Carlos Cotta
@ccottap.bsky.social
Computer Scientist | Professor | Universidad de Málaga, Spain | Evolutionary Algorithms, Memetic Computing
https://www.lcc.uma.es/~ccottap
https://www.lcc.uma.es/~ccottap
Attended the Workdays on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain last week: enlightening, fruitful, and a great chance to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones. Grateful to the Ministry of Defense of Spain 🇪🇸 for organizing it.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Attended the Workdays on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain last week: enlightening, fruitful, and a great chance to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones. Grateful to the Ministry of Defense of Spain 🇪🇸 for organizing it.
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Cotta, C., Mathieson, L., Moscato, P. (2025). Memetic Algorithms. In: Martí, R., Pardalos, P.M., Resende, M.G. (eds) Handbook of Heuristics. Springer, Cham. DOI:10.1007/978-3-032-00385-0_29
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October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Cotta, C., Mathieson, L., Moscato, P. (2025). Memetic Algorithms. In: Martí, R., Pardalos, P.M., Resende, M.G. (eds) Handbook of Heuristics. Springer, Cham. DOI:10.1007/978-3-032-00385-0_29
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It's been an amazing week at #GECCO2025 🦎! We're so grateful to everyone who participated and contributed to the vibrant exchange of ideas. We hope you enjoyed the sessions and made valuable connections. Wishing you all safe travels, and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
July 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
It's been an amazing week at #GECCO2025 🦎! We're so grateful to everyone who participated and contributed to the vibrant exchange of ideas. We hope you enjoyed the sessions and made valuable connections. Wishing you all safe travels, and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Our keynote speaker today at #GECCO2025 🦎 is Amparo Alonso, who is talking about sustainable AI.
July 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Our keynote speaker today at #GECCO2025 🦎 is Amparo Alonso, who is talking about sustainable AI.
July 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
GECCO 2025 is officially open! 🎉
Kicking things off with @bogdanf.bsky.social, our General Chair, welcoming an amazing community of researchers in evolutionary computation 🧬.
#GECCO2025 🦎
Kicking things off with @bogdanf.bsky.social, our General Chair, welcoming an amazing community of researchers in evolutionary computation 🧬.
#GECCO2025 🦎
July 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
GECCO 2025 is officially open! 🎉
Kicking things off with @bogdanf.bsky.social, our General Chair, welcoming an amazing community of researchers in evolutionary computation 🧬.
#GECCO2025 🦎
Kicking things off with @bogdanf.bsky.social, our General Chair, welcoming an amazing community of researchers in evolutionary computation 🧬.
#GECCO2025 🦎
Now, at the keynote on benchmarking iterative optimization heuristics by @caroladoerr.bsky.social #MAEB2025
May 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Now, at the keynote on benchmarking iterative optimization heuristics by @caroladoerr.bsky.social #MAEB2025
I just presented our work on hysteretic energy consumption in evolutionary algorithms at the EvoStar conference. Great attendance and many interesting questions! The paper is available at doi.org/10.1007/978-...
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April 25, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I just presented our work on hysteretic energy consumption in evolutionary algorithms at the EvoStar conference. Great attendance and many interesting questions! The paper is available at doi.org/10.1007/978-...
@caesium-research.bsky.social #Bio4Res
@caesium-research.bsky.social #Bio4Res
The KISS principle in a nutshell.
March 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The KISS principle in a nutshell.
Now, at the talk on social simulation based on agents that Juan Pavón, from UCM, is delivering in the ETSI Informática of @univmalaga.bsky.social, as a part of our Master program on Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. Fascinating stuff!
March 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Now, at the talk on social simulation based on agents that Juan Pavón, from UCM, is delivering in the ETSI Informática of @univmalaga.bsky.social, as a part of our Master program on Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. Fascinating stuff!
Our paper "Harnessing memetic algorithms: a practical guide" is now available with open access in @springer1842.bsky.social TOP journal. Check it out at doi.org/10.1007/s117...
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February 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Our paper "Harnessing memetic algorithms: a practical guide" is now available with open access in @springer1842.bsky.social TOP journal. Check it out at doi.org/10.1007/s117...
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F. Colomine, C. Cotta, A.J. Fernández-Leiva, Epoch-Based Application of Problem-Aware Operators in a Multiobjective Memetic Algorithm for Portfolio Optimization, EvoApplications 2023, LNCS 13989:210-222, Springer, Cham
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December 26, 2024 at 9:54 AM
F. Colomine, C. Cotta, A.J. Fernández-Leiva, Epoch-Based Application of Problem-Aware Operators in a Multiobjective Memetic Algorithm for Portfolio Optimization, EvoApplications 2023, LNCS 13989:210-222, Springer, Cham
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D. Rodríguez Rueda, C. Cotta, A.J. Fernández Leiva, Metaheuristics for the Template Design Problem: Encoding, Symmetry and Hybridisation, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 32(2):559–578, 2021
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December 22, 2024 at 10:55 AM
D. Rodríguez Rueda, C. Cotta, A.J. Fernández Leiva, Metaheuristics for the Template Design Problem: Encoding, Symmetry and Hybridisation, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing 32(2):559–578, 2021
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D. Bueno, C. Cotta, J.E. Gallardo, Using an Agent-Based Cellular Automaton for Emergency Evacuation Simulation, Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, P. Mathieu and F. De la Prieta (eds.), pp. 324-329, LNCS 15157, Springer, 2024
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December 21, 2024 at 1:34 PM
D. Bueno, C. Cotta, J.E. Gallardo, Using an Agent-Based Cellular Automaton for Emergency Evacuation Simulation, Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, P. Mathieu and F. De la Prieta (eds.), pp. 324-329, LNCS 15157, Springer, 2024
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C. Cotta, J.E. Gallardo, Evolutionary Algorithms for Optimizing Emergency Exit Placement in Indoor Environments, Applications of Evolutionary Computing-EvoApplications 2024, S. Smith, J. Correia, C. Cintrano (eds.), LNCS 14634, pp. 194-208, Springer, 2024
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December 20, 2024 at 11:19 AM
C. Cotta, J.E. Gallardo, Evolutionary Algorithms for Optimizing Emergency Exit Placement in Indoor Environments, Applications of Evolutionary Computing-EvoApplications 2024, S. Smith, J. Correia, C. Cintrano (eds.), LNCS 14634, pp. 194-208, Springer, 2024
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J.E. Amaya, C. Cotta, A.J. Fernández Leiva, P. García Sánchez, Deep Memetic Models for Combinatorial Optimization Problems: Application to the Tool Switching Problem, Memetic Computing 12:3–22, 2020
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December 18, 2024 at 12:21 PM
J.E. Amaya, C. Cotta, A.J. Fernández Leiva, P. García Sánchez, Deep Memetic Models for Combinatorial Optimization Problems: Application to the Tool Switching Problem, Memetic Computing 12:3–22, 2020
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D. Rodríguez Rueda, C. Cotta, A.J. Fernández Leiva, Memetic collaborative approaches for finding balanced incomplete block designs, Computers & Operations Research 144:104804, 2020
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December 17, 2024 at 7:14 PM
D. Rodríguez Rueda, C. Cotta, A.J. Fernández Leiva, Memetic collaborative approaches for finding balanced incomplete block designs, Computers & Operations Research 144:104804, 2020
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The GECCO 2025 conference will be held in Málaga, 14-18 July 2025. You won't miss it, will you?
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December 17, 2024 at 12:13 PM
The GECCO 2025 conference will be held in Málaga, 14-18 July 2025. You won't miss it, will you?
gecco-2025.sigevo.org/HomePage
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C. Cotta, J.E. Gallardo, New perspectives on the optimal placement of detectors for suicide bombers using metaheuristics, Natural Computing 18, 249-263, 2019
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December 16, 2024 at 6:58 PM
C. Cotta, J.E. Gallardo, New perspectives on the optimal placement of detectors for suicide bombers using metaheuristics, Natural Computing 18, 249-263, 2019
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