Introduction to Evolvable Hardware

This chapter provides an introduction to evolvable hardware. First, the basic idea of evolvable hardware is outlined. Because evolvable hardware involves the integration of programmable logic device and evolutionary computation, these are both explained briefly. Then, an overview of current research on evolvable hardware is presented. Finally, the chapter discusses some directions for future research.

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