Parallel Evolutionary Computation

Author(s):Boye Annfelt Høverstad

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Abstract

As the complexity of evolutionary simulations increases, substantial computing power is needed to complete simulations in a reasonable amount of time. This power is often attained by exploiting the parallel nature of evolutionary algorithms, and using clusters of several computers or processors to perform simulations. The process of designing and implementing a robust distribution subsystem for an evolutionary system is however not straightforward. This article proposes an opportunistic distribution algorithm that is robust to an unstable environment, and presents the beginnings of a library that is being developed to implement this algorithm.

BibTeX Entry

article{hoverstad06,
  title = "Parallel Evolutionary Computation",
  author = "Boye Annfelt Høverstad",
  year = "2006"
}