K. Ellefsen

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The Surprising Creativity of Digital Evolution: A Collection of Anecdotes from the Evolutionary Computation and Artificial Life Research Communities
J. Lehman, J. Clune, D. Misevic, C. Adami +49 more
2018Artificial Life329 citations Open access
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Neural Modularity Helps Organisms Evolve to Learn New Skills without Forgetting Old Skills
K. Ellefsen, Jean-Baptiste Mouret, J. Clune
2015PLoS Comput. Biol.178 citations Open access
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Multiobjective coverage path planning: Enabling automated inspection of complex, real-world structures
K. Ellefsen, H. Lepikson, J. Albiez
2017Applied Soft Computing58 citations Open access
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MAP-Elites Enables Powerful Stepping Stones and Diversity for Modular Robotics
Jørgen Nordmoen, Frank Veenstra, K. Ellefsen, Kyrre Glette
2020Frontiers in Robotics and AI46 citations Open access
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Combining MAP-Elites and Incremental Evolution to Generate Gaits for a Mammalian Quadruped Robot
Jørgen Nordmoen, K. Ellefsen, Kyrre Glette
2018EvoApplications23 citations Open access
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Dynamic mutation in MAP-Elites for robotic repertoire generation
Jørgen Nordmoen, Eivind Samuelsen, K. Ellefsen, Kyrre Glette
2018IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life18 citations Open access
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Quality and Diversity in Evolutionary Modular Robotics
Jørgen Nordmoen, Frank Veenstra, K. Ellefsen, Kyrre Glette
2020IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence13 citations Open access
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How do Mixture Density RNNs Predict the Future?
K. Ellefsen, Charles Patrick Martin, Jim Tørresen
2019arXiv.org13 citations
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Evolved embodied phase coordination enables robust quadruped robot locomotion
Jørgen Nordmoen, T. Nygaard, K. Ellefsen, Kyrre Glette
2019Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation12 citations Open access
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Experiences from Real-World Evolution with DyRET: Dynamic Robot for Embodied Testing
T. Nygaard, Jørgen Nordmoen, K. Ellefsen, C. P. Martin +2 more
2019NAIS11 citations Open access
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Guiding Neuroevolution with Structural Objectives
K. Ellefsen, Joost Huizinga, Jim Tørresen
2019Evolutionary Computation11 citations Open access
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Planning Inspection Paths through Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization
K. Ellefsen, H. Lepikson, J. Albiez
2016Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation11 citations
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Deep Predictive Models in Interactive Music
C. P. Martin, K. Ellefsen, Jim Tørresen
2018arXiv.org10 citations
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Balancing the Costs and Benefits of Learning Ability
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2013European Conference on Artificial Life10 citations
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Sensor Movement Drives Emergent Attention and Scalability in Active Neural Cellular Automata
Mia-Katrin Kvalsund, K. Ellefsen, Kyrre Glette, Sidney Pontes-Filho +1 more
2025bioRxiv9 citations Open access
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Co-optimising Robot Morphology and Controller in a Simulated Open-Ended Environment
Emma Hjellbrekke Stensby, K. Ellefsen, Kyrre Glette
2021EvoApplications9 citations Open access
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Open-Ended Search for Environments and Adapted Agents Using MAP-Elites
Emma Stensby Norstein, K. Ellefsen, Kyrre Glette
2023EvoApplications6 citations Open access
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Coevolutionary Learning of Neuromodulated Controllers for Multi-Stage and Gamified Tasks
Chloe M. Barnes, Anikó Ekárt, K. Ellefsen, Kyrre Glette +2 more
2020International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems5 citations
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The Evolution of Learning Under Environmental Variability
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2014IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life5 citations
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Evolved Sensitive Periods in Learning
K. Ellefsen
2013European Conference on Artificial Life5 citations
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Mixtures of Gaussian processes for robotic environmental monitoring of emission sources
Ivar-Kristian Waarum, Alouette van Hove, T. R. Krogstad, K. Ellefsen +1 more
2025Environmental Monitoring & Assessment4 citations Open access
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RADAR: Reactive and Deliberative Adaptive Reasoning - Learning When to Think Fast and When to Think Slow
Ørjan Strand, Didrik Spanne Reilstad, Zhenying Wu, Bruno C. da Silva +2 more
2022International Conference on Development and Learning4 citations
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Evolving neural networks with multiple internal models
K. Ellefsen, Jim Tørresen
2017European Conference on Artificial Life4 citations Open access
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The Evolution of Learning: Balancing adaptivity and stability in artificial agents
K. Ellefsen
20144 citations
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Generational Replacement and Learning for High-Performing and Diverse Populations in Evolvable Robots
K. de Bruin, Kyrre Glette, K. Ellefsen
20252025 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Artificial Life and Cooperative Intelligent Systems (ALIFE-CIS)3 citations Open access
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Deep Models for Ensemble Touch-Screen Improvisation
Charles Patrick Martin, K. Ellefsen, Jim Tørresen
2017Audio Mostly Conference3 citations Open access
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Social Learning Strategies for Evolved Virtual Soft Robots
Ege de Bruin, Kyrre Glette, K. Ellefsen, Giorgia Nadizar +1 more
2026Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation2 citations Open access
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Integrating Sample Inheritance into Bayesian Optimization for Evolutionary Robotics
Ege de Bruin, Kyrre Glette, K. Ellefsen
2025IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life2 citations Open access
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Improving Robot Skills by Integrating Task and Motion Planning with Learning from Demonstration
Shin Watanabe, Geir Horn, Jim Tørresen, K. Ellefsen
2024International Conference Control and Robots2 citations
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Can machine learning help reveal the competitive advantage of elite beach volleyball players?
Olav Thorsen, Emmanuel Esema, Said Hemaz, K. Ellefsen +3 more
2024Scandinavian Conference on AI2 citations Open access
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Effects of compliant and structural parts in evolved modular robots
Emma Stensby Norstein, Frank Veenstra, K. Ellefsen, T. Nygaard +1 more
2023The 2023 Conference on Artificial Life2 citations Open access
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Reward tampering and evolutionary computation: a study of concrete AI-safety problems using evolutionary algorithms
Mathias K. Nilsen, T. Nygaard, K. Ellefsen
2023Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines2 citations Open access
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Known Performance Issues Are Prevalent in Consumer WiFi Routers
Bjørn Ivar Teigen, K. Ellefsen, T. Skeie, Jim Tørresen
2021Conference on Network and Service Management2 citations
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A Model of WiFi Performance With Bounded Latency
Bjørn Ivar Teigen, N. Davies, K. Ellefsen, T. Skeie +1 more
2021arXiv.org2 citations
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Behavioural Plasticity Can Help Evolving Agents in Dynamic Environments but at the Cost of Volatility
Chloe M. Barnes, Anikó Ekárt, K. Ellefsen, Kyrre Glette +2 more
2020ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems2 citations Open access
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Dynamic Scheduling for Autonomous Robotics
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20102 citations
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Lamarckian Inheritance in Dynamic Environments: How Key Variables Affect Evolutionary Dynamics
Ege de Bruin, Kyrre Glette, K. Ellefsen
2026IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life1 citations
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Fast or Slow: Adaptive Decision-Making in Reinforcement Learning with Pre-Trained LLMs
Katrine Linnea Nergård, K. Ellefsen, Jim Tørresen
2025International Conference on Development and Learning1 citations
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Optimal Sampling Patterns for Robotic Environmental Monitoring
Ivar-Kristian Waarum, A. Blomberg, T. R. Krogstad, M. Dewar +1 more
20252025 11th International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics (ICCAR)1 citations
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Guest Editorial Special Issue on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics
K. Ellefsen, K. Dautenhahn, Jim Tørresen
2022IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems1 citations Open access
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Beyond Bufferbloat: End-to-End Congestion Control Cannot Avoid Latency Spikes
Bjørn Ivar Teigen, N. Davies, K. Ellefsen, T. Skeie +1 more
2021arXiv.org1 citations
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Evolving Neuromodulated Controllers in Variable Environments
Chloe M. Barnes, Anikó Ekárt, K. Ellefsen, Kyrre Glette +2 more
2021International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems1 citations Open access
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Self-Adapting Goals Allow Transfer of Predictive Models to New Tasks
K. Ellefsen, Jim Tørresen
2019NAIS1 citations Open access
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Different regulation mechanisms for evolved critical periods in learning
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2013IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation1 citations
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Dynamic robot scheduling using a genetic algorithm
K. Ellefsen
2011IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation1 citations
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Dual Process Dreamer: Fast and Slow Decision-Making with World Models
T. Lømo, Adel Baselizadeh, K. Ellefsen, Jim Tørresen
2026International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence0 citations
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CRRL: A Causality-Based Reinforcement Learning Framework for Autonomous System Recovery
Safia Fatima, K. Ellefsen, Leon Moonen
2026arXiv.org0 citations
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Memory-Efficient Policy Libraries with Low-Rank Adaptation in Reinforcement Learning
Samuel Valland Lyngset, Tor Viljen Raanaas, Gard Sveipe, Eirik Moller Nilsen +3 more
2026arXiv.org0 citations
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Integrating Bilevel Planning and Offline Skill Learning for Enhancing Mobile Manipulation
Shin Watanabe, Geir Horn, Jim Tørresen, K. Ellefsen
20252025 IEEE 21st International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE)0 citations
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More complex environments may be required to discover benefits of lifetime learning in evolving robots
Ege de Bruin, Kyrre Glette, K. Ellefsen
2024arXiv.org0 citations
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