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An International School of Mathematics "G. Stampacchia" 41th Workshop at "Ettore Majorana" Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture Erice (Sicily)

Holland's genetic algorithm was originally inspired by biological evolution. It has become a vast domain of machine learning, with various sub-domains, one of which is statistical modeling. This workshop aims to re-examine the big picture, from biological evolution to statistical modeling applications, seeking new inspirations and synergies from contemporary biology, contemporary computer science, and contemporary statistical modeling, as they have developed since the origin of the genetic algorithms.

The course material will be divided into three broad areas:

• evolution, including phylogentic analysis, chemical evolution, and artificial life evolution;

• genetic algorithms, their foundations and design;

• applications in statistical modeling. The summer school aims to create space for the exploration and development of synergies between these broad thrusts.

The workshop will last for seven days, July 3-9. The default schedule will have lectures, short presentations and discussions. There will also be a poster session for participants to present their work. Mid-week will include time for exploration of the spectacular surroundings. Participants in the summer school will include both advanced students and faculty researchers. The talks will be at a high technical level, but comprehensible to scientists in other fields.

The school is organized by:

Department of Statistics University Ca' Foscari, Venice www.dst.unive.it

Department of Statistical Science "Paolo Fortunati" University of Bologna www.stat.unibo.it

The school is sponsored by:

Italian Ministry of Education University and Scientific Research

Sicilian Regional Government

and it is patronized by:

Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna

with the financial support of the

Department of Statistical Science, University of Bologna

Department of Statistics, University Ca' Foscari, Venice

Fondazione CassaMarca, Treviso

and with the collaboration of

the Polo Universitario, Asti

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