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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
GECCO-2001
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HERE'S THE DEADLINE -->
Manuscripts for review must be received (8 paper copies)
by AAAI at the address given below no later than January 24, 2001.
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Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
(A recombination of the Sixth Annual Genetic Programming Conference (GP-2001)
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and the International Conference on Genetic Algorithms (ICGA-2001))
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GET THE LATEST DETAILS at the web site: www.isgec.org/GECCO-2001
Co-Sponsored by AAAI (American Association for Artificial Intelligence)
July 7-11, 2001 (Saturday - Wednesday)
San Francisco, California USA
Holiday Inn Golden Gateway Hotel
***(a block from the cable car, a mile from the heart of San Francisco)***
One Conference: Many "Mini-Conferences":
GECCO = GP + GA + ES + EP + EH + ER + DNA + CS + RWA + AAA + ACO + ...
See the latest in YOUR favorite branch of Evolutionary Computation, AND explore
developments in other, related tracks. The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation
Conference (GECCO-2001) will present the latest high-quality results in the
growing field of genetic and evolutionary computation. Topics include, but are
not limited to, genetic algorithms (GA); genetic programming (GP); evolution
strategies (ES); evolutionary programming (EP); evolvable hardware (EH);
evolutionary robotics (ER); real-world applications (RWA); classifier systems
(CS); DNA and molecular computing (DNA); artificial life, adaptive behavior
and agents (AAA); ant colony optimization (ACO); optimal design of engineered
structures; methodology, pedagogy, and philosophy (MPP); evolutionary
scheduling and routing (GS); and other areas to be announced.
Papers are now invited (see further information below), with manuscripts to be
received for review no later than January 24, 2001. Each paper submitted to
GECCO will be rigorously reviewed, in a blind review process, by one of at
least seven separate and independent program committees specializing in
various aspects of genetic and evolutionary computation. These committees
make their own final decisions on submitted papers for their areas, subject
only to conference-wide space limitations and procedures.
STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS
Travel grants to assist graduate students in meeting the expenses of attending
GECCO to present a paper will be available (see web site for details).
WORKSHOPS
Fourteen outstanding half-day workshops have been scheduled for GECCO-2001, and
many of their organizers are still accepting additional presenters to
participate. In addition to a Graduate Student Workshop and the 1-1/2-day
Fourth International Workshop on Learning Classifier Systems, other workshops
on a variety of EC-related topics will be held during GECCO-2001, on Saturday,
July 7. See the web pages (www.isgec.org/GECCO-2001/workshops) for the
complete details on getting involved in a workshop, or contact the Workshops
Co-Chairs, Soraya Rana-Stevens, [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Bob Heckendorn,
[EMAIL PROTECTED], with any workshops questions.
Workshops scheduled include:
Coevolution : Turning Adaptative Algorithms upon Themselves
Evolutionary Algorithms for Dynamic Optimization Problems
Optimal Structural Design using Genetic and Evolutionary Computation
The Next Ten Years of Scheduling Research
Second Workshop on Memetic Algorithms (2nd WOMA)
Computation in Gene Expression
Optimization by Building and Using Probabilistic Models (OBUPM)
Evolution of sensors in nature, hardware, and simulation
Non-Routine Design with Evolutionary Systems
Representations and Operators for Network Problems
Real-life Evolutionary Design Optimisation
Evolutionary COmputation and Multi-Agent Systems (ECOMAS)
Fourth International Workshop on Learning Classifier Systems (IWLCS)
Graduate Student Workshop
TUTORIALS
Twenty-five tutorials are planned, for presentation on Sunday, July 8,
2001 (see the current list on www.isgec.org/GECCO-2001). Tutorials and
the tutorials notes book are free to all registered GECCO-2001 attendees.
The tutorials are grouped into four broad categories: Introductions to
Topics in Evolutionary Computation (EC), advanced topics in EC, New Directions
in EC, and Specialized Applications of EC, and will be presented by
outstanding leaders in each field.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
LOTFI ZADEH:
"From Computing with Numbers to Computing with Words -- from Manipulation
of Measurements to Manipulations of Perceptions"
JOHN KOZA:
"Routine Human-Competitive Machine Intelligence"
CONFERENCE CHAIR: Erik Goodman ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
PROCEEDINGS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Lee Spector
CHAIRS OF CORE PROGRAM POLICY COMMITTEES:
GA & Classifier Systems -- Annie Wu Real-World Apps -- Mitsuo Gen
GP & EH -- Bill Langdon ES & EP -- Hans-Michael Voigt
CHAIRS OF SPECIAL PROGRAM COMMITTEES:
Evolutionary Scheduling and Routing: Edmund Burke
Evolutionary Design of Engineered Structures: Shahram Pezeshk
Ant Colony Optimization: Marco Dorigo
ALife, Adaptive Behavior and Agents: Sandip Sen
DNA and Molecular Computing: Max Garzon
BUSINESS COMMITTEE: David Goldberg and John Koza
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For information concerning hotel reservations, travel discounts, student
housing, student travel grants, graduate student workshop, proposals for
workshops, proposals for additional tutorials, late-breaking papers, and other
matters, visit www.isgec.org/GECCO-2001. For technical matters, email: Erik
Goodman, GECCO-2001 Gen. Chair, [EMAIL PROTECTED] For administrative
matters, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Conference administered by the American
Association for Artificial Intelligence, 445 Burgess Drive, Menlo Park, CA
94025 USA. Phone: 650-328-3123. Fax 650-321-4457. Conference operated by
the International Society for Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, Inc., a
not-for-profit corporation.
HOW TO SUBMIT A PAPER TO THE GECCO CONFERENCE
The deadline for ARRIVAL at the physical address below of the eight (8) paper
copies of each submitted paper is WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2001. The address is
GECCO-2001, c/o AAAI, 445 Burgess Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Phone
650-328-3123.
Submitted papers are to be in single-spaced, 10-point type on 8-1/2" x 11" OR
A4 paper with 1" margins at top and 3/4" margin at left, right, and bottom,
and are a maximum of eight (8) pages. Papers may not be submitted by email or
fax. Details regarding the formatting and content of manuscripts for
submission are contained at the web site, www.isgec.org/GECCO-2001.
Review criteria will include significance of the work, novelty, clarity,
writing quality, and sufficiency of information to permit replication (if
applicable).
The first-named author (or other corresponding author designated by the authors
when submitting) will be notified of acceptance or rejection (in approximately
the first week of March, 2001). The required style for the final camera-ready
papers is similar to that of GECCO-2000 and will be posted on the GECCO-2001
web page. (Authors of accepted papers will also receive notification about
the final camera-ready format.)
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION, see the web site, www.isgec.org/GECCO-2001
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Erik Goodman, General Chair, GECCO-2001
Genetic Algorithms Research and Applications Group (GARAGe)
Michigan State University
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Erik D. Goodman, Director, Case Center for Comp.-Aided Engr. and Mfg.
Director, MSU Manufacturing Research Consortium
Co-Director, Genetic Algorithms Research and Applications Group (GARAGe)
Prof., EE, ME, MSM; Michigan State University; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Snail mail: 2325 Engrg. Bldg. Phone: (517)355-6453 or 353-9695
E. Lansing, MI 48824 FAX: (517)432-0704
