
Genetic Algorithms Digest   Wednesday, September 18 1991   Volume 5 : Issue 29

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Today's Topics:
	- re: GA Journal Status
	- Neuro-evolution digest information
	- CFP: PPSN II in 1992, Brussels

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CALENDAR OF GA-RELATED ACTIVITIES: (with GA-List issue reference)

 First European Conference on Artificial Life (v5n10)         Dec 11-13, 1991
 Canadian AI Conference, Vancouver, (CFP 1/7)                 May 11-15, 1992
 10th National Conference on AI, San Jose, (CFP 1/15)         Jul 12-17, 1992
 ECAI 92, 10th European Conference on AI (v5n13)              Aug  3-7,  1992
 Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, Brussels, (CFP 4/15)   Sep 28-30, 1992

 (Send announcements of other activities to GA-List@aic.nrl.navy.mil)

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From: Kurt Thearling <kurt@Think.COM>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 91 16:07:03 EDT
Subject: re: GA Journal Status

   Doesn't the new journal ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR cover much of what a GA-specific
   journal would?  There are also plans for an artificial life journal.  Add
   in the GA publishing record of COMPLEX SYSTEMS and I'm not so sure that a
   new journal is necessary.

   I think one of the problems with the neural networks field is that there
   are just too many individual journals.  It seems like a new one pops up
   every other day.  Unless there is agreement that good GA work is going
   unpublished due to a lack of journals, I can't see that adding a new
   journal would improve the field.

   Kurt Thearling        Thinking Machines Corp.            kurt@think.com
			    245 First Street  
			  Cambridge, MA  02142                           

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From: schultz@aic.nrl.navy.mil
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 91 14:37:03 EDT
Subject: Neuro-evolution digest information

   [Ed's Note: The following was seen by Helen Gigley on the connectionist
   digest and she sent it to John Grefenstette who passed it on to GA-list.]

   Neuro-evolution is a forum for discussion of technical issues relating to
   using genetic algorithms (GAs) and evolutionary approachs for the design
   of artificial neural networks.  Other GA/ANN topics are also welcome.
   Postings of abstracts, notices of availability of tech reports and papers,
   references, general discussion, and the like are welcome.

   Send requests to have your name added to the distribution list to
   neuro-evolution-request@cse.ogi.edu.

   Mike Rudnick

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From: UIN005%DDOHRZ11.BITNET@YALEVM.YCC.Yale.Edu
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 91 14:13:52 SET
Subject: CFP: PPSN II in 1992, Brussels

   Would you be so kind as to include the following Call for Papers into the
   next newsletter (LaTeX format).  Thank you in advance for your courtesy.

   Hans-Paul Schefel, U of Dortmund, Germany


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\begin{document}
{\large\em\centerline{Call for Papers}}
\bigskip
{\large\bf\centerline{PPSN~92}}
{\large\bf\centerline{Parallel Problem Solving from Nature}}
{\large\bf\centerline{Free University of Brussels, Belgium}}
{\large\bf\centerline{28--30 September 1992}}

\bigskip

\normalsize

The unifying theme of the PPSN-conference is ``natural computation'',
i.e. the design, the theoretical and empirical understanding, and the
comparison of algorithms gleaned from nature as well as their
application to real-world problems in science, technology, etc.
Characteristic for natural computation is the metaphorical use of
concepts, principles, and mechanisms explaining natural systems.
Examples are genetic algorithms, evolution strategies, algorithms
based on neural networks, immune networks, and so on. A first focus
of the conference is on problem solving in general, and learning and
adaptiveness in particular. Since natural systems usually operate in a
massively parallel way, a second focus is on parallel algorithms and
their implementations.

The conference {\em scope\/} includes but is not limited to the
following topics:
\begin{Itemize}
\item   Physical metaphors such as simulated annealing,
\item   Biological metaphors such as evolution strategies, genetic
        algorithms, immune networks, classifier systems and neural networks
        insofar problem solving, learning and adaptability are concerned, and
\item   Transfer of other natural metaphors to artificial problem solving.
\end{Itemize}

{\em Objectives\/} of this conference are 1)~to bring together
scientists and practitioners working with these algorithms, 2)~to
discuss theoretical and empirical results, 3)~to compare these
algorithms, 4)~to discuss various implementations on different
parallel computer architectures, 5)~to discuss applications in
science, technology, administration, etc., and 6)~to summarize the
state of the art.

For practical reasons, there will be both oral and poster
presentations. The way of presentation of a paper does not say
anything about its quality.

\medskip
\committee{Conference Chair:}%
        {B. Manderick (VUB, Belgium) and H. Bersini (ULB, Belgium)}

\committee{Conference Address:}%
        {PPSN - p/a D. Roggen - Dienst WEIN - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
	-- Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
        -- {\bf tel.} +32/2/641.35.75
        -- \\ {\bf fax} +32/2/641.28.70
        -- {\bf email} ppsn@arti.vub.ac.be}

\committee{Organizing Committee:}%
        {D. Keymeulen, D. Roggen, P. Spiessens, J. Toreele (all VUB)}

\committee{Program Co-chairpersons:}%
        {Y. Davidor (Israel) and H.-P. Schwefel (Germany)}

{\bf Program Committee:}                                                \\
\begin{tabular}{@{}lll}
E.M.L. Aarts (The Netherlands) & R.K. Belew (USA) & K.A. de Jong (USA)	\\
J. Decuyper (Belgium) & M. Dorigo (Italy) & W. Ebeling (Germany) 	\\
D.E. Goldberg (USA) & M. Gorges-Schleuter (Germany) &
J.J. Grefenstette (USA)							\\
A.W.J. Kolen (The Netherlands) & R. M\"{a}nner (Germany) &
J.-A. Meyer (France)							\\
H. M\"{u}hlenbein (Germany) & F. Varela (France) & H.-M. Voigt (Germany) \\
\end{tabular}

\medskip
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\deadline{\bf Important Dates:}{}
\parskip=0pt
\deadline{April 1, 1992:}{Submission of papers (four copies) not exceeding
                        5000 words to be sent to the conference address.}
\deadline{May 15, 1992:}{Notification of acceptance or rejection.}
\deadline{June 15, 1992:}{Camera ready revised versions due.}
\deadline{Sept.~28-30, 1992:}{PPSN-Conference.}
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The proceedings will be published by Elsevier Publishing Company and will
be available at the time of the conference.
\end{document}

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