Natural Computing Algorithms

Introduction.- Introduction to Evolutionary Computing.- Genetic Algorithms.- Extending the Genetic Algorithm.- Evolution Strategies and Evolutionary Programming.- Differential Evolution.- Genetic Programming.- Particle Swarm Algorithms.- Ant Algorithms.- Honeybee Algorithms.- Other Social Algorithms.- Bacterial Foraging Algorithms.- Neural Networks for Supervised Learning.- Neural Networks for Unsupervised Learning.- Neuroevolution.- Artificial Immune Systems.- An Introduction to Developmental and Grammatical Computing.- Grammar-Based and Developmental Genetic Programming.- Grammatical Evolution.- TAG3P and Developmental TAG3P.- Genetic Regulatory Networks.- An Introduction to Physics-Inspired Computing.- Physics-Inspired Computing Algorithms.- Quantum-Inspired Evolutionary Algorithms.- Plant-Inspired Algorithms.- Chemistry-Inspired Algorithms.- Conclusions.- References.- Index.