ICSO: A Novel Hybrid Evolutionary Approach with Crisscross and Perturbation Mechanisms for Optimizing Generative Adversarial Network Latent Space
Hybrid evolutionary approaches have gained significant attention for solving complex optimization problems, but their potential for optimizing the low-dimensional latent space of generative adversarial networks (GANs) remains underexplored. This paper proposes a novel improved crisscross optimizatio...
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| description | Hybrid evolutionary approaches have gained significant attention for solving complex optimization problems, but their potential for optimizing the low-dimensional latent space of generative adversarial networks (GANs) remains underexplored. This paper proposes a novel improved crisscross optimization (ICSO) algorithm, a hybrid evolutionary approach that integrates crisscross optimization and perturbation mechanisms to find the suitable latent vector. The ICSO algorithm treats the quality and diversity as separate objectives, balancing them through a normalization strategy, while a gradient regularization term (i.e., GP) is introduced into the discriminator’s objective function to stabilize training and mitigate gradient-related issues. By combining the global and local search capabilities of particle swarm optimization (PSO) with the rapid convergence of crisscross optimization, ICSO efficiently explores and exploits the latent space. The extensive experiments demonstrate that ICSO outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms in optimizing the latent space of various classical GANs across multiple datasets. Furthermore, the practical applicability of ICSO is validated through its integration with StyleGAN3 for generating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) images, showcasing its effectiveness in real-world engineering applications. This work not only advances the field of GAN optimization but also provides a robust framework for applying hybrid evolutionary algorithms to complex generative modeling tasks. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e4e8bef3046b435c9f83a79cde9e49f02025-08-20T01:56:17ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-05-011510522810.3390/app15105228ICSO: A Novel Hybrid Evolutionary Approach with Crisscross and Perturbation Mechanisms for Optimizing Generative Adversarial Network Latent SpaceZhihui Chen0Ting Lan1Zhanchuan Cai2Zonglin Liu3Renzhang Chen4School of Computer Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau 999078, ChinaSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau 999078, ChinaSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau 999078, ChinaLANGO Tech Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510000, ChinaThe Modern Educational Technology Center, Jinan University, Zhuhai 519070, ChinaHybrid evolutionary approaches have gained significant attention for solving complex optimization problems, but their potential for optimizing the low-dimensional latent space of generative adversarial networks (GANs) remains underexplored. This paper proposes a novel improved crisscross optimization (ICSO) algorithm, a hybrid evolutionary approach that integrates crisscross optimization and perturbation mechanisms to find the suitable latent vector. The ICSO algorithm treats the quality and diversity as separate objectives, balancing them through a normalization strategy, while a gradient regularization term (i.e., GP) is introduced into the discriminator’s objective function to stabilize training and mitigate gradient-related issues. By combining the global and local search capabilities of particle swarm optimization (PSO) with the rapid convergence of crisscross optimization, ICSO efficiently explores and exploits the latent space. The extensive experiments demonstrate that ICSO outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms in optimizing the latent space of various classical GANs across multiple datasets. Furthermore, the practical applicability of ICSO is validated through its integration with StyleGAN3 for generating unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) images, showcasing its effectiveness in real-world engineering applications. This work not only advances the field of GAN optimization but also provides a robust framework for applying hybrid evolutionary algorithms to complex generative modeling tasks.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/10/5228crisscross optimizationevolutionary optimizationgenerative adversarial networklatent spaceparticle swarm optimization |
| spellingShingle | Zhihui Chen Ting Lan Zhanchuan Cai Zonglin Liu Renzhang Chen ICSO: A Novel Hybrid Evolutionary Approach with Crisscross and Perturbation Mechanisms for Optimizing Generative Adversarial Network Latent Space Applied Sciences crisscross optimization evolutionary optimization generative adversarial network latent space particle swarm optimization |
| title | ICSO: A Novel Hybrid Evolutionary Approach with Crisscross and Perturbation Mechanisms for Optimizing Generative Adversarial Network Latent Space |
| title_full | ICSO: A Novel Hybrid Evolutionary Approach with Crisscross and Perturbation Mechanisms for Optimizing Generative Adversarial Network Latent Space |
| title_fullStr | ICSO: A Novel Hybrid Evolutionary Approach with Crisscross and Perturbation Mechanisms for Optimizing Generative Adversarial Network Latent Space |
| title_full_unstemmed | ICSO: A Novel Hybrid Evolutionary Approach with Crisscross and Perturbation Mechanisms for Optimizing Generative Adversarial Network Latent Space |
| title_short | ICSO: A Novel Hybrid Evolutionary Approach with Crisscross and Perturbation Mechanisms for Optimizing Generative Adversarial Network Latent Space |
| title_sort | icso a novel hybrid evolutionary approach with crisscross and perturbation mechanisms for optimizing generative adversarial network latent space |
| topic | crisscross optimization evolutionary optimization generative adversarial network latent space particle swarm optimization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/10/5228 |
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