Title
Theory of Estimation-of-Distribution Algorithms.
Abstract
Estimation-of-distribution algorithms (EDAs) are general metaheuristics used in optimization that represent a more recent alternative to classical approaches like evolutionary algorithms. In a nutshell, EDAs typically do not directly evolve populations of search points but build probabilistic models of promising solutions by repeatedly sampling and selecting points from the underlying search space. Recently, there has been made significant progress in the theoretical understanding of EDAs. This article provides an up-to-date overview of the most commonly analyzed EDAs and the most recent theoretical results in this area. In particular, emphasis is put on the runtime analysis of simple univariate EDAs, including a description of typical benchmark functions and tools for the analysis. Along the way, open problems and directions for future research are described.
Year
Venue
DocType
2018
CoRR
Journal
Volume
Citations 
PageRank 
abs/1806.05392
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Martin S. Krejca101.35
Carsten Witt298759.83