******** APOLOGIES FOR MULTIPLE COPIES ********** ****************************************************************************************** JOURNAL OF MEMETIC COMPUTING Special Issue on Nature Inspired Cooperative Strategies for Optimization http://www.springer.com/engineering/computational+intelligence+and+complexity/journal/12293 ****************************************************************************************** * * * GUEST EDITORS * * * - Dr. Fernando Otero, University of Kent, UK ([log in to unmask]) - Dr. Antonio D. Masegosa, University of Granada, Spain ([log in to unmask]) - Dr. German Terrazas, University of Nottingham, UK ([log in to unmask]) * * * IMPORTANT DATES * * * - Manuscript Submission: 1st March 2014 - Notification of Acceptance: 14th April 2014 - Submission of Camera Ready Version: 31st May 2014 NICSO 2013 was the sixth edition of the International Workshop on Nature Inspired Cooperative Strategies for Optimization. The NICSO workshop aims to foster a deeper investigation and a vigorous exchange of ideas about emerging research areas on problem solving strategies where nature plays a key role as source of inspiration. The aim of this special issue is to reflect the most recent advances in the field. Topics of interests include (but are not limited to): - Adaptive Behaviour - Ants Colonies - Amorphous Computing - Artificial Life - Artificial Immune Systems - Bioinformatics - Bio-inspired architecture - Biological and Chemical IT - Complex Systems - Distributed Computing - Evolutionary Robotics - Evolvable Systems - Games and Game Theory - Genetic Algorithms - Genetic Programming - Hyperheuristics - Membrane Computing - Memetic Algorithms - Quantum Computing - Software Self-Assembly - Systems Biology - Systems Co-evolution - Swarm Intelligence All submissions will be peer reviewed subject to the standards of the journal. Authors of accepted papers to NICSO 2013 are also invited to submit their contribution for publication in this special issue. Manuscripts based on already published NICSO 2013 papers must be extended substantially. * * * INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS * * * Manuscripts should have approximately 20 pages and must comply with the author guidelines of the Memetic Computing journal. An online submission system is available at https://www.editorialmanager.com/meme. Please specify on the first page of your manuscript that the submission is intended for this thematic issue. -- Antonio D. Masegosa Arredondo, Ph.D. Models of Decision and Optimization (MODO) Research Group Center for Research on ICT University of Granada http://decsai.ugr.es/~admase Check: http://www.nicso2013.org NICSO 2013, 2-4 Sept Canterbury, UK =============== "Este mensaje se dirige exclusivamente a su destinatario y puede contener información privilegiada o confidencial. Si no es Ud. el destinatario indicado, queda notificado de que la utilización, divulgación o copia sin autorización está prohibida en virtud de la legislación vigente. Si ha recibido este mensaje por error, se ruega lo comunique inmediatamente por esta misma vía y proceda a su destrucción. This message is intended exclusively for its addressee and may contain information that is CONFIDENTIAL and protected by professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copy or disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited by law. If this message has been received in error, please immediately notify us via e-mail and delete it". ================