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The Applicability of Genetic algorithm to Vertex Cover

by Harsh Bhasin, Mohammad Amini
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 123 - Number 17
Year of Publication: 2015
Authors: Harsh Bhasin, Mohammad Amini
10.5120/ijca2015905785

Harsh Bhasin, Mohammad Amini . The Applicability of Genetic algorithm to Vertex Cover. International Journal of Computer Applications. 123, 17 ( August 2015), 29-34. DOI=10.5120/ijca2015905785

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author = { Harsh Bhasin, Mohammad Amini },
title = { The Applicability of Genetic algorithm to Vertex Cover },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { August 2015 },
volume = { 123 },
number = { 17 },
month = { August },
year = { 2015 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 29-34 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume123/number17/22054-2015905785/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2015905785 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
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Abstract

The Vertex Cover Problem calls for the selection of a set of vertices(V) in a way that all the edges of the graph, connected to those vertices constitute the set E of the given graph G= (V, E). The problem finds applications in various fields and is therefore, one of the most widely researched topics in NP Complete Problems. The problem is an NP Complete problem this work proposes a Genetic Algorithm based solution to handle the problem. The proposed algorithm has been implemented and tested for various graphs. These instances vary in the number of vertices and connectivity. The results are encouraging. This paper also explores the available techniques in order to put the things in the perspective. The future scope of this work intends to apply Diploid Genetic Algorithms to the problem to incorporate robustness into the proposed algorithm.

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Keywords

Keywords are Vertex Cover Problem NP Completeness Genetic Algorithm Artificial Intelligence.