2008
GECCO Workshop on Open-Source Software for
Applied Genetic
and Evolutionary Computation (SoftGEC'08)
Location:
SoftGEC'08
is part of GECCO
2008 to be held in Atlanta, USA
Date: July 12 or 13, 2008. The GECCO program can be found here.
Organizer:
Jason H. Moore,
Ph.D.
Description:
The
field of Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (GEC) is undergoing a
transition from a largely theoretical discipline to a more applied
discipline as more and more people discover the power and utility of
GEC methods. Freely-available, open-source, and user-friendly
software for the application of GEC methods to real-world problems is
more important than ever as GEC algorithms mature. However,
there are few examples of software for applied GEC that are free,
open-source, platform-independent, and user-friendly.
The second annual workshop on Open-Source Software for Applied Genetic
and Evolutionary Computation (SoftGEC), organized in connection with
the GECCO 2008 in Atlanta, is intended to explore and critically
evaluate the development, evaluation, distribution, and support of GEC
software. The availability of software is very important if
GEC is going to find its way into applied computer science in fields
such as engineering, economics, and bioinformatics. This is
partly because the development, evaluation, distribution, and support
of user-friendly software is time consuming, expensive and may require
special software engineering or artistic expertise. This workshop
will critically explore barriers to
the development and dissemination of GEC software and will critically
evaluate solutions.
Program: The second SoftGEC workshop will feature 3-4 invited speakers (TBA) working
in the area of GEC software development followed by a panel discussion.
Each speaker will give an overview of their GEC software
package and will present their successes and failures in developing,
distributing, and supporting open-source software. The workshop is
scheduled to last two hours.
Confirmed speakers
include:
TBA in early 2008
Past SoftGEC Workshops: SoftGEC'07
Last updated November 19, 2007