1. Evolutionary Computing
Guszti Eiben
Selmar Smit
Ruben Balk

2. The course Lectures 2x a week (wed + fri 9-11)
Written exam (open book) – grade A
Programming assignment
Presentation / competition – grade B or
Special R&D track – grade B
Final grade G = ¾ * A + ¼ * B
(if A > 5.5 and B > 5.5)

3. Support
People:
Guszti Eiben
Selmar Smit
Ruben Balk
Book: Eiben-Smith, Introduction to Evolutionary Computing, Springer, 2007
Web: blackboard (bb.vu.nl), incl.
Slides
Old exams
Stuff for programming assignment

4. Aims
Understand the main principles of evolution and evolutionary problem solving
Learn about different evolutionary algorithms
Hands-on experience with using evolutionary algorithms
FUN

5. Course evaluation

6. Questions?