TextMatrixEvolver

The TextMatrixEvolver is an innovative project that leverages the power of evolutionary algorithms to generate character matrices of a defined size. These matrices are uniquely structured to visually display specific words from a given list.

📌 Features

• Configurable evolutionary settings (population size, recombination, mutation, and selection parameters).
• Stochastic Universal Sampling and Truncation Selection strategies.
• Two-Point Crossover for recombination.
• Mutation and Evaluation based on a provided dataset.
• Periodic Logging of the best individual and the population state.

📜 Usage

Compilation

Ensure you have a C compiler (e.g., gcc) installed. Compile the program with:

gcc -o evolutionary_algorithm main.c settings.c evaluation.c population.c recombination.c selection.c mutation.c -Wall -O2

Running the Program

Run the program with:

./evolutionary_algorithm <filename> <parent_size> <recombination_size> <rounds>

Example:

./evolutionary_algorithm data.txt 100 50 10000

Parameters

• <filename>: The dataset file used for evaluation.
• <parent_size>: Number of parents selected each round.
• <recombination_size>: Number of offspring generated per round.
• <rounds>: Total number of evolutionary iterations.