This volume presents a careful selection of relevant EC applications combined
with a thorough examination of the techniques used in EC. The papers in the
volume illustrate the current state of the art in the application of EC and can
help and inspire researchers and professionals to develop efficient EC methods
for design and problem solving.
All the papers in this book were presented during the 2009 edition of EvoWorkshops,
which was held at the Eberhard Karls Universit¨at T¨ubingen, Germany,
during April 15–17, 2009. EvoWorkshops are composed of a range of workshops
on application-oriented aspects of EC that, since 1998, has provided a unique
opportunity for EC researchers to meet and discuss application aspects of EC
and has been an important link between EC research and its application in a
variety of domains. During these past ten years, several workshops have been
proposed, some of them have disappeared along the way, while others have matured
to become conferences of their own, such as EuroGP in 2000, EvoCOP in
2004, and EvoBIO two years ago.