DM: UCLA short course on "Evolutionary Computation"

[Goodin, Bill]

> On March 4-6, 1998, UCLA Extension will present the short course,
> "Evolutionary Computation: Principles and Applications", on the UCLA
> campus in Los Angeles.
> 
> The instructors are Melanie Mitchell, PhD, Research Professor, 
> Santa Fe Institute; Lawrence Davis, PhD, President, Tica 
>Associates; 
> and Una-May O'Reilly, PhD, Research Fellow, AI Laboratory, MIT.
> 
> Each participant receives a copy of the book, " An Introduction to 
> Genetic Algorithms", M. Mitchell (MIT Press 1996), and extensive 
> course notes.
> 
> This course introduces engineers, scientists, and other interested
> participants to the burgeoning field of evolutionary computation.
> Evolutionary computation--genetic algorithms, evolution strategies,
> evolutionary programming, and genetic programming--is a collection 
> of computational techniques, inspired by biological evolution, to 
> enhance optimization, design, and machine learning.  Such 
>techniques 
> are increasingly used to great advantage in applications as diverse 
>as
> aeronautical design, factory scheduling, bioengineering, electronic 
> circuit design, telecommunications network configuration, and 
>robotic 
> control.
> 
Three of the leading experts in this field present the fundamentals of
> evolutionary computation which should enable participants to write
> their
> own evolutionary computation applications.  The course includes 
> detailed descriptions of many applications, as well as how to 
>design 
> genetic algorithms and other methods for problems of interest to 
>the 
> participants.  Comparisons of genetic algorithms with other search 
>and
> 
> learning methods are discussed in the context of the example 
> applications.
> 
> The final day focuses on identifying promising areas for genetic
> algorithm 
> optimization, and creating a genetic algorithm that performs well on
> your 
> optimization problems.
> 
> Course participants who wish to present a problem on the last day 
>are
> encouraged to contact Dr. Davis (davis@tica.com; phone [617] 
>864-2292)
> prior to the course to determine its usefulness as an example.  The
> instructors hope to use two examples to illustrate the points made 
>on 
> the final day.
> 
> The course fee is $1395, which includes extensive course materials.
> These materials are for participants only, and are not for sale.
> 
> For a more information and a complete course description, please
> contact
> Marcus Hennessy at:
> 
> (310) 825-1047
> (310) 206-2815  fax
> mhenness@unex.ucla.edu
> http://www.unex.ucla.edu/shortcourses
> 
> This course may also be presented on-site at company locations.