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Evolutionary Computation Digest — Saturday, 04 July 2020, Volume 34: Issue 7 SUBMISSION ADDRESS: [log in to unmask] NEW LIST ARCHIVE: http://listserv.gmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=EC-DIGEST-L (UN)SUBSCRIPTION INSTRUCTIONS: at the bottom of this email ******************************************************************************** Today's Topics: Announcements: ---- - Evolutionary AI site; COVID-19 intervention demo CFPs (with submission deadline) ---- - 05 July: SYNASC Workshop on Natural Computing and Applications (Timisoara, Romania) - 25 July: Conference on Theory and Practice of Natural Computing (Taoyuan, Taiwan) - 01 November: EvoStar 2021 (Seville) ******************************************************************************** CALENDAR OF EC-RELATED ACTIVITIES: July 8-12, 2020, ONLINE due to COVID-19 (formerly Cancún, Mexico): GECCO 2020 September 7–9, 2020, Leiden, The Netherlands: PPSN 2020 ******************************************************************************** Sender: Risto Miikkulainen <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Evolutionary AI site; COVID-19 intervention demo The AI research group at Sentient has moved to Cognizant Technology solutions, and we have a new website, https://secure-web.cisco.com/17RdEw3BQRm11sx7rBe8giX9rF9_IbJ1FVdyh__MVOJgZ4FkPkd8CV46MppaAxuxsTTjvPgy3ECO-3DXyozD9cFbT9Kn4P9rVPgkuFpRgNKTOaYUVZf3gndRuqlolXnqDsd13UxAWpNDIkG37GjjXlLV4ZMRNJrdP6UFzT-NGDPBhDdGaF7ADLs7NFFEdSAn_hU3eLpayUgY1rne1owoP4hj4dnhWcsv-EDtlBz5Ce931ngAafKj5sM-oPtx-88nVSBDLwBb6rcoZvqyjwxyrpjWh55KnudwLfFt4gUr4fVlTCy9-v-U4he3atuFQ2kjpduJ8emQqnv0WqBsQMa_wX9GcV3bV3N0GWS3TdjQVUWsIEHNh70pRjbsuvk8TytfeWPN38LKn-PiCogHEXCSBeZIQLi9N6SXNe1BShirPHzPlNOXf0qaeHevatL_jIO6dWYb-W8zOj3sF-CpiZoH1hA/https%3A%2F%2Fevolution.ml%2F. In particular, the earlier content, such as the video interviews with 17 academic and industry leaders on "The Future of AI", is there, as well as the "Evolution is the New Deep Learning" microsite. There is also a new site on decision making (https://secure-web.cisco.com/1W4n3boeDhBvyVLbGCo_jAzEism2khzLq3r8_SoHwn5dCd3b-p3Ay4aO88QBCcBxlhabJ-xhnd8Pp2gOqRVtKrH8cBzU3lupcuu5vuAs2QCN9pe-j9JkEilgywYhmKD5A-ue_JC2sEmEuMM7bbD5Vk1jH_Uxastlsau3PRV_bhpkqUEtf7_jxJSzYx7Hwc68DjYo7DCVt6MfgzgPoDPLjJuuG9QV-RVO39bsRvEl2D2h9detOjOMZ8DG5ts4-7ov5h-PqZxekf04SbNZQe-RCyQkN8TZP7BT1H9EayeuYWqfbwMhW8hrXKP7t0_fNt1bbi8TFhhinoPnH8S30PENbAlNcjg8Kj0icd8FwyE7TiSMry6PuKDa5MvOlhPSOr4u6odiiT5cE6AjdHWq_6P1U_MxOfG6DFuCRDLdTPQcWg6czRDvE_kBzBUNOyA-KtAmbA97VKTtihkIg8OunkDWmcQ/https%3A%2F%2Fevolution.ml%2Fesp%2F%29, featuring research on "Evolutionary Surrogate-assisted Prescription." The goal is to extend AI from predicting what will happen to prescribing what we should do about it. The idea is to first train a predictor neural network through supervised learning, and then use it as a surrogate to evolve a prescriptor neural network to make good decisions. The site features papers, visualizations, and demos on various game domains (including FlappyBird!) showing how this approach can be sample-efficient, reliable, and safe in sequential decision tasks. A major new part of the site focuses on a COVID-19 application (https://secure-web.cisco.com/1x4c6V64Yh5irDB598ycO-TsuFz-Rtr_1-2WHtoqQ-VfbXhNmSFMaLkszNZSIWntuVCBorFg4KlkRJI32JRGKBq7umdAuYQcvP43dWdCxjAOea7PyfXDMx-h-6DV1fM15AV1IJiRizow2gj9kh2-dZ4B-SWccX8GCnOcCkZrO1pVo1TaEs8SJmGj1PLe1zKPPfBq7kv7K9oUWMGMubIRLQrCF5d3B7B7SAcr6NeErPSCf5ZwoE2cxlIC4Y7qux_YIRq3oGcUB9ZBkNOFHRiGA8f-tRmWoU0TI3Sa9vurzbV3RADs_KSGzbVDnGIZJMwTzQAwn-SR5GwM6tHuV4ZlC6FHThlyQRwPPm_dFKPAw3ew7QlsmIkRYZPqrW-7WO24gERMeM4rFL032y1KMu-WH4lXFbP4tBEUAerZ5hg1dctJQZyF21oJlC7vYZsIpkWB7KtPmkRpAATnzHCm8sp7Y7g/https%3A%2F%2Fevolution.ml%2Fesp%2Fnpi%2F%29 It demonstrates how the same technology can be used to model the potential effects of non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) strategies to contain and mitigate the pandemic. The predictor is trained with historical data on the number of cases and the NPIs over time in various countries, i.e. restrictions on schools and workplaces, public events and gatherings, and transportation. A Pareto front of prescriptors is then evolved to discover the best tradeoffs between minimizing cases and restrictions. To illustrate this principle, the site includes an interactive demo: you can explore how, given your preferred tradeoff, the pandemic could be contained and mitigated in different countries. We invite you to explore the "evolution.ml" site---and perhaps also bring your own expertise in AI to help deal with COVID-19! ******************************************************************************** Sender: Catalin Stoean <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Workshop on Natural Computing and Applications within SYNASC 17th Workshop on Natural Computing and Applications SYNASC 2020 22nd International Symposium on Symbolic and Numeric Algorithms for Scientific Computing Timisoara, Romania September 1-4, 2020 https://secure-web.cisco.com/1cA-irMmAd3xPvOK-sTxGG-HSnyOh_4EaFLmg2Mv-CZF-pM1--NxoveN40oB6oi3Ce-rG4BaJNO_GwcdLnT6W9ilBGps8LSzMP-ror5OXZhizTCT6aRf1GfSOr5uWu7-UUOCGZ2VR50sUx-8FEJUY9zU1rkHUZKZQd2Q1qwJHMUqaiu8EAS4HwP7xDmhdM6RCE8AIDmP7XPHOuc8hXvZ047tyS4QkMzaWhZfnPBo_fuGo3_jU_6SKkX-Guf8NBR9H3rr4BQyIO4S66GUyw7rQnep-ZE1oQ0G95Gzp64h6kbE_Pl8YRCwRYTeghnR_1Ump7pGmmQw7pHZWtK47CMH1Y8RdzAZsx1u0LHJ7k4T41Us3lRaGLMkCWrF1kVHv301xx5Dng0ZKVGc0jU8KGedrz-vdaVh7SQX58d8t_IdLG0t14tIDboWPEUR2U42zsSlIcuBY0mKaGsCVACDDF8qiXw/https%3A%2F%2Fsynasc.ro%2F2020%2Fworkshops%2Fnca-2020%2F Workshop deadlines 5 July 2020 : Paper submission for main tracks (extended deadline) 5 July 2020 : Paper submission for workshops and special sessions 10 August 2020 : Notification of acceptance 20 August 2020 : Registration and revised papers for pre-proceedings 01-04 September 2020 : Symposium 30 November 2020 : Final papers for post-proceedings Aim ------ Natural Computing is a field of research that is concerned with the use of nature-inspired paradigms for solving computational problems. The world of natural computing is diverse and fascinating. It tries to combine the computing carried in computer science with the computing observed in nature. It can be used both to better understand complex natural phenomena and to design methods to solve complex problems. We invite authors to submit their original and unpublished work that communicates current research in all area of natural computing with a particular focus on methods designed to solve complex, real world problems. The contributions can address both theoretical and methodological aspects, as well as various applications in science, engineering, business, commerce etc. ******************************************************************************** Sender: [log in to unmask] Subject: 9th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF NATURAL COMPUTING 9th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF NATURAL COMPUTING TPNC 2020 Taoyuan, Taiwan December 7-9, 2020 Co-organized by: Chung Yuan Christian University College of Science Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice - IRDTA Brussels / London https://secure-web.cisco.com/1gs-n3jXfaEvH4INdRTC0jzGizEObwQVnUCt-bJM-Yko4tWtpjtMZ3yUNwQRFo5ZGsHx22tvWHRSkn2yo4I24jDtRIILPp4Rj_baNrwBYmAXQbrKoc4nhbJI0oO_qP27daS-3by9A7SXEpoBBjwx7cdfnN3BUuImSy6jSZ9TJrShpZ7NnLInb2jHURkqDxZS1-LsLGwbX1fDl3zmQRPjh93E0edV8PsVS8QfESgFdOHtZk4hoKAGKdNGWSheiWirnhXtYIUwPKlwS28GStU1Aq3T7Q92PhQGqE8epScB1n76Pd2pI7BMHjftRjOsO9mltF1fhCY-EE13UBfqEBle6cER3yghDPLF_leWLh2eFUO-SEjfc9ooe5qxWRu3_KcrdvLJKqF1BuNSDDOw1-U9HVjoIcvXZG_k_PUojaDI7wOWlLRgISFOdLN27Hk8m7cnMSARd5f0iZatj4mIut7HlGw/https%3A%2F%2Firdta.eu%2Ftpnc2020%2F AIMS: TPNC is a conference series intending to cover the wide spectrum of computational principles, models and techniques inspired by information processing in nature. TPNC 2020 will reserve significant room for young scholars at the beginning of their career and particular focus will be put on methodology. The conference aims at attracting contributions to nature-inspired models of computation, synthesizing nature by means of computation, nature-inspired materials, and information processing in nature. Upload submissions to: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=tpnc2020 REGISTRATION: The registration form can be found at: https://secure-web.cisco.com/198vub748XsXOCsGKP9ZFSJ_mcno5DHDjxfc5khxhzLfzFoXW8GeFWsmYK-DV477Flhd1MddL4tr2BLDN2CFcPGkMgShgCi2JH7r18AYoBqCs8MntVA-LoRlOpvSnqewdR2oNcaUTe9RFrXLKhrQq7M8248PXWy9pQxPQKp2al-qoHHltihXjQIOiGF-wSngItA5XVb6kvGiHiCdHf8h1iau34dvGJDelOsic1lHlau0iUzu1yoZ7u6AJP0zooJA336VXDOiLgPqajxoCGH74wPVD2RxYlSF8a7FPV_SJe01lfpxx59yCzk44ag63F-au4J6q6uJA4X1spwC_7Wy-5zaLJvHFE9-CbSfR0QRTYFrUKSc3Nfn_0N20PDOS6p6S4q6ch6bzWzx56JMWdXo_csdBavbi4yfadhWMZLJRPfzVDyKEKj_k19TU9HCdNR4rOoXVynYqWCRMKlkdWuJnow/https%3A%2F%2Firdta.eu%2Ftpnc2020%2Fregistration%2F DEADLINES (all at 23:59 CET): Paper submission: July 25, 2020 Notification of paper acceptance or rejection: August 29, 2020 Final version of the paper for the LNCS proceedings: September 5, 2020 Early registration: September 5, 2020 Late registration: November 23, 2020 Submission to the journal special issue: March 9, 2021 QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION: david (at) irdta.eu ******************************************************************************** Sender: João Nuno <[log in to unmask]> Subject: First CfP EvoStar 2021 - The Leading European Event on Bio-Inspired Computation - Seville, Spain. 7-9 April 2021 ------------------------------------------------ 1st Call for papers for the EvoStar conference Please distribute (Apologies for cross-posting) ------------------------------------------------ EvoStar comprises of four co-located conferences run each spring at different locations throughout Europe. These events arose out of workshops originally developed by EvoNet, the Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing, established by the Information Societies Technology Programme of the European Commission, and they represent a continuity of research collaboration stretching back over 20 years. EvoStar is organised by SPECIES, the Society for the Promotion of Evolutionary Computation in Europe and its Surroundings. This non-profit academic society is committed to promoting evolutionary algorithmic thinking, with the inspiration of parallel algorithms derived from natural processes. It provides a forum for information and exchange. The four conferences include: - EuroGP 24th European Conference on Genetic Programming http://secure-web.cisco.com/1ZpavPxZiYJlwQSdbpL9HzXGFR3ZHFWU2A8G0wXHujihCSYUhPRqlmUtb0Aex1cCm22E0LMJwTXSzKoObhrUOTWedcT_iywzgbCOMPOQjlzlwbshPycOW8cA5VicYw05F583uoVJd3HZT6QzkO2vKdpuYJpj43ZxGD88vxMO2_1JepAMebzaUaN9eJi803B_zpTk6VrauCExFO5NEtBTO9UhwKPSdTU6sP_1v6X6Dat_y_HFSlpFp1qEWjM0tZBuwqzqP1y6HBP8C2AmB51fyUDTdtMnTTO4uyrYlYwDBfQTTxTw5qcTsJq9GX5Y4rIBF5uVZ5rS9DyaDDuUTmoWGUNhDOiXOQaKAR-z-A9iQxvgKWDcwtgWesNT_BIyaZ_JwS3srlt_8fEe3d5hOiR6GB1hbjj8Mifm5M-AwdxMhYdV7BQHxNZ_ToYKQ3piuCh2K7gfnPrPbA5-iBJYDpfgvdw/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evostar.org%2F2021%2Feurogp%2F - EvoApplications 24th European Conference on the Applications of Evolutionary and bio-inspired Computation http://secure-web.cisco.com/1Z-gZ6P-mZS3h_uuzB8pha1bHjmHJcEcM1T7YqSYOf9nTup2PORh72DQG-9FWBGyUdHcedez-WMOGlcjSo3L6RzjmsC1-yWJ3JlLyUcIgleY-HAh8_rmGvcJ5HZyfnx8g8ffXbTjm9bUtcrHYZAJWjq9mjcG591-G4CaHR8jSWiCN8YHS0y0UWEW376nLINKHTbj5DrPVWyplUN1yylKjtoM7y9rUmFRWlBb3NQo3FegXQTvLWAfiuc6s38_5IbBwgsgOJsi_2eE_VWz3jtjqdI6XDMT7tgcIGkLbExZJviy1OT2Z4kN6bowlfJj6cA04dXn4rX146jXw9DFXfpW4zGQa0MI8r6gIC45cNp8RottCqNdX9f-9iXOfQ6CvWbI844nShRoWqvboc8wdk9tMmylZaKgx3E9wFTp8K7nkABjhrxoWNheJG11a4d-zcCFSogpZa9nCygzpzu_rUISa2g/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evostar.org%2F2021%2Fevoapps%2F - EvoCOP 21st European Conference on Evolutionary Computation in Combinatorial Optimisation http://secure-web.cisco.com/1yV3eZtgxxUdw3EMXQwXcJIRE7QgQdKnS-zA7pNxiFfRITD23uOc1EuBsp0uS6H4ES6i7_q-iVpKpFYffIuVqhWTOJS5OV645dNzQV-85KMo1mMXxmp8T_whkqeYtA5PtBMjuNgtElRGs_HIftzwPZ05PsFlcsjYtuudnpFKTzdR5G_kbbFo2umq83K_Y4kvfPdwjcYE2Jvj4vT13Nf8wbUvjuXI8RGtbco268EuJ-O0qsG-kE6x3nEjHlv4C9Ufx8_u7IOMFDCWx-lgF6CCKair_9KVhc5p_3yssFAY9JSIpvu2lVNRteVdMfoG_6NJ4J6VPZ42xDi3b-78b93PgrpekqGkj2glxuWoOUIE9tcLrIaC4RuoAU-vWGdWhxO4-UHFoVtFTGDoQw__wE4HwocLOQPCknVudZzX5IUKG3weSAh0DKmlH5sQ0rcsuVUklqL90tDOZdVLoYdeNKfAqZg/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evostar.org%2F2021%2Fevocop%2F - EvoMUSART 10th International Conference (and 15th European event) on Evolutionary and Biologically Inspired Music, Sound, Art and Design http://secure-web.cisco.com/1Nd5S9GI3iAhEPB1SUPeP1KcktOQDkwza1qVxMFqQHpz6LEcZBBXEO62ebgZOVHuHk9tXs1djuiwkmLwaVQRUiuJb_Oy4S-8PWoHtK88bImrwVoAVxcN5RaMDNzHUSfmYFlv-EwH50YDDclszLGemaSdZGkU_nRgkFCkAF7kmJzEv6ohMctDRMTkQEvMyMKEG_tqP5KZ2RODQcl22bSUFWlkCM1abgVPeIiPPfQ9miW6cl3lFMF_SDicrGpChU0nElt1ItBaKvuu7D8GgxD7cQZ0DeS6KSUwvBZruuC-MLfVbgA5Vwzj5g4APdDI2Vc7XMQ_GbYxF0zYuBeezeeVJoAsJx9z3i5uswue6HeWC_tFEA6OxdFUCgXMtrwbktebc_GVYbT6JwdsyU_Cn_jkoP1Na0VrOqV7zjnpxv1ccQBIDaDRPJc6QrIvHvJPPtjx4Xs7DSollv1BCM9JOXY9Jdg/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evostar.org%2F2021%2Fevomusart%2F *** Important Dates, Venue and Publication *** Submission Deadline: November 1, 2019 Conference: 7 to 9 April 2021. Venue: Seville, Spain All accepted papers will be printed in the proceedings published by Springer Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Please, check the website for more information: http://secure-web.cisco.com/19UFP46TNvHwE152AT6QptceKqiY6G2M4QbzDc0kelA0ixUyIbAOeeCU7rqfNvIAGjaHODUhp3K8qd5CSR7dftY6jIunvEy27Ecg2fI9nLhaS5wLEk3va-uOQnWnFANgjQZxMFpLCKAgMQScBWok4Ew5eu2ee_WRMMhvX8RHrHSU6oaPR3vMzq5xdUonSCbBpW6XPB1bNi5Myy70lyPfw9Npg4TnrN3oWMSmZ28YQP5YgzRQczjcgKxb1e3zEp5ugfZzVi7j1agPMXcVUTZlKHtLZSo_eskllgKMygfMfti_48SX79pb6nrN3W_KAlTUuUOssLYLfoJTKJlTVCtHngY-w722VpbTsR2kfD7ZrhCZmBP7rnRlR-wnMraHj_PBNQToOucRJA_7SVYbPfRo8cm7EL3pIFBRRRnwpF6TKERHJICYj0Bf14yuRuZAm4zpBR5tEwcGbQsFl9764R6DCXw/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evostar.org%2F2021%2F ******************************************************************************** (UN)SUBSCRIPTION INSTRUCTIONS: - Send submissions (articles) to [log in to unmask] DO NOT send submissions to the [log in to unmask] address. - To subscribe send email to [log in to unmask] containing the following text in the body of the message: subscribe ec-digest-l <Your Name (up to 4 words)> - To unsubscribe send email to [log in to unmask] containing the following text in the body of the message: unsubscribe ec-digest-l - To change your email address, simply unsubscribe the old address and subscribe the new one. - Send other administrative requests to [log in to unmask] ******************************************************************************** End of Evolutionary Computation Digest ********************************************************************************