| 3rd Annual Workshop on the Biological Applications of Genetic and Evolutionary Computing (BioGEC) | |
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United States - WA - Seattle |
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| Hosted by: | 2004 Genetic and Evolutionary Computing Conference (GECCO-2004) |
| Venue: | Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in Seattle |
| Dates: | Jun 27, 2004 through Jun 27, 2004 |
| Call for Proceedings Presentations: | 2004-01-01 through 2004-03-07 |
| Early Registration Deadline: | 2004-03-19 |
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| CALL FOR PAPERS AAAI - GECCO 2004 Workshop on: Biological Applications of Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (BioGEC) http://chgr.mc.vanderbilt.edu/BioGEC/ *** Summary *** The field of Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (GEC) has greatly benefited by borrowing ideas from the biological sciences. Recently, it has become clear that GEC can help solve biological problems, and thereby "repay its debt". The third annual workshop on Biological Applications of Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (BioGEC), organized in connection with the 2004 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2004) in Seattle, is intended to explore and critically evaluate the application of GEC to biological problems. Specifically, the goal is to bring biologists and computer scientists together to foster an exchange of ideas that will yield emergent properties that will move the field forward in unpredictable ways. *** Workshop Date and Location *** Sunday, June 27, 2004 (2 hours) Held as part of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO-2004) Seattle, Washington USA June 26-30, 2004 (Saturday - Wednesday) http://www.isgec.org/gecco-2004/ *** Request for Papers *** In order to facilitate interaction and discussion, the workshop invites papers in the form of commentaries, essays, perspectives, surveys, tutorials, and reviews that focus on ideas for discussion rather than specific research results. Investigators interested in presenting research results are encouraged to submit their papers to the GECCO track on biological applications (http://gal4.ge.uiuc.edu:8080/GECCO-2004/prog-tracks.html). Questions that might be addressed in a paper include (but are not limited to): 1) What biological problems are GEC methods well-suited for? 2) What biological problems are GEC methods not well-suited for? 3) Which of the many GEC methods should be used for a specific biological problem? 4) What are the successes and failures of GEC for a specific biological problem? 5) What impact has GEC had on biology/bioinformatics? 6) Should all biologists/bioinformaticists be using GEC? 7) What is the future of GEC for solving biological problems? 8) What GEC software tools are available for use by biologists/bioinformaticists? 9) What unanswered questions in GEC are relevant to solving biological problems? Presentations will be selected according to papers submitted to the workshop organizers. Criteria for selection of papers for the workshop include: 1) Paper addresses an important question on the use of GEC for solving biological problems. 2) Paper contributes to the diversity of topics covered by the workshop. 3) Paper is well-written. 4) Paper focuses on ideas for discussion and interaction rather than new research results. Accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings. The best papers will be invited to contribute to a special issue of the journal "Frontiers in Biosciences" (http://www.bioscience.org/) to be published summer or fall of 2004. Please send 1-10 page papers (PDF or Word) to Jason H. Moore (Moore@chgr.mc.Vanderbilt.edu) and Marylyn D. Ritchie (Ritchie@chgr.mc.Vanderbilt.edu) by Sunday, March 7, 2003. The format for manuscripts submitted to the workshop is that used for the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Please see the GECCO-2004 website for details of the LNCS style and format (http://gal4.ge.uiuc.edu:8080/GECCO-2004/submissions.html). *** Important Dates *** March 7, 2004: papers due March 17, 2004: acceptance notices March 19, 2004: early registration for GECCO-2004 April 16, 2004: camera ready revisions due June 27, 2004: BioGEC workshop *** Workshop Organizers *** Workshop organizers: Jason H. Moore, Ph.D. Marylyn D. Ritchie, Ph.D. E-mail: Moore@chgr.mc.vanderbilt.edu Ritchie@chgr.mc.vanderbilt.edu Phone: 615-343-5852 Fax: 615-343-8619 Surface address: Center for Human Genetics Research 519 Light Hall Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN, USA 37232-0700 this announcement was last updated 12/18/03 |
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| Additional Information | |
| Event URL: | http://chgr.mc.vanderbilt.edu/BioGEC/ |
| ISCB Member Discount: | None |
| Contact Person: | Jason H. Moore ([javascript protected email address]) |
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