| Title: | Introduction to Evolutionary Computing |
| Authors: | Eiben, A.E. |
| Keywords: | COMPUTER SCIENCE Evolutionary Computing |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Abstract: | This is the second edition of our 2003 book. It is primarily a book for lectur- ers and graduate and undergraduate students. To this group the book offers a thorough introduction to evolutionary computing (EC), descriptions of popu- lar evolutionary algorithm (EA) variants, discussions of methodological issues and particular EC techniques. We end by presenting an outlook to evolu- tionary robotics and the future of EC, as it stands poised to make a major transition from evolution within computers to the evolution of things [147]. This book is also meant for those who wish to apply EC to a particular problem or within a given application area. To this group the book is valuable because it presents EC as something to be used, rather than just studied, and it contains an explicit treatment of guidelines for good experimentation. Finally, this book contains information on the state of the art in a wide range of subjects that are interesting to fellow researchers, as quick reference on subjects outside of their own specialist field of EC. |
| Description: | The overall structure of the new edition is three-tier: Part I presents the basics, Part II is concerned with methodological issues, and Part III discusses advanced topics. These parts are followed by the References, and although that now contains nearly five hundred entries, we inevitably missed some. We apologise, it is nothing personal. Just send us an email if we forgot a really important one. Writing this book would not have been possible without the support of many. In the first place, we wish to express our gratitude to Daphne and Cally for their patience, understanding, and tolerance. Without their support this book could not have been written. Furthermore, we acknowledge the help of our colleagues and the students worldwide who pointed out errors in and gave us feedback about the earlier version of the book. We are especially grateful to Bogdan Filipič for his comments on the almost-final draft of this book. |
| URI: | http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/198 |
| ISBN: | 978-3-662-44874-8 |
| Appears in Collections: | ARTS & SCIENCE |
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