Table of Contents

• Natural Evolutionary Coding: An Application to Estimating Software Development ProjectsJesús S. Aguilar-Ruiz, José Cristóbal Riquelme Santos, Isabel Ramos. 1-8
• A Multiscale Master-Slave Parallel Genetic Algorithm with Application to Groundwater Remediation DesignMeghna Babbar, Barbara S. Minsker. 9-16
• Enhancing Tournament Selection to Prevent Code Bloat in Genetic ProgrammingFlavio Baronti, Antonina Starita. 17-22
• Evolving Fractal ProteinsPeter J. Bentley. 23-30
• GLEAM - An Evolutionary Algorithm for Planning and Control Based on Evolution StrategyChristian Blume, Wilfried Jakob. 31-38
• Solving Approximation Problems by Ant Colony ProgrammingMariusz Boryczka, Zbigniew J. Czech. 39-46
• Recent Results from the Experimental Evaluation of the Learnable Evolution ModelGuido Cervone, Kenneth A. Kaufman, Ryszard S. Michalski. 47-62
• Oceanus: A Distributed Web-Based Framework for Execution of Genetic AlgorithmsJie Chi, Alok R. Chaturvedi, Ananth Grama, Shailendra Raj Mehta. 55-61
• Evolving Green BuildingsDavid A. Coley. 62-68
• An Ant Colony Algorithm for Steiner Trees: New ResultsSanjoy Das, Shekhar V. Gosavi, William H. Hsu, Shilpa A. Vaze. 69-75
• A Minimal Bidding Application (with Slack Time) Solved by a Genetic Algorithm where Element Costs Are Time DependentJoseph DeCicco, Michael L. Gargano, William Edelson. 76-82
• A Reversible Evolvable Network Architecture and Methodology to Overcome the Heat Generation Problem in Molecular Scale Brain BuildingHugo de Garis, Jonathan Dinerstein, Ravichandra Sriram. 83-90
• The Role of Genetic Programming in Describing the Microscopic Structure of Hydrating PlasterJudith Ellen Devaney, John G. Hagedorn. 91-98
• TiPo - A New Dynamic Neural Net Model for Implementation in a Brain Building MachineJonathan Dinerstein, Hugo de Garis, Sabra Dinerstein, Nelson Dinerstein. 99-103
• A Data Streaming Approach to Pattern Recognition with Evolvable Neural NetworksSabra Dinerstein, Jonathan Dinerstein, Hugo de Garis, Nelson Dinerstein. 104-108
• Using Linkage Learning for Forest Management PlanningEls I. Ducheyne, Robert R. De Wulf, Bernard De Baets. 109-114
• Using Evolutionary Computation for Automated Sensor PlaningEnrique Dunn, Gustavo Olague. 115-121
• PLANTWORLD: Population Dynamics in Contrasting EnvironmentsJacqueline R. Dyer, Peter J. Bentley. 122-129
• Multiagent Systems with Symbiotic Learning and Evolution Using Genetic Network ProgrammingToru Eguchi, Kotaro Hirasawa, Jinglu Hu, Junichi Murata. 130-137
• A Real Coded Genetic Algorithm for the Optimisation of Reaction Rate Parameters for Chemical Kinetic Modelling in a Perfectly Stirred ReactorLionel Elliott, Derek B. Ingham, Adrian G. Kyne, Nicolae S. Mera, Mohamed Pourkashanian, Christopher W. Wilson. 138-145
• An Evolvable Hardware Platform Based on DSP and FPTAMichael I. Ferguson, Ricardo Salem Zebulum, Didier Keymeulen, Adrian Stoica. 145-152
• Genetic Multi-Agent Planning of Self-Interested AgentsAdina Magda Florea, Eugenia Kalisz, Cosmin Carabelea. 153-160
• Open BEAGLE: A New Versatile C++ Framework for Evolutionary ComputationChristian Gagné, Marc Parizeau. 161-168
• Engineering Applications of Harmony SearchZong Woo Geem, Chung-Li Tseng. 169-173
• New Methodology, Harmony Search, its RobustnessZong Woo Geem, Chung-Li Tseng. 174-178
• Applying Evolution Strategies to a University Timetabling SystemThomas B. George, ChanJin Chung. 179-184
• Piston Pump Mobile Unity Tour Problem: An Evolutionary ViewMarco César Goldbarg, Elizabeth Ferreira Gouvea, Francisco Dantas de Medeiros Neto. 185-192
• Using Competitive Operators and a Local Selection Scheme in Genetic SearchJonatan Gómez, Dipankar Dasgupta. 193-200
• A Kernighan-Lin Local Improvement Heuristic that Softens Some Hard Problems in Genetic AlgorithmsWilliam A. Greene. 201-206
• Evolutionary Testing in Component-Based Real-Time System ConstructionHans-Gerhard Gross, Nikolas Mayer. 207-214
• Evolving Neural Network Architectures and Activation Functions and Learning AlgorithmsPatrick M. Haluptzok. 215-222
• Evolving Software with Multiple Outputs and Multiple PopulationsJohn Hart, Martin J. Shepperd. 223-227
• Real-Time Competitive Evolutionary ComputationAdam Hewgill. 228-232
• Population Genetics of Regulatory Genes: A Genetic Algorithm ModelGregory A. Holifield, Annie S. Wu. 233-239
• Generating DNA Code WordsNatasa Jonoska, David Kephart, Kalpana Mahalingam. 240-246
• Manipulating Valid Solutions in a Genetic Algorithm for the Bounded-Diameter Minimum Spanning Tree ProblemBryant A. Julstrom. 247-254
• Genetic Algorithms: Airline Fleet Assignment using Genetic AlgorithmTae-Cheol Jung, Joon Chung. 255-262
• A Self-Tuning Evolutionary Algorithm for Inverse Partial Differential EquationsCharles L. Karr, Eric L. Wilson. 263-270
• Evolutionary Approach to Determining Critical Gust Loads on Aircraft StructuresCharles L. Karr, Thomas A. Zeiler, Rajiv Mehrotra. 271-278
• A New Model to Realize Variable Size Genetic Network Programming - A Case Study with the Tileworld ProblemHironobu Katagiri, Kotaro Hirasawa, Jinglu Hu, Junichi Murata. 279-286
• An Experimental Comparison of Genetic and Classical Concept Learning MethodsGabriella Kókai, Zoltán Tóth, Szilvia Zvada. 287-294
• Controlled Genetic Programming Search for Solving Deceptive ProblemsEmin Erkan Korkmaz, Göktürk Üçoluk. 295-300
• Programmatic Compression of Natural VideoThomas Krantz, Oscar Lindberg, Gunnar Thorburn, Peter Nordin. 301-307
• Random Search is ParsimoniousWilliam B. Langdon. 308-315
• Constructing X-of-N Attributes with a Genetic AlgorithmOtavio Larsen, Alex Alves Freitas, Júlio C. Nievola. 316-322
• Evaluation of a Simple Multi-Level Selection ModelTom Lenaerts, Anne Defaweux, Piet van Remortel, Bernard Manderick. 323-329
• Learning Visual Feature Detectors for Obstacle Avoidance Using Genetic ProgrammingAndrew J. Marek, William D. Smart, Martin C. Martin. 330-336
• An Ant Colony Algorithm for the Restoration of Distribution SystemsIndira Mohanty, Sanjoy Das, Anil Pahwa, Jugal K. Kalita, Shekhar V. Gosavi. 337-342
• Optimizing Weight and Torque of Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors Using Genetic AlgorithmsSergio Daniel Montaño-Marañón, Hugo Terashima-Marín. 343-350
• Structural Vibration Reduction Using Genetic Algorithm for Optimal Locations of Viscoelastic DampersHamid Movaffaghi, Olof Friberg. 351-355
• An Novel Artificial Immune System Approach to Robust Data MiningOlfa Nasraoui, Dipankar Dasgupta, Fabio A. González. 356-363
• An Improved Genetic Algorithm for the Inference of Finite State MachineNattee Niparnan, Prabhas Chongstitvatana. 364-369
• Genetic Programming for Attribute Construction in Data MiningFernando E. B. Otero, Monique M. S. Silva, Alex Alves Freitas. 370-376
• A Step-by-Step Description of a Multi-Purpose Evolutionary Algorithm for Phylogenetic Tree ReconstructionOclair Prado, Fernando J. Von Zuben. 377-383
• Adapting Search Strategies to Induced Fitness LandscapesTerry P. Riopka. 384-390
• Using Genetic Programming with Multiple Data Types and Automatic Modularization to Evolve Decentralized and Coordinated Navigation in Multi-Agent SystemsAlan J. Robinson, Lee Spector. 391-396
• Studying the Emergence of Multicellularity with Cartesian Genetic Programming in Artificial LifeJoseph A. Rothermich, Julian F. Miller. 397-403
• k-tablet Structures and Crossover on Latent Variables for Real-Coded GAJun Sakuma, Shigenobu Kobayashi. 404-411
• The Basic Study of Artificial Ecosystem Models Using Network-Type Assembly-Like LanguageYuhki Shiraishi, Kotaro Hirasawa, Jinglu Hu, Junichi Murata. 412-418
• Modified Linkage Learning Genetic Algorithm for Difficult Non-Stationary ProblemsAbhishek Singh, David E. Goldberg, Ying-Ping Chen. 419-426
• An Imanishian Genetic Algorithm: An Application to the Module Placement ProblemKiyoharu Tagawa, Hiromasa Haneda, Koji Mizutani. 427-434
• Fingerprint Matching by Genetic AlgorithmsXuejun Tan, Bir Bhanu. 435-442
• Stack-Correct Crossover Methods in Genetic ProgrammingElko B. Tchernev. 443-449
• Helping Computers Understand PeopleSupiya Ujjin, Peter J. Bentley. 450-457
• NCGA: Neighborhood Cultivation Genetic Algorithm for Multi-Objective Optimization ProblemsShinya Watanabe, Tomoyuki Hiroyasu, Mitsunori Miki. 458-465
• Evolving from Genetic Algorithms to Flexible Evolution AgentsGabriel Winter, Blas Galván, Silvia Alonso, Begoña González. 466-473
• Evolving PerlMark S. Withall, Chris J. Hinde, Roger G. Stone. 474-481
• Length Variation in Response to a Changing EnvironmentAnnie S. Wu, Han Yu, Kuo-Chi Lin, Guy A. Schiavone. 482-489
• Adaptive Non-Uniform Mutation Based on Statistics for Genetic AlgorithmsShengxiang Yang. 490-495
• The Effect of Diploidy on Integer RepresentationsAyse S. Yilmaz, Annie S. Wu. 496-503
• Evolving Cellular Automata to Model Fluid Flow in Porous MediaTina Yu, Seong Lee. 504-511
• The Role of Neutral and Adaptive Mutation in an Evolutionary Search on the OneMax ProblemTina Yu, Julian F. Miller. 512-519
• Case Studies on the Evolutionary Synthesis of Computational Circuits and Filters and Complete Fuzzy SystemsRicardo Salem Zebulum, Xin Guo, Adrian Stoica, Didier Keymeulen, Michael I. Ferguson. 520-527