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48 results for evolutionary relationships

New method embeds phylogenetic trees for clustering, recovering evolutionary relationships.

problem Lack of a meaningful way to embed phylogenetic trees into a vector space.
method Split-weight embedding to fit clustering algorithms to phylogenetic trees.
result Split-weight embedding recovers meaningful evolutionary relationships in simulated and real data.

The key idea of this model is that firms are the result of an evolutionary process. Based on demand and supply considerations the evolutionary model presented here derives explicitly Gibrat's law of proportionate effects as the result of the competition between products. Applying a preferential attachment mechanism for…

2012-08-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Time series prediction with deep learning methods, especially long short-term memory neural networks (LSTMs), have scored significant achievements in recent years. Despite the fact that the LSTMs can help to capture long-term dependencies, its ability to pay different degree of attention on sub-window feature within mu…

2018-11-09abs ↗pdf ↗
Quantum Econophysicsphysics.soc-ph

The relationships between game theory and quantum mechanics let us propose certain quantization relationships through which we could describe and understand not only quantum but also classical, evolutionary and the biological systems that were described before through the replicator dynamics. Quantum mechanics could be…

2006-09-28abs ↗pdf ↗

BoGA combines evolutionary search with Bayesian optimization for efficient protein design.

problem Designing novel proteins with specific characteristics is challenging due to sequence space complexity.
method BoGA integrates a genetic algorithm with Bayesian optimization to efficiently explore sequence space.
result BoGA accelerates discovery of high-confidence binders for diverse protein design objectives.

Mathematical foundation for phylogenetic tree uncertainty quantification.

problem Uncertainty in evolutionary relationships between species.
method Introducing the Wald space as a subset of symmetric positive definite matrices, studying its topology and structure, and proposing a new numerical method for geodesics and curvature.
result Wald space has a topology of disjoint open cubes, is contractible, and is a Whitney stratified space of type (A).

GeoPhy uses geometric gradients to efficiently infer phylogenetic trees from molecular data.

problem Challenges in accurately inferring species relationships from molecular data due to combinatorially vast tree topologies.
method Introduces a novel, fully differentiable formulation of phylogenetic inference using geometric spaces and variational Bayesian methods.
result Significantly outperforms other approximate Bayesian methods in inferring phylogenetic trees.

Proposes an evolutionary approach to fitting acyclic VAR models.

problem Cycles in multivariate time series systems obscure hierarchical analysis.
method Evolutionary approach to fitting acyclic VAR processes with hierarchical representation.
result Outperforms unconstrained models and captures key structural properties.

In many practical applications of clustering, the objects to be clustered evolve over time, and a clustering result is desired at each time step. In such applications, evolutionary clustering typically outperforms traditional static clustering by producing clustering results that reflect long-term trends while being ro…

2011-04-11abs ↗pdf ↗

An analytic model is presented that considers the evolution of a market of durable goods. The model suggests that after introduction goods spread always according to a Bass diffusion. However, this phase will be followed by a diffusion process for durable consumer goods governed by a variation-selection-reproduction me…

2013-06-14abs ↗pdf ↗

evo-RL combines evolutionary computation with reinforcement learning for better adaptability.

problem Improving reinforcement learning algorithms' adaptability and performance in environments with rewardless states.
method Embedding reinforcement learning in an evolutionary cycle, distinguishing instinctive from learnable behavior.
result evo-RL leads to state-of-the-art performance on OpenAI Gym control problems with rewardless states.

Momentum speeds up evolutionary processes in machine learning.

problem Accelerating convergence in evolutionary dynamics.
method Combining momentum from machine learning with evolutionary dynamics using information divergences as Lyapunov functions.
result Momentum accelerates convergence of evolutionary dynamics, including the replicator equation and Euclidean gradient descent.

Study on cryptocurrency market dynamics and correlations over time.

problem Understanding the dynamics and correlations of cryptocurrency market over time.
method Evolutionary correlation analysis, turning point algorithm, inverse relationship between market size and collective dynamics, time-varying consistency of relationships, examination of volatility structure.
result Increased uniformity in volatility during market crashes, termed 'volatility dispersion'.

New method infers causal relationships from nonstationary time series data.

problem Challenges in inferring causal relationships from nonstationary time series data.
method Proposes a new class of restricted SCM with time-varying filters and stationary noise, leveraging asymmetry from nonstationarity.
result Demonstrates effectiveness of the proposed methodology on various synthetic and real datasets.

We are often interested in clustering objects that evolve over time and identifying solutions to the clustering problem for every time step. Evolutionary clustering provides insight into cluster evolution and temporal changes in cluster memberships while enabling performance superior to that achieved by independently c…

2019-12-27abs ↗pdf ↗

A co-evolutionary approach for Heston model calibration reduces overfitting with diverse datasets.

problem Overfitting and lack of generalization in Heston model calibration.
method Coupling a genetic algorithm with an evolving neural inverse map, using both GA-history sampling and Latin hypercube sampling.
result Diverse datasets improve out-of-sample stability and calibration accuracy.

The paper improves evolutionary computation by optimizing selection rates.

problem Choosing the right selection rate in evolutionary computation.
method The paper proves mathematically that a selection rate of μ/λ leads to better progress rates and provides a theoretical basis for this.
result The theoretical selection rate μ/λ leads to a better progress rate of order O(λ^-1) compared to O(λ^-2/d).

Novel evolutionary strategy solves stochastic constrained optimization problems.

problem Optimizing objective functions with stochastic constraints in reinforcement learning.
method Design of a novel optimization algorithm with a sufficient decrease mechanism for stochastic constrained problems.
result Demonstrated convergence of the algorithm on control tasks and constrained optimization problems.

CoNES optimizes blackbox functions using convex optimization and information geometry.

problem Optimizing high-dimensional blackbox functions efficiently.
method Formulated as a convex program that adapts evolutionary strategies gradient estimates.
result Vastly outperforms conventional blackbox optimization methods on benchmarks and MuJoCo tasks.

Proves FR-NGD optimally approximates evolutionary dynamics and continuous Bayesian inference.

problem Optimizing continuous time replicator equations and continuous Bayesian inference.
method Fisher-Rao natural gradient descent (FR-NGD) and its correspondence with evolutionary dynamics.
result FR-NGD optimally approximates continuous time replicator equations and continuous Bayesian inference.

Neural Architecture Search has shown potential to automate the design of neural networks. Deep Reinforcement Learning based agents can learn complex architectural patterns, as well as explore a vast and compositional search space. On the other hand, evolutionary algorithms offer higher sample efficiency, which is criti…

2018-11-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Evolutionary algorithms improve neural network performance by discovering better activation functions.

problem The choice of activation function affects neural network performance, but ReLU remains dominant.
method Defined a tree-based search space of candidate activation functions and used evolutionary algorithms (mutation, crossover, exhaustive search) to explore and discover better functions.
result Replacing ReLU with evolved activation functions statistically significantly increases network accuracy.

Combines variational and evolutionary optimization for generative models.

problem Optimizing generative models with discrete latent variables.
method Truncated posteriors as variational distributions, evolutionary algorithms applied to variational parameters.
result Evolutionary algorithms effectively optimize variational bounds for generative models.

Evolutionary algorithms improve decision tree ensembles.

problem Improving predictive performance of decision trees.
method Real-valued vector representation of decision trees, evolutionary algorithms (Differential evolution, Evolution strategies).
result Proposed methods outperform classical decision tree induction algorithms.

New research connects evolutionary dynamics to Bayesian learning.

problem Connecting evolutionary biology and Bayesian learning.
method Rigorous mathematical proof using Kushner-Stratonovich equation and gradient flows.
result Discrete time filtering equations converge to Stratonovich interpretation of Kushner-Stratonovich equation.

An evolutionary game model analyzes e-commerce and traditional retail trends during the pandemic.

problem Understanding the dynamics between e-commerce and traditional retail during the pandemic.
method Developed an evolutionary game model to study consumer-producer interactions on e-commerce platforms.
result Investment in logistics and warehouses in e-commerce led to faster delivery and consumer trends.

This research proposes the econophysics kinetic market model as an evolutionary algorithm's instance. The immediate results from this proposal is a new replacement rule for family competition genetic algorithms. It also represents a starting point to adding evolvable entities to kinetic market models.

2019-06-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Enhanced evolutionary algorithms solve NP-hard portfolio optimization with cardinality constraints.

problem Portfolio optimization under cardinality constraints with real-world conditions.
method Strengthened multi-objective evolutionary algorithms with new representations, operators, and repair mechanisms.
result The proposed algorithms converge faster and provide better approximations with no performance loss.

Proposes Genetic Thompson Sampling for multi-armed bandits, improving performance in nonstationary settings.

problem Improving sequential decision making tasks of online learning agents using multi-armed bandits.
method Integrates genetic principles into Thompson Sampling for multi-armed bandits.
result Significantly outperforms baselines in nonstationary settings.

A financial system contains many elements networked by their relationships. Extensive works show that topological structure of the network stores rich information on evolutionary behaviors of the system such as early warning signals of collapses and/or crises. Existing works focus mainly on the network structure within…

2018-02-08abs ↗pdf ↗

The accurate and interpretable prediction of future events in time-series data often requires the capturing of representative patterns (or referred to as states) underpinning the observed data. To this end, most existing studies focus on the representation and recognition of states, but ignore the changing transitional…

2019-05-10abs ↗pdf ↗