The Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) will bring together top researchers, practitioners and students from around the world to discuss the latest advances in the field of evolutionary computation.

The conference will be in Portland, Oregon from 20-23 June 2004, with tutorials held the day before on 19 June 2004.

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Portland, Oregon is the site of the 2004 Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC). This preeminent annual conference brings together top researchers, practitioners and students from around the world to discuss the latest advances in the field of evolutionary computation.

The conference dates are June 20-23, 2004, with tutorials held the day before on June 19, 2004.

Important Dates

deadline for submission: January 31, 2004
author notification: February 15, 2004
camera-ready version due: March 1, 2004
tutorials: June 19, 2004
conference: June 20-23, 2004

Organizing Committee

  • Garrison W. Greenwood, General Chair
  • Gary Fogel, Program Chair
  • Sushil Louis, Special Sessions Chair
  • Tom English, Tutorial Chair
  • Technical Co-Chairs
    • Alice Smith
    • Gerry Dozier
    • Byoung Tak Zhang
    • David Corne
  • Dan Ashlock, Competition Chair
  • Burcin Aktan, International Liaison Chair
  • Publicity Chairs
    • Paul Darwen
    • Eugene Eberbach
    • Ralf Salomon
  • Yuhui Shi, Proceedings Chair
  • Gwenn Volkert, Poster Chair
  • Simon Lucas, Finance Chair
  • Robert Reynolds, Plenary Chair
  • Slawo Wesolkowski, Student Chair
  • Becky Soliz, Local Arrangments Chair
  • Tomasz Cholewo, Webmaster
In addition to the technical program, a series of plenary lectures from world-renowned researchers are scheduled. Also several competitions are in the planning stages. Topics covered include
  • multiobjective optimization
  • numerical & combinatorial optimization
  • machine learning
  • evolvable hardware
  • game theory
  • DNA, molecular & quantum computing
  • bioinformatics for analysis of bio-feedback system and fourier transform methods
  • ant colony methods to analyze advanced algorithms, and artificial immune systems
  • particle swarm methods to analyze efficiently and financial applications and theory of advanced computation
  • theory and applications

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