Call for Papers
Document prepared on August 28, 2007
Scope of the conference
Swarm intelligence is a relatively new discipline
that deals with the study of self-organizing processes both in nature
and in artificial systems. Researchers in ethology and animal behavior
have proposed many models to explain interesting aspects of social
insect behavior such as self-organization and shape-formation. Recently,
algorithms inspired by these models have been proposed to solve difficult
computational problems.
An example of a particularly successful research direction in swarm
intelligence is ant colony optimization, the main focus
of which is on discrete optimization problems. Ant colony optimization
has been applied successfully to a large number of difficult discrete
optimization problems including the traveling salesman problem, the
quadratic assignment problem, scheduling, vehicle routing, etc., as
well as to routing in telecommunication networks. Another interesting
approach is that of particle swarm optimization,
that focuses on continuous optimization problems. Here too, a number
of successful applications can be found in the recent literature.
Swarm robotics is another relevant field. Here, the
focus is on applying swarm intelligence techniques to the control of
large groups of cooperating autonomous robots.
ANTS 2008 will give researchers in swarm intelligence the
opportunity to meet, to present their latest research, and to
discuss current developments and applications.
The three-day conference will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on
September 22-24, 2008. Tutorial sessions will be held in the
mornings before the conference program.
Relevant Research Areas
ANTS 2008 solicits contributions dealing with any aspect of swarm
intelligence. Typical, but not exclusive, topics of interest are:
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Behavioral models of social insects or other animal societies
that can stimulate new algorithmic approaches.
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Empirical and theoretical research in swarm intelligence.
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Application of swarm intelligence methods, such as ant colony
optimization or particle swarm optimization, to real-world
problems.
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Theoretical and experimental research in swarm robotics systems.
Publication Details
The conference proceedings will be published by Springer in the
LNCS series.
Best Paper Award
A best paper award will be presented at the conference.
Further Information
Up-to-date information will be published on the web site
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/ants2008/. For information about local
arrangements, registration forms, etc., please refer to the
above-mentioned web site or contact the local organizers at the
address below.
Conference Address
| ANTS 2008 |
| IRIDIA-CoDE, CP 194/6 |
Tel +32-2-6502729 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles |
Fax +32-2-6502715 |
| Av. F. D. Roosevelt 50 |
http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/ants2008/ |
| 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium |
email: ants iridia.ulb.ac.be |
Conference Location
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Important Dates
| Submission deadline |
March 16, 2008 |
| Notification of acceptance |
May 16, 2008 |
| Camera ready copy |
May 30, 2008 |
| Conference |
September 22-24, 2008 |
ANTS 2008 Conference Committee
General Chair
|
Marco DORIGO,
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium |
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