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Evolutionary computing (EC) techniques are beginning to find a place in engineering design. In this tutorial we give a brief overview of EC and discuss the techniques and issues which are important in design search and optimisation.
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Keane, A. (2001). An Introduction to Evolutionary Computing in Design Search and Optimisation. In: Kallel, L., Naudts, B., Rogers, A. (eds) Theoretical Aspects of Evolutionary Computing. Natural Computing Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04448-3_1
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