ASIAN CONFERENCE ON MEMBRANE COMPUTING

15–18  October,  2012,  Wuhan,  China,

Goal: Membrane Computing is a branch of Natural Computing inspired from cell structure and functioning, well developed both at the theoretical level and in what concerns the applications (mainly in biology and biomedicine, modeling ecosystems, and approximate optimization). Since 2000, each year an international meeting devoted to membrane computing takes place; up to now, all such conferences were organized in Europe. In 2012, CMC (Conference on Membrane Computing) is organized in Budapest, Hungary, from 27 to 31 August. The present meeting, called the Asian Conference on Membrane Computing, ACMC, is meant to be a regional version of CMC, aiming to bring together researchers working in membrane computing and related areas, mainly from the Asian region, without being restricted to this geographical area. A series of tutorial presentations are planned, both in English and Chinese.

Other relevant details: The conference is planned as a friendly interactive meeting, with several introductory tutorials about different aspects of membrane computing. The workshop fee will be of about 250 euros per person, to be paid during the conference, in cash. This fee covers the participation, the special dinner, the tourist program, as well as the lunches. The accommodation, to be paid by each participant, will be available at various prices. Various accommodation possibilities will be posted soon in the conference page.

Organizing institution: Huazhong University of Science and Technology 

Supports: National Natural Science Foundation of China

                    European Molecular Computing Consortium

Dates: October 15 (Monday) – October 18 (Thursday), 2012

Place: Wuhan, China

Official languages: English and Chinese, with sections organized in each language