Preface

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Chairs and Program Committee (PDF)

pp. x

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Invited Talks

Welcome Address

Micro/Nano Systems for Future NASA Grand Challenges in Deep Space Exploration

DARPA's Adaptive Computing Systems Program

Identifying Requirements of Evolutionary Design Search, Exploration and Optimisation

Evolvable Hardware for Industrial Applications

Evolving Circuits by Means of Natural Selection

Explorations in Design Space: Can Evolutionary Algorithms Practically Search Beyond the Scope of Conventional Electronics Design?

Embriological Electronics

The Effects of Extreme Environments on Measurement Equipement

Dusting Off Some Old Evolvable Hardware

NASA Rediscovers Technology

1: Evolution on FPGAs

On the Filtering Properties of Evolved Gate Arrays (Abstract)

Julian F. Miller, Napier University

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GeneticFPGA: Evolving Stable Circuits on Mainstream FPGA Devices (Abstract)

Delon Levi, Xilinx Inc.

Steven A. Guccione, Xilinx Inc.

pp. 12

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Prototyping a GA Pipeline for Complete Hardware Evolution (Abstract)

Gunnar Tufte, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Pauline C. Haddow, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology

pp. 18

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On-Line Evolution of FPGA-Based Circuits: A Case Study on Hash Functions (Abstract)

Ernesto Damiani, Universit? degli Studi di Milano

Andrea G. B. Tettamanzi, Universit? degli Studi di Milano

Valentino Liberali, Universit? degli Studi di Pavia

pp. 26

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2: Evolution of Digital Functions

On the Nature of Two-Bit Multiplier Landscapes (Abstract)

Vesselin K. Vassilev, Napier University

Julian F. Miller, Napier University

Terence C. Fogarty, Napier University

pp. 36

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A Genetic Programming Approach to Logic Function Synthesis by Means of Multiplexers (Abstract)

Arturo Hernández Aguirre, Tulane University

Bill P. Buckles, Tulane University

Carlos A. Coello, Laboratorio Nacional de Inform?tica Avanzada

pp. 46

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Evolving More Efficient Digital Circuits by Allowing Circuit Layout Evolution and Multi-Objective Fitness (Abstract)

Tatiana Kalganova, Napier University

Julian Miller, Napier University

pp. 54

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3: Evolution of Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuits

Artificial Evolution of Active Filters: A Case Study (Abstract)

Ricardo Salem Zebulum, University of Sussex and Centro de Intelig?ncia Computacional Aplicada (ICA)

Marco Aurélio Pacheco, Centro de Intelig?ncia Computacional Aplicada (ICA)

Marley Vellasco, Centro de Intelig?ncia Computacional Aplicada (ICA)

pp. 66

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Evolutionary Experiments with a Fine-Grained Reconfigurable Architecture for Analog and Digital CMOS Circuits (Abstract)

Adrian Stoica, California Institute of Technology

Didier Keymeulen, California Institute of Technology

Raoul Tawel, California Institute of Technology

Carlos Salazar-Lazaro, California Institute of Technology

Wei-te Li, California Institute of Technology

pp. 76

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Inherent Qualities of Circuits Designed by Artificial Evolution: A Preliminary Study of Populational Fault Tolerance (Abstract)

Paul Layzell, University of Sussex

pp. 85

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A Comparison of Dynamic Fitness Schedules for Evolutionary Design of Amplifiers (Abstract)

Jason D. Lohn, Caelum Research Corp.

Gary L. Haith, Recom Technologies Corp.

Silvano P. Colombano, NASA Ames Research Center

Dimitris Stassinopoulos, NASA Ames Research Center

pp. 87

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A System for Intrinsic Evolution of Linear and Non-Linear Filters (Abstract)

Stuart J. Flockton, University of London

Kevin Sheehan, University of London

pp. 93

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ATR's Artificial Brain ("Cam-Brain") Project a Sample of what Individual "CoDi-1Bit" Model Evolved Neural Net Modules can do with Digital and Analog I/O (Abstract)

4: Evolution of Cellular Automata and Brain-Inspired Architectures

Hugo de Garis, ATR

Norberto Eiji Nawa, ATR

Andrzej Buller, Technical University of Gdansk

Michael Korkin, Genobyte Inc.,

Felix Gers, Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale (IDSIA)

Michael Hough, Stanford University

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Co-Evolving Demes of Non-Uniform Cellular Automata for Synchronisation (Abstract)

Vesselin K. Vassilev, Napier University

Julian F. Miller, Napier University

Terence C. Fogarty, Napier University

pp. 111

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Reliability Analysis in Self-Repairing Embryonic Systems (Abstract)

Cesar Ortega, University of York

Andy Tyrrell, University of York

pp. 120

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Evolvable Hardware or Learning Hardware? Induction of State Machines from Temporal Logic Constraints (Abstract)

Marek Perkowski, Portland State University

Alan Mishchenko, Portland State University

Anatoly Chebotarev, Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics

pp. 129

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Morphogenesis in Plants: Modeling the Shoot Apical Meristem, and Possible Applications (Abstract)

Eric Mjolsness, California Institute of Technology

Elliot Meyerowitz, California Institute of Technology

Victoria Gor, California Institute of Technology

Tobias Mann, California Institute of Technology

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Adaptive Networks with Self-Organizing Multi-Hop Links (Abstract)

Peter Davis, ATR

pp. 145

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5: Reconfiguration Architectures and Dynamic Reconfiguration

The MorphoSys Dynamically Reconfigurable System-on-Chip (Abstract)

Guangming Lu, University of California at Irvine

Hartej Singh, University of California at Irvine

Ming-hau Lee, University of California at Irvine

Nader Bagherzadeh, University of California at Irvine

Fadi J. Kurdahi, University of California at Irvine

Eliseu M.C. Filho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Vladimir Castro Alves, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

pp. 152

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A Model for Dynamic Adaptation in Reconfigurable Hardware Systems (Abstract)

George Milne, University of South Australia

pp. 161

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An Applications Approach to Evolvable Hardware (Abstract)

Reid Porter, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Kevin McCabe, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Neil Bergmann, Queensland University of Technology

pp. 170

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The PIG Paradigm: The Design and Use of a Massively Parallel Fine Grained Self-Reconfigurable Infinitely Scalable Architecture (Abstract)

Nicholas J. Macias

pp. 175

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6: Advanced Reconfigurable Devices

Realization of Self-Repairing and Evolvable Hardware Structures by Means of Implicit Self-Configuration (Abstract)

pp. 182

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Reconfigurable FPGA's in the 1-20 GHz Band with HBT BiCMOS (Abstract)

John F. McDonald, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Bryan S. Goda, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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FeRAM Circuit Technology for System on a Chip (Abstract)

K. Asari, Matsushita Electronics Corp, Osaka University and Stanford University

Y. Mitsuyama, Osaka University

T. Onoye, Osaka University

I. Shirakawa, Osaka University

H. Hirano, Matsushita Electronics Corp.

T. Honda, Matsushita Electronics Corp.

T. Otsuki, Matsushita Electronics Corp.

T. Baba, Panasonic Technologies Inc.

T. Meng, Stanford University

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7: Applications to Design and Adaptation of Space Sub-Systems

Optimization for Aerospace Conceptual Design through the use of Genetic Algorithms (Abstract)

William A. Crossley, Purdue University

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Coevolutionary Robotics (Abstract)

Jordan Pollack, Brandeis University

Hod Lipson, Brandeis University

Pablo Funes, Brandeis University

Sevan Ficici, Brandeis University

Greg Hornby, Brandeis University

pp. 208

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Dynamic Phase-Only Array Beam Control Using a Genetic Algorithm (Abstract)

Randy L. Haupt, University of Nevada at Reno

J. Michael Johnson, University of Nevada at Reno

pp. 217

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Evolving Wire Antennas Using Genetic Algorithms: A Review (Abstract)

Derek S. Linden, Linden Innovation Research LLC

Edward E. Altshuler, Air Force Research Laboratory

pp. 225

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The Hundred Year Spacecraft (Abstract)

Algirdas Avizienis, University of California at Los Angeles

pp. 233

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8: GA Applications

Genetically Engineered Microelectronic Infrared Filters (Abstract)

Tom Cwik, California Institute of Technology

Gerhard Klimeck, California Institute of Technology

pp. 242

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"Genetically Engineered" Nanoelectronics (Abstract)

Gerhard Klimeck, California Institute of Technology

Carlos H. Salazar-Lazaro, California Institute of Technology

Adrian Stoica, California Institute of Technology

Thomas Cwik, California Institute of Technology

pp. 247

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The Evolution of ROBDDs: Preliminary Results and a First Analysis (Abstract)

Piet van Remortel, Free Brussels University

pp. 249

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Representation and Robustness for Evolved Sorting Networks (Abstract)

Jason Masner, University of Idaho

John Cavalieri, University of Idaho

James Frenzel, University of Idaho

James A. Foster, University of Idaho

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Improving Correctness of Finite-State Machine Synthesis from Multiple Partial Input/Output Sequences (Abstract)

Prabhas Chongstitvatana, Chulalongkorn University

Chatchawit Aporntewan, Chulalongkorn University

pp. 262

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Index of Authors (PDF)

pp. 267