15th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature
8-12 September 2018
Coimbra, Portugal
http://ppsn2018.dei.uc.pt/
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NEWS
* 23 Tutorials and 6 Workshops
* Paper submission now open
CONFERENCE
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.
**NEW** In the first two days, PPSN XV will feature 23 contributed Tutorials and 6
half-day Workshops covering advanced and fundamental topics in the field of Natural
Computing. Registered PPSN XV participants will have free admittance to all Tutorials
and Workshops.
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
**NEW** Paper submission now open!
Researchers are invited to submit their original work in the field of Natural Computing.
Papers must be submitted as PDF files in Springer LNCS style through the conference
Paper Submission page on
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ppsn2018
The authors' names must not be blinded for the reviewing process. 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
Tutorials and workshops: 8-9 September 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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