In order to encourage in-depth technical discussions, the number of participants of the Symposium will be limited to 30 or less. The Symposium will allocate ample time for discussions in addition to paper presentations. The Symposium will cover two major areas:
The emphasis is on designing and developing intelligent and adaptive systems using evolutionary computation techniques and/or machine learning, although other artificial intelligence techniques will also be considered. Examples of the topics of Intelligent and Adaptive System include, but not limited to, evolutionary learning, neural network, autonomous agents/robots, artificial life, electronic commerce ,and other machine learning systems.
Both numerical and combinatorial optimisation will be considered. Examples of the topics of the Optimisation with Intelligent Systems include, but not limited to, analysis of algorithms (e.g., convergence and complexity), intelligent optimisation algorithms, hybrid algorithms, and their applications (e.g., resource allocation, planning, scheduling, facility layout, optimal design, etc.).