* Fourth World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing (NaBIC 2012) *

 - Technical Programme -


November 08, 2012

Opening: 08:45 : 9:00

Plenary talk 1: 09:00 - 10:00


Patricia Melin, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Tijuana, Mexico
Design of Hybrid Intelligent Systems with Modular Neural Networks and Type-2 Fuzzy Systems for Pattern Recognition


Coffee Break: 10:00 - 10:30


Session I: Evolutionary algorithms (10:30 - 13:00)
Chair: Simone Ludwig

Luciano Sampaio, João Varajão, Eduardo Solteiro Pires and Paulo Moura Oliveira,
Diffusion of Innovation in Organizations: Simulation using Evolutionary Computation

Hadaytullah, Sriharsha Vathsavayi, Outi Räihä, Allan Gregersen and Kai Koskimies,
Applying Genetic Self-Architecting for Distributed Systems

Nailah Al-Madi and Simone Ludwig,
Adaptive Genetic Programming applied to Classification in Data Mining

Kazuhiro Ohkura, Toshiyuki Yasuda and Yoshiyuki Matsumura,
Extracting functional subgroups from an evolutionary robotic swarm by identifying the community structure

Jorge A. Ruiz-Vanoye, Ocotlan Diaz-Parra, Felipe Cocón, Ángeles Buenabad-Arias and Ana Canepa Saenz,
A Transgenic Algorithm for the Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows

Anisa Ragalo and Nelisha Pillay,
A Building Block Conservation and Extension Mechanism for Improved Performance in Polynomial Symbolic Regression Tree-based Genetic Programming


Lunch: 13:00 14:00

Session II: Scheduling (14:00 - 15:00)
Chair: Nelishia Pillay

Ocotlan Diaz-Parra, Jorge A. Ruiz-Vanoye, Angeles Buenabad-Arias and Felipe Cocón,
A Vertical Transfer Algorithm for the School Bus Routing Problem

Rushil Raghavjee and Nelishia Pillay,
A Comparison of Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Programming in Solving the School Timetabling Problem

Christopher Rae and Nelishia Pillay,
A Preliminary Study into the Use of an Evolutionary Algorithm Hyper-heuristic to Solve the Nurse Rostering Problem

Coffee break: 15:00 - 15:30

Poster Session: 15:30 - 16:30

Radha Thangaraj, Millie Pant, Thanga Raj Chelliah and Ajith Abraham,
Opposition Based Chaotic Differential Evolution Algorithm for Solving Global Optimization Problems

Keke Liu, Zhenxiang Chen and Ajith Abraham,
Degree-Constrained Minimum Spanning Tree Problem Using Genetic Algorithm

Lavika Goel, Daya Gupta, V. K. Panchal and Ajith Abraham,
Taxonomy of Nature Inspired Computational Intelligence: A Remote Sensing Perspective

Pratyusha Rakshit, Archana Chowdhury, Amit Konar and Atulya K Nagar            ,
Evaluating the Designing Perspective of Protein Protein Interaction Network Using Evolutionary Algorithm

Garima Singh, Arindam Jati, Anwesha Khasnobish, Saugat Bhattacharyya, Amit Konar, D. N. Tibarewala and Atulya Nagar
Object Shape Recognition from Tactile Images Using Regional Descriptors

C. Alberto Ochoa-Zezatti, José Alberto Hernández-Aguilar and Julio César Ponce Gallegos
Implementation of a Firefly Algorithm to optimize Social Project to Minorities.

Joel Carvalho and Leonilde Varela
On Demand Data Retrieval Web Service based Framework for Manufacturing Supply Chain Integration and Management Support

Miguel Floriano and Leonilde Varela
Success Factors for Supporting On-line Shopping A Comparative Analysis of a Proposed Web Platform with Existing Websites

Daniel Alfonso Meléndrez Armada and Roberto Muñoz Guerrero
Electronic platform for control algorithms evaluation of a four-parallel actuator upper limb prosthesis

María Beatríz Bernábe Loranca, Marco Antonio Rodríguez Flores, Ruth Aralí Martínez Vega, José Ramos Castañeda and Elias Olivares Benitez
Adaptation of a Clustering Algorithm and Mosquito Swarm to a problem of ovitraps for the Dengue Mosquito Vector

José Costa and Leonilde Varela
Decision System for Supporting the Implementation of a Manufacturing Section on an Automotive Factory in Portugal

Xiaoyang Wang, Yang Yi, Huiyou Chang and Yibin Lin,
Co-evolutionary Learning in the N-choice IPD Game with PSO Algorithm

Abhay Samant and Heena Rathore,
A System for Building Immunity in Social Networks

Ana Madureira, Diamantino Falcão and Ivo Pereira,
Ant Colony System based approach to Single Machine Scheduling Problems - Weighted Tardiness Scheduling Problem

Ivo Pereira, Ana Madureira and Paulo de Moura Oliveira,
Multi-apprentice Learning for Meta-heuristics Parameter Tuning in a Multi Agent Scheduling System

Mohammad R. Raeesi N. and Ziad Kobti,
Incorporating a Genetic Algorithm to improve the performance of Variable Neighborhood Search


**  November 09, 2012 **


Plenary talk 2: 09:00-10:00

Oscar Castillo, Tijuana Institute of Technology, Tijuana, Mexico
Bio-Inspired Optimization of Type-2 Fuzzy Systems in Intelligent Control Applications


Coffee Break: 10:00 - 10:30

Session IV: Bio-inspired intelligent systems (10:30 - 12:30)
Chair: Jorge A. Ruiz-Vanoye

Gonzalo Urcid, Gerhard X Ritter and Juan-Carlos Valdiviezo-N.
Dendritic Lattice Associative Memories for Pattern Classification

Paulo Oliveira, Fernando Neto and Raul Melo,
Computational Application of Semiotic Principles in Intensive Care Units

Stefan Sabo and Pavol Navrat,
What's going on out there right now? A beehive based machine to give snapshot of the ongoing stories on the Web

Rafael Paiva, Alexandre Romariz and Geovany Borges,
Neural oscillator for gait command of a humanoid robot

Juan Manuel Gutiérrez, Laura Moreno-Barón, Xavier Cetó, Aitor Mimendia and Manel Del Valle,
Data Fusion in Electronic Tongue for qualitative analysis of beers

María Beatríz Bernábe Loranca, Rogelio González Velázquez, Elias Olivares Benitez, David Pinto Avendaño, Javier Ramírez Rodríguez and José Luis Martínez Flores
Partitioning with Variable Neighborhood Search: A bioinspired approach

J. A. C. B. Silva, K. M. Silva, W. L. A. Neves, B. A. Souza, F. B. Costa
Sampling Frequency Influence at Fault Locations Using Algorithms Based on Artificial Neural Networks


Lunch: 12:30 - 13:30

Session V: Bio-inspired optimization and Applications (14:00 – 15:45)
Chair: Pavel Kromer

Ibrahim Aljarah and Simone Ludwig,
Parallel Particle Swarm Optimization Clustering Algorithm based on MapReduce Methodology

Min Chen and Simone Ludwig,
Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization With Local Search Strategy for Rule Classification

Pavel Kromer, Jan Platos and Vaclav Snasel,
Practical Results of Artificial Immune Systems for Combinatorial Optimization Problems

Mario Rogelio Flores Mendez and Ricardo Landa,
An EDA Based on Bayesian Networks Constructed with Archimedean Copulas

Marek Uhlar and Ivan Polasek
Extracting, Identifiyng and Visualisation of the Content in Software Projects

Joaquín Pérez, Adriana Mexicano, Rodolfo Pazos, René Santaolaya,
Miguel Hidalgo and Alejandra Moreno Improvement to the K-Means Algorithm Through a Heuristics Based on a Bee Honeycomb Structure

*  Closing ceremony: 15:45: 16:00 *

* Coffee break: 16:00 - 16:30  *

*  16:30 - 18:00: Local city tourism  *


18:00 - 21:00: Conference Banquet