Evolutionary Algorithms

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Genetic Algorithms as Multi-Coordinators in Large-Scale Optimization....Pages 1-15
Telecommunication Network Optimization with Genetic Algorithms: A Decade of Practice....Pages 17-32
Using Evolutionary Algorithms to Search for Control Parameters in a Nonlinear Partial Differential Equation....Pages 33-64
Applying Genetic Algorithms to Real-World Problems....Pages 65-88
An Overview of Evolutionary Programming....Pages 89-109
A Hierarchical Genetic Algorithm for System Identification and Curve Fitting with a Supercomputer Implementation....Pages 111-137
Experiences with the PGAPack Parallel Genetic Algorithm Library....Pages 139-149
The Significance of the Evaluation Function in Evolutionary Algorithms....Pages 151-166
Genetic Algorithm Optimization of Atomic Clusters....Pages 167-175
Search, Binary Representations and Counting Optima....Pages 177-189
An Investigation of GA Performance Results for Different Cardinality Alphabets....Pages 191-206
Genetic Algorithms and the Design of Experiments....Pages 207-226
Efficient Parameter Optimization Based on Combination of Direct Global and Local Search Methods....Pages 227-249
What are Genetic Algorithms? A Mathematical Prespective....Pages 251-276
Survey of Projects Involving Evolutionary Algorithms Sponsored by the Electric Power Research Institute....Pages 277-293
Back Matter....Pages 294-300