Parallel problem solving from nature
Subtitle: 1st workshop, PPSN I, Dortmund, FRG, October 1-3, 1990 : proceedings
By: H.-P. Schwefel, R. Männer, eds.
Contributors: Schwefel, Hans-Paul.; Männer, Reinhard.
Series: Lecture notes in computer science ;; 496
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 485
Subjects: Parallel processing (Electronic computers) -- Congresses; Neural networks (Computer science) -- Congresses
Description: "With the appearance of massively parallel computers, increased attention has been paid to algorithms which rely upon analogies to natural processes. This development defines the scope of the PPSN conference at Dortmund in 1990 whose proceedings are presented in this volume. The subjects treated include: - Darwinian methods such as evolution strategies and genetic algorithms; - Boltzmann methods such as simulated annealing; - Classifier systems and neural networks; - Transfer of natural metaphors to artificial problem solving. The main objectives of the conference were: - To gather theoretical results about and experimental comparisons between these algorithms, - To discuss various implementations on different parallel computer architectures, - To summarize the state of the art in the field, which was previously scattered widely both among disciplines and geographically."--PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.