Special Session on:

Swarm Optimization Algorithms and Applications in Dynamic Environments

IEEE Swarm Intelligence Symposium 2007

Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 1-5, 2007

Call for Papers

(Deadline extended)

 

In the real world we usually have to deal with the task of searching for an optimal solution in a dynamic environment. Because of the continual change of both the external environment and parameters, the optimum solution will also change with time. In contrast to the static case, the main goal in dynamic optimization problems is no longer to acquire just the global extreme but to track its orbit through space as closely as possible, or to find a robust solution that operates optimally in the presence of uncertainties. Many algorithms fail when applied to the dynamic problem due to their inability to adapt or self-adapt to the change of the environment. The swarm algorithms have been demonstrated as efficient algorithms for tracking/finding the optimal solution in the dynamic environment and have received an increasing interest over the past several years. The objective of this special session is to bring researchers from academia and industry together to review the latest advances and to explore future directions in the field. 

 
Possible topic areas include, but are certainly not limited to:
  • Dynamic fitness functions in Particle Swarm Optimization
  • Searching for robust optimal solutions
  • Tracking moving optima by swarm algorithms
  • Benchmark problems and performance measures
  • Adaptation and learning in swarm systems
  • Potential effect of dynamic environment
  • Theoretical analysis
  • Sophisticated real-world applications

 

Organizer chairs:

Dr. Xiaohui Cui and Dr. Thomas E. Potok (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA), Dr. Adel S. Elmaghraby (University of Louisville, USA)

 

Paper submission procedure:

Prospective authors are invited to submit a draft paper (IEEE style) in PDF-format via email to Dr. Xiaohui Cui (cuix@ornl.gov) by the due date. The paper format can be found on http://www.computelligence.org/sis/paperform.html. All manuscripts will be peer reviewed by at least two reviewers, acceptance being based on the manuscripts' quality and relevance.

 

Important dates:

  • Paper submission: November 26, 2006           
  • Camera-ready papers: January 15, 2007        
  • Conference: April 1-5, 2007

 

Correspondence Address:

Dr. Xiaohui Cui

PO Box 2008, MS6085

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6085, USA

Fax: +1-865-576-0003

E-mail: cuix@ornl.gov

 

Last modified November 7, 2006