TY - BOOK AU - Alba, Enrique ;Blum, Christian;Isasi, Pedro;Leon, Coromoto;Gomez, Juan Antonio TI - Optimization techniques for solving complex problems SN - 9780470293324 AV - QA 76.9 .O68 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Hoboken, New Jersey PB - Wiley KW - COMPUTER SCIENCE -- MATHEMATICS N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR SOLVING COMPLEX PROBLEMS; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; PART I METHODOLOGIES FOR COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING; 1 Generating Automatic Projections by Means of Genetic Programming; 2 Neural Lazy Local Learning; 3 Optimization Using Genetic Algorithms with Micropopulations; 4 Analyzing Parallel Cellular Genetic Algorithms; 5 Evaluating New Advanced Multiobjective Metaheuristics; 6 Canonical Metaheuristics for Dynamic Optimization Problems; 7 Solving Constrained Optimization Problems with Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithms N2 - Solving Complex Problems addresses real problems and the modern optimization techniques used to solve them. Thorough examples illustrate the applications themselves, as well as the actual performance of the algorithms. Application areas include computer science, engineering, transportation, telecommunications, and bioinformatics, making the book especially useful to practitioners in those areas ER -