[Colloquium] Fwd: Biological Distributed Algorithms, Chicago, July 2016

[Sandra Wallace]

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am a co-organizer of a workshop on Biological Distributed Algorithms, that will be held in Chicago in July 2016. I thought some in the computer science department at UChicago might be interested in attending / submitting work. Would you mind please forwarding the announcement below to the talks listserv?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Saket
> 
> 
>> =======================================================
>> The 4th Workshop on Biological Distributed Algorithms (BDA 2016)
>> Co-located with PODC 2016. July 25, 2016 in Chicago, IL USA
>> http://www.snl.salk.edu/~navlakha/BDA2016/
>> =======================================================
>> 
>> We are excited to announce the 4th workshop on Biological Distributed
>> Algorithms (BDA). The aim of the workshop is to foster collaborative research
>> between biologists and distributed computing theory researchers, with the hope
>> of producing better understanding of the behavior of distributed biological
>> systems, as well as new ideas for design of algorithms for engineered or
>> computational networks.
>> 
>> BDA 2016 will include presentations on distributed algorithms related to a
>> variety of biological systems, with special attention to communication and
>> coordination in insect colonies (e.g. foraging, navigation, task allocation,
>> construction) and networks in the brain (e.g. learning, decision-making,
>> attention).
>> 
>> This is a one-day workshop.
>> 
>> ===========
>> SUBMISSIONS
>> ===========
>> We solicit submissions of extended abstracts describing recent results
>> relevant to biological distributed computing. We especially welcome extended
>> abstracts describing new insights and / or case studies regarding the
>> relationship between distributed computing and biological systems even if
>> these are not fully formed. Since a major goal of the workshop is to explore
>> new directions and approaches, we especially encourage the submission of
>> ongoing work. Selected contributors would be asked to present, discuss and
>> defend their work at the workshop. By default, the submissions will be
>> evaluated for either oral or poster presentation, though authors may indicate
>> in their submission if it should be only considered for one of the
>> presentation types. Submissions should be in PDF and include title, author
>> information, and a 4-page extended abstract. Shorter submissions are also
>> welcome, particularly for poster presentation.
>> 
>> Please use the following EasyChair submission link:
>> https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bda20160
>> 
>> Note: The workshop will not include published proceedings. In particular, we
>> welcome submissions of extended abstracts describing work that has appeared or
>> is expected to appear in other venues.
>> 
>> =================================
>> Support for students and postdocs
>> =================================
>> To encourage the participation of researchers at the early stages of their
>> career, the NSF has generously granted us with the means to provide financial
>> support for student and postdoc participants. Specifically, for each accepted
>> (oral or poster) presentation, we will reimburse the registration fee and
>> at least $350 of additional travel expanses (the exact amount will be determined later
>> on but it is expected to be higher) of one student/postdoc author.
>> 
>> ===============
>> IMPORTANT DATES
>> ===============
>> April 25, 2016 – Extended abstract submission deadline
>> May 25, 2016 – Decision notifications
>> July 25, 2016 – Workshop
>> 
>> ================
>> INVITED SPEAKERS
>> ================
>> Bernard Chazelle - Princeton
>> Melanie Moses - UNM
>> Konrad Kording - Northwestern
>> 
>> =================
>> PROGRAM COMMITTEE
>> =================
>> Ziv Bar-Joseph - CMU
>> Anna Dornhaus - University of Arizona
>> Yuval Emek - Technion (co-chair)
>> Amos Korman - CNRS and University of Paris Diderot
>> Nancy Lynch - MIT
>> Saket Navlakha - Salk Institute (co-chair)
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