(GECCO- ENAS- 2007)
DETAILS OF THE WORKSHOP:
GECCO - 07 Workshop on the Evolution of Natural and Artificial
Systems - Metaphors and Analogies in Single and Multi-Objective
Problems
(GECCO- ENAS- 2007)
!!! Please note the extended deadline for papers and
abstracts as detailed below
Background and Motivation:
The aim of this workshop is to understand the similarities
and dissimilarities between biological evolution and computational
evolution.
Work on evolutionary computation (EC)
has made extensive use of concepts from biology such
as the notion of "the
fittest" or "optimal" solution to an evolutionary
problem. Other concepts from biology such as mutation,
speciation, and co-evolution, have also been used in work
on EC. There are two complementary views about the utility
of analogy between natural and artificial systems. The
first view is that the study of natural systems can lead
to the development of better artificial systems. The second
view is that the study of artificial systems can lead to
new insights on the evolution of natural systems. While
the former view is commonly accepted, especially in the
EC community, the latter view has yet to be fully accepted
and explored. Design, planning and analyses of man-made
systems often involve the use of Pareto-optimality and
the notion of non-dominancy. When studying biological systems
these are not easily apparent. Computational tools, such
as Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithms, may be particularly
useful in attempts to understand the nature of evolutionary
tradeoffs and the degree to which evolution involves a "balance" between
selection for multiple objectives.
Topics:
Understanding
of applied metaphors and analogies in EC
New
metaphors and analogies in EC
Dissimilarities
between natural and artificial
evolution
The
adaptation/optimization
debate and its relation
to teleology and the notion
of objectives
Tradeoffs
in natural systems and
how these arise
The
relationships between niches, species formation
and objectives in natural and artificial systems
The
relationships between design
concepts and "natural
concepts"
Co-evolution
and its relationship to
multi-objective optimization
Other
related topics and application
areas
Application areas:
Papers on any application area of EC are welcome provided
that a discussion is included on the use of metaphors and
analogies in the study of natural and artificial systems
Organizers:
Amiarm Moshaiov
Steven Hecht Orzack
Joshua Knowles
Tentative Program:
Introduction
to the Workshop – Part 1
Amiram Moshaiov and Joshua Knowles
Introduction
to the Workshop – Part 2
Steven H. Orzack
Invited
talk on the Evolution of Robust Homeostasis and Tissue-like
Architecture in Artificial Multicellular Organisms
Buzz Baum
Invited
talk on Program Evolvability under Environmental Variations
and Neutrality
Tina Yu
Short
discussion and Coffee break
A
Systemic Computation Platform for the Modelling and Analysis
of Processes with Natural Characteristics
Erwan Le Martelot, Peter J. Bentley, and R. Beau Lotto
Aspects
of Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Evolution
Michael Affenzeller, Stefan Wagner, and Stephan Winkler
Transgenetic
Algorithm: A New Evolutionary Perspective for Heuristics
Design
Elizabeth F. G. Goldbarg, Marco C. Goldbarg, and Ligia B. Bagi
A
More Bio-plausible Approach to the Evolutionary Inference
of Finite State Machines
Hooman Shayani and Peter J. Bentley
Discussion
and Conclusions
Important Dates:
Paper/extended abstract submission deadline (EXTENDED
!!!) - 30 March, 2007
Notification of acceptance - 4 April, 2007
Camera-ready copy deadline - 11 April, 2007
Registration to the workshop - 11 April, 2007
Workshop - 7 July, 2007
Submission Instructions:
Please email a PDF of your paper or extended abstract
by the deadline to 
In your email please list name, affiliation,
and contact details (including email) of all authors.
Please, use the
subject line "GECOO-ENAS-2007 SUBMISSION"
Papers should not exceed the limit of 8 pages and must
abide ACM formatting rules (for details, please visit www.sigevo.org/gecco-2007/papers.html).
Authors of accepted papers will submit their camera ready
files through GECCO submission system.
A title page must be sent to by
the 11th of April. By the same date, the copyright form
must be sent to the conference organizers via fax or signed
and scanned via email.
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