[APDIO] PPSN 2018 - Second Call for Papers

[Carlos Henggeler <ch@deec.uc.pt>]

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PPSN 2018 - Second Call for Papers
15th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature

8-12 September 2018
Coimbra, Portugal
http://ppsn2018.dei.uc.pt/
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NEWS

* 23 Tutorials and 6 Workshops
* Paper submission now open

CONFERENCE

The 15th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature 
(PPSN XV) will be held in Coimbra, Portugal, on 8-12 September 2018. This 
biennial meeting brings together researchers and practitioners in the 
field of Natural Computing: the study of computational systems inspired by 
nature, including biological, ecological, physical, chemical, and social 
systems. This is a fast-growing interdisciplinary field, featuring a range 
of techniques and methods for dealing with large, complex, and dynamic 
problems with various sources of potential uncertainties.

PPSN XV will showcase a wide range of topics in Natural Computing 
including, but not restricted to, Evolutionary Computation, Artificial 
Neural Networks, Artificial Life, Swarm Intelligence, Artificial Immune 
Systems, Self-Organising Systems, Emergent Behaviour, Molecular Computing, 
Evolutionary Robotics, Evolvable Hardware, Parallel Implementations and 
Applications to Real-World Problems.

**NEW** In the first two days, PPSN XV will feature 23 contributed 
Tutorials and 6 half-day Workshops covering advanced and fundamental 
topics in the field of Natural Computing. Registered PPSN XV participants 
will have free admittance to all Tutorials and Workshops.

PAPER PRESENTATION

Following the well-established PPSN tradition, all accepted papers will be 
presented in poster sessions of about 16 papers. Each session will contain 
papers on a variety of topics, and will begin with a brief plenary 
overview by a distinguished researcher in the field. All accepted papers 
will be published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series 
by Springer.

PAPER SUBMISSION

**NEW** Paper submission now open!

Researchers are invited to submit their original work in the field of 
Natural Computing. Papers must be submitted as PDF files in Springer LNCS 
style through the conference Paper Submission page on

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ppsn2018

The authors' names must not be blinded for the reviewing process. The page 
limit is 12 pages.

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GENERAL CHAIRS

  * Carlos M. Fonseca, University of Coimbra, Portugal
  * Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra, Portugal

HONORARY CHAIR

  * Hans-Paul Schwefel, TU Dortmund University, Germany

PROGRAMME CHAIRS

  * Anne Auger, INRIA Saclay, France
  * Luís Paquete, University of Coimbra, Portugal
  * Darrell Whitley, Colorado State University, USA

WORKSHOP CHAIRS

  * Robin C. Purshouse, University of Sheffield, UK
  * Christine Zarges, Aberystwyth University, UK

TUTORIAL CHAIRS

  * Michael T. M. Emmerich, Leiden University, Netherlands
  * Gisele L. Pappa, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

PUBLICATIONS CHAIR

  * Nuno Lourenço, University of Coimbra, Portugal

LOCAL ORGANISATION CHAIR

  * Pedro Martins, University of Coimbra, Portugal

WEBMASTER

  * Catarina Maçãs, University of Coimbra, Portugal
  * Evgheni Polisciuc, University of Coimbra, Portugal

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Important dates
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Paper submission:                26 March 2018
Author notification:             14 May 2018
Camera-ready paper submission:    4 June 2018
Tutorials and workshops:        8-9 September 2018
Conference:                    8-12 September 2018
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