Red teaming with coevolution
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Computer and Security Science / Artificial Intelligence and Optimisation Research Centre
RAS ID
12527
Abstract
In this paper we present a coevolutionary algorithm designed to be used as a computational tool to assist in red teaming studies. In these applications, analysts seek to understand the strategic and tactical options available to each side in a conflict situation. Combining scenario simulations with a coevolutionary search of parameter space is an approach that has many attractions. We argue that red teaming applications are sufficiently different from many others where coevolution is used so that specially designed algorithms can bring advantages. We illustrate by presenting a new algorithm that simultaneously evolves strong strategies along with dangerous counter-strategies. We test the new algorithm on two example problems: an abstract problem with some difficult characteristics; and a practical red teaming scenario. Experiments show that the new algorithm is able to solve the abstract problem well, and that it is able to provide useful insights on the red teaming scenario.
DOI
10.1109/CEC.2011.5949747
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Hingston, P. F., & Preuss, M. (2011). Red teaming with coevolution. Paper presented at the IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation. New Orleans, USA. Available here