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From: Diethelm Wuertz <wuertz@ips.id.ethz.ch>
To: mod-ki@unido.informatik.uni-dortmund.de
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 91 12:00:00
Subject: <mod-ki 0779> Call: Parallel Problem Solving from Nature
Keywords: Workshops

mod-ki message 0779
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                        CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

                       International Workshop on
                  PARALLEL PROBLEM SOLVING FROM NATURE
              - Applications in Statistics and Economics -
      
                  December 9-10, 1991, ETH Zurich
      
                     OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKSHOP

Information processing systems  for  optimization  and  forecasting  are
mathematical and computational challenges. Only new algorithmic concepts
paired with numerically  intensive  computing  are  able  to  solve  the
problems in many fields of statistics and economics. These  new  methods
lead to decision  support  systems  which  will  become  more  and  more
invaluable tools in  finding  the  best  solutions  to  statistical  and
economical problems. The range and variety of the underlying information
processing technologies go far beyond traditional  techniques.  The  new
aids to making better decisions are based on techniques  as  diverse  as
parallel algorithms, neural  networks  and  optimization  concepts  like
simulated annealing  and  genetic  algorithms.  In  addition  the  rapid
evolution of these algorithmic concepts goes hand in  hand  with  recent
developments in parallel computer hardware creating a favorable synergy.

The Workshop seeks to bring together those working towards  applications
of these new information processing systems  and  those  concerned  with
regularities in statistical and economic data. A number  of  experts  in
relevant, closely-related domains will also  attend.  On  both  Workshop
days there will  be  a  series  of  tutorial  presentations  by  invited speakers.  In  addition  there  will  be   a   number   of   contributed
presentations on work in progress.

                           ORGANISATION

The  Workshop  is  scientifically  supported  by  the  DOSES   programme 
(Development of Statistical Expert  Systems)  of  EUROSTAT  (Statistical
Office  of  the  European  Communities)  and  organized   by   the   IPS 
(Interdisciplinary Project Center for  Supercomputing)  at  ETH  Zurich.
In addition, the workshop is supported and sponsored by

      o   IPS, ETH Zurich
      o   Konjunkturforschungsstelle an der ETH Zurich
      o   MasPar Distributor AG, Zurich
      o   PAR, Schweizerische Informatiker Gesellschaft
      o   Parsytec GmbH, Aachen and TNT AG Bern
      o   QT optec AG, Zug
      o   Schweizerischer Bankverein, Basel

                       PROGRAM COMMITTEE

J. Frain,  Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin
K. Kirchmayr, Schweizerischer Bankverein, Basel
F. Murtagh, Munotec Systems, Dublin and Munich
P. van Nypelseer, DOSES, eurostat, Luxemburg
U. Reimer, Rentenanstalt Zurich
M.M. Richter, DFKI, Kaiserslautern, Germany
W. Roth, Konjunkturforschungsstelle ETH Zurich
D. Wurtz, IPS, ETH Zurich
H.G. Zimmermann, Siemens AG, Munchen

                         SPEAKERS

J. Bernasconi, ABB Corporate Research, Baden
A. Colin, Citicorp Inv. Bank, London
F. Fogelman Soulie, MIMETICS, Chatenay Malabry
J. Frain, Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin
H. Horner, Universitaet Heidelberg
H. Muehlenbein, GMD, St. Augustin - Bonn
F. Murtagh, Munotec Systems Ltd., Dublin
P.M. Perremans, DOSES - EUROSTAT, Luxemburg
M.B. Priestley, UMIST Manchester
R. Rohwer, CSTR University of Edinburgh
C. Schaefer, Rowland Inst. of Science, Cambridge, USA
P. Treleaven, University College, London
A. Varfis, Joint Research Center, Ispra
H-M. Wallmeier, IBM Scientific Center, Heidelberg
D. Weers, Aspen Intellect AG, Zug
A. S. Weigend, Stanford University, Stanford
D. Wuertz, IPS, ETH Zurich
H.G. Zimmermann, Siemens AG, Munich

                   CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:

Participants are requested to complete the  enclosed  registration  form
and return it to the conference secretariat.  The  conference  fees  are
sfr 400.-- for those from profit making companies,  for  others  150.--.
A  limited  fund  (partially  supported  by  IBM  Switzerland)  will  be
available to support younger participants, who would  not  otherwise  be
able to attend. No currencies other than Swiss Francs will be  accepted.
Remittance should be made by bank check or by  a  bank  transfer  -  and
free of charge to the organizers - to

        PASE-Workshop - Dr. Diethelm Wuertz
        Schweizerischer Bankverein, Zurich
        Number of Account: PO-206,066.0 320

A confirmation letter will be sent on receipt of your  payment.  Neither
personal checks nor credit cards can be accepted.

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