Applications of evolutionary computing : EvoWorkshops 2007, EvoCOMNET, EvoFIN, EvoIASP, EvoINTERACTION, EvoMUSART, EvoSTOC and EvoTRANSLOG, Valencia, Spain, April 11-13, 2007 : proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed joint proceedings of seven workshops on evolutionary computing, EvoWorkshops 2007, held in Valencia, Spain in April 2007. The 55 revised full papers and 24 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 160 submissions. In accordance with the seven workshops covered, the papers are organized in topical sections on evolutionary computation in communications, networks, and connected systems; evolutionary computation in finance and economics; evolutionary computation in image analysis and signal processing; interactive evolution and humanized computational intelligence; evolutionary music and art; evolutionary algorithms in stochastic and dynamic environments; as well as evolutionary computation in transportation and logistics. Front Matter....Pages - Performance of Ant Routing Algorithms When Using TCP....Pages 1-10 Evolving Buffer Overflow Attacks with Detector Feedback....Pages 11-20 Genetic Representations for Evolutionary Minimization of Network Coding Resources....Pages 21-31 Bacterial Foraging Algorithm with Varying Population for Optimal Power Flow....Pages 32-41 An Ant Algorithm for the Steiner Tree Problem in Graphs....Pages 42-51 Message Authentication Protocol Based on Cellular Automata....Pages 52-60 An Adaptive Global-Local Memetic Algorithm to Discover Resources in P2P Networks....Pages 61-70 Evolutionary Computation for Quality of Service Internet Routing Optimization....Pages 71-80 BeeSensor: A Bee-Inspired Power Aware Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 81-90 Radio Network Design Using Population-Based Incremental Learning and Grid Computing with BOINC....Pages 91-100 Evaluation of Different Metaheuristics Solving the RND Problem....Pages 101-110 A Comparative Investigation on Heuristic Optimization of WCDMA Radio Networks....Pages 111-120 Design of a User Space Software Suite for Probabilistic Routing in Ad-Hoc Networks....Pages 121-128 Empirical Validation of a Gossiping Communication Mechanism for Parallel EAs....Pages 129-136 A Transport-Layer Based Simultaneous Access Scheme in Integrated WLAN/UMTS Mobile Networks....Pages 137-144 Simplified Transformer Winding Modelling and Parameter Identification Using Particle Swarm Optimiser with Passive Congregation....Pages 145-152 A Decentralized Hierarchical Aggregation Scheme Using Fermat Points in Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 153-160 A Gateway Access-Point Selection Problem and Traffic Balancing in Wireless Mesh Networks....Pages 161-168 A Genetic Programming Approach for Bankruptcy Prediction Using a Highly Unbalanced Database....Pages 169-178 Multi-objective Optimization Technique Based on Co-evolutionary Interactions in Multi-agent System....Pages 179-188 Quantum-Inspired Evolutionary Algorithms for Calibration of the VG Option Pricing Model....Pages 189-198 An Evolutionary Computation Approach to Scenario-Based Risk-Return Portfolio Optimization for General Risk Measures....Pages 199-207 Building Risk-Optimal Portfolio Using Evolutionary Strategies....Pages 208-217 Comparison of Evolutionary Techniques for Value-at-Risk Calculation....Pages 218-227 Using Kalman-Filtered Radial Basis Function Networks to Forecast Changes in the ISEQ Index....Pages 228-232 Business Intelligence for Strategic Marketing: Predictive Modelling of Customer Behaviour Using Fuzzy Logic and Evolutionary Algorithms....Pages 233-240 Particle Swarm Optimization for Object Detection and Segmentation....Pages 241-250 Satellite Image Registration by Distributed Differential Evolution....Pages 251-260 Harmonic Estimation Using a Global Search Optimiser....Pages 261-270 An Online EHW Pattern Recognition System Applied to Face Image Recognition....Pages 271-280 Learning and Recognition of Hand-Drawn Shapes Using Generative Genetic Programming....Pages 281-290 Multiclass Object Recognition Based on Texture Linear Genetic Programming....Pages 291-300 Evolutionary Brain Computer Interfaces....Pages 301-310 A Genetic Programming Approach to Feature Selection and Classification of Instantaneous Cognitive States....Pages 311-319 A Memetic Differential Evolution in Filter Design for Defect Detection in Paper Production....Pages 320-329 Optimal Triangulation in 3D Computer Vision Using a Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithm....Pages 330-339 Genetic Programming for Image Recognition: An LGP Approach....Pages 340-350 Evolving Texture Features by Genetic Programming....Pages 351-358 Euclidean Distance Fit of Ellipses with a Genetic Algorithm....Pages 359-366 A Particle Swarm Optimizer Applied to Soft Morphological Filters for Periodic Noise Reduction....Pages 367-374 Fast Genetic Scan Matching Using Corresponding Point Measurements in Mobile Robotics....Pages 375-382 Overcompressing JPEG Images with Evolution Algorithms....Pages 383-390 Towards Dynamic Fitness Based Partitioning for IntraVascular UltraSound Image Analysis....Pages 391-398 Comparison Between Genetic Algorithms and the Baum-Welch Algorithm in Learning HMMs for Human Activity Classification....Pages 399-406 Unsupervised Evolutionary Segmentation Algorithm Based on Texture Analysis....Pages 407-414 Evolutionary Approaches for Automatic 3D Modeling of Skulls in Forensic Identification....Pages 415-422 Scale Invariance for Evolved Interest Operators....Pages 423-430 Application of the Univariate Marginal Distribution Algorithm to Mixed Analogue - Digital Circuit Design and Optimisation....Pages 431-438 Interactive Texture Design Using IEC Framework....Pages 439-448 Towards an Interactive, Generative Design System: Integrating a ‘Build and Evolve’ Approach with Machine Learning for Complex Freeform Design....Pages 449-458 An Interactive Graphics Rendering Optimizer Based on Immune Algorithm....Pages 459-469 Human Mosaic Creation Through Agents and Interactive Genetic Algorithms Applied to Videogames Movements....Pages 470-476 Self-organizing Bio-inspired Sound Transformation....Pages 477-487 An Evolutionary Approach to Computer-Aided Orchestration....Pages 488-497 Evolution of Animated Photomosaics....Pages 498-507 Environments for Sonic Ecologies....Pages 508-516 Creating Soundscapes Using Evolutionary Spatial Control....Pages 517-526 Toward Greater Artistic Control for Interactive Evolution of Images and Animation....Pages 527-536 Evolutionary Assistance in Alliteration and Allelic Drivel....Pages 537-546 Evolutionary GUIs for Sound Synthesis....Pages 547-556 Evolving Music Generation with SOM-Fitness Genetic Programming....Pages 557-566 An Automated Music Improviser Using a Genetic Algorithm Driven Synthesis Engine....Pages 567-576 Interactive GP with Tree Representation of Classical Music Pieces....Pages 577-584 Evolutionary Methods for Melodic Sequences Generation from Non-linear Dynamic Systems....Pages 585-592 Music Composition Using Harmony Search Algorithm....Pages 593-600 Curve, Draft, and Style: Three Steps to the Image....Pages 601-608 GISMO2: An Application for Agent-Based Composition....Pages 609-616 Variable-Size Memory Evolutionary Algorithm to Deal with Dynamic Environments....Pages 617-626 Genetic Algorithms with Elitism-Based Immigrants for Changing Optimization Problems....Pages 627-636 Triggered Memory-Based Swarm Optimization in Dynamic Environments....Pages 637-646 Experimental Comparison of Replacement Strategies in Steady State Genetic Algorithms for the Dynamic MKP....Pages 647-656 Understanding the Semantics of the Genetic Algorithm in Dynamic Environments....Pages 657-667 Simultaneous Origin-Destination Matrix Estimation in Dynamic Traffic Networks with Evolutionary Computing....Pages 668-677 Evolutionary Combinatorial Programming for Discrete Road Network Design with Reliability Requirements....Pages 678-687 Intelligent Traffic Control Decision Support System....Pages 688-701 An Ant-Based Heuristic for the Railway Traveling Salesman Problem....Pages 702-711 Enhancing a MOACO for Solving the Bi-criteria Pathfinding Problem for a Military Unit in a Realistic Battlefield....Pages 712-721 GRASP with Path Relinking for the Capacitated Arc Routing Problem with Time Windows....Pages 722-731 Multi-objective Supply Chain Optimization: An Industrial Case Study....Pages 732-741 Scheduling a Fuzzy Flowshop Problem with Flexible Due Dates Using Ant Colony Optimization....Pages 742-751 Back Matter....Pages -

This book constitutes the refereed joint proceedings of seven workshops on evolutionary computing, EvoWorkshops 2007, held in Valencia, Spain in April 2007. It examines evolutionary computation in communications, networks, and connected systems; finance and economics; image analysis and signal processing; and transportation and logistics. Coverage also details evolutionary algorithms in shastic and dynamic environments.

This book constitutes the refereed joint proceedings of seven workshops on evolutionary computing, EvoWorkshops 2007, held in Valencia, Spain in April 2007. It examines evolutionary computation in communications, networks, and connected systems; finance and economics; image analysis and signal processing; and transportation and logistics. Coverage also details evolutionary algorithms in stochastic and dynamic environments.