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   The VII International Workshop on Nature Inspired Cooperative Strategies for   
   Optimization - NICSO 2015   
   February 25th - 27th, 2015   
   Chamonix, France   
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   CALL FOR PAPERS   
      
   * * * IMPORTANT DATES * * *   
   Full paper submission: September 28, 2014   
   Acceptance notification: November 15, 2014   
   Final camera ready: December 15, 2014   
   NICSO: February 25-27, 2015   
      
   NICSO 2015 will be the sixth edition of the International Workshop on Nature   
   Inspired Cooperative Strategies for Optimization. This workshop aims at   
   bringing together international researchers and practitioners from different   
   disciplines in order to    
   discuss recent advances and exchange ideas on the current state of the art of   
   cooperative problem solving strategies. In this edition, NICSO will include   
   topics related to the optimization, learning and adaptation for manufacturing   
   and assembling systems.   
    All submitted papers will be blind reviewed and are expected to provide   
   original results, insights and experimental innovations in both research and   
   industry. Selection criteria will be based on relevance, originality,   
   significance, impact, technical    
   soundness and quality of the presentation. As in previous editions, papers   
   must be in PDF, not exceeding 12 pages, and will be published in the book   
   series on Studies in Computational Intelligence, Springer (TBC). The authors   
   of a selection of the best    
   accepted papers will be invited to revise and extend their contributions for   
   publication in a special issue in the Journal of Memetic Computing, Springer   
   (TBC).   
      
   Target topics (but not limited to):   
   Adaptive Behaviour   
   Agent and Holon-based Manufacturing   
   Amorphous Computing   
   Artificial Life   
   Artificial Intelligence   
   Bioinformatics   
   Bio-inspired Architectures for Assembly and Manufacturing Systems   
   Cloud Manufacturing   
   Complex Systems   
   Computer Integrated Manufacturing   
   Data Analytics and Big Data in Manufacturing   
   Design of Manufacturing Systems   
   Distributed Computing   
   Distributed and Collaborative Manufacturing   
   Enterprise Modelling, Integration and Networking   
   Evolutionary Algorithms   
   Evolutionary Robotics   
   Evolvable Manufacturing   
   Evolvable Assembly Systems   
   Flexible, Reconfigurable, Agile and Virtual Manufacturing   
   Human-Machine Systems   
   Hyperheuristics   
   Industrial Applications of Manufacturing Systems    
   Manufacturing Plant Control, Production Planning and Scheduling   
   Maintainability, Reliability and Safety of Production Systems   
   Modelling and Simulation of Manufacturing Processes   
   Membrane Computing   
   Quantum Computing   
   Sensor Networks and Embedded Systems   
   Systems Biology   
   Systems Coevolution   
   Swarm Intelligence   
   Robotics and Robot Applications for Manufacturing   
      
   * Workshop Organizers *   
   German Terrazas, University of Nottingham, UK   
   Daniele Scrimieri, University of Nottingham, UK   
   Svetan Ratchev, University of Nottingham, UK   
      
   * Steering Committee *    
   Natalio Krasnogor,  Newcastle University, UK   
   David A. Pelta, University of Granada, Spain   
      
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