CALL FOR PAPERS

Workshop on Artificial Immune Systems and Immune System Modelling
April 4th 2006

http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/~marshall/ais/

A 1-day symposium to be held as part of: AISB'06: Adaptation in Artificial and Biological Systems
April 3rd-6th 2006
University of Bristol, Bristol, England

This workshop aims to bring together biologists and computer scientists with an interest in studying the immune system, algorithms inspired by it, and applications of such algorithms. We are particularly interested in encouraging interdisciplinary cross-fertilisation, but welcome all work in these areas.  We also hope the workshop will prove of interest to those in related areas (such as evolutionary computation and artificial life) unfamiliar with immune systems.
Artificial and natural immune systems are both currently very active areas of research. Given that artificial immune systems are inspired by their counterparts in nature, it is not unreasonable to look to nature for further inspiration. The flow of ideas can, however, proceed in the other direction, with immune simulations producing hypotheses and evidence for the function of natural immune systems.

SUBMISSIONS

We invite abtracts on any subject within the areas of immune system modelling and artificial immune systems. Accepted abstracts will be presented orally on the day and appear in the published workshop proceedings. Formatting instructions will be available from the symposium website shortly.
Extended abstracts of between 1 and 2 pages should be submitted as PDF files to ais@cs.bris.ac.uk by 13th January 2006, 2006.
Selected papers will be invited for publication in a special issue of a journal. Further details will be available soon.

ORGANISERS:

Dr. Tim Kovacs, University of Bristol.
Dr. James Marshall, University of Bristol.
Dr. Steve Cayzer, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol.
Dr. Jim Smith, University of the West of England.

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:

* Uwe Aickelin, University of Nottingham
* Mick Bailey, University of Bristol
* Peter Bentley, University College London
* Steve Cayzer, HP Labs
* Ed Clarke, University of York
* Darren Flower, The Edward Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research
* Jungwon Kim, University College London
* Tim Kovacs, University of Bristol
* James Marshall, University of Bristol
* Lindsay Nicholson, The University of Bristol
* Martin Robbins, The University of Wales
* Jim Smith, University of the West of England
* Jon Timmis, The University of York
* Jamie Twycross, The University of Nottingham

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of papers by: 13th January 2006
Notification of decision: 6th February 2006
Camera ready copies by: 27th February 2006