這一章對進化計算進行了溫和的介紹，進化優化是其中一個最重要的研究領域。與大多數基于簡化生物聯系的進化計算的介紹不同，本章強調了進化計算與人工智能和計算機科學之間的聯系。事實上，這本書的中心是解決問題，例如優化，使用進化計算技術。它不涉及生物模型的問題。關鍵詞進化計算、全局優化、組合優化、進化學習、進化設計

This chapter gives a gentle introduction to evolutionary computation, a field in which evolutionary optimisation is one of the most important research areas. Unlike most introductions to evolutionary computation which are based on its simplified biological link, this chapter emphasises the link between evolutionary computation and artificial intelligence and computer science. In fact, this whole book is centred around problem-solving, e.g., optimisation, using evolutionary computation techniques. It does not deal with the issue of biological modelling.KeywordsEvolutionary computation global optimisation combinatorial optimisation evolutionary learning evolutionary design