PGAPack:

PGAPack is a general-purpose, data-structure-neutral parallel GENETIC ALGORITHM library. It is intended to provide most capabilities desired in a genetic algorithm library, in an integrated, seamless, and portable manner.

Features include:

• Callable from Fortran or C.

• Runs on uniprocessors, parallel computers, and workstation networks.

• Binary-, integer-, and real- and character-valued native data types

• Full extensibility to support custom operators and new data types.

• Easy-to-use interface for novice and application users.

• Multiple levels of access for expert users.

• Extensive debugging facilities.

• Large set of example problems.

• Detailed users guide

• Parameterized POPULATION replacement.

• Multiple choices for SELECTION, CROSSOVER, and MUTATION operators

• Easy integration of hill-climbing heuristics.

Availability: PGAPack is freely available and may be obtained by FTP from ftp://info.mcs.anl.gov/pub/pgapack/pgapack.tar.Z or from http://www.mcs.anl.gov/pgapack.html

Further Information from David Levine, Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, (708)-252-6735 <levine@mcs.anl.gov> http://www.mcs.anl.gov/home/levine