, Evolutionary, and Memetic Computing
Novelty and interestingness measures for design-space exploration
Proceedings of the 15th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation
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While the motivation and usefulness of niching methods is beyond doubt, the relaxation of assumptions and limitations concerning the hypothetical search landscape is much needed if niching is to be valid in a broader range of applications. Upon the introduction of radii-based niching methods with derandomized evolution strategies (ES), the purpose of this study is to address the so-called niche radius problem. A new concept of an adaptive individual niche radius is applied to niching with the covariance matrix adaptation evolution strategy (CMA-ES). Two approaches are considered. The first approach couples the radius to the step size mechanism, while the second approach employs the Mahalanobis distance metric with the covariance matrix mechanism for the distance calculation, for obtaining niches with more complex geometrical shapes. The proposed approaches are described in detail, and then tested on high-dimensional artificial landscapes at several levels of difficulty. They are shown to be robust and to achieve satisfying results.