[info] 7th International Conference on Artificial Immune Systems

[Eugen Leitl]

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Call for Participation: 7th International Conference on Artificial  
Immune Systems
http://biosoft.kaist.ac.kr/icaris2008

10-13 August 2008, Phuket, Thailand

Aims and Scope
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Artificial Immune Systems are one of the most exciting recent new  
areas of
research, focussing on biologically-inspired algorithms based on  
biological
immune systems and on the use of computers to model and analyse  
biological
immune systems. The seventh International Conference on AIS continues  
the
tradition of providing a forum for the world's leading researchers in  
the
area to present their latest results. ICARIS also encourages and  
supports
newer researchers to the field, whether from academia or industry.  
Student
grants will be available to contribute towards travel costs. If you  
perform
research into artificial immune systems or modelling of immune  
systems, you
need to come to Thailand and join us!

World-leading researchers in the field will be present plenary  
lectures and
a number of general and specialist tutorials will be run just before the
main conference.

All accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings,  
published by
Springer- Verlag as part of their Lecture Notes series.

The conference will have four streams:

1. Computational immunology (for modelling and biology-specific work)
   Stream leader: Emma Hart <E.Hart at napier.ac.uk>

2. Applied AIS (for immune-inspired computer science systems,  
practical "AIS
Success Story" applications in industry, commerce, arts, and academia)
   Stream leaders:
     Henry Lau <hyklau at hkucc.hku.hk>
     Vincenzo Cutello <cutello at dmi.unict.it>

3. Theoretical AIS (for theoretical analyses of computer science,
information theory and/or biology)

   Stream leader: Andy Hone <A.N.W.Hone at kent.ac.uk>

4. Position papers (providing a novel argument - philosophical or
methodological - relating to AIS and/or immunobiology).

   Stream leaders:
     Jon Timmis <jtimmis at cs.york.ac.uk>
     Paul Andrews <psa at cs.york.ac.uk>

Please contact individual stream leaders for more information. Note that
position papers will have shorter time to present, and longer for  
discussion
at the end.

Main Activities
---------------

* Keynote Speakers:

  - Dr. Norman Packard (Santa Fe Institute / ProtoLife)
  - Dr. Julie Mcleod (Univ. of the West of England)

* Tutorial:

  "Introduction to AIS", by Dr. Giuseppe Nicosia (Univ. of Catania)

  "Applied AIS",         by Dr. Leandro De Castro (Catholic Univ. of  
Santos)

  "Simulating and Modeling the Immune System"
        Part A   by Dr. Emma Hart (Napier Univ.)
        Part B   by Dr. Hugues Bersini (ULB)

* Oral Presentations of Peer Reviewed Papers

And more lectures, tutorials, plenary sessions, paper presentations.  
The updated
programme is available at the ICARIS 2008 site:
http://biosoft.kaist.ac.kr/icaris2008

Social Events
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(1) Phuket Fantasea show - Evening, in Aug. 13
(2) island Hopping - All day, Aug. 14


Organising Committee:
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Conference Chairs:

   Doheon Lee, KAIST, Korea
   dhlee at biosoft.kaist.ac.kr

   Peter Bentley, University College, London, UK
   P.Bentley at cs.ucl.ac.uk

Local Conference Chairs:

   Supiya Ujjin, NECTEC, Thailand
   ujjins at gmail.com

   Boonserm Kaewkamnerdpong, NECTEC, Thailand
   boonserm at gmail.com


Publicity Chair:

   Sungwon Jung, TGen, USA
   sjung at tgen.org


Venue:
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We are pleased to invite you to a wonderful beach-side hotel resort:

Phuket Graceland Hotel (extremely reasonable accommodation is available
at the hotel at a discounted rate).
http://www.phuketgraceland.com/

Excursions to the nearby islands will also be arranged for fun.

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