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EvoCOMPLEX 2016
Evolutionary Algorithms and Complex Systems
30 March - 1 April 2016, Porto, Portugal
http://www.evostar.org
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INTRODUCTION
Complex systems are ubiquitous in physics, economics, sociology, biology, computer science, and many other scientific areas. Typically, a complex system is composed of smaller aggregated components, whose interaction and interconnectedness are non-trivial (e.g., interactions can be high-dimensional and non-linear, and/or the connectivity can exhibit non-trivial topological features such as power-law degree distribution, and high clustering coefficient). This leads to emergent properties of the system, not anticipated by its isolated components. Furthermore, when the system behavior is studied form from a temporal perspective, self-organisation patterns typically arise.
Studying complex systems requires composite strategies that employ various different algorithms to solve a single difficult problem. Components of such strategies may solve consecutive phases leading to the main goal (for example, consider an oil deposit exploration strategy composed of a complex memetic search algorithm and of a direct FEM solver), may be used to approach particular sub-tasks from different perspectives (as, for example, in multi-scale approaches), or may solve the main problem in different ways that are aggregated to form the final solution (as, for example, in hyper-heuristics, island GAs or multi-physics approaches).
EvoCOMPLEX 2016 covers all aspects of the interaction of evolutionary algorithms -and metaheuristics in general - with complex systems. It is a part of the EvoApplications Conference, held within EvoStar, the major annual European event on evolutionary computation. EvoStar is always a very enjoyable event offering good opportunities for networking, informal contact, exchange of ideas and discussions with fellow researchers in a friendly and relaxed setting.
TOPICS
High quality papers are sought on topics related to the confluence of evolutionary algorithms and complex systems, including (but not limited to) the use of evolutionary algorithms for the analysis or design of complex systems, such as for example:
-complex networks, e.g., social networks, ecological networks, interaction networks, etc.,
-chaotic systems,
-self-organizing systems, such as e.g., multiagent systems, social systems, etc.,
-iterated function systems and cellular automata,
-multi-scale, multi-physics and multi-goal systems,
-complex information systems,
-other complex systems not included above.
Relevant topics also include the use of complex systems and tools thereof to model, analyze or improve the performance of evolutionary algorithms, such as for example:
-complex population structures,
-synergy of component algorithms,
-self-organized criticality,
-emergent behavior,
-attractors,
-convergence, computational complexity and stopping conditions,
-other applications of complex systems to EAs.
EVOCOMPLEX TRACK CHAIRS
Carlos Cotta,
University of Málaga, Spain
ccottap(at)lcc.uma.es
Robert Schaefer,
AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
schaefer(at)agh.edu.pl
PUBLICATIONS DETAILS
Accepted papers will appear in the proceedings of Evostar, published in a volume of the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, which will be available at the Conference. Submissions must be original and not published elsewhere. The submissions will be peer reviewed by at least three members of the program committee. The authors of accepted papers will have to improve their paper on the basis of the 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 and attend the conference and present the work. The reviewing process will be double-blind, so please omit information about the authors in the submitted paper. Submit your manuscript in Springer LNCS format using the link provided in the conference webpage. The maximum length of papers is 16 pages.
SPECIAL ISSUE
As in the previous edition of EvoCOMPLEX, a special issue of an impact journal is planned as a follow-up to the event. Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their work to this special issue. More details will be available after the conference.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission: 1 November 2015
Notification: 4 January 2016
Camera-ready: 18 January 2016
EvoCOMPLEX: 30 March-1 April 2016
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further information on the conference and co-located events can be found
in: http://www.evostar.org
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