title = "Deep learning through evolution: A hybrid approach to
scheduling in a dynamic environment",
booktitle = "2017 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks
(IJCNN)",
year = "2017",
pages = "775--782",
month = may,
publisher = "IEEE Press",
email = "david.fagan@ucd.ie",
keywords = "genetic algorithms, genetic programming, Grammatical
Evolution, Bandwidth, ANN, Computer architecture,
Downlink, Interference, Schedules, Signal to noise
ratio",
DOI = "doi:10.1109/IJCNN.2017.7965930",
size = "8 pages",
abstract = "Genetic Algorithms (GAs) have been shown to be a very
effective optimisation tool on a wide variety of
problems. However, they are not without their
drawbacks. GAs require time to run, and evolve a
bespoke solution to the desired problem in real time.
This requirement can prove to be prohibitive in a
high-frequency dynamic environment where on-line
training time is limited. Neural Networks (NNs) on the
other hand can be trained at length off-line, before
being deployed on-line, allowing for fast generation of
solutions on demand. This study presents a hybrid
approach to time-frame scheduling in a high frequency
domain. A GA approach is used to generate a dataset of
optimised human-competitive solutions. Deep Learning is
then deployed to extract the underlying model within
the GA, enabling fast optimisation on unseen data. This
hybrid approach allows for NNs to generate GA-quality
schedules on-line, almost 100 times faster than running
the GA.",