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Call for Chapters Nature Inspired Computing: A New Set of Tools for Management http://www.grenoble-em.com/rennardjp/nicbook/index.html Introduction Nobel Prize recipient Illya Prigogine wrote some years ago a book entitled "The End of Certainty". Specialized in non-linear systems, the great chemist emphasized in this text the importance of the scientific revolution initiated a century ago by the French mathematician Henri Poincar�: scientific certainty inherited from Laplace is a mirage; non-linearity, complexity and chaos are the new frontiers of science. The advance of computer science and the remarkable growth of computing power over the last thirty years have made the computer a fantastic tool to cope with complexity. The emergence of nature inspired computing is one of the most amazing achievements of these researches. The universality of the computing techniques inherited from nature, i.e. their applications as well in biology, physics, engineering as in economy or management, clearly demonstrates their depth. These new tools are used in two different ways, both highly promising for management science and economy: emergent (bottom-up) simulations and optimization. Emergent simulations lead to a better understanding of complex interactions and to original theoretical approaches. Nature inspired algorithms for optimization lead to efficient, supple and adaptable tools. Objectives of the book Specifically dedicated to management and economy, this book aims to provide a state-of-the-art synthesis and future trends. At the crossroads of information science, management and economy, the works that will be presented will contribute to a better knowledge and a better control of complex economic dynamics. By showing the diversity of the potential of nature inspired tools as well as their conceptual unity, this book will be an original contribution to the field. By presenting innovative computing tools and theoretical interpretations, it will provide a significant contribution both to practitioners and academics. It should bring the first a general knowledge of the numerous applications of that new field, and contribute to give the other a global vision of these researches. Call for Chapters We are looking for high quality research papers for this book dealing with nature inspired computing for management and economy. Since no synthetic book exists on that topic, our objective is to propose a reference for researchers, students and practitioners. This book will bring together researchers in different fields associated to nature inspired computing, management and economy. It will deal with both theoretical and operational works, and will highlight significant realizations as well as theoretical advances. Recommended topics include (but are not limited to): � Management of technology � Enterprise integration � Negotiation processes � Stock market simulation � Project management � Pricing strategy � Market theory � Information systems � Operations management � Supply chain management � Sites location optimization � Design and manufacturing � Marketing strategy � Data Mining � Knowledge Management � Computational Economics � Evolutionary Economics � Artificial societies � Artificial creativity � Emergence and bottom-up simulations theory Main tools include: � Evolutionary Algorithms � Multi Agents Systems � Swarm Intelligence � Cellular Automata � Ant Colony Optimization � Distributed Artificial Intelligence � Artificial Immune Systems � Neural Networks � Collective robots We encourage potential contributors to consider also topics not included in this list according to their specialties. Submission Procedures Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a 2-3 page manuscript before October 31, 2004. The proposals should include tentative title and clearly explain the concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors will be notified of acceptance for proposed chapters by November 15, 2004. They will be sent chapter organizational guidelines and will have to submit full chapters by February 15, 2005. All submitted chapters will be reviewed by 2-3 reviewers on a double-blind basis. Final accepted revised chapters are due by June 1, 2005. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group, Inc., publisher of the Idea Group Publishing, Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Idea Group Reference imprints. Inquiries and submissions should be sent (preferably electronically) to: Pr. Jean-Philippe Rennard Grenoble Ecole de Management 12, rue Pierre Semard BP 127 38003, Grenoble Cedex 01 France [EMAIL PROTECTED]
