Session:

BIO - Biological Applications of Evolutionary Computation

Title:

Thoughts on Using Evolutionary Computation to Assemble Efficient Ecosystems

Authors:

Frederik P.J. Vandecasteele
Thomas F. Hess
Ronald L. Crawford

Abstract:

Evolutionary computation techniques have recently been used for the first time to construct efficient real world biological ecosystems. These experiments have opened a whole new area of application of evolutionary computation. This paper discusses various aspects of this promising new type of ecological research.