Author: Ferrante Neri

Evolutionary Computation (EC) techniques are e?cient, nature-inspired me- ods based on the principles of natural evolution and genetics. Due to their – ciency and simple underlying principles, these …

Memetic Algorithms (MAs) are computational intelligence structures combining multiple and various operators in order to address optimization problems.  The combination and interaction amongst operato …

The year 2009 celebrates the bicentenary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th – niversary of the publication of his seminal work, On the Origin of Species.If this makes 2009 a special year for the researc …

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on the Applications of Evolutionary Computation, Evo Applications 2011, held in Torino, Italy, in April 2011 colocated w …

This book presents the main concepts of linear algebra from the viewpoint of applied scientists such as computer scientists and engineers, without compromising on mathematical rigor. Based on the ide …