algorithm-based clustering technique, called GA-clustering, is proposed in this article.

The searching
capability of genetic algorithms is xploited in order to search for appropriate cluster centres in the feature
space such
that a similarity metric of the resulting clusters is optimized. The chromosomes, which are represented as
strings of real
numbers, encode the centres of a "xed umber of clusters. The superiority of the GA-clustering algorithm over
the
commonly used K-means algorithm is extensively demonstrated for four arti"cial and three real-life data sets.
( 2000
Pattern Recognition Society. Published