Rethinking Selection in Generational Genetic Algorithms to Solve Combinatorial Optimization Problems: An Upper Bound-based Parent Selection Strategy for Recombination
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| author | Sankaran, Prashant McConky, Katie |
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| contents | Existing stochastic selection strategies for parent selection in generational GA help build genetic diversity and sustain exploration; however, it ignores the possibility of exploiting knowledge gained by the process to make informed decisions for parent selection, which can often lead to an inefficient search for large, challenging optimization problems. This work proposes a deterministic parent selection strategy for recombination in a generational GA setting called Upper Bound-based Parent Selection (UBS) to solve NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems. Specifically, as part of the UBS strategy, we formulate the parent selection problem using the MAB framework and a modified UCB1 algorithm to manage exploration and exploitation. Further, we provided a unique similarity-based approach for transferring knowledge of the search progress between generations to accelerate the search. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed UBS strategy in comparison to traditional stochastic selection strategies, we conduct experimental studies on two NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems: team orienteering and quadratic assignment. Specifically, we first perform a characterization study to determine the potential of UBS and the best configuration for all the selection strategies involved. Next, we run experiments using these best configurations as part of the comparison study. The results from the characterization studies reveal that UBS, in most cases, favors larger variations among the population between generations. Next, the comparison studies reveal that UBS can effectively search for high-quality solutions faster than traditional stochastic selection strategies on challenging NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems under given experimental conditions. |
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| spellingShingle | Rethinking Selection in Generational Genetic Algorithms to Solve Combinatorial Optimization Problems: An Upper Bound-based Parent Selection Strategy for Recombination Sankaran, Prashant McConky, Katie Neural and Evolutionary Computing Existing stochastic selection strategies for parent selection in generational GA help build genetic diversity and sustain exploration; however, it ignores the possibility of exploiting knowledge gained by the process to make informed decisions for parent selection, which can often lead to an inefficient search for large, challenging optimization problems. This work proposes a deterministic parent selection strategy for recombination in a generational GA setting called Upper Bound-based Parent Selection (UBS) to solve NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems. Specifically, as part of the UBS strategy, we formulate the parent selection problem using the MAB framework and a modified UCB1 algorithm to manage exploration and exploitation. Further, we provided a unique similarity-based approach for transferring knowledge of the search progress between generations to accelerate the search. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed UBS strategy in comparison to traditional stochastic selection strategies, we conduct experimental studies on two NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems: team orienteering and quadratic assignment. Specifically, we first perform a characterization study to determine the potential of UBS and the best configuration for all the selection strategies involved. Next, we run experiments using these best configurations as part of the comparison study. The results from the characterization studies reveal that UBS, in most cases, favors larger variations among the population between generations. Next, the comparison studies reveal that UBS can effectively search for high-quality solutions faster than traditional stochastic selection strategies on challenging NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems under given experimental conditions. |
| title | Rethinking Selection in Generational Genetic Algorithms to Solve Combinatorial Optimization Problems: An Upper Bound-based Parent Selection Strategy for Recombination |
| topic | Neural and Evolutionary Computing |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.03863 |