Parallel Problem Solving from Nature - PPSN VII: 7th International Conference, Granada, Spain, September 7-11, 2002, Proceedings

We are proud to introduce the proceedings of the Seventh International C— ference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN VII, held in Granada, Spain, on 7–11 September 2002. PPSN VII was organized back—to—back with the Foundations of Genetic Algorithms (FOGA) conference, which took place in Torremolinos, Malaga, Spain, in the preceding week. The PPSN series of conferences started in Dortmund, Germany[1]. From that pioneering meeting, the event has been held biennially, in Brussels, B...