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• Introduction. Methods of Optimal Search and Screening. Methods of Optimal Foraging. Models of Individual Search and Foraging. Coalitional Search and Swarm Dynamics. Remarks on Swarm Robotic Systems for Search and Foraging. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.
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• Introduction Group Testing Search and Screening Games of Search Foraging Goal and Structure of This Book
• Methods of Optimal Search and Screening Location Probabilities and Search Density Search for a Static Target Search for a Moving Target
• Methods of Optimal Foraging Preying and Foraging by Patches Spatial Dynamics of Populations Methods of Optimal Foraging Inferences and Restrictions
• Models of Individual Search and Foraging Movements of the Agents and Their Trajectories Brownian Search and Foraging Foraging by Levy Flights Algorithms of Probabilistic Search and Foraging
• Coalitional Search and Swarm Dynamics Swarming and Collective Foraging Foraging by Multiple Foragers in Random Environment Modeling by Active Brownian Motion Turing System for the Swarm Foraging
• Remarks on Swarm Robotic Systems for Search and Foraging
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index
• A Summary appears at the end of each chapter.
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Since the start of modern computing, the studies of living organisms have inspired the progress in developing computers and intelligent machines. In particular, the methods of search and foraging are the benchmark problems for robotics and multi-agent systems. The highly developed theory of search and screening involves optimal search plans that ar.
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Since the start of modern computing, the studies of living organisms have inspired the progress in developing computers and intelligent machines. In particular, the methods of search and foraging are the benchmark problems for robotics and multi-agent systems. The highly developed theory of search and screening involves optimal search plans that are obtained by standard optimization techniques while the foraging theory addresses search plans that mimic the behavior of living foragers. Search and Foraging: Individual Motion and Swarm Dynamics examines how to program artificial search agents so that they demonstrate the same behavior as predicted by the foraging theory for living organisms. For cybernetics, this approach yields techniques that enable the best online search planning in varying environments. For biology, it allows reasonable insights regarding the internal activity of living organisms performing foraging tasks. The book discusses foraging theory as well as search and screening theory in the same mathematical and algorithmic framework. It presents an overview of the main ideas and methods of foraging and search theories, making the concepts of one theory accessible to specialists of the other. The book covers Brownian walks and Levy flight models of individual foraging and corresponding diffusion models and algorithms of search and foraging in random environments both by single and multiple agents. It also describes the active Brownian motion models for swarm dynamics with corresponding Fokker-Planck equations. Numerical examples and laboratory verifications illustrate the application of both theories.
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• Introduction.- Fundamentals of Search, Optimization and Decision Making.- Multiobjective EA Basics.- Multiobjective Cybernetics - Does Nature Solve Problems and Are They Multiobjective?.- Modularity Causes Multiple Objectives in Natural and Computational Systems.- Problem Decomposition, Modularity and their relation to Multiple Objectives.- Spatial Predator-Prey Models of Multiobjective Optimization.- Solution Concepts in Co-evolution and Multi-objective Search.- How Multiple Objectives are Used and their Effects on Solution Selection Methods.- Ill-Defined Problem Spaces.- Constrained Optimization via MOEAs.- Multiobjectivization.- Helper Objectives.- Learning Evaluation Functions for Global Optimization.- Assessing the Intrinsic Number of Objectives.- Assessing the Intrinsic Number of Decision Variables.- Fuzzy Dominance, Favour and other Relations beyond Pareto Optimality.- Multiobjective Clustering.- Reducing Bloat in GP with Multiple Objectives.- Multiobjective GP for Human-Understandable Models.- Multiobjective Supervised Learning.- Multiobjective Association Rule Mining.- Protein-folding via MOEAs and Solution Selection.- Unveiling Salient Insights in Engineering Designs with MOEAs.- Conclusions.- MOEA: Triumph of Natural Computing.- References.- Index.
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Multiobjective problems involve several competing measures of solution quality, and multiobjective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs) and multiobjective problem solving have become important topics of research in the evolutionary computation community over the past 10 years. This is an advanced text aimed at researchers and practitioners in the area of search and optimization. The book focuses on how MOEAs and related techniques can be used to solve problems, particularly in the disciplines of science and engineering. Contributions by leading researchers show how the concepts of multi objective optimization can be used to reformulate and resolve problems in broad areas such as constrained optimization, co evolution, classification, inverse modeling and design. The book is distinguished from other texts on MOEAs in that it is not primarily about the algorithms, nor specific applications, but about the concepts and processes involved in solving problems using a multi objective approach. Each chapter contributes to the central, deep concepts and themes of the book: evaluating the utility of the multi objective approach; discussing alternative problem formulations; showing how problem formulation affects the search process; and examining solution selection and decision making. The book will be of benefit to researchers, practitioners and graduate students engaged with optimization-based problem solving. For multi objective optimization experts, the book is an up-to-date account of emerging and advanced topics; for others, the book indicates how the multi objective approach can lead to fresh insights.
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• Evolutionary Algorithms for Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.- Strategies for Scaling Up Evolutionary Instance Reduction Algorithms for Data Mining.- GAP: Constructing and Selecting Features with Evolutionary Computing.- Multi-Agent Data Mining using Evolutionary Computing.- A Rule Extraction System with Class-Dependent Features.- Knowledge Discovery in Data Mining via an Evolutionary Algorithm.- Diversity and Neuro-Ensemble.- Unsupervised Niche Clustering: Discovering an Unknown Number of Clusters in Noisy Data Sets.- Evolutionary Computation in Intelligent Network Management.- Genetic Programming in Data Mining for Drug Discovery.- Microarray Data Mining with Evolutionary Computation.- An Evolutionary Modularized Data Mining Mechanism for Financial Distress Forecasts.
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Data mining (DM) consists of extracting interesting knowledge from re- world, large & complex data sets; and is the core step of a broader process, called the knowledge discovery from databases (KDD) process. In addition to the DM step, which actually extracts knowledge from data, the KDD process includes several preprocessing (or data preparation) and post-processing (or knowledge refinement) steps. The goal of data preprocessing methods is to transform the data to facilitate the application of a (or several) given DM algorithm(s), whereas the goal of knowledge refinement methods is to validate and refine discovered knowledge. Ideally, discovered knowledge should be not only accurate, but also comprehensible and interesting to the user. The total process is highly computation intensive. The idea of automatically discovering knowledge from databases is a very attractive and challenging task, both for academia and for industry. Hence, there has been a growing interest in data mining in several AI-related areas, including evolutionary algorithms (EAs). The main motivation for applying EAs to KDD tasks is that they are robust and adaptive search methods, which perform a global search in the space of candidate solutions (for instance, rules or another form of knowledge representation).
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• An Introduction to Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms and Their Applications
• Applications of Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Engineering Design
• Optimal Design of Industrial Electromagnetic Devices: A Multiobjective Evolutionary Approach
• Groundwater Monitoring Design: A Case Study Combining Epsilon Dominance Archiving and Automatic Parameterization for the NSGA-II
• Using a Particle Swarm Optimizer with a Multi-Objective Selection Scheme to Design Combinational Logic Circuits
• Application of Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms in Autonomous Vehicles Navigation
• Automatic Control System Design via a Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm
• The Use of Evolutionary Algorithms to Solve Practical Problems in Polymer Extrusion
• The Use of Evolutionary Algorithms to Solve Practical Problems in Polymer Extrusion
• City and Regional Planning via a MOEA: Lessons Learned
• A Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm for the Covering Tour Problem
• A Computer Engineering Benchmark Application for Multiobjective Optimizers
• Multiobjective Aerodynamic Design and Visualization of Supersonic Wings by Using Adaptive Range Multiobjective Genetic Algorithms
• Applications of a Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
• Multi-Objective Spectroscopic Data Analysis of Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosion Cores: Plasma Gradient Determination
• Application of Multiobjective Evolutionary Optimization Algorithms in Medicine
• On Machine Learning with Multiobjective Genetic Optimization
• Generalized Analysis of Promoters: A Method for DNA Sequence Description
• Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms for Computer Science Applications
• Design of Fluid Power System Using a Multi Objective Genetic Algorithm
• Elimination of Exceptional Elements in Cellular Manufacturing Systems Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms
• Single-Objective and Multi-Objective Evolutionary Flowshop Scheduling
• Evolutionary Operators Based on Elite Solutions for Bi-Objective Combinatorial Optimization
• Multi-Objective Rectangular Packing Problem
• Multi-Objective Algorithms for Attribute Selection in Data Mining
• Financial Applications of Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms: Recent Developments and Future Research Directions
• Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization Approach to Constructing Neural Network Ensembles for Regression
• Optimizing Forecast Model Complexity Using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms
• Even Flow Scheduling Problems in Forest Management
• Using Diversity to Guide the Search in Multi-Objective Optimization.

• Intro; Preface; Organization; Contents; Theory; On Bi-objective Convex-Quadratic Problems; 1 Introduction; 2 Theoretical Properties of Bi-objective Convex-Quadratic Problems; 2.1 Preliminaries; 2.2 Pareto Set; 2.3 Convexity of the Pareto Front; 3 New Classes of Bi-objective Test Functions; 4 Summary; References; An Empirical Investigation of the Optimality and Monotonicity Properties of Multiobjective Archiving Methods; 1 Introduction; 2 Experimental Design; 2.1 Assessment Indexes; 2.2 Archivers Investigated; 2.3 Test Problems; 2.4 General Experimental Settings; 3 Results; 3.1 Optimal Ratio

• 3.2 Deterioration Ratio3.3 Summary; 4 Concluding Remarks; References; Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization Using Benson's Karush-Kuhn-Tucker Proximity Measure; 1 Introduction; 2 KKT Based Proximity Measure; 3 Proposed B-KKT Proximity Measure; 4 Results; 4.1 Two-Objective Optimization Problems; 4.2 Three-Objective Optimization Problems; 4.3 Many-Objective Optimization Problems; 4.4 Engineering Design Problem; 5 Conclusions; References; On the Convergence of Decomposition Algorithms in Many-Objective Problems; 1 Introduction; 2 Numerical Experiments; 3 Interpretation of Results

• 4 ConclusionReferences; Algorithms; A New Hybrid Metaheuristic for Equality Constrained Bi-objective Optimization Problems; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 3 Proposed Algorithm (M-NSGA-II/PT); 3.1 First Stage: Rough Approximation via Micro-NSGA-II; 3.2 Second Stage: Refinement via PT; 4 Numerical Results; 5 Conclusions and Future Work; References; Make Evolutionary Multiobjective Algorithms Scale Better with Advanced Data Structures: Van Emde Boas Tree for Non-dominated Sorting; 1 Introduction; 2 Preliminaries; 3 The Divide-and-Conquer Algorithm for Non-dominated Sorting; 3.1 The General Plan

• 3.2 Sweep Line Algorithms for m = 24 The Van Emde Boas Tree; 5 Efficient Implementation of the Van Emde Boas Tree; 6 Implementation and Analysis of the Whole Algorithm; 7 Experiments; 8 Conclusion; References; Toward a New Family of Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithms; 1 Introduction; 2 Background; 3 Subspace Polynomial Mutation Operator; 4 Multi-objective Descent Directions Within MOEAs; 4.1 Equality Constrained MOPs; 4.2 Gradient-Free Descent Direction; 5 Application: Hybrid Algorithm for Constrained Optimization; 6 Conclusions and Future Work; References

• Adjustment of Weight Vectors of Penalty-Based Boundary Intersection Method in MOEA/D1 Introduction; 2 Related Works; 3 MOEA/D-PBI with Adjusted Weight Vectors; 4 Computational Experiments; 4.1 Experimental Settings; 4.2 Experimental Results; 5 Conclusions; References; GD
• E4: The Generalized Differential Evolution with Ordered Mutation; 1 Introduction; 2 Background Review; 2.1 Generalized Differential Evolution; 2.2 Existing Single Objective Differential Evolution with Ordered Mutation; 3 Proposed Algorithm: The Generalized Differential Evolution with the Ordered Mutation (GDE4); 4 Experiment

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization, EMO 2019 held in East Lansing, MI, USA, in March 2019. The 59 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 76 submissions. The papers are divided into 8 categories, each representing a key area of current interest in the EMO field today. They include theoretical developments, algorithmic developments, issues in many-objective optimization, performance metrics, knowledge extraction and surrogate-based EMO, multi-objective combinatorial problem solving, MCDM and interactive EMO methods, and applications.
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• Plenary Talks
• Interactive Approaches in Multiple Criteria Decision Making and Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization
• Towards Automatically Configured Multi-objective Optimizers
• A Review of Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization Applications in Aerospace Engineering
• Performance evaluation of multiobjective optimization algorithms: quality indicators and the attainment function
• Theory and Hyper-Heuristics
• A Multimodal Approach for Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization (MEMO): Proof-of-Principle Results
• Unwanted Feature Interactions Between the Problem and Search Operators in Evolutionary Multi-objective Optimization
• Neutral but a Winner! How Neutrality helps Multiobjective Local Search Algorithms
• To DE or not to DE? Multi-Objective Differential Evolution Revisited from a Component-Wise Perspective
• Model-Based Multi-Objective Optimization: Taxonomy, Multi-Point Proposal, Toolbox and Benchmark
• Temporal Innovization: Evolution of Design Principles Using Multi-objective Optimization
• MOEA/D-HH: A Hyper-Heuristic for Multi-objective Problems
• Using hyper-heuristic to select leader and archiving methods for many-objective problems
• Algorithms
• Adaptive Reference Vector Generation for Inverse Model Based Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization with Degenerate and Disconnected Pareto Fronts
• MOEA/PC: Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Polar Coordinates
• GD-MOEA: A New Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm based on the Generational Distance Indicator
• Experiments on Local Search for Bi-objective Unconstrained Binary Quadratic Programming
• A Bug in the Multiobjective Optimizer IBEA: Salutary Lessons for Code Release and a Performance Re-Assessment
• A Knee-based EMO Algorithm with an Efficient Method to Update Mobile Reference Points
• A Hybrid Algorithm for Stochastic Multiobjective Programming Problem
• Parameter Tuning of MOEAs using a Bilevel Optimization Approach
• Pareto adaptive scalarising functions for decomposition based algorithms
• A bi-level multiobjective PSO algorithm
• An interactive simple indicator-based evolutionary algorithm (I-SIBEA) for multiobjective optimization problems
• Combining Non-dominance, Objective-sorted and Spread Metric to Extend Firefly Algorithm to Multi-objective Optimization
• GACO: a parallel evolutionary approach to multi-objective scheduling
• Kriging Surrogate Model Enhanced by Coordinate Transformation of Design Space Based on Eigenvalue Decomposition
• A Parallel Multi-Start NSGA II Algorithm for Multiobjective Energy Reduction Vehicle Routing Problem
• Evolutionary Inference of Attribute-based Access Control Policies
• Hybrid Dynamic Resampling for Guided Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization
• A Comparison of Decoding Strategies for the 0/1 Multi-objective Unit Commitment Problem
• Comparing Decomposition-based and Automatically Component-Wise Designed Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms
• Upper Confidence Bound (UCB) Algorithms for Adaptive Operator Selection in MOEA/D
• Towards Understanding Bilevel Multi-objective Optimization with Deterministic Lower Level Decisions.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization, EMO 2015 held in Guimarães, Portugal in March/April 2015. The 68 revised full papers presented together with 4 plenary talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 90 submissions. The EMO 2015 aims to continue these type of developments, being the papers presented focused in: theoretical aspects, algorithms development, many-objectives optimization, robustness and optimization under uncertainty, performance indicators, multiple criteria decision making and real-world applications.

• Many-Objectives Optimization, Performance and Robustness
• Evolutionary Many-objective Optimization based on Kuhn-Munkres? Algorithm
• A KKT Proximity Measure for Evolutionary Multi-Objective and Many-Objective Optimization
• U-NSGA-III: A Unified Evolutionary Optimization Procedure for Single, Multiple, and Many Objectives? Proof-of- Principle Results
• Clustering based parallel Many-objective Evolutionary Algorithms using the shape of the objective vectors
• Faster Exact Algorithms for Computing Expected Hypervolume Improvement
• A GPU-based Algorithm for a Faster Hypervolume Contribution Computation
• A Feature-based Performance Analysis in Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization
• Modified Distance Calculation in Generational Distance and Inverted Generational Distance
• On the Behavior of Stochastic Local Search within Parameter Dependent MOPs
• An Evolutionary Approach to Active Robust Multiobjective Optimisation
• Linear scalarization Pareto front identification in stochastic environments
• Elite Accumulative Sampling Strategies for Noisy Multi-Objective Optimisation
• Guideline Identification for Optimization under Uncertainty through the Optimization of a Boomerang Trajectory
• MCDM
• Using indifference information in robust ordinal regression
• A Multi-objective genetic algorithm for inferring inter-criteria parameters for water supply consensus
• Genetic Algorithm Approach for a Class of Multi-criteria, Multi-vehicle Planner of UAVs
• An Interactive Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization Method: Interactive WASF-GA
• On Generalizing Lipschitz Global Methods for Multiobjective Optimization
• Dealing with scarce optimization time in complex logistics optimization: A study on the biobjective Swap-Body Inventory Routing Problem
• Machine Decision Makers as a Laboratory for Interactive EMO
• Real World Applications
• Aircraft Air Inlet Design Optimization via Surrogate-Assisted Evolutionary Computation
• Diesel Engine Drive-Cycle Optimization with the Integrated Optimization Environment? Liger
• Re-design for robustness: An approach based on many objective optimization
• A Model for a Human Decision-Maker in a Polymer Extrusion Process
• Multi-Objective Optimization of Gate Location and Processing Conditions in Injection Molding Using MOEAs: Experimental Assessment
• A Multi-Criteria Decision Support System for a Routing Problem in Waste Collection
• Application of Evolutionary Multiobjective Algorithms for solving the problem of Energy Dispatch in Hydroelectric Power Plants
• Solutions in Under 10 Seconds for Vehicle Routing Problems with Time Windows using Commodity Computers
• A comparative study of algorithms for solving the Multiobjective Open-Pit Mining Operational Planning Problems
• A Model to Select a Portfolio of Multiple Spare Parts for a Public Bus Transport Service Using NSGA II.-A Multi-Objective Optimization Approach Associated to Climate Change Analysis to Improve Systematic Conservation Planning
• Marginalization in Mexico: An Application of the Electre III[Pleaseinsertintopreamble]MOEA Methodology
• Integrating Hierarchical Clustering and Pareto-Efficacy to Preventive Controls Selection in Voltage Stability Assessment
• Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithm with Discrete Differential Mutation Operator for Service Restoration in Largescale
• Distribution Systems
• Combining Data Mining and Evolutionary Computation for Multi-Criteria Optimization of Earthworks
• Exploration of Two-Objective Scenarios on Supervised Evolutionary Feature Selection: a Survey and a Case Study
• (Application to Music Categorisation)
• A Multi-Objective Approach for Building Hyperspectral Remote Sensed Image Classifier Combiners
• Multi-Objective Optimization of Barrier Coverage with Wireless Sensors
• Comparison of Single and Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms for Robust Link-state Routing.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Evolutionary Multi-Criterion Optimization, EMO 2015 held in Guimarães, Portugal in March/April 2015. The 68 revised full papers presented together with 4 plenary talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 90 submissions. The EMO 2015 aims to continue these type of developments, being the papers presented focused in: theoretical aspects, algorithms development, many-objectives optimization, robustness and optimization under uncertainty, performance indicators, multiple criteria decision making and real-world applications.

• Parameter Setting in EAs: a 30 Year Perspective.- Parameter Control in Evolutionary Algorithms.- Self-Adaptation in Evolutionary Algorithms.- Adaptive Strategies for Operator Allocation.- Sequential Parameter Optimization Applied to Self-Adaptation for Binary-Coded Evolutionary Algorithms.- Combining Meta-EAs and Racing for Difficult EA Parameter Tuning Tasks.- Genetic Programming: Parametric Analysis of Structure Altering Mutation Techniques.- Parameter Sweeps for Exploring Parameter Spaces of Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms.- Adaptive Population Sizing Schemes in Genetic Algorithms.- Population Sizing to Go: Online Adaptation Using Noise and Substructural Measurements.- Parameter-less Hierarchical Bayesian Optimization Algorithm.- Evolutionary Multi-Objective Optimization Without Additional Parameters.- Parameter Setting in Parallel Genetic Algorithms.- Parameter Control in Practice.- Parameter Adaptation for GP Forecasting Applications.
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One of the main difficulties of applying an evolutionary algorithm (or, as a matter of fact, any heuristic method) to a given problem is to decide on an appropriate set of parameter values. Typically these are specified before the algorithm is run and include population size, selection rate, operator probabilities, not to mention the representation and the operators themselves. This book gives the reader a solid perspective on the different approaches that have been proposed to automate control of these parameters as well as understanding their interactions. The book covers a broad area of evolutionary computation, including genetic algorithms, evolution strategies, genetic programming, estimation of distribution algorithms, and also discusses the issues of specific parameters used in parallel implementations, multi-objective evolutionary algorithms, and practical consideration for real-world applications. It is a recommended read for researchers and practitioners of evolutionary computation and heuristic methods.
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings for the 4th European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization, EvoCOP 2004, held in Coimbra, Portugal, in April together with EuroGP 2004 and six workshops on evolutionary computing. The 23 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 86 submissions. Among the topics addressed are evolutionary algorithms as well as metaheuristics like memetic algorithms, ant colony optimization, and scatter search; the papers are dealing with representations, operators, search spaces, adaptation, comparison of algorithms, hybridization of different methods, and theory. Among the combinatorial optimization problems studied are graph coloring, network design, cutting, packing, scheduling, timetabling, traveling salesman, vehicle routing, and various other real-world applications.
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of three workshops on the application of evolutionary programming and algorithms in various domains; these workshops were held in conjunction with the 5th European Conference on Genetic Programming, EuroGP 2002, in Kinsale, Ireland, in April 2002. The 33 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected by the respective program committees. In accordance with the three workshops EvoCOP, EvoIASP, and EvoSTIM/EvoPLAN, the papers are organized in topical sections on combinatorial optimization problems; image analysis and signal processing; and scheduling, timetabling, and AI planning.
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• An overview of evolutionary algorithms and their advantages
• evolving models of time series
• evolutionary clustering and classification
• evolving control systems
• theory and tools for improving evolutionary algorithms.
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Evolutionary cmputation is one of the fastest growing areas of computer science, partly because of its broad applicability to engineering problems. The methods can be applied to problems as diverse as supply-chain optimization, routing and planning, task assignment, pharmaceutical design, interactive gaming, and many others within the signal processing domain. The text is an outgrowth of a series of SPIE short courses taught by the author. The examples span a range of applications and should be useful to a variety of readers of mixed backgrounds and expertise.
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Annotation Genetic Algorithms Genetic Programming Evolution Strategies Evolutionary Programming Differential Evolution Artificial Immune Systems Particle Swarm Optimization Ant Colony Optimization Bacterial Foraging Artificial Bees Harmony Search Gravitational search algorithm Quantum Computing Memetic Computing Fireflies Algorithm Hybridization of Algorithms Imperialism Competitive Learning Tabu Search Simulated Annealing Bat Algorithm intelligent water drop Other Metaheuristics.

• Adaptation, Self-Adaptation and Parameter Tuning
• Classifier Systems, Differential Evolution and Swarm Intelligence
• Coevolution and Artificial Immune Systems
• Constraint Handling
• Dynamic and Uncertain Environments
• Estimation of Distribution Algorithms and Metamodelling
• Genetic Programming
• Multi-objective Optimisation
• Parallel Algorithms and Hardware Implementations
• Real-World Applications
• Theory.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN 2013, held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in September 2014. The total of 90 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 217 submissions. The meeting began with 7 workshops which offered an ideal opportunity to explore specific topics in evolutionary computation, bio-inspired computing and metaheuristics. PPSN XIII also included 9 tutorials. The papers are organized in topical sections on adaption, self-adaption and parameter tuning; classifier system, differential evolution and swarm intelligence; coevolution and artificial immune systems; constraint handling; dynamic and uncertain environments; estimation of distribution algorithms and metamodelling; genetic programming; multi-objective optimisation; parallel algorithms and hardware implementations; real world applications; and theory.