the Society for the Promotion of Evolutionary Computation in Europe and its Surroundings
This year sees the tenth anniversary of the foundation of SPECIES. In these years we have guaranteed the continuity of the EvoStar conferences, initiated the SPECIES Scholarships and fostered the rebirth of the Summer School. What should we do in
The SPECIES Summer School is looking for students interested in gaining evolutionary computation and general research work skills, networking with the school mentors and with other students and enjoying a nice stay by the Mediterranean! We specially encourage women and
The <1' challenge involves producing a less than one minute video, in one of two categories, Evo* and SPECIES. Prizes include a 200€ Amazon voucher. Submit your video before October 14th!!
Have you seen the updates to the list of hosting institutions for the SPECIES Scholarship program in 2021? +info in https://species-society.org/scholarships-hosts-2021/
This is what they said: “The SPECIES scholarship was a great opportunity for me to get to know and collaborate with a different research group in the field of evolutionary computation. The 3-month format allows for deep and productive discussions
SPECIES offers a total of three scholarships in its areas of interest, for PhD students or recent graduates to work with one of the available research groups, involving an internship of three months. +info in the Scholarships page
All SPECIES members are now invited to vote for the new Executive Board The list of candidates for the period 2021-22 is as follows: Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra. Statement Sara Silva, University of Lisbon, Portugal Statement Nuno Lourenço, University
Have you checked the SPECIES YouTube channel? You will find highlights from EvoStar 2021: the keynote lectures by Jose A Lozano and Roberto Serra, the closing session with all the awards (in particular, the EvoStar Award to Gabriela Ochoa) and
The 24th EvoStar conference will take place (hopefully!) in Seville, Spain, from 7 to 9 April 2021. Join us to discover the latest advances in Evolutionary Computation, meet old friends and/or make new ones – in person or online! Check
25 years after the IEEE Expert Special Issue edited by Peter Angeline, with the title “Evolution Revolution”, it is about time to proudly assert that Evolution is the AI Revolution. We take this opportunity to announce the Topical Issue Evolution,