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EvoNUM 2013 - the track on Bio-inspired algorithms for continuous parameter optimisation part of the Evo* 2013 EvoApplications Conference Vienna, Austria, 3-5 April 2013 Submission deadline: 1st November 2012 --------------------------------- __Introduction__ Many engineering problems of both theoretical and practical interest involve choosing the best configuration of a set of parameters to achieve a specified objective. Numerical optimisation refers to the case when these parameters take continuous real values, as opposed to combinatorial optimisation, which deals with discrete values. Examples include designing production processes for maximum efficiency, optimal parameter adjustment for controllers and many others. EvoNUM focuses on such problems. We seek high quality papers involving the application of bio-inspired algorithms (genetic algorithms, genetic programming, evolution strategies, differential evolution, particle swarm optimization, evolutionary programming, simulated annealing... and their hybrids) to continuous optimisation problems in engineering. We also welcome cross-fertilisation between Nature-inspired algorithms and more classical numerical optimisation algorithms. EvoNUM deals with engineering applications where continuous parameters or functions have to be optimised, in fields such as control, chemistry, agriculture, electricity, building and construction, energy, aerospace engineering, design optimisation... The evoNUM track within the EvoApplications Conference will be part of Evo* 2013, a joint event which will also incorporate EuroGP 2013, the 16th European Conference on Genetic Programming, EvoCOP 2013, the 13th European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimisation, EvoBIO 2013, the 11th Conference on Evolutionary Bioinformatics, and EvoMUSART 2013, the 2nd International Conference on Evolutionary and Biologically Inspired Music, Sound, Art and Design. __Topics of Interest__ EvoNUM aims to cover areas that include but are not limited to: - Local learning of parameters - Mechanisms to incorporate constraints - Theoretical developments - Performance measures and performance analysis - Benchmark problems __Submission details__ Submissions should be formatted according to the LNCS guidelines and must not be longer than 10 pages. Accepted papers will appear in the proceedings of Evo*, published in a volume of the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, which will be available at the Conference. For more details please refer to the Evo* page, www.evostar.org __Important dates common to all Evo* events__ - submission deadline: 1 November 2012 - camera-ready deadline: 15 January 2013 - bursary deadline: 25 February 2013 - early registrations deadline: 1 March 2013 - conference dates: 3-5 April 2013 __EvoNUM chairs__ Aniko Ekart, Aston University, United Kingdom Anna I Esparcia-Alcazar, S2 Grupo, Spain