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Alife Digest Number 107
Alife Digest, Number 107
Wednesday, July 7th 1993
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Today's Topics:
Calendar of Alife-related Events
Fictive alife
ICGA workshop proposal/participation request
Complex Systems Open Forum
WCCI '94 Announcement and Call for Papers
paper available
request re. evolutionary simulation
GAMES OF LIFE "advert" in ALIFE DIGEST.
UK discussion group
Genetic Algorithms Conference Schedule and Registration Info
Faculty Position at MIT Media Lab
Exhibition of Fractal Art
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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 21:51:36 -0700
From: liane@CS.UCLA.EDU (Liane Gabora)
Subject: Calendar of Alife-related Events
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World Congress on Neural Networks, Portland, OR July 11-15, 1993 v95
Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, Washington July 7-9, 1993 v84
Fifth Intnl Conf on GAs, Urbana-Champaign IL July 17-22, 1993 v80,100
Dynamically Interacting Robots Workshop Late Aug, 1993 v91
Neural Networks and Telecommunications, Princeton, NJ October 18-20,1993 v100
Fluctuations and Order, Los Alamos, NM Sept 9-12, 1993 v102
Neural Information Processing Systems, Denver, CO Nov 29-Dec 2, 1993 v98
Third Conf on Evolutionary Programming, San Diego, CA Feb 24-25, 1994 v103
Cybernetics and Systems Research, Vienna April 5-8, 1994 v101,103
Intnl Conf Knowledge Rep and Reasoning, Bonn, Germany May 24-27, 1994 v101
IEEE Computational Intelligence, Lake Buena Vista FL Jun 26-Jul 2, 1994 v106
Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, Brighton, UK Aug 8-12, 1994 v101
Parallel Problem Solving in Nature, Jerusalem, Israel Oct 9-14, 1994 v102
Congress on Medical Informatics, Sao Paulo, Brazil Sept 9-14, 1995 v91
(Send announcements of other activities to alife@cognet.ucla.edu)
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>From P.McKevitt@dcs.sheffield.ac.uk Tue Jun 8 07:35:20 1993
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From: Paul Mc Kevitt <P.McKevitt@dcs.sheffield.ac.uk>
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AI REVIEW JOURNAL AI REVIEW JOURNAL AI REVIEW JOURNAL AI REVIEW JOURNAL AI REV
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Call for papers
Artificial Intelligence Review Journal
Special issue on
INTEGRATION OF
NATURAL LANGUAGE AND VISION PROCESSING
Editor:
Masoud Yazdani
Department of Computer Science
University of Exeter,
GB- EX4 4PT, Exeter
United Kingdom, EC.
E-mail: masoud@dcs.exeter.ac.uk
Guest Editor:
Paul Mc Kevitt
Department of Computer Science
Regent Court
University of Sheffield
211 Portobello Street
GB- S1 4DP, Sheffield
United Kingdom, EC.
E-mail: p.mckevitt@dcs.sheffield.ac.uk
Although there has been much progress in developing theories, models
and systems in the areas of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and
Vision Processing (VP) there has been little progress on integrating
these two subareas of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
It is not clear why there has not already been much activity in
integrating NLP and VP. Is it because of the long-time reductionist
trend in science up until the recent emphasis on chaos theory,
non-linear systems, and emergent behaviour? Or, is it because the
people who have tended to work on NLP tend to be in other Departments,
or of a different ilk, to those who have worked on VP?
Whatever the reason, we believe it is high time to bring together
these two areas of AI research. In this endeavour, we are calling for
papers for a special issue of AI Review Journal dedicated to site
descriptions, surveys, tutorials, and viewpoints on integrated NLP and
VP research.
Papers should be sent to the addresses below by DECEMBER 30TH, 1993.
Feel free to contact Paul Mc Kevitt at the address above for advice on
the suitability of manuscripts.
The Journals Editorial Office
Artificial Intelligence Review
Kluwer Academic Publishers
P.O. Box 17
NL- 3300 AA, Dordrecht
The Netherlands
EC.
Artificial Intelligence Review
P.O. Box 230
Accord, MA 02018-0230
USA.
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Call for papers \\
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Artificial Intelligence Review Journal \\
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{\bf Special issue on \\
Integration of \\
Natural Language and Vision Processing} \\
\end{centering}
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\begin{minipage}{2.5in}
\begin{centering}
{\em Editor:} \\
Masoud Yazdani \\
Department of Computer Science \\
University of Exeter, \\
GB- EX4 4PT, Exeter \\
United Kingdom, EC. \\
E-mail: masoud@dcs.exeter.ac.uk \\
\end{centering}
\end{minipage} \ \
\begin{minipage}{3.0in}
\begin{centering}
{\em Guest Editor:} \\
Paul Mc Kevitt \\
Department of Computer Science \\
Regent Court \\
University of Sheffield \\
211 Portobello Street \\
GB- S1 4DP, Sheffield \\
United Kingdom, EC. \\
E-mail: p.mckevitt@dcs.sheffield.ac.uk \\
\end{centering}
\end{minipage}
\vspace{0.75in}
Although there has been much progress in developing theories,
models and systems in the areas of Natural Language
Processing (NLP) and Vision Processing (VP) there has been little progress
on integrating these two subareas of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
It is not clear why there has not already been much activity in
integrating NLP and VP. Is it because of the long-time
reductionist trend in science up
until the recent emphasis on chaos theory, non-linear systems,
and emergent behaviour? Or, is it because the people who have tended to
work on NLP tend to be in other Departments, or of a different ilk,
to those who have worked on VP?
Whatever the reason, we believe it is high time to bring together
these two areas of AI research. In this endeavour, we are calling for papers
for a special issue of AI Review Journal dedicated
to site descriptions, surveys, tutorials, and viewpoints on integrated NLP
and VP research.
Papers should be sent to the addresses below by {\bf December 30th, 1993.}
Feel free to contact Paul Mc Kevitt at the address
above for advice on the suitability of manuscripts.
\vspace*{1cm}\\
\begin{minipage}{2.5in}
\begin{flushleft}
The Journals Editorial Office \\
Artificial Intelligence Review \\
Kluwer Academic Publishers \\
P.O. Box 17 \\
NL- 3300 AA, Dordrecht \\
The Netherlands \\
EC.\\
\end{flushleft}
\end{minipage} \ or \hspace*{5mm} \
\begin{minipage}{2.5in}
\begin{flushleft}
Artificial Intelligence Review \\
P.O. Box 230 \\
Accord, MA 02018-0230 \\
USA. \\
\end{flushleft}
\end{minipage}
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From: tmaddox@netcom.com (Tom Maddox)
Subject: Fictive alife
Status: RO
With some trepidation, as I am a fiction writer, I put the following
requests for information or assistance before the list:
I am working on a novel (my second, to be published by Tor Books) that uses
an alife environment as a centerpiece. The idea behind it is something
approximating a real-time simulation of Los Angeles, with particular
attention being paid to activities the local authorities find
interesting--i.e., actually or potentially criminal.
The particular wrinkle I'm interested in is alife agents, lifeforms that
could be called into being at several levels (from the lowest--call it
assembly language--to the highest--call it database query language). In
effect, the system itself would give birth to the agents in order to pursue
specific queries *or* simply to manage data *or* to pursue questions the
system finds interesting for its own reasons.
Thus, I would love to hear ideas, suggestions, and critiques from anyone
interested in or working in the field concerning:
First, the general concept of an extremely rich, evolving alife habitat (or
suite of habitats); I'm familiar with the ones described in the usual
places, such as Levy's _Artificial Life_, and want to reach orders of
magnitude beyond those into an evocative infoscape that has something like
the richness of an ecosystem; *and* I'm especially interested in how this
environment could be visualized, how it would like to its designers, users,
perhaps even itself.
Second, the notion of information agents: how they might function, what
species they might form, how they might evolve; more generally, how
practicable this whole notion is.
In short, I'm after far-reaching, detailed speculation about the future
evolution of alife systems, assuming the presence of very strong
environmental pressures (those brought to bear on such systems by their
needs to produce specific answers to specific questions). If anyone wishes
to correspond directly with me, please do so; or if you feel that the list
would benefit from such speculations, by all means respond to the list.
Thanks very much,
Tom Maddox
tmaddox@netcom.com
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Subject: ICGA workshop proposal/participation request
Date: Tue, 08 Jun 93 20:35:30 -0600
From: Robert Elliott Smith.dat <rob@comec4.mh.ua.edu>
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Call for Workshop Proposals
and Workshop Participation
ICGA-93
The Fifth International Conference on
Genetic Algorithms
17-21 July, 1993
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Early this Spring, the organizers of ICGA solicited proposals for workshops.
Proposals for six workshops have been received and accepted thus far.
These workshops are listed below.
ICGA attendees are encouraged to contact the organizers of workshops in
which they would like to participate. Email addresses for workshop
organizers are included below.
The organizers would also like to encourage proposals for additional
workshops. If you would like to organize and chair a workshop, please
submit a one-paragraph proposal, including a description of the workshop's
topic, and some idea of how the workshop will be organized.
Workshop proposals will be accepted by email only at
icga93@pele.cs.unm.edu
At the ICGA91 (in San Diego), the workshops served an important role,
providing smaller, less formal meetings for the discussion of specific topics
related to genetic algorithms research. The organizers hope that this
tradition will continue at ICGA93.
ICGA93 workshops (if you wish to partipate, please write directly to the
workshop's organizer):
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Genetic Programming
Organizer: Kim Kinnear (kim.kinnear@sun.com)
Engineering Applications of GAs (structural shape and topology optimization)
Organizer: Mark Jakiela (jakiela@MIT.EDU)
Discovery of long-action chains and emergence of hierarchies in classifier
systems
Organizers: Alex Shevorshkon
Erhard Bruderer (Erhard.Bruderer@um.cc.umich.edu)
Niching Methods
Organizer: Alan Schultz (schultz@aic.nrl.navy.mil)
Sam Mahfoud (mahfoud@gal4.ge.uiuc.edu)
Combinations of GAs and Neural Nets (COGANN)
Organizer: J. David Schaffer (ds1@philabs.Philips.Com)
GAs in control systems
Organizer: Terry Fogarty (tc_fogar@pat.uwe-bristol.ac.uk)
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From: david@rsbs13.anu.edu.au (David Green)
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To: roger%auric.nric.gov.au@candelo.dpie.gov.au
Subject: Complex Systems Open Forum
Cc: r.nillsen@cc.uow.edu.au, alife@COGNET.UCLA.EDU
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COMPLEX SYSTEMS FORUM
An international information network
The last few years have seen an extraordinary growth of interest in
complex systems. From ecology to economics, from particle physics
to parallel computing, a new vocabulary is emerging to describe
discoveries about wide-ranging and fundamental phenomena. Many of
the terms have already become familiar: artificial life,
biocomplexity, cellular automata, chaos, criticality, fractals,
learning systems, neural networks, non-linear dynamics, parallel
computation, percolation, self-organization, and many more.
Together they point to the emergence of new paradigms, cutting
across traditional disciplines, for dealing with complex systems.
To facilitate discussion on all aspects of this exciting new field,
the Australian National University's Bioinformatics Facility has
set up a new listserver to provide an open forum for researchers
and other interested people. It is intended that the forum will
serve as a medium (amongst other things) for announcements
(conferences, preprints, software, etc), discussion of research
issues, reviews, etc.
This Forum is one of a series of new initiatives by the Australian
National University to foster research (both in Australia and
internationally) on complex systems. The forum is backed up by the
complex systems information services already provided to the network
by the Facility. See below for more details. Watch for further new
services and activities to be announced soon.
SUBSCRIBING TO THE MAILING LIST
To join the mailing list for complex systems information just send an
email message to the automatic list server ...
listserv@life.anu.edu.au
Your message should include the line
subscribe complex <your name>
(e.g. subscribe complex Joe Bloggs )
Also send any requests (e.g. help, unsubscribe, index etc) to
the above address.
SENDING INFORMATION TO THE MAILING LIST
To distribute an item for public distribution to members of the
mailing list, send an electronic mail message to the address ...
complex@life.anu.edu.au
Remember that ANY message you send to the list will be read by EVERYONE
on the list, so be careful about what you say and how you say it!
AVOID sending messages that are not intended for public distribution.
Send all queries, comments etc to the moderator ...
david.green@anu.edu.au
ACCESS TO COMPLEX SYSTEMS INFORMATION
You can access information on all aspects of complex systems from
the information server in the following ways:
Anonymous FTP
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The information available includes a wide variety of software,
bibliographies, preprints on all aspects of complex systems.
command line ftp life.anu.edu.au
login name anonymous
password your electronic mail address
path cd /pub/complex_systems
Gopher protocol
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Besides direct access to all FTP information, the gopher
server offers on-line access to relevant newsgroups, on-line
databases and direct links to relevant international services.
Name=Complex systems
Host=life.anu.edu.au
Type=1
Port=70
Path=1/complex_systems
World Wide Web protocol
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Besides access to all of the above, the hypermedia server offers
introductory tutorials, preprints and papers on-line. The URL
for this service is ...
http://life.anu.edu.au/complex_systems/complex.html
or link via the servers home page ...
http://life.anu.edu.au/
_______________________________________________________
For more information contact the moderator ...
name Dr David G. Green
Address Research School of Biological Sciences &
Centre for Information Science Research,
Australian National University,
GPO Box 475 Canberra 2601 AUSTRALIA
Email David.Green@anu.edu.au
Phone 61-6-249-2490 (RSBS) / 61-6-249-5031 (ANUSF)
61-6-249-5111 (switch)
Fax 61-6-249-4437 (RSBS) / 61-6-247-3425 (ANUSF)
>From gjacobs@qualcomm.com Fri Jun 11 10:44:29 1993
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From: gjacobs@qualcomm.com (Gary Jacobs)
Subject: WCCI '94 Announcement and Call for Papers
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HARD FACT IN A WORLD OF FANTASY
A world of sheer fantasy awaits your arrival at the IEEE World Congress on
Computational Intelligence next year; our host is Walt Disney World in
Orlando Florida. Simultaneous Neural Network, Fuzzy Logic and
Evolutionary Programming conferences will provide an unprecedented
opportunity for technical development while the charms of the nearby Magic
Kingdom and Epcot Center attempt to excite your fancies.
The role imagination has played in the development of Computational
Intelligence techniques is well known; before they became "innovative" the
various CI technologies were dismissed as "fantasies" of brilliant minds.
Now these tools are real; perhaps it's only appropriate that they should be
further explored and their creators honored in a world of the imagination, a
world where dreams come true.
Share your facts at Disney World; share your imagination. Come to the IEEE
World Congress on Computational Intelligence.
It's as new as tomorrow.
___________________________________________________________________________
***CALL FOR PAPERS***
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IEEE WORLD CONGRESS ON COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
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* IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks *
* FUZZ/IEEE '94 *
* IEEE International Symposium on Evolutionary Computation *
June 26 - July 2, 1994
Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Sponsored by the IEEE Neural Networks Council
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IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS
Steven K. Rogers, General Chair
rogers@afit.af.mil
Topics:
Applications, architectures, artificially intelligent neural networks,
artificial life, associative memory, computational intelligence,
cognitive science, embedology, filtering, fuzzy neural systems, hybrid
systems, image processing, implementations, intelligent control,
learning and memory, machine vision, motion analysis, neurobiology,
neurocognition, neurodynamics, optimization, pattern recognition,
prediction, robotics, sensation and perception, sensorimotor systems,
speech, hearing and language, system identification, supervised and
unsupervised learning, tactile sensors, and time series analysis.
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FUZZ/IEEE '94
Piero P. Bonissone, General Chair
bonissone@crd.ge.ge.com
Topics:
Basic principles and foundations of fuzzy logic, relations between
fuzzy logic and other approximate reasoning methods, qualitative and
approximate-reasoning modeling, hardware implementations of fuzzy-
logic algorithms, design, analysis, and synthesis of fuzzy-logic
controllers, learning and acquisition of approximate models, relations
between fuzzy logic and neural networks, integration of fuzzy logic
and neural networks, integration of fuzzy logic and evolutionary
computing, and applications.
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IEEE CONFERENCE ON EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION
Zbigniew Michalewicz, General Chair
zbyszek@mosaic.uncc.edu
Topics:
Theory of evolutionary computation, evolutionary computation
applications, efficiency and robustness comparisons with other direct
search algorithms, parallel computer applications, new ideas
incorporating further evolutionary principles, artificial life,
evolutionary algorithms for computational intelligence, comparisons
between different variants of evolutionary algorithms, machine
learning applications, evolutionary computation for neural networks,
and fuzzy logic in evolutionary algorithms.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL THREE CONFERENCES
Papers must be received by December 10, 1993. Papers will be reviewed
by senior researchers in the field, and all authors will be informed
of the decisions at the end of the review proces. All accepted papers
will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Six copies (one
original and five copies) of the paper must be submitted. Original
must be camera ready, on 8.5x11-inch white paper, one-column format in
Times or similar fontstyle, 10 points or larger with one-inch margins
on all four sides. Do not fold or staple the original camera-ready
copy. Four pages are encouraged. The paper must not exceed six pages
including figures, tables, and references, and should be written in
English. Centered at the top of the first page should be the complete
title, author name(s), affiliation(s) and mailing address(es). In the
accompanying letter, the following information must be included: 1)
Full title of paper, 2) Corresponding authors name, address, telephone
and fax numbers, 3) First and second choices of technical session, 4)
Preference for oral or poster presentation, and 5) Presenter's name,
address, telephone and fax numbers. Mail papers to (and/or obtain
further information from): World Congress on Computational
Intelligence, Meeting Management, 5665 Oberlin Drive, #110, San Diego,
California 92121, USA (email: 70750.345@compuserve.com, telephone:
619-453-6222).
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The following paper is available by public ftp.
Dynamics, Computation, and the ``Edge of Chaos'': A Re-Examination
Melanie Mitchell James P. Crutchfield Peter T. Hraber
Santa Fe Institute UC Berkeley Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe Institute Working Paper 93-06-040
Abstract
In this paper we review previous work and present new work concerning
the relationship between dynamical systems theory and computation. In
particular, we review work by Langton (1990) and Packard (1988) on the
relationship between dynamical behavior and computational capability
in cellular automata (CA). We present results from an experiment
similar to the one described in Packard (1988), that was cited there
as evidence for the hypothesis that rules capable of performing
complex computations are most likely to be found at a phase transition
between ordered and chaotic behavioral regimes for CA (the "edge of
chaos"). Our experiment produced very different results from the
original experiment, and we suggest that the interpretation of the
original results is not correct. We conclude by discussing general
issues related to dynamics, computation, and the "edge of chaos" in
cellular automata.
To appear in G. Cowan, D. Pines, and D. Melzner (editors),
_Integrative Themes_. Santa Fe Institute Stuides in the Sciences of
Complexity, Proceedings Volume 19. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
Note: This paper is a much shorter version of our paper "Revisiting the
Edge of Chaos" (SFI Working Paper 93-03-014, announced previously on this
newsgroup). It contains an expanded review of previous work on relationships
between dynamical systems theory and computation.
To obtain an electronic copy:
ftp santafe.edu
login: anonymous
password: <your email address>
cd /pub/Users/mm
binary
get sfi-93-06-040.ps.Z
quit
Then at your system:
uncompress sfi-93-06-040.ps.Z
lpr -P<printer-name> sfi-93-06-040.ps
To obtain a hard copy (only if you cannot obtain an electronic copy), send a
request to dlu@santafe.edu.
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From: geoffm@cogs.susx.ac.uk (Geoffrey Miller)
To: alife@COGNET.UCLA.EDU
Subject: request re. evolutionary simulation
Status: RO
*** Request for videos, papers, and software relevant to ***
*** evolutionary simulation and artificial life ***
From: Geoffrey Miller, Evolutionary Robotics Group, Univ. Sussex, England
At the upcoming annual meeting of the Human Behavior and Evolution
Society this August, I will be teaching a one-hour tutorial on genetic
algorithms, evolutionary simulation, simulation of adaptive behavior,
and artificial life. The audience will be primarily anthropologists,
psychologists, biologists, ethologists, and others interested in the
application of Darwinian theory to human behavior. My goal is to show
them what simulation tools are currently available for doing research
on evolutionary processes and for teaching evolutionary theory to
students.
Basically, I'd like to assemble as many potentially relevant demos and
research results as possible, to use as visual aids and as examples of
what's going on in our field. Short videos in American VHS format,
with relatively self-explanatory content, would be most convenient.
Also, any papers or materials describing new simulation packages,
genetic algorithms methods or tutorials, or off-the-shelf A-life
software, would be particularly useful. I would also appreciate
references to recent papers or books that could serve as useful
introductions to our area for the non-computer-scientist, particularly
to simulation methods.
For individual researchers, this would be an opportunity for your work
to become know by 100-200 active researchers, many of whom do not show
up at Artificial Life/Simulation of Adaptive Behavior conferences. For
software companies, this would be an opportunity to have your products
introduced to people who teach large classes on evolution and related
topics, and who might be interested in software that could be used
educationally.
Please send any materials (videos, papers, product descriptions)
or even pointers to relevant people and companies directly to me
(not to the list as a whole!) at the following address;
thanks very much for any input.
Geoffrey Miller
geoffm@cogs.susx.ac.uk
School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences
University of Sussex
Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QH
England
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From: "Jeremy G. Taylor" <100271.1732@CompuServe.COM>
To: Liane Gabora/Rob Collins <alife@COGNET.UCLA.EDU>
Subject: GAMES OF LIFE "advert" in ALIFE DIGEST.
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Status: RO
I am the producer of a six-part science TV series soon to start production for
BBC TV and an American TV company. The working title is GAMES OF LIFE; THE
HACKERS GUIDE TO EVOLUTION, and it will be presented by Richard Dawkins. It
will deal with 6 areas of unresolved evolutionary theory through a rich mix of
natural history film and computer graphics. Some of those graphics will be
rendered with very high resolution so that the software lifeforms bear
comparison with the real McCoy. In other cases the metaphor of life playing
games will be represented as a snappy, visually-arresting computer game,
similar in style to the commercial software kids play, but making a
non-trivial point.
This circular is to tell all members of the A-Life community who I am and what
the project is about, and to invite any of you working on computer simulation
of any of the problems mentioned below, to get in touch if you think that your
approach could be developed into such a computer game, or if you know of work
that could.
In general terms, the main underlying aim of the series will be to widen
conventional neo Darwinism to embrace processes of spontaneous generation of
order, pattern, complexity and self-regulation that are currently being
researched by your community. We shall, therefore, be willing to address,
where we can, the precise nature of the relationship between the guiding
processes of selection and mutation, and the processes of self-organisation.
THE SIX PROGRAMS ARE LIKELY TO INCLUDE:
1. PLAYING GOD
Why and how did life originate in the first place, and how did it get so
varied and complicated that we actually have a whole animal kingdom to marvel
at? What induced the formation of the first cells; the first eukaryotes and
the first multicellular organisms? How many of the constraints on form and
pattern in nature can be explained in self-organisational terms and what has
been the role of genes and evolution?
2. THE SEXUAL EXPLOSION
Why did sex ever get invented? Why do some species not have sex, and why do
most species only have two? What does having sex do for you in evolutionary
terms?
Part of the program to be devoted to the evolution of sex itself, the other to
sexual selection. Simulations of bizarre experiments in sex from the world of
bacteria; peacock's tails and symmetry in swallows and other organisms all
welcome.
3. ELEPHANTS DON'T PLAY CHESS
The games of strategy animals play - their behaviour - can be reduced to
mathematical rules just like the software that programmes NINTENDO.
Here the allusion is to the application of Game Theory in animal behaviour.
Zero sum; Chicken; Prisoner's Dilemma; the Philip Sydney game. One suggestion
from John Maynard-Smith is to concentrate on animal communication, badges of
rank, and the balance between truthful communication and lying and deceit.
We will observe that the same games of deception and cooperation are played
out at all levels of complexity, from the cut and thrust among pre-biotic
molecules, to the higher animals and man.
4. THE COLONY OF MIND
Ants and termites have very little brain yet colonies of them can create the
animal equivalents of Notre Dame. How has evolution designed a "collective
wit" so far in excess of that in each individual?
Here the aim is to concentrate on ants, termites and bees. Examples of
distributed intelligence include trail-laying in ants; foraging patterns in
ants; gallery building in termite mounds; brood and food maintainance in
beehives; bee foraging and comb building; web building in spiders.
Some researchers hold that the same processes can account for some elements of
behaviour in higher animals; including dam-building in beavors; flocking,
shoaling and migration in birds and fish; muskrats and grassy nests.
5. THINKING MACHINES
What actually happens in the mind of a monkey? As ants build cathedrals, can
we understand how animals' brains "build" behaviour? And can that be built, in
turn, into robots?
Here we attempt to find some way to articulate the question "What is
behaviour?" Can there be intelligence without reason, without representation?
6. WE ARE MADE OF STARS
What if evolution, as a process, is not limited to carbon-based flesh and
blood on Earth? Then other worlds, elsewhere in the Universe, would have a
natural history of their own. Different in intriguing ways, but based
nonetheless, on Darwinian evolution.
Here we go further than the ideas of Universal Darwinism that Dawkins has
previously dealt with. Are there links between the evolution of life on earth
and the evolution of this Universe at large? Capable of evolving to a point
when life could emerge on at least one planet? We may follow the line taken by
mathematician Lee Smolin, to suggest a Darwinesque process of selection and
fitness in myriad universes. This has been very recently popularised by
science writer John Gribben, in his latest book "In The Beginning...".
I invite any scientist to suggest how their work can help us explore these
themes, and who would be willing to see their computer programs adapted to a
visual format that would be acceptable for public science television.
Articles can be sent to my London address: 4 Gatcombe Rd., LONDON N19 4PT,
U.K.; Faxed to (44)-71-281-7166; or I can be reached on e-mail at
100271,1732@compuserve.com
Thankyou in anticipation!
Jeremy Taylor.
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We have started up a discussion group for UK researchers in genetic algorithms,
genetic programming, artificial life etc. If you would like to join send
a message to mailbase@uk.ac.mailbase with the following line in the body:
join evolutionary-computing <first-name> <last-name>
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Subject: Genetic Algorithms Conference Schedule and Registration Info
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 93 12:15:05 -0600
From: Robert Elliott Smith <rob@comec4.mh.ua.edu>
Status: RO
Schedule and Registration Information
ICGA-93
The Fifth International Conference on
Genetic Algorithms
17-21 July, 1993
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
The Fifth International Conference on Genetic Algorithms (ICGA-93), will be
held on July 17-21, 1993 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
This meeting brings together an international community from academia,
government, and industry interested in algorithms suggested by the
evolutionary process of natural selection. Topics of particular interest
include: genetic algorithms and classifier systems, evolution strategies,
and other forms of evolutionary computation; machine learning and
optimization using these methods, their relations to other learning
paradigms (e.g., neural networks and simulated annealing), and mathematical
descriptions of their behavior.
The meeting will include pre-conference tutorials, invited speakers, and
workshops.
A registration form is included below.
For more ICGA-93 registration information, contact:
Lori Costello
Conferences & Institutes
Univ. of Illinois
302 E. John St.
Suite 202, Champaign, IL 61820
Telephone: (217) 333-2888
E-Mail: loric@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
Questions on the conference program should be directed to
icga93@unmvax.cs.unm.edu.
Other questions should be directed to rob@comec4.mh.ua.edu.
PROGRAM
Saturday, July 17, 1993
12-3:00pm Registration
Levis Faculty Center
(Lobby, Main Floor)
1-5:00pm Tutorials
Levis Faculty Center
ICGA '93 will begin with the presentation of
three parallel tutorial
sessions.
Conference attendees may attend one of
these sessions for a supplementary fee.
Tutorial 1: Introduction to Genetic Algorithms ( Music Room, 2ndFloor)
Overview of Genetic Algorithms (90 minutes), Melanie Mitchell--
What genetic algorithms are; how, why, and by whom they were invented; how
and why they work; comparisons with other algorithms; how to find out more
about the genetic algorithm field; foundations of GA theory; genetic
algorithms and artificial life; partial bibliography.
Genetic Algorithm Applications (90 minutes), Lawrence Davis--
What kind of real-world problems are appropriate for genetic algorithms;
design choices that must be made when applying genetic algorithms to real
problems; partial survey of existing applications; partial survey of
existing tools; some case histories.
Tutorial 2: Advanced Genetic Algorithm Topics (3rd Floor)
Genetic Algorithm Theory (90 minutes), Darrell Whitley--
The schema theorem and its ramifications; deception; recent approaches to
the study of genetic algorithm performance; recent approaches to the study
of genetic algorithm failure.
Classifier Systems and Modeling (90 minutes), Rob Smith--
Introduction to classifier systems; recent advances in classifier system
theory and practice; classifier systems as modeling tools; genetic
algorithms and neural networks; genetic algorithms and artificial life.
Tutorial 3: Spotlighted Technologies
(Room 407)
Evolutionary Programming (45 minutes), David Fogel--
Description and overview of evolutionary programming; history of the field;
relation of evolutionary programming to biological evolution; theoretical
aspects of the field; survey of existing applications.
Evolution Strategies (45 minutes),
Thomas Back--
Description and overview of evolution strategies; comparison with other
technologies; engineering solutions with evolution strategies; survey of
existing applications.
Genetic Programming (90 minutes),
John Koza--
Description and overview of genetic programming; example applications;
future directions; brief video demonstrations.
7:00pm Reception/Registration
Levis Faculty Center
(Lobby, Main Floor)
Sunday, July 18, 1993
8am-12:30pm Registration
Krannert Center (KCPA)
(Colwell Playhouse Foyer)
8:30-9:00am Coffee
KCPA
(Colwell Playhouse Foyer)
9-9:15am Welcoming Remarks/
Administrative Announcements
KCPA
(Colwell Playhouse )
9:15-10:15am"Dynamical Systems and Evolution"
Invited Speaker: David
Campbell, Dept. of Physics, University of Illinois
KCPA
(Colwell Playhouse )
10:15-11am Break
KCPA
(Colwell Playhouse Foyer)
11-12:30pm Technical Sessions
KCPA/Levis
Scheduling applications
(Levis, 3rd Floor)
R. Bruns, ``Direct chromosome representation and advanced genetic operators
for production scheduling''
F.F. Easton and N. Mansour, ``A distributed genetic algorithm for employee
staffing and scheduling problems''
P. Ross and H.-L. Fang, ``A promising genetic algorithm approach to
job-shop scheduling, re-scheduling and open-shop scheduling problems''
Theory (Levis, Room 407)
F. Palmieri and X. Qi, ``The diversification role of crossover in the
genetic algorithms''
L.M. Patnaik and M. Srinivas, ``Binomially distributed populations for
modelling GAs''
M. de la Maza and B. Tidor, ``An analysis of selection procedures with
particular attention paid to proportional and Boltzmann selection''
Overviews and operators
(Krannert Playhouse)
K. De Jong and W. Spears, ``On the state of evolutionary computation''
I. Harvey, ``The puzzle of the persistent question marks: a case study of
genetic drift''
D.M. Tate and A.E. Smith, ``Expected allele coverage and the role of
mutation in genetic algorithms''
12:30-2pm Lunch (Brown Bag)
KCPA
(Main Lobby, 5th Floor)
1:30-5:00pm Registration
Levis
(Lobby, Main Floor)
2-3:30pm Technical Sessions
Levis
Genetic algorithms and neural networks (3rd Floor)
T. Uthmann and D. Polani, ``Training Kohonen feature maps in different
topologies: an analysis using genetic algorithms''
F. Gruau, ``Genetic synthesis of modular neural networks''
S.G. Romaniuk, ``Evolutionary growth perceptrons''
D.S. Feldman, ``Fuzzy network synthesis with genetic algorithms''
Scheduling and other applications
(Room 407)
M.J. Shaw, I. Lee, and R. Sikora, ``Joint lot sizing and sequencing with
genetic algorithms for scheduling: evolving the
chromosome structure''
M.D. Kidwell, ``Using genetic algorithms to schedule distributed tasks on
a bus-based system''
M. Schoenauer and S. Xanthakis, ``Constrained GA optimization''
S.R. Thangiah, ``Vehicle routing and time deadlines using genetic and
local algorithms''
Theory (Music Room, 2nd Floor)
T.N. Bui and B.R. Moon, ``Hyperplane synthesis for genetic algorithms''
J. Horn, ``Finite Markov chain analysis of genetic algorithms with
niching''
J. Suzuki, ``A Markov chain analysis on a genetic algorithm''
S.J. Louis and G.J.E. Rawlins, ``Pareto optimality, GA-easiness and
deception (extended abstract)''
3:40-4:15pm Break
Levis
(2nd Floor)
4:15-5:30pm Technical Sessions
Levis
Genetic Operators (3rd Floor)
N.J. Radcliffe and F.A.W. George, ``A study in set recombination''
D. Thierens and D.E. Goldberg, ``Mixing in genetic algorithms''
L.J. Eshelman and J.D. Schaffer, ``Crossover's niche''
Applications (Room 407)
R. Unger and J. Moult, ``A genetic algorithm for 3D protein folding
simulations''
G. Jones, R.D. Brown, D.E. Clark, P. Willett, and R.C. Glen, ``Searching
databases of two-dimensional and three-dimensional chemical structures
using genetic algorithms''
H.A. Guvenir and I. Sirin, ``A genetic algorithm for classification by
feature partitioning''
Classifier systems (Music Room, 2nd Floor )
J. Oliver, ``Discovering individual decision rules: an application of
genetic algorithms''
R.A. Zitar and M.H. Hassoun, ``Regulator control via genetic search
assisted reinforcement learning''
P. Bonelli and A. Parodi, ``A new approach to fuzzy classifier systems''I
7:00pm Midwest Bar-B-Q Dinner
Chancellor Hotel
Midwest Ballroom
1501 S. Neil, Champaign
Shuttle Bus Provided
(Informal Dress)
Monday, July 19, 1993
8am-12:30pm Registration
KCPA
(Colwell Playhouse Foyer)
8:30-9:00am Coffee
KCPA
(Colwell Playhouse Foyer)
9-10:00am "Evolutionary optimization and the units of selection: why is
there a phenotype?" Invited Speaker: Gunter Wagner, Dept. of Biology,
Yale University
KCPA
(Colwell Playhouse )
10:00-10:45amBreak
KCPA
(Colwell Playhouse Foyer)
10:45-12:30pmTechnical Sessions
KCPA/Levis
Design applications (Levis, 3rd Floor)
E.R. Altman, V.K. Agarwal, and G.R. Gao, ``A novel methodology using
genetic algorithms for the design of caches and cache replacement policy''
R. San Martin and J.P. Knight, ``Genetic algorithms for the optimization of
integrated circuits synthesis''
J.D. Schaffer and L.J. Eshelman, ``Designing multiplierless digital filters
using genetic algorithms''
L. Davis, D. Orvosh, A. Cox, and Y. Qiu, ``A genetic algorithm for
survivable network design''
Classifier Systems and heuristic search
(Levis, Room 407)
G. Roberts, ``Dynamic planning for classifier systems''
A. Fairley and D.F. Yates, ``An investigation into possible causes of, and
solutions to, rule strength distortion in the bucket brigade''
K. Twardowski, ``Credit assignment for pole balancing with learning
classifier systems''
M.-T. Shing and G.B. Parker, ``Genetic algorithms for the development of
real-time multi-heuristic search strategies''
Genetic programming (Krannert Playhouse)
P.J. Angeline and J.B. Pollack, ``Competitive environments evolve better
solutions for complex tasks''
B.-T. Zhang and H. Muhlenbein, ``Genetic programming of minimal neural nets
using Occam's razor''
K.E. Kinnear, Jr., ``Generality and difficulty in genetic programming: evolving a
sort''
H. Iba, T. Kurita, H. de Garis, and T. Sato, ``System identification using
structured genetic algorithms''
12:30-2pm Lunch (Sit Down Service)
KCPA
(Main Lobby, 5th Floor)
1:30-5:00pm Registration
Levis
(Lobby, Main Floor )
2-3:30pm Poster Session
Levis
(2nd Floor)
3:30-4:00pm Break
Levis
(2nd Floor)
4-5:30pm Technical Sessions
Levis
Genetic programming
(3rd Floor)
S. Handley, ``Automated learning of a detector for alpha-helices in protein
sequences via genetic programming''
J.R. Koza, ``Simultaneous discovery of reusable detectors and subroutines
using genetic programming''
W.A. Tackett, ``Genetic programming for feature discovery and image
discrimination''
Applications (Room 407)
J.W. Bala and H. Wechsler, ``Learning to detect targets using scale-space
and genetic search''
R.T. Haftka and H. Furuya, ``Genetic algorithms for placing actuators on
space structures''
W.F. Punch, E.D. Goodman, M. Pei, L. Chia-Shun, P. Hovland, and R. Enbody,
``Further research on feature selection and classification using genetic
algorithms''
Techniques (Music Room, 2nd Floor)
T. Back, ``Optimal mutation rates in genetic search''
S.-Y. Hwang and T. Kuo, ``A genetic algorithm with disruptive selection''
T. Jones and G.J.E. Rawlins, ``Reverse hillclimbing, genetic algorithms and
the busy beaver problem''
6-7:30pm "Mathematica Preview and Reception at Wolfram Research"
Wolfram Research, Inc.
100 Trade Center Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
Shuttle Bus Provided
8:00pm Informal Workshop
(Optional)
Levis
(3rd Floor)
No shuttle bus service
Tuesday, July 20, 1993
8:30-12:30pm Registration
KCPA
(Colwell Playhouse Foyer)
8:30-9:00am Coffee
KCPA
(Colwell Playhouse Foyer)
9-10:00am "Using the Schema Theorem to counter hitchiking and premature
convergence"
Invited Speaker: John Holland, Dept. of Psychology, University of
Michigan KCPA
(Colwell Playhouse )
10:00-10:45amBreak
KCPA
(Colwell Playhouse Foyer)
10:45-12:30pmTechnical Sessions
Workshops
KCPA/Levis
12:30-2:00pm Lunch (Box Lunch)
KCPA
(Main Lobby, 5th Floor)
2-3:45pm Technical Sessions
Levis
Design applications (3rd Floor)
C.M. Fonseca and P.J. Fleming, ``Genetic algorithms for multiobjective
optimization: formulation, discussion and generalization''
D. Beasley, D.R. Bull, and R.R. Martin, ``Reducing epistasis in
combinatorial problems by expansive coding''
D. Powell and M.M. Skolnick, ``Using genetic algorithms in engineering
design optimization with non-linear constraints''
H. Watabe and N. Okino, ``A study on genetic shape design''
Techniques (Room 407)
C.R. Reeves, ``Using genetic algorithms with small populations''
X. Yin and N. Germay, "A Fast Genetic Algorithm with Sharing Scheme Using
Cluster Analysis Methods in Multimodal Function Optimization"
S. Tsutsui and Y. Fujimoto, ``Forking genetic algorithm with blocking and
shrinking modes (FGA)''
D.E. Goldberg, K. Deb, H. Kargupta, and G. Harik, ``Rapid, accurate
optimization of difficult problems using fast messy genetic algorithms''
3:45-4:15pm Break
Levis
(2nd Floor)
4:15-5:30pm Technical Sessions
Levis
Combinatorial optimization applications
(3rd Floor)
A. Homaifar, S. Guan, and G.E. Liepins, ``A new approach on the traveling
salesman problem by the genetic algorithms''
D. Levine, ``A genetic algorithm for the set partitioning problem''
A. Smith and D.M. Tate,``Genetic optimization using a penalty function''
Techniques (Room 407)
B.W. Wah and A.N. Aizawa, `"Scheduling of Genetic Algorithms in a Noisy
Environment"
M. Lee and H. Takagi, ``Dynamic control of genetic algorithms using fuzzy
logic techniques''
C.L. Ramsey and J.J. Grefenstette, ``Case-based initialization of genetic
algorithms''
Parallel genetic algorithms
(Music Room, 2nd Floor)
S. Baluja, ``Structure and performance of fine-grain parallelism in genetic
search''
T. Maruyama, T. Hirose, and A. Konagaya, ``A fine-grained parallel genetic
algorithm for distributed parallel systems''
R. Shonkwiler, ``Parallel genetic algorithms''
5:30-6:30pm Wine and cheese reception hosted by MIT Press to celebrate
the launch of "Evolutionary Computation"
Levis
(2nd Floor)
Wednesday, July 21, 1993
8:30-12:30pm Registration
Levis
(Main Floor Lobby)
8:30-9:00am Coffee
Levis
(2nd Floor)
9-10:45am Technical Sessions
Levis
Parallel genetic algorithms
(3rd Floor)
Y. Davidor, T. Yamada, and R. Nakano, ``The ECOlogical framework II:
improving GA performance at virtually zero cost''
V.S. Gordon and D. Whitley, ``Serial and parallel genetic algorithms as
function optimizers''
R.R. Meyer, R.-J. Chen, and J. Yeckel, ``A genetic algorithm for diversity
minimization and its parallel implementation''
L.D. Merkle and G.B. Lamont, ``Comparison of parallel messy genetic
algorithm data distribution strategies''
Combinatorial optimization
(Room 407)
A.T. Rahmani and N. Ono, ``A genetic algorithm for channel routing
problem''
K. Juliff, ``A multi-chromosome genetic algorithm for pallet loading''
B.A. Julstrom, ``A genetic algorithm for the rectilinear Steiner problem''
T. Munakata and D.J. Hashier, ``A genetic algorithm applied to the maximum
flow problem''
10:45-11:15am Break
Levis
(2nd Floor)
11:15-12:30pm Technical Sessions
Levis
Combinatorial optimization
(3rd Floor)
R.L. Wainwright and J.L. Blanton, Jr., ``Multiple vehicle routing with time
and capacity constraints using genetic algorithms''
H.G. Cobb and J.J. Grefenstette, ``Genetic algorithms for tracking changing
environments''
S.J. Flockton and M.S. White, ``Pole-zero system identification using
genetic algorithms''
Applications (Room 407)
W. Wienholt, "An Advanced Genetic Algorithm for Parameter Optimization
Problems"
J.-J. Yang and R.R. Korfhage, ``Query optimization in information retrieval
using genetic algorithms''
M. Manela, N.Thornhill, J.A. Campbell, ``Fitting spline functions to noisy
data using a genetic algorithm''
12:30-2pm Break
Levis
(2nd Floor)
2-3:30pm Business Meeting
Levis
(Room 407)
Invited Speakers
David Campbell, Head, Dept. of Physics, University of Illinois. Topic:
Dynamical Systems And Evolution
Gunter Wagner, Professor, Dept. of Biology, Yale University. Topic:
Evolutionary Optimization And The Units Of Selection: Why Is There A
Phenotype?
John Holland, Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Topic: Using The Schema Theorem To Counter Hitchhiking And Premature
Convergence
Papers
Erik R. Altman, V.K. Agarwak, and G.R. Gao, "A Novel Methodology Using
Genetic Algorithms for the Design of Caches and Cache Replacement Policy"
Peter J. Angeline and J.B. Pollack, "Competitive Environments Evolve Better
Solutions for Complex Tasks"
Thomas Back, "Optimal Mutation Rates in Genetic Search"
Jerzy W. Bala and H. Wechsler, "Learning to Detect Targets Using
Scale-Space and Genetic Search"
S. Baluja, ``Structure and performance of fine-grain parallelism in genetic
search''
David Beasley, D.R. Bull, and R.R. Martin, "Reducing Epistasis in
Combinatorial Problems by Expansive Coding"
Pierre Bonelli and A. Parodi, "A New Approach to Fuzzy Classifier Systems"
Ralph Bruns, "Direct Chromosome Representation and Advanced Genetic
Operators for Production Scheduling"
T. N. Bui and Byung R. Moon, "Hyperplane Synthesis for Genetic Algorithms"
Helen G. Cobb and J.J. Grefenstette, "Genetic Algorithms for Tracking
Changing Environments"
Yuval Davidor, T. Yamada, and R. Nakano, "The ECOlogical Framework II:
Improving GA Performance With Virtually Zero Cost"
Lawrence Davis, D. Orvosh, A. Cox, and Y. Qiu, "A Genetic Algorithm for
Survivable Network Design"
K. De Jong and William Spears, "On the State of Evolutionary Computation"
M. de la Maza and Bruce Tidor, "An Analysis of Selection Procedures with
Particular Attention Paid to Proportional and Boltzmann Selection"
Fred F. Easton and N. Mansour, "A Distributed Genetic Algorithm for
Employee Staffing and Scheduling Problems"
Larry J. Eshelman and J. D. Schaffer, "Crossover's Niche"
Andrew Fairley and D.F. Yates, "An Investigation into Possible Causes of, and Solutions to, Rule Strength Distortion in the Bucket
Brigade"
David S. Feldman, "Fuzzy Network Synthesis and Genetic Algorithms"
Stuart J. Flockton and M.S. White, "Pole-Zero System Identification Using
Genetic Algorithms"
Carlos Fonseca and P.J. Fleming, "Genetic Algorithms for Multiobjective
Optimization: Formulation, Discussion and Generalization"
David E. Goldberg and D. Thierens, "Mixing in Genetic Algorithms"
David E. Goldberg, K. Deb, H. Kargupta, and G. Harik, "Rapid, Accurate
Optimization of Difficult Problems Using Fast Messy Genetic Algorithms"
V. Scott Gordon and D. Whitley, "Serial and Parallel Genetic Algorithms as
Function Optimizers"
Frederic Gruau, "Genetic Synthesis of Modular Neural Networks"
H. Altay Guvenir and I Sirin, "A Genetic Algorithm for Classification by
Feature Partitioning"
S. Handley, ``Automated learning of a detector for alpha-helices in protein
sequences via genetic programming''
Raphael T. Haftka and H. Furuya, "Genetic Algorithms for Placing Actuators
on SpaceStructures"
Inman Harvey, "The Puzzle of the Persistent Question Marks: A Case Study of
Genetic Drift"
Abdollah Homaifar, S. Guan, and G.E. Liepins, "A New Approach on the
Traveling Salesman Problem by the Genetic Algorithms"
Jeffrey Horn, "Finite Markov Chain Analysis of Genetic Algorithms with
Niching"
Shu-Yuen Hwang and T. Kuo, "A Genetic Algorithm with Disruptive Selection"
Hitoshi Iba, T. Kurita, H. de Garis, and T. Sato, "System Identification
using Structured Genetic Algorithms"
Terry Jonesand G.J.E. Rawlins, "Reverse Hillclimbing, Genetic Algorithms
and the Busy Beaver Problem"
Kate Juliff, "A Multi-chromosome Genetic Algorithm for Pallet Loading"
Bryant A. Julstrom, "A Genetic Algorithm for the Rectilinear Steiner
Problem"
Michelle D. Kidwell , "Using Genetic Algorithms to Schedule Distributed
Tasks on a Bus-Based System"
Kenneth E. Kinnear, Jr., "Generality and Difficulty in Genetic Programming:
Evolving a Sort"
J.R. Koza, ``Simultaneous discovery of reusable detectors and subroutines
using genetic programming''
Michael Lee and H. Takagi, "Dynamic Control of Genetic Algorithms Using
Fuzzy Logic Techniques"
David M. Levine, "A Genetic Algorithm for the Set Partitioning Problem"
S.J. Louis and G.J.E. Rawlins, ``Pareto optimality, GA-easiness and
deception (extended abstract)''
Mauro Manela, N. Thornhill, J.A. Campbell, "Fitting Spline Functions to
Noisy Data Using a Genetic Algorithm"
Tsutomu Maruyama, T. Hirose, and A. Konagaya, "A Fine-Grained Parallel
Genetic Algorithm for Distributed Parallel Systems"
Laurence D. Merkle and G.B. Lamont, "Comparison of Parallel Messy Genetic
Algorithm Data Distribution Strategies"
Robert R. Meyer, R.-J. Chen, and J. Yeckel, "A Genetic Algorithm for
Diversity Minimization and Its Parallel Implementation"
Toshinori Munakata and D.J. Hashier, "A Genetic Algorithm Applied to the
Maximum Flow Problem"
Jim Oliver, "Discovering Individual Decision Rules: An Application of
Genetic Algorithms"
Francesco Palmieri and X. Qi, "Diversification Role of Crossover in the
Genetic Algorithms"
L.M. Patnaik and M. Srinivas, "Binomially Distributed Populations for
Modelling GAs"
D. Powell and Michael M. Skolnick, "Using Genetic Algorithms in Engineering
Design Optimization with Non-Linear Constraints"
W.F. Punch, E. D. Goodman, M. Pei, L. Chia-Shun, P. Hovland, and R. Enbody,
"Further Research on Feature Selection and Classification Using Genetic
Algorithms"
Nicholas J. Radcliffe and F.A.W. George, "A Study in Set Recombination"
A.T. Rahmani and Norihiko Ono, "A Genetic Algorithm for Channel Routing
Problem"
Connie Loggia Ramsey and J.J. Grefenstette, "Case-Based Initialization of
Genetic Algorithms"
Colin Reeves, "Using Genetic Algorithms with Small Populations"
Gary Roberts, "Dynamic Planning for Classifier Systems"
Steve G. Romaniuk, "Evolutionary Growth Perceptions"
Peter Ross and H.-L. Fang, "A Promising GA Approach to Job-Shop Scheduling
and Re-Scheduling Problems"
Raul San Martin and J.P. Knight, "Genetic Algorithms for the Optimization of Integrated Circuits Synthesis"
J. David Schaffer and L.J. Eshelman, "Designing Multiplierless Digital
Filters Using Genetic Algorithms"
Michael J. Shaw I. Lee, and R. Sikora, "Joint Lot Sizing and Sequencing
with Genetic Algorithms for Scheduling: Evolving the Chromosome Structure"
Man-Tak Shing and G.B. Parker, "Genetic Algorithms for the Development of
Real-Time Multi-Heuristic Search Strategies"
Marc Shoenauer and S. Xanthakis, "Constrained GA Optimization"
R. Shonkwiler, "Parallel Genetic Algorithms"
Alice E. Smith and D.M. Tate, "Genetic Optimization Using A Penalty
Function"
Joe Suzuki, "A Markov Chain Analysis on A Genetic Algorithm"
Walter Alden Tackett, "Genetic Programming for Feature Discovery and Image
Discrimination"
Dr. David M. Tate and A.E. Smith, "Expected Allele Coverage and the Role of
Mutation"
Sam R. Thangiah, "Vehicle Routing and Time Deadlines Using Genetic and
Local Algorithms"
Shigeyoshi Tsutsui and Y. Fujimoto, "Forking Genetic Algorithm with
Blocking and Shrinking Modes (FGA)"
Kirk Twardowski, "Credit Assignment for Pole Balancing with Learning
Classifier Systems"
Ron Unger and J. Moult, "A Genetic Algorithm for 3D Protein Folding
Simulations"
Thomas Uthmann and D. Polani, "Training Kohonen Feature Maps in Different
Topologies: an Analysis Using Genetic Algorithms"
Benjamin W. Wah and A.N. Aizawa, "Scheduling of Genetic Algorithms in a
Noisy Environment"
Roger L. Wainwright and J.L. Blanton, Jr., "Multiple Vehicle Routing with
Time and Capacity Constraints Using Genetic Algorithms"
Hirokazu Watabe and N. Okino, "A Study on Genetic Shape Design"
Willfried Wienholt, "An Advanced Genetic Algorithm for Parameter
Optimization Problems"
Peter Willett, R.D. Brown, D.E. Clark, G. Jones, and R.C. Glen, "Searching
Databases of Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Chemical Structures
Using Genetic Algorithms"
Jing-Jye Yang and R.R. Korfhage, "Query Optimization in Information
Retrieval Using Genetic Algorithms"
Xiaodong Yin and N. Germay, "A Fast Genetic Algorithm with Sharing Scheme
Using Cluster Analysis Methods in Multimodal Function Optimization"
Byoung-Tak Zhangand H. Muhlenbein, "Genetic Programming of Minimal Neural
Nets Using Occam's Razor"
Raed Abu Zitar and M.H. Hassoun, "Regulator Control via Genetic Search
Assisted Reinforcement Learning"
Posters
Fabrizio Baiardi, D. Ciufolini, A.M. Lomatire, and G. Pesce, "Nested Hybrid
Genetic Algorithms for System Configuration and Program Mapping in
Massively Parallel Systems"
Ellie Baker, "Evolving Line Drawings"
Wolfgang Banzhaf, "Genetic Programming for Pedestrians"
Wolfgang Banzhaf, Takashi Iwamoto, and Kazuo Kyumo, "Topological Aspects of
Genetic Algorithms"
Richard K. Belew and Thomas E. Kammeyer, ``Evolving Aesthetic
SortingNetworks Using Developmental Grammars''
Joachim Born, Ivan Santibanex-Koref, and Hans-Michael Voigt, "Multivalued
Evolutionary Algorithms"
Susan E. Carlson, Michael Ingrim, and Ronald Shonkwiler, "A Comparative
Evaluation of Search Methods Applied to Catalog Selection"
Hugh M. Cartwright and Stephen P. Harris, "The Application of the Genetic
Algorithm to Two-Dimensional Strings: The Source Apportionment Problem"
Dave Cliff, Inman Harvey, and Philip Husbands, "Genetic Convergence in a
Species of Evolved Robot Control
Architectures"
Joseph C. Culberson, "Crossover Versus Mutation: Fueling the Debate: TGA
versus GIGA"
Lawrence Davis and David Orvosh, "Shall We Repair? Genetic Algorithms,
Combinatorial Optimization, and Feasibility Constraints"
Mehdi Elketroussi and David Fan, "GADELO: A Multi-Population Genetic
Algorithm Based on Dynamic Exploration of Local Optima"
Fikret Ercal and Matthias Mayer, "Genetic Algorithms for Vertex Splitting
in DAG's"
Terence C. Fogarty, "Reproduction, Ranking, Replacement and Noisy
Evaluations: Experimental Results"
Takeshi Furuhashi, Ken Nakaoka, Koji Morikawa, and Yoshiki Uchikawa, "A
Proposal of Hierarchical Fuzzy Classifier Systems"
Brynn Hibbert, "Display of Chemical Structures in Two Dimensions and the
Evolution of Molecular Recognition"
John H. Holland and Melanie Mitchell, "When Will a Genetic Algorithm
Outperform Hill-Climbing?"
Akio Ishiguro, "A Genetic Algorithms' Application to Inverse Problems in
Electromagnetics"
Jyh-Shing Jang and Chuen-Tsai Sun, "Using Genetic Algorithms in Structuring
a Fuzzy Rulebase"
Antonia J. Jones, "A Schemata Theorem for Trees"
Jenny Juliany and Michael D. Vose, "The Genetic Algorithm Fractal"
Hillol Kargupta, "Information Transmission in Genetic Algorithm and
Shannon's Second Theorem"
Takashi Kido, Hiroaki Kitano, and Masakazu Kakanishi, "A Hybrid Search for
Genetic Algorithms: Combining Genetic Algorithms, TABU Search, and
Simulated Annealing"
Jinwoo Kim and Bernard P. Zeigler, "Asynchronous Genetic Algorithms on
Parallel Computers"
Luis R. Lopez, "Inverse Relationship Between Complexity and Probability of
Full Deception in Trap Functions"
Sushil J. Louis, "Pareto Optimality, GA-Easiness and Deception (Extended
Abstract)"
Heinz Muhlenbein and Dirk Schlierkamp-Voosen, "Optimal Interaction of
Mutation and Crossover in the Breeder Genetic Algorithm"
R. Maenner, "Parallel Execution of Sequentially Coded Standard Genetic
Algorithms on the NERV Multiprocessor"
Samir W. Mahfoud, "Simple Analytical Models of Genetic Algorithms for
Multimodal Function Optimization"
Vittorio Maniezzo, "Granularity Evolution"
Andras Markus, "Dual Insights into Genetic Algorithms"
Masaharu Munetomo, Yoshiharu Sato, and Yoshiaki Takai, "An Efficient
Migration Scheme for Subpopulation-Based Asynchronously Parallel Genetic
Algorithms"
Kihong Park, "A Lower-Bound Result on the Power of Genetic Algorithms"
Sandip Sen, "Improving Classification Accuracy through Performance History"
Robert E. Smith, "Adaptively Resizing Populations: An Algorithm and
Analysis"
Graham Spencer, "Automatic Generation of Programs for Crawling and Walking"
Michael D. Vose, "The Genetic Algorithm Fractal"
Darrell Whitley, "Toward Models of Island and Cellular Parallel Genetic
Algorithms"
Masayuki Yanagiya, "A Simple Mutation-Dependent Genetic Algorithm"
ICGA-93 Conference Committee*
Conference Co-Chairs: David E. Goldberg, Univ. of Illinois at
Urbana- Champaign; J. David Schaffer, Philips Labs
Publicity: Robert E. Smith, Univ. of Alabama
Program Chair: Stephanie Forrest, Univ. of New Mexico
Financial Chair: Larry J. Eshelman, Philips Labs
Local Arrangements: David E. Goldberg, Univ. of Illinois at
Urbana- Champaign
Financial supporters:
Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence
Naval Research Laboratory Philips Laboratories, North American
Philips Corporation
* Committee Members can be identifies by a blue dot on their name badges.
Feel free to ask them for assistance during the conference.
Special Thanks To The Following
International Society for Genetic Algorithms
Philips Laboratories, North American Philips Corporation
Office of Naval Research
Naval Research Laboratory
BBN
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
National Center for Supercomputer Applications
Wolfram Research
Division of Conferences & Institutes at the University of Illinois
Keith Roberson
Student Volunteers
Additional Information
Messages: If someone needs to reach you during the conference, they may
call the Levis Faculty Center at 217/333-6241 and leave a message. A
message board will be placed at this conference site.
Parking and Parking Passes: A limited number of $3 all day Levis lot
parking passes for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will be available at the
registration desk or you may park at the meters (quarters only).
Public Transportation: For any independent transportation needs, you may
contact---------
Taxi -- contact Corky's phone 352-3121
Public City Bus Service (75 per ride) -- the city bus schedule will be
available at the registration desk .
For additional information on local sites and restaurants please consult
the pages included in your conference packet.
COMPUTER ROOM ACCESS
The computer room (located in room 405-6 Levis) is available to give
software demonstrations and to provide Telnet access to other computer installations.
On-Campus Recreation: If you wish to take advantage of the recreation
facilities on campus, you may purchase an IMPE
(Intramural-Physical Education) pass for $5 per day upon showing your name
badge at each recreation facility. Tennis-- your IMPE pass will also
admit you to the indoor/outdoor courts at the IMPE building. All other
outdoor courts located on campus are available at no charge with walk-on
availability.
Golf Courses (Local):
Lake of the Woods, Mahomet, IL (15-20 minutes to drive)
Phone 1-586-2183
Tee times needed daily, club and cart rental available. 18 hole, 9 hole
Par 3, driving range. Lots of hills, trees, water, sand traps.
University of Illinois Golf Course, Savoy, IL (10-15 minutes to drive)
Phone 359-5613
Tee times needed weekends and holidays only, club and cart rental
available. 2 18 hole, driving range. Lots of water, sand traps.
ICGA '93 is a non-smoking conference. Smoking is allowed in designated
areas only.
Registration Schedule
Saturday, July 17
12-3:00pm Levis Faculty Center
(Lobby, Main Floor)
7:00pm Levis Faculty Center
(Lobby, Main Floor)
Sunday, July 18 - Tuesday, July 20
8-12:30pm Krannert Center (KCPA)
(Colwell Playhouse Foyer)
1:30-5:00pm Levis Faculty Center
(Lobby, Main Floor)
Wednesday, July 21
8:30-12:00pm Levis Faculty Center
(Lobby, Main Floor)
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Conference/Campus Bus Shuttle Schedule
Saturday, July 17
12noon-2:00pm from *hotels to Levis Faculty Center
5:00pm-6:00pm from Levis Faculty Center to *hotels
6:30pm-9:30pm from *hotels to Levis Faculty Center
Sunday, July 18
7:30am-9:30am from *hotels to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
5:30pm-6:30pm from Levis Faculty Center to *hotels
6:30pm-7:30pm from *hotels to Chancellor Convention Center
9:00pm-10:00pm from Chancellor Convention Center to *hotels
Monday, July 19
7:30am-9:30am from *hotels to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
5:30pm-6:30pm from Levis Faculty Center to *hotels with stop at Trade
Center Bldg. (connected to Radisson Suites Hotel)
7:00pm-8:00pm from Trade Center Bldg. to *hotels
Tuesday, July 20
8:00am-9:30am from *hotels to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
5:30pm-7:30pm from Levis Faculty Center to *hotels
Wednesday, July 21
8:00am-9:30am from *hotels to Levis Faculty Center
11:30am-1:00pm from Levis Faculty Center to *hotels
*The following hotels will form part of the above shuttle:
Jumer's Castle Lodge - 209 S. Broadway, Urbana
University Inn - 302 E. John St., Champaign
Travelodge - 406 W. University, Urbana
Campus Inn - 1701 S. State St., Champaign
Busey-Evans will not have a conference/campus
shuttle as it is located 1/2 block from the conference.
GENERAL AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Location: The conference will be held at two locations on the University
of Illinois campus--the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts located at
500 South Goodwin, Urbana, and the Levis Faculty Center located at 919 West
Illinois, Urbana (directly east of Krannert).
ICGA '93 is a non-smoking conference. Smoking is allowed in designated
areas only.
Transportation: Champaign-Urbana is located 135 miles south of Chicago on
Interstates 72, 74, and 57.
By Car:
>From Chicago: Take I-57 south to I-74 east which runs along the north edge
of Champaign-Urbana. Take the Lincoln Avenue exit south. Once you reach
campus, turn right on Illinois Street. Campus Parking: Pay parking is
available in the lot adjacent to the Levis Faculty Center and
under the Krannert Center (both accessible from Illinois Street). Do not
park in any area marked "reserved" as campus parking is enforced and you
will be towed.
By Air:
>From Champaign-Urbana's Willard Airport:
Currently, American Airlines' American Eagle Service, Trans World Express,
and US Air Express serve Willard Airport. Corky's Limousine Service is
available and meets all incoming flights. The cost from Willard to most
hotels in Champaign-Urbana is $8. If you need to contact Corky's, you may
call 217/352-3121.
By Train:
AMTRAK service is also available from Chicago and points south.
Weather: The weather in Illinois can vary to extremes. Please be prepared
to dress in layered, cool clothing as July is normally hot (80 - 100 ) and
very humid. Rain wear is also suggested.
On-Campus Recreation: If you wish to take advantage of the recreation
facilities on campus, you may purchase an IMPE
(Intramural-Physical Education) pass for $5 per day upon showing your name
badge at each recreation facility.
Messages: If someone needs to reach you during the conference, they may
call the Levis Faculty Center at 217/333-6241 and leave a message. A
message board will be placed at this conference site.
Lodging: Accommodations may be obtained at the following hotels/motels. A
shuttle service will be available for
transportation from your hotel to/from the conference sites. All hotel
reservations should be made in advance by telephoning
or writing the individual hotels. Be sure to mention that you are
attending the Genetic
Algorithms conference, as a block of rooms has been reserved for those
attending this conference. We have listed the special conference rates
beside the hotel/motel. Make your reservations early as the block of rooms
will be released for "first come, first serve" reservations after June 16,
1993.
Jumer's Castle Lodge
209 S. Broadway
Urbana, IL 61801
Located about 1/4 mile
from the campus. Within
brisk walking distance.
Toll free 800/285-8637
Single Double
$60.00 $70.00
Plus tax Plus tax
University Inn
302 E. John Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Located about 1/2 mile
from the campus. Within
brisk walking distance.
217/384-2100;
Toll free 800/252-1368 in Illinois;
Toll free 800/322-8282 outside IL
Single Double
$54.00 $61.00
Plus tax Plus tax
Travelodge
409 W. University
Urbana, IL 61801
Located about 1 mile
from the campus.
Toll free 800/255-3050
Single Double
$33.00
Plus tax
Campus Inn-University (Days Inn)
1701 S. State
Champaign, IL 61820
Located about 1 mile
from the campus
217/359-8888
Single Double
$30.00 $35.00
Plus tax
King or Queen
Busey-Evens Dormitory
1111 West Nevada
Urbana, IL 61801
Located on campus
217/333-1766
$23.15
Plus tax
Community Bath
Registration Fee: Registrations received before 6/12/93 are $250 for
participants and $100 for students. All registrations received on or after
6/12/93 and walk-in registrations at the conference will be $295 for
participants and $125 for students. This includes entry to all technical
sessions, 3 lunches, coffee breaks, reception Saturday evening, conference
materials, and conference proceedings. Attendee and guest tickets for the
banquet and guest tickets for the Sunday reception may be purchased at an
additional cost (see attached registration form). Also, there is a
separate fee for the tutorials.
A limited fund has been set aside to assist students and scientists with
their travel expenses. Students should have their advisor certify their
student status and that sufficient funds are not available. If you are
interested in obtaining such assistance and need travel support, send a
letter before May 22, 1993 describing your situation and needs to: Larry
Eshelman, Philips Laboratories, 345 Scarborough Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY
10510. Address questions to: lje@philabs.philips.com.
To Register: Early registration is recommended. There are four ways you
may register. Complete and mail the attached form or phone (217)244-7659 to
register.
Please be sure to call our office if your
registration may be late in arriving. You may also FAX your registration
to (217)333-9561. You may receive an e-mail registration by contacting
loric@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu If you register by phone, fax, or e-mail, please
remember to send a copy of the registration form with your payment to the
Accounting Business Office within one week. Should you have additional
questions, please call Lori Costello at 217/333-2888 or e-mail
loric@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu.
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REGISTRATION FORM:
The 5th International Conference on Genetic Algorithms
July 17-21, 1993
UFAS Acct. #1-3-63141-0660
Four Easy Ways To Register
1. Fill out the form and mail with payment to: University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign Accounting Business Office, Room 162 Henry Administration
Building, 506 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801.
2. Call 217-244-7659 and the registration team will take your registration
over the phone.
3. Call 217-333-9561 to FAX your registration.
4. E-mail: receive an e-mail form by contacting loric@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu. The
deadline for e-mail registrations and to receive all e-mail registration
fees is July 9, 1993.
IF YOU REGISTER BY PHONE, FAX, OR E-MAIL: Please remember to send a hard copy
of the registration form with your payment to the Accounting Business Office
within one week of registration.
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Please print or type
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Conference Registration Fee
Registration before 6/12/93 On or after 6/12/93
Participant $250 Participant $295
Student* $100 Student* $125
Tutorial for July 17
Before 6/12/93 On or after 6/12/93
Participant $75 Participant $95
Student $25 Student $50
Please specify choice:
Tutorial I:__________ Tutorial II: __________ Tutorial III: __________
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candidates, but exceptional senior candidates will also be considered.
The Learning and Common Sense Section focuses on application-inspired
basic research on learning, thinking, and the nature of knowledge.
Research projects connect to the major themes of the Media Lab: the
creative use of new media technologies for interaction, communication,
and expression.
Current research areas in the Learning and Common Sense section
include: learning and representation in domains without strong formal
models; common-sense story understanding; Society of Mind;
behavior-based artificial intelligence; computational agents; design
and study of learning environments; technological tools for learning;
"constructionist" theories of learning; rethinking schools and
education (especially for under-served populations).
Applicants should have a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant field,
distinguished research experience related to the themes described
above, and a demonstrated ability to define new and innovative
research directions. Teaching experience at the university level is
desired. Responsibilities include research, teaching (graduate
seminars and undergraduate courses), and supervision of students.
Qualified candidates should send a resume, reprints, and a one-page
summary of research directions to:
Learning and Common Sense Faculty Search
c/o Professor S.A. Benton, Room E15-416
MIT Program in Media Arts and Sciences
20 Ames Street
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
For further information, please contact:
Professor Stephen A. Benton
Head, MIT Program in Media Arts and Sciences
tel: (617) 253-8145, fax: (617) 253-8823
e-mail: sab@media.mit.edu
MIT is an equal-opportunity/affirmative-action employer. We strongly
encourage applications from members of under-represented groups.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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Exhibition of Fractal Art (Sonic and Visual) - Call for Participation
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Contours of The Mind - A Celebration of Fractals
Call for Participation
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There will be an exhibition of Fractal Art at the Drill Hall Gallery of the
Australian National University, throughout the month of October, 1993. Works
are currently being sought for submission in the following categories;
- Fractals from Nature (photographs and slides)
- Computer Generated Fractals (still images)
- Dynamic Fractals (computer animation)
- Aural Fractals (computer generated music)
- Interactive Fractals (installations and interactive exhibits)
There will also be a competition for the best work submitted in each
category with prizes of up to 2,000$ cash for first prize.
Among the current sponsors are; IBM, ANUTECH, and the Centre for Information
and Science Research (CISR) at the ANU.
The exhibition is being co-organised by Nancy Sever of the Drill Hall Gallery
Stuart Ramsden of the Australian Centre for the Arts and Technology and
Terry Bossomaier of the Research School for Physical Sciences and
Engineering of the ANU.
Submission Formats:
- Photographic work can be any size but must be mounted and framed.
- Video may be submitted in PAL on 3/4" U-matic (High-Band or High-Band SP),
Beta, or S-VHS.
- Audio must be submitted on DAT only.
- Any proposals for Interactive works should be discussed with the organisers.
All work should be clearly marked with name of entrant, category and
return details. Entries should be postmarked no later than the 22nd of
August 1993. Acceptance will be advised after the 18th of September.
Email queries can be directed to the organisers at fractal@acat.anu.edu.au
Phone queries can be directed to Nancy Sever, ANU Drill Hall Gallery,
Australia: 06 249 5832
International: +61 6 249 5832
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