Evolutionary Computation and Machine Learning Research Group: Publications
Our publications are organised by year, or you can see the full list
here.
Our 20 most recent publications:
- Dong, L., Bi, Y., Xue, B., & Zhang, M. (2026) "An enhanced genetic programming algorithm with new genetic operators for medical image classification". Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines, 27(1). doi:10.1007/s10710-026-09533-0
- 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
- Zhang, F., Ardeh, M. A., Mei, Y., & Zhang, M. (2026) "Genetic Programming with Tabu List for Dynamic Flexible Job Shop Scheduling". Evolutionary Computation, 34(1), 137-165. doi:10.1162/evco.a.26
- 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
- Li, H., Rotter, V. S., & Xue, B. (2026) "Nutrient Balance and Straw Recycling Efficiency in Paddy Fields of Southern China". International Journal of Plant Production, 20(1). doi:10.1007/s42106-026-00411-4
- Hancer, E., Liu, I., Xue, B., Vennell, R., & Zhang, M. (2026) "Forecasting Green‐Lipped Mussel Settlement via Feature Engineering and Random Forest Regressor". New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 60(1). doi:10.1002/nzm2.70012
- Zhang, H., Chen, Q., Xue, B., Banzhaf, W., & Zhang, M. (2026) "Enhancing Generalization in Evolutionary Feature Construction for Symbolic Regression through Vicinal Jensen Gap Minimization". __.
- Zhang, M. (2026) "2026 IEEE CIS Awards [Society Briefs]". IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, 21(1), 6-9. doi:10.1109/mci.2025.3635835
- Xu, M., Mei, Y., Zhang, F., & Zhang, M. (2026) "Niching Genetic Programming to Learn Actions for Deep Reinforcement Learning in Dynamic Flexible Scheduling". IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 30(1), 61-75. doi:10.1109/TEVC.2024.3395699
- 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
- Jiao, R., Xue, B., & Zhang, M. (2026) "Learning to Preselection: A Filter-Based Performance Predictor for Multiobjective Feature Selection in Classification". IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 30(1), 31-45. doi:10.1109/TEVC.2024.3373802
- Hancer, E., Xue, B., & Zhang, M. (2026) "A Survey on Evolutionary Feature Selection in Multilabel Classification". IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 30(1), 121-140. doi:10.1109/TEVC.2025.3544681
- Chen, Y., Zhao, P., & Chen, Q. (2026) "Forecasting the commuting generation using metropolis-informed GCN and the topological commuter portrait". Transportation, 53(1), 483-510. doi:10.1007/s11116-024-10504-6
- 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
- Zhang, Y., Jiao, R., Xue, B., & Zhang, M. (2026) "Evolutionary Streaming Feature Selection via Incremental Feature Clustering". IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 1. doi:10.1109/tevc.2026.3667279
- Zhang, H., Wang, Y., Jia, Y. H., & Mei, Y. (2026) "Genetic Programming with Model Driven Dimension Repair for Learning Interpretable Appointment Rules". IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation. doi:10.1109/TEVC.2026.3660890