The power of EAs (Evolutionary Algorithms) is that they are able to escape local optima through random mutation and recombination. EAs are suitable for finding

The power of EAs (Evolutionary Algorithms) is that they are able to escape local optima through random mutation and recombination. EAs are suitable for finding solutions to complex problems, as long as you state the problem correctly and have a decent fitness function. Besides this, parameter tuning is vital for creating a decent EA. This goes so far that there has been research in tuning parameters for an EA using an EA (creating an EA Inception ;)).