Semester:
                                            Fall of even years
                                         
                                        
                                            Credits:
                                            Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 
                                         
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Recommended Background:
                                            CSE 841 and CSE 440 
                                         
                                        
                                        
                                            Restrictions:
                                            Open only to students in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering or approval of department.
                                         
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        Description:
                                        Investigation of evolutionary computation from a historical, theoretical and application viewpoint. Readings from the present literature, experiments with provided software on the application of evolutionary computation principles.     
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Semester:
                                            Fall of even years
                                         
                                        
                                            Credits:
                                            Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 
                                         
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            Recommended Background:
                                            CSE 841 and CSE 440 
                                         
                                        
                                        
                                            Restrictions:
                                            Open to graduate students in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and open to graduate students  in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering or approval of department.
                                         
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        Description:
                                        Investigation of evolutionary computation from a historical, theoretical and application viewpoint. Readings from the present literature, experiments with provided software on the application of evolutionary computation principles.