Boers E.J.W. et al. (eds.) Applications of Evolutionary Computing, EvoWorkshops 2001

Springer, 2001. — 529 p.
EvoWorkshops 2001: EvoCOP, EvoFlight, EvoIASP, EvoLearn, and EvoSTIM, Como, Italy, April 18-20, 2001 Proceedings.This volume contains the proceedings of EvoWorkshops 2001, an event including the First European Workshop on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimization (EvoCOP), the Second European Workshop on Evolutionary Aeronautics (EvoFlight), the Third European Workshop on EvolutionaryComputation in Image Analysis and Signal Processing (EvoIASP), the First European Workshop on Evolutionary Learning (EvoLearn), and the Second EuropeanWorkshop on Evolutionary Scheduling and Timetabling (EvoSTIM). These workshops were held in Como, Italy, on 18 and 19 April 2001, as part of EuroGP 2001, the Fourth European Conference on Genetic Programming.
EvoCOP focuses on applications of evolutionary algorithms and related heuristic search methods to various combinatorial optimization problems. It also covers general methodological aspects of such algorithms like operator analyses, search dynamics, tness landscapes, and algorithmic comparisons, which are the driving force in gaining a better understanding of evolutionary search and hence support the design of e ective evolutionary algorithms for combinatorial optimization problems of practical relevance.
EvoFlight is aimed at bringing together researchers and industrial parties to discuss the use of evolutionary computation in aerospace.
EvoIASP, held in 2001 for the third time, was the rst event ever speci cally dedicated to the applications of EC to image analysis and signal processing.
The aim of EvoLearn is to provide an opportunity for people interested in algorithms which \learn through evolution" to share ideas, discuss the current state of research, and to discuss the future directions of this particular area of Evolutionary Computation.
EvoSTIM presents the latest results in the elds of scheduling and timetabling, that are amongst the most successful applications of evolutionary techniques.