The Society for the Promotion of Evolutionary Computation in Europe (and Surroundings)

Joined May 2016
๐ŸŒŸ SPECIES Scholarships 2026 Winners! ๐ŸŒŸ 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. ๐Ÿš€๐ŸŒ
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โ˜€๏ธ The SPECIES Summer School 2026 has wrapped up! ๐ŸŒ More than tutorials and researchโ€”itโ€™s a space to ask questions, share ideas, gain new perspectives, and meet future collaborators and friends. ๐Ÿค Thank you to everyone who made it unforgettable ๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ”— species-society.org
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Following the conclusion of EvoStar 2026, the Species Society gathered for its ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด (๐—”๐—š๐— ) ๐Ÿงฌ More information on our website: species-society.org/2026-exeโ€ฆ
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Julian Francis Miller Award 2026 ๐Ÿ† At @EvostarConf 2026, we were thrilled to announce this yearโ€™s awardee: Josh Bongard! ๐ŸŽ‰ Congratulations ๐Ÿ‘
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Host applications for the SPECIES Scholarships 2026 are now open! ๐Ÿ“ข If you're interested in hosting a student, you can apply until May 8 (AoE). ๐Ÿ”— More info: species-society.org/scholarsโ€ฆ
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SPECIES Society retweeted
We are excited to announce one of the keynote speakers for EvoStar 2026 โœจ The talk "Endless forms most beautiful: quality, diversity, and the MAP-Elites algorithm" will be given by Jean-Baptiste Mouret, the โ€œJulian Francis Millerโ€ 2025 Awardee.
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๐ŸŒŸ SPECIES Scholarships 2025 Winners! ๐ŸŒŸ 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. ๐Ÿš€๐ŸŒ
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SPECIES Society retweeted
Thank you for your contributions! ๐Ÿ™ If you didnโ€™t manage to submit, donโ€™t worry โ€” there will be a call for late-breaking abstracts later, so youโ€™ll still have a chance to share your work. Stay tuned for updates at evostar.org/2026/ See you in Toulouse! ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
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A week in Moraira ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ filled with tutorials, hands-on sessions, research & fun. Students + mentors from all over the world came together for science, collaboration & Mediterranean spirit. ๐ŸŒโœจ Big thanks to all who made it unforgettable ๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ”—species-society.org
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โœจ A few spots are still available โ€” apply now before theyโ€™re gone! ๐ŸŒธ 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
โ˜€๏ธ Final Call: Summer School 2025! Join us for a week of learning, collaboration, and beach-side fun! ๐Ÿ–๏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
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๐Ÿ“ข Last call! Nominations for the Julian Francis Miller Award close soon! ๐Ÿ† โฐ Celebrate innovation & impact in evolution, learning, and algorithmic exploration. Know a brilliant early-career researcher? Nominate now!๐Ÿ‘‰ species-society.org/julian-fโ€ฆ #JFMaward #SPECIES #EvoComp #AI
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โ˜€๏ธ Final Call: Summer School 2025! Join us for a week of learning, collaboration, and beach-side fun! ๐Ÿ–๏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
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๐Ÿ“ฃ Call for Papers OPEN: #EvoStar2026 ๐Ÿ“ฃ Join us in #Toulouse ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท for Europeโ€™s leading event on bio-inspired computation! ๐Ÿ‘‰ evostar.org ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Submit by Nov 1, 2025 ๐Ÿ“ April 8โ€“10, 2026 ๐Ÿ“š Springer #LNCS publication Includes: #EuroGP #EvoApps #EvoCOP #EvoMUSART #EML!
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๐ŸŽ“ Applications for the 2025 SPECIES Student Scholarships are still open! Apply now to work internationally on #EvolutionaryComputation. ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Deadline: July 11 ๐Ÿ”— species-society.org/scholarsโ€ฆ Be inspired by our 2023 awardees โ€” some already published their results! ๐Ÿ‘‡
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๐Ÿง  Erdi Dasdemir ๐Ÿ“ University of Southampton (UK) ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Host: Bismark Singh ๐Ÿ”ฌ Stay tuned for the outcomes of this collaboration!
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๐Ÿง  Etor Arza ๐Ÿ“ Edinburgh Napier University (UK) ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ Hosts: Emma Hart & Leni Le Goff ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Currently developing exciting results!
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๐Ÿง  Gloria Pietropolli ๐Ÿ“ Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Hosts: Mauro Castelli & Leonardo Vanneschi ๐Ÿ“„ Paper published at #EuroGP 2025: evostar.org/2025/eurogp-acceโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿง  Francesca Da Ros ๐Ÿ“ TU Wien (Austria) ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Host: Nysret Musliu ๐Ÿ“„ Paper published at #EvoApplications 2025: evostar.org/2025/evoapplicatโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿš€ SIGEVOlution is outโ€ฆand it features us! Thrilled to share that SIGEVOlution Vol.โ€ฏ18, Issueโ€ฏ2 shines a spotlight on EvoStarโ€ฏ2025! ๐Ÿ”— Read the full issue here ๐Ÿ‘‰ evolution.sigevo.org/issues/โ€ฆ More info below ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Huge thanks to all the contributors and participants who made EvoStarโ€ฏ2025 so specialโ€”and to everyone who curated this excellent issue of the SIGEVO newsletter โœจ
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๐ŸŒŸ Announcements: Launch of AutoLearn-SI, a HorizonEU project at Joลพef Stefan Institute ๐Ÿ“ฐ Journal Highlights: Updates from Evolutionary Computation, GPEM, and ACM TELO ๐Ÿ“… Upcoming Events: GECCOโ€ฏ2025 and FOGAโ€ฏXVIII
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