Hands-On Genetic Algorithms with Python_Second Edition

Hands-On Genetic Algorithms with Python: Apply genetic algorithms to solve real-world AI and machine learning problems, 2nd Edition Explore the ever-growing world of genetic algorithms to build and enhance AI applications involving search, optimization, machine learning, deep learning, NLP, and XAI using Python libraries Key Features Learn how to implement genetic algorithms using Python libraries DEAP, scikit-learn, and NumPy Take advantage of cloud computing technology to increase the performance of your solutions Discover bio-inspired algorithms such as particle swarm optimization (PSO) and NEAT Book Description Written by Eyal Wirsansky, a senior data scientist and AI researcher with over 25 years of experience and a research background in genetic algorithms and neural networks, Hands-On Genetic Algorithms with Python offers expert insights and practical knowledge to master genetic algorithms. After an introduction to genetic algorithms and their principles of operation, you’ll find out how they differ from traditional algorithms and the types of problems they can solve, followed by applying them to search and optimization tasks such as planning, scheduling, gaming, and analytics. As you progress, you’ll delve into explainable AI and apply genetic algorithms to AI to improve machine learning and deep learning models, as well as tackle reinforcement learning and NLP tasks. This updated second edition further expands on applying genetic algorithms to NLP and XAI and speeding up genetic algorithms with concurrency and cloud computing. You’ll also get to grips with the NEAT algorithm. The book concludes with an image reconstruction project and other related technologies for future applications. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained hands-on experience in applying genetic algorithms across a variety of fields, with emphasis on artificial intelligence with Python. What you will learn Use genetic algorithms to solve planning, scheduling, gaming, and analytics problems Create reinforcement learning, NLP, and explainable AI applications Enhance the performance of ML models and optimize deep learning architecture Deploy genetic algorithms using client-server architectures, enhancing scalability and computational efficiency Explore how images can be reconstructed using a set of semi-transparent shapes Delve into topics like elitism, niching, and multiplicity in genetic solutions to enhance optimization strategies and solution diversity Who this book is for If you’re a data scientist, software developer, AI enthusiast who wants to break into the world of genetic algorithms and apply them to real-world, intelligent applications as quickly as possible, this book is for you. Working knowledge of the Python programming language is required to get started with this book. Hands-On Genetic Algorithms with Python Contributors About the author About the reviewer Preface Who this book is for What this book covers To get the most out of this book Download the example code files Conventions used Get in touch Share Your Thoughts Download a free PDF copy of this book Part 1: The Basics of Genetic Algorithms 1 An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms What are genetic algorithms? Darwinian evolution The genetic algorithms analogy The theory behind genetic algorithms The schema theorem Differences from traditional algorithms Population-based Genetic representation Fitness function Probabilistic behavior Advantages of genetic algorithms Global optimization Handling complex problems Handling a lack of mathematical representation Resilience to noise Parallelism Continuous learning Limitations of genetic algorithms Special definitions Hyperparameter tuning Computationally intensive Premature convergence No guaranteed solution Use cases for genetic algorithms Summary Further reading 2 Understanding the Key Components of Genetic Algorithms The basic flow of a genetic algorithm Creating the initial population Calculating the fitness Applying selection, crossover, and mutation Checking the stopping conditions Selection methods Roulette wheel selection Stochastic universal sampling Rank-based selection Fitness scaling Tournament selection Crossover methods Single-point crossover Two-point and k-point crossover Uniform crossover Crossover for ordered lists Mutation methods Flip-bit mutation Swap mutation Inversion mutation Scramble mutation Real-coded genetic algorithms Blend crossover Simulated binary crossover Real mutation Understanding elitism Niching and sharing Serial niching versus parallel niching The art of solving problems using genetic algorithms Summary Further reading Part 2: Solving Problems with Genetic Algorithms 3 Using the DEAP Framework Technical requirements Python version Using a virtual environment Installing the necessary libraries Introduction to DEAP Using the creator module Creating the Fitness class Creating the Individual class Using the Toolbox class Creating genetic operators Creating the population Calculating the fitness The OneMax problem Solving the OneMax problem with DEAP Choosing the chromosome Calculating the fitness Choosing the genetic operators Setting the stopping condition Implementing with DEAP Using built-in algorithms The Statistics object The algorithm The logbook Running the program Adding the hall of fame feature Experimenting with the algorithm’s settings Population size and number of generations Crossover operator Mutation operator Selection operator Summary Further reading 4 Combinatorial Optimization Technical requirements Search problems and combinatorial optimization Solving the knapsack problem The Rosetta Code knapsack 0-1 problem Solution representation Python problem representation Genetic algorithm solution Solving the TSP TSPLIB benchmark files Solution representation Python problem representation Genetic algorithm solution Improving the results with enhanced exploration and elitism Solving the VRP Solution representation Python problem representation Genetic algorithm solution Summary Further reading 5 Constraint Satisfaction Technical requirements Constraint satisfaction in search problems Solving the N-Queens problem Solution representation Python problem representation Genetic algorithms solution Solving the nurse scheduling problem Solution representation Hard constraints versus soft constraints Python problem representation Genetic algorithms solution Solving the graph coloring problem Solution representation Using hard and soft constraints for the graph coloring problem Python problem representation Genetic algorithms solution Summary Further reading 6 Optimizing Continuous Functions Technical requirements Chromosomes and genetic operators for real numbers Using DEAP with continuous functions Optimizing the Eggholder function Optimizing the Eggholder function with genetic algorithms Improving the speed with an increased mutation rate Optimizing Himmelblau’s function Optimizing Himmelblau’s function with genetic algorithms Using niching and sharing to find multiple solutions Simionescu’s function and constrained optimization Constrained optimization with genetic algorithms Optimizing Simionescu’s function using genetic algorithms Using constraints to find multiple solutions Summary Further reading Part 3: Artificial Intelligence Applications of Genetic Algorithms 7 Enhancing Machine Learning Models Using Feature Selection Technical requirements Supervised machine learning Classification Regression Supervised learning algorithms Feature selection in supervised learning Selecting the features for the Friedman-1 regression problem Solution representation Python problem representation Genetic algorithms solution Selecting the features for classifying the Zoo dataset Python problem representation Genetic algorithms solution Summary Further reading 8 Hyperparameter Tuning of Machine Learning Models Technical requirements Hyperparameters in machine learning Hyperparameter tuning The Wine dataset The adaptive boosting classifier Tuning the hyperparameters using conventional versus genetic grid search Testing the classifier’s default performance Running the conventional grid search Running the genetic-algorithm-driven grid search Tuning the hyperparameters using a direct genetic approach Hyperparameter representation Evaluating the classifier accuracy Tuning the hyperparameters using genetic algorithms Dedicated libraries Summary Further reading 9 Architecture Optimization of Deep Learning Networks Technical requirements ANNs and DL MLP DL and convolutional NNs Optimizing the architecture of a DL classifier The Iris flower dataset Representing the hidden layer configuration Evaluating the classifier’s accuracy Optimizing the MLP architecture using genetic algorithms Combining architecture optimization with hyperparameter tuning Solution representation Evaluating the classifier’s accuracy Optimizing the MLP’s combined configuration using genetic algorithms Summary Further reading 10 Reinforcement Learning with Genetic Algorithms Technical requirements Reinforcement learning Genetic algorithms and reinforcement learning Gymnasium The env interface Solving the MountainCar environment Solution representation Evaluating the solution The Python problem representation Genetic algorithms solution Solving the CartPole environment Controlling the CartPole with a neural network Solution representation and evaluation The Python problem representation A genetic algorithm solution Summary Further reading 11 Natural Language Processing Technical requirements Understanding NLP Word embeddings Word embeddings and genetic algorithms Finding the mystery word using genetic algorithms Python implementation Document classification N-grams Selecting a subset of n-grams Using genetic algorithms to search for a fixed-size subset Python implementation Summary Further reading 12 Explainable AI, Causality, and Counterfactuals with Genetic Algorithms Technical requirements Unlocking the black box – XAI Unraveling cause and effect – causality in AI What-if scenarios – counterfactuals Genetic algorithms in counterfactual analysis – navigating alternative scenarios The German Credit Risk dataset Exploring counterfactual scenarios for credit risk prediction The Applicant class The CreditRiskData class Counterfactuals with genetic algorithms The genetic algorithm solution More “what-if” scenarios Extending to other datasets Summary Further reading Part 4: Enhancing Performance with Concurrency and Cloud Strategies 13 Accelerating Genetic Algorithms – the Power of Concurrency Technical requirements Long runtimes in real-world genetic algorithms Parallelizing genetic algorithms Multithreading Multiprocessing Back to the OneMax problem A baseline benchmark program Simulating computational intensity Multiprocessing using the Pool class Increasing the number of processes Multiprocessing using the SCOOP library Distributed computing with SCOOP Summary Further reading 14 Beyond Local Resources – Scaling Genetic Algorithms in the Cloud Technical requirements The next level in genetic algorithm performance –embracing a client-server architecture Implementing a client-server model Using a separate environment Revisiting the One-Max problem, yet again Creating the server component Creating the client component Running the asynchronous client Using a production-grade app server Using the Gunicorn server Using the Waitress server Breaking out of the box Reaching for the sky with cloud computing AWS Lambda and API Gateway – a winning combination Serverless Python with Zappa Deploying the server module to the Lambda service Running the client with the Lambda-based server Undeploying the server Summary Further reading Part 5: Related Technologies 15 Evolutionary Image Reconstruction with Genetic Algorithms Technical requirements Reconstructing images with polygons Image processing in Python Python image processing libraries Drawing images with polygons Measuring the difference between images Using genetic algorithms to reconstruct images Solution representation and evaluation Python problem representation Genetic algorithm implementation Image reconstruction results Reducing the triangle count Other experiments Summary Further reading 16 Other Evolutionary and Bio-Inspired Computation Techniques Technical requirements Evolutionary computation and bio-inspired computing Genetic programming Genetic programming example – even parity check Genetic programming implementation NEAT NEAT example – even parity check NEAT implementation Particle swarm optimization PSO example – function optimization Particle swarm optimization implementation Other related techniques Evolution strategies Differential evolution Ant colony optimization Artificial immune systems Artificial life Summary Further reading Index Why subscribe? 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