20-22 March 2013
Tokyo, Japan
Call For Abstracts 7th International Workshop on Natural Computing, IWNC7 March 20-22, 2013, The University of Tokyo, Japan http://natural-computing.com/IWNC7 Organized by: SIG-NAC, Japanese Society of Artificial Intelligence Co-organized by:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas ?Synthetic biology for the comprehension of Biomolecular networks? project and ?Molecular Robotics? project Computation is an intrinsic feature of natural and artificial systems because almost all of them can transform information in a predictable or programmable way. We witness experimental prototypes of natural computers: plasmodium computers, reaction-diffusion processors, amorphous computers, DNA computers, and theoretical paradigms: cellular automata, artificial chemistry, P-systems, evolutionary computing, neural networks. Fine mechanics of computation may significantly differ from system to system and even be somewhere ambiguous. This workshop aims to bring together computer scientists, biologists, physicists, mathematicians, electronic engineers, aestheticians and so on to critically assess present findings in the field, and to outline future developments in natural computing. Topics: -Computing with Natural media: Synthetic Biology, Molecular Robotics, Slime mold computing, Computing with chemical reaction, Reaction-diffusion computing, Unconventional Computing models, etc. -Bio-Inspired Computing: Ant / Bees Algorithm, Swarm intelligence, Evolutional Computing, etc. -Model and Theory: Artificial Life, Cellular Automaton, DNA computing, P systems, Formal Language theory and model for natural computing, Multiset computing, Mathematical Biology, etc. -Computational Aesthetics: Theory of or/and Empirical Aesthetics, Design / Fine and Media Art / Music relating to computing or/and Nature, Scientific Visualization, etc. -Philosophy of Natural Computing: Philosophy of Computing, Scientific Philosophy of Natural Computing, e.t.c. -Other related topics: Important Date Deadline of Abstract: 28.Feb.2013 Workshop: 20-22.March 2013 Deadline of Paper for Postceeding: May. 1. 2013 Notification: June. 2013 Registration: Registration fee is Free of Charge Publication: Post-ceedings will be published from Springer Verlag, Japan, and selected papers to be published in International Journal of Unconventional Computing, Journal of Cellular Automata. Programming Committee: Fuminori Akiba, Nagoya Univ. Peter Dittirich, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Masami Hagiya, Univ. of Tokyo, Kenichi Morita, Hiroshima Univ., Vincenzo Manca, Univ. of Verona, Giancarlo Mauri, Univ. of Milan, Bicocca, Ferdinand Peper, NICT, Hiroki Sayama, Binghamton Univ, State Univ. of New York, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Nagoya Univ., Hiroshi Umeo, Osaka Electro-Communication Univ. Contact to: yasuhiro SUZUKI (ysuzuki@nagoya-u.jp), Chair and Secretariat