Call For Papers (closed)
The 8th International Conference on
Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN VIII)
18-22 September 2004, Birmingham, UK
http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/ppsn04
Introduction
The International Conference on Parallel
Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN) has been one of the most respected
high-quality international conferences in Natural Computation since
1990. Its eighth biennial conference (PPSN VIII) will be held in the
heart of England --- Birmingham, UK --- on 18-22 September 2004.
Natural computation is the study of
computational systems that use ideas and get inspiration from natural
systems, including biological, ecological, physical, chemical and
social systems. It is a fast-growing interdisciplinary field in which a
range of techniques and methods are studied for dealing with large,
complex, and dynamic problems.
PPSN VIII will showcase a wide range of
topics in natural computation including, but not restricted to:
Evolutionary Computation, Quantum Computation, Molecular Computation,
Neural Computation, Artificial Life, Swarm Intelligence, Artificial Ant
Systems, Artificial Immune Systems, Self-Organising Systems, Emergent
Behaviours, Machine Perception, and
Applications to Real World Problems.
The conference emphasises original
theories and novel applications of natural computation. Researchers,
practitioners, and students from academia and industry are invited to
submit their original papers to this conference.
World-leading researchers in the field of
natural computation will present keynote speeches and tutorials at the
conference. The confirmed speakers include Lee Giles (the main driver
behind CiteSeer), Benjamin Wah, Marco Dorigo, Darell Whitley, ... The
conference proceedings will be published by Springer in its LNCS
series. A number of specialist workshops will be run just before the
main conference.
Important Dates
| Submission: |
16
April 26 March 2004 |
| Acceptance: |
28 May 2004 |
| Final papers: |
18 June 2004 |
| Conference: |
18-22
September 2004 |
Paper Submissions
Authors are invited to submit papers presenting
original results in the field of natural computation by 16 April 26 March 2004. The format
should follow Spinger Verlag LNCS style (
http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html ) with no more than
10 pages. Only electronic submissions will be considered.
Papers in postscript or PDF files can be submitted
through
http://events.cs.bham.ac.uk/ppsn04/submissions.html from
26/01/2004.
Best Paper Awords
PPSN VIII is pleased to announce the largest paper prize
ever in natural computation sponsored by Honda Research Institute
(Europe). This award recognises the best paper presented at the
conference and values at around 2,100 euros. This includes GBP1,100.00
(1,600 euros) and up to GBP350.00 (500 euros) for travel costs between
a European city and the Honda Research Institute (Europe) in Offenbach,
Germany, to present his/her work.
A separate Best Student Paper Award is sponsored by HP Labs. (Bristol).
Conference Organising Committee
General Chair:
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Xin Yao, University of Birmingham |
| Programme Co-Chairs: |
Jose A. Lozano, University of the
Basque Country
Edmund Burke, University of Nottingham
Jim Smith, University of the West of England Electronic
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Electronic Programme Chair:
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JJ Merelo, Universidad de Granada
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Local Organisation Chair:
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John Bullinaria, University of
Birmingham |
Tutorial Co-Chairs:
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Jon Rowe, University of Birmingham
JJ Merelo, Universidad de Granada
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Workshop Co-Chairs:
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Peter Tino, University of Birmingham
Ata Kaban, University of Birmingham
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Proceedings Chair:
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Hans-Paul Schwefel, University of
Dortmund
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Publicity Co-Chairs:
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Jun He, University of Birmingham
Shigeyoshi Tsutsui, Hannan University
Eckart Zitzler, ETH Zurich
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| Best Paper Competition Chair: |
Bernhard Sendhoff, Honda Research
Institute Europe |
Industrial Liaison Chair:
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Graham Hesketh, Rolls-Royce plc
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Conference Secretariat:
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PPSN VIII
c/o Mrs Delia Sexton
School of Computer Science
The University of Birmingham Edgbaston,
Birmingham B15 2TT
UK
Email: ppsn04@cs.bham.ac.uk
Phone: +44 121 414 2215
Fax: +44 121 414 4281
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You can download the Call For Papers here ( PPSN04CFP.pdf 240k).
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