From: "Richard K. Belew" Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 16:31:11 -0600 Subject: Foundations of GAs 1996 - CFP FOGA4 August 3-5, 1996 San Diego, California The 1996 Foundations of Genetic Algorithms (FOGA4) workshop will be the fourth biennial meeting of a workshop designed to explore theoretical issues relevant to genetic algorithms (GAs) and evolutionary compuation generally. FOGA4 will held Saturday August 3 through Monday, August 5, 199 at the Unviersity of San Diego in San Diego, California. A reception will be held Friday evening August 2, with regular workshop activities beginning August 3. Attendance at the workshop will be limited; the goal is to create a small forum with close interaction among all the participants. Individuals submitting papers will be given priority for attendance, and some slots will be reserved for students. All individuals interested in attending must indicate this by either submitting a paper or requesting attendance. Extended abstracts as well as requests for attendance must be received by February 1, 1996. Submissions should address theoretical issues in GAs or evolutionary computation. Papers which make use of empirical data should ensure that the experimental results are well-connected to foundational issues. Work describing the application of GAs to engineering problems is not appropriate for this meeting unless it clearly illuminates a larger theoretical concern. Extended abstracts should be no longer than 10 pages (11 point font). Electronic submission of problem-free Postscript files is encouraged. Four copies of hardcopy manuscripts must be postmarked no later than February 1, 1996. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by April 15, 1996. Drafts of the full paper are due by July 15, 1996 and will be distributed as part of a preprint to participants at the FOGA4 meeting. Authors of papers presented at the FOGA4 workshop will be asked to contribute final versions of their papers (based on discussion/feedback at the meeting) as part a volume to be published in book form. Important dates: 1 Feb 96 Extended abstract due 15 Apr 96 Authors notified of acceptance 15 Jul 96 Drafts of full paper due 3-5 Aug 96 FOGA4, San Diego, CA Paper submissions and inquires may be directed to: Richard K. Belew Computer Science & Engr. Dept. (0114) Univ. California -- San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0114 rik@cs.ucsd.edu Michael D. Vose C.S. Dept., 107 Ayres Hall The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996 vose@cs.utk.edu