Evolutionary Computation and Machine Learning Research Group: Publications

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Our 20 most recent publications:

  • Meng, W., Li, Y., Zhang, F., Gao, X., & Ma, J. (2026) "Developing distance-based genetic programming classifiers by reconstructing datasets for imbalanced binary classification". Pattern Recognition, 173. doi:10.1016/j.patcog.2025.112825
  • Chen, K., Zhou, F., Zhang, F., Yu, K., & Yang, D. (2026) "A multi-channel signal fault diagnosis method based on dynamic weighted data fusion and multi-scale feature enhancement". Expert Systems with Applications, 306, 130747. doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2025.130747
  • Lin, J., Chen, Q., Xue, B., Rooney, J. S., Zhang, M., Lagutin, K., . . . Killeen, D. P. (2026) "Evolutionary multitasking for multi-objective feature selection in fish chemical analysis". Applied Soft Computing, 189. doi:10.1016/j.asoc.2025.114511
  • Zhang, M. (2026) "2026 IEEE CIS Awards [Society Briefs]". IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, 21(1), 6-9. doi:10.1109/mci.2025.3635835
  • Sun, F., Chen, G., Ma, H., & Hartmann, S. (2026) "Multi-objective IoT service composition with replication using memetic NSGA-II with bottleneck-driven local search". Future Generation Computer Systems, 175. doi:10.1016/j.future.2025.108039
  • Shi, H., Zuo, X., Chen, G., Zhao, X., & Yang, S. (2026) "A memetic-branch-and-price algorithm with conflict-minimizing selection strategy for bus scheduling problem". Applied Soft Computing, 188. doi:10.1016/j.asoc.2025.114420
  • Shabanov, I., Deslippe, J. R., & Lensen, A. (2026) "SALMA: A machine learning tool for precise leaf morphology measurements". Ecological Informatics, 93. doi:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103592
  • Saeed, A., Chen, G., Ma, H., & Fu, Q. (2026) "A genetic algorithm with selective repair method under combined-criteria for deadline-constrained IoT workflow scheduling in Fog–Cloud computing". Future Generation Computer Systems, 175. doi:10.1016/j.future.2025.108050
  • Ai, G., Zuo, X., Chen, G., Zhou, M., Wu, B., & Zhao, X. (2026) "XRL-TO: An explainable reinforcement learning-based approach for bus timetable dynamic optimization". Expert Systems with Applications, 297. doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2025.129271
  • Zhang, Y., Mei, Y., Jia, Y. H., Qiao, D., Zhang, H., & Jiang, J. (2026) "An effective Memetic Algorithm for Multi-depot Weighted Vehicle Routing Problem". IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. doi:10.1109/TEVC.2026.3654851
  • Wang, Y., Jia, Y. H., Chen, W. N., & Mei, Y. (2026) "Soft Parameter Sharing Model for Cross-Problem Generalization in Vehicle Routing Problems". IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, 7(1), 471-485. doi:10.1109/TAI.2025.3576336
  • Sun, Y., Gomes, H. M., Lee, A., Gunasekara, N., Weigert Cassales, G., Liu, J. J., . . . Bifet, A. (2026) "Machine Learning for Data Streams with CapyMOA". In Unknown Book (Vol. 16022, pp. 438-443). doi:10.1007/978-3-032-06129-4_27
  • Nguyen, B. H., Nguyen, B. P., Truong, H. V., & Le, V. T. (2026) "Differential Evolutionary for Label Ordering in Multi-label Classification". In Unknown Book (Vol. 16200 LNCS, pp. 84-99). doi:10.1007/978-981-95-3462-3_7
  • Gupta, S., Rezayat, S., Burmester, G., Durak, U., Ma, H., & Hartmann, S. (2026) "From ConOps to an Operational Domain Model: Harnessing LLMs for Conceptual Model Design". In Unknown Book (Vol. 16190 LNCS, pp. 137-156). doi:10.1007/978-3-032-08620-4_9
  • Fang, Z., Ma, H., Chen, G., & Buyya, R. (2026) "HGraphScale: Hierarchical Graph Learning for Autoscaling Microservice Applications in Container-based Cloud Computing". IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, 1-13. doi:10.1109/tsc.2026.3651267
  • Doherty, W., Lee, A., & Gomes, H. M. (2026) "CLOFAI: A Dataset of Real And Fake Image Classification Tasks for Continual Learning". In Unknown Book (Vol. 2292 CCIS, pp. 348-362). doi:10.1007/978-981-96-6688-1_24
  • de Silva, A., Chen, G., Ma, H., & Nekooei, S. M. (2026) "EIGA: A Novel Genetic Algorithm Based on Edge Information for Community Detection in Weighted Social Networks". IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 38(1), 276-289. doi:10.1109/TKDE.2025.3619494
  • Yang, Z., Zuo, X., Huang, H., Chen, G., Zhao, X., & Zhang, T. (2025) "IMPACT: Irregular Multi-Patch Adversarial Composition Based on Two‑Phase Optimization". In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems.
  • Zhang, H., Chen, Q., Xue, B., Banzhaf, W., & Zhang, M. (2025) "Adaptive complexity knee point selection in multi-objective genetic programming for improving generalization of evolutionary feature construction in regression". Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines, 26(2). doi:10.1007/s10710-025-09525-6
  • Wood, J., Nguyen, B., Xue, B., Zhang, M., & Killeen, D. (2025) "Hook, line, and spectra: machine learning for fish species identification and body part classification using rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry". Intelligent Marine Technology and Systems, 3(1). doi:10.1007/s44295-025-00066-3