?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+Self-Organization+of+Interaction+Networks+for+Nature-Inspired+Optimization&rft.creator=Whitacre%2C+Dr+James+M&rft.creator=Sarker%2C+Dr+Ruhul+A&rft.creator=Pham%2C+Dr+Q.+Tuan&rft.subject=Complexity+Theory&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.description=Over+the+last+decade%2C+significant+progress+has+been+made+in+understanding+complex+biological+systems%2C+however+there+have+been+few+attempts+at+incorporating+this+knowledge+into+nature+inspired+optimization+algorithms.+In+this+paper%2C+we+present+a+first+attempt+at+incorporating+some+of+the+basic+structural+properties+of+complex+biological+systems+which+are+believed+to+be+necessary+preconditions+for+system+qualities+such+as+robustness.+In+particular%2C+we+focus+on+two+important+conditions+missing+in+Evolutionary+Algorithm+populations%3B+a+self-organized+definition+of+locality+and+interaction+epistasis.+We+demonstrate+that+these+two+features%2C+when+combined%2C+provide+algorithm+behaviors+not+observed+in+the+canonical+Evolutionary+Algorithm+or+in+Evolutionary+Algorithms+with+structured+populations+such+as+the+Cellular+Genetic+Algorithm.+The+most+noticeable+change+in+algorithm+behavior+is+an+unprecedented+capacity+for+sustainable+coexistence+of+genetically+distinct+individuals+within+a+single+population.+This+capacity+for+sustained+genetic+diversity+is+not+imposed+on+the+population+but+instead+emerges+as+a+natural+consequence+of+the+dynamics+of+the+system.&rft.date=2008&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6578%2F1%2FSelf_Organizing_Topology_Evolutionary_Algorithms_Whitacre.pdf&rft.identifier=++Whitacre%2C+Dr+James+M+and+Sarker%2C+Dr+Ruhul+A+and+Pham%2C+Dr+Q.+Tuan++(2008)+The+Self-Organization+of+Interaction+Networks+for+Nature-Inspired+Optimization.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6578%2F