Evolutionary Computation (EC) techniques are e?cient, nature-inspired me- ods based on the principles of natural evolution and genetics. Due to their - ciency and simple underlying principles, these methods can be used for a diverse rangeofactivitiesincludingproblemsolving,optimization,machinelearningand pattern recognition. A large and continuously increasing number of researchers and professionals make use of EC techniques in various application domains. This volume presents a careful selection of relevant EC examples combined with a thorough examination of the techniques used in EC. The papers in the volume illustrate the current state of the art in the application of EC and should help and inspire researchers and professionals to develop e?cient EC methods for design and problem solving. All papers in this book were presented during EvoApplications 2010, which included a range of events on application-oriented aspects of EC. Since 1998, EvoApplications — formerly known as EvoWorkshops— has provided a unique opportunity for EC researchers to meet and discuss application aspects of EC and has been an important link between EC research and its application in a variety of domains. During these 12 years, new events have arisen, some have disappeared,whileothershavematuredtobecomeconferencesoftheirown,such as EuroGP in 2000, EvoCOP in 2004, and EvoBIO in 2007. And from this year, EvoApplications has become a conference as well.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Cecilia Chio
Department of Computer Engineering, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Stefano Cagnoni
Departmento Lenguajes y Ciencias de la Computación, ETSI Informática, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
Carlos Cotta
Wilhelm Schickard-Institut für Informatik, Sand 1, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Marc Ebner
Computer Science, Aston Triangle, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
Anikó Ekárt
Instituto Tecnológico de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Anna I. Esparcia-Alcazar
Advanced Technology Centre Rolls-Royce, Singapore, Singapore
Chi-Keong Goh
Departamento de Electrónica y Tnologia de los Computadores, University of Granada, Grenada, Spain
Juan J. Merelo
Department of Mathematical Information Technology,, University of Jyväskylä, Agora, Finland
Ferrante Neri
Lehrstuhl für Algorithm Engineering, TU Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
Mike Preuß
Center for Computer Games Research, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen S, Denmark
Julian Togelius,
Georgios N. Yannakakis
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Applications of Evolutionary Computation
Book Subtitle: EvoApplications 2010: EvoCOMPLEX, EvoGAMES, EvoIASP, EvoINTELLIGENCE, EvoNUM, and EvoSTOC, Istanbul, Turkey, April 7-9, 2010, Proceedings, Part I
Editors: Cecilia Chio, Stefano Cagnoni, Carlos Cotta, Marc Ebner, Anikó Ekárt, Anna I. Esparcia-Alcazar, Chi-Keong Goh, Juan J. Merelo, Ferrante Neri, Mike Preuß, Julian Togelius, … Georgios N. Yannakakis