Dear Colleague, Please allow me to remind you that we are approaching the deadline, November 30, for the submission of abstract to IWES 04 (The 5th International Workshop on Emergent Synthesis) which will be held on May 24-25, 2004, Budapest, Hungary , (http://www.sztaki.hu/IWES04), as one of the co-chairs.
For more details, please find the Call for Papers of IWES 04 below. Your paper submission and/or participation are very welcome. Best regards, Kanji Ueda Co-chair of IWES 04 The University of Tokyo ・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹・瘢雹 Call for Papers IWES'04 The 5th International Workshop on Emergent Synthesis May 24-25, 2004, Budapest, Hungary Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences SPONSORS /International Institution for Production Engineering Research (CIRP) /Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) /Computer and Automation Research Institute (SZTAKI) /Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) /Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering (RACE), The University of Tokyo SCOPE OF THE WORKSHOP Emergent Synthesis is a new research direction in engineering science that was proposed and substantiated at the 1st Workshop on Emergent Synthesis held at Kobe University, 1998. The key questions of emergent synthesis are related to the design, manufacturing, utilization, and consumption of artifacts. In the new era we face an increasing complexity and uncertainty that arises from factors such as the diversification of culture, individualisation of lifestyle, globalisation of industrial activities, and a growing concern toward our natural environment. The increasing complexity and uncertainty bring about practical and theoretical difficulties in each domain of artifactual activities, from the planning phase up to post sales. Non-linear phenomena, incomplete data and knowledge, combinatorial explosion of states, dynamic changes in environment and the frame problem are some notable examples of these difficulties. The central question is realising an artifactual system that achieves its purpose under unpredictable conditions. It is difficult to approach problems like this by using traditional engineering principles, such as analysis and determinism. Methodologies based on emergent synthesis are to be investigated. Emergent Synthesis as an interdisciplinary area has strong connections to the fields of artificial life, artificial intelligence, multi-agent systems, evolutionary and emergent computation, soft computing, game theory, complex adaptive systems, reinforcement learning, and self-organization. The Workshop’s objective is to provide an international forum to discuss the state-of-the-art of emergent synthesis, to disseminate the recent advances and to share views on perspectives of this area. The Workshop will include two plenary lectures and about 40 technical papers organised in a single track of sessions. TOPICS The Workshop will cover a range of topics - from philosophical studies and theoretical developments to practical applications - that are relevant to emergent synthesis. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: /concepts for emergence toward engineering synthesis, /design theory with relation to emergence, /emergent synthesis methods for the design, /emergent synthesis methods for manufacturing systems, /emergent computation for utilizing artifactual systems, /relational emergence in artifactual environment, /modelling and simulation of emergent systems, /applications to technical and economic systems. SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS Initial paper selection will be based upon extended abstracts. An abstract should present a clear and concise view of the motivation of the subject, and give a brief outline (goals, methods, results) of the paper in English with about 1000-1500 words. It may include figures. Abstracts should be submitted electronically as PDF files to the Worksop Secretariat by November 30, 2003. Three to five keywords should be given. Please, include the full name, affiliation, full address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the corresponding author. PUBLICATION Authors of the accepted abstracts will be required to submit the final version of their papers, written within 6-10 pages (two-column format, 10pt font) by March 15, 2004. The corresponding LaTeX and MS Word styles will be available on the Workshop Web site (http://www.sztaki.hu/IWES04). All the accepted papers will be published in the Workshop Proceedings. REGISTRATION Workshop participants are expected to pre-register by March 31, 2004. The registration fee (EUR 200, approximately) will cover the workshop proceedings, coffee breaks, and a small get-together evening party. The registration fee for students is EUR 100. The registration form will be available on the Workshop Web site from February, 2004. IMPORTANT DATES Submission of abstracts November 30, 2003 Notification of acceptance January 20, 2004 Camera-ready manuscript March 15, 2004 Conference date May 24-25, 2004 RELATED EVENT The 37th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems May 19-21, 2004, Budapest, Hungary http://www.sztaki.hu/CIRP-ISMS2004 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE (to be invited) Arai, T. (J) Bossomaier, T. (AUS) Bourgine, P. (F) Butala, B. (SLO) Csuhaj-Varju, E. (H) Duffie, N. (USA) Efstathiou, J. (UK) Goldberg, D. (USA) Harvey, I. (UK) Hatono, I. (J) Iba, H. (J) Itoh, K. (J) Kals, H.J.J. (NL) Katai, O. (J) Katalinic, B. (A), Co-Chair Kelemen, J. (CZ) Kitamura, S. (J) Kumara, S.R.T. (USA) Langton, C. (USA) Lu, S.C.Y. (USA) Markus, A. (H) Miyake, Y. (J) Monostori, L. (H), Co-Chair Ohkura, K. (J) Peklenik, J. (SLO) Roy, R. (UK) Ruhnau, E. (D) Shpitalni, M. (ISR) Tamaki, H. (J) Tomiyama, T. (NL) Ueda, K. (J), Co-Chair Valckenaers, P. (B) Van Brussel, H. (B) Van Houten, F.J.A. (NL) Vancza, J. (H) Westkamper, E. (D) Yao, X. (UK) LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (to be invited) Csaji, B. Ekart, A. Gulyas, L. Kadar, B. Varga, L.Zs. Viharos, Zs.J. Zarandy, A. CONTACT IWES’04 Secretariat c/o Ms. Judit Megyery MTA SZTAKI H-1111 Kende u. 13-17. Budapest, Hungary Phone: +36-1-209-6001 Fax: +36-1-386-9378 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Co-Chair of IWES’04 Prof. Laszlo Monostori MTA SZTAKI H-1111 Kende u. 13-17. Budapest, Hungary Phone: +36-1-279-6159 Fax: +36-1-466-7503 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************** Kanji Ueda Professor RACE (Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering), The University of Tokyo Komaba 4-6-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan Tel: +81-3-5453-5887, FAX: +81-3-3467-0648, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.race.u-tokyo.ac.jp, http://www.pe.u-tokyo.ac.jp, http://www.si.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ ********************************************************************
