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CCGRID
2009
IEEE
16 years 1 months ago
Reliability-Oriented Genetic Algorithm for Workflow Applications Using Max-Min Strategy
— To optimize makespan and reliability for workflow applications, most existing works use list heuristics rather than genetic algorithms (GAs) which can usually give better solut...
Xiaofeng Wang, Rajkumar Buyya, Jinshu Su
GECCO
2006
Springer
226views Optimization» more  GECCO 2006»
15 years 10 months ago
Segmentation of medical images using a genetic algorithm
Segmentation of medical images is challenging due to poor image contrast and artifacts that result in missing or diffuse organ/tissue boundaries. Consequently, this task involves ...
Payel Ghosh, Melanie Mitchell
WSC
2001
15 years 8 months ago
On improving the performance of simulation-based algorithms for average reward processes with application to network pricing
We address performance issues associated with simulationbased algorithms for optimizing Markov reward processes. Specifically, we are concerned with algorithms that exploit the re...
Enrique Campos-Náñez, Stephen D. Pat...
ICNP
2006
IEEE
16 years 17 days ago
A Distributed Algorithm for Joint Sensing and Routing in Wireless Networks with Non-Steerable Directional Antennas
Abstract— In many energy-rechargeable wireless sensor networks, sensor nodes must both sense data from the environment, and cooperatively forward sensed data to data sinks. Both ...
Chun Zhang, Jim Kurose, Yong Liu, Donald F. Towsle...
SYNASC
2005
IEEE
110views Algorithms» more  SYNASC 2005»
16 years 3 days ago
Performance Tuning of Evolutionary Algorithms Using Particle Sub Swarms
Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) technique proved its ability to deal with very complicated optimization and search problems. This paper proposes a new particle swarm variant whi...
Crina Grosan, Ajith Abraham, Monica Nicoara