这一章对进化计算进行了温和的介绍，进化优化是其中一个最重要的研究领域。与大多数基于简化生物联系的进化计算的介绍不同，本章强调了进化计算与人工智能和计算机科学之间的联系。事实上，这本书的中心是解决问题，例如优化，使用进化计算技术。它不涉及生物模型的问题。关键词进化计算、全局优化、组合优化、进化学习、进化设计
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This chapter gives a gentle introduction to evolutionary computation, a field in which evolutionary optimisation is one of the most important research areas. Unlike most introductions to evolutionary computation which are based on its simplified biological link, this chapter emphasises the link between evolutionary computation and artificial intelligence and computer science. In fact, this whole book is centred around problem-solving, e.g., optimisation, using evolutionary computation techniques. It does not deal with the issue of biological modelling.KeywordsEvolutionary computation global optimisation combinatorial optimisation evolutionary learning evolutionary design
