______________________________________________________________________________ CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue of the Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing Special Issue Theme: Parallel Evolutionary Computing Submission Deadline : January 20, 1997 ______________________________________________________________________________ The Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing is announcing a special issue scheduled for May 1998 on PARALLEL EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING. Techniques based on evolutionary paradigms can provide efficient solutions to a wide variety of problems. A vast plethora of literature exists on the topic of evolutionary computing, and most recently a number of studies have reported on the usefulness of EC paradigms in solving problems of importance to the parallel and distributed computing community. Thus, this SPECIAL ISSUE seeks to provide an opportunity for researchers to explore the connection between EC and parallel and distributed computing, and the benefits gained from such cross-fertilization. We seek papers that are cross-disciplinary in nature (i.e., NOT pure EC). Specific topics can include, but are not limited to: o Parallel Evolutionary Computing Paradigms (Genetic Algorithms, Simulated Annealing, Hybrid Techniques, Genetic Programming, etc.) o Partitioning and Scheduling (static and dynamic) based on EC o Parallel/Distributed Platforms for Evolutionary Computations o Techniques for Integrating Conventional Parallel and Distributed and EC-based Paradigms o Tools and Algorithms for Parallelizing EC Techniques o Application Case Studies Combining EC and Parallel Computing Prospective authors of high quality research contributions are invited to submit 6 copies of a complete manuscript not exceeding 35 double-spaced pages by January 20, 1997 to either of the Guest Editors. All the papers submitted to the Special Issue will be refereed according to the standards of the Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. Guest Editors: Albert Y. Zomaya Stephan Olariu Parallel Computing Research Lab Department of Computer Science Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Old Dominion University Engineering Norfolk, VA 23529-0162 The University of Western Australia USA Perth, Western Australia 6907 Tel: +1-804-683-4417 Tel: +61-9-380-3875 Fax: +1-804-683-4900 Fax: +61-9-380-1088 email: olariu@cs.odu.edu email: zomaya@ee.uwa.edu.au Published by ____________ Academic Press, Inc. 6277 Sea Harbor Drive Orlando, FL 32887-4900 USA