Evolutionary Computing

Summary based on both lectures and book. Including some exam questions. I got an 8.5 for the exam. This course is about constructing, applying and studying algorithms based on the Darwinian evolution theory. Driven by selection (survival of the fittest, mating of the fittest) and randomised reproduction (mutation, recombination), an evolutionary process is being emulated and solutions for a given problem are being "bred". During this course, various flavours within evolutionary computing are ...

Exam questions from 2019 and 2021 for the course Evolutionary Computing

Summary of slides for the course Evolutionary Computing

Complete book summary for Introduction to Evolutionary Computing by A.E. Eiben and J.E. Smith.

All notes for the Evolutionary Computing course. Although it seems like a lot of pages, it is mainly points below each other and a lot of images. With this you don't have to look back at any college. I passed it with an 8 for the exam.

This documents gives an overview over the complete field of Evolutionary Computing, as given by the Evolutionary Computing course at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

This document contains a summary of chapters 1-10,12,13, and 17. It helps you to get a feeling for the important subjects that are covered in the book. If you study this, together with your own notes and the slides of the professor, you are well prepared. Good luck!