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PPSN 2018 - First Call for Papers
15th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature
8-12 September 2018
Coimbra, Portugal
http://ppsn2018.dei.uc.pt/
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The 15th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN
XV) will be held in Coimbra, Portugal, on 8-12 September 2018. This biennial
meeting brings together researchers and practitioners in the field of Natural
Computing: the study of computational systems inspired by nature, including
biological, ecological, physical, chemical, and social systems. This is a
fast-growing interdisciplinary field, featuring a range of techniques and methods
for dealing with large, complex, and dynamic problems with various sources of
potential uncertainties.
PPSN XV will showcase a wide range of topics in Natural Computing including, but
not restricted to, Evolutionary Computation, Artificial Neural Networks,
Artificial Life, Swarm Intelligence, Artificial Immune Systems, Self-Organising
Systems, Emergent Behaviour, Molecular Computing, Evolutionary Robotics,
Evolvable Hardware, Parallel Implementations and Applications to Real-World
Problems. PPSN XV will also feature workshops and tutorials covering advanced and
fundamental topics in the field of Natural Computing.
PAPER PRESENTATION
Following the well-established PPSN tradition, all accepted papers will be
presented in poster sessions of about 16 papers. Each session will contain papers
on a variety of topics, and will begin with a brief plenary overview by a
distinguished researcher in the field. All accepted papers will be published in
the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series by Springer.
PAPER SUBMISSION
Researchers are invited to submit their original work in the field of Natural
Computing by March 26, 2018. Papers must be submitted in Springer LNCS style
through the conference website. The page limit is 12 pages.
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GENERAL CHAIRS
* Carlos M. Fonseca, University of Coimbra, Portugal
* Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra, Portugal
HONORARY CHAIR
* Hans-Paul Schwefel, TU Dortmund University, Germany
PROGRAMME CHAIRS
* Anne Auger, INRIA Saclay, France
* Luís Paquete, University of Coimbra, Portugal
* Darrell Whitley, Colorado State University, USA
WORKSHOP CHAIRS
* Robin C. Purshouse, University of Sheffield, UK
* Christine Zarges, Aberystwyth University, UK
TUTORIAL CHAIRS
* Michael T. M. Emmerich, Leiden University, Netherlands
* Gisele L. Pappa, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
PUBLICATIONS CHAIR
* Nuno Lourenço, University of Coimbra, Portugal
LOCAL ORGANISATION CHAIR
* Pedro Martins, University of Coimbra, Portugal
WEBMASTER
* Catarina Maçãs, University of Coimbra, Portugal
* Evgheni Polisciuc, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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Important dates
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Paper submission: 26 March 2018
Author notification: 14 May 2018
Camera-ready paper submission: 4 June 2018
Conference: 8-12 September 2018
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Luís Paquete | paquete@dei.uc.pt
http://www.uc.pt/go/paquete
Dept. of Informatics Engineering
University of Coimbra, Portugal
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