“…As discussed in [20,21], hybrid intelligent systems based on different integration schemes of neural networks, fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms have recently received much attention. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) and genetic algorithms (GA) have proved to be very effective in substitution of direct simulation and optimization in several contests, including manufacturing processes [22][23][24][25][26][27], composite material performance [28,29], mechanical and/or microstructural properties [30], and assisted process planning [31,32]. As far as the application of ANNs to curing simulation and optimization is concerned, early contributions can be individuated in [33,34], discussing the development of a static neural network to simulate the curing process, recalled by a nonlinear programming scheme.…”