Statistical analysis for evolutionary computation: an introduction

Abstract

Mark Wineberg is an Associate Professor at the Univeristy of Guelph. He has been actively researching the field of GEC since 1993 while he was still a graduate student. Over the years he has published on various topics including: the intersection of GA and GP, enhancing the GA for improved behavior in dynamic environments through specialized multiple populations, and exploring the concept of distances and diversity in GA populations. Prof. Wineberg also teaches an undergraduate course on computer simulation and modeling of discrete stochastic systems with an emphasis on proper statistical analysis, as well as a graduate course on experimental design and analysis for computer science, which is an outgrowth of the statistical analysis tutorial given at GECCO.