Evolutionary Computation 2 : Advanced Algorithms and Operators (Paperback)

FITNESS EVALUATIONIntroduction to fitness evaluationEncoding and decoding functionsCompetitive fitness evaluationComplexity-based fitness evaluationMultiobjective optimization CONSTRAINT-HANDLING TECHNIQUESIntroduction to constraint-handling techniquesPenalty functionsDecodersRepair algorithmsConstraint-preserving operatorsOther constraint-handling methodsConstraint-satisfaction problems POPULATION STRUCTURESNiching methodsSpeciation methodsIsland (migration) models: evolutionary algorithms based on punctuated equilibriaDiffusion (cellular) models ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATIONPopulation sizingMutation parametersRecombination parametersParameter controlSelf-adaptationMeta-evolutionary approachesCoevolutionary algorithms IMPLEMENTATION OF EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMSEfficient implementation of algorithmsComputation time of evolutionary operatorsHardware realizations of evolutionary algorithmsINDEX