Illinois Genetic Algorithms Laboratory » illigal blog http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Genetic Algorithms Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:30:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 en SIGEVOlution Volume 3, Issue 3, Out Now! http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2009/06/14/sigevolution-volume-3-issue-3-out-now/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2009/06/14/sigevolution-volume-3-issue-3-out-now/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:37:19 +0000 Pier Luca Lanzi http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2009/06/14/sigevolution-volume-3-issue-3-out-now/ The new issue of SIGEVOlution is now available for you to download from:
http://www.sigevolution.org

The issue features:

  • An Interview with John H. Holland with an introduction by Lashon Booker
  • It’s Not Junk! by Clare Bates Congdon, H. Rex Gaskins, Gerardo M. Nava & Carolyn Mattingly
  • car racing @ CIG-2008
  • GECCO-2009 competitions
  • new issues of journals
  • calls & calendar
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    The service is available at http://dblpvis.uni-trier.de/

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      ]]>       http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2009/03/10/who-are-your-most-important-co-authors-and-what-the-streams/feed/       GECCO is 11th most impactful conference http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2009/02/13/gecco-is-11th-most-impactful-conference/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2009/02/13/gecco-is-11th-most-impactful-conference/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:58:04 +0000 David E. Goldberg http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2009/02/13/gecco-is-11th-most-impactful-conference/ Genetic & Evolutionary Computation Conference is number 11 most impactful conference in CS http://tinyurl.com/4r7t2v via @ShareThis (hat tip Lee Spector).

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          I watch the lectures in the morning while I exercise, so they fit quite nicely into my day, but even if you have to make special time, this class is worth it. Go check it out here.

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                ]]>                 http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2008/01/08/sigevolution-volume-2-issue-2-in-the-acm-digital-library/feed/                 Jaume’s lecturing position http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/11/09/jaumes-lecturing-position/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/11/09/jaumes-lecturing-position/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:42:53 +0000 Pier Luca Lanzi http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/11/09/jaumes-lecturing-position/ Illigal former member Jaume Bacardit obtained a lecturing position opened jointly between the schools of Biosciences & Computer Science at the University of Nottingham.

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                  ]]>                   http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/11/09/jaumes-lecturing-position/feed/                   Alwyn Barry changing jobs http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/19/alwyn-barry-changing-jobs/ http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/19/alwyn-barry-changing-jobs/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:33:21 +0000 Xavier Llorà http://www.illigal.uiuc.edu/web/blog/2007/09/19/alwyn-barry-changing-jobs/ This is an excerpt from Alwyn Barry’s web page (Thanks Pier Luca for pointing it out).

                  Most people who know me will be aware that I am changing job shortly. I will be leaving the University of Bath from 30th September 2007, and will no longer be an academic. I am moving to Street in Somerset to become the Pastor of Street Baptist Church. I am still happy to answer any questions relating to my previous research, so do feel free to contact me via my new email address, which is linked from this site.

                  Alwyn, it has been a pleasure to be able to interact with you. I would like to wish you the best in your new endeavor, knowing that you will give your 100% as usual.

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