RPL2: A language and parallel framework for evolutionary computing

Abstract

The Reproductive Plan Language RPL2 is an extensible, interpreted language for writing and using evolutionary computing programs. It supports arbitrary genetic representations, all structured population models described in the literature together with further hybrids, and runs on parallel or serial hardware while hiding parallelism from the user. This paper surveys structured population models, explains and motivates the benefits of generic systems such as RPL2 and describes the suite of applications that have used RPL2 to date.