Real-World Applications of Evolutionary Computing: EvoWorkshops 2000: EvoIASP, EvoSCONDI, EvoTel, EvoSTIM, EvoRob, and EvoFlight, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, April 17, 2000 Proceedings(1803 Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of six workshops on evolutionary computation held concurrently as EvoWorkshops 2000 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, in April 2000. The 37 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected by the respective program committees. All in all, the book demonstrates the broad application potential of evolutionary computing in a variety of fields. In accordance with the individual workshops, the book is divided into sections on image and signal processing; systems, controls, and drives in industry; telecommunications; scheduling and timetabling; robotics; and aeronautics.

Table of Contents:
EvoIASP Talks.- Special Purpose Image Convolution with Evolvable Hardware.- Stereoscopic Vision for a Humanoid Robot Using Genetic Programming.- A Faster Genetic Clustering Algorithm.- Scene Interpretation using Semantic Nets and Evolutionary Computation.- Evolutionary Wavelet Bases in Signal Spaces.- EvoIASP Posters.- Finding Golf Courses: The Ultra High Tech Approach.- Sound Localization for a Humanoid Robot by Means of Genetic Programming.- On the Scalability of Genetic Algorithms to Very Large-Scale Feature Selection.- Combining Evolutionary, Connectionist, and Fuzzy Classification Algorithms for Shape Analysis.- Experimental Determination of Drosophila Embryonic Coordinates by Genetic Algorithms, the Simplex Method, and Their Hybrid.- EvoSCONDI Papers.- A Genetic Algorithm with Local Search for Solving Job Problems.- Distributed Learning Control of Traffic Signals.- Time Series Prediction by Growing Lateral Delay Neural Networks.- Trajectory Controller Network and Its Design Automation through Evolutionary Computing.- Evolutionary Computation and Nonlinear Programming in Multi-model-robust Control Design.- Benchmarking Cost-Assignment Schemes for Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms.- Automatic Synthesis of Both the Topology and Parameters for a Controller for a Three-Lag Plant with a Five-Second Delay Using Genetic Programming.- Automatic Design of Multivariable QFT Control System via Evolutionary Computation.- Development of Power Transformer Thermal Models for Oil Temperature Prediction.- EvoTel Talks.- Automatic Validation of Protocol Interfaces Described in VHDL.- Evolutive Modeling of TCP/IP Network Traffic for Intrusion Detection.- Multimodal Performance Profiles on the Adaptive Distributed Database Management Problem.- Protocol Construction Using GeneticSearch Techniques.- EvoTel Posters.- Prediction of Power Requirements for High-Speed Circuits.- A Communication Architecture for Multi-Agent Learning Systems.- EvoSTIM Papers.- An Ambulance Crew Rostering System.- A Systematic Investigation of GA Performance on Jobshop Scheduling Problems.- An Ant Algorithm with a New Pheromone Evaluation Rule for Total Tardiness Problems.- A New Genetic Representation and Common Cluster Crossover for Job Shop Scheduling Problems.- Optimising an Evolutionary Algorithm for Scheduling.- EvoRob Papers.- On-line Evolution of Control for a Four-Legged Robot Using Genetic Programming.- Optimized Collision Free Robot Move Statement Generation by the Evolutionary Software GLEAM.- Self-Adaptive Mutation in ZCS Controllers.- Using a Hybrid Evolutionary-A* Approach for Learning Reactive Behaviours.- EvoFlight Papers.- Supervised Evolutionary Methods in Aerodynamic Design Optimisation.- An Evolutionary Algorithm for Large Scale Set Covering Problems with Application to Airline Crew Scheduling.- Design, Implementation, and Application of a Tool for Optimal Aircraft Positioning.