Evolutionary Computer Vision: A Taxonomic Tutorial

Applications of evolutionary computation (EC) techniques to computer vision are drawing increasing interest from researchers. There are many different ways in which EC techniques can be used as an effective aid to solve problems in the computer vision domain. This paper provides a brief review of the opportunities offered by EC to researchers in computer vision, trying to classify them according to different criteria, such as the EC technique being used, the level in the video chain at which evolutionary processes occur, and the relevance that the evolutionary component has in the final solution.