Problems demanding globally optimal solutions are ubiquitous, yet many are intractable when they involve constrained functions having many local optima and interacting, mixed-type variables.

Global optimization.- The Motivation for Differential Evolution.- Critical values for the control parameters of differential evolution algorithms.- The Differential Evolution Algorithm.- Fast Evolution Strategies.- Benchmarking Differential Evolution.- On the usage of differential evolution for function optimization.- Problem Domains.- Shape design and optimization by genetic algorithm.- Architectural Aspects and Computing Environments.- Computer Code.- Computer Code.- Applications.- Genetic Algorithms and Related Techniques for Optimizing Si-H Clusters: A Merit Analysis for Differential Evolution.- Non-Imaging Optical Design Using Differential Evolution.- Optimization of an Industrial Compressor Supply System.- Minimal Representation Multi-Sensor Fusion Using Differential Evolution.- Determination of the Earthquake Hypocenter: A Challenge for the Differential Evolution Algorithm.- Parallel Differential Evolution: Application to 3-D Medical Image Registration.- Design of Efficient Erasure Codes with Differential Evolution.- FIWIZ - A Versatile Program for the Design of Digital Filters Using Differential Evolution.- Optimization of Radial Active Magnetic Bearings by Using Differential Evolution and the Finite Element Method.- Application of Differential Evolution to the Analysis of X-Ray Reflectivity Data.- Inverse Fractal Problem.- Active Compensation in RF-Driven Plasmas by Means of Differential Evolution.