Call for Papers: SAGA 2009 Fifth Symposium on Stochastic Algorithms, Foundations and Applications, October 26 - 28, 2009
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, October 26-28, 2009 The symposium offers the opportunity to present original research on the analysis, implementation, experimental evaluation and real-world application of stochastic algorithms. In particular, the focus of SAGA'09 is on new algorithmic ideas involving stochastic decisions and the design and evaluation of stochastic algorithms within realistic scenarios. Thus, the symposium wants to foster the co-operation between practitioners and theoreticians from this research area. Topics of Interest: We invite submissions of original research papers (including significant work-in-progress and work identifying and exploring directions of future research) or state-of-the-art surveys are invited on all aspects of algorithms employing stochastic components, including, but not limited to: - Stochastic algorithms in combinatorial optimization - Randomized methods in Boolean functions analysis - Stochastic local search methods - Randomness and complexity - Combinatorial nanoscience - Memetic algorithms - Stochastic algorithms in bioinformatics - Machine learning methods - Stochastic automata - Evolvability and self-replication - Average-case behaviour and experimental analysis - Real-world applications - Search-based software engineering There will be several invited talks by prominent researchers. IMPORTANT DATES: Submission deadline: May 30, 2009 Notification of acceptance: July 8, 2009 Camera ready due: July 30, 2009 The Proceedings will be published as a volume in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science series, Springer, and will be available at the conference. For any further information, we refer to the CONFERENCE HOMEPAGE at http://www-alg.ist.hokudai.ac.jp/~thomas/SAGA09/saga09.html where you can also find a more detailed CFP in pdf and a poster. With kindest regards, Thomas Zeugmann SAGA 2009 Conference Chair
