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                SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 

          ADAPTIVE COMPUTING IN ENGINEERING  DESIGN AND
                         CONTROL '96
                      26-28 March 1996



 'The Integration of Genetic Algorithms, Neural Computing and 
 Related Adaptive Techniques with Current Engineering Practice'.



                     1ST CALL FOR PAPERS
                         
                           ACEDC'96
                      CONFERENCE CHAIRS

  	 Dr I C Parmee            Prof M J Denham
  	    Plymouth Engineering Design Centre


AIMS OF THE CONFERENCE

There is a world-wide upsurge of interest from both industry and
academia in exciting  novel  computer  technologies  that  are  
inspired  by  biological principles  and  other  natural 
processes.   The  Genetic Algorithm, Neural Computing  and  
Cellular  Automata  are examples  of emergent  computational 
techniques which  exploit co-operating  elements to  solve 
complex problems previously  considered  to  be  beyond  the  
capabilities  of conventional numerical  computation. A number 
of  specialised  conferences are held annually  where 
fundamental  issues  in  these  fields  are  described and 
discussed. ACEDC'96  is the  second in  what is  expected to  be
a biennial series of meetings aimed at  addressing the  rapidly
developing integration of these emerging computing technologies
with engineering applications,  particularly in the areas of
design and control.  The primary objective  of the ACEDC'96
Conference is to create a stimulating environment in which
participants can assess the state of the art, discuss feasible
future directions for research and applications and develop long
term targets.   The ultimate  aim of this conference series is
to ensure that design engineers can take full advantage of these
powerful computing technologies  and of  their implementation
upon high performance computing platforms, as both become
increasingly available and dominant over the next ten years and
into the  early part  of the 21st Century.


RELEVANT AREAS

Papers are invited which address, amongst others, the following 
issues:

*  How are design and control problems best formulated for the 
application of these novel computing technologies?
  
*  What aspects of design and control problems present 
difficulties for and limitations on the use of these
technologies?
  
*  What are the current shortcomings of the novel computing 
methods in respect of their application to real world problems?
  
*  To what extent can the development of hybrid approaches, 
involving the dynamic  combination  of  complementary  computing
methods,  help to  solve present and future problems?
  
*  How can designer intuition and experience be captured and 
included in the process?
  
*  How can the design engineer visualise and explain the 
computational processes, their resulting solutions and pathways
to these solutions?
  
*  How can designer creativity be best enhanced by these 
techniques?


1ST CALL FOR PAPERS

Submissions should take the form initially of extended abstracts
of 1000-2000 words which fully describe how the paper will 
contribute to the  aims of the conference.  This will be either
by addressing the issues described above  or related issues at a
conceptual level, or by describing real world examples of how 
such issues have been approached and  problems overcome.
   
Abstracts  are invited from both industry and academia and  may 
describe  completed  work  or ongoing research.  Papers will be
accepted as  either full  papers for oral presentation or short 
papers for poster presentation etc.

Extended abstracts should be received by 1st  May 1995. 
Successful authors will be informed by 30th August 1995 and a 
camera-ready copy should arrive no later than 23rd October 1995.


CONFERENCE ORGANISATION
  
The Conference will be of three days duration.   Parallel
sessions will be avoided  on  at  least two  of the  three days
with the  aim of generating widespread discussion on all aspects
of the meeting.
  
The content of each session will be designed as far as 
possible to include papers which address the issues both 
conceptually and through application in order to promote and 
stimulate discussion  of the  integration between  the computing
methods and  their real-world  applications.   This approach 
will also assist in the identification of the generic issues 
involved.
  
Keynote speakers  have been  invited to  present papers  which
will further stimulate and focus discussion of the major issues 
in the field.
  
Delegate fees will be kept to a minimum and are unlikely  to 
exceed 180.00  pounds sterling for the attendance on all three 
days, the  aim being  to provide high-level information exchange
at low cost.
  
  
INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
  
  Professor Eric Goodman
  Michigan State University, USA
  
  Professor George Thierauf
  University of Essen, Germany
  
  Professor John Taylor
  Kings College, London, UK
  
  Professor Julian Morris
  University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
  
  Dr Philip Husbands
  University of Sussex, UK
  
  
INVITED SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

A J Keane      University of Oxford, UK
H Schwefel     University of Dortmund, Germany
P Husbands     University of Sussex, UK
G Thierauf     University of Essen, Germany
P Cowley       Rolls Royce, UK
E Semenkin     Siberian Aerospace Academy, Russia
P Liddell      British Aerospace, UK
D Grierson     University of Waterloo, Canada
G Gapper       British Aerospace, UK 
J Angus        Rolls Royce, UK
E Goodman      Michigan State University, USA
J Taylor       Kings College, London, UK
E Kant         Schlumberger Computing Labs, USA
C Hughes       Logica Cambridge, UK
S Talukdar     Carnegie Mellon University, USA
C Harris       University of Southampton, UK
J Morris       University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
C Lin          Institute of Technology, Taiwan
S Patel        Unilever Research Laboratory, UK
M J Denham     University of Plymouth, UK
I C Parmee     University of Plymouth, UK


ASSOCIATED SOCIETIES

Institution of Engineering Designers
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers
British Computer Society
AISB


IMPORTANT DATES

Immediately         Expression of interest
1st May 1995 	    Deadline for receipt of abstracts
30th August 1995    Notification of acceptance
23rd October 1995   Deadline for receipt of full papers
26-28th Mar 1996    Conference


CONTACT ADDRESS

Ms J Levers (Secretary)
Plymouth Engineering Design Centre
University of Plymouth
Charles Cross Centre
Drake Circus
PLYMOUTH
Devon, PL4 8DE
United Kingdom

Tele:     +44 (0)1752-233508
Fax: 	  +44 (0)1752-233505
Email:    ian at cis.plym.ac.uk