The video for my Genetic Algorithm talk has been posted to the TechMeetup blog for those who want to watch it (and can withstand my stuttering 😉 ). If you want to grab the original presentation itself, it’s in the repository for the C++ template project: geneticalgorithmtemplates \ talks and presentations \ techmeetup glasgow 20090701 (edit : now moved to github)
Craig Nicol on Genetic Algorithms
Craig provided a high-level introduction to what genetic algorithms are and how they can be used.Genetic algorithms is a search technique used in computing to find exact or approximate solutions to optimization and search problems. As the name suggests, they’re inspired by the process of evolution in the natural world. The typical genetic algorithm consists of a genetic representation of the solution domain, and a fitness function for evaluating the solution domain.Craig used example to clarify the topic and his presentation stimulated an interesting discussion of potential applications of the technology.
July Tech Meetup Glasgow: The Beauty of Code – Techmeetup
Craig Nicol talks about Genetic Algorithms from TechMeetup on Vimeo.
Hope to see you at the techmeetup talk tonight.
Craig Nicol 
2 replies on “July Tech Meetup Glasgow: The Beauty of Code – Techmeetup”
[…] The first project I want to highlight again is written in C++ and implements genetic algorithms using mainly C++ templates, just to see how powerful they were. It taught me a lot about generic code, and how a poor type system can interfere with the clarity of your code. It also prepared me for one of my first talks, about Genetic Algorithms at a Beauty of Code techmeetup. […]
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[…] had the opportunity at work to revisit my Generic Algorithm talk, to refactor it with a bit more time to hopefully make it clearer. I also ported the C++ template […]
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