Abstract: The minimum vertex cover (MVC) is a well-known combinatorial optimization problem. A game-based memetic algorithm (GMA-MVC) is provided, in which the local search is an asynchronous updating ...

(C1) The output should contain only those NxN patterns of pixels that are present in the input. (Weak C2) Distribution of NxN patterns in the input should be similar to the distribution of NxN ...

Gradient-Free-Optimizers is a Python library for gradient-free optimization of black-box functions. It provides a unified interface to 23 optimization algorithms, from simple hill climbing to Bayesian ...

Identifying relevant information embedded within a constant and noisy background is a challenge faced by many sensory systems in the brain. Habituation—the reduction in responsiveness to repeated, ...

Abstract: Global trajectory planning and autonomous obstacle avoidance for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) are crucial but difficult in unknown underwater environments. The paper proposes a ...

Google constantly evaluates and updates its algorithms. There can be hundreds or even thousands of individual changes per year. Google does confirm some of the major updates, such as site reputation ...

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Edit distance—a classical problem in computer science—has received ongoing attention from both practitioners and theoreticians. Given two strings A and B, the edit distance is the minimum number of ...