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- J. Henkel, Univ. of Karlsruhe, WS0809
http://ces.univ-karlsruhe.de GA 2
Genetic & Evolutionary Algorithms
- Genetic Algorithms belong to the area of evolutionary computing
Genetic Algorithms belong to the area of evolutionary computing which which itself is part of AI itself is part of AI
Short history
1960s: I. Rechenberg Rechenberg (“Evolution Strategies”) (“Evolution Strategies”)
- 1975: Genetic Algorithms by John Holland “Adaption in natural an
1975: Genetic Algorithms by John Holland “Adaption in natural and artificial d artificial systems” systems”
1992: J. Koza Koza, Genetic Programming , Genetic Programming
Background
- Rooted in the mechanism of evolution and natural genetics
Rooted in the mechanism of evolution and natural genetics
- Draws inspirations from the natural search and selection process
Draws inspirations from the natural search and selection process -
> “survival of the fittest” “survival of the fittest”
- Based on sequences of the following mechanisms:
Based on sequences of the following mechanisms:
Selection
Crossover
Mutation