2nd Annual Humies Awards — 2005 — Washington DC

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
$2500 — Gold Stefan Preble Hod Lipson Michal Lipson Two-dimensional photonic crystals designed by evolutionary algorithms Entry Form GP
$2500 — Gold Randy Bartels S. Backus E. Zeek L. Misoguti G. Vdovin I. Chritov N.M. Murnane H.C. Kapteyn Herschel Rabitz Learning from Learning Algorithms: Applications to attosecond dynamics of high-harmonic generation Shaped-pulse optimization of coherent soft-x-rays Entry Form ES
$0 — Silver John Koza Sameer Al-Sakran Lee Jones Automated Re-Invention of Six Patented Optical Lens Systems using Genetic Programming Entry Form GP
$1000 — Silver Paul Massey John A Clark Susan Stepney Evolution of a Human-Competitive Quantum Fourier Transform Algorithm Using Genetic Programming Entry Form GP
$1000 — Silver Fulvio Corno Edgar Ernesto Sanchez Sanchez Giovanni Squillero Evolving Assembly Programs: How Games Help Microprocessor Validation Entry Form UGP
Richard J. Terrile Hrand Aghazarian Michael I. Ferguson Wolfgang Fink Terry Huntsberger Didier Keymeulen Gerhard Klimeck Mark Kordon Seungwon Lee Boris Oks Chris Peay Anastassios Petropoulos Paul von Allmen Karl Yee Evolutionary Computation Technologies for the Automatic Design of Space Systems Evolutionary Computation applied to the Tuning of MEMS gyroscopes Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms for Low-Thrust Orbit Transfer Optimization Entry Form GA
$500 — Bronze Moshe Sipper Yaniv Azaria Ami Hauptman Yoanatan Shichel Eran Ziserman Attaining Human-Competitive Game Playing with Genetic Programming GP-Gammon: Genetically Programming Backgammon Players GP-Robocode: Using Genetic Programming to Evolve Robocode Players GP-EndChess: Using Genetic Programming to Evolve Chess Endgame GP-Gammon: Using Genetic Programming to Evolve Backgammon Players GP
$500 — Bronze Uli Grasemann Risto Miikkulainen Effective Image Compression using Evolved Wavelets Entry Form GA
$100 – Honorable Mention Jonathan Wright Yi Zhang Entry Form GA
$100 – Honorable Mention Joc Cing Tay Nhu Binh Ho Evolving Dispatching Rules for Solving the Flexible Job-Shop Problem Entry Form GP
$100 – Honorable Mention Josh Bongard Reinventing the Wheel: An Experiment in Evolutionary Geometry Entry Form GA
$100 – Honorable Mention Kuntinee Maneeratana Kittipong Boonlong Nachol Chaiyaratana Multi-objective optimisation by co-operative co-evolution Entry Form GA
$100 – Honorable Mention Daniel Howard Joseph Kolibal Solution of differential equations with Genetic Programming and the Stochastic Bernstein Interpolation Entry Form GP
$100 – Honorable Mention Maarten Keijzer Martin Baptist Vladan Babovic Javier Uthurburu Determining Equations for Vegetation Induced Resistance using Genetic Programming Entry Form GP
$100 – Honorable Mention Shail Patel Ian Stott Manmohan Bhakoo Peter Elliott Patenting Evolved Bacterial Peptides Entry Form GA
$100 – Honorable Mention Lukas Sekanina Michal Bidlo Evolutionary Design of Arbitrarily Large Sorting Networks Using Development Entry Form GA
$100 – Honorable Mention Zheng Yi Wu Thomas M. Walski Optimizing Water System Improvement for a Growing Community Entry Form GA
$100 – Honorable Mention LTC Terry O'Donnell MAJ Jim Hunter 1LT Richard Barton Terence Bullett Steven Best Genetic Hybrid Antenna Fills the Gap Entry Form GA
Anil Patel David Davis Jim Ouimette Charlie Guthrie Dave Tuk John Williams Tai Nguyen Optimizing Cyclic Steam Oil Production with Genetic Algorithms spe-paper-summary.doc Entry Form GA
Zong Woo Geem Optimal Cost Design of Water Distribution Networks using Harmony Search Entry Form MHA
Gregory S. Hornby Seiichi Takamura Takashi Yamamoto Masahiro Fujita Autonomous Evolution of Dynamic Gaits with Two Quadruped Robots Entry Form GA
Yuji Sato Ryutaro Kanno Event-Driven Learning Classifier Systems for Online Soccer Games LCS
Trichy M Kethara Pasupathy Ravi Teja SeethamRaju Robert G. Wilhelm Evolutionary algorithm for the placement of fluid power valves on a valve stand Entry Form GA
Outcome
$2500 — Gold
Authors
Stefan Preble Hod Lipson Michal Lipson
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Two-dimensional photonic crystals designed by evolutionary algorithms
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$2500 — Gold
Authors
Randy Bartels S. Backus E. Zeek L. Misoguti G. Vdovin I. Chritov N.M. Murnane H.C. Kapteyn Herschel Rabitz
Algorithm Type
ES
Paper(s)
Learning from Learning Algorithms: Applications to attosecond dynamics of high-harmonic generation Shaped-pulse optimization of coherent soft-x-rays
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$0 — Silver
Authors
John Koza Sameer Al-Sakran Lee Jones
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Automated Re-Invention of Six Patented Optical Lens Systems using Genetic Programming
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$1000 — Silver
Authors
Paul Massey John A Clark Susan Stepney
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Evolution of a Human-Competitive Quantum Fourier Transform Algorithm Using Genetic Programming
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$1000 — Silver
Authors
Fulvio Corno Edgar Ernesto Sanchez Sanchez Giovanni Squillero
Algorithm Type
UGP
Paper(s)
Evolving Assembly Programs: How Games Help Microprocessor Validation
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Richard J. Terrile Hrand Aghazarian Michael I. Ferguson Wolfgang Fink Terry Huntsberger Didier Keymeulen Gerhard Klimeck Mark Kordon Seungwon Lee Boris Oks Chris Peay Anastassios Petropoulos Paul von Allmen Karl Yee
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Evolutionary Computation Technologies for the Automatic Design of Space Systems Evolutionary Computation applied to the Tuning of MEMS gyroscopes Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms for Low-Thrust Orbit Transfer Optimization
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$500 — Bronze
Authors
Moshe Sipper Yaniv Azaria Ami Hauptman Yoanatan Shichel Eran Ziserman
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Attaining Human-Competitive Game Playing with Genetic Programming GP-Gammon: Genetically Programming Backgammon Players GP-Robocode: Using Genetic Programming to Evolve Robocode Players GP-EndChess: Using Genetic Programming to Evolve Chess Endgame GP-Gammon: Using Genetic Programming to Evolve Backgammon Players
Outcome
$500 — Bronze
Authors
Uli Grasemann Risto Miikkulainen
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Effective Image Compression using Evolved Wavelets
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$100 – Honorable Mention
Authors
Jonathan Wright Yi Zhang
Algorithm Type
GA
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$100 – Honorable Mention
Authors
Joc Cing Tay Nhu Binh Ho
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Evolving Dispatching Rules for Solving the Flexible Job-Shop Problem
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$100 – Honorable Mention
Authors
Josh Bongard
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Reinventing the Wheel: An Experiment in Evolutionary Geometry
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$100 – Honorable Mention
Authors
Kuntinee Maneeratana Kittipong Boonlong Nachol Chaiyaratana
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Multi-objective optimisation by co-operative co-evolution
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$100 – Honorable Mention
Authors
Daniel Howard Joseph Kolibal
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Solution of differential equations with Genetic Programming and the Stochastic Bernstein Interpolation
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$100 – Honorable Mention
Authors
Maarten Keijzer Martin Baptist Vladan Babovic Javier Uthurburu
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Determining Equations for Vegetation Induced Resistance using Genetic Programming
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$100 – Honorable Mention
Authors
Shail Patel Ian Stott Manmohan Bhakoo Peter Elliott
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Patenting Evolved Bacterial Peptides
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$100 – Honorable Mention
Authors
Lukas Sekanina Michal Bidlo
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Evolutionary Design of Arbitrarily Large Sorting Networks Using Development
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$100 – Honorable Mention
Authors
Zheng Yi Wu Thomas M. Walski
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Optimizing Water System Improvement for a Growing Community
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$100 – Honorable Mention
Authors
LTC Terry O'Donnell MAJ Jim Hunter 1LT Richard Barton Terence Bullett Steven Best
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Genetic Hybrid Antenna Fills the Gap
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Anil Patel David Davis Jim Ouimette Charlie Guthrie Dave Tuk John Williams Tai Nguyen
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Optimizing Cyclic Steam Oil Production with Genetic Algorithms spe-paper-summary.doc
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Zong Woo Geem
Algorithm Type
MHA
Paper(s)
Optimal Cost Design of Water Distribution Networks using Harmony Search
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Gregory S. Hornby Seiichi Takamura Takashi Yamamoto Masahiro Fujita
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Autonomous Evolution of Dynamic Gaits with Two Quadruped Robots
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Yuji Sato Ryutaro Kanno
Algorithm Type
LCS
Paper(s)
Event-Driven Learning Classifier Systems for Online Soccer Games
Authors
Trichy M Kethara Pasupathy Ravi Teja SeethamRaju Robert G. Wilhelm
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Evolutionary algorithm for the placement of fluid power valves on a valve stand
Statement
Entry Form

1st Annual Humies Awards — 2004 — Seattle

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
$1500 — Gold Jason D. Lohn Gregory S. Hornby Derek S. Linden NASA Ames Research Center An Evolved Antenna for Deployment on NASA's Space Technology 5 Mission Entry Form Slides GP
$1500 — Gold Lee Spector Hampshire College Automatic Quantum Computer Programming: A Genetic Programming Approach Entry Form Slides GP
$500 — Silver Alex Fukunaga UCLA Evolving Local Search Heuristics for SAT Using Genetic Programming Entry Form Slides GP
$500 — Silver Hod Lipson Cornell University How to Draw a Straight Line Using a GP: Benchmarking Evolutionary Design Against 19th Century Kinematic Synthesis Entry Form Slides GP
$500 — Silver Bijan Khosraviani Raymond E. Levitt John R. Koza Stanford University Organization Design Optimization Using Genetic Programming Entry Form Slides Slides GP
$500 — Bronze Adrian Stoica Ricardo Zebulum Didier Keymeulen Michael Ian Ferguson Vu Duong Xin Guo JPL Entry Form Slides GA
$200 — Merit (Not Human-Competitive) Brian Lam RMIT University Discovery of Human-Competitive Image Texture Feature Programs Using Genetic programming Entry Form Slides GP
$200 — Merit (Not Human-Competitive) Lukas Sekanina Brno University of Technology Novel image filters implemented in hardware Entry Form Slides CGP
$100 — Honorable Mention (Not Human-Competitive) Ju Hui Li Nanyang Technological University Evolvable Fuzzy Hardware for Real-Time Embedded Control for Packet-Switching Entry Form Slides GA
$100 — Honorable Mention (Not Human-Competitive) Luis Miramontes Hercog Terence C.Fogarty South Bank University Social simulation using a Multi-Agent Model based on Classifier Systems: The Emergence of Vacillating Behaviour in the ``El Farol'' Bar Problem Entry Form CS
$100 — Honorable Mention (Not Human-Competitive) Hideyuki Takagi Kyushu University Applicability of Interactive Evolutionary Computation to Mind Measurement Entry Form IEC
Outcome
$1500 — Gold
Authors
Jason D. Lohn Gregory S. Hornby Derek S. Linden NASA Ames Research Center
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
An Evolved Antenna for Deployment on NASA's Space Technology 5 Mission
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
$1500 — Gold
Authors
Lee Spector Hampshire College
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Automatic Quantum Computer Programming: A Genetic Programming Approach
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
$500 — Silver
Authors
Alex Fukunaga UCLA
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Evolving Local Search Heuristics for SAT Using Genetic Programming
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
$500 — Silver
Authors
Hod Lipson Cornell University
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
How to Draw a Straight Line Using a GP: Benchmarking Evolutionary Design Against 19th Century Kinematic Synthesis
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
$500 — Silver
Authors
Bijan Khosraviani Raymond E. Levitt John R. Koza Stanford University
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Organization Design Optimization Using Genetic Programming
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides Slides
Outcome
$500 — Bronze
Authors
Adrian Stoica Ricardo Zebulum Didier Keymeulen Michael Ian Ferguson Vu Duong Xin Guo JPL
Algorithm Type
GA
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
$200 — Merit (Not Human-Competitive)
Authors
Brian Lam RMIT University
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Discovery of Human-Competitive Image Texture Feature Programs Using Genetic programming
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
$200 — Merit (Not Human-Competitive)
Authors
Lukas Sekanina Brno University of Technology
Algorithm Type
CGP
Paper(s)
Novel image filters implemented in hardware
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
$100 — Honorable Mention (Not Human-Competitive)
Authors
Ju Hui Li Nanyang Technological University
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Evolvable Fuzzy Hardware for Real-Time Embedded Control for Packet-Switching
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Outcome
$100 — Honorable Mention (Not Human-Competitive)
Authors
Luis Miramontes Hercog Terence C.Fogarty South Bank University
Algorithm Type
CS
Paper(s)
Social simulation using a Multi-Agent Model based on Classifier Systems: The Emergence of Vacillating Behaviour in the ``El Farol'' Bar Problem
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
$100 — Honorable Mention (Not Human-Competitive)
Authors
Hideyuki Takagi Kyushu University
Algorithm Type
IEC
Paper(s)
Applicability of Interactive Evolutionary Computation to Mind Measurement
Statement
Entry Form

21st Annual Humies Awards — Melbourne, Australia

Outcome Authors Paper(s) Statement Presentation Media Algorithm Type
Shulei Liu Wen Yao Handing Wang Wei Peng Rapidly Evolving Soft Robots via Action Inheritance Entry Form Slides GA
Irina Maliukov Achiya Elyasaf Oded Margalit Gera Weiss Evolving Assembly Code in an Adversarial Environment Entry Form GP
Junru Song Yang Yang Wei Peng Weien Azhou Feifei Wang Wen Yao MorphVAE: Advancing Morphological Design of Voxel-Based Soft Robots with Variational Autoencoders Entry Form ES
Jia Guo Yuji Sato Guoyuan Zhou Jiacheng Li Binghua Shi Yi Di Yan Zhou Ke Yan A Gated Recurrent Unit Model with Fibonacci Attenuation Particle Swarm Optimization for Carbon Emission Prediction Pair barracuda swarm optimization algorithm: a natural-inspired metaheuristic method for high dimensional optimization A novel hermit crab optimization algorithm Entry Form ES
BRONZE Gerald Pereira David Howard Paulus Lahur Michael Breedon Phil Kilby Christian Hornung Freeform generative design of complex functional structures Entry Form Video GA -- NSGA-II
BRONZE Yunqi Shi Ke Xue Lei Song Chao Qian Macro Placement by Wire-Mask-Guided Black-Box Optimization Entry Form Slides Video GA
Ping Guo Fei Liu Xi Lin Qingchuan Zhao Qingfu Zhang L-AutoDA: Large Language Models for Automatically Evolving Decision-based Adversarial Attacks Entry Form ES with LLM-driven operators
Yanan Wang Yan Pei Zerui Ma Jianqiang Li A User-Guided Generation Framework for Personalized Music Synthesis Using Interactive Evolutionary Computation Entry Form GA -- Interactive EC
FINALIST Roy de Winter Bas Milatz Julian Blank Niki van Stein Thomas Bäck Kalyanmoy Deb Parallel multi-objective optimization for expensive and inexpensive objectives and constraints Entry Form Slides Video Surrogate-Assisted Optimization
FINALIST Xiao-Cheng Liao Yi Mei Mengjie Zhang Learning Traffic Signal Control via Genetic Programming Entry Form Slides Video GP
FINALIST Francisco Javier Ruiz Ortega Eddie Clemente Alicia Martínez Rebollar José Jassón Flores Prieto An evolutionary parsimonious approach to estimate daily reference evapotranspiration Entry Form Video GP
GOLD Kévin Cortacero Brienne McKenzie Sabina Müller Roxana Khazen Fanny Lafouresse Gaëlle Corsaut Nathalie Van Acker François-Xavier Frenois Laurence Lamant Nicolas Meyer Béatrice Vergier Dennis G. Wilson Hervé Luga Oskar Staufer Michael L. Dustin Salvatore Valitutti Sylvain Cussat-Blanc Evolutionary design of explainable algorithms for biomedical image segmentation Entry Form Slides Video GP
Xiang-Ling Chen Xiao-Cheng Liao Wei-Neng Chen Heuristic Navigation Model based on Genetic Programming for Multi-UAV Power Inspection Problem with Charging Stations Entry Form GEP
FINALIST Fei Liu Xialiang Tong Mingxuan Yuan Xi Lin Fu Luo Zhenkun Wang Zhichao Lu Qingfu Zhang Evolution of Heuristics: Towards Efficient Automatic Algorithm Design Using Large Language Model Entry Form Slides Video GA
Ahmed Kheiri Yaroslav Pylyayskyy Peter Jacko Efficient Scheduling of GECCO Conferences using Hyper-heuristic Algorithms Entry Form ECOM
SILVER Penousal Machado Tiago Martins João Correia Luis Espirito Santo Nuno Lourenço João Miguel Cunha Sérgio Rebelo From Pixels to Metal: AI-Empowered Numismatic Art Entry Form Video GP, GE
Authors
Shulei Liu Wen Yao Handing Wang Wei Peng
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Rapidly Evolving Soft Robots via Action Inheritance
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Authors
Irina Maliukov Achiya Elyasaf Oded Margalit Gera Weiss
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Evolving Assembly Code in an Adversarial Environment
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Junru Song Yang Yang Wei Peng Weien Azhou Feifei Wang Wen Yao
Algorithm Type
ES
Paper(s)
MorphVAE: Advancing Morphological Design of Voxel-Based Soft Robots with Variational Autoencoders
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Jia Guo Yuji Sato Guoyuan Zhou Jiacheng Li Binghua Shi Yi Di Yan Zhou Ke Yan
Algorithm Type
ES
Paper(s)
A Gated Recurrent Unit Model with Fibonacci Attenuation Particle Swarm Optimization for Carbon Emission Prediction Pair barracuda swarm optimization algorithm: a natural-inspired metaheuristic method for high dimensional optimization A novel hermit crab optimization algorithm
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
BRONZE
Authors
Gerald Pereira David Howard Paulus Lahur Michael Breedon Phil Kilby Christian Hornung
Algorithm Type
GA -- NSGA-II
Paper(s)
Freeform generative design of complex functional structures
Statement
Entry Form
Media
Video
Outcome
BRONZE
Authors
Yunqi Shi Ke Xue Lei Song Chao Qian
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Macro Placement by Wire-Mask-Guided Black-Box Optimization
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Media
Video
Authors
Ping Guo Fei Liu Xi Lin Qingchuan Zhao Qingfu Zhang
Algorithm Type
ES with LLM-driven operators
Paper(s)
L-AutoDA: Large Language Models for Automatically Evolving Decision-based Adversarial Attacks
Statement
Entry Form
Authors
Yanan Wang Yan Pei Zerui Ma Jianqiang Li
Algorithm Type
GA -- Interactive EC
Paper(s)
A User-Guided Generation Framework for Personalized Music Synthesis Using Interactive Evolutionary Computation
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
FINALIST
Authors
Roy de Winter Bas Milatz Julian Blank Niki van Stein Thomas Bäck Kalyanmoy Deb
Algorithm Type
Surrogate-Assisted Optimization
Paper(s)
Parallel multi-objective optimization for expensive and inexpensive objectives and constraints
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Media
Video
Outcome
FINALIST
Authors
Xiao-Cheng Liao Yi Mei Mengjie Zhang
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Learning Traffic Signal Control via Genetic Programming
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Media
Video
Outcome
FINALIST
Authors
Francisco Javier Ruiz Ortega Eddie Clemente Alicia Martínez Rebollar José Jassón Flores Prieto
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
An evolutionary parsimonious approach to estimate daily reference evapotranspiration
Statement
Entry Form
Media
Video
Outcome
GOLD
Authors
Kévin Cortacero Brienne McKenzie Sabina Müller Roxana Khazen Fanny Lafouresse Gaëlle Corsaut Nathalie Van Acker François-Xavier Frenois Laurence Lamant Nicolas Meyer Béatrice Vergier Dennis G. Wilson Hervé Luga Oskar Staufer Michael L. Dustin Salvatore Valitutti Sylvain Cussat-Blanc
Algorithm Type
GP
Paper(s)
Evolutionary design of explainable algorithms for biomedical image segmentation
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Media
Video
Authors
Xiang-Ling Chen Xiao-Cheng Liao Wei-Neng Chen
Algorithm Type
GEP
Paper(s)
Heuristic Navigation Model based on Genetic Programming for Multi-UAV Power Inspection Problem with Charging Stations
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
FINALIST
Authors
Fei Liu Xialiang Tong Mingxuan Yuan Xi Lin Fu Luo Zhenkun Wang Zhichao Lu Qingfu Zhang
Algorithm Type
GA
Paper(s)
Evolution of Heuristics: Towards Efficient Automatic Algorithm Design Using Large Language Model
Statement
Entry Form
Presentation
Slides
Media
Video
Authors
Ahmed Kheiri Yaroslav Pylyayskyy Peter Jacko
Algorithm Type
ECOM
Paper(s)
Efficient Scheduling of GECCO Conferences using Hyper-heuristic Algorithms
Statement
Entry Form
Outcome
SILVER
Authors
Penousal Machado Tiago Martins João Correia Luis Espirito Santo Nuno Lourenço João Miguel Cunha Sérgio Rebelo
Algorithm Type
GP, GE
Paper(s)
From Pixels to Metal: AI-Empowered Numismatic Art
Statement
Entry Form
Media
Video
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