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Alife Digest Number 117
Alife Digest, Number 117
Sunday, January 30th 1994
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Today's Topics:
Calendar of ALife related events
Tierra Update
IlliGAL announcement
AAAI94 Workshop
SAFIER: the SAnta Fe Institute's Evolutionary computation Repository project
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From: alife@COGNET.UCLA.EDU
Subject: Calendar of Alife related events
Vancouver Cognitive Science Conference, BC, Canada Feb 11-12, 1994 v111
Third Conf on Evolutionary Programming, San Diego, CA Feb 24-25, 1994 v103
AAAI Spring Symposium, Stanford CA Mar 21-23, 199 v110
Cybernetics and Systems Research, Vienna April 5-8, 1994 v101,103
Florida AI Research Symposium, Pensacola Beach, FL May 5-7, 1994 v113
Integrating Knowledge and Neural Heuristics May 9-10, 1994 v111
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
Alife IV, Cambridge MA July 6-8, 1994 v108
AAAI-94 Seattle, Washington july 31-aug 4, 1994 v116
Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, Brighton, UK Aug 8-12, 1994 v101
PPSN III, Jerusalem, Israel October 9-14, 1994 v117
Intnl Congress on Cybernetics, Namur, Belgium August 21-26, 1995 v114
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From: Thomas S.Ray <ray@hip.atr.co.jp>
Subject: Tierra Update
TIERRA UPDATE
December 1993:
(short version)
This message contains:
1) Tierra moves to ATR in Japan
2) New manuscripts available
3) Upcoming Tierra lectures --- deleted
4) Change of address for Virtual Life --- deleted
5) Tierra video animation
6) Tierra publications --- deleted
7) Tierra in the news 1993 --- deleted
8) Tierra ftp access
9) Mailing lists --- deleted
10) What Tierra Is --- deleted
The long version of this announcement, including the deleted items,
can be found as the announce.40a file in the /doc directory of the
ftp site (see item 8 below).
1) Tierra moves to ATR in Japan
The Tierra project has emerged from a one year period of dormancy,
and has moved to the new Evolutionary Systems Department headed by
Katsunori Shimohara, in the Human Information Processing Research
Laboratories of ATR (Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute
International). ATR is located in the new Kansai Science City, near
Nara and Kyoto.
Tom Ray came to ATR as an invited researcher on August 8, 1993,
and is on a two year leave of absence from the University of Delaware.
Current email is ray@hip.atr.co.jp, ray@udel.edu is forwarded.
Kurt Thearling joined ATR as a research affiliate on November 1, 1993.
Kurt remains an employee of Thinking Machines, but will be working on
the Tierra project at ATR until April 1994. Email is kurt@hip.atr.co.jp,
kurt@think.com is forwarded.
The primary objective of the Tierra project for the coming months
will be to experiment with the evolution of multi-cellular digital
organisms, which are parallel processes.
Several other evolutionary projects are also underway in the
Evolutionary Systems Department at ATR as follows:
- CAM-Brain project aiming at growing/evolving an artificial brain, which
contain thousands of interconnected artificial neural network modules,
inside special hardware called Cellular Automata Machines.
Hugo de Garis, degaris@hip.atr.co.jp
- Emergent Intelligence project modeling intelligence as a non-linear
developmental process from genotype to phenotype, under the influence
of the environment. Jari Vaario, jari@hip.atr.co.jp
- EgoWare (Evolutionary Generator of Genome in Hardware) project aiming
at self-producing hardware-description programs by evolving
HDL (Hardware Description Language) production rules and derivation
trees. Hitoshi Hemmi, hemmi@hip.atr.co.jp and Junichi Mizoguchi,
mizo@hip.atr.co.jp
- Learning methods for modularized neural networks with evolvability
aiming at developing an autonomous system consisting of heterogeneous
neural network modules. Sung-Bae Cho, sbcho@hip.atr.co.jp
- Computational evolutionary biology, Kennosuke Wada, kwada@hip.atr.co.jp
- Chaotic information processing, Yukio Hayashi, yhayashi@hip.atr.co.jp
and Masaaki Sato, masaaki@hip.atr.co.jp
- Alife and music, Seiji Adachi, adachi@hip.atr.co.jp and
Hiroyuki Ohtsuki ohtsuki@hip.atr.co.jp
Additional foreign researchers will be joining the department next
year to extend these projects to evolutionary robotics and molecular
computers.
2) New manuscripts available
Several new manuscripts have been written, and are listed with
the Tierra publications below. The most important two manuscripts have
also been placed in the Tierra ftp site (see section 8 below). These
two manuscripts are in the /doc directory of the ftp site. The one in
press at the journal Artificial Life is available as the file
Zen.tex. The one submitted to Physica D is available as the
file PhysicaD.tex. Unfortunately this second manuscript includes a
lot of figures which are not available electronically.
Title and abstract of Zen.tex:
Ray, T. S. In press. An evolutionary approach to synthetic
biology: Zen and the art of creating life.
Artificial Life 1(1): xx--xx. MIT Press.
Our concepts of biology, evolution and complexity are constrained
by having observed only a single instance of life, life on Earth.
A truly comparative biology is needed to extend these concepts.
Because we can not observe life on other planets, we are left with
the alternative of creating artificial life forms on Earth. I will
discuss the approach of inoculating evolution by natural selection
into the medium of the digital computer. This is not a
physical/chemical medium, it is a logical/informational medium.
Thus these new instances of evolution are not subject to the same
physical laws as organic evolution (e.g., the laws of thermodynamics),
and therefore exist in what amounts to another universe, governed by
the ``physical laws'' of the logic of the computer. This exercise
gives us a broader perspective on what evolution is and what it does.
An evolutionary approach to synthetic biology consists of inoculating
the process of evolution by natural selection into an artificial medium.
Evolution is then allowed to find the natural forms of living organisms
in the artificial medium. These are not models of life, but independent
instances of life. This essay is intended to communicate a way of
thinking about synthetic biology that leads to a particular approach:
to understand and respect the natural form of the artificial medium, to
facilitate the process of evolution in generating forms that are adapted
to the medium, and to let evolution find forms and processes that
naturally exploit the possibilities inherent in the medium. Examples
are cited of synthetic biology embedded in the computational medium,
where in addition to being an exercise in experimental comparative
evolutionary biology, it is also a possible means of harnessing the
evolutionary process for the production of complex computer software.
Title and abstract of PhysicaD.tex:
Ray, T. S. Submitted. Evolution, Complexity, Entropy, and Artificial
Reality. Physica D.
The process of Darwinian evolution by natural selection was
inoculated into four artificial worlds (virtual computers).
These systems were used for a comparative study of the rates,
degrees and patterns of evolutionary optimizations, showing
that many features of the evolutionary process are sensitive to
the structure of the underlying genetic language. Some specific
examples of the evolution of increasingly complex structures are
described. In addition a measure of entropy (diversity) of the
evolving ecological community over time was used to study the
relationship between evolution and entropy.
3) Upcoming Tierra lectures
Section deleted to save space...
4) Change of address for Virtual Life
Section deleted to save space...
5) Tierra video animation
The Santa Fe Institute has produced a thirteen minute promotional
video, which includes a roughly five minute segment discussing the
Tierra research project. The Tierra segment is illustrated with a
very high quality animation produced by the Anti Gravity Workshop
in Santa Monica, CA. The video was produced and directed by Linda
Feferman. To obtain the video, contact the Santa Fe Institute:
Santa Fe Institute
1660 Old Pecos Trail, Suite A
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
phone: 505-984-8800
fax: 505-982-0565
email: email@santafe.edu
or contact Linda Feferman: fef@santafe.edu or 0005851689@mcimail.com
6) Tierra Publications
Section deleted to save space...
7) Tierra in the News 1993
Section deleted to save space...
8) Tierra ftp access
The Tierra V4.0 source code; and the source code, and DOS executables
of all tools; and documentation and manuscripts is available. Please
note that the source code in the ftp site and the source code provided on
disk will each compile and run on either DOS or UNIX platforms. It is
exactly the same source code in either case. The DOS executables are
available only on disk (available from Virtual Life), and can not be
freely distributed.
The complete source code and documentation (but not executables) is
available by anonymous ftp at:
tierra.slhs.udel.edu [128.175.41.34] and
life.slhs.udel.edu [128.175.41.33]
in the directories: almond/, beagle/, doc/, and tierra/.
To get it, ftp to tierra or life, log in as user "anonymous" and give your
email address (eg. tom@udel.edu) as a password. Be sure to transfer binaries
in binary mode (it is safe to transfer everything in binary mode).
Each directory contains a compressed tar file (filename.tar.Z) and a SRC
directory that contains all the files in raw ascii format. You can just
pick up the .tar.Z files, and they will expand into the complete directory
structure with the following commands (Unix only):
uncompress tierra.tar.Z
tar oxvf tierra.tar
9) Mailing Lists
Section deleted to save space...
10) What Tierra Is
Section deleted to save space...
Tom Ray
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From: jhorn@gal1.ge.uiuc.edu (Jeff Horn)
Subject: IlliGAL announcement
IlliGAL FTP SERVER and NEW PUBLICATIONS:
The Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory (IlliGAL) is pleased to announce the
implementation of our new ftp server and the publication of several new papers
and technical reports.
(1) NEW PUBLICATIONS:
The Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory (IlliGAL) is pleased to
announce the following reports and publications. Most IlliGAL technical
reports, as well as reprints of the other publications, are available
in hardcopy and can be ordered from the IlliGAL librarian, Eric Thompson
(see below for ordering information). Those papers marked with an
asterisk (*) are also available electronically on our new ftp server
(see below for ftp instructions).
New IlliGAL:
IlliGAL Report No 93005*
Title: Multiobjective Optimization Using the Niched Pareto Genetic
Algorithm
Authors: Jeffrey Horn and Nicholas Nafpliotis
(NOTE: This final version is significantly enhanced over the draft
version that was distributed at ICGA 5 this summer, +10 pages!)
ABSTRACT
Many, if not most, optimization problems have multiple objectives.
Historically, multiple objectives (i.e., attributes or criteria) have
been combined ad hoc to form a scalar objective function, usually through
a linear combination (weighted sum) of the multiple attributes, or by
turning objectives into constraints. The most recent development in the
field of decision analysis has yielded a rigorous technique for combining
attributes multiplicatively (thereby incorporating nonlinearity), and for
handling uncertainty in the attribute values. But MultiAttribute Utility
Analysis (MAUA) provides only a mapping from a vector-valued objective
function to a scalar-valued function, and does not address the difficulty
of searching large problem spaces. Genetic algorithms (GAs), on the
other hand, are well suited to searching intractably large, poorly
understood problem spaces, but have mostly been used to optimize a single
objective. The direct combination of MAUA and GAs is a logical next step
for multiobjective GA optimization. However, there is an alternative
approach. It turns out that the GA is readily modified to deal with
multiple objectives by incorporating the concept of Pareto domination in
its selection operator, and applying a niching pressure to spread its
population out along the Pareto optimal tradeoff surface. In this report,
we discuss the general issues involved in searching large problem spaces
while trying to optimize several objectives simultaneously. We explore
various combinations of decision analysis techniques, specifically MAUA,
and GAs. Finally, we introduce the Niched Pareto GA as an algorithm for
finding the Pareto optimal set. We compare and contrast the Niched Pareto
GA with MAUA. And we demonstrate the ability of the Niched Pareto GA to
find and maintain a diverse ``Pareto optimal population'' on two
artificial problems, and an open problem in hydrosystems.
Other new publications by IlliGAL staff:
``Making Genetic Algorithms Fly: A Lesson from the Wright Brothers''
David E. Goldberg. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPERS. Volume 2.
February, 1993. pp. 1-8.
``Rapid, Accurate Optimization of Difficult Problems Using Fast
Messy Genetic Algorithms''
David. E. Goldberg, Kalyanmoy Deb, Hillol Kargupta, and Georges Harik.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GENETIC ALGORITHMS
(ICGA 5), Stephanie Forrest (ed.), Morgan Kaufmann (publ.), 1993,
pp. 56-64.
``Finite Markov Chain Analysis of Genetic Algorithms with Niching''
Jeffrey Horn. ICGA 5, pp. 110-117.
``Information Transmission in Genetic Algorithm and Shannon's Second
Theorem''
Hillol Kargupta. ICGA 5, p. 640.
``Simple Analytical Models of Genetic Algorithms for Multimodal Function
Optimization''
Samir Mahfoud. ICGA 5, p. 643.
``Mixing in Genetic Algorithms''
Dirk Thierens and David E. Goldberg. ICGA 5, pp. 38-45.
(2) ANONYMOUS FTP SERVER up and running: GAL4.GE.UIUC.EDU
Finally, our server is on-line. Currently available are several IlliGAL
technical reports (including the massive GA bibliography, which has been
too large for us to mail out hardcopy) and the Messy GA code in C.
To access these resources,
ftp GAL4.GE.UIUC.EDU
login: anonymous
password: (your email address)
cd /pub/papers/IlliGALs (for reports) cd /pub/src (for messy GA)
binary
get 93005.ps.Z (for example)
bye
Then on your machine (for papers):
uncompress 93005.ps.Z
lpr -P(your postscript queue) 93005.ps
Please look at the README files for explanations of what the file
names mean. IlliGAL reports are all compressed postscript files.
We plan to add more IlliGAL reports and other publications,
although we won't be announcing most such additions. Please try to
use the server during off-hours (US central time zone) if you can.
You can still order hardcopy versions of most IlliGAL publications
(including, in particular, those not yet on the ftp server!).
Simply request them by IlliGAL number or title from the IlliGAL
librarian, Eric Thompson:
Internet: library@GAL1.GE.UIUC.EDU Phone: 217/333-2346
Surface mail: Eric Thompson, IlliGAL Librarian
Department of General Engineering
117 Transportation Building
104 South Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801-2996 USA
When ordering hardcopy, please include your surface mail address!
Note that the file ``order.form.ps'' in /pub/papers on the ftp server
is the IlliGAL order form and contains a complete listing of all IlliGAL
reports and other publications to date, by IlliGAL number, title and
author(s).
Below is a list of papers currently available on the ftp server.
IlliGAL # Title,Author(s) Length
91007 ``Finite Markov Chain Models of an Alternative Selection Strategy
for the Genetic Algorithm''
Mahfoud, S. W. 13 pp.
(To appear in Complex Systems)
92002 ``Parallel Recombinative Simulated Annealing:
a Genetic Algorithm'' 28 pp.
Mahfoud, S.W., and Goldberg, D.E.
(Short version appeared in proceedings of PPSN 2, pp 301-310)
92007 ``What Makes a Problem Hard for a Classifier System?''
(LCS Workshop Long Abstract)''
Goldberg, D. E., Horn, J., and Deb, K. 6 pp.
92008 ``Genetic Algorithms: A Bibliography''
Goldberg, D. E., Milman, K., and Tidd, C. 83 pp.
92011 ``Research Note: Long Path Problems for Mutation-Based
Algorithms''
Horn, J., Goldberg, D. E., and Deb, K. 7 pp.
93001 ``Simple Analytical Models of Genetic Algorithms for
Multimodal Function Optimization'' 12 pp.
Mahfoud, S. W.
(One page summary appeared in proceedings of 5th ICGA, p. 643)
93002 ``Finite Markov Chain Analysis of Genetic Algorithms
with Niching''
Horn, J. (Published, see announcement above.) 13 pp.
93005 ``Multiobjective Optimization Using the Niched Pareto Genetic
Algorithm''
Horn, J., and Nafpliotis, N. 32 pp.
order.form.ps (The IlliGAL order form, which lists all
IlliGAL publications to date) 4 pp.
-Jeff
_______________________________________________________________________________
Jeffrey Horn jeffhorn@uiuc.edu
Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory (jhorn@GAL1.GE.UIUC.EDU)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
117 Transporation Building Day Phone: 217/333-2346
104 South Mathews Avenue Fax: 217/244-5705
Urbana, IL 61801-2996 USA
_______________________________________________________________________________
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Subject: AAAI94 Workshop
From: Hiroaki Kitano <kitano@csl.sony.co.jp>
Call For Papers
AAAI-94 Workshop on
Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life, and
Entertainment
AAAI-94, July 31 - August 4, 1994
(One day WS, perhaps on July 31 -- TBA)
Seattle, Washington
Hiroaki Kitano, Sony Computer Science Laboratory
Joseph Bates, Carnegie Mellon University
It is increasingly recognized that the entertainment industry will be
one of the major industries in which the power of computing plays a
key role. This is particularly evident when one observes the intense
pace of collaborations, mergers, and corporate purchases at the
boundary between entertainment and computing. The popular press has
referred to this as "the merger of Hollywood and Silicon Valley".
For this merger to succeed in the long term, machines must become
competent in entertainment industry tasks presently performed by
humans. This is very much the domain of AI research and development.
Thus, this workshop focuses on the applications of artificial
intelligence and related technologies to entertainment.
The purpose of the workshop is that by broadly soliciting papers in
the area, which has not been studied by much of the AI community in
the past, we expect to draw an overall picture of AI opportunities in
the entertainment industry. Also, we expect that information will be
exchanged to influence AI research directions and to facilitate active
research on AI for entertainment.
In 1990 and 1992, AAAI sponsored successful workshops in the
comparatively narrow areas of interactive fiction and interactive
entertainment. For this workshop,
we welcome papers which clearly demonstrate use (including both actual
use and ideas & proposals) of AI and related
technologies (such as artificial life, neural networks, robotics, and
genetic algorithms) in all areas of entertainment, including:
- Film (Movie, Video, etc) production
- Computer graphics and animation
- Interactive fiction, simulated worlds, role playing games
- Video games
- Network-based games
- Virtual reality
- Autonomous systems and agents
- Interactive media
- Music, sound, and speech
- Drama and story-telling
- Robotics, animatronics
- Theme park applications
The 1994 AAAI conference will include an AI-based Arts Exhibition,
technical paper presentations in the area of Arts and Entertainment,
and other activities relevant to the topics of this workshop. We
expect the conference to attract a variety of people working in the
area, and intend the workshop to provide an opportunity for many of
them to meet and discuss plans for further research and development.
Submissions:
Send two copies of an extended abstract, no longer than 8 pages,
to both workshop co-chairs. The deadline for submission is March 18, 1994.
Notification of acceptance will be mailed on April 8.
Co-chairs:
Hiroaki Kitano
Sony Computer Science Laboratory
3-14-13, Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa,
Tokyo, 141 Japan
Fax: (+81) 3-5448-4273
E-mail: kitano@csl.sony.co.jp
Joseph Bates
School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 U.S.A.
Fax: 412-681-5739
E-mail: joseph.bates@cs.cmu.edu
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From: Joerg Heitkoetter <heitkoet@home.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
Subject: SAFIER: the SAnta Fe Institute's Evolutionary computation Repository project...
Dear EC'ers,
I'd like to introduce the newly opened SAnta Fe Institute's Evolutionary
computation Repository. It "lives" on SFI's FTP server ftp.santafe.edu,
under the "/pub/EC" hierarchy.
Pointers to the complete contents of SAFIER, i.e., a concatenation of all
its README files is kept in "sfi.santafe.edu:/pub/EC/CONTENTS", and thus
should be your first choice to "take-away" from this archive, on your
initial visit. A more elaborate handbook, that moreover lists the current
CONTENTS in its appendix, entitled "The Navigator's Guide to SAFIER" is
available for A4 paper, and US letter size paper as
"sfi.santafe.edu:/pub/EC/handbook/safier.ps.gz", and
"sfi.santafe.edu:/pub/EC/handbook/safier-US.ps.gz", repectively.
Those of you using the World Wide Web information service, can browse
SAFIER with an URL pointing to "ftp://sfi.santafe.edu/pub/EC"
The following footer, appears at the end of all README files, so please
don't get confused while browsing the CONTENTS file:
-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-
Please refer to the toplevel README file sfi.santafe.edu:/pub/EC/README
for further explanations. Thanks. -joke <joke@santafe.edu>
-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-
So, here's the top level README file that will explain the rest:
--- $Id: sfi.santafe.edu:/pub/EC/README,v 1.1 1993/11/28 16:12:41 joke Exp $
Welcome to
_/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/
_/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/
_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/
The SAnta Fe Institute's Evolutionary computation Repository.
-=*=-
INTRODUCTION
This directory hierarchy, titled SAFIER, contains a documented collection,
i.e., compilation of electronically available resources related to the field
of Evolutionary Computation (EC). It is divided into several categories
that reflect the current main research paradigms: Genetic Algortihms (GA),
Evolution Strategies (ES), Evolutionary Programming (EP), Genetic Programming
(GP), and Classifier Systems (CFS).
All these specialized sub-hierarchies are completed with a general Evolutionary
Algorithm (EA) folder for hybrid or other approaches not contained in the
previous list.
Electronically available resources in this context means compressed PostScript
(cf CONVENTIONS) versions of research papers, and journal articles; publicly
available software packages, and test data sets.
Moreover, SAFIER provides a place for the FAQ (list of Frequently Asked
Questions and their respective answers) of the USENET newsgroup comp.ai.genetic,
for easy access between postings, i.e., the 3 ASCII parts, and the PostScript
version.
-=*=-
CONVENTIONS
All folders in the SAFIER hierarchy contain a file, named README,
which holds information on all the other files in that particular folder.
The addressing scheme for any file in SAFIER is simply the complete path
to that file, with the FTP server's symbolic address prepended. E.g. the
README that lists all papers in the genetic algorithm section should be
refered to as "sfi.santafe.edu:/pub/EC/GA/papers/README"
For a general overview refer to "sfi.santafe.edu:/pub/EC/OVERVIEW". The
complete contents of SAFIER, i.e. a concatenation of all README files, is
available in "sfi.santafe.edu:/pub/EC/CONTENTS"
All PostScript and ".tar" files, have been compressed to reduce
disk space using the GNU compression utility "gzip". You thus have to use
"gunzip" to decompress the files after downloading.
For further explanations consult "The Navigator's Handbook to SAFIER"
that's available as "sfi.santafe.edu:/pub/EC/handbook/safier.ps.gz" for
A4 paper, and "sfi.santafe.edu:/pub/EC/handbook/safier-US.ps.gz" contains
an US letter size version.
-=*=-
CONTRIBUTIONS
Your contributions are always welcome. Send papers, software, etc.
via e-mail to the current SAFIER maintainer, preferably including a short
(3-4 lines) description, that can just be "dropped" into the appropriate
README file.
-=*=-
INQUIRIES
Inquiries addressing general SFI specific issues, e.g. BBS related
infos, should be directed to Scott Yelich <scott@santafe.edu>.
Address everything else related to SAFIER, i.e. suggestions, contributions,
corrections to the current SAFIER maintainer:
Joerg Heitkoetter
<joke@santafe.edu>
c/o Systems Analysis Research Group, LSXI ////
Department of Computer Science UNI DO//
University of Dortmund ___ ////
D-44221 Dortmund \*\\///
Germany \\\\/
-=*=-
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From: Hans-Paul Schwefel <schwefel@evol.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION
THE THIRD PARALLEL PROBLEM SOLVING FROM NATURE (PPSN III)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, OCTOBER 9-14, 1994
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE:
Y. Davidor H.-P. Schwefel R. Maenner
Conference Chair Programme Co-Chair Programme Co-Chair
C/O Ortra Ltd. Universitaet Dortmund Universitaet Mannheim
P.O. Box 50432 Lehrstuhl Informatik XI Lehrstuhl fuer Informatik V
Tel Aviv 61500, D-44221 Dortmund, W-6800 Mannheim 1,
Israel Germany Germany
Tel.: +972-3-664 825 Tel.: +49-231-755 4590 Tel.: +49-621-292 5758
Fax: +972-3-660 952 Fax: +49-231-755 2450 Fax: +49-621-292 5756
schwefel@LS11.informatik. maenner@mp-sun1.informatik.
uni-dortmund.de uni-mannheim.de
PPSN STEERING COMMITTEE:
Y. Davidor (Israel) B. Manderick (The Netherlands)
K. De Jong (USA) H. Muhlenbein (Germany)
H. Kitano (Japan) H.-P. Schwefel (Germany)
R. Maenner (Germany)
The International Conference on Evolutionary Computation - The Third
Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN III) will be held in Jerusalem,
Israel between 9-14 October, 1994. This meeting will bring together an
international community from academia, government and industry interested
in algorithms suggested by the unifying theme of natural computation.
Natural computation is a common name for the design, theoretical and
empirical understanding of algorithms gleaned from nature. Characteristic
for natural computation is the metaphorical use of concepts, principles and
mechanisms underlying natural systems. Examples are genetic algorithms,
evolutionary programming and evolution strategies inspired by the evolutionary
processes of mutation, recombination, and natural selection in biology,
simulated annealing inspired by many-particle systems in physics, and
algorithms inspired by multi-cellular systems like neural and immune networks.
Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to: evolution
strategies, evolutionary programming, genetic algorithms and classifier
systems, other forms of evolutionary computation, simulated annealing, neural
and immune networks, machine learning and optimization using these methods,
their relations to other learning paradigms, and mathematical description of
their behaviour.
The conference programme committee will particularly welcome application
papers dealing with these techniques to solve real problems in manufacturing,
design, planning and engineering providing these are of the highest level. The
application type of papers should either exhibit outstanding performance in
solving particular problems in contrast to other techniques or address real
problems of significant and unique importance to science.
5 hard copies of original work in the related topics typed in 12pt single
column and maximal length of 10 pages including all figures and references
should be sent to H.-P. Schwefel, programme co-chair by March 1, 1994. One
copy should contain the names of the authors, affiliation, and full addresses.
The remaining 4 copies should be anonymous and contain only the title and body
of paper including figures and references. This procedure is adopted to
enhance anonymous peer review.
The conference will be held in a kibbutz 10 minutes from the Old City of
Jerusalem on top of the Judean mountain range overlooking Bethlehem and
Jerusalem. The conference programme will include visits to historical,
religious and contemporary monuments in Israel.
IMPORTANT DATES:
March 1, 1994 - Submission of full paper
May 30, 1994 - Notification to authors
July 1, 1994 - Submission of revised, final camera ready papers
GENERAL INFORMATION
Venue
The conference will be held at the Mitzpeh Rachel Kibbutz Congress Center on
the southern outskirts of Jerusalem, overlooking Bethlehem. A swimming pool
and tennis courts are on the premises and there is easy access by public
transportation to the center of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is an excellent location for an international convention. Just 40
minutes from the Ben Gurion International Airport, Jerusalem offers a variety
of cultural and religious experiences that link its historic past to its
dynamic present.
History will come alive as you discover the shrines of the world's great
religions, stroll around the walls of the Old City, visit the reconstructed
city's main streets, and enjoy the extensive collections in Jerusalem's
numerous museums that house amongst its treasures, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the
Billy Rose sculpture garden, archaeological finds, calligraphy and other
works of art.
As the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity, and as one of Islam's holy
cities, Jerusalem is a captivating, uniquely significant city to millions of
people throughout the world. The conference will offer participants an
opportunity to combine a scientific gathering with the natural beauty of a
country that enjoys a pleasant Mediterranean climate and a unique city,
Jerusalem.
Language
The official language of the conference is English. All lectures, posters
and printed material will be in English.
Climate
The weather in October in Jerusalem is sunny and mild during the day. The
temperature is cooler in the evenings. Some rain may be expected, but not
very likely.
Clothing
Informal for all occasions. Do not forget to pack a swimsuit, head covering,
sunglasses and comfortable walking shoes. A jacket or sweater is recommended
for evenings.
Visas
Participants from most countries do not require entry visas. If needed, visas
will be granted to all bona fide participants provided that application to the
local representative of Israel is made at least three months before arrival in
Israel.
Social Program
A special program and excursions are planned for the participants of the
conference and their accompanying persons.
Second Announcement
Further information and the second announcement will be mailed upon request.
Please advise your colleagues who may be interested in participating in the
conference.
Travel, Tours and Accommodation
The conference committee has appointed Ortra Ltd. as the official organizer
and travel agent of the conference. Rooms have been reserved at the Mitzpeh
Rachel hotel (conference venue). Ortra Ltd. will offer pre/post conference
tourist services. Further information will be published in the second
announcement.
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR INTENTION FORM NO LATER THAN JANUARY 10, 1994
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION
The Third Parallel Problem Solving From Nature (PPSN III)
Jerusalem, Israel, October 9-14, 1994
(Please return to Ortra Ltd., P.O.Box 50432, Tel-Aviv 61500, Israel
or by Fax to 972-3-660952)
INTENTION FORM
Surname: First Name:
Institution:
Address: []Institution []Home (please indicate)
e-mail: Fax. No.
[] I intend to participate in the conference.
[] Please send me the second announcement.
[] I wish to present a paper on:
[] Please find attached names and addresses of colleagues who may be
interested in attending the conference.
Signature: Date:
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