Sunday, May 24, 2015

16:00-18:00 Registration with Furumai-zake (Free Japanese Sake) at Conference Building 2F in Sendai International Center.

Monday, May 25, 2015

1F 2F 3F

Small Conference Room

1

Small Conference Room

2

Small Conference Room

4

Small Conference Room

5

Large Conference Room

Tachibana

Small Conference Room

6

Small Conference Room

7

Medium Conference Room

Shirakashi 1

8:00-9:45 Mo1-1F1 Tutorial Evolutionary Algorithms as a Dynamical Complex System

Ivan Zelinka

Mo1-1F2 Tutorial Decomposition and Cooperative Coevolution Techniques for Large-Scale Global Optimization

Xiaodong Li

Mo1-2F4 Tutorial Multi-Armed Bandits for Evolutionary Algorithms

Madalina M. Drugan

Mo1-2F5 Tutorial Medical Applications of Evolutionary Computation

Stephen L. Smith

Mo1-3F7 Workshop Workshop on Swarm Intelligence 1

Mo1-3FS Tutorial An Overview of Evolutionary Algorithms and Hyper Heuristics

Nelishia Pillay

9:45-10:00 Coffee Break ! Coffee Break " Coffee Break 10:00-11:45 Mo2-1F1 Tutorial

Differential Evolution: Population Topologies and Ensemble Strategies

P. N. Suganthan

Mo2-1F2 Tutorial Evolutionary Computation and Games

Julian Togelius

Mo2-2F4 Tutorial Semi-Automated Algorithm Design with Genetic Programming

Jerry Swan & John R. Woodward

Mo2-2F5 Tutorial Evolutionary Bilevel Optimization

Ankur Sinha & Kalyanmoy Deb

Mo2-3F7 Workshop Workshop on Swarm Intelligence 2

Mo2-3FS Tutorial A Survey of Representations

for Evolutionary Computation

Daniel Ashlock

11:45-13:00 Lunch on Your Own 13:00-14:45 Mo3-1F1 Tutorial

Evolutionary Computation for Dynamic Optimization Problems

Shengxiang Yang

Mo3-1F2 Tutorial Runtime Analysis of Population-based Evolutionary Algorithms

Per Kristian Lehre

Mo3-2F4 Tutorial An Introduction to Bioinformatics for EC Researchers

Wendy Ashlock

Mo3-2F5 Tutorial Thresheld Convergence in PSO, DE, and other Search Methods

Stephen Chen & James Montgomery

Mo1-2FT Workshop Workshop on New Directions of Evolutionary Computation and Intelligent Systems 1

Mo3-3F7 Workshop Workshop on Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 1

Mo3-3FS Tutorial Data-driven Evolutionary Algorithms

Ke Tang & Kai Qin

14:45-14:55 14:55-16:40 Mo4-1F1 Tutorial

Convergence Detection and Stopping Criteria for Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization

Luis Marti & Nayat Sanchez-Pi

Mo4-1F2 Tutorial Evolutionary Multitasking and Implications for Cloud Computing

Abhishek Gupta, Yew-Soon Ong

& Kay Chen Tan

Mo4-2F4 Tutorial Cultural Algorithms: Putting Social Networks to Work

Robert G. Reynolds

Mo4-2F5 Tutorial Deploying Evolutionary Computation in Industry: Challenges and Lessons Learned

Bogdan Filipic

Mo1-2FT Workshop Workshop on New Directions of Evolutionary Computation and Intelligent Systems 2

Mo4-3F7 Workshop Workshop on Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 2

Mo4-3FS Tutorial Statistical Tests for Computational Intelligence

Hideyuki Takagi

16:40-17:00 Coffee Break ! Coffee Break " Coffee Break 17:00-18:25 Competition

Summary by Competition Organizers

Mo5-3F7 Workshop Workshop on Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 3

18:30 Reception Bus Departure at 1st Floor

19:00-21:00 Reception at “Sendai Shozankan” 21:00 Return Bus Departure at “Sendai Shozankan” to Sendai Station or Hotels

(You may return by yourself using Sendai City Bus or Miyakoh Bus to Sendai Station at your own cost) ・Tutorials You may attend tutorials you selected at your registration through web page. ・Competition Summary Competition Summary is held at Large Conference Room Tachibana from 17:00 to 18:25.

Organizers summarize their competitions in this session.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

1F 2F 3F

Small Conference

Room 1

Small Conference

Room 2

Small Conference

Room 3

Small Conference

Room 4

Small Conference

Room 5

Large Conference

Room Tachibana

or Large Hall

Small Conference

Room 6

Small Conference

Room 7

Small Conference

Room 8

Medium Conference

Room Shirakashi 1

Medium Conference

Room Shirakashi 2

8:00-9:15 Plenary I Chair: Tadahiko Murata 2F Large Hall Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimizers: Past, Present and Future

Professor Carlos Artemio Coello Coello

9:30-10:30 Tu1-1F1 Genetic Algorithms 1 15157, 15116, 15101

Tu1-1F2 Particle Swarm Optimization 1 15041, 15060, 15162

Tu1-1F3 Intelligent Systems Applications 1 15363, 15379, 15281

Tu1-2F4 Differential Evolution 1 15042, 15226, 15229

Tu1-2F5 SS05: Bat Algorithm and Cuckoo Search 1 15084, 15085, 15189

Tu1-3F6 SS47: Evolutionary Computation in Cognitive Robotics 1 15286, 15673, 15684

Tu1-3F7 Classification, Clustering, Data Analysis and Data Mining 1 15418, 15216, 15381

Tu1-3F8 Heuristics, Metaheuristics and Hyper-heuristics 1 15095, 15113, 15137

Tu1-3F9 Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms 1 15021, 15662, 15050

Tu1-3F10 SS04: Bound Constrained Single Objective Numerical Optimization Competition 1 15031, 15035, 15096

10:30-10:50 Coffee Break ! Coffee Break " Coffee Break 10:50-11:50

(12:10) Tu2-1F1 Genetic Algorithms 2 15305, 15311, 15377

Tu2-1F2 Particle Swarm Optimization 2 15163, 15164, 15334

Tu2-1F3 Intelligent Systems Applications 2 15028, 15124,15406

Tu2-2F4 Differential Evolution 2 15091, 15093

Tu2-2F5 SS05: Bat Algorithm and Cuckoo Search 2 15117, 15186, 15109

Tu2-3F6 SS47: Evolutionary Computation in Cognitive Robotics 2 15595, 15586,15647

Tu2-3F7 Classification, Clustering, Data Analysis and Data Mining 2 15633, 15099, 15423 15654

Tu2-3F8 Heuristics, Metaheuristics and Hyper-heuristics 2 15152, 15296, 15393 15024

Tu2-3F9 Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms 2 15131, 15155

Tu2-3F10 SS04: Bound Constrained Single Objective Numerical Optimization Competition 2 15170, 15230, 15287

11:50-13:00 Lunch on Your Own Lunch on Your Own Lunch on Your Own 13:00-14:00 Plenary II Chair: Kalyanmoy Deb 2F Large Hall

Optimization in Industry: From Statistics to Evolutionary Methods in Design and Management Applications

Dr. Sergio Butkewitsch Choze

14:15-15:15 (15:35)

Tu3-1F1 Genetic Algorithms 3 15384, 15405, 15425

Tu3-1F2 Particle Swarm Optimization 3 15169, 15213, 15597

Tu3-1F3 SS39: Evolutionary Computation for Smart Grid Operation and Planning 1 15053, 15199, 15582

Tu3-2F4 SS17: Differential Evolution: Past, Present, and Future 1 15438, 15273, 15619

Tu3-2F5 SS05: Bat Algorithm and Cuckoo Search 3 15253, 15261,15510

Tu3-3F6 SS36: Evolutionary Computation in Aerospace Science 1 15059, 15669

Tu3-3F7 SS27: Big Optimization & SS48: Evolutionary Computation in Big Data 15007, 15317, 15171 15239

Tu3-3F8 Heuristics, Metaheuristics and Hyper-heuristics 3 15459, 15566, 15056

Tu3-3F9 Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms 3 15184, 15198, 15209

Tu3-3F10 SS04: Bound Constrained Single Objective Numerical Optimization Competition 3 15473, 15485, 15487

15:15-15:45 Coffee Break ! Coffee Break " Coffee Break 15:45-16:45 Tu4-1F1

Genetic Algorithms 4 15434, 15488, 15692

Tu4-1F2 Particle Swarm Optimization 4 15307, 15308, 15165

Tu4-1F3 SS39: Evolutionary Computation for Smart Grid Operation and Planning 2 15326, 15329, 15373

Tu4-2F4 SS17: Differential Evolution: Past, Present, and Future 2 15293, 15421, 15670

Tu4-2F5 SS05: Bat Algorithm and Cuckoo Search 4 & Ant Colony Optimization 1 15517, 15023

Tu4-3F6 SS36: Evolutionary Computation in Aerospace Science 2 15251, 15310, 15325

Tu4-3F7 SS30: When Evolutionary Computation Meets Data Mining 1 15424, 15098, 15323

Tu4-3F8 SS18: Evolutionary Algorithms in Hyper-heuristics 15518, 15683, 15181

Tu4-3F9 Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms 4 15270, 15321, 15382

Tu4-3F10 SS04: Bound Constrained Single Objective Numerical Optimization Competition 4 15527, 15568, 15598

16:45-17:00

17:00-18:00 (18:20)

Tu5-1F1 Coevolutionary systems 15036, 15069, 15316

Tu5-1F2 Particle Swarm Optimization 5 15355, 15561

Tu5-1F3 SS39: Evolutionary Computation for Smart Grid Operation and Planning 3 & SS32: Evolutionary Computation in Energy Domain 15235, 15610, 15632

Tu5-2F4 SS17: Differential Evolution: Past, Present, and Future 3 15426, 15613

Tu5-2F5 Ant Colony Optimization 2 15415, 15646, 15039

Tu5-3F6 SS36: Evolutionary Computation in Aerospace Science 3 15387, 15428, 15584

Tu5-3F7 SS30: When Evolutionary Computation Meets Data Mining 2 15419, 15009, 15430, 15570

Tu5-3F8 Emerging Areas and Technologies 15172, 15461, 15635

Tu5-3F9 Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms 5 15441, 15455, 15466

Tu5-3F10 SS04: Bound Constrained Single Objective Numerical Optimization Competition 5 15611, 15620,15642

18:10-19:40 Large Conference Room Tachibana Woman in CI & Young Professionals & Students

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

1F 2F 3F

Small Conference

Room 1

Small Conference

Room 2

Small Conference

Room 3

Small Conference

Room 4

Small Conference

Room 5

Large Conference

Room Tachibana

or Large Hall

Small Conference

Room 6

Small Conference

Room 7

Small Conference

Room 8

Medium Conference

Room Shirakashi 1

Medium Conference

Room Shirakashi 2

8:00-9:30 EC Pioneer Award Lecture (Plenary III): Chair: Kay Chen Tan 2F Large Hall Industrial Problem Solving by Evolutionary Computation

Professor Thomas Bäck Award Ceremony Chair: Shigeru Obayashi, Secretary: Tadahiko Murata

9:45-10:45 We1-1F1 Genetic Programming 1 15244, 15256, 15335

We1-1F2 Particle Swarm Optimization 6 15573, 15606, 15658

We1-1F3 Representation and Operators 1 15143, 15166, 15315

We1-2F4 SS10: Evolutionary Computation in Dynamic and Uncertain Environment 15160, 15242, 15500

We1-2F5 SS24: Computational Intelligence and Games 1 15054, 15266, 15347

We1-3F6 SS19: Parallel and Distributed Evolutionary Computation in the Cloud Era 1 15206, 15288, 15538

We1-3F7 SS21: Evolutionary Bilevel Optimization 1 15080, 15104, 15490

We1-3F8 SS09: Combining Evolutionary Computation and Reinforcement Learning 1 15061, 15125, 15134

We1-3F9 Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms 6 15489, 15504, 15536

We1-3F10 SS04: Bound Constrained Single Objective Numerical Optimization Competition 6 15664, 15682

10:45-11:05 Coffee Break ! Coffee Break " Coffee Break 11:05-12:05

(12:25) We2-1F1 Genetic Programming 2 15342, 15457, 15594

We2-1F2 Developmental Swarm Intelligence 15114, 15372, 15655

We2-1F3 Representation and Operators 2 15192, 15268, 15444

We2-2F4 SS06: Evolutionary Computation with Complex Systems 15204, 15450, 15520

We2-2F5 SS24: Computational Intelligence and Games 2 15475, 15499, 15634

We2-3F6 SS19: Parallel and Distributed Evolutionary Computation in the Cloud Era 2 15413, 15571, 15451

We2-3F7 SS21: Evolutionary Bilevel Optimization 2 15470, 15191, 15193 15478

We2-3F8 SS09: Combining Evolutionary Computation and Reinforcement Learning 2 15274, 15357, 15535

We2-3F9 Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms 7 15612, 15660, 15030

We2-3F10 SS20: Large Scale Global Optimization 15168, 15412, 15480

12:05-13:15 Lunch on Your Own Lunch on Your Own Lunch on Your Own 13:15-14:15

(14:35) We3-1F1 Genetic Programming 3 15474, 15529, 15464

We3-1F2 SS07: Fireworks Algorithms 1 15283, 15577, 15599

We3-1F3 SS43: Fitness Landscape Analysis in Practice 15272, 15540, 15685

We3-2F4 SS45: Complex Adaptive Systems 1 15350, 15537, 15628

We3-2F5 SS24: Computational Intelligence and Games 3 & Ecology 15657, 15257, 15234 15496

We3-3F6 Biometrics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Applications 1 15135, 15262, 15328

We3-3F7 SS50: Bridging Machine Learning and Evolutionary Computation 15118, 15142, 15322 15648

We3-3F8 Evolved Neural Networks 15180, 15640, 15482

We3-3F9 Multi-Objective Optimization 1 15082, 15103, 15318 15351

We3-3F10 SS08: Niching Method for Multimodal Optimization 15596, 15012, 15003 15111

Coffee Break ! Coffee Break at Large Conference Room " Coffee Break 14:35-16:35 Poster Session at Large Conference Room Tachibana

15076, 15458, 15025, 15360, 15086, 15153, 15255, 15245, 15250, 15151 15037, 15138, 15097, 15624, 15077, 15344, 15370, 15471, 15173, 15212 15045, 15154, 15460, 15629, 15667, 15600, 15411, 15298, 15145, 15340 15136, 15108, 15410, 15362, 15462, 15196, 15197, 15214, 15277, 15531 15324, 15681, 15205, 15183, 15238, 15055, 15133, 15090, 15542, 15559 15128, 15479

Note for Poster Session: Each poster has a 2 min. oral presentation on stage at the beginning of the poster session. After those presentations, you may visit posters you are interested in.

16:50-17:50 (18:10)

We4-1F1 SS33: Evolutionary Computing Application in Hardware 15247, 15285

We4-1F2 SS07: Fireworks Algorithms 2 15333, 15207, 15294

We4-1F3 SS28: Fitness Landscape Analysis and Search Space Structure 15195, 15525

We4-2F4 SS45: Complex Adaptive Systems 2 15314, 15440, 15694

Large Conference Room Tachibana Poster Session Continued

We4-3F6 Biometrics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Applications 2 15521, 15545, 15679 15680

We4-3F7 Discrete and Combinatorial Optimization 15227, 15243, 15691

We4-3F8 SS15: Engineering Applications of Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithms 15544, 15636, 15365 15148

We4-3F9 SS01: Dynamic Multi-Objective Optimization 15512, 15616, 15643

We4-3F10 SS23: CEC Black Box Optimization Benchmarking 2015 & SS22: Nature Inspired Constrained Optimization 15380, 15533, 15639 15505

18:20 Banquet Bus Departure at 1st Floor

19:00-21:00 Banquet at “Sendai Shozankan” 21:00 Return Bus Departure at “Sendai Shozankan” to Sendai Station or Hotels

(You may return by yourself using Sendai City Bus or Miyakoh Bus to Sendai Station at your own cost)

Thursday, May 28, 2015

1F 2F 3F

Small Conference

Room 1

Small Conference

Room 2

Small Conference

Room 3

Small Conference

Room 4

Small Conference

Room 5

Large Conference

Room Tachibana

or Large Hall

Small Conference

Room 6

Small Conference

Room 7

Small Conference

Room 8

Medium Conference

Room Shirakashi 1

Medium Conference

Room Shirakashi 2

8:30-9:30 Plenary IV Chair: Oscar Cordon Garcia 2F Large Hall Creativity in Evolutionary Arts

Professor Tatsuo Unemi

9:30-9:50 Coffee Break ! Coffee Break " Coffee Break 9:50-11:50 Th1-1F1

Estimation of Distribution Algorithms 15330, 15443, 15481 15493, 15514, 15539

Th1-1F2 SS02: Evolutionary Computation for Music, Art, & Creativity 15492, 15592, 15297 15224, 15260

Th1-1F3 SS41: Evolutionary Computation in Architectural Design 1 15075, 15159, 15394 15396, 15409, 15666

Th1-2F4 SS38: Imbalanced Data Analysis and Medical/Healthcare Applications 1 15092, 15219, 15331 15623, 15676

Th1-2F5 SS37: Evolutionary Feature Selection and Construction & SS13: Evolutionary Computer Vision 1 15225, 15345, 15469 15564, 15576, 15002

Th1-3F6 Finance and Economics 15102, 15174, 15313 15436

Th1-3F7 Numerical Optimization 15115, 15237, 15369 15541, 15690

Th1-3F8 SS51: Evolutionary Computation in Operations Research, Management Science and Decision Making 15156, 15346, 15368 15555, 15579, 15656

Th1-3F9 SS03: Many-Objective Optimization 15546, 15558, 15578 15580, 15653, 15621

Th1-3F10 SS52: New Directions in Evolutionary Machine Learning 1 15221, 15231, 15403 15452, 15483, 15516

11:50-13:00 Lunch on Your Own Lunch on Your Own Lunch on Your Own 13:00-14:00

(14:20) Th2-1F1 Evolution Strategies 15074, 15267, 15519

Th2-1F2 SS40: Evolutionary Computation with Human Factors 1 15051, 15241, 15388 15491

Th2-1F3 SS41: Evolutionary Computation in Architectural Design 2 15395, 15432, 15439

Th2-2F4 SS38: Imbalanced Data Analysis and Medical/Healthcare Applications 2 15560, 15677

Th2-2F5 SS13: Evolutionary Computer Vision 2 15476, 15601,15390 15398

Th2-3F6 SS44: Probabilistic Optimization: Extended Theory and Application 1 15100, 15309, 15378

Th2-3F7 SS25: Recent Advances in Evolutionary Algorithms as Nonlinear Dynamical Systems 1 15264, 15341, 15617

Th2-3F8 SS11: Evolutionary Computation in Planning and Scheduling 1 15200, 15276, 15303

Th2-3F9 SS16: Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 1 15190, 15320, 15358

Th2-3F10 SS52: New Directions in Evolutionary Machine Learning 2 15548, 15569, 15689

14:00-14:15

14:15-15:15 (15:35)

Th3-1F1 Hardware & Software 15070, 15271, 15435

Th3-1F2 SS40: Evolutionary Computation with Human Factors 2 15641, 15179, 15399

Th3-1F3 SS41: Evolutionary Computation in Architectural Design 3 15402, 15442, 15575

Th3-2F4 SS56: Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics 15222, 15513, 15671

Th3-2F5 SS55: Social Simulation & SS46: Application Specific Evolutionary Computation 15001, 15453, 15006 15668

Th3-3F6 SS44: Probabilistic Optimization: Extended Theory and Application 2 15417, 15427, 15567

Th3-3F7 SS25: Recent Advances in Evolutionary Algorithms as Nonlinear Dynamical Systems 2 15407, 15551, 15554

Th3-3F8 SS11: Evolutionary Computation in Planning and Scheduling 2 15550, 15585, 15588

Th3-3F9 SS16: Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization 2 15562, 15605, 15609

Th3-3F10 SS52: New Directions in Evolutionary Machine Learning 3 15652, 15661, 15665

15:15-15:45 Coffee Break ! Coffee Break " Coffee Break 15:45-16:45

(17:05)

Th4-3F6

SS44 & SS31: Theoretical Foundations of Bio-Inspired Computation 15583, 15678, 15175 15456

Th4-3F7 SS25 & SS26: Evolutionary Computation for Nonlinear Equation Systems 15602, 15290, 15515

Th4-3F8 SS11: Evolutionary Computation in Planning and Scheduling 3 15589, 15604, 15626 15645

Th4-3F9 SS12: Constraint Handling in Multi-Objective Optimization 15289, 15614

Th3-3F10 SS52: New Directions in Evolutionary Machine Learning 4 15672, 15693