Comparison of Cauchy EDA and G3PCX Algorithms on the BBOB Noiseless Testbed

摘要

Estimation-of-distribution algorithm equipped with Cauchy sampling distribution is compared with the generalized generation gap algorithm with parent centric crossover. Both algorithms were already presented at the 2009 black-box optimization benchmarking workshop where they often showed similar performance. This paper compares them in more detail and adds to the understanding of their key features and differences.