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ANTS 2010
Seventh International Conference on Swarm Intelligence
September 8-10, 2010. Brussels, Belgium
Call for papers prepared on September 2, 2009
More details and up-to-date information at
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/ants2010
Scope of the Conference
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Swarm intelligence is a relatively new discipline that deals with the study of self-organizing processes both in nature and in artificial systems. Researchers in ethology and animal behavior have proposed many models to explain interesting aspects of social insect behavior such as self-organization and shape-formation. Recently, algorithms and methods inspired by these models have been proposed to solve difficult problems in many domains.
An example of a particularly successful research direction in swarm intelligence is ant colony optimization, the main focus of which is on discrete optimization problems. Ant colony optimization has been applied successfully to a large number of difficult discrete optimization problems including the traveling salesman problem, the quadratic assignment problem, scheduling, vehicle routing, etc., as well as to routing in telecommunication networks. Another interesting approach is that of particle swarm optimization, that focuses on continuous optimization problems. Here too, a number of successful applications can be found in the recent literature. Swarm robotics is another relevant field. Here, the focus is on applying swarm intelligence techniques to the control of large groups of cooperating autonomous robots.
ANTS 2010 will give researchers in swarm intelligence the opportunity to meet, to present their latest research, and to discuss current developments and applications.
The three-day conference will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on September 8-10, 2010. Tutorial sessions will be held in the mornings before the conference program.
Relevant Research Areas
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ANTS 2010 solicits contributions dealing with any aspect of swarm intelligence. Typical, but not exclusive, topics of interest are:
+ Behavioral models of social insects or other animal societies that can stimulate new algorithmic approaches.
+ Empirical and theoretical research in swarm intelligence.
+ Application of swarm intelligence methods, such as ant colony optimization or particle swarm optimization, to real-world problems.
+ Theoretical and experimental research in swarm robotics systems.
Publication Details
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As for previous editions of the ANTS conference, proceedings will be published by Springer in the LNCS series (to be confirmed). The journal Swarm Intelligence will publish a special issue dedicated to ANTS 2010 that will contain extended versions of the best research works presented at the conference.
Best Paper Award
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A best paper award will be presented at the conference.
Further Information
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Up-to-date information will be published on the web site http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/ants2010/. For information about local
arrangements, registration forms, etc., please refer to the above-mentioned web site or contact the local organizers at the address below.
Conference Address
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ANTS 2010
IRIDIA, CP 194/6 Tel +32-2-6502729
Universite' Libre de Bruxelles Fax +32-2-6502715
Av. F. D. Roosevelt 50 http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/ants2010
1050 Bruxelles, Belgium email: [log in to unmask]
Conference Location
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Salle Dupreel, Building S, Campus du Solbosch, Universite' Libre de Bruxelles, Av. Jeanne 44, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
Important Dates
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Submission deadline February 28, 2010
Notification of acceptance April 30, 2010
Camera ready copy May 14, 2010
Conference September 8-10, 2010
ANTS 2010 Conference Committee
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General Chair
Marco Dorigo
Technical Program Chairs
Andries Engelbrecht, Gianni Di Caro, Luca M. Gambardella,
and Erol Sahin
Publication Chair
Roderich Gross
Organization Chairs
Mauro Birattari and Thomas Stuetzle
Special Sessions Chairs
Rene' Doursat, Dario Floreano, Hiroki Sayama, and Jon Timmis
Publicity Co-Chairs
Xiadong Li and Yuhui Shi
Local Arrangements
Manuele Brambilla
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