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A Compendium of Artifi cial A Compendium of Artifi cial
Immune SystemsImmune Systems
Oscar Montiel,* Roberto Sepúlveda and
Francisco Javier Díaz Delgadillo
ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we shall explore the fi eld of Artifi cial Immune Systems
(AIS), a series of algorithms that are inspired by the workings of
the human immune system and their extrapolation to the world of
mathematics, computer science and engineering, from their conception
to what the future holds. Our goal is to give readers a notion of the
history behind them, as well as the fundamental algorithms and
applications of the AIS.
9.1 Introduction
Computer science has experienced over the ...