Genetic Algorithm

Introduction of genetic algorithm.

Thomas Volk

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Genetic Algorithm

Genetic Algorithms were invented to mimic some of the processes observed in natural evolution.

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What is a Gene?

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What is Mutation?

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What is crossing over?

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Genetic Algorithm Requirements

• It must be easy to differentiate between a good and bad solution

• A solution must consists of small parts

• A nearly optimal solution can be enough

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Genetic Algorithm Workflow

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Appendix

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Links

• the example: https://github.com/thomasvolk/genetic-algorithm-example
• JGAP: http://jgap.sourceforge.net/

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Creating Slides

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see: https://github.com/partageit/markdown-to-slides