Foundations of Genetic Algorithms

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Foundations of Genetic Algorithms
(FOGA)
StatusActive
GenreConference
FrequencyBiennial
Years active35
Inaugurated1990 (1990)
Most recent2025
Next event2027
AreaInternational
Activity Evolutionary computation
Theoretical computer science
Sponsor Association for Computing Machinery
SIGEVO

Foundations of Genetic Algorithms (FOGA) is a biennial peer-reviewed research conference focusing on the theoretical principles underlying genetic algorithms, other evolutionary algorithms and related heuristics. It is organized by the ACM SIGEVO, the ACM special interest group on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation. Its relevance to the computer science research community has been reflected in an A-rating in the CORE computer science conference assessment system.

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History

The Foundations of Genetic Algorithms (FOGA) [1] conference originated as a workshop in 1990 [2] in order to create an opportunity for researchers on genetic algorithms and related areas of evolutionary computation to focus on the theoretical principles underlying their field. From the start its multi-day duration made it comparable to conferences in the field, and since 2015 its proceedings have used conference rather than workshop in their titles.

In 2005 ACM SIGEVO the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation was formed [3] and every FOGA conference since then has been supported by SIGEVO. The table below shows FOGA conferences by year, location, websites (where available) and publisher of proceedings. A citation follows the reference to the publisher giving the full details of each FOGA proceedings.

Foundations of Genetic Algorithms (FOGA) conferences

Year [4] Location [5] Website [6] Publisher [7]
1990 Bloomington No Morgan Kaufmann [2]
1992VailNoMorgan Kaufmann [8]
1994Estes ParkNoMorgan Kaufmann [9]
1996San DiegoNoMorgan Kaufmann [10]
1998AmsterdamNoMorgan Kaufmann [11]
2000CharlottesvilleNoMorgan Kaufmann [12]
2002TorremolinosNoMorgan Kaufmann [13]
2005 Aizuwakamatsu No Springer [14]
2007Mexico CityYes [15] Springer [16]
2009 Orlando Yes [17] ACM [18]
2011 Schwarzenberg Yes [19] ACM [20]
2013AdelaideYes [21] ACM [22]
2015AberystwythNoACM [23]
2017CopenhagenNoACM [24]
2019PotsdamNoACM [25]
2021Dornbirn [26] NoACM [27]
2023PotsdamYes [28] ACM [29]
2025LeidenYes [30] ACM [31]

Format

FOGA is a single-track three or more-day conference focusing on the theory underlying evolutionary algorithms and related heuristics. (See the conference proceedings or websites for the actual duration of each conference.)

Keynote speakers

Keynote speakers are invited to give presentations in addition to the main program. Keynote speakers at recent conferences are gven in the table below.

Keynote speakers at FOGA conferences

YearKeynote speakers
2021 [32] Adi Livnat & Tim Roughgarden
2023 [33] Carola Doerr & José A. Lozano
2025 [30] Joshua D. Knowles, Vedran Dunjko & Tobias Glasmachers

Poster sessions

Papers accepted at recent conferences have been presented as digital or print posters in poster sessions at the conference, [34] before being published in written form in the conference proceedings.

Awards

Since 2019 a Best Paper Award has been presented at each FOGA conference. [35]

Relevance

FOGA is comparable in its multi-day duration to other conferences on evolutionary computation such as CEC, GECCO and PPSN. The main difference is that FOGA focuses on the theoretical basis of evolutionary computation and related subjects. While the above conferences devote some time to theory they also cover a wide range of other topics including competitions and applications. [36] [37] [38] This focus on theoretical computer science was reflected in the CORE [39] computer science conference assessment exercise, [40] where FOGA was given an A-ranking in the 2023 assessment. [41] GECCO [42] and PPSN [43] also obtained A-rankings, but many other conferences in the field of evolutionary computation obtained lower rankings. This suggests that FOGA is a relevant conference in its field, comparable with others including the much larger CEC or GECCO.

References and notes

  1. ↑ The acronym FOGA will usually be used rather than the full name of the conference later in this article in order to make it more concise.
  2. 1 2 Rawlins, Gregory JE, ed. (1991). Proceedings of the First Workshop on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms. Bloomington Campus, Indiana, USA, July 15-18 1990. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN   978-1-55860-170-3 . Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "SIGEVO: The ACM Special Interest Group on Genetic and Evolutionary Computtion". SIGEVO Portal and Wiki: Home. ACM SIGEVO. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Biennial except the three-year gap between 2002 and 2005.
  5. ↑ Link to location only provided where possible ambiguity exists or further explanation is needed.
  6. ↑ According to ACM SIGEVO no FOGA websites are available before 2007. Some after 2005 are not longer accessible when reviewed in 2025.
  7. ↑ The publisher of the proceedings is given in the table. The link following shows the full reference to the proceedings.
  8. ↑ Whitley, L Darrell, ed. (1993). Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms. Vail, Colorado, USA, July 26-29 1992. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN   978-0-08-094832-4 . Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  9. ↑ Whitley, L Darrell; Vose, Michael D, eds. (1995). Proceedings of the Third Workshop on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms. Estes Park, Colorado, USA, July 31 - August 2 1994. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN   978-1-55860-356-1 . Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  10. ↑ Belew, Richard K; Vose, Michael D, eds. (1997). Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms. San Diego, CA, USA, August 5 1996. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN   1-55860-460-X.
  11. ↑ Banzhaf, Wolfgang; Reeves, Colin R, eds. (1999). Proceedings of the Fifth Workshop on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 24-28, 1998. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN   1-55860-559-2.
  12. ↑ Martin, Worthy N; Spears, William M, eds. (2001). Proceedings of the Sixth Workshop on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms, Charlottesville, VA, USA, July 21-23, 2000. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN   978-1-55860-734-7 . Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  13. ↑ De Jong, Kenneth A; Poli, Riccardo; Rowe, Jonathan E, eds. (2003). Proceedings of the Seventh Workshop on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms, Torremolinos, Spain, September 2-4, 2002. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN   0122081552.
  14. ↑ Wright, AH; Vose, MD; Jong, KA; Schmitt, LM, eds. (2005). Foundations of Genetic Algorithms: 8th International Workshop, FOGA 2005, Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Japan, January 5-9, 2005, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3469. Vol. 3469. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/b138412. ISBN   978-3-540-27237-3 . Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "FOGA 2007 Foundations of Genetic Algorithms IX". FOGA 2007 - Foundations of Genetic Algorithms. ACM SIGEVO. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  16. ↑ Stephens, CR; Toussaint, M; Whitley, D; Stadler, PF, eds. (2007). Foundations of Genetic Algorithms: 9th International Workshop, FOGA 2007, Mexico City, Mexico, January 8-11, 2007, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 4436. Vol. 4436. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-73482-6. ISBN   978-3-540-73479-6 . Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  17. ↑ "Foundations of Genetic Algorithms X FOGA 2009". FOGA 2009 - Foundations of Genetic Algorithms X. ACM SIGEVO. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  18. ↑ Garibay, Ivan; Jansen, Thomas; Wiegand, R Paul; Wu, Annie S, eds. (2009). FOGA '09: Proceedings of the tenth ACM SIGEVO workshop on Foundations of genetic algorithms. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/1527125. ISBN   978-1-60558-414-0 . Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  19. ↑ "Foundations of Genetic Algorithms XI FOGA 2011". FOGA 2011 - Foundations of Genetic Algorithms XI. ACM SIGEVO. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  20. ↑ Beyer, Hans-Georg; Langdon, William B, eds. (2011). FOGA '11: Proceedings of the 11th workshop proceedings on Foundations of genetic algorithms. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/1967654. ISBN   978-1-4503-0633-1 . Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  21. ↑ "FOGA 2013 Foundations of Genetic Algorithms XII". FOGA 2013 - Foundations of Genetic Algorithms XII. ACM SIGEVO. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  22. ↑ Neumann, Frank; De Jong, Kenneth, eds. (2013). FOGA XII '13: Proceedings of the twelfth workshop on Foundations of genetic algorithms XII. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/2460239. ISBN   978-1-4503-1990-4 . Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  23. ↑ He, Jun; Jansen, Thomas; Ochoa, Gabriela; Zarges, Christine, eds. (2015). FOGA '15: Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Conference on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms XIII. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/2725494. ISBN   978-1-4503-3434-1.
  24. ↑ Igel, Christian; Sudholt, Dirk; Witt, Carsten, eds. (2017). FOGA '17: Proceedings of the 14th ACM/SIGEVO Conference on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3040718. ISBN   978-1-4503-4651-1 . Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  25. ↑ Friedrich, Tobias; Doerr, Carola; Arnold, Dirk, eds. (2019). FOGA '19: Proceedings of the 15th ACM/SIGEVO Conference on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3299904. ISBN   978-1-4503-6254-2 . Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  26. ↑ Intended location. Virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  27. ↑ Finck, Steffan; Hellwig, Michael; Oliveto, Pietro S, eds. (2021). FOGA '21: Proceedings of the 16th ACM/SIGEVO Conference on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3450218. ISBN   978-1-4503-8352-3 . Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  28. ↑ "FOGA 2023: 17th ACM/SIGEVO Conference on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms (FOGA XVII)". FOGA 2023 - FOGA Conference 2023. Hasso Plattner Institute. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  29. ↑ Friedrich, Tobias; Chicano, Fancisco; Rothlauf, Franz, eds. (2023). FOGA '23: Proceedings of the 17th ACM/SIGEVO Conference on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3594805. ISBN   979-8-4007-0202-0 . Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  30. 1 2 "18th ACM/SIGEVO Conference on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms FOGA XVIII, Aug (26) 27 – 29, 2025, Leiden, The Netherlands". ACM FOGA 2025: FOGA 2025. Universiteit Leiden. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  31. ↑ van Stein, Niki, ed. (2025). FOGA '25: Proceedings of the 18th ACM/SIGEVO Conference on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms, Leiden, the Netherlands. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery. doi:10.1145/3729878. ISBN   9798400718595 . Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  32. ↑ Finck, Steffan; Hellwig, Michael; Oliveto, Pietro S, eds. (2021). "Frontmatter: Welcome". FOGA'21 Proceedings of the 16th ACM/SIGEVO Conference on Foundations of Genetic Algorithms. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery. p. 3. doi:10.1145/3450218. ISBN   978-1-4503-8352-3 . Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  33. ↑ "FOGA 2023 CONTENT". Content - FOGA 2023. Hasso Plassner Institute. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  34. ↑ "FOGA 2025 Program" (PDF). foga-schedule.pdf. Universteit Leiden. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  35. ↑ "FOGA Best Paper Awards". SIGEVO Portal and Wiki: FOGA Best Paper Awards. ACM SIGEVO. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  36. ↑ "IEEE 2023 Congress on Evolutionary Computation – July 1-5, 2023 – Chicago, USA". Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2023. IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  37. ↑ "GECCO 2025 @ Málaga (hybrid): The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference July 14 - 18, 2025". GECCO 2025: Homepage. ACM SIGEVO. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  38. ↑ "18th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving From Nature PPSN 2024 September 14 - 18, 2024 Hagenberg, Austria". PPSN 2024. University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  39. ↑ CORE is now ICORE reflecting the international collaboration involved in the conference assessment exercise.
  40. ↑ "ICORE Conference Portal". ICORE. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  41. ↑ "ICORE Conference Portal: Foundations of Genetic Algoriths: FOGA". ICORE Conference Portal. ICORE. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  42. ↑ "ICORE Conference Portal: GECCO". ICORE Conference Portal. ICORE. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  43. ↑ "ICORE Conference Portal: PPSN". ICORE Conference Portal. ICORE. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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