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[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Let me introduce myself… • Bas W. Knopper • Dutch • JavaOne, J-Fall, GeeCon, JFokus Speaker • AI enthousiast • Soft spot for EvolutionaryAlgorithms • (Java) Developer • Managing Partner @ JCore 

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[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper What I would like to accomplish… • Interest • Understanding • How & when • Add to toolbox • Attention @DevFestNL #EvolutionaryAlgorithms #golang @BWKnopper 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Agenda • Introduction • NASA • Evolution Concepts • Puzzle Solving Time: Traveling Salesman Problem • Evolutionary Algorithm Design • Go Code • Demo! • Frameworks • Checklist 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper NASA • Space Technology 5 mission • launched March 22, 2006, and completed June 20, 2006 • Three full service 25-kilogram-class spacecraft 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper NASA Continued • Needs even smaller antenna • That still functions according to spec • Need forsolution that’s not easy to engineer • So they used an EA that made these: 

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[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Recap • Powerfulexample • First evolved object to travel through space • How? 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Evolution 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Evolution - “Survival of the fittest” Finite Resources Lifeforms with a basic instinct towards Reproduction Natural Selection 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Recombination Mutation 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Recombination Mutation 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper From evolution to problem solving Environment Problem Individual Candidate Solution 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Puzzle solving time! • More down to earth example • TravellingSalesman Problem 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Travelling Salesman Problem • Given n cities • n = number of cities to visit • Find (optimal) route for visiting all cities • Visit every city only once • Return to origin city • Search space is huge • For 30 cities there are 30! ≈ 10^32 possible routes That’s 100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000 possible routes! Brute force might not be the best solution… 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Puzzle solving time! • More down to earth example • TravellingSalesman Problem • Use case to show you • EvolutionaryAlgorithm Design • Plain Go Code • Demo 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper • No GoPro(pun intended) • Big thanks to Rob Brinkman • Why then? Disclaimer 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Candidate Solution - Representation • n = 6 • Label cities 1,2,3,4,5,6 • And base city 1 • Candidate Solution • Signifyingthe route • for n = 10 • Enables • Calculatingdistance (fitness function) • Mutation • Recombination 1 5 6 3 4 2 1 1 10 9 4 7 3 5 6 8 2 1 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Evaluation Function (Fitness Function) • Summed distance: • d1,2 + d2,4 + … + d5,1 • Used golang-geofor calculations • Minimize! 1 5 6 3 4 2 1 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper /** * Calculates the total distance of the whole route * and stores it as this candidate solution's fitness */ func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) calculateFitness() { } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper /** * Calculates the total distance of the whole route * and stores it as this candidate solution's fitness */ func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) calculateFitness() { totalDistance := float64(0) for i := 0; i < (len(candidateSolution.Route) - 1); i++ { } candidateSolution.Fitness = totalDistance } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper /** * Calculates the total distance of the whole route * and stores it as this candidate solution's fitness */ func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) calculateFitness() { totalDistance := float64(0) for i := 0; i < (len(candidateSolution.Route) - 1); i++ { city := candidateSolution.Route[i] nextCity := candidateSolution.Route[i + 1] totalDistance += city.calculateDistance(nextCity) } candidateSolution.Fitness = totalDistance } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; WHILE ( TERMINATION CONDITION is not satisfied ) { } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Figures from “Introduction toEvolutionary Computing” byA.E. Eiben & J.E. Smith (Springer) Termination Condition • EA’s are stochastic • May never find optimum 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Termination Condition • Combination • Sure to terminate • Time • Max number of runs (generations) • Goal • Fitness threshold • Fitness improvementstagnation Figure from “Introduction to Evolutionary Computing” by A.E. Eiben & J.E. Smith (Springer) 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; WHILE ( TERMINATION CONDITION is not satisfied ) { } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; WHILE ( TERMINATION CONDITION is not satisfied ) { 1 SELECT parents; } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Parent Selection • Where x is the number of parents: • Pick x best • Random x • Best xout of random y • In our example: • Best x out of random y 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (algorithm *Algorithm) parentSelection() CandidateSolutions { 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (algorithm *Algorithm) parentSelection() CandidateSolutions { tempPopulation := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.populationSize) copy(tempPopulation, algorithm.population) randomCandidates := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.parentPoolSize) 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (algorithm *Algorithm) parentSelection() CandidateSolutions { tempPopulation := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.populationSize) copy(tempPopulation, algorithm.population) randomCandidates := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.parentPoolSize) for i := 0; i < algorithm.parentPoolSize; i++ { /* pick random candidates */ 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (algorithm *Algorithm) parentSelection() CandidateSolutions { tempPopulation := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.populationSize) copy(tempPopulation, algorithm.population) randomCandidates := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.parentPoolSize) for i := 0; i < algorithm.parentPoolSize; i++ { randomIndex := rand.Intn(len(tempPopulation)) randomCandidateSolution := tempPopulation[randomIndex] 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (algorithm *Algorithm) parentSelection() CandidateSolutions { tempPopulation := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.populationSize) copy(tempPopulation, algorithm.population) randomCandidates := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.parentPoolSize) for i := 0; i < algorithm.parentPoolSize; i++ { randomIndex := rand.Intn(len(tempPopulation)) randomCandidateSolution := tempPopulation[randomIndex] randomCandidates[i] = randomCandidateSolution 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (algorithm *Algorithm) parentSelection() CandidateSolutions { tempPopulation := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.populationSize) copy(tempPopulation, algorithm.population) randomCandidates := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.parentPoolSize) for i := 0; i < algorithm.parentPoolSize; i++ { randomIndex := rand.Intn(len(tempPopulation)) randomCandidateSolution := tempPopulation[randomIndex] randomCandidates[i] = randomCandidateSolution /* delete the candidate from the temp population, so we can't pick it again */ tempPopulation[randomIndex] = tempPopulation[len(tempPopulation)-1] tempPopulation = tempPopulation[:len(tempPopulation)-1] } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (algorithm *Algorithm) parentSelection() CandidateSolutions { tempPopulation := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.populationSize) copy(tempPopulation, algorithm.population) randomCandidates := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.parentPoolSize) for i := 0; i < algorithm.parentPoolSize; i++ { randomIndex := rand.Intn(len(tempPopulation)) randomCandidateSolution := tempPopulation[randomIndex] randomCandidates[i] = randomCandidateSolution /* delete the candidate from the temp population, so we can't pick it again */ tempPopulation[randomIndex] = tempPopulation[len(tempPopulation)-1] tempPopulation = tempPopulation[:len(tempPopulation)-1] } /* Sort the population so that the best candidates are up front */ sort.Sort(randomCandidates) 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (algorithm *Algorithm) parentSelection() CandidateSolutions { tempPopulation := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.populationSize) copy(tempPopulation, algorithm.population) randomCandidates := make(CandidateSolutions, algorithm.parentPoolSize) for i := 0; i < algorithm.parentPoolSize; i++ { randomIndex := rand.Intn(len(tempPopulation)) randomCandidateSolution := tempPopulation[randomIndex] randomCandidates[i] = randomCandidateSolution /* delete the candidate from the temp population, so we can't pick it again */ tempPopulation[randomIndex] = tempPopulation[len(tempPopulation)-1] tempPopulation = tempPopulation[:len(tempPopulation)-1] } /* Sort the population so that the best candidates are up front */ sort.Sort(randomCandidates) /* return a list with size parentSelectionSize with the best CandidateSolutions */ return randomCandidates[0:algorithm.parentSelectionSize] } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; WHILE ( TERMINATION CONDITION is not satisfied ) { 1 SELECT parents; } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; WHILE ( TERMINATION CONDITION is not satisfied ) { 1 SELECT parents; 2 RECOMBINE pairs of parents; } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Recombination • In our example: • half-half does not work • “Cut-and-crossfill” 1 6 5 3 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 2 4 5 6 3 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 3 5 4 2 1 1 6 3 5 4 2 1 1 4 2 5 6 3 1 1 2 4 5 6 3 1 1 2 4 5 6 3 1 1 2 4 5 6 3 1 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) recombine(otherParent CandidateSolution) CandidateSolutions { 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) recombine(otherParent CandidateSolution) CandidateSolutions { /* get routes of both parents */ parentRoute1 := candidateSolution.VisitingCities parentRoute2 := otherParent.VisitingCities 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) recombine(otherParent CandidateSolution) CandidateSolutions { /* get routes of both parents */ parentRoute1 := candidateSolution.VisitingCities parentRoute2 := otherParent.VisitingCities /* randomize cutIndex for "cross-and-fill point" */ cutIndex := int32(rand.Intn(len(parentRoute1))) 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) recombine(otherParent CandidateSolution) CandidateSolutions { /* get routes of both parents */ parentRoute1 := candidateSolution.VisitingCities parentRoute2 := otherParent.VisitingCities /* randomize cutIndex for "cross-and-fill point" */ cutIndex := int32(rand.Intn(len(parentRoute1))) /* initialize the routes for the children */ childRoute1 := make(Cities, len(parentRoute1)) childRoute2 := make(Cities, len(parentRoute1)) 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) recombine(otherParent CandidateSolution) CandidateSolutions { /* get routes of both parents */ parentRoute1 := candidateSolution.VisitingCities parentRoute2 := otherParent.VisitingCities /* randomize cutIndex for "cross-and-fill point" */ cutIndex := int32(rand.Intn(len(parentRoute1))) /* initialize the routes for the children */ childRoute1 := make(Cities, len(parentRoute1)) childRoute2 := make(Cities, len(parentRoute1)) /* get the first part of both parent routes using the cut index */ partRoute1 := parentRoute1[0:cutIndex] partRoute2 := parentRoute2[0:cutIndex] 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) recombine(otherParent CandidateSolution) CandidateSolutions { /* get routes of both parents */ parentRoute1 := candidateSolution.VisitingCities parentRoute2 := otherParent.VisitingCities /* randomize cutIndex for "cross-and-fill point" */ cutIndex := int32(rand.Intn(len(parentRoute1))) /* initialize the routes for the children */ childRoute1 := make(Cities, len(parentRoute1)) childRoute2 := make(Cities, len(parentRoute1)) /* get the first part of both parent routes using the cut index */ partRoute1 := parentRoute1[0:cutIndex] partRoute2 := parentRoute2[0:cutIndex] /* copy the first part of the parents cut into the children */ copy(childRoute1, partRoute1) copy(childRoute2, partRoute2) 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) recombine(otherParent CandidateSolution) CandidateSolutions { /* get routes of both parents */ parentRoute1 := candidateSolution.VisitingCities parentRoute2 := otherParent.VisitingCities /* randomize cutIndex for "cross-and-fill point" */ cutIndex := int32(rand.Intn(len(parentRoute1))) /* initialize the routes for the children */ childRoute1 := make(Cities, len(parentRoute1)) childRoute2 := make(Cities, len(parentRoute1)) /* get the first part of both parent routes using the cut index */ partRoute1 := parentRoute1[0:cutIndex] partRoute2 := parentRoute2[0:cutIndex] /* copy the first part of the parents cut into the children */ copy(childRoute1, partRoute1) copy(childRoute2, partRoute2) candidateSolution.crossFill(childRoute1, parentRoute2, cutIndex) candidateSolution.crossFill(childRoute2, parentRoute1, cutIndex) 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) recombine(otherParent CandidateSolution) CandidateSolutions { /* get routes of both parents */ parentRoute1 := candidateSolution.VisitingCities parentRoute2 := otherParent.VisitingCities /* randomize cutIndex for "cross-and-fill point" */ cutIndex := int32(rand.Intn(len(parentRoute1))) /* initialize the routes for the children */ childRoute1 := make(Cities, len(parentRoute1)) childRoute2 := make(Cities, len(parentRoute1)) /* get the first part of both parent routes using the cut index */ partRoute1 := parentRoute1[0:cutIndex] partRoute2 := parentRoute2[0:cutIndex] /* copy the first part of the parents cut into the children */ copy(childRoute1, partRoute1) copy(childRoute2, partRoute2) candidateSolution.crossFill(childRoute1, parentRoute2, cutIndex) candidateSolution.crossFill(childRoute2, parentRoute1, cutIndex) /* create new children using the new children routes */ child1 := NewCandidateSolution(getBaseCity(), childRoute1); child2 := NewCandidateSolution(getBaseCity(), childRoute2); /* put the children in a list and return it */ return CandidateSolutions{child1, child2} } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper /** * Check the rest of the route in the crossing parent and add the cities that are not yet in the child * (in the order of the route of the crossing parent) */ func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) crossFill(childRoute Cities, parentRoute []City, cutIndex int32) { 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper /** * Check the rest of the route in the crossing parent and add the cities that are not yet in the child * (in the order of the route of the crossing parent) */ func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) crossFill(childRoute Cities, parentRoute []City, cutIndex int32) { /* * traverse the parent route from the cut index on and add every city * not yet in the child to the child */ childRouteIndex := cutIndex for i := cutIndex; i < int32(len(parentRoute)); i++ { nextCityOnRoute := parentRoute[i] if (!childRoute.contains(nextCityOnRoute)) { childRoute[childRouteIndex] = nextCityOnRoute childRouteIndex++ } } 1 4 2 5 6 3 1 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper /** * Check the rest of the route in the crossing parent and add the cities that are not yet in the child * (in the order of the route of the crossing parent) */ func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) crossFill(childRoute Cities, parentRoute []City, cutIndex int32) { /* * traverse the parent route from the cut index on and add every city * not yet in the child to the child */ childRouteIndex := cutIndex for i := cutIndex; i < int32(len(parentRoute)); i++ { nextCityOnRoute := parentRoute[i] if (!childRoute.contains(nextCityOnRoute)) { childRoute[childRouteIndex] = nextCityOnRoute childRouteIndex++ } } /* * traverse the parent route from the start of the route and add every * city not yet in the child to the child */ for i := 0; i < int(cutIndex); i++ { nextCityOnRoute := parentRoute[i] if (!childRoute.contains(nextCityOnRoute)) { childRoute[childRouteIndex] = nextCityOnRoute childRouteIndex++ } } } 1 4 2 5 6 3 1 1 4 2 5 6 3 1 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; WHILE ( TERMINATION CONDITION is not satisfied ) { 1 SELECT parents; 2 RECOMBINE pairs of parents; } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; WHILE ( TERMINATION CONDITION is not satisfied ) { 1 SELECT parents; 2 RECOMBINE pairs of parents; 3 MUTATE the resulting offspring; } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper 1 6 5 3 4 2 1 Mutation • Change of nr won’t work • Infeasiblecandidate solution • Swap to the rescue! 1 6 5 3 4 2 1 1 2 5 3 4 6 1 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) mutate() { 1 6 5 3 4 2 1 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) mutate() { /* randomly select two indices in the route */ indexFirstCity := int32(rand.Intn(len(candidateSolution.VisitingCities))) indexSecondCity := int32(rand.Intn(len(candidateSolution.VisitingCities))) 1 6 5 3 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 4 2 1 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) mutate() { /* randomly select two indices in the route */ indexFirstCity := int32(rand.Intn(len(candidateSolution.VisitingCities))) indexSecondCity := int32(rand.Intn(len(candidateSolution.VisitingCities))) /* Make sure they are different */ for (indexFirstCity == indexSecondCity) { indexSecondCity = int32(rand.Intn(len(candidateSolution.VisitingCities))) } 1 6 5 3 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 4 2 1 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) mutate() { /* randomly select two indices in the route */ indexFirstCity := int32(rand.Intn(len(candidateSolution.VisitingCities))) indexSecondCity := int32(rand.Intn(len(candidateSolution.VisitingCities))) /* Make sure they are different */ for (indexFirstCity == indexSecondCity) { indexSecondCity = int32(rand.Intn(len(candidateSolution.VisitingCities))) } /* Retrieve the cities */ firstCity := candidateSolution.VisitingCities[indexFirstCity] secondCity := candidateSolution.VisitingCities[indexSecondCity] 1 6 5 3 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 4 2 1 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper func (candidateSolution *CandidateSolution) mutate() { /* randomly select two indices in the route */ indexFirstCity := int32(rand.Intn(len(candidateSolution.VisitingCities))) indexSecondCity := int32(rand.Intn(len(candidateSolution.VisitingCities))) /* Make sure they are different */ for (indexFirstCity == indexSecondCity) { indexSecondCity = int32(rand.Intn(len(candidateSolution.VisitingCities))) } /* Retrieve the cities */ firstCity := candidateSolution.VisitingCities[indexFirstCity] secondCity := candidateSolution.VisitingCities[indexSecondCity] /* Changer! */ candidateSolution.VisitingCities[indexFirstCity] = secondCity candidateSolution.VisitingCities[indexFirstCity] = firstCity } 1 2 5 3 4 6 1 1 6 5 3 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 4 2 1 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; WHILE ( TERMINATION CONDITION is not satisfied ) { 1 SELECT parents; 2 RECOMBINE pairs of parents; 3 MUTATE the resulting offspring; } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; WHILE ( TERMINATION CONDITION is not satisfied ) { 1 SELECT parents; 2 RECOMBINE pairs of parents; 3 MUTATE the resulting offspring; 4 EVALUATE new candidates; } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; WHILE ( TERMINATION CONDITION is not satisfied ) { 1 SELECT parents; 2 RECOMBINE pairs of parents; 3 MUTATE the resulting offspring; 4 EVALUATE new candidates; 5 SELECT individuals for the next generation; } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Survivor Selection • Replacement Strategy • Do nothing • Replace Worst 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper /** * Selects the survivors by removing the worst candidate * solutions from the list, so we have the original * population size again */ func (algorithm *Algorithm) selectSurvivors() { } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper /** * Selects the survivors by removing the worst candidate * solutions from the list, so we have the original * population size again */ func (algorithm *Algorithm) selectSurvivors() { sort.Sort(algorithm.population) } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper /** * Selects the survivors by removing the worst candidate * solutions from the list, so we have the original * population size again */ func (algorithm *Algorithm) selectSurvivors() { sort.Sort(algorithm.population) algorithm.population = algorithm.population[:algorithm.populationSize] } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Algorithm (Pseudocode) INITIALISE population with random candidate solutions; EVALUATE each candidate; WHILE ( TERMINATION CONDITION is not satisfied ) { 1 SELECT parents; 2 RECOMBINE pairs of parents; 3 MUTATE the resulting offspring; 4 EVALUATE new candidates; 5 SELECT individuals for the next generation; } 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Tuning… • Mutation probability • Population size • Nr of offspring • Termination condition (# runs or fitness) • Parent selection • Survival selection • Initialisation • Random 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper EA Behavior Figures from “Introduction to Evolutionary Computing” by A.E. Eiben & J.E. Smith (Springer) 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Demo! https://github.com/bknopper/TSPEvolutionaryAlgorithmsDemo.git 

[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper With great power comes great responsibility • I’m sure I cannot find a solution using a brute-force approach? • (within a reasonable amountof time) • Am I facing an optimization or search problem? • Can I encode a candidate solution to the problem? • Representationpossible? • Can I determine the fitness of a candidate solution? 

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[email protected] @BWKnopper github.com/bknopper Additional questions? • Contact me on @BWKnopper • Google it! • There’slotstofind… • Papers • Demo’s 

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