Distributed Genetic Programming

Distributed Genetic Programming on the Internet


The distributed genetic programming (DGP) applet demonstrates the potential of a distributed approach to implementing genetic programming over the Internet. The use of genetic programming to generate a program that navigates an artificial ant along the Santa Fe trail is used as an example problem. Click on the Background button for an explanation of Genetic Programming(GP), the distributed GP algorithm and the Artificial Ant problem. John R. Koza's book "Genetic Programming: On the Programming of Computers by Means of Natural Selection" is used as an example problem for the demonstration.>

The DGP applet allows you to control the genetic program and inspect the results.
Click on the Start button to launch the genetic program. The Pause/Resume button holds and resumes the program. To abort the program, use the Stop button. Use the Settings button to examine and change the parameters for the program.

In the 'Santa Fe Trail' window,

Background Instructions Technical Information

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If you have any comments or suggestions, email me at fsc@cs.bham.ac.uk

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Last updated on 24/08/98