A Field Guide to Genetic Programming (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781409200734)

Genetic programming (GP) is a systematic, domain-independent method for getting computers to solve problems automatically starting from a high-level statement of what needs to be done. Using ideas from natural evolution, GP starts from an ooze of random computer programs, and progressively refines them through processes of mutation and sexual recombination, until high-fitness solutions emerge. All this without the user having to know or specify the form or structure of solutions in advance. GP has generated a plethora of human-competitive results and applications, including novel scientific discoveries and patentable inventions. This unique overview of this exciting technique is written by three of the most active scientists in GP. See www.gp-field-guide.org.uk for more information on the book.

Author: Riccardo Poli, William B. Langdon, Nicholas Freitag McPhee
ISBN-10: 1409200736
ISBN-13: 9781409200734
Publisher: Lulu Press
Language: English
Published: 03/26/2008
Pages: 252
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d