Real-World Applications of Evolutionary Computing: EvoWorkshops 2000: EvoIASP, EvoSCONDI, EvoTel, EvoSTIM, EvoRob, and EvoFlight, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, April 17, 2000 Proceedings

by Stefano Cagnoni (editor)

EvoIASP Talks.- Special Purpose Image Convolution with Evolvable Hardware.- Stereoscopic Vision for a Humanoid Robot Using Genetic Programming.- A Faster Genetic Clustering Algorithm.- Scene Interpretation using Semantic Nets and Evolutionary Computation.- Evolutionary Wavelet Bases in Signal Spaces.- EvoIASP Posters.- Finding Golf The Ultra High Tech Approach.- Sound Localization for a Humanoid Robot by Means of Genetic Programming.- On the Scalability of Genetic Algorithms to Very Large-Scale Feature Selection.- Combining Evolutionary, Connectionist, and Fuzzy Classification Algorithms for Shape Analysis.- Experimental Determination of Drosophila Embryonic Coordinates by Genetic Algorithms, the Simplex Method, and Their Hybrid.- EvoSCONDI Papers.- A Genetic Algorithm with Local Search for Solving Job Problems.- Distributed Learning Control of Traffic Signals.- Time Series Prediction by Growing Lateral Delay Neural Networks.- Trajectory Controller Network and Its Design Automation through Evolutionary Computing.- Evolutionary Computation and Nonlinear Programming in Multi-model-robust Control Design.- Benchmarking Cost-Assignment Schemes for Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms.- Automatic Synthesis of Both the Topology and Parameters for a Controller for a Three-Lag Plant with a Five-Second Delay Using Genetic Programming.- Automatic Design of Multivariable QFT Control System via Evolutionary Computation.- Development of Power Transformer Thermal Models for Oil Temperature Prediction.- EvoTel Talks.- Automatic Validation of Protocol Interfaces Described in VHDL.- Evolutive Modeling of TCP/IP Network Traffic for Intrusion Detection.- Multimodal Performance Profiles on the Adaptive Distributed Database Management Problem.- Protocol Construction Using Genetic Search Techniques.- EvoTel Posters.- Prediction of Power Requirements for High-Speed Circuits.- A Communication Architecture for Multi-Agent Learning Systems.- EvoSTIM Papers.- An Ambulance Crew Rostering System.- A Systematic Investigation of GA Performance on Jobshop Scheduling Problems.- An Ant Algorithm with a New Pheromone Evaluation Rule for Total Tardiness Problems.- A New Genetic Representation and Common Cluster Crossover for Job Shop Scheduling Problems.- Optimising an Evolutionary Algorithm for Scheduling.- EvoRob Papers.- On-line Evolution of Control for a Four-Legged Robot Using Genetic Programming.- Optimized Collision Free Robot Move Statement Generation by the Evolutionary Software GLEAM.- Self-Adaptive Mutation in ZCS Controllers.- Using a Hybrid Evolutionary-A* Approach for Learning Reactive Behaviours.- EvoFlight Papers.- Supervised Evolutionary Methods in Aerodynamic Design Optimisation.- An Evolutionary Algorithm for Large Scale Set Covering Problems with Application to Airline Crew Scheduling.- Design, Implementation, and Application of a Tool for Optimal Aircraft Positioning.

412 pages, Paperback

First published March 29, 2000