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CALL FOR PAPERS (deadline extension)

Special Session on Biologically Inspired Parallel and
Distributed Computing, Algorithms and Solutions
(BICAS 2018)

As part of
The 16th International Conference on High Performance
Computing & Simulation (HPCS 2018)

Orléans, France, July 16-20, 2018
http://bit.ly/2F0Ckpx
http://hpcs2018.cisedu.info

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Background
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Biology has served as inspiration for Computer Science in recent years,
given that biological systems tend to be adaptive, reactive, and
distributed. Thus, bio-inspired computing is a multi-disciplinary field
devoted to studying complex problems using computational methods modeled
after design principles encountered in nature. This way, novel and
unconventional solutions are accomplished to tackle current challenges
in science.

This session aims at examining different solutions to complex problems
using nature inspired approaches, and their interplay with cutting-edge
technology in High Performance Computing. We invite researchers and
scientists in this area to participate and contribute to this event and
we welcome their works.

Important Dates
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Paper Submissions: April 2, 2018 (extended)
Notification of acceptance: April 26, 2018 (extended)
Camera-ready papers due: May 03, 2018
Conference date: July 16-20, 2018
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Please submit papers using EasyChair:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bicas2018

For more information please consult the BICAS2018 and HPCS2018 webpages:

http://bit.ly/2F0Ckpx

http://hpcs2018.cisedu.info

Topics of Interest
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Topics of interest to BICAS2018 include but are not limited to:

- Biological systems, computing and informatics
- Bio-inspired Hardware, Software and Design
- Bio-inspired Parallel and distributed algorithms
- Artificial life/intelligence, complex systems and complex networks
- Self-Organization, Evolution and Adaptation
- Natural parallelism and concurrency in computing
- Biologically inspired distributed systems and networks
- Bio-inspired modeling of real-life phenomena and its simulation
- Swarm Intelligence
- Cellular Automata
- Genetic programming and evolutionary algorithms
- Neurocomputing, artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Artificial Neural Networks and Systems, Deep Learning
- Collective behavior and swarm intelligence
- Communication and multi-agent simulation
- Membrane Computing
- DNA Computation
- Quantum Computation
- Immunocomputing and Computing Inoculation
- Amorphous Computing
- Biological Fault Tolerance
- Bio-inspired applications and case studies

Publishing
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Paper Submissions

Submitted papers must not have been published or simultaneously submitted
elsewhere until it appears in HPCS proceedings, in the case of acceptance,
or notified otherwise. For Regular papers, please submit a PDF copy of
your full manuscript, not to exceed 8 double-column formatted pages per
template, and include up to 6 keywords and an abstract of no more than 400
words. Additional pages will be charged additional fee. Submission should
include a cover page with authors' names, affiliation addresses, fax
numbers, phone numbers, and all authors email addresses. Please, indicate
clearly the corresponding author(s) although all authors are equally
responsible for the manuscript. Short papers (up to 4 pages), poster papers
and posters for posters submission details) will also be considered

Publication

Accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings.
Instructions for final manuscript format and requirements will be posted on
the HPCS 2018 Conference web site. It is our intent to have the proceedings
formally published in hard and soft copies and be available at the time of
the conference. The proceedings is projected to be included in the IEEE or
ACM Digital Library and indexed in all major indexing services accordingly.

Special issue

Plans are underway to have the best papers, in extended version, selected
for possible publication in a reputable journal as special issue. Detailed
information will soon be announced and will be made available on the
conference website.

Organization
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Special Session Organizers

- Miguel Á. Martínez del Amor, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
- Agustín Riscos Núñez, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
- Francis G. Cabarle, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City,
the Philippines
- Henry N. Adorna, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City,
the Philippines
- Xiangxiang Zeng, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China

International Program Committee

- Rene Batac, National Institute of Physics, Quezon City, The Philippines
- Miguel Cardenas Montes, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
- Anne C. Elster, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
- Manuel García-Quismondo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
- Juan A. Gómez Pulido, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
- José L. Guisado, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
- Pauline C. Haddow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology,
Trondheim, Norway
- Richelle A.B. Juayong, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon
City, The Philippines
- Ignacio Pérez Hurtado, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
- Jaderick Pabico, Institute of Computer Science, Los Banos, Laguna, The
Philippines
- Bosheng Song, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,
China
- Miguel A. Vega-Rodríguez, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
- Jianhua Xiao, Nankai University, Nankai, China
- Pan Zheng, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Kuching,
Malaysia