[alife] CFP International Workshop on Natural Computing

[yasuhiro suzuki]

                            Call  For Abstracts
7th International Workshop on Natural Computing, IWNC7
      March 20-22, 2013, The University of Tokyo, Japan
                  http://natural-computing.com/IWNC7

Organized by: SIG-NAC, Japanese Society of Artificial Intelligence
Co-organized by:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas
“Synthetic biology for the comprehension of Biomolecular networks” project
and “Molecular Robotics” project

Computation is an intrinsic feature of natural and artificial systems
because almost all
of them can transform information in a predictable or programmable
way. We witness
experimental prototypes of natural computers: plasmodium computers,
reaction-diffusion
processors, amorphous computers, DNA computers, and theoretical paradigms:
cellular automata, artificial chemistry, P-systems, evolutionary
computing, neural networks.
Fine mechanics of computation may significantly differ from system to
system and even be
somewhere ambiguous. This workshop aims to bring together computer
scientists, biologists,
physicists, mathematicians, electronic engineers, aestheticians and so
on to critically assess
present findings in the field, and to outline future developments in
natural computing.

Topics:
-Computing with Natural media:
Synthetic Biology, Molecular Robotics, Slime mold computing, Computing
with chemical reaction,
Reaction-diffusion computing, Unconventional Computing models, etc.
-Bio-Inspired Computing: Ant / Bees Algorithm, Swarm intelligence,
Evolutional Computing, etc.
-Model and Theory:
Artificial Life, Cellular Automaton, DNA computing, P systems, Formal
Language theory and model
for natural computing, Multiset computing, Mathematical Biology, etc.
-Computational Aesthetics:
 Theory of or/and Empirical Aesthetics, Design / Fine and Media Art /
Music relating to computing
or/and Nature, Scientific Visualization, etc.
-Other related topics:

Important Date
Deadline of Abstract: 28.Feb.2013
Workshop: 20-22.March 2013
Deadline of Paper for Postceeding: May. 1. 2013
Notification: June. 2013

Registration: Registration fee is Free of Charge

Publication: Post-ceedings will be published from Springer Verlag, Tokyo
#we will call for papers for post-ceedings of the IWNC7 after the workshop,
all submitted papers are peer-reviewed and all accepted papers will be included
in the post-ceedings.

Programming Committee:
Fuminori Akiba, Nagoya Univ.
Peter Dittirich, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ.,
Masami Hagiya, Univ. of Tokyo,
Kenichi Morita, Hiroshima Univ.,
Vincenzo Manca, Univ. of Verona,
Giancarlo Mauri, Univ. of Milan, Bicocca,
Ferdinand Peper, NICT,
Hiroki Sayama, Binghamton Univ, SUNY
Yasuhiro Suzuki, Nagoya Univ.,
 Hiroshi Umeo, Osaka Electro-Communication Univ.

Contact to:
yasuhiro SUZUKI (ysuzuki at nagoya-u.jp), Chair and Secretariat