Publications and Patents (until Aug. 2004)


Books

  1. H.-G. Beyer. Ein Evolutionsverfahren zur mathematischen Modellierung stationärer Zustände in dynamischen Systemen. Dissertation, Hochschule für Architektur und Bauwesen, Weimar, Germany, 1989. Reihe: HAB-Dissertationen, Nr. 16.
  2. H.-G. Beyer. The Theory of Evolution Strategies. Natural Computing Series. Springer, Heidelberg, 2001.

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Book Chapters

  1. H.-G. Beyer. Local Performance Measures: Evolution Strategies and Evolutionary Programming. In T. Bäck, D. Fogel, and Z. Michalewicz, editors, Handbook of Evolutionary Computation. Oxford University Press, New York, 1997.
  2. H.-G. Beyer. Design Optimization of a Linear Collider Using ES. In T. Bäck, D. Fogel, and Z. Michalewicz, editors, Handbook of Evolutionary Computation. Oxford University Press, New York, 1997.
  3. H.-G. Beyer and D. V. Arnold. Theory of Evolution Strategies - A Tutorial. In L. Kallel, B. Naudts, and A. Rogers, editors, 2nd EvoNet Summer School on Theoretical Aspects of Evolutionary Computing, pages 109-133. Springer, Heidelberg, 2001.
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Refereed Journals

  1. H.-G. Beyer. Evolutionsverfahren - Nutzung des Darwinschen Paradigmas zur Feldberechnung. Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Hochschule für Verkehrswesen Dresden, 51(Sonderheft):17-40, 1989. Dresden, Germany.
  2. H.-G. Beyer. Simulation of Steady States in Dissipative Systems by Darwin's Paradigm of Evolution. J. Non-Equilib. Thermodyn., 15:45-58, 1990.
  3. H.-G. Beyer. Toward a Theory of Evolution Strategies: Some Asymptotical Results from the  -Theory. Evolutionary Computation, 1(2):165-188, 1993.
  4. H.-G. Beyer. Toward a Theory of Evolution Strategies: The  -Theory. Evolutionary Computation, 2(4):381-407, 1995.
  5. H.-G. Beyer. Toward a Theory of Evolution Strategies: On the Benefit of Sex - the  -Theory. Evolutionary Computation, 3(1):81-111, 1995.
  6. H.-G. Beyer. Toward a Theory of Evolution Strategies: Self-Adaptation. Evolutionary Computation, 3(3):311-347, 1996.
  7. D. B. Fogel and H.-G. Beyer. A Note on the Empirical Evaluation of Intermediate Recombination. Evolutionary Computation, 3(4):491-495, 1996.
  8. H.-G. Beyer. An Alternative Explanation for the Manner in which Genetic Algorithms Operate. BioSystems, 41:1-15, 1997.
  9. A. I. Oyman, H.-G. Beyer, and H.-P. Schwefel. Analysis of a Simple ES on the ``Parabolic Ridge''. Evolutionary Computation, 8(3):249-265, 2000.
  10. A. I. Oyman, H.-G. Beyer, and H.-P. Schwefel. Convergence Behavior of the  Evolution Strategy on the Ridge Functions. Mathware & Soft Computing, 7(1):35-75, 2000.
  11. A. I. Oyman and H.-G. Beyer. Analysis of the  -ES on the Parabolic Ridge. Evolutionary Computation, 8(3):267-289, 2000.
  12. H.-G. Beyer. Evolutionary algorithms in noisy environments: theoretical issues and guidelines for practice. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 186(2-4): 239-267, 2000.
  13. D. B. Fogel and H.-G. Beyer. Do Evolutionary Processes Minimize Expected Losses? Journal of Theoretical Biology, 207: 117-123, 2000.
  14. K. Deb and H.-G. Beyer. Self-Adaptive Genetic Algorithms with Simulated Binary Crossover. Evolutionary Computation, 9(2):197-221, 2001.
  15. H.-G. Beyer. On the Performance of  -Evolution Strategies for the Ridge Function Class. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 5(3):218-235, 2001.
  16. H.-G. Beyer and K. Deb. On Self-Adaptive Features in Real-Parameter Evolutionary Algorithms. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 5(3):250-270, 2001.
  17. D. V. Arnold and H.-G. Beyer. Local Performance of the (1 + 1)-ES in a Noisy Environment. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 6(1):30-41, 2002.
  18. H.-G. Beyer and H.-P. Schwefel. Evolution Strategies: A Comprehensive Introduction. Journal Natural Computing, 1(1):3-52, 2002.
  19. H.-G. Beyer, H.-P. Schwefel, and I. Wegener. How to Analyse Evolutionary Algorithms. Theoretical Computer Science, 287:101-130, 2002.
  20. D. V. Arnold and H.-G. Beyer. Performance Analysis of Evolution Strategies with Multi-Recombination in High-Dimensional R^N-Search Spaces Disturbed by Noise. Theoretical Computer Science, 289:629-647, 2002.
  21. D. V. Arnold and H.-G. Beyer. A Comparison of Evolution Strategies with Other Direct Search Methods in the Presence of Noise. Computational Optimization and Applications, 24:135-159, 2003.
  22. H.-G. Beyer and D. V. Arnold. Qualms Regarding the Optimality of Cumulative Path Length Control in CSA/CMA-Evolution Strategies. Evolutionary Computation, 11(1):19-28, 2003.
  23. D. V. Arnold and H.-G. Beyer. On the Benefits of Populations for Noisy Optimization. Evolutionary Computation, 11(2):111-127, 2003.
  24. H.-G. Beyer, M.Olhofer, and B. Sendhoff. On the Impact of Systematic Noise on the Evolutionary Optimization Performance - A Sphere Model Analysis. Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines, 5(1):1-34, 2004.
  25. D. V. Arnold and H.-G. Beyer. Performance Analysis of Evolutionary Optimization With Cumulative Step Length Adaptation. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, 49(4):617--622, 2004.

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Conference Articles

  1. H.-G. Beyer. Ein Evolutionsverfahren zur mathematischen Modellierung stationärer dynamischer Systeme. In 10. ibausil-Tagungsbericht, Sektion 4, Glas, pages 175-180, Weimar, Germany, 1988. Hochschule für Architektur und Bauwesen.
  2. H.-G. Beyer. On a General Evolution Strategy for Dissipative Systems. In H.-M. Voigt, H. Mühlenbein, and H.-P. Schwefel, editors, Evolution and Optimization '89, pages 69-78, Berlin, 1990. Akademie-Verlag.
  3. H.-G. Beyer. Reduction of the Multibunch-BBU by Evolutionary Strategies. In V. Balakin, S. Lepshokow, and N. Solyak, editors, Third International Workshop on Linear Colliders LC91, pages 237-238 (Vol. 1) and 160-164 (Vol. 2), Protvino, USSR, 1991. BINP.
  4. H.-G. Beyer. Some Aspects of the `Evolution Strategy' for Solving TSP-like Optimization Problems. In R. Männer and B. Manderick, editors, Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, 2, pages 361-370, Amsterdam, 1992. Elsevier.
  5. H.-G. Beyer, M. Drevlak, N. Holtkamp, U. van Rienen, V. Tsakanov, R. Wanzenberg, T. Weiland, and M. Zhang. Minimization of Multibunch-BBU in a LINAC by Evolutionary Strategies. In J. Rossbach, editor, 15th Int. Conf. on High Energy Accelerators HEACC'92, pages 848-850, Hamburg, 1993. Int. J. Mod. Phys. A (Proc. Suppl.) 2B.
  6. H.-G. Beyer, N. Holtkamp, U. van Rienen, V. Tsakanov, R. Wanzenberg, T. Weiland, and M. Zhang. Automatic Computer-Aided Optimization of Cavities for the Desing of Accelerating Structures. In J. Rossbach, editor, 15th Int. Conf. on High Energy Accelerators HEACC'92, pages 939-941, Hamburg, 1993. Int. J. Mod. Phys. A (Proc. Suppl.) 2B.
  7. H.-G. Beyer, N. Holtkamp, U. van Rienen, K. Steinigke, V. Tsakanov, R. Wanzenberg, T. Weiland, M. Witting, and M. Zhang. Modal Field Matching in Tapered Multicell Structures. In J. Rossbach, editor, 15th Int. Conf. on High Energy Accelerators HEACC'92, pages 845-847, Hamburg, 1993. Int. J. Mod. Phys. A (Proc. Suppl.) 2B.
  8. H.-G. Beyer, N. Holtkamp, U. van Rienen, V. Tsakanov, R. Wanzenberg, and T. Weiland. Wake Field Effects In Final Focus Quadrupoles For Next Linear Collider. In J. Rossbach, editor, 15th Int. Conf. on High Energy Accelerators HEACC'92, pages 851-854, Hamburg, 1993. Int. J. Mod. Phys. A (Proc. Suppl.) 2B.
  9. H.-G. Beyer, M. Drevlak, N. Holtkamp, U. van Rienen, V. Tsakanov, R. Wanzenberg, T. Weiland, and M. Zhang. Single and Multi Bunch Instabilities in a 2 x 250GeV Linear Collider. In J. Rossbach, editor, 15th Int. Conf. on High Energy Accelerators HEACC'92, pages 855-857, Hamburg, 1993. Int. J. Mod. Phys. A (Proc. Suppl.) 2B.
  10. H.-G. Beyer, M. Drevlak, N. Holtkamp, U. van Rienen, V. Tsakanov, R. Wanzenberg, T. Weiland, and M. Zhang. Attenuation of Transverse Modes by Variable Cell Geometries in Travelling Wave Tubes. In J. Rossbach, editor, 15th Int. Conf. on High Energy Accelerators HEACC'92, pages 876-878, Hamburg, 1993. Int. J. Mod. Phys. A (Proc. Suppl.) 2B.
  11. H.-G. Beyer. Towards a Theory of `Evolution Strategies': Results for  -Strategies on (Nearly) Arbitrary Fitness Functions. In Y. Davidor, R. Männer, and H.-P. Schwefel, editors, Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, 3, pages 58-67, Heidelberg, 1994. Springer.
  12. H.-G. Beyer. On the Asymptotic Behavior of Multirecombinant Evolution Strategies. In H.-M. Voigt, W. Ebeling, I. Rechenberg, and H.-P. Schwefel, editors, Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, 4, pages 122-133, Heidelberg, 1996. Springer.
  13. H.-T. Nürnberg and H.-G. Beyer. The Dynamics of Evolution Strategies in the Optimization of Traveling Salesman Problems. In P.J. Angeline, R.G. Reynolds, J.R McDonnell, and R. Eberhart, editors, Evolutionary Programming VI: Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Conference on Evolutionary Programming, pages 349-359, Heidelberg, 1997. Springer-Verlag.
  14. H.-G. Beyer and D. B. Fogel. A Note on the Escape Probabilities for Two Alternative Methods of Selection under Gaussian Mutation. In P.J. Angeline, R.G. Reynolds, J.R McDonnell, and R. Eberhart, editors, Evolutionary Programming VI: Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Conference on Evolutionary Programming, pages 265-274, Heidelberg, 1997. Springer-Verlag.
  15. K. Weinert, J. Mehnen, J. Jasper, H.-P. Schwefel, and H.-G. Beyer. Entwicklung von Proze"smodellen der spanenden Bearbeitung mit Methoden der nichtlinearen Dynamik. In H.-P. Wiendahl, editor, 1. Symposium des Förderschwerpunktes ``Untersuchung nichtlinear-dynamischer Effekte in produktionstechnischen Systemen'' der VW Stiftung, pages 1-24, Universität Hannover, September 1997. Institut für Fabrikanlagen.
  16. H.-G. Beyer. On the ``Explorative Power'' of ES/EP-like Algorithms. In V.W. Porto, N. Saravanan, D. Waagen, and A.E. Eiben, editors, Evolutionary Programming VII: Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference on Evolutionary Programming, pages 323-334, Heidelberg, 1998. Springer-Verlag.
  17. H.-G. Beyer. On the Dynamics of EAs without Selection. In W. Banzhaf and C. Reeves, editors, Foundations of Genetic Algorithms, 5, pages 5-26, San Mateo, CA, 1999. Morgan Kaufmann.
  18. H.-G. Beyer. Mutate Large, But Inherit Small! On the Analysis of Rescaled Mutations in  -ES with Noisy Fitness Data. In A. E. Eiben, T. Bäck, M. Schoenauer, and H.-P. Schwefel, editors, Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, 5, pages 109-118, Heidelberg, 1998. Springer.
  19. A. I. Oyman, H.-G. Beyer, and H.-P. Schwefel. Where Elitists Start Limping: Evolution Strategies at Ridge Functions. In A. E. Eiben, T. Bäck, M. Schoenauer, and H.-P. Schwefel, editors, Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, 5, pages 34-43, Heidelberg, 1998. Springer.
  20. L. Grünz and H.-G. Beyer. Some Observations on the Interaction of Recombination and Self-Adaptation in Evolution Strategies. In P.J. Angeline, editor, Proceedings of the CEC'99 Conference, pages 639-645, Piscataway, NJ, 1999. IEEE.
  21. K. Deb and H.-G. Beyer. Self-Adaptation in Real-Parameter Genetic Algorithms with Simulated Binary Crossover. In W. Banzhaf, J. Daida, A.E. Eiben, M.H. Garzon, V. Honavar, M. Jakiela, and R.E. Smith, editors, GECCO-99: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, pages 172-179, San Francisco, CA, 1999. Morgan Kaufmann.
  22. H.-G. Beyer and D.V. Arnold. Fitness Noise and Localization Errors of the Optimum in General Quadratic Fitness Models. In W. Banzhaf, J. Daida, A.E. Eiben, M.H. Garzon, V. Honavar, M. Jakiela, and R.E. Smith, editors, GECCO-99: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, pages 817-824, San Francisco, CA, 1999. Morgan Kaufmann.
  23. A. I. Oyman, K. Deb, and H.-G. Beyer. An Alternative Constraint Handling Method for Evolution Strategies. In P.J. Angeline, editor, Proceedings of the CEC'99 Conference, pages 612-619, Piscataway, NJ, 1999. IEEE.
  24. D. V. Arnold and H.-G. Beyer. Local Performace of the -ES in a Noisy Environment. In W. Martin, and W. Spears, editors, Foundations of Genetic Algorithms, 6, pages 127-141, San Francisco, CA, 2001. Morgan Kaufmann.
  25. D. V. Arnold and H.-G. Beyer. Efficiency and Mutation Strength Adaptation of the  -ES in a Noisy Environment. In M. Schoenauer et al., editors, Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, 6, pages 39-48, Heidelberg, 2000. Springer-Verlag.
  26. H.-G. Beyer and K. Deb. On the Desired Behaviors of Self-Adaptive Evolutionary Algorithms. In M. Schoenauer et al., editors, Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, 6, pages 59-68, Heidelberg, 2000. Springer-Verlag.
  27. D. V. Arnold and H.-G. Beyer. Investigation of the -ES in the Presence of Noise. Proceedings of the CEC'01 Conference, pages 332-339, Piscataway, NJ, 2001. IEEE.
  28. S. Markon, D. V. Arnold, T. Bäck, T. Beielstein, and H.-G. Beyer. Thresholding - a Selection Operator for Noisy ES. Proceedings of the CEC'01 Conference, pages 465-472, Piscataway, NJ, 2001. IEEE.
  29. D. V. Arnold and H.-G. Beyer. Random Dynamics Optimum Tracking with Evolution Strategies. In J.J. Merelo Guervos et al., editors, Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, 7, pages 3-12, Heidelberg, 2002. Springer-Verlag.
  30. B. Sendhoff, H.-G. Beyer and M. Olhofer. On Noise Induced Multi-Modality in Evolutionary Algorithms. In L. Wang et al., editors, Proceedings of the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Simulated Evolution and Learning -- SEAL, pages 219-224, 2002.
  31. H.-G. Beyer, M. Olhofer, and B. Sendhoff. On the Behavior of  -ES Optimizing Functions Disturbed by Generalized Noise. In K. De Jong, R. Poli, and J. Rowe, editors, Foundations of Genetic Algorithms, 7, pages 307-328, San Francisco, CA, 2003. Morgan Kaufmann.
  32. D. V. Arnold and H.-G. Beyer. On the Effects of Outliers on Evolutionary Optimization. In J. Liu, Y.-M. Cheung, and H. Yin, editors, IDEAL 2003: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning, pages 151-160, Berlin, 2003. Springer.
  33. H.-G. Beyer and D. V. Arnold. The Steady State Behavior of  -ES on Ellipsoidal Fitness Models Disturbed by Noise. In E. Cantu-Paz et al., editors, GECCO-03: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference , pages 525-536, Berlin, 2003. Springer.
  34. H.-G. Beyer and S. Meyer-Nieberg. Evolutionary Optimization under Noise - Predicting the Solution Quality. In I. Boblan and R. Bannasch, editors, International Industrial Conference Bionik 2004, pages 49-55, Düsseldorf, 2004. VDI Verlag GmbH.
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Book Reviews

  1. H.-G. Beyer. Book Review of M. Vose's: ``The Simple Genetic Algorithm - Foundations and Theory''. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 4(2):191-192, 2000.
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Technical Reports (not published elsewhere) and Others

  1. H.-G. Beyer. Der Zufall aus naturwissenschaftlicher Sicht, sein Wesen, seine Nutzung. A philosophical essay on chance and necessity, Dec. 1988.
  2. K. Balewski et al. Status Report of a 500 GeV S-Band Linear Collider Study. Technical Report 91-153, DESY, Dez 1991.
  3. H.-G. Beyer. Benutzeranleitung für ein EVO-LAN-Programm zur Minimierung der BBU durch evolutionsstrategische Optimierung der Anordnungsreihenfolge der Beschleunigungsstrukturen. Technical report, Institut für HF-Technik, Fachgebiet TEMF, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, 1992.
  4. H.-G. Beyer. Anwendung des PARSYTEC-Transputersystems zur Designoptimierung bei einem 0.5 TeV Linear Collider: Evolutionsstrategie zur Lösung eines TSP-ähnlichen Reihenfolgeproblems. Technical report, Institut für HF-Technik, Fachgebiet TEMF, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, 1992.
  5. H.-G. Beyer. Optimization of large-scale order problems by the Evolution Strategy. In R. Schumacher, editor, One Year KSR1 at the University of Mannheim, pages 11-16. Computing Center, University of Mannheim, Germany, 1993. Report-No. RUM 35/93.
  6. H.-G. Beyer. How GAs do NOT Work - Understanding GAs without Schemata and Building Blocks. Technical Report SYS-2/95, Department of Computer Science, University of Dortmund, 1995.
  7. H.-G. Beyer. Zur Analyse der Evolutionsstrategien. Habilitationsschrift, University of Dortmund, 1996.
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Patents

  1. WP DD 220 168 A1 (Aktenzeichen: WP H 01 H 258 369 8)
    2. Digitale Anordnung zur Reduzierung des Prellverhaltens mechanischer Relais
  2. WP DD 222 458 A1 (Aktenzeichen: WP H 03 K 261 254 2)
    3. Anordnung zum Schalten hoher Spannungen bei kleinen Strömen
  3. WP DD 220 423 A1 (Aktenzeichen: WP H 01 R 258 282 4)
    4. Schaltung zur Niederspannungsmessung an durch Hochspannung belasteten Objekten
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