GECCO 2004 Undergraduate Student Workshop
to be held as part of the
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
Seattle, Washington USA
June 26-30, 2004 (Saturday - Wednesday)
http://www.isgec.org/gecco-2004/
Call for Papers
Submission deadline: Friday, March 5, 2004
Acceptance notification: Friday, March 12, 2004
Camera ready deadline: Friday, April 30, 2004
Organizer
Mark M. Meysenburg, Doane College
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://ist.doane.edu/meysenburg/gecco_ugws.htm
Details
The second annual Undergraduate Student Workshop at a GECCO conference
(http://gal4.ge.uiuc.edu:8080/GECCO-2004/) will occur on June 26, 2004
in Seattle. The workshop will provide an opportunity for undergraduate
students, and their faculty mentors, to present evolutionary
computation projects they have completed as class projects or in
conjunction with more in-depth undergraduate research activities.
The workshop will be a half-day event, during which approximately
eight undergraduate students will present their work to a panel of
GECCO participants interested in undergraduate education. The panel
will also include participating students' faculty mentors. Students
should plan on 15-minute presentations, followed by five minutes of
questions. The panel will provide feedback to the presenting students
regarding their work and their presentation.
Students invited to the workshop will also participate in the
conference poster session. Students will display posters summarizing
their work; this will allow the larger GECCO community to see what's
being done by undergraduates in evolutionary computation. The poster
session will also be a great opportunity for some networking!
Goals of the Undergraduate Student Workshop include:
(*) To provide a forum allowing undergraduate students to put a
"capstone" on their undergraduate research activities, by presenting
their work at an international conference
(*) To encourage teaching faculty to consider undergraduate research
opportunities for their students in the EC field
(*) To help prepare undergraduate students for graduate work in EC
areas
(*) To encourage sharing and networking amongst teaching faculty with
students participating in undergraduate research projects in EC
(*) To provide networking opportunities for graduate school faculty
and undergraduate students interested in pursuing advanced degrees,
and
(*) To encourage more emphasis on education at the GECCO conference
Submissions
Papers should be submitted by e-mail only, to Mark M. Meysenburg
([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Papers should be submitted in PDF format
only. Please place the text "GECCO 2004 Undergraduate Workshop" in the
subject line of your e-mail.
More specific details on how to submit papers to the workshop can be
found on the workshop web page:
http://ist.doane.edu/meysenburg/gecco_ugws.htm
Faculty Participation
Since many undergraduate students do not normally read the
EC newsgroups and mailing lists, faculty participation is a key
element for promoting this workshop.
Faculty members who have taught undergraduate courses related to
evolutionary computation, or who have supervised undergraduate
research activities in the field, are encouraged to consider which of
their outstanding students might wish to submit papers for the
workshop.
In addition, faculty members who are interested in undergraduate
education can serve on the workshop panel. The panel will provide an
excellent opportunity for sharing project ideas and pedagogy related
to evolutionary computation. Interested faculty members should contact
Mark M. Meysenburg ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
Contact point
Mark M. Meysenburg, Doane College
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://ist.doane.edu/meysenburg/gecco_ugws.htm
For information about the annual Genetic and Evolutionary Computation
Conference (GECCO) to be held in Seattle on June 26-30, 2004
(Saturday - Wednesday), visit http://www.isgec.org/gecco-2004/
Mark M. Meysenburg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Doane College
http://ist.doane.edu/mark.htm
