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International Environmental Modelling and Software Society Conference,
Special Session on "Evolutionary Computing Methods for Environmental Modelling
and Software Development"
14-17 June 2004, University of Osnabrück, Germany.
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Conference site: http://www.iemss.org/iemss2004/
The description of the session is as follows:
Evolutionary Computing Methods for Environmental Modelling and Software
Development
Organiser: Dragan Savic (University of Exeter, United Kingdom,
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Recent advances in information technology have provided the software tools and
the environment to study, analyse, and better understand complex systems.
Environmental systems are such complex systems where modelling and software
tools are needed to provide decision support capabilities and eventually
improve decision-making. Evolutionary computing techniques, of which genetic
algorithms are the best-known example, have a relatively short but spectacular
history. These simplified models of Darwinian evolution "evolve" optimal or
near-optimal solutions to complex decision-making problems that would otherwise
have escaped even experienced analysts. In other words, these techniques are
capable of solving global optimization and search problems with robust
performance. The advances in evolutionary computation techniques are making
them more popular in solving complex, nonlinear, nonconvex and dynamically
interactive problems. Evolutionary computation has been successfully applied in
many areas of decision-making and the impact of this technology is now being
felt in the environmental modelling field. The objective of this special
session is to bring together research and development of evolutionary
computation in environmental modelling and software development areas. The
session aims to provide a platform for researchers to present and discuss
recent breakthroughs in this area.
Deadlines
Abstracts (300 words): 31st October 2003
Full papers (maximum 6 A4 pages): 29th of February 2004
Abstracts can be electronically submitted using WCMT, a web based conference
management tool, the development of which has been supported by iEMSs.
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Prof. Dragan Savic
Director, Centre for Water Systems
Department of Engineering
School of Engineering and
Computer Science
University of Exeter TEL: +44 1392 263637
Exeter EX4 4QF FAX: +44 1392 217965
United Kingdom E-MAIL: [log in to unmask]
World Wide Web
Personal page: http://www.ex.ac.uk/~dsavic
Centre for Water Systems: http://www.ex.ac.uk/cws/
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