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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="">Living Machines. The 11<sup style="">th</sup> International
Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems</span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">. 19 – 22, July 2022</span></b><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></b></font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">To
be hosted by</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> NeuroNex </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">at
the </span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Case Western Reserve University</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">, US</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Accepted papers will be published
in Springer <i>Lecturer Notes in Artificial
Intelligence</i> </span><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Submission deadline: 01 April 2022</b></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="ES" style=""><a href="http://livingmachinesconference.eu/2022" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN-US">http://livingmachinesconference.eu/2022</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style=""> (coming soon!)</span></font><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify"><b style=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">ABOUT LIVING MACHINES 2022</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">The development of future real-world technologies will depend strongly
on our understanding and harnessing of the principles underlying living systems
and the flow of communication signals between living and artificial systems.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="">Biomimetics</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style=""> is the development of novel technologies through the distillation of
principles from the study of biological systems. The investigation of
biomimetic systems can serve two complementary goals. First, a suitably
designed and configured biomimetic artefact can be used to test theories about the
natural system of interest. Second, biomimetic technologies can provide useful,
elegant and efficient solutions to unsolved challenges in science and engineering.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="">Biohybrid</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style=""> systems are formed by combining at least one biological component—an
existing living system—and at least one artificial, newly-engineered component.
By passing information in one or both directions, such a system forms a new
hybrid bio-artificial entity. The conference's theme also encompasses
biomimetic methods for manufacture, repair, and recycling inspired by natural
processes such as reproduction, digestion, morphogenesis, and metamorphosis. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">The following are some examples of "Living Machines" as
featured at past conferences:</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Biomimetic robots and their
component technologies (sensors, actuators, processors) that can
intelligently interact with their environments.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Biomimetic computers—neuromimetic
emulations of the physiological basis for intelligent behaviour.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Active biomimetic materials
and structures that self-organize and self-repair or show other bio-inspired
functions.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Nature-inspired designs and manufacturing
processes.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Biohybrid brain-machine
interfaces and neural implants.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Artificial organs and body
parts, including sensory organ-chip hybrids and intelligent prostheses.</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Organism-level biohybrids such
as robot-animal or robot-human systems.</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">ACTIVITIES</font></span></b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-right:0cm;margin-left:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">The main conference will take the form of a <b>three-day single-track oral presentations
program</b>, <b>20 July to 22 July 2022,</b> to be hosted online by C3NS
NeuroNex at Case Western Reserve University (US). </font></span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The conference program will include <b>three
plenary lectures</b> from leading international researchers in biomimetic and
biohybrid systems and the demonstrations of state-of-the-art living machine
technologies. </font></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The full conference will be preceded by a one-day </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Satellite Event</b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> hosted online.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify;break-after:avoid"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">SUBMITTING TO LIVING MACHINES 2022</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">We invite both <b>full papers</b>
and <b>extended abstracts </b>in areas
related to the conference themes. All contributions will be refereed, and
accepted papers will appear in the Living Machines Proceedings, published in
the<b> Springer-Verlag <i>Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence</i>.</b></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">Full papers (minimum 8 pages, up to 12 pages) are invited from
researchers at any stage in their career and should present significant
findings and advances in biomimetic or biohybrid research. More preliminary
work is better suited for short paper submission (minimum 4 pages, with a
maximum of ten references and no more than three self-citations). Full papers
will be accepted for either podium talks (single track) or short podium talks. Extended
abstracts will be accepted for short podium talks only. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">Authors of the best full papers will be invited to submit extended
versions of their papers for publication in a special issue of the <b>IOPscience
journal Bioinspiration & Biomimetics</b>.</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify;break-after:avoid"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">SATELLITE EVENTS</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">Active researchers in biomimetic and biohybrid systems are invited to
propose topics for full or half-day<b>
tutorials, symposia </b>or <b>workshops </b>on
related themes to be held on <b>19 July 2022.</b></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">The content and organization are flexible for these events. Please
contact us if you are interested in organizing a satellite event!</font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">EXPECTED DEADLINES</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">1 April 2022. Paper submission deadline</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">10 May 2022. Notification of acceptance</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">31 May 2022. Camera-ready copy</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif">July 19, 20-22, 2022. Workshops and Conference</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify;break-after:avoid"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">SPONSORSHIP</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Organizations wishing to
sponsor the conference in any way and gain the corresponding benefits by
promoting themselves and their products through conference publications, conference
events, and conference publicity are </span><span lang="EN-US" style="">encouraged
to contact the organizers to discuss the terms of sponsorship and necessary
arrangements<span style="color:black">. We also offer a number of attractive options
to potential sponsors.</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">VENUE</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Given the COVID-19 pandemic
restrictions on travelling, this year, the conference will take place online.</span><span lang="EN-US" style=""></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">CONFERENCE
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">ORGANIZ</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">ING
COMMITTEE</span></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><b>- </b>Roger
Quinn </span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Case Western
Reserve University</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> (Local Chair)</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">- Paul
Verschure </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Radboud University, CSN
foundation (Co-Chair)</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">- Tony
Prescott </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">University
of Sheffield, CSN foundation (Steering Committee)<br>
-
Anna Mura <b> </b>IBEC, Barcelona, CSN Foundation
(General Organization)</span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">PROGRAM
CHAIR</font></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">- Alexander
Hunt </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Portland State
University</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">- </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Vicky
Vouloutsi <b> </b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Technology
Innovation Institute</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></b></p><p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">COMMUNICATION</font></span></b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">- </span></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Kenneth Moses </span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:black">Case Western Reserve University</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">- </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Anna Mura <b> </b></span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:justify">IBEC, Barcelona, CSN foundation</span></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,63,96)"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><br></span></b></p><p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify"><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(36,63,96)"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">WORKSHOPS CHAIR</span></b><br></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">- Tony
Prescott <b> </b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">University
of Sheffield</span></font></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;break-after:avoid;color:rgb(36,63,96);font-weight:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">LOCAL ORGANIZERS COMMITTEE</font></span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">- </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">C3NS NeuroNex</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Case Western
Reserve University</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></span></font></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(121,121,121);font-size:11px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">______________________</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(121,121,121)"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">Dr. Anna Mura - PhD</font></span></div><div><div><a href="http://www.ibecbarcelona.eu/specs" style="font-size:11px" target="_blank"><font face="arial, sans-serif">http://www.ibecbarcelona.eu/specs</font></a></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><div><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(121,121,121)">@SPECS-lab</span></div><div></div><font color="#666666" style="font-size:x-small">Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)<br></font><span style="font-size:x-small;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Av. Eduard Maristany, 16 08019 Barcelona<br></span><span style="font-size:x-small;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Campus Diagonal Besòs, Edifici C, floor 6</span></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>