About this course:

  • Course Name: Evolutionary Computation
  • Course Code: ME 685
  • L-T-P-C : 3-0-0-6
  • Syllabus: Download
  • Course Type: Department Elective


    • Evolutionary Computation

    Description:

    Introduction to optimization, Convex programming, Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions, Direct functional evaluation and derivative based optimization techniques; Simulated annealing, Tabu search; NFL theorem; Biological principles of evolution, General scheme of EAs, Representation, Selection schemes, Population evaluation, Variation operators; Constraint handling; Schema theorem; Binary coded genetic algorithm, Real coded genetic algorithm, Evolutionary strategies, Evolutionary programming, genetic programming, Differential evolution, Particle swarm optimization; Pareto-optimality, Multi-objective evolutionary algorithms; Statistical analysis of EC techniques; Customization in EAs; EAs in scheduling.

    Textbooks:

    [1] K. Deb, Multi-objective Optimization using Evolutionary Algorithms, Wiley, 2001.

    [2] M. Clerc, Particle Swarm Optimization, ISTE, 2006.

    References:

    [1] T. Back, D. B. Fogal, Z. Michalewicz, Handbook of Evolutionary Computation, Oxford University Press, 1997.

    [2] D. B. Fogel, Evolutionary Computation, The Fossil Record, IEEE Press, 2003.

    [3] D. Goldberg, Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization, and Machine Learning, Addison Wesley, 1989.

    [4] K. Price,R. M. Storn, J. A. Lampinen, Differential Evolution: A Practical Approach to Global Optimization, Springer, 2005.