%0 Journal Article %1 Gagne:2006:IJAIT %A Gagné, Christian %A Parizeau, Marc %D 2006 %J International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools %K Evolutionary algorithms, computation, engineering, genetic object oriented programming programming, software %N 2 %P 173--194 %R doi:10.1142/S021821300600262X %T Genericity in Evolutionary Computation Software Tools: Principles and Case Study %U http://vision.gel.ulaval.ca/~parizeau/Publications/IJAIT06.pdf %V 15 %X This paper deals with the need for generic software development tools in evolutionary computations (EC). These tools will be essential for the next generation of evolutionary algorithms where application designers and researchers will need to mix different combinations of traditional EC (e.g. genetic algorithms, genetic programming, evolutionary strategies, etc.), or to create new variations of these EC, in order to solve complex real world problems. Six basic principles are proposed to guide the development of such tools. These principles are then used to evaluate six freely available, widely used EC software tools. Finally, the design of Open BEAGLE, the framework developed by the authors, is presented in more detail.

@article{Gagne:2006:IJAIT, abstract = {This paper deals with the need for generic software development tools in evolutionary computations (EC). These tools will be essential for the next generation of evolutionary algorithms where application designers and researchers will need to mix different combinations of traditional EC (e.g. genetic algorithms, genetic programming, evolutionary strategies, etc.), or to create new variations of these EC, in order to solve complex real world problems. Six basic principles are proposed to guide the development of such tools. These principles are then used to evaluate six freely available, widely used EC software tools. Finally, the design of Open BEAGLE, the framework developed by the authors, is presented in more detail.}, added-at = {2008-06-19T17:35:00.000+0200}, author = {Gagn\'e, Christian and Parizeau, Marc}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c37ed225dd7ceff641f227df6b2652c0/brazovayeye}, doi = {doi:10.1142/S021821300600262X}, interhash = {0c5070728309f7758c755031636ec41c}, intrahash = {c37ed225dd7ceff641f227df6b2652c0}, journal = {International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools}, keywords = {Evolutionary algorithms, computation, engineering, genetic object oriented programming programming, software}, month = {April}, note = {22 pages}, notes = {Laboratoire de Vision et Systemes Numeriques (LVSN), Departement de Genie electrique et de Genie Informatique, Universite Laval, Quebec (QC), Canada, G1K 7P4, Canada}, number = 2, pages = {173--194}, timestamp = {2008-06-19T17:40:00.000+0200}, title = {Genericity in Evolutionary Computation Software Tools: Principles and Case Study}, url = {http://vision.gel.ulaval.ca/~parizeau/Publications/IJAIT06.pdf}, volume = 15, year = 2006 }