[alife] CFP | From Utopian to Genuine Unconventional Computers

[Christof Teuscher]

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FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS
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WORKSHOP

 From Utopian to Genuine Unconventional Computers: Splendeurs et
miseres du calcul peu usuel

http://uncomp.uwe.ac.uk/uc2006/

Part of the
5th International Conference on Unconventional Computation, UC'06
September 4-8, 2006, University of York, UK

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==== WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION ====
The field of unconventional computing became somewhat populated with
fanciful theoretical constructions erected, in many instances, for
the sake of pure formalisation. These children of mental synthesis,
despite their elegance and beauty, bring little, if any contribution
towards future development of the discipline. The goal of the
workshop is to
o focus on experimental prototypes and genuine implementations of
   non-classical computing devices,
o review existing approaches in unconventional computation, and to
o provide scientists and engineers with blue-prints of realisable
   computing devices.

In additional to papers presenting experimental work, we are
particularly keen to get submissions with a critical view on
unconventional computing, pointing out failures and shortcomings of
theoretical and experimental approaches in designing novel and
emergent computing systems.

Topics of the workshop include, but are not limited to:
o reaction-diffusion computers
o polymer computers
o optical computing devices
o cellular-automaton models of computation
o hardware architectures based on spatially extended non-linear systems
o non-silicon robots
o mechanical computers
o chemical processors
o molecular and nano-scale machines

The one-day workshop will consist in a series of 12-15 presentations,
followed by a general discussion at the end. Compared to the main
track of Unconventional Computing, this workshop is intended to be
more focused and interactive.


==== IMPORTANT DATES ====
Submission deadline:         1st May 2006
Notification of acceptance:  1st June 2006
Camera-ready copy due:       15th June 2006
Workshop:                    5th September 2006


==== PAPER SUBMISSION ====
All submissions will be reviewed by a minimum of two independent
reviewers. Accepted papers for this workshop will be published in a
special issue of the International Journal of Unconventional
Computing.
o Prepare your manuscript according to the official UC2006 submission
   guidelines using the Springer LNCS style
o Page limit for this workshop: 30 pages
o Accepted file formats: PDF only
o Only complete submissions will be considered (no abstracts)
o Send your submission to andrew.adamatzky at uwe.ac.uk and
   christof at teuscher.ch

We encourage people to prepare their manuscripts in LaTeX. Authors of
accepted papers will be asked to submit their source files.


==== ORGANIZERS ====
Andy Adamatzky
University of the West of England
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Bristol,
BS16 1QY, UK
andrew.adamatzky at uwe.ac.uk

Christof Teuscher
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Advanced Computing Laboratory
CCS-1, MS-B287 Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
christof at teuscher.ch


==== PROGRAM COMMITTEE ====
o Tetsuya Asai, Hokkaido University, Japan
o Ben De Lacy Costello, University of the West of England, UK
o Peter Dittrich, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
o Jerzy Gorecki, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Poland
o Yukio-Peggio Gunji, Kobe University, Japan (tbc)
o Norman Magolus, MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, USA (tbc)
o Genaro Martinez, Nationaly University of Mexico, Mexico
o Julian F. Miller, University of York, UK
o Jonathan W. Mills, Indiana University, USA
o Kenichi Morita, Hiroshima University, Japan
o Ikuko Motoike, Future University Hakodate, Japan
o Ferdinand Pepper, Kansai Advanced Research Center, Japan
o Ken Steiglitz, Princeton University, USA
o Susan Stepney, University of York, UK
o Tommaso Toffoli, Boston University, USA (tbc)
o Hiroshi Umeo, Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan
o Damien Woods, University College Cork, Ireland
o Thomas Worsch, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany
o Kenichi Yoshikawa, Kyoto University, Japan
o Klaus-Peter Zauner, University of Southampton



-- 
Christof Teuscher, PhD
Los Alamos National Laboratory
http://www.teuscher.ch/christof