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Your h2g2 name: emmalouise99

Your h2g2 Researcher number: U47812

The page number (eg A123456) of your completed index page:http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A612398

The project title: Genetic Algorithms

A guide to genetic algorithms: their background, both biological and in silico; their current use, a primer on GA techniques and links to further resources.

The proposed entry titles that make up the project. List as many as you feel capable of achieving within six weeks, and don't feel pressurised to overdo it, as this is supposed to be fun!
An overview of Genetic Algorithms
Biological Background
Computing Background
Areas of Application
Common Operators
Literature

Your proposed start date: 12th August 2001
Your proposed finish date: 30th September 2001

Hi emmalouise99,

Thanks for your project posting - excellent topic, which happens to be something I'm particularly interested in as well. Also, one of our programmers here at the Towers used to work in that area!

I'll add your project to the Science and Mathematics faculty page:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A612343

Really? Where was that? I'd love 2 carry on doing the GA thing when I finish my course but I have no idea where to even start looking for that kind of work.

el99

It was with a Cambridge company called Cyberlife, who make the game 'Creatures', which is basically solid GAs. Pretty interesting stuff, and there's certainly a future in it. It's said that if anything's going to get close to a decent implementation of life in-silico, this is one of the main directions to look...

Where's your course based?

Wow! Cyberlife! I know creatures well and have a blueberry norn beanie that protects my monitor from evil juju.

I'm based in Birmingham at the moment. Moving to london soon but probably not for long as the job I was meant to be going for fell through. Still it gave me time to reassess my priorities and I've decided I want to persue what I'm currently doing so I'm applying for a couple of PhDs. Fingers Xed.

Em

Hey - good luck with that.

Annoyingly, many 'blue-sky' IT companies are scared of hiring at the moment. Juuuust too risky and expensive in this climate...

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Researcher: emmalouise99 U47812

Project Page: Genetic Algorithms A612398

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A639227 An Overview of the Genetic Algorithm

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