What is more, evolution is able to reproduce these accomplishments, as shown by the similar forms of the shark, the ichthyosaur, and the dolphin. Evolution is all the more remarkable because of its randomness, and by the absence of a directing intelligence. In this course, we will examine how the principles used by evolutionary systems can be employed to optimise man-made problems. GA's combine the properties of parent genes to produce offspring. Structured populations Case studies Who should attend These courses are aimed at users who are competent programmers in either C or Fortran, and who have a problem which may benefit from the application of high performance computing.
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This course looks at the impact which HPC has had on industry, and examines how todays commercial users are exploiting the technology. While these traditional areas still remain large users of HPC, a new application is emerging as companies begin to use HPC to exploit the vast quantities of data held electronically. Techniques such as data mining allow potentially useful information to be extracted from such data. Identifying potential hydrocarbon reserves from seismic processing. Topics covered Traditional industrial application areas Datamining Industrial process optimisation Case studies Who should attend These courses are aimed at users who are competent programmers in either C or Fortran, and who have a problem which may benefit from the application of high performance computing.