The 1999 Congress on Evolutionary Computation will be the first conference to bring together the entire evolutionary computation field in all of its diversity in a single event. CEC99 is a joint meeting of the IEEE International Conference on Evolutionary Computation (ICEC), the Conference on Evolutionary Programming (EP), and Genetic Algorithms in Engineering Systems: Innovations and Applications (GALESIA), three of the broadest and most inclusive conferences in the field today. This event is sponsored by the IEEE Neural Networks Council, the Evolutionary Programming Society, and the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). CEC99 will provide an inclusive forum for the presentation of the most recent progress in all aspects of this burgeoning field while fostering communication and progress towards a better understanding of the issues facing evolutionary computation in all forms and applications.
Appropriate paper topics include, but are not limited to, theory, application, empirical analysis, and philosophy concerning all manner of evolutionary computation including evolution strategies, evolutionary programming, genetic algorithms, genetic programming, classifier systems, artificial life, DNA computing, evolvable hardware, evolutionary robotics, and any hybridized search, optimization, or machine learning techniques drawing on computational models of evolution. Additional topics of interest include evolutionary optimization, evolutionary design, evolution of neural networks, co-evolutionary learning systems, co-evolution of coordinated action and other applications of evolutionary computation to intelligent system creation. Papers investigating issues common to all evolutionary computations are especially encouraged. All submitted manuscripts must be original, unpublished work that is not currently under consideration for any other conference or journal.
The submission deadline is January 15, 1999. Manuscripts are limited to at most 12 pages in length, including figures and references, within a single 7.5"x10" printed region per page and using a 12 point font similar to Times Roman. Facilities for electronic submissions are currently being arranged and will be announced at a later date. For those preferring to mail their submissions, please include five (5) copies of each manuscript along with a cover letter providing complete contact information for the corresponding author and mail to:
Questions, concerns, and inquiries can be sent to the conference email at CEC99@natural-selection.com. For additional information and future conference updates see the conference web pages at:
CEC99 will be immediately followed by the 1999 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, July 10-16, 1999, Renaissance Hotel Washington, DC. Note that registration to IJCNN is $50 cheaper if you go to both conferences.