Genetic Programming Theory Practice 2005 Workshop (GPTP-2005)

The Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS) at the University of Michigan is hosting an invitation-only workhop:

Genetic Programming Theory and Practice
12-14 May, 2005.

This workshop will focus on how theory can inform practice and what practice reveals about theory. The goal is to evaluate the state-of-the-art in genetic programming by discussing different theories and their value to practitioners of the art and to review problems and observations from practice that challenge existing theory.

This will be a small, invitation-only workshop on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The workshop format is informal with plenty of time for discussion. Keynote speakers include Van Parunak (Altarum), Michael Yarus (U Colo) and Inman Harvey (Sussex). Below is the list of all papers to be presented at the Workshop, along with their authors and affiliations.

The papers from the workshop are available as chapters in a Genetic Programming Theory and Practice III, Tina Yu, Rick Riolo, Bill Worzel (eds.), Springer (2006).

Please also visit the list of all GPTP workshops.

Acknowledgements

The GPTP-2005 Workshop is made possible by generous contributions from:
  • Third Millenium
  • Christopher T. May, Red Queen Capital Management
  • State Street Global Advisors, Boston, MA
  • Biocomputing and Developmental Systems Group, CSIS, University of Limerick
  • Dow Chemical, Core R&D/Physical Sciences
  • Genetics Squared, Inc.
  • Michael Korns, Investment Science Corporation
    • Please thank them for making this workshop possible.
    Contributions should be made out to University of Michigan with a memo that says: Shortcode 307767 for CSCS GPTP-2005
    Then send to:

    Howard Oishi
    Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS)
    4477 Randall Lab
    University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI 48109-1120

    Workshop Talk titles, authors and schedule:

    Thursday, 2005 May 12

    Keynote Talk: Van Parunak
    Lessons Learned from Real-world EC Projects. Evolving Swarming Agents in Real Time.

    Morning Session:

    Application issues of genetic programming in industry
    Arthur Kordon, Flor Castillo, Guido Smits, Mark Kotanchek
    Challenges in Open-Ended Problem Solving with Genetic Programming
    Jason Daida
    Discussion
    Lunch.

    Afternoon Session #1

    A Higher-Order Function Approach to Evolve Recursive Programs
    Tina Yu
    Genetic Programming inside a Cell: Investigations of Gene Regulation from a GP Perspective
    Christian Jacob, Ian Burleigh
    Discusssion
    Break

    Afternoon Session #2

    Automated synthesis of a previously patented aspherical optical lens system by means of genetic programming
    John Koza, Lee Jones, Sameer H. Al-Sakran
    Evolution on Neutral Networks in Genetic Programming
    Wolfgang Banzhaf, Andre Leier
    Use of Nepotistic Operators in Genetic Programming.
    Sameer H. Al-Sakran, Lee Jones
    Discussion

    Friday 13 May 2005

    Keynote: Mike Yarus
    The evolution of (genetic) code

    Break

    Morning Session:

    The effects of size and depth limits on tree based genetic programming
    Nic McPhee, Ellery Crane
    Domain Specificity of Genetic Programming based automated Synthesis: A case study with Mechanical Vibration Absorbers
    Erik Goodman, Jianjun Hu
    Discussion
    Lunch
    Afternoon Session #1
    Content Diversity in Genetic Programming and Its Correlation With Fitness?
    Bill Worzel, A. Almal, Duncan MacLean, Eric Wollesen
    Genetic Programming for Robust Design: Challenges and Tactics from An Analog CAD Perspective
    Trent McConaghy, Georges Gielen
    Discrimination of Unexploded Ordnance from Clutter Using Linear Genetic Programming
    Frank Francone, Ed Dilkes, Larry M. Deschaine
    Discussion
    Break

    Afternoon Session #2
    Rapid Re-evolution of an X-Band Antenna for NASA's Space Technology 5 Mission
    Jason Lohn, Gregory Hornby, Derek Linden
    Running Genetic Programming Backward
    Riccardo Poli, Bill Langdon
    Discussion

    Saturday, 14 May 2005

    Keynote: Inman Harvey
    Evolutionary Robotics, for Both Engineering and Science.

    Break

    Morning Session:

    Trivial Geography in Genetic Programming
    Lee Spector, Jon Klein
    An examination of co-evolving grammars
    Conor Ryan, Atif Azad
    Discussion
    Lunch
    Afternoon Session
    Variable selection in industrial datasets using Pareto genetic programming
    Guido Smits, Arthur Kordon, Elsa Jordaan, Catherine Vladislavleva, Mark Kotanchek
    Discusssion; Wrap up GPTP-2005!
    ---