Michael Affenzeller and Michael Kommenda are going to attend this years GPTP 2016 workshop which takes place this week at the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The GPTP workshop is a small invite-only event and offers a good opportunity to discuss in depth important challenges and approaches in the field of genetic programming.

Once again, the EvoSoft workshop at this years GECCO is being hosted by Stefan Wagner and Michael Affenzeller. Everyone is invited to submit a contribution addressing a number of different aspects. The deadline for the submission is April 2nd, 2016.

We are happy to announce that the BioBoost project which has been completed in July 2015 is now also formally finished. BioBoost is focused on boosting bio energy through biomass-based energy intermediates using a de-centralized infrastructure for conversion of biological residues to bio-oils. HEAL developed a simulation and optimization software for optimizing plant locations, capacities and logistics.