- author = "Michael Fenton and Jonathan Byrne and Erik Hemberg",
- title = "Design, Architecture, and Engineering with Grammatical Evolution",
- booktitle = "Handbook of Grammatical Evolution",
- publisher = "Springer",
- year = "2018",
- editor = "Conor Ryan and Michael O'Neill and J. J. Collins",
- chapter = "13",
- pages = "317--339",
- keywords = "genetic algorithms, genetic programming, Grammatical Evolution",
- isbn13 = "978-3-319-78716-9",
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DOI = "
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-78717-6_13",
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abstract = "Since its inception, Grammatical Evolution has had a
rich history with design applications. The use of a
formal grammar provides a convenient platform with
which users can specify rules for design. Two main
aspects of design evolution are the grammatical
representation and the objective fitness
evaluation.
The field of design representation has many strands, each with its own strengths and weaknesses for particular applications. An overview is given of four popular grammatical representations for design: Lindenmayer Systems, Shape Grammars, Higher Order Functions, and Graph Grammars, with examples of each.
The field of design is dominated by two often conflicting objectives: form and function. The disparity between the two is discussed: Interactive Evolutionary Design is examined in its capacity to provide a truly subjective fitness function for aesthetic form, while engineering applications of GE provide a basis for objective mathematically-based fitness evaluations. Finally, these two techniques can be combined to allow the designer to decide exactly how balance the optimisation and exploration of the process.",
- notes = "Part of \cite{Ryan:2018:hbge}",
