Workshop on Evolutionary Computation and its Applications (WECA' 16)

The department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore campus is organizing a two day workshop on Evolutionary Computation and its Applications (WECA' 16) from March 18-19, 2016.

About the Workshop

The workshop-WECA’16 is intended to discuss various potential Evolutionary Algorithms and their applications. The technical program includes: Introduction to Evolutionary Computation, Popular instances of Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) including Genetic Algorithms, EA as a tool for problem solving, Applications of Evolutionary Computation and Customizing EAs for research applications.

EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION

Optimization problems are ubiquitous in all areas of science, engineering, applied mathematics, medicine and economics. Evolutionary Computation is a field of study that encompasses potential nature-inspired algorithms capable of solving a wide variety of optimization problems. The objective of this workshop is to discuss various potential Evolutionary Algorithms and their applications.

TOPICS COVERED

• Introduction to Evolutionary Computation
• Popular instances of Evolutionary Algorithms (EAs) including Genetic Algorithms
• EA as a tool for problem solving
• Applications of Evolutionary Computation
• Customizing EAs for research applications
   

HANDS-ON SESSION

This workshop aims to provide the participants with hands-on experience on appropriate EA software tools.

PARTICIPANT

Final year UG/PG Students in related discipline can attend. Teachers from academic colleges/Universities/research labs with working knowledge in computer programming are eligible to apply.
 

RESOURCE PERSONS

The workshop will be conducted by the faculty members of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and from renowned institutions and industries.
 

IMPORTANT DATES

• Receipt of Registration form with registration fees: 28.02.2016
• Contestants have to submit the draft of their Project before 28.02.2016 to the coordinator.
   

For registration, please contact weca@cb.amrita.edu

Contact Us

Dr. C. Shunmuga Velayutham & Dr. Jeyakumar G.,
Coordinators WECA'16,
Department of Computer Science and Engineering,
Amrita School of Engineering,
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham,
Amrita Nagar, Ettimadai,
Coimbatore-641112.
 cs_velayutham@cb.amrita.edu
 g_jeyakumar@cb.amrita.edu
 weca@cb.amrita .edu