5th International Conference on Evolutionary Computation Theory and Applications (ECTA 2013) September 19, 2013

Considered a subfield of computational intelligence focused on combinatorial optimisation problems, evolutionary computation is associated with systems that use computational models of evolutionary processes as the key elements in design and implementation, i.e. computational techniques which are based to some degree on the evolution of biological life in the natural world. A number of evolutionary computational models have been proposed, including evolutionary algorithms, genetic algorithms, the evolution strategy, evolutionary programming, swarm intelligence and artificial life.
This conference intends to be a major forum for scientists, engineers and practitioners interested in the study, analysis, design, modeling and implementation of evolvable systems, both theoretically and in a broad range of application fields. ECTA welcomes both theoretical research and practical applications.
The conference also aims to foster hybrid approaches within evolutionary computation and also involving fuzzy computation and neural computation.

Conference Topics
Genetic Algorithms
Machine Learning
Cognitive Systems
Artificial Life
Representation techniques
Software engineering issues; Metamodelling
Evolutionary multiobjective optimization
Game Theory and applications
Evolution strategies
Evolutionary robotics and intelligent agents
Society and cultural aspects of evolution
Concurrent co-operation
Co-evolution and collective behavior
Biocomputing and complex adaptive systems
Bio-inspired hardware and networks
Swarm/collective intelligence
Evolutionary art and design
Hybrid Systems

ECTA Conference Co-chairs:
Joaquim Filipe, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal / INSTICC, Portugal
Janusz Kacprzyk, Systems Research Institute - Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

Program Chair:
Agostinho Rosa, IST, Portugal

Program Committee:
http://www.ecta.ijcci.org/ProgramCommittee.aspx

Important Dates:
Conference Date: 20 - 22 September, 2013

Regular Papers
Paper Submission: March 13, 2013
Authors Notification: May 15, 2013
Final Paper Submission and Registration: June 5, 2013

ECTA Secretariat
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2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal
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