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Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization

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This paper cites Parameter tuned CMA-ES on the CEC’15 expensive problems.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Parameter tuned CMA-ES on the CEC’15 expensive problems

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This paper cites Metaphor-based metaheuristics, a call for action: the elephant in the room.Swarm Intell., 16(1):1–6.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Metaphor-based metaheuristics, a call for action: the elephant in the room.Swarm Intell., 16(1):1–6

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This paper cites Blackbox and derivative-free opti- mization: theory, algorithms and applications.Optimization and Engineer- ing, 17(1):1–2.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Blackbox and derivative-free opti- mization: theory, algorithms and applications.Optimization and Engineer- ing, 17(1):1–2

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This paper cites Oxford university press.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Oxford university press

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This paper cites Population-based incremental learning.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Population-based incremental learning

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This paper cites Stein variational evolution strategies.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Stein variational evolution strategies

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This paper cites A Tutorial on Bayesian Optimization of Expensive Cost Functions, with Application to Active User Modeling and Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization A Tutorial on Bayesian Optimization of Expensive Cost Functions, with Application to Active User Modeling and Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning

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This paper cites Mimic: Finding optima by estimating probability densities.Advances in neural information processing systems, 9.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Mimic: Finding optima by estimating probability densities.Advances in neural information processing systems, 9

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This paper cites Self-adjusting muta- tion rates with provably optimal success rules.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Self-adjusting muta- tion rates with provably optimal success rules

Reference 9

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This paper cites Springer.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Springer

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This paper cites Recent advances in surrogate- based optimization.Progress in aerospace sciences, 45(1-3):50–79.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Recent advances in surrogate- based optimization.Progress in aerospace sciences, 45(1-3):50–79

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This paper cites Bayesian optimization.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Bayesian optimization

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This paper cites Black-box combinatorial optimization with order-invariant reinforcement learning.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Black-box combinatorial optimization with order-invariant reinforcement learning

Reference 13

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This paper cites Completely derandomized self- adaptation in evolution strategies.Evolutionary Computation, 9(2):159– 195.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Completely derandomized self- adaptation in evolution strategies.Evolutionary Computation, 9(2):159– 195

Reference 14

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This paper cites The NK model of rugged fitnesslandscapesanditsapplicationtomaturationoftheimmuneresponse.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization The NK model of rugged fitnesslandscapesanditsapplicationtomaturationoftheimmuneresponse

Reference 15

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This paper cites Estimation of distribution algorithms.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Estimation of distribution algorithms

Reference 16

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This paper cites Fixed budget performance of the (1+1) EA on linear functions.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Fixed budget performance of the (1+1) EA on linear functions

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This paper cites Stein variational gradient descent: A general purpose bayesian inference algorithm.Advances in neural information pro- cessing systems, 29.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Stein variational gradient descent: A general purpose bayesian inference algorithm.Advances in neural information pro- cessing systems, 29

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Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Unresolved cited work

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This paper cites Information-geometric optimization algorithms: A unifying picture via in- variance principles.Journal of Machine Learning Research, 18(18):1–65.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Information-geometric optimization algorithms: A unifying picture via in- variance principles.Journal of Machine Learning Research, 18(18):1–65

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This paper cites University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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This paper cites Goldberg, and Erick Cantu-Paz.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Goldberg, and Erick Cantu-Paz

Reference 22

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This paper cites Rapin and O.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Rapin and O

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This paper cites Automated con- figuration of genetic algorithms by tuning for anytime performance.IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 26(6):1526–1538.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Automated con- figuration of genetic algorithms by tuning for anytime performance.IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 26(6):1526–1538

Reference 24

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This paper cites Benchmarking a genetic algorithm with configurable crossover probability.

Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization Benchmarking a genetic algorithm with configurable crossover probability

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Reversible Residual Normalization Alleviates Spatio-Temporal Distribution Shift cites this paper.

Reversible Residual Normalization Alleviates Spatio-Temporal Distribution Shift Stein Variational Black-Box Combinatorial Optimization

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