Nature Inspired Simulation and Visualization of Complex Networks

Workshop at ALIFE 2024 (July 22-26)

This workshop will provide the space for researchers in complex network simulation, visualization, and analysis to share and deepen ideas about their ongoing research. Of particular topical interest will be contributions that combine nature inspired elements and A-life methodologies (such as simulated model organisms, emergent systems, metaheuristics) with particular applied use cases for the resulting methodology (i.e., where the presented methodology is used to solve a stated problem in a target domain).

Contributions

The workshop is open and inclusive: we welcome all levels of experience and state of completion of the presented project or ideas. The contributions might likewise have any form, for instance a short 5-minute talk, full talk with a positional paper, paper without a talk, a dynamic activity that involves audience members etc. We will leave this up to the contributors’ creativity in the submission phase and curate the submissions to create a diverse and attractive program.

Timeline

Contribution proposals are due May 15 AoE in the form of a short abstract.

Acceptance notification is May 22 AoE.

Finished materials are due June 31 AoE.

The workshop will take place in a hybrid form as part of the ALIFE conference in July 22-26.

Submissions

Abstract submission will open in May. The final contributions will be published in online proceedings accessible from the ALIFE website as well as on GitHub.

Interest Groups

data scientist, network scientist, computational artist, complexity scientist

Organizers

Dr-Ing Oskar Elek, University of California in Santa Cruz (Web, Email)

Prof Angus Forbes, Purdue University (Email)

Tarin Ziyaee, CEO at Stealth (Email)