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A Novelty-Search Approach to Filling an Instance-Space with Diverse and Discriminatory Instances for the Knapsack Problem

Conference Proceeding
Marrero, A., Segredo, E., León, C., & Hart, E. (2022)
A Novelty-Search Approach to Filling an Instance-Space with Diverse and Discriminatory Instances for the Knapsack Problem. In Parallel Problem Solving from Nature – PPSN XVII. PPSN 2022 (223-236). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14714-2_16
We propose a new approach to generating synthetic instances in the knapsack domain in order to fill an instance-space. The method uses a novelty-search algorithm to search for...

Computational Thinking and User Interfaces: A Systematic Review

Journal Article
Rijo-Garcia, S., Segredo, E., & Leon, C. (2022)
Computational Thinking and User Interfaces: A Systematic Review. IEEE Transactions on Education, 65(4), 647-656. https://doi.org/10.1109/te.2022.3159765
Contribution: This document presents a systematic bibliographic review that demonstrates the need to conduct research on how the user experience impacts the development of com...

Application of Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms for Planning Healthy and Balanced School Lunches

Journal Article
Ramos-Pérez, J., Miranda, G., Segredo, E., León, C., & Rodríguez-León, C. (in press)
Application of Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms for Planning Healthy and Balanced School Lunches. Mathematics, 9(1), 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/math9010080

Comparison between Single and Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms to Solve the Knapsack Problem and the Travelling Salesman Problem

Journal Article
Mahrach, M., Miranda, G., León, C., & Segredo, E. (2020)
Comparison between Single and Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms to Solve the Knapsack Problem and the Travelling Salesman Problem. Mathematics, 8(11), https://doi.org/10.3390/math8112018
One of the main components of most modern Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms (MOEAs) is to maintain a proper diversity within a population in order to avoid the premature...

SCHOOLTHY: Automatic Menu Planner for Healthy and Balanced School Meals

Journal Article
Segredo, E., Miranda, G., Ramos, J. M., Leon, C., & Rodriguez-Leon, C. (2020)
SCHOOLTHY: Automatic Menu Planner for Healthy and Balanced School Meals. IEEE Access, 8, 113200-113218. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2020.3003067
SCHOOLTHY: Automatic Menu Planner for Healthy and Balanced School Meals is a decision support tool that addresses the multi-objective menu planning problem in order to automat...

Simulador de Robótica Educativa para la promoción del Pensamiento Computacional | Educational Robotics simulator for fostering Computational Thinking

Journal Article
Ángel-Díaz, C. M., Segredo, E., Arnay, R., & León, C. (2020)
Simulador de Robótica Educativa para la promoción del Pensamiento Computacional | Educational Robotics simulator for fostering Computational Thinking. RED. Revista de Educación a Distancia, 20(63), https://doi.org/10.6018/red.410191
Este trabajo presenta una herramienta Web libre y gratuita que facilita a cualquier centro educativo la enseñanza de conceptos básicos sobre robótica y programación y que, al ...

A similarity-based neighbourhood search for enhancing the balance exploration–exploitation of differential evolution

Journal Article
Segredo, E., Lalla-Ruiz, E., Hart, E., & Voß, S. (2020)
A similarity-based neighbourhood search for enhancing the balance exploration–exploitation of differential evolution. Computers and Operations Research, 117, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2019.104871
The success of search-based optimisation algorithms depends on appropriately balancing exploration and exploitation mechanisms during the course of the search. We introduce a ...

Optimising Real-World Traffic Cycle Programs by Using Evolutionary Computation

Journal Article
Segredo, E., Luque, G., Segura, C., & Alba, E. (2019)
Optimising Real-World Traffic Cycle Programs by Using Evolutionary Computation. IEEE Access, 7, 43915-43932. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2908562
Traffic congestion, and the consequent loss of time, money, quality of life, and higher pollution, is currently one of the most important problems in cities, and several approa...

A Cooperative Learning Approach for the Quadratic Knapsack Problem

Conference Proceeding
Lalla-Ruiz, E., Segredo, E., & Voß, S. (2018)
A Cooperative Learning Approach for the Quadratic Knapsack Problem. In Learning and Intelligent Optimization Conference (LION12). , (31-35). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05348-2_3
The Quadratic Knapsack Problem (QKP) is a well-known optimization problem aimed to maximize a quadratic objective function subject to linear capacity constraints. It has sever...

Selection methods and diversity preservation in many-objective evolutionary algorithms

Journal Article
Martí, L., Segredo, E., Sánchez-Pi, N., & Hart, E. (2018)
Selection methods and diversity preservation in many-objective evolutionary algorithms. Data Technologies and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1108/dta-01-2018-0009
Purpose – One of the main components of multi-objective, and therefore, many-objective evolutionary algorithms is the selection mechanism. It is responsible for performing two...