Evolutionary algorithms and their applications to engineering problems
Adam Słowik, Halina Kwaśnicka
Abstract
Abstract The main focus of this paper is on the family of evolutionary algorithms and their real-life applications. We present the following algorithms: genetic algorithms, genetic programming, differential evolution, evolution strategies, and evolutionary programming. Each technique is presented in the pseudo-code form, which can be used for its easy implementation in any programming language. We present the main properties of each algorithm described in this paper. We also show many state-of-the-art practical applications and modifications of the early evolutionary methods. The open research issues are indicated for the family of evolutionary algorithms.
Topics & Concepts
Evolutionary algorithmComputer scienceEvolutionary programmingGenetic programmingComputational Science and EngineeringGenetic representationDifferential evolutionEvolutionary computationInteractive evolutionary computationEvolutionary musicFocus (optics)AlgorithmArtificial intelligenceMachine learningOpticsPhysicsMetaheuristic Optimization Algorithms ResearchEvolutionary Algorithms and ApplicationsAdvanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms