The First Workshop on Developmental Neural Networks was held as part of the 15th International Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature (PPSN 2018), Coimbra, Portugal

Submission

  • Format and page length: up to 4 page PDF file in LNCS format
  • Deadline: May 21, 2018
  • Notification: June 21, 2018
  • How to submit: by email to the workshop organizers

Details

  • Workshop date: 9 September 2018
  • Duration/Time: half-day
  • Location: Coimbra, Portugal

Schedule

14:00-14:10 Introduction
  Dennis G. Wilson, Julian F. Miller, and Sylvain Cussat-Blanc
14:10-15:10 The Secret Life of Neurons: From Birth to Adulthood
  Keynote by Sophie Pautot
15:10-15:30 Evolving Programs that Build Neural Networks for Multiple Problems
  Julian F. Miller, Dennis G. Wilson, and Sylvain Cussat-Blanc
15:30-16:00 Break
   
16:00-16:20 Distance-based Kernels for Surrogate Model-based Neuroevolution
  Jörg Stork, Martin Zaefferer, and Thomas Bartz-Beielstein
16:20-16:40 Minimum Requirements for an Artificial Rat
  Yile Ying, Alex Rose, Abubakar Siddique, and Will N. Browne
16:40-17:00 A Gene Regulatory Network Model for Axon Guidance
  Dennis G. Wilson, Sylvain Cussat-Blanc, Hervé Luga
17:00-17:30 Panel discussions