Connectionists: Biological Distributed Algorithms 2015

[Saket Navlakha]

We are bringing together computer scientists interested in distributed algorithms and biologists interested in how local rules and interactions give rise to global behaviors. Details below. Submission deadline: May 22, 2015. 


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The 3rd Workshop on Biological Distributed Algorithms (BDA 2015)
August 18-19, 2015 in Boston, MA USA
http://www.snl.salk.edu/~navlakha/BDA2015/
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BDA is focused on the relationships between distributed computing and distributed biological systems. Such research can lead to better understanding of the behavior of the biological systems while at the same time developing novel computational algorithms that can be used to solve distributed computing problems.

BDA 2015 will include presentations on distributed algorithms related to a variety of biological systems, including but not limited to communication and coordination in insect colonies (e.g. foraging, navigation, task allocation, construction) and networks in the brain (e.g. learning, decision-making, attention).

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SUBMISSIONS
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We solicit submissions of extended abstracts describing recent results relevant to biological distributed computing. Ongoing work or submissions not fully formed are welcome. 

Selected contributors would be asked to present, discuss and defend their work at the workshop. Submissions should be in PDF and include title,
author information, and a 4-page extended abstract.

Please use the following EasyChair submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bda20150

Note: The workshop will not include published proceedings. In particular, we welcome submissions of papers describing work that has appeared or is expected to appear in other venues.

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IMPORTANT DATES
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May 22, 2015 – Extended abstract submission deadline
June 15, 2015 – Decision notifications
August 18-19, 2015 – Workshop

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INVITED SPEAKERS
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Yehuda Afek - Tel Aviv University
Ziv Bar-Joseph - CMU
Spring Berman - Arizona State
Istvan Karsai - East Tennessee State
Simon Garnier - NJIT
Deborah Gordon - Stanford
Nir Shavit - MIT
Les Valiant - Harvard

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Ziv Bar-Joseph - CMU
Anna Dornhaus - University of Arizona
Yuval Emek - Technion (co-chair)
Amos Korman - CNRS and University of Paris Diderot
Nancy Lynch - MIT
Saket Navlakha - Salk Institute (co-chair)