SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT 3rd CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS (ISEI) Villa Grazioli Park Hotel, Grottaferrata (Rome), Italy, 26-30 August 2002
ORGANISING COMMITTEE Michele Scardi, University of Bari, Italy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Friedrich Recknagel, Adelaide University, Australia ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Sovan Lek, University of Toulouse, France ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Alan H. Fielding, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Peter T. Hraber, Santa Fe Institute, USA Sven E. Jorgensen, University Park 2, Copenhagen, Denmark Samuel Kaski, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland OBJECTIVES Both the design and management of ecological databases and their exploration by machine learning computation for ecosystem analysis, synthesis and prediction appear as features of the newly emerging discipline: Ecological Informatics. The conference will provide a forum for the promotion and discussion of recent research and future developments in Ecological Informatics. It will focus on the design and application of biologically inspired computational techniques for ecological analysis, synthesis and forecasting. The aim of the conference is to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary communication and research amongst professionals in computer science, machine learning computation, ecosystem research and management. Some of the themes on which the conference will focus in specialised sessions are: o nonlinear regression, ordination and visualization of ecological data by artificial neural networks; o ecological time series analysis and prediction by artificial neural networks; o discovery of predictive rules and equations for ecosystem processes by evolutionary algorithms; o ecological data mining by machine learning computation; o discovery and forecasting of emergent ecosystem structures and behaviours by adaptive agents; o ecological applications of pattern recognition and classification of microscopic, macroscopic and remotely sensed images by machine learning computation; o ecological perspective of fuzzy logic, cellular automata and artificial life; o expert systems and decision support systems in environmental management. A special session will focus on applications to freshwater ecology. This session will be organised in the framework of an EU 5th Framework project that deals with this kind of applications (PAEQANN - Predicting Aquatic Ecosystem Quality using Artificial Neural Networks: impact of environmental characteristics on the structure of aquatic communities (algae, benthic and fish fauna) - http://www-cesac.cemes.fr/~paeqann/]. CALL FOR PAPERS Papers are invited on the topics outlined above and others that fall within the general scope of the conference. Abstracts should be submitted by December 31, 2001 to the conference Organising Committee, together with the registration form. The registration form and more details about the conference are available at the conference web site: http://www.isei3.org -- ------------------------------------ Michele Scardi Associate Professor of Ecology Department of Biology University of Roma "Tor Vergata" Via della Ricerca Scientifica 00133 Roma Italy URL: http://www.mare-net.com/mscardi ------------------------------------ >>> Visit http://www.isei3.org ! <<< -- * To post a message to the list, send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * As a general service to the users, please remember to post a summary of any useful responses to your questions. * To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with no subject and "unsubscribe ai-geostats" followed by "end" on the next line in the message body. DO NOT SEND Subscribe/Unsubscribe requests to the list * Support to the list is provided at http://www.ai-geostats.org
