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Members of the EMBody mailing list may be interested in an outline idea
"<a href="http://146.176.162.36/fp6/idea.asp?ID=79">Computational natural
selection</a>" that I have just submitted to EvoNet's FP6 Project
Whiteboard. See <a href="http://146.176.162.36/fp6/idea.asp?ID=79">http://146.176.162.36/fp6/idea.asp?ID=79</a>
<p>It is my opinion (which I expressed in my talk at the ALife7 Workshop
on the Coevolution of Brains and Bodies) that the evolution of morphology
and behaviour will play a major part in this emerging field. Brain-body
coevolution can both help to make the natural selection of AI-Life open-ended,
and aid in the observation (identification and analysis) of emergent behaviours.
<p>The purpose of the whiteboard is to group together research ideas which
EvoNet will feed to the European Commission as several general Expressions
of Interest. These will help define
<br>the scope and focus of calls for proposals to be published this autumn
as part of the Sixth Framework Programme, which includes substantial funding
for research projects integrated by
<br>Networks of Excellence. Whilst most of this funding will go to Europeans,
there is also scope for funding for non-EU participants in integrated projects.
<p>Hopefully you will be interested enough to indicate your interest in
this research idea, using a link on the above web page, before 7 June.
<p>Best wishes,
<br>Alastair.
<p>-- <br>
Dr Alastair Channon<br>
Senior Lecturer in Computer and Software Engineering<br>
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering<br>
Anglesea Road, University of Portsmouth, PO1 3DJ. UK<br>
<A HREF="http://www.channon.net/alastair">http://www.channon.net/alastair</A>
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