Combinations between EC and NNs

[Xin Yao]

		The First IEEE Symposium on Combinations of 
		Evolutionary Computation and Neural Networks 

                             Co-sponsored by 
                      IEEE Neural Network Council
           The Center for Excellence in Evolutionary Computation

                             May 11-12, 2000 
             The Camberley Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, TX, USA 

Symposium URL: http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~xin/ecnn2000 

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

The recent increasing interest in the synergy between evolutionary computation
and neural networks provides an impetus for a symposium dedicated to furthering 
our understanding of this synergy and the potential utility of hybridizing 
evolutionary and neural techniques. The First IEEE Symposium on Combinations 
of Evolutionary Computation and Neural Networks will offer a forum that focuses 
specifically on the hybridization of evolutionary and neural computation. 
In particular, papers are solicited in the areas of 

+ evolutionary training of neural networks, 
+ evolutionary design of network topologies, 
+ evolution of learning (weight updating) rules, 
+ evolving solutions to inverse neural network problems, 
+ the performance of alternative variation operators in designing neural networks,
+ comparisons between evolutionary and other training methods, 
+ evolving developmental rules for neural network design, and 
+ the use of coevolution in optimizing neural networks for pattern
  recognition, gaming, or other applications. 

Other topics that combine evolutionary and neural computation are also welcome.
Submitted papers should represent unpublished, original work. 


PAPER SUBMISSION

Send three (3) copies of your manuscript to 

Xin Yao
School of Computer Science 
The University of Birmingham 
Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
U.K. 
Email: x.yao at cs.bham.ac.uk 

All three hardcopies should be printed on 8.5 by 11 inch or A4 paper using 11
point Times. Allow at least one inch (25mm) margins on all borders. A paper 
must include a title, an abstract, and the body and references. It must
also include the names and addresses of all authors, their email addresses, and
their telephone/fax numbers. The length of submitted papers must be no more than 
15 single-spaced, single-column pages, including all figures,
tables, and references. Shorter papers are encouraged. 

In addition to hardcopies, please send a postscript file of your paper (gzipped
if possible) to facilitate electronic reviewing to the following email address: 
x.yao at cs.bham.ac.uk. Please check the symposium's web site
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~xin/ecnn2000 for more details as they become available.


SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 1999 


General Chair: Xin Yao 
Programme Committee Chair: D.B. Fogel 

Program Committee Members: 
H. Adeli 	P.J. Angeline 		K. Chellapilla
J.-C. Chen 	S.-B. Cho 		G.W. Greenwood
L. Guan 	T. Hussain 		N. Kasabov
S. Lucas 	N. Murshed 		V. Nissen
M. Rizki 	R. Salomon 		G. Yen
D. Van Veldhuizen 	B.-T. Zhang 	Q. Zhao

The Symposium follows the 9th IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems
(FUZZ-IEEE2000), Hilton Palacio del Rio, San Antonio, TX, USA, 7-10 May 2000.