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Special Session on Recent Developments in Artificial Immune Systems IEEE 
World Congress on Computational Intelligence Sheraton Vancouver Wall 
Centre Hotel Vancouver, BC, Canada.
July 16th - 21st 2006


Organized by Jon Timmis ([log in to unmask]), Emma Hart
([log in to unmask])
URL: http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/jtimmis and http:// 
www.dcs.napier.ac.uk/~emmah

Scope
The immune system is a remarkably complex interacting network of cells. 
There are many day to day challenges facing the immune system, such as the 
vast array of stimuli that can infect the host, the continual bombardment 
of such stimuli (there is no resting for the immune system) and the 
countless interactions that occur with other processes and systems within 
the host (such as the neural systems and endocrine or hormonal systems). 
The remarkable ability if the immune system to react to these stimuli 
(antigens) and remove the majority of them from our system has fascinated 
researchers over the years.  
This immune system has inspired researchers in the area of Artificial 
Immune Systems (AIS) over the past 10 years to develop a wide range of 
algorithms inspired by various aspects of immunology. Within AIS, there is 
no one standard AIS algorithm, however, there are a number of basic 
flavours of AIS algorithms that draw their inspiration from certain 
processes within the immune system. To date there are clonal selection, 
immune network, bone marrow and negative selection algorithms. There are 
many variations on these algorithms, but there is at least some basic 
acceptance, for example, of what a clonal selection algorithm consists of 
and how it should work.

The aim of this session is to consolidate state of the art in AIS, but 
also to encourage the publication of more 'mould breaking' AIS research. 
Particular encouragement is given to the submission of applications of AIS 
in industrial settings and advances in theoretical aspects of AIS. To 
maintain the interdisciplinarity of AIS, the session encourages the 
submission of immune modelling results using both computational and 
mathematical modelling techniques that can inform the development of AIS. 
In addition, we welcome position papers which provide a discussion of 
current "hot"  
topics in the area, for example outlining future directions for the area, 
or discuss the current state-of-the art. Papers are invited for submission 
on unpublished work in the following (but not restricted
to) areas:

•  AIS algorithm developments
•  New paradigms in AIS
•  Theoretical studies in AIS
•  Applications of AIS
•  Modelling of immune system components and processes •  Position papers

http://www.wcci2006.org/WCCI-Web_Special_Session.html

Important Dates
Paper Submission Jan. 31st 2006
Notification March 15th 2006
Final CRC submission April 15th 2006

For submission instructions please see http://www.wcci2006.org/WCCI- 
Web_paper_submit.html