ACRI 2018 - Preliminary Call for Papers
13th International Conference on CELLULAR AUTOMATA FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY
September 17 - 21, 2018
Villa del Grumello - Lake Como School Of Advanced Studies
Como, Italy
http://acri2018.disco.unimib.it
The conference is organised by the University of Milano-Bicocca
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SCOPE
Cellular Automata (CA) present a very powerful approach for the study of
complex emergent phenomena build up out of many simple local interactions.
Because of this, CA are very popular for studying real applications and
have generated a great deal of interest both in academia and industry
by researchers working in different scientific fields and dealing with
theoretical aspects as well as practical applications.
Since its first edition in 1994, the ACRI conference focused on challenging
problems and new research on Cellular Automata (CA). Its primary goal is
to offer both scientists and engineers in academies and industries an
opportunity to enforce international collaborations on Cellular Automata
and express their views on current trends, challenges, and state-of-the art
solutions to various problems in several scientific fields:
biology, computer science, chemistry, ecology, economy, engineering, geology,
medicine, physics, sociology, etc.
This 13th edition of ACRI Conference aims at enlarging the classical topics
to include other areas related to or extending Cellular Automata. This will
offer a larger community the opportunity to discuss their work in various
related fields as for instance: complex networks, games on networks,
bio-inspired computing, cryptography, biological network modelling,
multiagent models, etc.
Papers presenting original and unpublished research on theoretical and
computational aspects of Cellular Automata as well as applications of
CA-based models are sought/welcomed.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Tools and Theory: new algorithms based on CA, theory of computation,
CA environments,
- Theoretical aspects of CA: algebraic, dynamics, and topological issues
- Dynamical Complex Systems and Emergent Phenomena,
- Image Processing and Pattern Recognition,
- Natural Computing and Unconventional Computing,
- Quantum Cellular Automata,
- Complex Networks, Games on Networks,
- Bio-Inspired Computing,
- Cryptography,
- Lattice Gas and Lattice Boltzmann Models,
- Agent-Based Models,
- Mathematical Systems Theory: analysis, optimization and control,
identification,
- Biological and Ecological Modelling: metabolic networks, species evolution,
immune systems, contamination processes, infectious diseases, biodiversity,
- Modelling of Physical or Chemical Systems: hydrodynamics, reaction diffusion,
systems, complex flows,
- Environmental Modelling: Pollution models, biomass evolution,
desertification,
- Socio-Economical Models: vehicular and pedestrian traffic, urbanism, market.
WORKSHOPS
The ACRI-2018 Organizing Committee invites proposals for the Workshops
Program.
Workshops will provide an informal setting where participants will have the
opportunity to discuss specific technical topics in an atmosphere that fosters
the active exchange of ideas.
In the past editions of ACRI the number of ACRI Workshops and satellite
Workshop
has grown: C&CA (Crowds & Cellular Automata), T&CA (Traffic & Cellular
Automata), ACA (Asynchronous Cellular Automata and Asynchronous Discrete
Models),
CACGI (Cellular Automata of Cancer Growth and Invasion), IWNC (International
Workshop of Natural Computing), ABSim&CA (Agent-Based Simulation & Cellular
Automata).
Details on how to send Workshop proposals will be announced soon.
VENUE
The Conference will take place at the Villa del Grumello (Como, ITALY), within
the Como Lake School of Advanced Studies, see http://www.villadelgrumello.it .
Villa del Grumello overlooks the first basin of Como Lake. It is framed by
century-old trees and enchants its visitors with its delicate atmospheres and
its harmonious setting. Driving force of the development of the Lariano area,
Villa del Grumello is a reference point for culture, science and the business
community.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: March 8, 2018
Notification of acceptance: May 3, 2018
Final versions: June 8, 2018
ACRI 2018: September 17-21, 2018
CHAIRS
Giancarlo Mauri (chair), University of Milano-Bicocca
Samira El Yacoubi (co-chair), University of Perpignan
CHAIR OF WORKSHOPS
Stefania Bandini, University of Milano-Bicocca
INVITED SPEAKERS to be announced
PROGRAM COMMITTEE to be announced
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Giancarlo Mauri (chair)
Stefania Bandini
Alberto Dennunzio
Luca Manzoni
Luca Mariot
Giuseppe Vizzari
SUBMISSION
Authors are invited to submit papers of no more than 10 pages
via the EasyChair system.
Submissions should contain original research that has not previously
been published. Concurrent submissions to other conferences/journals are
not allowed. Supplementary material that exceeds the above mentioned
page limits may be included as an appendix and will be considered at
the committee's discretion (note that appendices will not be published
in the proceedings). Submission must be formatted in LaTeX using the
LNCS format (see http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs/lncs+authors)
and submitted in Portable Document Format (PDF). Papers authored or
co-authored by PC members are also welcome.
PROCEEDINGS
Accepted papers will appear in the proceedings published by
Springer in the LNCS series.
JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE
It is planned that extended version of some selected papers will be
considered for publication in a special issue of Natural Computing.
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