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*WIVACE 2019*
*XIV International Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary ComputationRende (CS), ItalySeptember 18-20, 2019*
*Web site: https://wivace.org/2019 https://wivace.org/2019*
The International Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation aims at bringing together researchers working in Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation to present and share their research in a multidisciplinary context. The workshop provides a forum for the discussion of new research directions and applications in these fields, where different disciplines could effectively meet. It was first held in 2007 in Sampieri (Ragusa), as the incorporation of two previously separately running workshops (WIVA and GSICE). After the success of the first edition, the workshop was organized in the following years in Venice (2008), Naples (2009), Parma (2012), Milan (2013), Vietri (2014), Bari (2015), Salerno (2016), Venice (2017) and Parma (2018).
This year WIVACE will host a Special Session on Cognitive Systems and Applications.
Interested authors are invited to contribute papers on theory and applications of Artificial Life, Evolutionary Computation, and complex smart systems.
Contributions solicited cover a variety of topics including but not limited to:
- Bioinspired Algorithms - Bioinspired Robotics - Coevolution and Collective Behavior - Complex Systems - Data-driven Self-regulating Systems - Evolutionary Computation - Evolutionary Approaches to Big Data and Big Data Streams - Evolutionary Learning Systems - Evolutionary Agents - Modeling and Simulation of Artificial and Biological Systems - Modeling and Simulation of Social and Economical Systems - Modeling of Business Intelligence Systems - Neural Computers - Neuroevolution: Improving Deep Learning with Evolutionary Computation - Self-organizing Cyber-Physical Systems - Socio-inspired Swarm Intelligence Algorithms - Synthetic and Systems Biology - Systems Chemistry - Theories and Applications of Artificial Life
*SUBMISSION DETAILS*
Contributions may be submitted in one of the following forms:
- Full research papers (up to 12 pages). - Simple Abstracts (1-4 pages).
Full research papers should present original unpublished work. Simple abstracts should describe original work in progress or a summary of a full paper.
The submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the program committee. The authors of accepted papers or abstracts will have to improve their paper on the basis of reviewers’ comments and will be asked to send a camera ready version of their manuscripts. At least one author of each accepted work has to register for the conference, attend the conference and present his work.
Accepted full research papers will be published in a post-conference proceedings volume for Springer Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies series. The series is abstracted/indexed in SI Proceedings, EI-Compendex, SCOPUS, Google Scholar and Springerlink.
Accepted abstracts describing unpublished work will be considered for publication of extended versions (up to 12 pages) in the same volume.
Submit your manuscript in Springer Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies series format at the submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wivace2019
*IMPORTANT DATES*
- Abstract/paper submission deadline: 17th June 2019 - Notification of acceptance: 15th July 2019 - Early Registration: 29th July 2019
*GENERAL CHAIRS*
- Clara Pizzuti (ICAR - National Research Council of Italy) - pizzuti@icar.cnr.it - Giandomenico Spezzano (ICAR - National Research Council of Italy) - spezzano@icar.cnr.it
*LOCAL CHAIRS*
- Franco Cicirelli (ICAR- National Research Council of Italy) - franco.cicirelli@icar.cnr.it - Antonio Guerrieri (ICAR- National Research Council of Italy) - antonio.guerrieri@icar.cnr.it - Annalisia Socievole (ICAR- National Research Council of Italy) - annalisa.socievole@icar.cnr.it - Andrea Vinci (ICAR- National Research Council of Italy) - andrea.vinci@icar.cnr.it
*PROGRAM COMMITTEE*
- Michele Amoretti (University of Parma) - Vito Antonio Bevilacqua (Politecnico di Bari) - Leonardo Bich (Universidad del Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU)) - Leonardo Bocchi (University of Florence) - Michele Braccini (University of Bologna) - Stefano Cagnoni (University of Parma) - Angelo Cangelosi (University of Plymouth) - Giulio Caravagna (Università di Milano Bicocca) - Timoteo Carletti (University of Namur) - Antonio Chella (University of Palermo) - Antonio Della Cioppa (University of Salerno) - Francesco Fontanella (Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale) - Mario Giacobini (University of Turin) - Alex Graudenzi (University of Milan "Bicocca") - Giovanni Iacca (University of Trento) - Francesco Masulli (University of Genoa) - Giancarlo Mauri (University of Milan "Bicocca") - Orazio Miglino (University of Napoli "Federico II") - Marco Mirolli (ISTC-CNR) - Sara Montagna (University of Bologna) - Monica Mordonini (University of Parma - Stefano Nolfi (ICST-CNR) - Mario Pavone (University of Catania) - Riccardo Righi (European Commission, Joint research Center) - Andrea Roli (University of Bologna) - Federico Rossi (University of Salerno) - Roberto Serra (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) - Debora Slanzi (European Centre for Living Technology) - Pasquale Stano (University of Salento)
For further information, please send an email wivace2019@icar.cnr.it
*WIVACE 2019 Chairs*