Ben Paechter

Publication Activity (10 Years)

Years Active: 1994-2024
Publications (10 Years): 19

Top Topics

Mechanical Design

Optimisation Problems

Evolutionary Algorithm

Top Venues

GECCO (Companion)

Publications

Kirsty Montague, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
A Hierarchical Approach to Evolving Behaviour-Trees for Swarm Control. EvoApplications@EvoStar (2024)
Marcos Lupión, Nicolas C. Cruz, Juan F. Sanjuan, Ben Paechter, Pilar M. Ortigosa
Accelerating neural network architecture search using multi-GPU high-performance computing. J. Supercomput. 79 (7) (2023)
Marcos Lupión, Nicolás C. Cruz, Ben Paechter, Pilar M. Ortigosa
On Optimizing the Structure of Neural Networks Through a Compact Codification of Their Architecture. MIC (2022)
Paul Lapok, Alistair Lawson, Ben Paechter
Evolving planar mechanisms for the conceptual stage of mechanical design. GECCO (Companion) (2019)
Christopher Stone, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
On the Synthesis of Perturbative Heuristics for Multiple Combinatorial Optimisation Domains. PPSN (1) (2018)
Christopher Stone, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
Automatic Generation of Constructive Heuristics for Multiple Types of Combinatorial Optimisation Problems with Grammatical Evolution and Geometric Graphs. EvoApplications (2018)
Emma Hart, Andreas S. W. Steyven, Ben Paechter
Evolution of a functionally diverse swarm via a novel decentralised quality-diversity algorithm. GECCO (2018)
Eduardo Segredo, Ben Paechter, Carlos Segura, Carlos Ignacio Gonzalez-Vila
On the comparison of initialisation strategies in differential evolution for large scale optimisation. Optim. Lett. 12 (1) (2018)
Emma Hart, Andreas S. W. Steyven, Ben Paechter
Evolution of a Functionally Diverse Swarm via a Novel Decentralised Quality-Diversity Algorithm. CoRR (2018)
Andreas Steyven, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
An Investigation of Environmental Influence on the Benefits of Adaptation Mechanisms in Evolutionary Swarm Robotics. CoRR (2018)
Paul Lapok, Alistair Lawson, Ben Paechter
Evaluation of a genetic representation for outline shapes. GECCO (Companion) (2017)
Andreas Steyven, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
An investigation of environmental influence on the benefits of adaptation mechanisms in evolutionary swarm robotics. GECCO (2017)
Rasmus Munk, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
Validation of a learning and evolving robot swarm. GECCO (Companion) (2017)
Andreas Steyven, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
Understanding Environmental Influence in an Open-Ended Evolutionary Algorithm. PPSN (2016)
Eduardo Segredo, Eduardo Lalla-Ruiz, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter, Stefan Voß
Hybridisation of Evolutionary Algorithms Through Hyper-heuristics for Global Continuous Optimisation. LION (2016)
Eduardo Segredo, Ben Paechter, Emma Hart, Carlos Ignacio Gonzalez-Vila
Hybrid parameter control approach applied to a diversity-based multi-objective memetic algorithm for frequency assignment problems. CEC (2016)
Baraq Ghaleb, Ahmed Yassin Al-Dubai, Elias Ekonomou, Ben Paechter, Mamoun Qasem
Trickle-plus: Elastic Trickle algorithm for low-power networks and Internet of Things. WCNC (2016)
Baraq Ghaleb, Ahmed Yassin Al-Dubai, Elias Ekonomou, Ben Paechter, Mamoun Qasem
Trickle-Plus: Elastic Trickle algorithm for Low-power networks and Internet of Things. WCNC Workshops (2016)
Eduardo Lalla-Ruiz, Eduardo Segredo, Stefan Voß, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
Analysing the Performance of Migrating Birds Optimisation Approaches for Large Scale Continuous Problems. PPSN (2016)
Emma Hart, Andreas Steyven, Ben Paechter
Improving Survivability in Environment-driven Distributed Evolutionary Algorithms through Explicit Relative Fitness and Fitness Proportionate Communication. GECCO (2015)
Kevin Sim, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
A Lifelong Learning Hyper-heuristic Method for Bin Packing. Evol. Comput. 23 (1) (2015)
Andreas Steyven, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
The Cost of Communication: Environmental Pressure and Survivability in mEDEA. GECCO (Companion) (2015)
Kevin Sim, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
Learning to Solve Bin Packing Problems with an Immune Inspired Hyper-heuristic. ECAL (2013)
Kirsty Montague, Emma Hart, Geoff Nitschke, Ben Paechter
A Quality-Diversity Approach to Evolving a Repertoire of Diverse Behaviour-Trees in Robot Swarms. EvoApplications@EvoStar (2013)
Franco Zambonelli, Ben Paechter
Introduction to the special section on pervasive adaptation. ACM Trans. Auton. Adapt. Syst. 7 (1) (2012)
Kevin Sim, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
A Hyper-Heuristic Classifier for One Dimensional Bin Packing Problems: Improving Classification Accuracy by Attribute Evolution. PPSN (2) (2012)
Ingi Helgason, Jay Bradley, Callum Egan, Ben Paechter, Emma Hart
This Pervasive Day: Creative, Interactive Methods for Encouraging Public Engagement with FET Research. FET (2011)
Manuel López-Ibáñez, T. Devi Prasad, Ben Paechter
Representations and Evolutionary Operators for the Scheduling of Pump Operations in Water Distribution Networks. Evol. Comput. 19 (3) (2011)
Ben Paechter, Jeremy Pitt, Nikola B. Serbedzija, Katina Michael, Jennifer Willies, Ingi Helgason
Heaven and Hell: Visions for Pervasive Adaptation. FET (2011)
Barry McCollum, Andrea Schaerf, Ben Paechter, Paul McMullan, Rhydian Lewis, Andrew J. Parkes, Luca Di Gaspero, Rong Qu, Edmund K. Burke
Setting the Research Agenda in Automated Timetabling: The Second International Timetabling Competition. INFORMS J. Comput. 22 (1) (2010)
Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
Towards Self-aware PerAda Systems. ICARIS (2010)
Ginés Rubio, Alberto Guillén, Héctor Pomares, Ignacio Rojas, Ben Paechter, Peter Glösekötter, C. I. Torres-Ceballos
Parallelization of the nearest-neighbour search and the cross-validation error evaluation for the kernel weighted k-nn algorithm applied to large data dets in matlab. HPCS (2009)
Luis Javier Herrera, Ginés Rubio, Héctor Pomares, Ben Paechter, Alberto Guillén, Ignacio Rojas
Strengthening the Forward Variable Selection Stopping Criterion. ICANN (2) (2009)
Bart G. W. Craenen, Ben Paechter
A Conflict Tabu Search Evolutionary Algorithm for Solving Constraint Satisfaction Problems. EvoCOP (2008)
Chris McEwan, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
Boosting the Immune System. ICARIS (2008)
Despina Davoudani, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
Computing the State of Specknets: Further Analysis of an Innate Immune-Inspired Model. ICARIS (2008)
Despina Davoudani, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
An Immune-Inspired Approach to Speckled Computing. ICARIS (2007)
Rhydian Lewis, Ben Paechter
Finding Feasible Timetables Using Group-Based Operators. IEEE Trans. Evol. Comput. 11 (3) (2007)
Manuel López-Ibáñez, T. Devi Prasad, Ben Paechter
Solving optimal pump control problem using max-min ant system. GECCO (2007)
Juan Luis Jiménez Laredo, Pedro Ángel Castillo Valdivieso, Ben Paechter, Antonio Miguel Mora, Eva Alfaro-Cid, Anna Esparcia-Alcázar, Juan Julián Merelo Guervós
Empirical Validation of a Gossiping Communication Mechanism for Parallel EAs. EvoWorkshops (2007)
Raul Baños, Consolación Gil, Ben Paechter, Julio Ortega Lopera
A Hybrid Meta-Heuristic for Multi-Objective Optimization: MOSATS. J. Math. Model. Algorithms 6 (2) (2007)
Alberto Guillén, Ignacio Rojas, Jesús González, Héctor Pomares, Luis Javier Herrera, Ben Paechter
Boosting the Performance of a Multiobjective Algorithm to Design RBFNNs Through Parallelization. ICANNGA (1) (2007)
Chris McEwan, Emma Hart, Ben Paechter
Revisiting the Central and Peripheral Immune System. ICARIS (2007)
Alberto Guillén, Ignacio Rojas, Jesús González, Héctor Pomares, Luis Javier Herrera, Ben Paechter
Improving the Performance of Multi-objective Genetic Algorithm for Function Approximation Through Parallel Islands Specialisation. Australian Conference on Artificial Intelligence (2006)
Bart G. W. Craenen, Ben Paechter
A Tabu Search Evolutionary Algorithm for Solving Constraint Satisfaction Problems. PPSN (2006)
Nigel Gilbert, Matthijs den Besten, Ákos Bontovics, Bart G. W. Craenen, Federico Divina, Ágoston E. Eiben, Robert Griffioen, György Hévízi, András Lörincz, Ben Paechter, Stephan C. Schuster, Martijn C. Schut, Christian Tzolov, Paul Vogt, Lu Yang
Emerging Artificial Societies Through Learning. J. Artif. Soc. Soc. Simul. 9 (2) (2006)
Rhydian Lewis, Ben Paechter
An empirical analysis of the grouping genetic algorithm: the timetabling case. Congress on Evolutionary Computation (2005)
Rhydian Lewis, Ben Paechter
Application of the Grouping Genetic Algorithm to University Course Timetabling. EvoCOP (2005)
Manuel López-Ibáñez, T. Devi Prasad, Ben Paechter
Multi-objective optimisation of the pump scheduling problem using SPEA2. Congress on Evolutionary Computation (2005)
Samer Sa'adah, Peter Ross, Ben Paechter
Improving Vehicle Routing Using a Customer Waiting Time Colony. EvoCOP (2004)
F. de Toro Negro, Julio Ortega Lopera, Eduardo Ros, Sonia Mota, Ben Paechter, J. M. Martín
PSFGA: Parallel processing and evolutionary computation for multiobjective optimisation. Parallel Comput. 30 (5-6) (2004)
Neil Urquhart, Peter Ross, Ben Paechter, Kenneth Chisholm
Routing Using Evolutionary Agents and Proactive Transactions. EvoWorkshops (2003)
Francisco de Toro, Julio Ortega Lopera, Ben Paechter
Parallel Single Front Genetic Algorithm: Performance Analysis in a Cluster System. IPDPS (2003)
Maribel García Arenas, Pierre Collet, A. E. Eiben, Márk Jelasity, Juan Julián Merelo Guervós, Ben Paechter, Mike Preuß, Marc Schoenauer
A Framework for Distributed Evolutionary Algorithms. PPSN (2002)
Márk Jelasity, Mike Press, Ben Paechter
A scalable and robust framework for distributed applications. IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (2002)
Neil Urquhart, Peter Ross, Ben Paechter, Kenneth Chisholm
Solving a Real World Routing Problem Using Multiple Evolutionary Agents. PPSN (2002)
Neil Urquhart, Peter Ross, Ben Paechter, Kenneth Chisholm
Improving Street Based Routing Using Building Block Mutations. EvoWorkshops (2002)
Márk Jelasity, Mike Preuß, Maarten van Steen, Ben Paechter
Maintaining Connectivity in a Scalable and Robust Distributed Environment. CCGRID (2002)
Olivia Rossi-Doria, Michael Sampels, Mauro Birattari, Marco Chiarandini, Marco Dorigo, Luca Maria Gambardella, Joshua D. Knowles, Max Manfrin, Monaldo Mastrolilli, Ben Paechter, Luís Paquete, Thomas Stützle
A Comparison of the Performance of Different Metaheuristics on the Timetabling Problem. PATAT (2002)
Neil Urquhart, Ben Paechter, Kenneth Chisholm
Street-Based Routing Using an Evolutionary Algorithm. EvoWorkshops (2001)
A. E. Eiben, B. Jansen, Zbigniew Michalewicz, Ben Paechter
Solving CSPs using self-adaptive constraint weights: how to prevent EAs from cheating. GECCO (2000)
Ben Paechter, Thomas Bäck, Marc Schoenauer, Michèle Sebag, Ágoston E. Eiben, Juan Julián Merelo, Terence C. Fogarty
A Distributed Resource Evolutionary Algorithm Machine (DREAM). CEC (2000)
Neil Urquhart, Kenneth Chisholm, Ben Paechter
Optimising an Evolutionary Algorithm for Scheduling. EvoWorkshops (2000)
Henri Luchian, Ben Paechter, Vlad Radulescu, Silvia Luchian
Two evolutionary approaches to cross-clustering problems. CEC (1999)
Ben Paechter, R. C. Rankin, Andrew Cumming, Terence C. Fogarty
Timetabling the Classes of an Entire University with an Evolutionary Algorithm. PPSN (1998)
Ben Paechter, R. C. Rankin, Andrew Cumming
Improving a Lecture Timetabling System for University-Wide Use. PATAT (1997)
Ben Paechter, Andrew Cumming, Michael G. Norman, Henri Luchian
Extensions to a Memetic Timetabling System. PATAT (1995)
Ben Paechter, Andrew Cumming, Henri Luchian
The Use of Local Search Suggestion Lists for Improving the Solution of Timetable Problems with Evolutionary Algorithms. Evolutionary Computing, AISB Workshop (1995)
Ben Paechter, Henri Luchian, Andrew Cumming, Mihai Petriuc
Two Solutions to the General Timetable Problem Using Evolutionary Methods. International Conference on Evolutionary Computation (1994)
Ben Paechter
Optimising a Presentation Timetable Using Evolutionary Algorithms. Evolutionary Computing, AISB Workshop (1994)
Daniel Stamate, Henri Luchian, Ben Paechter
A General Model for the Answer-Perturbation Techniques. SSDBM (1994)