Nature Inspired Optimization Algorithms And Their Applications

Objective and Motivation of this session:

Nature inspired algorithms (NIA) are techniques mimicking the different natural phenomena like the concept of evolution and the behavioral pattern displayed by various species. NIA serve as an attractive alternative for solving complex and intricate problems which cannot be solved by the usual techniques. Some popular NIA include Genetic Algorithms (GA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), and Differential Evolution (DE) etc. These methods have been successfully applied to a wide range of benchmark and real-world application problems. This special session seeks to bring forward and highlight the latest developments in this promising research area by bringing together researchers and practitioners of diverse fields. Authors are invited to submit their original and unpublished work to this Special Session. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Scope and Interests:

• Theory of Nature inspired optimization algorithms
• Parameter settings in Nature inspired optimization algorithms
• Adaptive Nature inspired optimization algorithms
• Multi-objective Nature inspired optimization algorithms
• Nature inspired optimization algorithms for noisy problems
• Nature inspired optimization algorithms for constrained optimization
• Hybridization of Nature inspired optimization algorithms with local search and other soft computing approaches
• Comparison of  Nature inspired optimization algorithms with other Techniques
• Parallel implementation
• Real world/ novel applications
• New concepts for Nature inspired optimization algorithms

Paper Submission:

All instructions and templates for submission can be found in the WICT'11 web site: http://www.mirlabs.net/wict11. Please, contact the special session organizers if you are planning to submit any paper.

Important Dates:

Paper submission Deadline: 15.08.2011
Acceptance notification: 15.10.2011
Camera ready: 31.10.2011
Conference date: 11-14, December,2011

Track Chairs:

Dr. Kusum Deep
Mathematics Department,
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee,
Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
Mail: kusumfma@iitr.ernet.in

Dr. Millie Pant,
Assistant Professor,
Department of Paper Technology,
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
Mail: millifpt@iitr.ernet.in