Apologize if you reciese multiple copies of this CFP. First Call for Participants for 2004 International Workshop on Nature Inspired Computation and Applications (IWNICA'2004) October 25-29, 2004, Hefei, P. R. China (http://nical.ustc.edu.cn/nica2004/)
Nature Inspired Computation, which is inspired from natural systems, has the unique character of self-adaptive, self-organizing and self-learning. Because of its ability to solve complex problems that are difficult for traditional computational methods, Nature Inspired Computation is now successfully used in many fields such as Combinational Optimization, Machine Learning and Engineering Design, etc. The 2004 International Workshop on Nature Inspired Computation and Applications will be held on October 25-29, 2004 at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), P. R. China. The aim of this is to further explore the mechanism of Nature Inspired Computation and identify emerging areas of interest. This provides an excellent opportunity for participants to hear from many distinguished international experts in the field and exchange ideas with them. The official language of the Workshop is English. 1. Main Topics The topics of the workshop include, but are not limited to: * Basic Methods in Nature Inspired Computation * Theoretic Foundations and Performance Analysis for Nature Inspired Computation * Applications of Nature Inspired Computation * High Performance Computation * Novel Algorithms in Nature Inspired Computation 2. Invited Speakers Several distinguished experts will give excellent lectures on Nature Inspired Computation and its applications. For detailed information, please refer to http://nical.ustc.edu.cn/nica2004/. So far, the experts who have confirmed to give the lectures at IWNICA'2004 include: Prof. Wolfgang Banzhaf The Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada Prof. Bill Buckles The Tulane University, USA Prof. David Corne The University of Exeter, UK Dr. Roy Johnston The University of Birmingham, UK Prof. Lishan Kang Wunan University, P. R. China Prof. Peter Ross The Napier University, UK Prof. Marc Schoenauer Senior researcher at INRIA, France Prof. Edward Tsang The University of Essex, UK Prof. Xin Yao The University of Birmingham, UK Prof. Yixin Zhong Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P. R. China Prof. Zhi-hua Zhou Nanjing University, P. R. China 3. Registration and Important Date Registration: Please browse workshop homepage: http://nical.ustc.edu.cn/nica2004/ for detailed information and download the registration form. Deadline for Early Registration: September 30th, 2004. On-site registration is available. 4. Contact For further information, please contact: Prof. Xufa Wang Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, P. R. China Tel: 86-551-3601812 Fax: 86-551-3601013 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dr. Wenjian Luo Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, P. R. China Tel: 86-551-3602824-1 Fax: 86-551-3601013 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
