[Dbworld] Third Call Participants (IWNICA'2004)

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Third Call for Participants 
2004 International Workshop on Nature Inspired Computation and Applications 
(IWNICA'2004)
October 25-29, 2004, Hefei, P. R. China
http://nical.ustc.edu.cn/nica2004/


Nature Inspired Computation, which is inspired from natural systems, has the 
unique character of self-adaptive, self-organizing and self-learning. Because 
of its ability to solve complex problems that are difficult for traditional 
computational methods, Nature Inspired Computation is now successfully used in 
many fields such as Combinational Optimization, Machine Learning, Data Mining 
and Engineering Design, etc.

The 2004 International Workshop on Nature Inspired Computation and Applications 
will be held on October 25-29, 2004 at the University of Science and Technology 
of China (USTC), Hefei, P. R. China. The aim of this Workshop is to further 
explore the theories and applications of Nature Inspired Computation and 
identify future research directions. The Workshop provides an excellent 
opportunity for participants to hear from many distinguished international 
experts in the field and exchange ideas with them. The official language of the 
Workshop is English.

1. Main Topics
The topics of the workshop include, but are not limited to:
* Basic Methods in Nature Inspired Computation
* Theoretic Foundations and Performance Analysis for Nature Inspired Computation
* Applications of Nature Inspired Computation
* High Performance Computation Inspired by Nature
* Novel Algorithms in Nature Inspired Computation

2. Invited Speakers
Distinguished experts will give lectures on Nature Inspired Computation and its 
applications. For detailed information, please refer to 
http://nical.ustc.edu.cn/nica2004/.

So far, the experts who have confirmed to give the lectures at IWNICA'2004 
include:

        Prof. Wolfgang Banzhaf          The Memorial University of 
Newfoundland, Canada
        Prof. Bill Buckles              The Tulane University, USA
        Prof. Guoliang Chen             University of Science and Technology of 
China, P. R. China
        Prof. David Corne               The University of Exeter, UK
        Prof. Aike Guo                  Chinese Academy of Sciences, P. R. China
        Prof. Lichen Jiao               Xidian University, P. R. China
        Dr. Roy Johnston                The University of Birmingham, UK
        Prof. Lishan Kang               Wuhan University, P. R. China
        Prof. Peter Ross                The Napier University, UK
        Prof. Marc Schoenauer           Senior researcher at INRIA, France
        Prof. Edward Tsang              The University of Essex, UK
        Prof. Xufa Wang                 University of Science and Technology of 
China, P. R. China
        Prof. Xin Yao                   The University of Birmingham, UK
        Prof. Bo Zhang/Ling Zhang       Tsinghua University/Anhui University, 
P. R. China
        Prof. Yixin Zhong               Beijing University of Posts and 
Telecommunications, P. R. China
        Prof. Zhi-Hua Zhou              Nanjing University, P. R. China

3. Registration and Important Date
Anyone who is interested in nature inspired computation and applications is 
welcome.
Registration: Please browse the workshop homepage: 
http://nical.ustc.edu.cn/nica2004/ for detailed information and download the 
registration form.
Deadline for Early Registration: September 30th, 2004.
On-site registration is available.

4. Contacts
Workshop homepage: http://nical.ustc.edu.cn/nica2004/

For further information, please contact:
Prof. Xufa Wang
Department of Computer Science and Technology,
University of Science and Technology of China,
Hefei, 230027, P. R. China
Tel: 86-551-3601812    Fax: 86-551-3601013    Email: 
nica2004-pcTkQGq1WEvM1kAEIRd3EQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Dr. Wenjian Luo
Department of Computer Science and Technology,
University of Science and Technology of China,
Hefei, 230027, P. R. China
Tel: 86-551-3602824-1   Fax: 86-551-3601013    Email: 
wjluo-pcTkQGq1WEvM1kAEIRd3EQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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