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Alife Digest Number 006
Artificial Life Digest, Number 6
Sunday, March 18th 1990
Issue's Topics:
information agents
Re: agents
Morphogenesis
International Workshop Problem Solving from Nature
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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 90 13:10:03 EST
From: rba@flash.bellcore.com (Robert B Allen)
Subject: information agents
Some similar ideas have been developed in:
Tsichritzis, D., Fiume, E., Gibbs, S., and Nierstasz
KNOs: Knoweldge Acquisition, Dissemination, and Manipulation
Objects. ACM Transacations on Office Information Systems,
vol 5, 1987, 96-112.
Casais, E. An object oriented system implementing KNOs.
Conference on Office Informations Systems, Palo Alto,
March 1988, 284-289.
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From: d88-cwe@nada.kth.se (Christian Wettergren)
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 90 15:51:18 +0100
Subject: Re: agents
>This sounds very much like Bob Kahn's concept of "Knowbots"
>-danny
Danny,
Do you want to explain for me what "Knowbots" is ?
(Some kind of information-agents perhaps ? ;-) )
Regards,
Christian
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"Computer Science is not about computers, any more than astronomy is about
telescopes" - Edgar Dijkstra
Christian Wettergren, d88-cwe@nada.kth.se, 08 - 36 96 92
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From: ztivax!thomas@relay.eu.net (Thomas Laussermair)
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 90 15:08:47 -0100
Subject: Morphogenesis
Dear ALifers,
the formation of patterns and the differentiation of cells in growing
embryos is a prime example of a complex process with emergent phenomena.
Morphogenesis fits perfectly into the bottom-up paradigm and lends
itself well to discrete computer modelling.
Here is a book that might be useful for those interested in this:
"Computers and Embryos"
Models in Developmental Biology
Robert Ransom
J.Wiley, 1981
ISBN: 0 471 09972 4
Although it is not quite up-to-date, it contains many references to
such work as done by Meinhardt,Gierer or Wolpert.
Surprisingly, not much papers in the ALife I Proceedings have been
devoted to the topic of morphogenesis (but see Morris' production system!).
How about that on the ALife II Conference?
For those of you who think that looking into Ransom's book is like
jumping into the 10 year past, what are the books of the present?
Thank you for comments!
Thomas.
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AI'lers do it NON-VON,
AL'lers do it NON-BIO.
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Date: Sun, 18 Mar 90 14:22 N
From: MAEN%DHDMPI50.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Subject: International Workshop Problem Solving from Nature
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FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
and
CALL FOR PAPERS
International Workshop
Parallel Problem Solving from Nature
(PPSN)
October 1 - 3, 1990
University of Dortmund, Germany F.R.
Scope
With the appearance of massively parallel computers increased
attention has been paid to algorithms which rely upon analogies to
natural processes. The workshop scope includes but is not limited
to the following topics:
- Darwinian methods such as Evolution Strategies
and Genetic Algorithms
- Boltzmann methods such as Simulated Annealing
- Classifier systems and Neural Networks insofar as
problem solving predominates
- Transfer of other natural metaphors
to artificial problem solving
The objectives of this workshop are
- to bring together scientists and practitioners working on
and with such strategies.
- to gather theoretical results about as well as experimental
comparisons between these algorithms.
- to discuss various implementations on different parallel
computer architectures (e.g. SIMD, MIMD, LAN).
- to look for current and future applications in science,
technology, and administration.
- to summarize the state of the art in this field which up to
now has been scattered so widely among disciplines as well
as geographically.
Submission of papers, Proceedings
Prospective authors are invited to submit 4 copies of an extended
abstract of two pages to the conference chair before June 1, 1990.
All contributions will be reviewed by the programme committee and
up to about 30 papers will be selected for presentation. Authors
will get notice about acceptance or rejection of their papers by
July 15, 1990.
Full papers will be due on September 1, 1990. They will be delivered
to all participants at the conference as a prepublication volume.
Final papers for the proceedings of the workshop should be finished
immediately after the workshop. Details about the format of the
camera-ready final papers will be distributed later.
Language
The official language for papers and presentations is English.
Conference Chair:
H. Muehlenbein and H.-P. Schwefel
Gesellschaft fuer Mathematik University of Dortmund
und Datenverarbeitung (GMD) -Z1- Dept. of Computer Science
P. O. Box 12 40, Schloss Birlinghoven P. O. Box 50 05 00
D-5205 St. Augustin 1 D-4600 Dortmund 50
F. R. Germany F. R. Germany
Tel. +49-2241-142405 Tel. +49-231-755-4590
Fax +49-2241-142889 Fax +49-231-755-2047
bitnet grzia0@dbngmd21 bitnet uin005@ddohrz11
Programme Committee:
(chair) D.E. Goldberg Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA
(chair) R. Maenner Univ. of Heidelberg, FRG
Institute of Physics
Philosophenweg 12
D-6900 Heidelberg 1
Tel. +49-6221-569363
Fax +49-6221-475733
bitnet maen@dhdmpi50
E.M.L. Aarts Philips Res.Lab. Eindhoven, NL
P. Bock Univ. of Washington DC, USA
V. Cerny Univ. of Bratislava, CSSR
Y. Davidor Weizmann Inst. Rehovot, Israel
G. Dueck IBM Heidelberg, FRG
J.J. Grefenstette Naval Res.Lab. Washington DC, USA
A.W.J. Kolen Univ. of Limburg, Maastricht, NL
B. Manderick Univ. of Brussels, Belgium
H. Roeck Univ. of Bielefeld, FRG
H. Schwaertzel Siemens AG Munich, FRG
B. Soucek Univ. of Zagreb, YU
H.-M. Voigt Academy of Sciences Berlin, GDR
Organization
Committee: J. Becker, H. Bracklo, H.-P. Schwefel,
E. Speckenmeyer, A. Ultsch
Sponsors: Parsytec GmbH and Paracom GmbH,
IBM Deutschland GmbH, Siemens AG
Deadlines: Abstracts (2 pages) June 1, 1990
Notification of acceptance July 15, 1990
Full papers (for preprints) September 1, 1990
Workshop October 1-3, 1990
Final papers November 1, 1990
Reply Form
International Workhop
Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN)
Dortmund, October 1-3, 1990
c/o Prof. Dr. H.-P. Schwefel
Dept. of Computer Science Tel. +49-2 31/7 55/45 90
P. O. Box 50 05 00 Fax +49-2 31/7 55/20 47
D-4600 Dortmund 50 bitnet uin005@ddohrz11
F. R. Germany
Title First Name Middle Initials Last Name
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Institution .....................................................
Address .........................................................
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( ) Please send further information
( ) I intend to attend the workhop
( ) I intend to submit an abstract:
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Category: ( ) theory ( ) implementation ( ) application
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Darwinian methods like Evolution Strategies and Genetic Algorithms
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Boltzmann methods such as Simulated Annealing
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Classifier systems and Neural Networks insofar as problem solving predominates
\item
Transfer of other natural metaphors to artificial problem solving
\end{itemize}
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The objectives of this workshop are
\begin{itemize}
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to bring together scientists and practitioners working on and with such
strategies.
\item to gather theoretical results about as well as experimental comparisons
between these algorithms.
\item to discuss various implementations on different parallel computer
architectures (e.g. SIMD, MIMD, LAN).
\item to look for current and future applications in science, technology, and
administration.
\item to summarize the state of the art in this field which up to now has been
scattered so widely among disciplines as well as geographically.
\end{itemize}
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{\bf Submission of papers, Proceedings}
Prospective authors are invited to submit 4 copies of an extended abstract of
two pages to the conference chair before June 1, 1990. All
contributions will be reviewed by the programme committee and up to 30
papers will be selected for presentation. Authors will get
notice about acceptance or rejection of their papers by July 15, 1990.
Full papers will be due on September
1, 1990. They will be delivered to all participants at the conference as a
prepublication volume. Final papers for the proceedings of the workshop
should be finished immediately after the workshop.
Details about the format of the camera-ready final papers will be
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{\bf Conference Chair:}\\
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Gesellschaft f\"ur Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung (GMD) -Z1- & &University
of Dortmund \quad Dept. of Computer Science\\
P. O. Box 12 40, Schlo\ss\ Birlinghoven & & P. O. Box 50 05 00\\
D-5205 St. Augustin 1 & & D-4600 Dortmund 50\\
F.R. Germany & & F.R. Germany\\
Tel. +49-2241-142405 & & Tel. +49-231-755-4590\\
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& Physics Institute, University of Heidelberg \\
& Philosophenweg 12, D-6900 Heidelberg, F.R.Germany \\
& Tel: +49-6221-569363, Fax: +49-6221-475733 \\
& bitnet: maen@dhdmpi50 \\
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& E.M.L. Aarts, Philips Res. Lab, Eindhoven, Netherlands\\
& P. Bock, Univ. of Washington, DC, USA\\
& V. Cerny, Univ. of Bratislava, CSSR\\
& Y. Davidor, Weizmann Inst., Rehovot, Israel\\
& G. Dueck, IBM Heidelberg, F.R.Germany\\
& J.J. Grefenstette, Naval Res. Lab, Washington, DC, USA\\
& A.W.J. Kolen, Univ. of Limburg, Maastricht, Netherlands\\
& B. Manderick, Univ. of Brussels, Belgium\\
& H. Roeck, Univ. of Bielefeld, F.R.Germany\\
& H. Schw\"artzel, Siemens AG, Munich, F.R.Germany\\
& B. Soucek, Univ. of Zagreb, Yugoslavia\\
& H.-M. Voigt, Acad. of Sciences, Berlin, D.R.Germany\\
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{\bf Organization Committee:}\\
& J. Becker, H. Bracklo, H.-P. Schwefel, E. Speckenmeyer, A.
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& Siemens AG Germany, IBM Germany
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& Full papers (for preprints) &September 1, 1990\\
& Workshop &October 1-3, 1990\\
& Final papers &November 1, 1990\\
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D-4600 Dortmund 50 & & bitnet: uin005@ddohrz11\\
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