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A Genetic Algorithm for the Shortest Common Superstring Problem

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Genetic and Evolutionary Computation – GECCO 2004 (GECCO 2004)

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Many real world problems can be modeled as the shortest common superstring problem. This problem has several important applications in areas such as DNA sequencing and data compression.

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González, L.C., Romero, H.J., Brizuela, C.A. (2004). A Genetic Algorithm for the Shortest Common Superstring Problem. In: Deb, K. (eds) Genetic and Evolutionary Computation – GECCO 2004. GECCO 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3103. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24855-2_139

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