Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Programming: Modern Concepts and Practical Applications (Numerical Insights) (Hardcover)

~ Michael Affenzeller (Author), Stephan Winkler (Author), Stefan Wagner (Author), Andreas Beham (Author)

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Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Programming: Modern Concepts and Practical Applications discusses algorithmic developments in the context of genetic algorithms (GAs) and genetic programming (GP). It applies the algorithms to significant combinatorial optimization problems and describes structure identification using HeuristicLab as a platform for algorithm development.

The book focuses on both theoretical and empirical aspects. The theoretical sections explore the important and characteristic properties of the basic GA as well as main characteristics of the selected algorithmic extensions developed by the authors. In the empirical parts of the text, the authors apply GAs to two combinatorial optimization problems: the traveling salesman and capacitated vehicle routing problems. To highlight the properties of the algorithmic measures in the field of GP, they analyze GP-based nonlinear structure identification applied to time series and classification problems.

Written by core members of the HeuristicLab team, this book provides a better understanding of the basic workflow of GAs and GP, encouraging readers to establish new bionic, problem-independent theoretical concepts. By comparing the results of standard GA and GP implementation with several algorithmic extensions, it also shows how to substantially increase achievable solution quality.

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Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences and Johannes Kepler University of Linz Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria

Product Details

• Hardcover: 379 pages
• Publisher: Chapman & Hall/CRC; 1 edition (April 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584886293
• ISBN-13: 978-1584886297
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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