Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory » illigal blog http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Genetic Algorithms Fri, 09 May 2008 16:34:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 en Evolving Living Creatures for the Beach http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/04/20/evolving-living-creatures-for-the-beach/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/04/20/evolving-living-creatures-for-the-beach/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:53:12 +0000 Xavier Llorà http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/04/20/evolving-living-creatures-for-the-beach/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Evolving Living Creatures for the Beach", url: "http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/04/20/evolving-living-creatures-for-the-beach/" }); ]]> Martin Pelikan has posted a very interesting TED talk by Theo Jansen on his efforts to create autonomous wind-powered machines. You can find more (including the TED videos) in his Medal blog post.

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    ]]>     http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/04/20/evolving-living-creatures-for-the-beach/feed/     A course for GA fans http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/03/02/a-course-for-ga-fans/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/03/02/a-course-for-ga-fans/#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:12:05 +0000 David E. Goldberg http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/03/02/a-course-for-ga-fans/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A course for GA fans", url: "http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/03/02/a-course-for-ga-fans/" }); ]]> All you genetic algorithmists who need a little touch up on your biological background, have I got the course for you, and it’s on sale right now. Stephen Nowicki’s, Biology: The Science of Life consists of 72, 30-minute lectures from the Teaching Company. I’m on lecture 21 or so, and it is fantastic. Nowicki artfully weaves in history, discovery, and mechanism in a tour de force of clarity. The graphics help illustrate key concepts and Nowicki’s lively lecture style keep things moving along and interesting.

    I watch the lectures in the morning while I exercise, so they fit quite nicely into my day, but even if you have to make special time, this class is worth it. Go check it out here.

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      ]]>       http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/03/02/a-course-for-ga-fans/feed/       Stewart Wilson’s two pages introduction to Learning Classifier Systems! http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/01/16/stewart-wilsons-two-pages-introduction-to-learning-classifier-systems/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/01/16/stewart-wilsons-two-pages-introduction-to-learning-classifier-systems/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:14:16 +0000 Pier Luca Lanzi http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/01/16/stewart-wilsons-two-pages-introduction-to-learning-classifier-systems/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Stewart Wilson's two pages introduction to Learning Classifier Systems!", url: "http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/01/16/stewart-wilsons-two-pages-introduction-to-learning-classifier-systems/" }); ]]> Stewart Wilson put online on his web site a two pages introduction to learning classifier systems that is available here.

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        ]]>         http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/01/16/stewart-wilsons-two-pages-introduction-to-learning-classifier-systems/feed/         SIGEVOlution Volume 2 Issue 2 in the ACM Digital Library http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/01/08/sigevolution-volume-2-issue-2-in-the-acm-digital-library/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/01/08/sigevolution-volume-2-issue-2-in-the-acm-digital-library/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:01:27 +0000 Pier Luca Lanzi http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/01/08/sigevolution-volume-2-issue-2-in-the-acm-digital-library/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "SIGEVOlution Volume 2 Issue 2 in the ACM Digital Library", url: "http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/01/08/sigevolution-volume-2-issue-2-in-the-acm-digital-library/" }); ]]> The new issue of SIGEVOlution is now available also from the ACM Digital Library

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          ]]>           http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/01/08/sigevolution-volume-2-issue-2-in-the-acm-digital-library/feed/           Jaume’s lecturing position http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/11/09/jaumes-lecturing-position/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/11/09/jaumes-lecturing-position/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:42:53 +0000 Pier Luca Lanzi http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/11/09/jaumes-lecturing-position/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Jaume's lecturing position", url: "http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/11/09/jaumes-lecturing-position/" }); ]]> Illigal former member Jaume Bacardit obtained a lecturing position opened jointly between the schools of Biosciences & Computer Science at the University of Nottingham.

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            ]]>             http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/11/09/jaumes-lecturing-position/feed/             Alwyn Barry changing jobs http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/19/alwyn-barry-changing-jobs/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/19/alwyn-barry-changing-jobs/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:33:21 +0000 Xavier Llorà http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/19/alwyn-barry-changing-jobs/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Alwyn Barry changing jobs", url: "http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/19/alwyn-barry-changing-jobs/" }); ]]> This is an excerpt from Alwyn Barry’s web page (Thanks Pier Luca for pointing it out).

            Most people who know me will be aware that I am changing job shortly. I will be leaving the University of Bath from 30th September 2007, and will no longer be an academic. I am moving to Street in Somerset to become the Pastor of Street Baptist Church. I am still happy to answer any questions relating to my previous research, so do feel free to contact me via my new email address, which is linked from this site.

            Alwyn, it has been a pleasure to be able to interact with you. I would like to wish you the best in your new endeavor, knowing that you will give your 100% as usual.

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              ]]>               http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/19/alwyn-barry-changing-jobs/feed/               Live from the Engineer of the Future http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/05/live-from-the-engineer-of-the-future/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/05/live-from-the-engineer-of-the-future/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:17:33 +0000 Xavier Llorà http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/05/live-from-the-engineer-of-the-future/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Live from the Engineer of the Future", url: "http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/05/live-from-the-engineer-of-the-future/" }); ]]> I am sitting at the workshop on the Engineer of the Future hosted at NCSA. The workshop is part of the ETSI lecture series organized by Michael Loui and David E. Goldberg. The talks so far are very interesting. Hard to highlight all the relevant points, but I would like to mention the experience Sherra E. Kerns is sharing about their experience at Olin College. The engagement with the curriculum that students show is very remarkable.

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                ]]>                 http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/05/live-from-the-engineer-of-the-future/feed/                 YouTube for science = SciVee http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/22/youtube-for-science-scivee/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/22/youtube-for-science-scivee/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:41:38 +0000 Xavier Llorà http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/22/youtube-for-science-scivee/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "YouTube for science = SciVee", url: "http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/22/youtube-for-science-scivee/" }); ]]> The National Science Foundation, Public Library of Science and the San Diego Supercomputing Center have released what people has started calling “YouTube for scientists”, SciVee. You can upload your research papers, accompanied by a video where they describe the work in the form of a short lecture, accompanied by a presentation.

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                  ]]>                   http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/22/youtube-for-science-scivee/feed/                   WPE abstract submission deadline extended http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/17/wpe-abstract-submission-deadline-extended/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/17/wpe-abstract-submission-deadline-extended/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:16:49 +0000 Kumara Sastry http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/17/wpe-abstract-submission-deadline-extended/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "WPE abstract submission deadline extended", url: "http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/17/wpe-abstract-submission-deadline-extended/" }); ]]> Abstract submission deadline for the 2007 Workshop on Philosophy and Engineering has been extended. See the original post here.

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                    ]]>                     http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/17/wpe-abstract-submission-deadline-extended/feed/                     Google Ads and genetic algorithms http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/02/google-ads-and-genetic-algorithms/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/02/google-ads-and-genetic-algorithms/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:18:01 +0000 Kumara Sastry http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/02/google-ads-and-genetic-algorithms/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Google Ads and genetic algorithms", url: "http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/08/02/google-ads-and-genetic-algorithms/" }); ]]> Philipp Lenssen at blogscoped wonders if Google Ads could be using genetic algorithms to allow the software to figure out what Ads to show to users.

                    I wonder, with that massive amount of ads + searches Google has, if there’s some merit in allowing the software to figure it out for itself… evolutionary algorithms, self-learning style. Search sessions are automatically grouped into general patterns, and then random ads are presented, and when an ad performs well, more ads from that ad segment will be displayed next time, and so on, causing a “survival of the fittest ad” environment. Then when Google meets the press in 2012, they can tell the journalists, “We don’t have a clue anymore how our ads work, but click-throughs are higher than ever.”

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