Step Size Adaptation in Evolution Strategies---Two Approaches

S. Müller, N. N. Schraudolph, P. Koumoutsakos, and N. Hansen. Step Size Adaptation in Evolution Strategies---Two Approaches. In Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Workshop Program, pp. 161–164, AAAI, New York, 2002.

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Abstract

We present two novel approaches for the adaptation of step sizes in evolution strategies: (i) First, step size rules are learned during the optimization process. (ii) Second, an adaptation scheme is improved for evolution strategies with large population sizes.

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{MueSchKouHan02,
     author = {Sybille M\"uller and Nicol N. Schraudolph
               and Petros Koumoutsakos and Nikolaus Hansen},
      title = {\href{http://nic.schraudolph.org/pubs/MueSchKouHan02.pdf}{
           Step Size Adaptation in Evolution Strategies\,---\,Two Approaches}},
      pages = {161--164},
     editor = {Alwyn M. Barry},
  booktitle = {Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
               Workshop Program},
  publisher = {AAAI},
    address = {New York},
       year =  2002,
   b2h_type = {Other},
  b2h_topic = {Evolutionary Algorithms},
   abstract = {
    We present two novel approaches for the adaptation of step sizes
    in evolution strategies: (i) First, step size rules are learned
    during the optimization process.  (ii) Second, an adaptation scheme
    is improved for evolution strategies with large population sizes.
}}