From the reviews: "This book is a collection of contributions from various theorists and practitioners working in the genetic programming (GP) field. ... anyone who is interested in the subject should monitor the ongoing research; this volume is an essential assistant for the task. ... I found the book interesting ... that stimulate the researcher to think of further applications of the presented techniques and methodologies. ... I recommend it not only to GP researchers and practitioners, but also to any scientist dealing with optimization problems ... ." (Lefteris Angelis, ACM Computing Reviews, March, 2009)