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PPSN 2018 - Final Call for Papers

15th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature



8-12 September 2018

Coimbra, Portugal

http://ppsn2018.dei.uc.pt/

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NEWS



* Submission deadline *EXTENDED* to 3 April 2018

* Keynote speakers announced

* Best Paper Award sponsored by Springer



CONFERENCE



The 15th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN XV) will be held in Coimbra, Portugal, on 8-12 September 2018. This biennial meeting brings together researchers and practitioners in the field of Natural Computing: the study of computational systems inspired by nature, including biological, ecological, physical, chemical, and social systems. This is a fast-growing interdisciplinary field, featuring a range of techniques and methods for dealing with large, complex, and dynamic problems with various sources of potential uncertainties.



PPSN XV will showcase a wide range of topics in Natural Computing including, but not restricted to, Evolutionary Computation, Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Life, Swarm Intelligence, Artificial Immune Systems, Self-Organising Systems, Emergent Behaviour, Molecular Computing, Evolutionary Robotics, Evolvable Hardware, Parallel Implementations and Applications to Real-World Problems.



KEYNOTE SPEAKERS



**NEW** The following invited speakers will deliver keynote addresses at PPSN XV:



* Ahmed Elgammal, Rutgers University, USA

* Francis Heylighen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

* Kurt Mehlhorn, Max Planck Institute for Informatics, Saarbrücken, Germany



TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS



In the first two days, PPSN XV will feature 23 contributed Tutorials and 6 half-day Workshops covering advanced and fundamental topics in the field of Natural Computing. Registered PPSN XV participants will have free admittance to all Tutorials and Workshops.



PAPER PRESENTATION



Following the well-established PPSN tradition, all accepted papers will be presented in poster sessions of about 16 papers. Each session will contain papers on a variety of topics, and will begin with a brief plenary overview by a distinguished researcher in the field. All accepted papers will be published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series by Springer.



PAPER SUBMISSION



Researchers are invited to submit their original work in the field of Natural Computing. Papers must be submitted as PDF files in Springer LNCS style through the conference Paper Submission page on



https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ppsn2018



The authors' names must not be blinded for the reviewing process. The page limit is 12 pages.



BEST PAPER AWARD



**New** The best paper presented at PPSN XV will be distinguished with a €1000 Best Paper Award sponsored by Springer.



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GENERAL CHAIRS



* Carlos M. Fonseca, University of Coimbra, Portugal

* Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra, Portugal



HONORARY CHAIR



* Hans-Paul Schwefel, TU Dortmund University, Germany



PROGRAMME CHAIRS



* Anne Auger, INRIA Saclay, France

* Luís Paquete, University of Coimbra, Portugal

* Darrell Whitley, Colorado State University, USA



WORKSHOP CHAIRS



* Robin C. Purshouse, University of Sheffield, UK

* Christine Zarges, Aberystwyth University, UK



TUTORIAL CHAIRS



* Michael T. M. Emmerich, Leiden University, Netherlands

* Gisele L. Pappa, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil



PUBLICATIONS CHAIR



* Nuno Lourenço, University of Coimbra, Portugal



LOCAL ORGANISATION CHAIR



* Pedro Martins, University of Coimbra, Portugal



WEBMASTER



* Catarina Maçãs, University of Coimbra, Portugal

* Evgheni Polisciuc, University of Coimbra, Portugal



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Important dates

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Paper submission (EXTENDED):      3 April 2018 (AoE)

Author notification:             14 May 2018

Camera-ready paper submission:    4 June 2018

Tutorials and workshops:        8-9 September 2018

Conference:                    8-12 September 2018















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