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Publications On-Line
Latest Publications on the Web
T. Simas and L.M. Rocha [2008]."Stochastic model for scale-free networks with cutoffs". Physical Review E, 78(6):066116.
A. Abi-Haidar, J. Kaur, A. Maguitman, P. Radivojac, A. Retchsteiner, K. Verspoor, Z. Wang, and L.M. Rocha [2008]. Uncovering protein interaction in abstracts and text using a novel linear model and word proximity networks". Genome Biology. 9(Suppl 2):S11
M. Marques-Pita, M. Mitchell, and L.M. Rocha [2008]. "The Role of Conceptual Structure in Learning Cellular Automata to Perform Collective Computation". In: Unconventional Computation: 7th International Conference (UC 2008). Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer-Verlag, 5204: 146-163.
A. Abi-Haidar and L.M. Rocha [2008]. Adaptive Spam Detection Inspired by a Cross-Regulation Model of Immune Dynamics: A Study of Concept Drift". In: Artificial Immune Systems: 7th International Conference, (ICARIS 2008). Bentley, Peter; Lee, Doheon; Jung, Sungwon (Eds.) Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer-Verlag, 5132: 36-47.
M. Marques-Pita and L.M. Rocha [2008]. "Conceptual Structure in Cellular Automata: The Density Classification Task". In: Artificial Life XI: Eleventh International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems. S. Bullock, J. Noble, R. A. Watson, and M. A. Bedau (Eds.). MIT Press, pp. 390-397.
A. Abi-Haidar and L.M. Rocha [2008]. Adaptive Spam Detection Inspired by the Immune System". In: Artificial Life XI: Eleventh International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems. S. Bullock, J. Noble, R. A. Watson, and M. A. Bedau (Eds.). MIT Press, pp. 1-8.
L.M. Rocha [2008]."The Logical Mechanisms of Life". In: Complex Biological Systems. Icfai University Press, 2008.
L.M. Rocha [2007]."Reality is Stranger than Fiction: What can Artificial Life do about Advances in Biology?". Invited presentation for the "Biocomplexity" discussion section at the 9th European Conference on Artificial Life, September 12, 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal. Reprinted in: Complex Biological Systems. Icfai University Press, 2008.
Almeida e Costa, F., L.M. Rocha, E. Costa, I. Harvey, A. Coutinho (Eds.) [2007]. Advances in Artificial Life: Proceedings of the 2007 European Conference on Artificial Life. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI), 4648. Springer-Verlag.
L.M. Rocha and J. Kaur [2007]."Genotype Editing and the Evolution of Regulation and Memory". Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Artificial Life. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI), 4648: 63-73 (Springer-Verlag).
A. Abi-Haidar, J. Kaur, A. Maguitman, P. Radivojac, A. Retchsteiner, K. Verspoor, Z. Wang, and L.M. Rocha [2007]."Uncovering Protein-Protein Interactions in the Bibliome". Proceedings of the Second BioCreative Challenge Evaluation Workshop (ISBN 84-933255-6-2), pp.247-255.
C. Huang, J. Kaur, A. Maguitman, L.M. Rocha[2007]."Agent-Based Model of Genotype Editing". Evolutionary Computation, 15(3): 253-89.
Rechtsteiner, A., Luinstra, J., Rocha, L.M., Strauss, C.E., [2006]. "Use of Text Mining for Protein Structure Prediction and Functional Annotation in Lack of Sequence Homology". In: Joint BioLINK and Bio-Ontologies Meeting 2006 (ISMB Special Interest Group).
Rocha, L.M., L. Yaeger, M. Bedau, D. Floreano, R. Goldstone, and A. Vespignani (Eds.) [2006]. Artificial Life 10: Tenth International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems. MIT Press.
Rocha, L.M., A. Maguitman, C. Huang, J. Kaur, and S. Narayanan. [2006].""An Evolutionary Model of Genotype Editing". In: Artificial Life 10: Tenth International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living SystemsL.M.Rocha, L. Yaeger, M. Bedau, D. Floreano, R. Goldstone, and A. Vespignani (Eds.). MIT Press, pp. 105-111.
Maguitman, A. G., Rechtsteiner, A., Verspoor, K., Strauss, C.E., Rocha, L.M. [2006]. "Large-Scale Testing Of Bibliome Informatics Using Pfam Protein Families". In: Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing11:76-87.
Full List of Publications with older papers.
Calls for Papers
Current
9th European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL 07), September 10-14, 2007, Lisbon, Portugal
Multi-Agents for modelling Complex Systems (MA4CS), Satellite Conference of the European Conference on Complex Systems (ECCS'07), Dresden, Germany, October 5-6, 2007
Recent Past
The 10th International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems (Alife X), June 3-7, 2006, School of Informatics, Indiana University, Bloomington
European Conference on Artificial Life (ECAL 2005), Monday 5th to Friday 9th September 2005 University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent (UK). Includes the Active agents and their environments as dynamical systems Workshop
12th Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, 05 to 08 December, 2005. 2nd Portuguese Workshop on Artificial Life and Evolutionary Algorithms (ALEA 2005)
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation COnference (GECCO 2005), Washington, DC, June 25 - 29, 2005.
Agent-Based Simulation 5, Lisbon, Portugal, 3-5 May 2004.
Genetic Regulatory Networks: Theory and Practice, Canberra, Australia, 8th - 12th December 2003.
Oeiras Mathematical and Computational Biology Workshop, June 20, 2003, Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência.
International interdisciplinary seminar on new robotics, evolution and embodied cognition. Lisbon, Portugal, November 12-15, 2002. Special Issue of Artificial Life.
Media Pieces
BBC Digital Planet, U.K.: World Service interview about immune-inspired spam-detection system.
SIC News, Portugal: TV interview about immune-inspired spam-detection system.
Rádio Renascença, Portugal: Radio interview about immune-inspired spam-detection system, October 5, 2008.
L'atelier, France: "Spams et bacteries : meme combat", August 22th, 2008.
Tecnomania, Spain: "Podemos hacer software que nazca a la vida?", August 12th, 2008.
Ciência Hoje, Portugal: "Cientistas portugueses criaram aspirador de lixo electronico", August 11th, 2008.
Portuguese Press on August 7th, 2008: Correio da Manhã (p20), Diario de Notícias (p15), Jornal de Notícias (p5), Público (p8), etc.
Silicon Republic, Ireland: "Fighting spam and thinking robots -- bio-inspired AI", August 6th, 2008.
The Daily Telegraph, U.K.: "Can we make software that comes to life?", August 5th, 2008.
Other International Press on August 5-6t, 2008. ACM TechNews (USA), Innovations Report (Germany), Science Daily (USA), Slashdot (USA), AlphaGalileo (European Union), SiloBreaker (UK), etc.
On Facebook, Scholars Link Up With Data, New York Times, December 17, 2007. A description of work pursued with Eliot Smith.
Tecendo Redes Para A Biologia Computacional, Fundacao Calouste Gulbenkian Newsletter, September 2007
Luis Rocha: FLAD and the Portuguese Scientists in America, Ciencia Hoje, October 1, 2006
Aposta na investigação em Portugal, Correio da Manha, June 22, 2006
IGC e FLAD criam laboratório de biologia computacional, Ciencia Hoje, June 22, 2006
Biologia Computacional: Parceria luso-americana para co-laboratório, Lusa News Agency, June 21, 2006
Interview (asf) given to Complexity Digest at the Alife X Conference.
IU to showcase AI technology. Indiana Daily Student: Thursday, June 1, 2006
The facts of Artificial Life. Research at Indiana University: Thursday, June 1, 2006
Luis Rocha, deFrente: May 29, 2006
Indiana noteworthy, Indystar.com: May 22, 2006
Integrating artificial life simulation with synthetic biology, Laboratorytalk: May 22, 2006
Integrating artificial life simulation with synthetic biology, School of Informatics Press Release: May 22, 2006
Integrating artificial life simulation with synthetic biology, biohealthmathematics.com: May 19, 2006
Scientists to Get ‘Alife’ at International Conference. Techpoint, March 15, 2006
Luís Rocha preside a conferência sobre duas décadas de Vida Artificial, Ciencia Hoje, March 15, 2006 Portugal
Artificial life conference set for June, IU Home pages, March 10, 2006
Scientists to Get ‘Alife’ at International Conference, Press Release, February 2006.
Interview (asf video) given to Complexity Digest at the Artificial Life 9 Conference, Boston, MA, 04/09/12-15.
Mentes Lusas. in Expresso, Portugal, July 2004.
Video piece from the 2010 program of the Portuguese National Television channel RTP2, November, 2002. For faster and slower connections
Newspaper article "Insetos, neurônios e sistema imunológico. Esses são os modelos das redes do futuro" in O Estado de Sao Paulo, September 16, 2002. There is also a piece about the Global Brain and Adaptive Webs where my work is mentioned, as well as a translation of the Washignton Post article below.
Newspaper article "Web May Hold the Key to Achieving Artificial Intelligence" in The Washington Post, September 6, 2002; Page A01. Pretty much the same article as"Creating a smarter computer" in the MSNBC web site.
Newspaper article "O português de Los Alamos" in Expresso, Portugal, August 31, 2002. Larger version of the article in the reporter's web site.
Newspaper article "Nova robótica apresenta-se em Lisboa" in Expresso, Portugal, August 17, 2002.
Interview (real video) given to Complexity Digest at the NECSI Complex Systems Conference.
Magazine article "Evolution and scientific literature: towards a decentralized adaptive web" in Nature: WebDebates, 2001.
