The Cost of Randomness in Evolutionary Algorithms: Crossover Can Save Random Bits

Carlo Kneissl, Dirk Sudholt

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DOI: 10.1162/evco_a_00365
Published: 2026
Container: Evolutionary Computation
Publisher: MIT Press
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@article{allodium:10.1162/evco_a_00365,
  title = {The Cost of Randomness in Evolutionary Algorithms: Crossover Can Save
                    Random Bits},
  author = {Carlo Kneissl and Dirk Sudholt},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Evolutionary Computation},
  doi = {10.1162/evco_a_00365},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1162/evco_a_00365}
}

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TI  - The Cost of Randomness in Evolutionary Algorithms: Crossover Can Save
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AU  - Carlo Kneissl
AU  - Dirk Sudholt
PY  - 2026
JO  - Evolutionary Computation
DO  - 10.1162/evco_a_00365
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Kneissl, C., & Sudholt, D. (2026). The Cost of Randomness in Evolutionary Algorithms: Crossover Can Save Random Bits. Evolutionary Computation. https://doi.org/10.1162/evco_a_00365

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