Special Sessions
Accepted Special Sessions
Organizers: Lana Sinapayen, Sofian Audry and Eiji Watanabe
Organizers: Manuel Baltieri, Keisuke Suzuki and Olaf Witkowski
Organizers: Peter Lewis, Imran Khan and Alex Penn
Artificial Perception II
Organizers: Lana Sinapayen, Sofian Audry and Eiji Watanabe
Description:
The easiest way to investigate a complex system is to study its failures. Perception can fail in spectacular ways: auditory, tactile, or visual illusions. What can we learn from machines that fail like humans do?
Hybrid life: Approaches to integrate biological, artificial and cognitive systems
Organizers: Manuel Baltieri, Keisuke Suzuki and Olaf Witkowski
Description:
The session focuses on hybrid methods studying artificial, living and cognitive systems, looking in particular at 1) theoretical contributions across fields (agency, adaptation, etc.), 2) systems augmentation and enhancement, and 3) interactive heterogeneous systems.
ALIFE and Society
Organizers: Peter Lewis, Imran Khan and Alex Penn
Description:
The ALife and Society Special Session is a meeting point for all in our community developing ALife’s potential to contribute to real world societal and ecological challenges. Showcasing and discussing real world ALife applications & learning, emerging ideas & new disciplinary connections with short talks & lively discussion.