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<div class="">We have several NSF-sponsored student and post-doc travel awards for those interested in the workshop. Full details below:</div>
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The 4th Workshop on Biological Distributed Algorithms (BDA 2016)<br class="">
Co-located with PODC 2016. July 25, 2016 in Chicago, IL USA<br class="">
<b class=""><a href="http://www.snl.salk.edu/~" class="">http://www.snl.salk.edu/~</a>navlakha/BDA2016/</b><br class="">
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We are excited to announce the 4th workshop on Biological Distributed<br class="">
Algorithms (BDA). The aim of the workshop is to foster collaborative research<br class="">
between biologists and distributed computing theory researchers, with the hope<br class="">
of producing better understanding of the behavior of distributed biological<br class="">
systems, as well as new ideas for design of algorithms for engineered or<br class="">
computational networks.<br class="">
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BDA 2016 will include presentations on distributed algorithms related to a<br class="">
variety of biological systems, with special attention to communication and<br class="">
coordination in insect colonies (e.g. foraging, navigation, task allocation,<br class="">
construction) and networks in the brain (e.g. learning, decision-making,<br class="">
attention).<br class="">
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This is a one-day workshop.<br class="">
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SUBMISSIONS<br class="">
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We solicit submissions of extended abstracts describing recent results<br class="">
relevant to biological distributed computing. We especially welcome extended<br class="">
abstracts describing new insights and / or case studies regarding the<br class="">
relationship between distributed computing and biological systems even if<br class="">
these are not fully formed. Since a major goal of the workshop is to explore<br class="">
new directions and approaches, we especially encourage the submission of<br class="">
ongoing work. Selected contributors would be asked to present, discuss and<br class="">
defend their work at the workshop. By default, the submissions will be<br class="">
evaluated for either oral or poster presentation, though authors may indicate<br class="">
in their submission if it should be only considered for one of the<br class="">
presentation types. Submissions should be in PDF and include title, author<br class="">
information, and a 4-page extended abstract. Shorter submissions are also<br class="">
welcome, particularly for poster presentation.<br class="">
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Please use the following EasyChair submission link:<br class="">
<a href="https://easychair.org/" class="">https://easychair.org/</a>conferences/?conf=bda20160<br class="">
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Note: The workshop will not include published proceedings. In particular, we<br class="">
welcome submissions of extended abstracts describing work that has appeared or<br class="">
is expected to appear in other venues.<br class="">
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<b class="">Support for students and postdocs<br class="">
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To encourage the participation of researchers at the early stages of their<br class="">
career, the NSF has generously granted us with the means to provide financial<br class="">
support for student and postdoc participants.<b class=""> Specifically, for each accepted<br class="">
(oral or poster) presentation, we will reimburse the registration fee and<br class="">
at least $350 of additional travel expanses</b> (the exact amount will be determined later<br class="">
on but it is expected to be higher) of one student/postdoc author.<br class="">
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IMPORTANT DATES<br class="">
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April 25, 2016 – Extended abstract submission deadline<br class="">
May 25, 2016 – Decision notifications<br class="">
July 25, 2016 – Workshop<br class="">
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INVITED SPEAKERS<br class="">
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Bernard Chazelle - Princeton<br class="">
Melanie Moses - UNM<br class="">
Konrad Kording - Northwestern<br class="">
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE<br class="">
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Ziv Bar-Joseph - CMU<br class="">
Anna Dornhaus - University of Arizona<br class="">
Yuval Emek - Technion (co-chair)<br class="">
Amos Korman - CNRS and University of Paris Diderot<br class="">
Nancy Lynch - MIT<br class="">
Saket Navlakha - Salk Institute (co-chair)
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