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Objectives and
Themes
Search and optimization problems are everywhere, and search algorithms
are getting increasingly powerful. However, they are also getting
increasingly complex, and only autonomous self-managed systems that
provide high-level abstractions can turn search algorithms into widely
used methodologies. Such systems should be able to configure themselves
on the fly, automatically adapting to the changing problem conditions,
based on general goals provided by their users.
The aim of the Self-* Search track at GECCO 2011 is to bring together
all researchers interested in software systems able to automatically
tune, configure, or even generate and design optimization algorithms
and search heuristics.
The Self-* Search track is a brand new track in 2011, selected among
the
competing entries to the "New Frontiers Track" for its novelty and
potential (http://www.sigevo.org/gecco-2011/organizers-tracks.html#ss).
It
is
an
exciting
opportunity
to explore emerging new
research directions, and to confront ideas originating from the
different fields of computer science concerned with adaptive search and
optimization, from artificial intelligence to operational research and
mathematical programming.
Self-* Search related papers were scattered across several GECCO tracks
in previous editions. We have this year a unique opportunity to both
gather and unify these threads into a single track, and open up the
scope for new and more ambitious research directions in automated
heuristic design, and autonomic computing in general. Our program
committee will be selected among the top Self-* Search researchers in
the world. Our hope is that your numerous submissions will demonstrate
the importance of this line of research, and that this track will
continue to flourish with your support and enthusiasm.
Topics of Interest
We invite all papers related to Self-* Search, in particular (but not
limited to) those in the following subject areas:
- hyper-heuristics
- adaptive and self-adaptive parameter control
- adaptive operator selection
- automated construction/generation of search
heuristics
- systems to build systems
- computer-aided algorithm design
- multi-level search
- experimental analysis of algorithms
- automatic algorithm configuration
- adaptive multimeme algorithms
- software self-assembly
- reactive search
- intelligent optimization
- algorithm selection and portfolios
- applications of self-* techniques to multi-objective,
dynamic, and complex real-world problems.
Call for Papers
High-quality scientific contributions to the topics above are
solicited, in addition to advanced case studies from interesting,
high-impact application areas. Submissions should follow the
GECCO
guidelines: http://www.sigevo.org/gecco-2011/papers.html
Program Committee
| Carlos
M. Fernandes |
University of
Granada, Spain
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Frank Hutter
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University of
British Columbia, Canada
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Matthew Hyde
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University of
Nottingham, UK
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Oliver Kramer
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University of
Berkeley, US
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Jorge Maturana
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Universidad Austral
de Chile, Chile
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Julian J Merelo
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University of
Granada, Spain
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Ferrante Neri
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University of
Jyväskylä, Finland
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Gabriela Ochoa
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University of
Nottingham, UK
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Andrew Parkes
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University of
Nottingham, UK
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Nelishia
Pillay
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University of
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Rong Qu
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University of
Nottingham, UK
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Peter Ross
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University of
Edinburgh, UK
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Frédéric
Saubion
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University of
Angers, France
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Juergen Schmidhuber
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IDISIA,
Manno-Lugano, Switzerland
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Marc Schoenauer
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INRIA Saclay, France
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Michele Sebag
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INRIA Saclay, France
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Kate Smith-Miles
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Monash University,
Australia
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Hugo Terashima
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Tecnologico de
Monterrey, Mexico
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| Heike Trautmann |
University of
Dortmund, Germany
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Sébastien
Verel
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INRIA Lille, France
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Track
Chairs
Important
Dates
January 26, 2010 February 9, 2011
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Paper submission
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March 23,
2011
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Notification of
paper acceptance
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April
18,
2011
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Camera-ready
submission
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July 12-16, 2011
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GECCO-2011 Conference
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Last Update: 13 January 2011, by Gabriela Ochoa |
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