Connectionists: Biological Distributed Algorithm (BDA) 2019 -- Submission deadline May 6th!

[Saket Navlakha]

Submission deadline in 2 weeks!

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The 7th Workshop on Biological Distributed Algorithms (BDA 2019)
July 29, 2019 in Toronto, CA. Co-located with PODC 2019
http://www.snl.salk.edu/~navlakha/BDA2019/
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We are excited to announce the 7th workshop on Biological Distributed Algorithms (BDA). BDA is focused on the relationships between distributed computing and distributed biological systems and in particular, on analysis and case studies that combine the two. Such research can lead to better understanding of the behavior of the biological systems while at the same time developing novel algorithms that can be used to solve basic distributed computing problems.

We have traditionally focused on distributed computing in insect colonies and neural circuits, but we more than welcome other topic areas.

This is a one-day workshop.


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INVITED SPEAKERS [MORE COMING!]
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Danny Forger, U Michigan
Joel Levine, U Toronto
William Ryu, U Toronto
Jared Saia, UNM



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IMPORTANT DATES
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May 6, 2019 – Extended abstract submission deadline
May 29, 2019 – Decision notifications
July 29, 2019 – Workshop



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SUBMISSIONS
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We solicit submissions of extended abstracts describing recent results relevant to biological distributed computing. We especially welcome extended abstracts describing new insights and / or case studies regarding the relationship between distributed computing and biological systems even if these are not fully formed. Since a major goal of the workshop is to explore new directions and approaches, we especially encourage the submission of ongoing work. 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 an extended abstract of at most 4 pages.


Please use the following EasyChair submission link:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bda2019


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



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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Ziv Bar-Joseph, CMU
Anna Dornhaus, University of Arizona
Ila Fiete, MIT
Amos Korman, CNRS and University of Paris Diderot
Nancy Lynch, MIT
Melanie Moses, University of New Mexico
Calvin Newport, Georgetown
Merav Parter, Weizmann 
Ted Pavlic, Arizona State University
Andrea Richa, Arizona State University



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ORGANIZERS (and PC CHAIRS)
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Yuval Emek, Technion
Saket Navlakha, Salk Institute