[alife] Summer School in Evolutionary Computing

[Michelle Hammond]

Please circulate this information to your PhD students/ researchers/ colleagues who might be interested.

CALL FOR STUDENT PARTICIPATION
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EVONET'S SUMMER SCHOOL IN EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING

Host Institution: University of Parma, Italy
(24 - 31 August 2003)

The 6th EvoNet Summer School is for everyone who wants to learn about evolutionary computing and how to apply it in real world problems. Organised by the EvoNet Network of Excellence and the University of Parma, it is especially aimed at PhD students, postdocs, researchers and practitioners, and repeats a winning formula of presenting challenging problems with appropriate tools and tutorials to solve them in practical sessions. The focus is on teamwork, collaboration and pooling resources with numbers limited to maximise learning and student interaction. 

Highlights include: 
  a.. A selection of challenging real-life problems and easy-to-use tools 
  b.. Problem solving in small teams 
  c.. Introductory lectures for first-time users and advanced tutorials for more experienced researchers 
  d.. Practical, hand-on sessions to maximise learning 
  e.. Skill tutorials on conducting good research, writing papers and giving presentations 
  f.. Guidance from leading researchers in European evolutionary computing
Problems areas will include:
  a.. Exploring mechanisms to deal with problems embedded in dynamic environments 
  b.. Evolution and analysis of neural robot controllers  
  c.. Automatic Concept Evolution  
  d.. N-Player Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma Games Fast Advanced Unconventional Genetic Programming 
  e.. A 2D cutting problem from glass industry
Senior Researchers will include: 
  a.. Ernesto Costa, University of Coimbra 
  b.. Terry Fogarty, South Bank University 
  c.. Riccardo Poli, University of Essex  
  d.. Günther Raidl, Vienna University of Technology    
  e..  Xin Yao, University of Birmingham  
  f.. Tom Ziemke, University of Skövde 
The EvoNet Summer School will be held in the historic town of Parma with its rich cultural and gastronomic traditions.  The local organiser is Stefano Cagnoni, Department of Computer Engineering, University of Parma.


For more information and registration details, please visit the following website: http://www.evonet.info/summerschool2003/ 

If there are any queries, please email: EvoNet Events Administrator: evo-admin at napier.ac.uk 
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Michelle Hammond
EvoNet Marketing and Information Manager
CISM, South Bank University
103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA, UK
tel. +44 (0) 207 815 7477  : fax. +44 (0) 207 815 5893
http://evonet.dcs.napier.ac.uk/
michelle.hammond at sbu.ac.uk
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