Interactive evolutionary computation: fusion of the capabilities of EC optimization and human evaluation

TLDR

Interactive evolutionary computation is an evolutionary computation that optimizes systems based on subjective human evaluation. The paper surveys interactive evolutionary computation research and discusses future directions in computational intelligence. The survey defines IEC, reviews its features, application domains—including graphic arts, animation, 3D graphics, music, design, robotics, and more—and interface research aimed at reducing human fatigue. The survey covers about 250 IEC research papers.

Abstract

We survey the research on interactive evolutionary computation (IEC). The IEC is an EC that optimizes systems based on subjective human evaluation. The definition and features of the IEC are first described and then followed by an overview of the IEC research. The overview primarily consists of application research and interface research. In this survey the IEC application fields include graphic arts and animation, 3D computer graphics lighting, music, editorial design, industrial design, facial image generation, speed processing and synthesis, hearing aid fitting, virtual reality, media database retrieval, data mining, image processing, control and robotics, food industry, geophysics, education, entertainment, social system, and so on. The interface research to reduce human fatigue is also included. Finally, we discuss the IEC from the point of the future research direction of computational intelligence. This paper features a survey of about 250 IEC research papers.