Genetic Programming Theory and Practice XI

These contributions, written by the foremost international researchers and practitioners of Genetic Programming (GP), explore the synergy between theoretical and empirical results on real-world problems, producing a comprehensive view of the state of the

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Rick Riolo Jason H. Moore Mark Kotanchek Editors

Genetic Programming Theory and Practice XI

Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Series Editors: David E. Goldberg John R. Koza

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Rick Riolo • Jason H. Moore • Mark Kotanchek Editors

Genetic Programming Theory and Practice XI Foreword by Arthur K. Kordon

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Editors Rick Riolo Center for the Study of Complex Systems University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Jason H. Moore Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences Dartmouth Medical School Lebanon, NH, USA

Mark Kotanchek Evolved Analytics Midland, MI, USA

ISSN 1932-0167 ISBN 978-1-4939-0374-0 ISBN 978-1-4939-0375-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-0375-7 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014934666 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Foreword

Theory is knowledge that doesn’t work. Practice is when everything works and you don’t know why. Hermann Hesse In our lab theory and practice are combined: nothing works and nobody knows why. Laboratory Joke #1

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