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An Efficient Selection Strategy for Digital Circuit Evolution

GAJDA, Z.; SEKANINA, L. An Efficient Selection Strategy for Digital Circuit Evolution. Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 2010. p. 13-24. ISBN: 978-3-642-15322-8.
Czech title
Účinná selekční strategie pro evoluci číslicových obvodů
Type
conference paper
Language
English
Authors
Gajda Zbyšek, Ing., Ph.D. (RG EHW)
Sekanina Lukáš, prof. Ing., Ph.D. (DCSY)
Keywords

digital circuit, cartesian genetic programming, circuit design, evolutionary computation, selection operator

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new modification of Cartesian Genetic Programming (CGP) that enables to optimize digital circuits more significantly than standard CGP. We argue that considering fully functional but not necessarily smallest-discovered individual as the parent for new population can decrease the number of harmful mutations and so improve the search space exploration. This phenomenon was confirmed on common benchmarks such as combinational multipliers and the LGSynth91 circuits.

Published
2010
Pages
13–24
Proceedings
Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware
Series
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume
6274
ISBN
978-3-642-15322-8
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Place
Berlin
BibTeX 
@inproceedings{BUT35729,
  author="Zbyšek {Gajda} and Lukáš {Sekanina}",
  title="An Efficient Selection Strategy for Digital Circuit Evolution",
  booktitle="Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware",
  year="2010",
  series="Lecture Notes in Computer Science",
  volume="6274",
  pages="13--24",
  publisher="Springer Verlag",
  address="Berlin",
  isbn="978-3-642-15322-8",
  url="https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/9299/"
}
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