[alife] Fw: International Workshop on Morphogenetic Engineering, ISC Paris, June 19, 2009
Hiroki Sayama
sayama at binghamton.edu
Thu Mar 19 06:40:31 PDT 2009
*** Reminder: Deadline approaching (March 23rd, 2009) ***
First International Workshop on Morphogenetic Engineering
Complex Systems Institute, Paris, June 19, 2009
This workshop aims to promote a new field of research called "Morphogenetic
Engineering", which will explore the artificial design and implementation of
autonomous systems capable of developing complex, heterogeneous
morphologies. A particular focus will be on the programmability and
controllability of self-organizing complex systems, properties that are
often underappreciated in many disciplines.
Authors are invited to submit a 1-page abstract on their research, or on a
review and discussion about any aspect of Morphogenetic Engineering.
Contributions may be original or already published (please specify when
submitting). Authors of outstanding works will be invited to collaborate to
a Springer book.
Keynote speaker: Marco Dorigo (other keynote speakers to be confirmed)
Organizing committee: Rene Doursat, Hiroki Sayama and Olivier Michel
Workshop Website: http://www.iscpif.fr/MEW2009
Overview
Engineering products are generally made of a number of unique, heterogeneous
components, assembled in a precise and complicated way, and work
deterministically following the specifications given by the designers. By
contrast, self-organization in natural systems (physical, biological,
ecological) often depends on the repetition of identical components and the
stochasticity in their dynamics. These systems produce nontrivial, yet
relatively regular patterns or behaviors that can be described with a small
number of macroscopic variables.
One salient exception is the morphogenesis of biological organisms.
Morphogenetic processes demonstrate the possibility of combining
self-organization and elaborate structures. Organisms are made of segments
and parts arranged in specific ways that resemble the products of human
inventiveness. Moreover, they self-assemble in a decentralized fashion,
under the precise control of genetic and epigenetic information stored in
the zygote. In other words, they are the examples of programmable
self-organization, a concept that has not been sufficiently explored in
complex systems science and engineering so far. How do biological organisms
achieve morphogenetic tasks so reliably? Can we export their self-formation
capabilities to engineered systems? What are principles and best practices
for the design and engineering of such morphogenetic systems?
Call for Abstracts
a.. Important Dates:
a.. Deadline for abstract submission: Monday, March 23
b.. Notification of acceptance: Monday, April 6
c.. Deadline for registration: on a first-come, first-served basis,
until maximum capacity is reached
d.. Date of workshop: Friday, June 19
b.. Abstracts should be submitted electronically via the online Submission
& Registration system.
c.. The number of speakers is limited to 12 and the total number of
attendees to 40.
d.. Submissions will be reviewed based on their relevance to the workshop,
clarity, and overall quality.
e.. If you only want to attend without giving a presentation, please also
register via the online Submission & Registration system.
f.. There is no registration fee for this workshop.
Topics of Interest
The topics that we anticipate will include, but are not limited to:
a.. New principles of morphogenesis in artificial systems
b.. Bio-inspiration from plant vs. animal development
c.. Programmability of self-organizing morphogenetic systems
d.. Indirect, decentralized control of morphogenetic systems
e.. Sensitivity to environmental/boundary conditions vs. endogenous drive
f.. Evolvability, by variations and selection, of morphogenetic systems
g.. Links with evolutionary computation, artificial embryogeny, "evo-devo"
approaches
h.. Swarm-based approaches to morphogenetic systems
i.. Design techniques for morphogenetic engineering
j.. Causalities between micro and macro properties of morphogenetic
systems
k.. Physical implementations
l.. Applications to real-world problems (nanotechnologies, reconfigurable
robots, swarm robotics, complex networks, etc.)
m.. Philosophical issues on morphogenetic engineering
Program
The details of the program will be announced once we have a list of
scientists interested in presenting at the workshop. All speakers will be
asked to give relatively brief (around 30mn) presentations about their
models and/or views about such models. The workshop will conclude with a
round table discussion aiming to characterize this body of research and its
future prospects.
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