Introduction to Genetic Algorithms: Theory and Applications

Learn the main mechanisms of Genetic Algorithm as a heursitic Artificial Intalligence search or optimization in Matlab.

What you'll learn

Use the Genetic Algorithm to solve optimization problems
Modify or improve the Genetic Algorithm
Analyze the performance of the Genetic Algorithm


Requirements

Be familiar with the basics of programming
Be familiar with Matlab programming language

Description

This is an introductory course to the Genetic Algorithms. We will cover the most fundamental concepts in the area of nature-inspired Artificial Intelligence techniques. Obviously, the main focus will be on the Genetic Algorithm as the most well-regarded optimization algorithm in history. The Genetic Algorithm is a search method that can be easily applied to different applications including Machine Learning, Data Science, Neural Networks, and Deep Learning.

With over 10 years of experience in this field, I have structured this course to take you from novice to expert in no time. Each section introduces one fundamental concept and takes you through the theory and implementation. The course is concluded by solving several case studies using the Genetic Algorithm.

Most of the lectures come with coding videos. In such videos, the step-by-step process of implementing the optimization algorithms or problems are presented. We have also a number of quizzes and exercises to practice the theoretical knowledge covered in the lectures.

Here is the list of topics covered:

The inspiration of the Genetic Algorithm

Selection or survival of the fittest

Recombination or crossover

Mutation

Elitism

Implementation

Application


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Who this course is for:

This course is for everyone who wants to learn about optimization techniques
Both beginners and experts in Artificial Intelligence will benefit from this course since it covers both theory and application from basics to advanced topics
Those who wants to solve challenging optimization problems
Those curious about how the Genetic Algorithm solves optimization problems as one of the best and most well-regarded AI techniques in the world