14th Annual "Humies" Awards — 2017 — Berlin, Germany

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
Kıvanç Tatar Matthieu Macret Philippe Pasquier Automatic Synthesizer Preset Generation with PresetGen Entry Form Slides Slides
Gold - $5,000 Robin Harper Robert J. Chapman Christopher Ferrie Christopher Granade Richard Kueng Steven T. Flammia Alberto Peruzzo Explaining quantum correlations through evolution of causal models Entry Form Slides
Doina Bucur Giovanni Iacca Andrea Marcelli Giovanni Squillero Giovanni Squillero Alberto Tonda Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms for Influence Maximization in Social Networks Entry Form Slides
Silver – $3,000 Shin Yoo Xiaoyuan Xie Fei-ching Kuo Tsong Yueh Chen Mark Harman Human Competitiveness of Genetic Programming in Spectrum Based Fault Localisation: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis Entry Form Slides
Anastassios Petropoulos Daniel Grebow Drew Jones Gregory Lantoine Et Al GTOC9: Methods and Results from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Team Entry Form Slides
Hossein Moeinzadeh Gaetano D. Gargiulo Paolo Bifulco Mario Cesarelli Et Al Computing a New Central Terminal for ECG recording using combined Genetic Algorithm and linear regression from real patient data On the “Zero of Potential of the Electric Field Produced by the Heart Beat”. A Machine Capable of Estimating this Underlying Persistent Error in Electrocardiography Entry Form Slides
Vincent R. Ragusa H. David Mathias Vera A. Kazakova Annie S. Wu Enhanced Genetic Path Planning for Autonomous Flight Entry Form
Bronze - $1,000 Michael Fenton Ciaran McNally Jonathan Byrne Erik Hemberg James McDermott Michael O’Neill Discrete Planar Truss Optimization by Node Position Variation Using Grammatical Evolution Automatic innovative truss design using grammatical evolution Entry Form Slides
Saemundur O. Haraldsson John R. Woodward Alexander I.E. Brownle The Use of Automatic Test Data Generation for Genetic Improvement in a Live System Fixing Bugs in Your Sleep: How Genetic Improvement Became an Overnight Success Entry Form Slides
Bronze - $1,000 Risto Miikkulainen Neil Iscoe Aaron Shagrin Ron Cordell Sam Nazari Cory Schoolland Et Al Conversion Rate Optimization through Evolutionary Computation Entry Form Slides
Stjepan Picek Luca Mariot Alberto Leporati Domagoj Jakobovic Evolving S-boxes Based on Cellular Automata with Genetic Programming Design of S-boxes Defined with Cellular Automata Rules Entry Form
L.-Y. Chen Y.-L. Yang T.-C. Hsiao ZCSR for Targeting the Optimal Impedance in Digital Radio Frequency Matching Box Entry Form
Risto Miikkulainen Jason Liang Elliot Meyerson Dan Fink Olivier Francon Evolving Deep Neural Networks Entry Form
Authors
Kıvanç Tatar Matthieu Macret Philippe Pasquier
Paper(s)
Automatic Synthesizer Preset Generation with PresetGen
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides Slides
Outcome
Gold - $5,000
Authors
Robin Harper Robert J. Chapman Christopher Ferrie Christopher Granade Richard Kueng Steven T. Flammia Alberto Peruzzo
Paper(s)
Explaining quantum correlations through evolution of causal models
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Doina Bucur Giovanni Iacca Andrea Marcelli Giovanni Squillero Giovanni Squillero Alberto Tonda
Paper(s)
Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms for Influence Maximization in Social Networks
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Silver – $3,000
Authors
Shin Yoo Xiaoyuan Xie Fei-ching Kuo Tsong Yueh Chen Mark Harman
Paper(s)
Human Competitiveness of Genetic Programming in Spectrum Based Fault Localisation: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Anastassios Petropoulos Daniel Grebow Drew Jones Gregory Lantoine Et Al
Paper(s)
GTOC9: Methods and Results from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Team
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Hossein Moeinzadeh Gaetano D. Gargiulo Paolo Bifulco Mario Cesarelli Et Al
Paper(s)
Computing a New Central Terminal for ECG recording using combined Genetic Algorithm and linear regression from real patient data On the “Zero of Potential of the Electric Field Produced by the Heart Beat”. A Machine Capable of Estimating this Underlying Persistent Error in Electrocardiography
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Vincent R. Ragusa H. David Mathias Vera A. Kazakova Annie S. Wu
Paper(s)
Enhanced Genetic Path Planning for Autonomous Flight
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Bronze - $1,000
Authors
Michael Fenton Ciaran McNally Jonathan Byrne Erik Hemberg James McDermott Michael O’Neill
Paper(s)
Discrete Planar Truss Optimization by Node Position Variation Using Grammatical Evolution Automatic innovative truss design using grammatical evolution
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Saemundur O. Haraldsson John R. Woodward Alexander I.E. Brownle
Paper(s)
The Use of Automatic Test Data Generation for Genetic Improvement in a Live System Fixing Bugs in Your Sleep: How Genetic Improvement Became an Overnight Success
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Bronze - $1,000
Authors
Risto Miikkulainen Neil Iscoe Aaron Shagrin Ron Cordell Sam Nazari Cory Schoolland Et Al
Paper(s)
Conversion Rate Optimization through Evolutionary Computation
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Stjepan Picek Luca Mariot Alberto Leporati Domagoj Jakobovic
Paper(s)
Evolving S-boxes Based on Cellular Automata with Genetic Programming Design of S-boxes Defined with Cellular Automata Rules
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
L.-Y. Chen Y.-L. Yang T.-C. Hsiao
Paper(s)
ZCSR for Targeting the Optimal Impedance in Digital Radio Frequency Matching Box
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Risto Miikkulainen Jason Liang Elliot Meyerson Dan Fink Olivier Francon
Paper(s)
Evolving Deep Neural Networks
Statement
Entry Form

13th Annual "Humies" Awards — 2016 — Denver, Colorado

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
Kaustuv Nag Nikhil R. Pal A Multiobjective Genetic Programming based Ensemble for Simultaneous Feature Selection and Classification Supplementary Materials Entry Form
Marco Gaudesi Elio Piccolo Giovanni Squillero Alberto Tonda Exploiting Evolutionary Modeling to Prevail in Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma Tournaments Entry Form Slides
Andrew Starkey Hani Hagras Sid Shakya Gilbert Owusu A Multi-Objective Genetic Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Based System for Mobile Field Workforce Area Optimization Entry Form
Silver Alberto Bartoli Andrea De Lorenzo Eric Medvet Fabiano Tarlao Can A Machine Replace Humans In Building Regular Expressions? A Case Study Inference of Regular Expressions for Text Extraction from Examples Entry Form Slides
Silver Michal Bidlo On Routine Evolution of Complex Cellular Automata Entry Form Slides
Mr Luca Parisi Mr Paul Robert Biggs Dr Gemma Marie Whatling Professor Catherine Avril Holt A Novel Comparison of Artificial Intelligence Methods for Diagnosing Knee Osteoarthritis Entry Form
Kalyanmoy Deb Christie Myburgh Breaking the Billion-Variable Barrier in Real-World Optimization Using a Customized Evolutionary Algorithm Entry Form
Antoine Cully Jeff Clune Danesh Tarapore Jean-Baptiste Mouret Robots that can adapt like animals Entry Form
Kleopatra Pirpinia Peter A.N. Bosman Claudette E. Loo Astrid N. Scholten Jan-Jakob Sonke Marcel van Herk Tanja Alderliesten Multi-objective optimization as a novel weight-tuning strategy for deformable image registration applied to pre-operative partial- breast radiotherapy A first step toward uncovering the truth about weight tuning in deformable image registration Entry Form Slides
Doina Bucur Giovanni Iacca Marco Gaudesi Giovanni Squillero Alberto Tonda Optimizing groups of colluding strong attackers in mobile urban communication networks with evolutionary algorithms Entry Form
Pablo Garcia-Sanchez J.J. Merelo Antonio Mora Giovanni Squillero Alberto Tonda Towards Automatic StarCraft Strategy Generation Using Genetic Programming Entry Form Slides
Abeeb A. Awotunde Generalized field-development optimization with well-control zonation Entry Form
Isidro M. Alvarez Will N. Browne Mengjie Zhang Human-inspired Scaling in Learning Classifier Systems: Case Study on the n-bit Multiplexer Problem Set Entry Form LCS
Yue Jia Myra B. Cohen Mark Harman Justyna Petke Learning Combinatorial Interaction Test Generation Strategies using Hyperheuristic Search Entry Form
Gold Earl T. Barr Mark Harman Yue Jia Alexandru Marginean Justyna Petke Automated Software Transplantation Entry Form Slides Slides
Fan Wu Westley Weimer Mark Harman Yue Jia Jens Krinke Deep Parameter Optimisation Entry Form
Stjepan Picek Domagoj Jakobovic Evolving Algebraic Constructions for Designing Bent Boolean Functions Entry Form Slides
Stjepan Picek Carlos A. Coello Coello Domagoj Jakobovic Nele Mentens Evolutionary Algorithms for Finding Short Addition Chains: Going the Distance Entry Form
Xuewei Qi Matthew J. Barth Guoyuan Wu Kanok Boriboonsomsin Evolutionary Algorithm Based On-Line PHEV Energy Management System with Self-Adaptive SOC Control Entry Form
Xuewei Qi Matthew J. Barth Guoyuan Wu Kanok Boriboonsomsin Jeffrey Gonder Data-Driven Reinforcement Learning–Based Real-Time Energy Management System for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Entry Form
Bronze Federica Sarro Alessio Petrozziello Mark Harman Multi-objective Software Effort Estimation Entry Form Slides
Leonardo C. T. Bezerra
 Manuel López-Ibáñez Thomas Stützle
 Automatic Component-wise Design of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms Entry Form
Authors
Kaustuv Nag Nikhil R. Pal
Paper(s)
A Multiobjective Genetic Programming based Ensemble for Simultaneous Feature Selection and Classification Supplementary Materials
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Marco Gaudesi Elio Piccolo Giovanni Squillero Alberto Tonda
Paper(s)
Exploiting Evolutionary Modeling to Prevail in Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma Tournaments
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Andrew Starkey Hani Hagras Sid Shakya Gilbert Owusu
Paper(s)
A Multi-Objective Genetic Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Based System for Mobile Field Workforce Area Optimization
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Silver
Authors
Alberto Bartoli Andrea De Lorenzo Eric Medvet Fabiano Tarlao
Paper(s)
Can A Machine Replace Humans In Building Regular Expressions? A Case Study Inference of Regular Expressions for Text Extraction from Examples
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Silver
Authors
Michal Bidlo
Paper(s)
On Routine Evolution of Complex Cellular Automata
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Mr Luca Parisi Mr Paul Robert Biggs Dr Gemma Marie Whatling Professor Catherine Avril Holt
Paper(s)
A Novel Comparison of Artificial Intelligence Methods for Diagnosing Knee Osteoarthritis
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Kalyanmoy Deb Christie Myburgh
Paper(s)
Breaking the Billion-Variable Barrier in Real-World Optimization Using a Customized Evolutionary Algorithm
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Antoine Cully Jeff Clune Danesh Tarapore Jean-Baptiste Mouret
Paper(s)
Robots that can adapt like animals
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Kleopatra Pirpinia Peter A.N. Bosman Claudette E. Loo Astrid N. Scholten Jan-Jakob Sonke Marcel van Herk Tanja Alderliesten
Paper(s)
Multi-objective optimization as a novel weight-tuning strategy for deformable image registration applied to pre-operative partial- breast radiotherapy A first step toward uncovering the truth about weight tuning in deformable image registration
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Doina Bucur Giovanni Iacca Marco Gaudesi Giovanni Squillero Alberto Tonda
Paper(s)
Optimizing groups of colluding strong attackers in mobile urban communication networks with evolutionary algorithms
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Pablo Garcia-Sanchez J.J. Merelo Antonio Mora Giovanni Squillero Alberto Tonda
Paper(s)
Towards Automatic StarCraft Strategy Generation Using Genetic Programming
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Abeeb A. Awotunde
Paper(s)
Generalized field-development optimization with well-control zonation
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Isidro M. Alvarez Will N. Browne Mengjie Zhang
Algorithm Type
LCS
Paper(s)
Human-inspired Scaling in Learning Classifier Systems: Case Study on the n-bit Multiplexer Problem Set
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Yue Jia Myra B. Cohen Mark Harman Justyna Petke
Paper(s)
Learning Combinatorial Interaction Test Generation Strategies using Hyperheuristic Search
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Gold
Authors
Earl T. Barr Mark Harman Yue Jia Alexandru Marginean Justyna Petke
Paper(s)
Automated Software Transplantation
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides Slides
Authors
Fan Wu Westley Weimer Mark Harman Yue Jia Jens Krinke
Paper(s)
Deep Parameter Optimisation
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Stjepan Picek Domagoj Jakobovic
Paper(s)
Evolving Algebraic Constructions for Designing Bent Boolean Functions
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Stjepan Picek Carlos A. Coello Coello Domagoj Jakobovic Nele Mentens
Paper(s)
Evolutionary Algorithms for Finding Short Addition Chains: Going the Distance
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Xuewei Qi Matthew J. Barth Guoyuan Wu Kanok Boriboonsomsin
Paper(s)
Evolutionary Algorithm Based On-Line PHEV Energy Management System with Self-Adaptive SOC Control
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Xuewei Qi Matthew J. Barth Guoyuan Wu Kanok Boriboonsomsin Jeffrey Gonder
Paper(s)
Data-Driven Reinforcement Learning–Based Real-Time Energy Management System for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Bronze
Authors
Federica Sarro Alessio Petrozziello Mark Harman
Paper(s)
Multi-objective Software Effort Estimation
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Leonardo C. T. Bezerra
 Manuel López-Ibáñez Thomas Stützle

Paper(s)
Automatic Component-wise Design of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms
Statement
Entry Form

10th Annual "Humies" Awards — 2013 — Amsterdam

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
Gold—$4000 Moshe Sipper Achiya Elyasaf Ami Hauptman Evolutionary Design of FreeCell Solvers Entry Form Slides GA, GP
Jose Miguel Atiencia Villagomez Askhat Diveev Elena Sofronova The Network Operator Method for Synthesis of Intelligent Control System Entry Form GP
Gold — $4000 Dario Izzo Luís F. Simões Guido de Croon Aurelie Heritier Chit Hong Yam Search for a grand tour of the Jupiter Galilean moons Entry Form Slides MGA
Rodrigo Coelho Barros Marcio Porto Basgalupp Andre Carlos Ponce de Leon Ferreira de Carvalho Alex Alves Freitas Ana Trindade Winck Karina Machado Duncan Dubugras Alcoba Ruiz Osmar Norberto de Souza Automatic design of decision-tree induction algorithms tailored to flexible-receptor docking data A Hyper-Heuristic Evolutionary Algorithm for Automatically Designing Decision-Tree Algorithms Entry Form Slides GA
Alexander Bailey Mario Ventresca Beatrice Ombuki-Berman Automatic generation of graph models for complex networks by genetic programming Entry Form GP
Bronze — $2000 Matthias Bechmann Angelika Sebald John Clark Genetic algorithms and solid state NMR pulse sequences Entry Form Slides Slides GA
François-Michel De Rainville Carola Doerr (née Winzen) Christian Gagné Michael Gnewuch Denis Laurendeau Olivier Teytaud Magnus Wahlström Constructing low star discrepancy point sets with genetic algorithms Evolutionary optimization of low-discrepancy sequences A new randomized algorithm to approximate the star discrepancy based on threshold accepting Entry Form Slides Slides GA
Yuji Sato Hazuki Inoue Naohiro Hasegawa Mikiko Sato Acceleration of Genetic Algorithms for Sudoku Solution on Many-core Processors Parallelization of Genetic Operations that Takes Building-Block Linkage into Account Entry Form GA
Gustavo Reis Francisco Fernandez Anibal Ferreira Automatic Transcription of Polyphonic Piano Music using Genetic Algorithms, Adaptive Spectral Envelope Modeling and Dynamic Noise Level Estimation Entry Form Slides
Leonardo Trujillo Pierrick Legrand Gustavo Olague Jacques Lévy-Véhel Evolving estimators of the pointwise Hölder exponent with Genetic Programming Entry Form Slides GP
Atil Iscen Adrian Agogino Vytas Sunspiral Kagan Tumer Controlling Tensegrity Robots through Evolution Learning to Control Complex Tensegrity Robots Entry Form Co-evolution
Jan Koutník NN, RL
Muhammad Iqbal Will N. Browne Mengjie Zhang Reusing Building Blocks of Extracted Knowledge to Solve Complex, Large-Scale Boolean Problems Entry Form LCS, GP
Manuel López-Ibáñez Thomas Stützle The automatic design of multi-objective ant colony optimization algorithms Entry Form CGP
Outcome
Gold—$4000
Authors
Moshe Sipper Achiya Elyasaf Ami Hauptman
Algorithm Type
GA, GP
Paper(s)
Evolutionary Design of FreeCell Solvers
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Jose Miguel Atiencia Villagomez Askhat Diveev Elena Sofronova
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
The Network Operator Method for Synthesis of Intelligent Control System
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Gold — $4000
Authors
Dario Izzo Luís F. Simões Guido de Croon Aurelie Heritier Chit Hong Yam
Algorithm Type
MGA
Paper(s)
Search for a grand tour of the Jupiter Galilean moons
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Rodrigo Coelho Barros Marcio Porto Basgalupp Andre Carlos Ponce de Leon Ferreira de Carvalho Alex Alves Freitas Ana Trindade Winck Karina Machado Duncan Dubugras Alcoba Ruiz Osmar Norberto de Souza
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Automatic design of decision-tree induction algorithms tailored to flexible-receptor docking data A Hyper-Heuristic Evolutionary Algorithm for Automatically Designing Decision-Tree Algorithms
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Alexander Bailey Mario Ventresca Beatrice Ombuki-Berman
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Automatic generation of graph models for complex networks by genetic programming
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Bronze — $2000
Authors
Matthias Bechmann Angelika Sebald John Clark
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Genetic algorithms and solid state NMR pulse sequences
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides Slides
Authors
François-Michel De Rainville Carola Doerr (née Winzen) Christian Gagné Michael Gnewuch Denis Laurendeau Olivier Teytaud Magnus Wahlström
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Constructing low star discrepancy point sets with genetic algorithms Evolutionary optimization of low-discrepancy sequences A new randomized algorithm to approximate the star discrepancy based on threshold accepting
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides Slides
Authors
Yuji Sato Hazuki Inoue Naohiro Hasegawa Mikiko Sato
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Acceleration of Genetic Algorithms for Sudoku Solution on Many-core Processors Parallelization of Genetic Operations that Takes Building-Block Linkage into Account
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Gustavo Reis Francisco Fernandez Anibal Ferreira
Paper(s)
Automatic Transcription of Polyphonic Piano Music using Genetic Algorithms, Adaptive Spectral Envelope Modeling and Dynamic Noise Level Estimation
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Leonardo Trujillo Pierrick Legrand Gustavo Olague Jacques Lévy-Véhel
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Evolving estimators of the pointwise Hölder exponent with Genetic Programming
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Atil Iscen Adrian Agogino Vytas Sunspiral Kagan Tumer
Algorithm Type
Co-evolution
Paper(s)
Controlling Tensegrity Robots through Evolution Learning to Control Complex Tensegrity Robots
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Jan Koutník
Algorithm Type
NN, RL
Authors
Muhammad Iqbal Will N. Browne Mengjie Zhang
Algorithm Type
LCS, GP
Paper(s)
Reusing Building Blocks of Extracted Knowledge to Solve Complex, Large-Scale Boolean Problems
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Manuel López-Ibáñez Thomas Stützle
Algorithm Type
CGP
Paper(s)
The automatic design of multi-objective ant colony optimization algorithms
Statement
Entry Form

11th Annual "Humies" Awards — 2014 — Vancouver, British Columbia

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
Alberto Bartoli Andrea De Lorenzo Eric Medvet Fabiano Tarlao Playing Regex Golf with Genetic Programming Entry Form GP
Vinícius Veloso de Melo Kaizen Programming Entry Form
V. Scott Gordon Steven Ray Laurent Vaucher Evolving QWOP Gaits Entry Form CGA
Gold Omid E. David H. Jaap van den Herik Moshe Koppel Nathan S. Netanyahu Entry Form GA
Silver Justyna Petke Mark Harman William B. Langdon Westley Weimer Using Genetic Improvement & Code Transplants to Specialise a C++ Program to a Problem Class Entry Form GI, GP
Dror Sholomon Omid E. David Nathan S. Netanyahu Entry Form GA
Bronze Radek Hrbacek Vaclav Dvorak Bent Function Synthesis by Means of Cartesian Genetic Programming Entry Form CGP
Authors
Alberto Bartoli Andrea De Lorenzo Eric Medvet Fabiano Tarlao
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Playing Regex Golf with Genetic Programming
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Vinícius Veloso de Melo
Paper(s)
Kaizen Programming
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
V. Scott Gordon Steven Ray Laurent Vaucher
Algorithm Type
CGA
Paper(s)
Evolving QWOP Gaits
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Gold
Authors
Omid E. David H. Jaap van den Herik Moshe Koppel Nathan S. Netanyahu
Algorithm Type
GA
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Silver
Authors
Justyna Petke Mark Harman William B. Langdon Westley Weimer
Algorithm Type
GI, GP
Paper(s)
Using Genetic Improvement & Code Transplants to Specialise a C++ Program to a Problem Class
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Dror Sholomon Omid E. David Nathan S. Netanyahu
Algorithm Type
GA
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Bronze
Authors
Radek Hrbacek Vaclav Dvorak
Algorithm Type
CGP
Paper(s)
Bent Function Synthesis by Means of Cartesian Genetic Programming
Statement
Entry Form

9th Annual "Humies" Awards — 2012 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
Dao Ngoc Phong Nguyen Xuan Hoai R.I. (Bob) McKay Constantin Siriteanu Nguyen Quang Uy Namyong Park Evolving the Best Known Approximation to the Q Function Entry Form Slides
Honorable Mention Uday Kamath Amarda Shehu Kenneth A. De Jong An Evolutionary Algorithm Approach for Feature Generation from Sequence Data and its Application to DNA Splice-Site Prediction (No Appendix) Entry Form Slides
Honorable Mention Ernesto Sanchez Giovanni Squillero Alberto Tonda Artificial evolution in computer aided design: from the optimization of parameters to the creation of assembly programs Automatic Generation of Software-based Functional Failing Test for Speed Debug and On-silicon Timing Verification Entry Form Slides
Silver — $3000 Richard A.J. Woolley Julian Stirling Philip Moriarty Natalio Krasnogor Adrian Radocea Automated probe microscopy via evolutionary optimization at the atomic scale Entry Form Slides
Achiya Elyasaf Ami Hauptman Moshe Sipper Entry Form Slides
Nuno Lourenço Nuno Horta GENOM-POF: Multi-Objective Evolutionary Synthesis of Analog ICs with Corners Validationlourenco-paper.pdf Entry Form Slides
Shin Yoo Evolving Human Competitive Spectra-Based Fault Localisation Techniques Entry Form Slides
Bronze — $2000 Michael Dewey-Vogt Stephanie Forrest Claire Le Goues Westley Weimer A systematic study of automated program repair: Fixing 55 out of 105 bugs for $8.00 each Representations and Operators for Improving Evolutionary Software Repair Entry Form Slides
Gold — $5000 Cameron Browne Yvalath: Sample Chapter from Evolutionary Game Design (Preface) Go without KO on Hexagonal Grids Yvalath: Evolutionary Game Design Entry Form Slides
Hoang Thanh Nguyen Bir Bhanu Real-Time Pedestrian Tracking with Bacterial Foraging Optimization Entry Form Slides
Ricardo Martins Nuno Lourenço Nuno Horta Automatic Analog ICs Layout Generator based on a Template Approach Entry Form Slides
Authors
Dao Ngoc Phong Nguyen Xuan Hoai R.I. (Bob) McKay Constantin Siriteanu Nguyen Quang Uy Namyong Park
Paper(s)
Evolving the Best Known Approximation to the Q Function
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Honorable Mention
Authors
Uday Kamath Amarda Shehu Kenneth A. De Jong
Paper(s)
An Evolutionary Algorithm Approach for Feature Generation from Sequence Data and its Application to DNA Splice-Site Prediction (No Appendix)
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Honorable Mention
Authors
Ernesto Sanchez Giovanni Squillero Alberto Tonda
Paper(s)
Artificial evolution in computer aided design: from the optimization of parameters to the creation of assembly programs Automatic Generation of Software-based Functional Failing Test for Speed Debug and On-silicon Timing Verification
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Silver — $3000
Authors
Richard A.J. Woolley Julian Stirling Philip Moriarty Natalio Krasnogor Adrian Radocea
Paper(s)
Automated probe microscopy via evolutionary optimization at the atomic scale
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Achiya Elyasaf Ami Hauptman Moshe Sipper
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Nuno Lourenço Nuno Horta
Paper(s)
GENOM-POF: Multi-Objective Evolutionary Synthesis of Analog ICs with Corners Validationlourenco-paper.pdf
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Shin Yoo
Paper(s)
Evolving Human Competitive Spectra-Based Fault Localisation Techniques
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Bronze — $2000
Authors
Michael Dewey-Vogt Stephanie Forrest Claire Le Goues Westley Weimer
Paper(s)
A systematic study of automated program repair: Fixing 55 out of 105 bugs for $8.00 each Representations and Operators for Improving Evolutionary Software Repair
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Gold — $5000
Authors
Cameron Browne
Paper(s)
Yvalath: Sample Chapter from Evolutionary Game Design (Preface) Go without KO on Hexagonal Grids Yvalath: Evolutionary Game Design
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Hoang Thanh Nguyen Bir Bhanu
Paper(s)
Real-Time Pedestrian Tracking with Bacterial Foraging Optimization
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Ricardo Martins Nuno Lourenço Nuno Horta
Paper(s)
Automatic Analog ICs Layout Generator based on a Template Approach
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides

12th Annual "Humies" Awards — 2015 — Madrid, Spain

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
Gold - $6,500 Zdenek Vasicek Lukas Sekanina Evolutionary Approach to Approximate Digital Circuits Design Entry Form Slides CGP
Silver - $3,500 Gopinath Chennupati R. Muhammad Atif Azad Conor Ryan Performance Optimization of Multi-Core Grammatical Evolution Generated Parallel Recursive Programs Entry Form Slides GE
Outcome
Gold - $6,500
Authors
Zdenek Vasicek Lukas Sekanina
Algorithm Type
CGP
Paper(s)
Evolutionary Approach to Approximate Digital Circuits Design
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Silver - $3,500
Authors
Gopinath Chennupati R. Muhammad Atif Azad Conor Ryan
Algorithm Type
GE
Paper(s)
Performance Optimization of Multi-Core Grammatical Evolution Generated Parallel Recursive Programs
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides

15th Annual “Humies” Awards — 2018 — Kyoto, Japan

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
Fan Xue Weisheng Lu Ke Chen Automatic generation of semantically rich as-built building information models using 2D images: A derivative-free optimization approach Entry Form
Finalist Shin Hwei Tan Zhen Dong Xiang Gao Abhik Roychoudhury Repairing Crashes in Android Apps Entry Form Slides
BRONZE - $1,000 Emma Hart Kevin Sim Barry Gardiner Kana Kamimura A Hybrid Method for Feature Construction and Selection to Improve Wind-Damage Prediction in the Forestry Sector Entry Form Slides
Luca Parisi Narrendar RaviChandran Marianne Lyne Manaog Genetic Algorithms and Unsupervised Machine Learning for Predicting Robotic Manipulation Failures for Force-Sensitive Tasks Decision support system to improve postoperative discharge: A novel multi-class classification approach Entry Form
Finalist Filipe Assunção Nuno Lourenço Penousal Machado Bernardete Ribeiro Evolving the Topology of Large Scale Deep Neural Networks DENSER: Deep Evolutionary Network Structured Representation assuncao- Entry Form Slides
Finalist Eric Medvet Alberto Bartoli On the Automatic Design of a Representation for Grammar-Based Genetic Programming. European Conference on Genetic Programming Entry Form Slides
Finalist Dilini Samarasinghe Erandi Lakshika Michael Barlow Kathryn Kasmarik Automatic Synthesis of Swarm Behavioural Rules from their Atomic Components Entry Form Slides
Finalist Victor Parque Tomoyuki Miyashita Towards Bundling Minimal Trees in Polygonal Maps Path Planning On Hierarchical Bundles With Differential Evolution Bundling n-Stars in Polygonal Maps Entry Form Slides
SILVER - $3,000 Stephen Kelly Malcolm I. Heywood Emergent Solutions to High-Dimensional Multi-Task Reinforcement Learning Entry Form Slides
GOLD - $5,000 Michael A. Lones Jane E. Alty Jeremy Cosgrove Philippa Duggan-Carter Stuart Jamieson Rebecca F. Naylor Andrew J. Turner Stephen L. Smith A New Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Home Monitoring Device for Parkinson’s Dyskinesia Entry Form Slides
Muneeb Hassan Nasser R. Sabar Andy Song Optimizing Deep Learning by Hyper Heuristic Approach for Classifying Good Quality Images Entry Form
Aditya Rawal Risto Miikkulainen From Nodes to Networks: Evolving Recurrent Neural Networks Entry Form
Victor Parque Tomoyuki Miyashita On Vehicle Surrogate Learning with Genetic Programming Ensembles Entry Form
Tanmay Gangwani Jian Peng Policy Optimization by Genetic Distillation Entry Form
BRONZE - $1,000 Milan Ceska Jiri Matyas Vojtech Mrazek Lukas Sekanina Zdenek Vasicek Tomas Vojnar Approximating Complex Arithmetic Circuits with Formal Error Guarantees: 32-bit Multipliers Accomplished Entry Form Slides
Authors
Fan Xue Weisheng Lu Ke Chen
Paper(s)
Automatic generation of semantically rich as-built building information models using 2D images: A derivative-free optimization approach
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Entry Form
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Shin Hwei Tan Zhen Dong Xiang Gao Abhik Roychoudhury
Paper(s)
Repairing Crashes in Android Apps
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Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
BRONZE - $1,000
Authors
Emma Hart Kevin Sim Barry Gardiner Kana Kamimura
Paper(s)
A Hybrid Method for Feature Construction and Selection to Improve Wind-Damage Prediction in the Forestry Sector
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Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Luca Parisi Narrendar RaviChandran Marianne Lyne Manaog
Paper(s)
Genetic Algorithms and Unsupervised Machine Learning for Predicting Robotic Manipulation Failures for Force-Sensitive Tasks Decision support system to improve postoperative discharge: A novel multi-class classification approach
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Entry Form
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Filipe Assunção Nuno Lourenço Penousal Machado Bernardete Ribeiro
Paper(s)
Evolving the Topology of Large Scale Deep Neural Networks DENSER: Deep Evolutionary Network Structured Representation assuncao-
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Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Eric Medvet Alberto Bartoli
Paper(s)
On the Automatic Design of a Representation for Grammar-Based Genetic Programming. European Conference on Genetic Programming
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Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Dilini Samarasinghe Erandi Lakshika Michael Barlow Kathryn Kasmarik
Paper(s)
Automatic Synthesis of Swarm Behavioural Rules from their Atomic Components
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Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Victor Parque Tomoyuki Miyashita
Paper(s)
Towards Bundling Minimal Trees in Polygonal Maps Path Planning On Hierarchical Bundles With Differential Evolution Bundling n-Stars in Polygonal Maps
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Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
SILVER - $3,000
Authors
Stephen Kelly Malcolm I. Heywood
Paper(s)
Emergent Solutions to High-Dimensional Multi-Task Reinforcement Learning
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Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
GOLD - $5,000
Authors
Michael A. Lones Jane E. Alty Jeremy Cosgrove Philippa Duggan-Carter Stuart Jamieson Rebecca F. Naylor Andrew J. Turner Stephen L. Smith
Paper(s)
A New Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Home Monitoring Device for Parkinson’s Dyskinesia
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Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Muneeb Hassan Nasser R. Sabar Andy Song
Paper(s)
Optimizing Deep Learning by Hyper Heuristic Approach for Classifying Good Quality Images
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Aditya Rawal Risto Miikkulainen
Paper(s)
From Nodes to Networks: Evolving Recurrent Neural Networks
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Victor Parque Tomoyuki Miyashita
Paper(s)
On Vehicle Surrogate Learning with Genetic Programming Ensembles
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Tanmay Gangwani Jian Peng
Paper(s)
Policy Optimization by Genetic Distillation
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
BRONZE - $1,000
Authors
Milan Ceska Jiri Matyas Vojtech Mrazek Lukas Sekanina Zdenek Vasicek Tomas Vojnar
Paper(s)
Approximating Complex Arithmetic Circuits with Formal Error Guarantees: 32-bit Multipliers Accomplished
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides

16th Annual Humies Awards — 2019 — Prague, Czech Republic

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
Marcelo de Souza Marcus Rolf Peter Ritt An Automatically Designed Recombination Heuristic for the Test-Assignment Problem Entry Form Grammatical Evolution (GE), Evolution Strategy (ES)
Luca Parisi Narrendar RaviChandran Marianne Lynn Manaog A novel hybrid algorithm for aiding prediction of prognosis in patients with hepatitis. Entry Form Learning Classifier System (LCS) -- coupled Lagrangian SVM and Multi-Layer Perceptron
Finalist Jason Moore Randal Olson Yong Chen Moshe Sipper Automated discovery of test statistics using genetic programming Entry Form Slides Genetic Programming (GP)
Finalist Jannik Peters Daniel Stephan Isabel Amon Hans Gawendowicz Julius Lischeid Lennart Salabarria Felix Werner Martin Kreica Ralf Rothenberger Timo Kötzing Tobias Friedrich Mixed Integer Programming versus Evolutionary Computation for Optimizing a Hard Real-World Staff Assignment Problem Entry Form Slides Memetic Algorithm (EA + min-cost max-flow algorithm)
Maria Akram Ali Raza Towards the development of robot immune system: A combined approach involving innate immune cells and T-lymphocytes. Entry Form Artificial Immune System (AIS)
Filipe Assunção João Correia Rúben Conceição Mário Pimenta Bernardo Tomé Nuno Lourenço Penousal Machado Automatic Design of Artificial Neural Networks for Gamma-Ray Detection Entry Form Grammatical Evolution (GE)
Finalist Yann Semet BenoÓt Berthelot Thierry Glais Christian IsbÈrie AurÈlien Varest Expert Competitive Traffic Light Optimization with Evolutionary Algorithms Entry Form Slides MOEA (NSGA-II variant) and Evolution Strategies (ES)
Jia Luo Shigeru Fujimara Didier El Baz Bastien Plazolles GPU based parallel genetic algorithm for solving an energy efficient dynamic flexible flow shop scheduling problem Entry Form Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Silver Award S. C. Maree Ernst S. Kooreman Niek van Wieringen Arjan Bel Karel A. Hinnen Henrike Westerveld Bradley R. Pieters Tanja Alderliesten Hoang Luong Ngoc Peter A. N. Bosman Evaluation of bi-objective treatment planning for high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy - A retrospective observer study Entry Form Slides Estimation of Distribution Algorithm (EDA)
Finalist Francisca Pérez Jaime Font Lorena Arcepa Carlos Cetina Collaborative feature location in models through automatic query expansion Entry Form Slides Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Tuong Manh Vu Charlotte Probst Joshua M. Epstein Alan Brennan Mark Strong Robin C. Purshouse Toward inverse generative social science using multi-objective genetic programming Entry Form Genetic Programming (GP)
Hormoz Shahrzad Babak Hodjat Camille Dolle Andre Nenissov Simon Lau Jonn Goodhew Justin Dyer Risto Miikkulainen Enhanced Optimization With Composite Objectives and Novelty Pulsation Entry Form Genetic Programming (GP)
Finalist Icaro Marcelino Miranda Claus Aranha Marcelo Ladeira Classification of EEG Signals using Genetic Programming for Feature Construction Entry Form Slides Feature selection and construction with Genetic Programming (GP)
Bronze Award Michail Basios Lingbo Li Fan Wu Leslie Kanthan Earl T. Barr Darwinian Data Structure Selection Entry Form Slides Genetic Improvement (GI), Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Gold Award David Lynch Michael Fenton David Fagan Stepan Kucera Holger Claussen Michael O'Neill Automated Self-Optimization in Heterogeneous Wireless Communications Networks Entry Form Slides Grammar-based Genetic Programming (GP)
Finalist Daniel Héctor Stolfi Rosso Enrique Alba Torres Green Swarm: Greener Routes with Bio-inspired Techniques Entry Form Slides (10+2)-EA
Finalist Daniel Rika Dror Sholomon Eli (Omid) Davidson Nathan S. Netanyahu A Novel Hybrid Scheme Using Genetic Algorithms and Deep Learning for the Reconstruction of Portuguese Tile Panels Entry Form Slides Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Aniruddha Basak Ole J. Mengshoel Kevin Schmidt Wetting and Drying of Soil: From Data to Understandable Models for Prediction Entry Form Differential Evolution (DE), Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Finalist Walter Krawec Stjepan Picek Donagoj Jakobovic Evolutionary Algorithms for the Design of Quantum Protocols Entry Form Slides Evolution Strategies (ES), Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Authors
Marcelo de Souza Marcus Rolf Peter Ritt
Algorithm Type
Grammatical Evolution (GE), Evolution Strategy (ES)
Paper(s)
An Automatically Designed Recombination Heuristic for the Test-Assignment Problem
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Luca Parisi Narrendar RaviChandran Marianne Lynn Manaog
Algorithm Type
Learning Classifier System (LCS) -- coupled Lagrangian SVM and Multi-Layer Perceptron
Paper(s)
A novel hybrid algorithm for aiding prediction of prognosis in patients with hepatitis.
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Jason Moore Randal Olson Yong Chen Moshe Sipper
Algorithm Type
Genetic Programming (GP)
Paper(s)
Automated discovery of test statistics using genetic programming
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Jannik Peters Daniel Stephan Isabel Amon Hans Gawendowicz Julius Lischeid Lennart Salabarria Felix Werner Martin Kreica Ralf Rothenberger Timo Kötzing Tobias Friedrich
Algorithm Type
Memetic Algorithm (EA + min-cost max-flow algorithm)
Paper(s)
Mixed Integer Programming versus Evolutionary Computation for Optimizing a Hard Real-World Staff Assignment Problem
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Maria Akram Ali Raza
Algorithm Type
Artificial Immune System (AIS)
Paper(s)
Towards the development of robot immune system: A combined approach involving innate immune cells and T-lymphocytes.
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Filipe Assunção João Correia Rúben Conceição Mário Pimenta Bernardo Tomé Nuno Lourenço Penousal Machado
Algorithm Type
Grammatical Evolution (GE)
Paper(s)
Automatic Design of Artificial Neural Networks for Gamma-Ray Detection
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Yann Semet BenoÓt Berthelot Thierry Glais Christian IsbÈrie AurÈlien Varest
Algorithm Type
MOEA (NSGA-II variant) and Evolution Strategies (ES)
Paper(s)
Expert Competitive Traffic Light Optimization with Evolutionary Algorithms
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Jia Luo Shigeru Fujimara Didier El Baz Bastien Plazolles
Algorithm Type
Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Paper(s)
GPU based parallel genetic algorithm for solving an energy efficient dynamic flexible flow shop scheduling problem
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Silver Award
Authors
S. C. Maree Ernst S. Kooreman Niek van Wieringen Arjan Bel Karel A. Hinnen Henrike Westerveld Bradley R. Pieters Tanja Alderliesten Hoang Luong Ngoc Peter A. N. Bosman
Algorithm Type
Estimation of Distribution Algorithm (EDA)
Paper(s)
Evaluation of bi-objective treatment planning for high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy - A retrospective observer study
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Francisca Pérez Jaime Font Lorena Arcepa Carlos Cetina
Algorithm Type
Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Paper(s)
Collaborative feature location in models through automatic query expansion
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Tuong Manh Vu Charlotte Probst Joshua M. Epstein Alan Brennan Mark Strong Robin C. Purshouse
Algorithm Type
Genetic Programming (GP)
Paper(s)
Toward inverse generative social science using multi-objective genetic programming
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Hormoz Shahrzad Babak Hodjat Camille Dolle Andre Nenissov Simon Lau Jonn Goodhew Justin Dyer Risto Miikkulainen
Algorithm Type
Genetic Programming (GP)
Paper(s)
Enhanced Optimization With Composite Objectives and Novelty Pulsation
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Icaro Marcelino Miranda Claus Aranha Marcelo Ladeira
Algorithm Type
Feature selection and construction with Genetic Programming (GP)
Paper(s)
Classification of EEG Signals using Genetic Programming for Feature Construction
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Bronze Award
Authors
Michail Basios Lingbo Li Fan Wu Leslie Kanthan Earl T. Barr
Algorithm Type
Genetic Improvement (GI), Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Paper(s)
Darwinian Data Structure Selection
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Gold Award
Authors
David Lynch Michael Fenton David Fagan Stepan Kucera Holger Claussen Michael O'Neill
Algorithm Type
Grammar-based Genetic Programming (GP)
Paper(s)
Automated Self-Optimization in Heterogeneous Wireless Communications Networks
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Daniel Héctor Stolfi Rosso Enrique Alba Torres
Algorithm Type
(10+2)-EA
Paper(s)
Green Swarm: Greener Routes with Bio-inspired Techniques
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Daniel Rika Dror Sholomon Eli (Omid) Davidson Nathan S. Netanyahu
Algorithm Type
Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Paper(s)
A Novel Hybrid Scheme Using Genetic Algorithms and Deep Learning for the Reconstruction of Portuguese Tile Panels
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Aniruddha Basak Ole J. Mengshoel Kevin Schmidt
Algorithm Type
Differential Evolution (DE), Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Paper(s)
Wetting and Drying of Soil: From Data to Understandable Models for Prediction
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
Finalist
Authors
Walter Krawec Stjepan Picek Donagoj Jakobovic
Algorithm Type
Evolution Strategies (ES), Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Paper(s)
Evolutionary Algorithms for the Design of Quantum Protocols
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides

17th Annual Humies Awards — 2020 — ONLINE, scheduled for Cancun, Mexico

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
Silver Marlen Meza-Sánchez Eddie Clemente María del Carmen Rodríguez-Liñán Family of controllers based on sector non-linear functions: an application for first-order dynamical systems Synthetic-analytic behavior-based control framework: Constraining velocity in tracking for nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots Entry Form Video Genetic Programming
Bronze Ekaterina Noskova Vladimir Ulyantsev Klaus-Peter Koepfli Stephen J O’Brien Pavel Dobrynin GADMA: Genetic algorithm for inferring demographic history of multiple populations from allele frequency spectrum data Entry Form Video Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Jose Enrique Hernandez-Beltran Victor H. Diaz-Ramirez Leonardo Trujillo Pierrick Legrand Rigoberto Juarez-Salazar Design of estimators for restoration of images degraded by haze using genetic programming Real-time image dehazing using genetic programming Entry Form Video Generic Programming (GP)
Gold Lake A. Singh William R. Whittecar Marc D. DiPrinzio Jonathan D. Herman Matthew P. Ferringer Patrick M. Reed Low cost satellite constellations for nearly continuous global coverage Entry Form Video Many-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm (MOEA)
Risto Miikkulainen Olivier Francon Elliot Meyerson Xin Qiu Elisa Canzani Babak Hodjat From Prediction to Prescription: Evolutionary Optimization of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions in the COVID-19 Pandemic Entry Form Video Genetic Algorithm
Ahmed Kheiri Heuristic Sequence Selection for Inventory Routing Problem Entry Form Video ECOM (Evolutionary Combinatorial Optimisation and Metaheuristics)
Luca Mariot Stjepan Picek Domagoj Jakobovic Alberto Leporati An Evolutionary View on Reversible Shift-Invariant Transformations Entry Form Video GA (Genetic Algorithms), GP (Genetic Programming)
Outcome
Silver
Authors
Marlen Meza-Sánchez Eddie Clemente María del Carmen Rodríguez-Liñán
Algorithm Type
Genetic Programming
Paper(s)
Family of controllers based on sector non-linear functions: an application for first-order dynamical systems Synthetic-analytic behavior-based control framework: Constraining velocity in tracking for nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots
Statement
Entry Form
Media
Video
Outcome
Bronze
Authors
Ekaterina Noskova Vladimir Ulyantsev Klaus-Peter Koepfli Stephen J O’Brien Pavel Dobrynin
Algorithm Type
Genetic Algorithm (GA)
Paper(s)
GADMA: Genetic algorithm for inferring demographic history of multiple populations from allele frequency spectrum data
Statement
Entry Form
Media
Video
Authors
Jose Enrique Hernandez-Beltran Victor H. Diaz-Ramirez Leonardo Trujillo Pierrick Legrand Rigoberto Juarez-Salazar
Algorithm Type
Generic Programming (GP)
Paper(s)
Design of estimators for restoration of images degraded by haze using genetic programming Real-time image dehazing using genetic programming
Statement
Entry Form
Media
Video
Outcome
Gold
Authors
Lake A. Singh William R. Whittecar Marc D. DiPrinzio Jonathan D. Herman Matthew P. Ferringer Patrick M. Reed
Algorithm Type
Many-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm (MOEA)
Paper(s)
Low cost satellite constellations for nearly continuous global coverage
Statement
Entry Form
Media
Video
Authors
Risto Miikkulainen Olivier Francon Elliot Meyerson Xin Qiu Elisa Canzani Babak Hodjat
Algorithm Type
Genetic Algorithm
Paper(s)
From Prediction to Prescription: Evolutionary Optimization of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Statement
Entry Form
Media
Video
Authors
Ahmed Kheiri
Algorithm Type
ECOM (Evolutionary Combinatorial Optimisation and Metaheuristics)
Paper(s)
Heuristic Sequence Selection for Inventory Routing Problem
Statement
Entry Form
Media
Video
Authors
Luca Mariot Stjepan Picek Domagoj Jakobovic Alberto Leporati
Algorithm Type
GA (Genetic Algorithms), GP (Genetic Programming)
Paper(s)
An Evolutionary View on Reversible Shift-Invariant Transformations
Statement
Entry Form
Media
Video

8th Annual "Humies" Awards — 2011 — Dublin, Ireland

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
Gold — $5000 Achiya Elyasaf Ami Hauptmann Moshe Sipper GA-FreeCell: Evolving Solvers for the Game of FreeCell Entry Form Slides GA – Co-evoluntion
Silver — $3000 Z. Vasicek Lukas Sekanina Formal Verification of Candidate Solutions for Post-Synthesis Evolutionary Optimization in Evolvable Hardware A Global Postsynthesis Optimization Method for Combinational Circuits Entry Form Slides CGP
Bronze — $1000 Paul Anton Letnes Ingar Stian Nerbø Lars Martin Sandvik Aas Pål Gunnar Ellingsen Morten Kildemo Fast and optimal broad-band Stokes/Mueller polarimeter design by the use of a genetic algorithm Genetic Invention of Fast and Optimal Broad-band Stokes/Mueller Polarimeter Designs Entry Form GA
Edmund K. Burke Matthew R. Hyde Graham Kendall John Woodward A Genetic Programming Hyper-Heuristic Approach for Evolving Two Dimensional Strip Packing Heuristics Entry Form Slides GP
Vinod K. Valsalam Risto Miikkulainen Utilizing Symmetry in Evolutionary Design Entry Form Slides GP
Farrukh Shahzad Muddassar Farooq ELF-Miner: using structural knowledge and data mining methods to detect new (Linux) malicious executables Entry Form 5
Josafath I. Espinosa-Ramos Roberto A. Vázquez Locating Seismic-Sense Stations Through Genetic Algorithm Entry Form Slides GA
Yehonatan Shichel Moshe Sipper GP-RARS: Evolving Controllers for the Robot Auto Racing Simulator Entry Form Slides GP
Andras Joo Aniko Ekart Juan P. Neirotti Genetic algorithms for discovery of matrix multiplication methods Entry Form Slides GA
Matteo Miraz Evolutionary Testing of Stateful Systems: a Holistic Approach Summary on the Human Competitiveness of TestFul Entry Form Slides GP
Outcome
Gold — $5000
Authors
Achiya Elyasaf Ami Hauptmann Moshe Sipper
Algorithm Type
GA – Co-evoluntion
Paper(s)
GA-FreeCell: Evolving Solvers for the Game of FreeCell
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Silver — $3000
Authors
Z. Vasicek Lukas Sekanina
Algorithm Type
CGP
Paper(s)
Formal Verification of Candidate Solutions for Post-Synthesis Evolutionary Optimization in Evolvable Hardware A Global Postsynthesis Optimization Method for Combinational Circuits
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
Bronze — $1000
Authors
Paul Anton Letnes Ingar Stian Nerbø Lars Martin Sandvik Aas Pål Gunnar Ellingsen Morten Kildemo
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Fast and optimal broad-band Stokes/Mueller polarimeter design by the use of a genetic algorithm Genetic Invention of Fast and Optimal Broad-band Stokes/Mueller Polarimeter Designs
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Edmund K. Burke Matthew R. Hyde Graham Kendall John Woodward
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
A Genetic Programming Hyper-Heuristic Approach for Evolving Two Dimensional Strip Packing Heuristics
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Vinod K. Valsalam Risto Miikkulainen
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Utilizing Symmetry in Evolutionary Design
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Farrukh Shahzad Muddassar Farooq
Algorithm Type
5
Paper(s)
ELF-Miner: using structural knowledge and data mining methods to detect new (Linux) malicious executables
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Josafath I. Espinosa-Ramos Roberto A. Vázquez
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Locating Seismic-Sense Stations Through Genetic Algorithm
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Yehonatan Shichel Moshe Sipper
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
GP-RARS: Evolving Controllers for the Robot Auto Racing Simulator
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Andras Joo Aniko Ekart Juan P. Neirotti
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Genetic algorithms for discovery of matrix multiplication methods
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Matteo Miraz
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Evolutionary Testing of Stateful Systems: a Holistic Approach Summary on the Human Competitiveness of TestFul
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
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