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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

El violin nunca dejará de sonar mientras lo recordemos. Hasta siempre, Tamariz. #magiapotagia

Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I just delivered a talk on simheuristics for indoor evacuation optimization as part of the postdoctoral studies program of the Faculty of Computer Science of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Amazing crowd! Thanks, Iñaki, for the hospitality! #bio4res #itis_ums @caesium-research.bsky.social

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Great turnout at the Evostar conference! Just presented our research on improving cervical cancer prognosis using a powerhouse trio: LLMs, HMMs, and DNNs. Fantastic teamwork with Andrés Bueno, Ana Ortiz, and José Martínez from UCAM. #Evostar #Bio4Res #ITIS

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

A huge honor for us in Málaga today! We are delighted to host Roman Šenkeřík, who is delivering a captivating talk on LLM-driven automated algorithm discovery. A fantastic full house turnout! #AI #LLMs

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

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. #ResponsibleAI

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

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 doi.org/10.1007/978-...

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

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!

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Our keynote speaker today at #GECCO2025 🦎 is Amparo Alonso, who is talking about sustainable AI.

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

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 🦎

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Now, at the keynote on benchmarking iterative optimization heuristics by @caroladoerr.bsky.social #MAEB2025

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I just presented our #Bio4Res work on the compiler impact on the energy consumption of EAs at the #MAEB2025 conference.

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

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

Evaluating the Impact of Hysteretic Phenomena and Implementation Choices on Energy Consumption in Evolutionary Algorithms

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The KISS principle in a nutshell.

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

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!

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

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... #Bio4Res #ResearchPaper

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

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 doi.org/10.1007/978-... #ResearchPaper #Bio4Res

Epoch-Based Application of Problem-Aware Operators in a Multiobjective Memetic Algorithm for Portfolio Optimization

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

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 doi.org/10.1007/s108... #ResearchPaper

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

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 doi.org/10.1007/978-... #ResearchPaper #Bio4Res

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

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 doi.org/10.1007/978-... #ResearchPaper

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

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 doi.org/10.1007/s122... #ResearchPaper

Deep Memetic Models for Combinatorial Optimization Problems: Application to the Tool Switching Problem

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

D. Rodríguez Rueda, C. Cotta, A.J. Fernández Leiva, Memetic collaborative approaches for finding balanced incomplete block designs, Computers & Operations Research 144:104804, 2020 doi.org/10.1016/j.co... #ResearchPaper

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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

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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Carlos Cotta @ccottap.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

C. Cotta, J.E. Gallardo, New perspectives on the optimal placement of detectors for suicide bombers using metaheuristics, Natural Computing 18, 249-263, 2019 doi.org/10.1007/s110... #ResearchPaper

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