Development of an Algorithm for Optimal Encoding of WAV Files Using Genetic Algorithms

The purpose of this scientific work is to develop an algorithm for optimal encoding of WAV files using genetic algorithms, which simultaneously combines an acceptable encoding speed and a higher compression ratio of audio data than classical encoding methods. The article discusses the structure of WAV files; the principle of Huffman coding has been studied, and the process of compressing WAV files using this algorithm has been described; on the basis of Huffman coding with the help of genetic algorithms, an algorithm for optimal encoding of WAV files was developed and tested; based on the obtained results, conclusions are drawn about the work done.