[alife] CfP for ANTS'2010 with Swarm Robotics track

[Erol Sahin]

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                           ANTS 2010
     Seventh International Conference on Swarm Intelligence

            September 8-10, 2010. Brussels, Belgium


         Call for papers prepared on September 2, 2009
           More details and up-to-date information at
                http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/ants2010


Scope of the Conference
=======================

 Swarm intelligence is a relatively new discipline that deals with
the study of self-organizing processes both in nature and in
artificial systems. Researchers in ethology and animal behavior have
proposed many models to explain interesting aspects of social insect
behavior such as self-organization and shape-formation. Recently,
algorithms and methods inspired by these models have been proposed  to
solve difficult problems in many domains.

 An example of a particularly successful research direction in swarm
intelligence is ant colony optimization, the main focus of which is on
discrete optimization problems. Ant colony optimization has been
applied successfully to a large number of difficult discrete
optimization problems including the traveling salesman problem, the
quadratic assignment problem, scheduling, vehicle routing, etc., as
well as to routing in telecommunication networks. Another interesting
approach is that of particle swarm optimization, that focuses on
continuous optimization problems. Here too, a number of successful
applications can be found in the recent literature. Swarm robotics is
another relevant field. Here, the focus is on applying swarm
intelligence techniques to the control of large groups of cooperating
autonomous robots.

 ANTS 2010 will give researchers in swarm intelligence the opportunity
to meet, to present their latest research, and to discuss current
developments and applications.

 The three-day conference will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on
September 8-10, 2010. Tutorial sessions will be held in the mornings
before the conference program.


Relevant Research Areas
=======================

 ANTS 2010 solicits contributions dealing with any aspect of swarm
intelligence. Typical, but not exclusive, topics of interest are:

 + Behavioral models of social insects or other animal societies that
can stimulate new algorithmic approaches.

 + Empirical and theoretical research in swarm intelligence.

 + Application of swarm intelligence methods, such as ant colony
optimization or particle swarm optimization, to real-world problems.

 + Theoretical and experimental research in swarm robotics systems.


Publication Details
===================

 As for previous editions of the ANTS conference, proceedings will be
published by Springer in the LNCS series (to be confirmed). The
journal Swarm Intelligence will publish a special issue dedicated to
ANTS 2010 that will contain extended versions of the best research
works presented at the conference.


Best Paper Award
================

 A best paper award will be presented at the conference.


Further Information
===================

 Up-to-date information will be published on the web site
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/ants2010/. For information about local
 arrangements, registration forms, etc., please refer to the
above-mentioned web site or contact the local organizers at the
address below.


Conference Address
==================

 ANTS 2010
 IRIDIA, CP 194/6                 Tel +32-2-6502729
 Universite' Libre de Bruxelles   Fax +32-2-6502715
 Av. F. D. Roosevelt 50           http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/ants2010
 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium          email: ants at iridia.ulb.ac.be


Conference Location
===================

 Salle Dupreel, Building S, Campus du Solbosch, Universite' Libre de
Bruxelles, Av. Jeanne 44, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.


Important Dates
===============

 Submission deadline             February 28, 2010
 Notification of acceptance         April 30, 2010
 Camera ready copy                    May 14, 2010
 Conference                   September 8-10, 2010


ANTS 2010 Conference Committee
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 General Chair
 Marco Dorigo

 Technical Program Chairs
 Andries Engelbrecht, Gianni Di Caro, Luca M. Gambardella,
 and Erol Sahin

 Publication Chair
 Roderich Gross

 Organization Chairs
 Mauro Birattari and Thomas Stuetzle

 Special Sessions Chairs
 Rene' Doursat, Dario Floreano, Hiroki Sayama, and Jon Timmis

 Publicity Co-Chairs
 Xiadong Li and Yuhui Shi

 Local Arrangements
 Manuele Brambilla