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Finding diverse examples with genetic algorithms
Colin G. Johnson
In Robert John and Ralph Birkenhead, editors, Developments in Soft Computing, Advances in Soft Computing, pages 182-196. Physica/Springer-Verlag, July 2001.Abstract
A number of real-world problems can be seen as instances of the general problem of \emph{finding qualitative examples}. In such a problem we know how to classify objects from a set into a large number of classes, and we would like to find one specific example for each class. In this paper we outline a number of problems which fit into this category, and analyse some of the requirements for a general heuristic for this category of problem. We then develop a heuristic for this type of problem, based on genetic algorithms, and investigate the application of this heuristic to some test problems.
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@inproceedings{1211, author = {Colin G. Johnson}, title = {Finding Diverse Examples with Genetic Algorithms}, month = {July}, year = {2001}, pages = {182-196}, keywords = {determinacy analysis, Craig interpolants}, note = {}, doi = {}, url = {http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/pubs/2001/1211}, publication_type = {inproceedings}, submission_id = {4157_995282219}, ISBN = {3-7908-1361-3}, booktitle = {Developments in Soft Computing}, editor = {Robert John and Ralph Birkenhead}, series = {Advances in Soft Computing}, publisher = {Physica/Springer-Verlag}, ISSN = {1615-3871}, refereed = {yes}, }