๐ SPECIES Scholarships 2026 Winners! ๐
Congrats to our three awardees:
Ali Naqvi (CAN โ FR)
Berfin Sakallioglu (IT โ AUS)
Chi Ho Chan (UK โ PT)
Heading to top host labs across Europe & beyond to advance #EvolutionaryComputation. ๐๐
โ๏ธ The SPECIES Summer School 2026 has wrapped up! ๐
More than tutorials and researchโitโs a space to ask questions, share ideas, gain new perspectives, and meet future collaborators and friends. ๐ค
Thank you to everyone who made it unforgettable ๐
๐ species-society.org
Following the conclusion of EvoStar 2026, the Species Society gathered for its ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด (๐๐๐ ) ๐งฌ
More information on our website: species-society.org/2026-exeโฆ
Julian Francis Miller Award 2026 ๐
At @EvostarConf 2026, we were thrilled to announce this yearโs awardee: Josh Bongard! ๐
Congratulations ๐
Host applications for the SPECIES Scholarships 2026 are now open! ๐ข
If you're interested in hosting a student, you can apply until May 8 (AoE).
๐ More info: species-society.org/scholarsโฆ
SPECIES Society retweeted
We are excited to announce one of the keynote speakers for EvoStar 2026 โจ
The talk "Endless forms most beautiful: quality, diversity, and the MAP-Elites algorithm" will be given by Jean-Baptiste Mouret, the โJulian Francis Millerโ 2025 Awardee.
๐ SPECIES Scholarships 2025 Winners! ๐
Congrats to our four awardees:
Jonas Bayer (UK โ PT)
Chiara Migliore (IT โ AT)
Max Taylor-Davies (UK โ NL)
Gauri Vaidya (IE โ SE)
Heading to top host labs across Europe & beyond to advance #EvolutionaryComputation. ๐๐
SPECIES Society retweeted
Thank you for your contributions! ๐
If you didnโt manage to submit, donโt worry โ there will be a call for late-breaking abstracts later, so youโll still have a chance to share your work.
Stay tuned for updates at evostar.org/2026/
See you in Toulouse! ๐ซ๐ท
A week in Moraira ๐ช๐ธ filled with tutorials, hands-on sessions, research & fun. Students + mentors from all over the world came together for science, collaboration & Mediterranean spirit. ๐โจ
Big thanks to all who made it unforgettable ๐ ๐species-society.org
โจ A few spots are still available โ apply now before theyโre gone!
๐ธ To encourage female participation we have introduced a two for the price of one offer: two women registering together will only have to pay one registration fee
๐ข Last call! Nominations for the Julian Francis Miller Award close soon! ๐
โฐ Celebrate innovation & impact in evolution, learning, and algorithmic exploration.
Know a brilliant early-career researcher? Nominate now!๐ species-society.org/julian-fโฆ
#JFMaward #SPECIES #EvoComp #AI
โ๏ธ Final Call: Summer School 2025!
Join us for a week of learning, collaboration, and beach-side fun! ๐๏ธ
If you're a student in Evolutionary Computation, this is your chance to grow your skills, meet the community, and work on hands-on challenges guided by experienced mentors
๐ฃ Call for Papers OPEN: #EvoStar2026 ๐ฃ
Join us in #Toulouse ๐ซ๐ท for Europeโs leading event on bio-inspired computation!
๐ evostar.org
๐๏ธ Submit by Nov 1, 2025
๐ April 8โ10, 2026
๐ Springer #LNCS publication
Includes: #EuroGP #EvoApps #EvoCOP #EvoMUSART #EML!
๐ Applications for the 2025 SPECIES Student Scholarships are still open!
Apply now to work internationally on #EvolutionaryComputation.
๐๏ธ Deadline: July 11
๐ species-society.org/scholarsโฆ
Be inspired by our 2023 awardees โ some already published their results! ๐
๐ง Etor Arza
๐ Edinburgh Napier University (UK)
๐ฉโ๐ซ Hosts: Emma Hart & Leni Le Goff
๐ ๏ธ Currently developing exciting results!
๐ง Gloria Pietropolli
๐ Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal)
๐จโ๐ซ Hosts: Mauro Castelli & Leonardo Vanneschi
๐ Paper published at #EuroGP 2025:
evostar.org/2025/eurogp-acceโฆ
๐ง Francesca Da Ros
๐ TU Wien (Austria)
๐จโ๐ซ Host: Nysret Musliu
๐ Paper published at #EvoApplications 2025:
evostar.org/2025/evoapplicatโฆ
๐ SIGEVOlution is outโฆand it features us!
Thrilled to share that SIGEVOlution Vol.โฏ18, Issueโฏ2 shines a spotlight on EvoStarโฏ2025!
๐ Read the full issue here ๐ evolution.sigevo.org/issues/โฆ
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