Fuzzy Modeling and Genetic Algorithms for Data Mining and Exploration

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Chapter 9

Fundamental Concepts of

Genetic Algorithms

Evolutionary strategies address highly complex optimization and search

problems through an emulation of natural selection. They also incorporate

a form of parallel processing to effectively evaluate a large population of

possible solutions. Their ability to solve high-dimensional, highly complex

problems that are often intractable, slow, brittle, or difficult to formulate

with conventional analytical techniques has made genetic algorithms and

evolutionary programming a critical component in intelligent systems that

require adaptive behavior, systematic exploration of alternatives, and mul-

tiobjective and multiconstraint optimization. This chapter introduces the

concepts underlying genetic algorithms ...