Applications of evolutionary computing : EvoWorkshops 2004 : EvoBIO, EvoCOMNET, EvoHOT, EvoIASP, EvoMUSART, and EvoSTOC, Coimbra, Portugal, April 5-7, 2004 : proceedings

EvoBIO Contributions.- A Memetic Algorithm for Protein Structure Prediction in a 3D-Lattice HP Model.- An Improved Genetic Algorithm for the Sequencing by Hybridization Problem.- Evolutionary Search of Thresholds for Robust Feature Set Selection: Application to the Analysis of Microarray Data.- Evolving Regular Expression-Based Sequence Classifiers for Protein Nuclear Localisation.- Analysis of Proteomic Pattern Data for Cancer Detection.- Self-Adaptive Scouting-Autonomous Experimentation for Systems Biology.- An Improved Grammatical Evolution Strategy for Hierarchical Petri Net Modeling of Complex Genetic Systems.- Two-Step Genetic Programming for Optimization of RNA Common-Structure.- Evolutionary Algorithms for Optimal Control in Fed-Batch Fermentation Processes.- Discrete Branch Length Representations for Genetic Algorithms in Phylogenetic Search.- Iteratively Inferring Gene Regulatory Networks with Virtual Knockout Experiments.- Multiple Sequence Alignment Using SAGA: Investigating the Effects of Operator Scheduling, Population Seeding, and Crossover Operators.- Constructing Microbial Consortia with Minimal Growth Using a Genetic Algorithm.- EvoCOMNET Contributions.- 2-Objective Optimization of Cells Overlap and Geometry with Evolutionary Algorithms.- A Genetic Algorithm for Telecommunication Network Design.- A GA/Heuristic Hybrid Technique for Routing and Wavelength Assignment in WDM Networks.- Ant Colony Optimization for the Maximum Edge-Disjoint Paths Problem.- Using Genetic Programming to Design Broadcasting Algorithms for Manhattan Street Networks.- A Scenario-Based Approach to Protocol Design Using Evolutionary Techniques.- EvoHOT Contributions.- A Slicing Structure Representation for the Multi-layer Floorplan Layout Problem.- Disjoint Sum of Product Minimization by Evolutionary Algorithms.- Genetic Algorithms to Improve Mask and Illumination Geometries in Lithographic Imaging Systems.- Multi-objective Genetic Manipulator Trajectory Planner.- Exploiting HW Acceleration for Classifying Complex Test Program Generation Problems.- Evolutionary Design Space Exploration for Median Circuits.- EvoIASP Contributions.- Genetic Optimization of Morphological Filters with Applications in Breast Cancer Detection.- Image Segmentation by a Genetic Fuzzy c-Means Algorithm Using Color and Spatial Information.- Bond-Issuer Credit Rating with Grammatical Evolution.- Using GAs to Create a Waveguide Model of the Oral Vocal Tract.- Vision-Based Hand Motion Capture Using Genetic Algorithm.- Top-Down Evolutionary Image Segmentation Using a Hierarchical Social Metaheuristic.- Multi-objective Sensor Planning for Efficient and Accurate Object Reconstruction.- An Algorithm for Segmenting Gaseous Objects on Images.- Evolution Strategies Approach for the Solution of an Inverse Problem in Near-Field Optics.- A Watermark Sharing Scheme to High Quality Halftone Images with Genetic Algorithms.- Using Genetic Programming for Character Discrimination in Damaged Documents.- Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Local Structure Modeling for Improved Active Shape Model.- Multiclass Object Classification Using Genetic Programming.- Program Size and Pixel Statistics in Genetic Programming for Object Detection.- Intrinsic Evolvable Hardware in Digital Filter Design.- EvoMUSART Contributions.- Swarm Granulator.- Aesthetic Video Filter Evolution in an Interactive Real-Time Framework.- Generative Art: Fuzzy Polygon Clipping in Program Generated Line Oriented Drawings.- Tilings of Sequences of Co-evolved Images.- Adaptive Critics for Evolutionary Artists.- Automated Aesthetic Selection of Evolutionary Art by Distance Based Classification of Genomes and Phenomes Using the Universal Similarity Metric.- Improvisational Media Space: Architecture and Strategies for Evolution.- The Virtual Ecosystem as Generative Electronic Art.- Aesthetic Evolution of L-Systems Revisited.- EvoSTOC Contributions.- Multi-swarm Optimization in Dynamic Environments.- Evolutionary Algorithms for Stochastic Arc Routing Problems.- A Hierarchical Particle Swarm Optimizer for Dynamic Optimization Problems.- Constructing Dynamic Optimization Test Problems Using the Multi-objective Optimization Concept.- Competitive Goal Coordination in Automatic Parking.- Evolutionary Bayesian Network Dynamic Planner for Game RISK.