Press Releases

Natural Selection, Inc.^® Presents Four Articles Pertaining to Evolutionary Computation at the CEC04 Conference	(06/20/04)
Dr. Gary B. Fogel, Vice President of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, presented a co-authored paper titled "Parameter Optimization of an Evolutionary Algorithm for RNA Structure Discovery” at the 2004 Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC04)... (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Wins Phase I SBIR from the National Science Foundation	(06/07/04)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® has been awarded a 6-month grant or approximately $100,000 from the National Science Foundation to research and develop the use of evolutionary computation to adapt neural network architectures for the reliable and accurate prediction of functional RNA (fRNA) genes... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO, Featured in the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering Spring 2004 Newsletter	(05/01/04)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^®is featured in the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering Spring 2004 Newsletter... (read more)
"Evolutionary Computation in Bioinformatics" translated to Japanese and published by Tokyo Denki University Press	(04/12/04)
The recently published book titled "Evolutionary Computation in Bioinformatics" (Morgan Kaufmann, 2003). co-edited by Dr. Gary B. Fogel, vice president of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, has now been translated to Japanese (ISBN4-501-53700-0)... (read more)
Doug Johnson of Digenetics, Inc. Appears on Jeff Levy’s Computer Talk, Live Audio over the Internet	(04/06/04)
Doug Johnson, CEO of Digenetics, Inc., Natural Selection, Inc.’s sister company that specializes in evolutionary software entertainment, will be interviewed today at 1:15 p.m., PDT, by Jeff Levy on Jeff Levy’s Computer Talk on wsradio.com. To hear Mr. Johnson live, please link to *http://www.wsradio.com/howtolisten.htm* *...* (read more)
Special Announcement - Dr. Gary B. Fogel, vice president of Natural Selection, Inc., has been elected a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).	(04/05/04)
The grade of Senior Member requires experience reflecting professional maturity and significant professional achievements. It is the second highest level of membership in the IEEE, the world's largest organization of engineers with over 360,000 members in 147 countries. Senior member grade requires a nomination and review process and only 7.3% of IEEE members hold this grade.
Gary Fogel Gives Invited Lecture at the 2004 Society of Toxicology Meeting	(03/21/04)
Dr. Gary Fogel, Vice President of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, gave an invited lecture at the 43^rd annual Society of Toxicology meeting, held at the convention center in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Fogel’s keynote address, titled “Correlating Gene Expression with Genotoxicity Using Computational Intelligence,” provided a broad overview of the application of evolved neural networks to gene expression analysis... (read more)
Dr. Gary Fogel Named Associate Editor of IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics	(03/01/04)
Dr. Gary Fogel, vice president of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, has been named as an Associate Editor for the new IEEE Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (TCBB). The IEEE/ACM TCBB is jointly published by the IEEE Computer Society, the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Neural Networks Society, and the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. (read more)
Dr. David Fogel to Present Short Course on Computational Intelligence for Homeland Security	(02/25/04)
Dr. David Fogel , CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, will present a four-hour short course titled “Computational Intelligence in Homeland Security Applications” at the SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, April 14, 2004, at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Wins Phase II SBIR from the National Science Foundation: Two-Year Effort to Research and Develop Evolutionary Object Neural Networks	(02/02/04)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® has been awarded a two-year grant for approximately $500,000 from the National Science Foundation to research and develop evolutionary object neural networks as part of a software developer's kit that will facilitate the evolution of nonplayer characters in computer games. The software will also benefit third-party software publishers and developers who will be able to use the technology to reduce the time and cost of development. (read more)
David Fogel Gives Keynote Lecture and Serves as Honorary Chairman of 2003 Hybrid Intelligent Systems Conference in Melbourne, Australia	(12/15/03)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, gave the keynote address to the attendees of the Third Hybrid Intelligent Systems Conference (HIS2003), held at the city conference center for Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. (read more)
Gary Fogel Gives Opening Keynote Lecture at the 2003 Congress on Evolutionary Computation in Canberra, Australia	(12/09/03)
Dr. Gary Fogel, Vice President of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, gave the opening keynote lecture at the 2003 Congress on Evolutionary Computation, held at the Rydges Lakeside hotel in Canberra, Australia. (read more)
David Fogel Gives Plenary Lecture at First Australian Conference on Artificial Life	(12/07/03)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, gave a plenary address to the attendees of the First Australian Conference on Artificial Life (ACAL 2003) on the campus of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) in Canberra, Australia. (read more)
Dr. Gary Fogel to Chair 2004 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Sponsored by IEEE Neural Networks Society	(10/21/03)
Dr. Gary Fogel, Vice President of Natural Selection, Inc.^® , will serve as the general chairman of the 2004 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, scheduled for October 7-8, 2004 at the Radisson La Jolla Hotel in La Jolla, California. (read more)
Dr. David Fogel to Chair 2004 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence in Homeland Security and Personal Safety Sponsored by IEEE Neural Networks Society	(10/17/03)
Dr. David Fogel, Chief Executive Officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^® , will serve as co-general chairman of the 2004 IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence in Homeland Security and Personal Safety, scheduled for July 21-22, 2004 in Venice, Italy. Professor Vincenzo Piuri of the University of Milan, Italy, will also serve as co-general chairman. The conference is the first such event sponsored by the IEEE Neural Networks Society. (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Receives 2004 IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award	(06/24/03)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, has been recognized with the 2004 IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award, one of the technical field awards of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The award honors outstanding early to mid-career contributions to technologies holding the promise of innovative applications. (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.’s Blondie24 Technology Featured in IEEE Computer Magazine	(06/04/03)
The June 2003 issue of IEEE Computer Magazine, which is sent to all members of the IEEE Computer Society, features an article written by Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^® on the application of evolutionary computation to entertainment software. (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Wins Phase II SBIR from the United States Air Force: Two-Year Effort to Research and Develop Dynamic Situation Assessment and Prediction	(05/12/03)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® has been awarded a two-year contract in excess of $700,000 from the United States Air Force to research and develop intelligent software tools to provide dynamic situation assessment and prediction. (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Receives San Diego Sigma Xi Award for Distinguished Achievement	(05/07/03)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, was recognized by the San Diego Chapter of Sigma Xi with their Award for Distinguished Achievement at their annual meeting held at the University of San Diego. The award recognized Dr. Fogel’s record of scientific achievement, publication, and communication of science to the general public. (read more)
SPIE Recognizes Dr. Lawrence Fogel and Dr. David Fogel with First Computational Intelligence Pioneer Award	(04/22/03)
The Society for Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineering (SPIE) has recognized Dr. Lawrence Fogel and Dr. David Fogel, president and CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^® respectively, with its first-ever Computational Intelligence Pioneer Award. (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Presents Invited Lecture at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center	(04/09/03)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc^®., presented a lecture at the invitation of Dr. John Schnase in the Information Science & Technology Colloquium Series at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc ^®. Participates in NSF SBIR Phase I Grantees’ Workshop	(04/08/03)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc ^®., participated in the National Science Foundation’s SBIR Phase I Grantee’s Workshop as a principal investigator of an ongoing Phase I award. The research and development seeks to explore the effectiveness of evolving object neural networks for pattern recognition,... (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc^®. Participates in NSF Conference on Advanced Computation Inspired by Biological Processes	(04/07/03)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc^®., was an invited participant at a special NSF conference convened by Dr. Harvey Rubin and Dr. Dan Lee of the University of Pennsylvania to discuss the potential and future research avenues in bio-inspired computing. (read more)
National Cancer Institute Awards Phase I SBIR to Natural Selection, Inc.^®	(04/01/03)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® has been awarded a 6-month Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Cancer Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health. This Phase I research will develop software that can classify cancer cell type reliably and accurately from gene expression profiles... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Presents Six Invited Lectures In Australia	(03/26/03)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, has completed his final presentation on a six-talk IEEE distinguished lecture tour of Australia. Dr. Fogel’s lectures were sponsored in part by the IEEE and the Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust) .. (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Authors Place High in Amazon.com Rankings	(01/14/03)
Dr. Gary Fogel’s new book titled Evolutionary Computation and Bioinformatics (Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2002) is currently ranked in the top 10 (8th place) of all books in the category of artificial life on Amazon.com. The book offers a series of contributions by international authors that indicate the utility of evolutionary algorithms for addressing problems in bioinformatics and biotechnology... (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^®Celebrates 10 Years of Excellence	(01/02/03)
With the start of the new year, Natural Selection, Inc.^® is proud to mark the completion of its first 10 years of operations. In 1993, Larry, David, and Eva Fogel formed the woman-owned small business to help solve challenging problems in industry, medicine, and defense... (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Publishes RNA Structure Similarity Application of Evolutionary Algorithms in Nucleic Acids Research	(12/09/02)
Dr. Gary B. Fogel, Senior Staff Scientist, Vincent W. Porto, Executive Vice President, Dana Weekes, Staff Scientist, and Dr. David B. Fogel, Chief Executive Officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, in collaboration with researchers at Ibis Therapeutics (Carlsbad, CA) have published a paper titled "Discovery of RNA Structural Elements Using Evolutionary Computation"... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Gives Keynote Lecture at ICONIP/SEAL/FSKD 2002	(11/20/02)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, delivered a keynote lecture at the joint meeting of the 2002 International Conference on Neural Information Processing, the 2002 Simulated Evolution and Learning conference, and the 2002 Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery conference, held at the Orchid Country Club today..... (read more)
US Government Awards $1.9 Million for Global Container Profiling Project: FreightDesk Technologies, Logistics Management Institute, and Natural Selection, Inc. Spearhead Initiative to Identify and Stop Suspicious Shipments to US	(10/21/02)
FreightDesk Technologies, Logistics Management Institute, and Natural Selection, Inc. have joined forces under a high-priority $1.9 million United States Government-funded grant, to demonstrate technology and to produce a concept of operations for profiling the potential risk of suspicious or abnormal container shipments prior to their loading on an international ocean carrier.... (read more)
“Evolutionary Computation in Bioinformatics” published by Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc.	(10/01/02)
Dr. Gary B. Fogel, senior staff scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, has co-edited a new book titled “Evolutionary Computation in Bioinformatics” ISBN: 1558607978 published by Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc., which is now available and can be purchased via amazon.com.... (read more)
Boston’s Museum Of Science Features “Evolutionary Checkers Starring Blondie24” by Digenetics, Inc.	(09/25/02)
The Boston Museum of Science’s Cahners ComputerPlace is now exhibiting “Evolutionary Checkers Starring Blondie24,” published by Digenetics, Inc., a sister company to Natural Selection, Inc. .. (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Gives Plenary Lecture at PERMIS2000	(08/14/02)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, delivered a plenary lecture at the 2002 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems conference, held at the National Institute for Standards and Technology today.... (read more)
Blondie24 Reviewed in Melbourne Australia’s PC Update	(07/31/02)
Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI, written by Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc., was reviewed in the July 2002 issue of PC Update, the magazine of the Melbourne PC User Group... (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Presents Two Articles Pertaining to Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Computation at the WCCI 2002 Conference	(05/14/02)
Dr. Gary B. Fogel, senior staff scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, presented a co-authored paper titled "Evolved Neural Networks for Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships of Anti-HIV Compounds” at the 2002 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI)... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Opens the 2002 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence	(05/12/02)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, opened the 2002 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI2002) today at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. ... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Elected Vice President of Publications for IEEE Neural Networks Society	(05/12/02)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc., was elected to the Executive Committee of the IEEE Neural Networks Society today. ... (read more)
ACM Computing Reviews Chooses Best Review of 2001: How to Solve It	(04/22/02)
The March 2002 issue of ACM's Computing Reviews identifies a review of "How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics," co-authored by Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc. ^® , as the best review published by the journal in 2001... (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Publishes Biochemical Application of Evolutionary Algorithms in BioSystems	(04/02/02)
Dana Landavazo, staff scientist, Dr. Gary B. Fogel, senior staff scientist, and Dr. David B. Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc., have published a paper titled "Quantitative structure-activity relationship by evolved neural networks for the inhibition of dihydrofolate reductase by pyrimidines" in the journal BioSystems (Vol. 65:37-47). (read more)
"Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI" Reviewed in IEEE Computer, Moves Near 1,000 Ranking on Amazon.com	(02/05/02)
Dr. David Fogel's new book, "Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI," is reviewed in the current issue of IEEE Computer, the flagship publication of the IEEE Computer Society. This follows a weekend in which the book moved up from a ranking of about 9,000 on Amazon.com to 1,014... (read more)
Digenetics, Inc. Tapes Television Interview for Techlink in Los Angeles	(01/29/02)
Dr. David Fogel, CEO of Natural Selection, Inc. ^® and executive vice president of Digenetics, Inc., and Doug Johnson, CEO of Digenetics, Inc., were guests today on the Los Angeles television show "Techlink" from Adelphia Communications.... (read more)
Natural Selection Inc.^® Cited in San Diego Union-Tribune on Article "Computers Try to Outthink Terrorists"	(01/13/02)
In an article titled "Computers Try to Outthink Terrorists," written by Bruce V. Bigelow, staff writer at the San Diego Union-Tribune, Natural Selection, Inc.^® was cited for its efforts to use computer technology for homeland security... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Appears on NBC San Diego 7/39 Television: Blondie24 Makes Television Debut	(01/06/02)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc. ^® , appeared on NBC San Diego 7/39 television this morning. Dr. Fogel discussed the new software entertainment game "Evolutionary Checkers starring Blondie24: Checkers with an Attitude!" in a six-minute segment that included a live demonstration of Blondie24 in action... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Selected for Sigma Xi 2002 Southwest Regional Young Investigator Award	(12/20/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^® , was selected by the science society Sigma Xi for recognition as their 2002 Southwest Regional Young Investigator. (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc. Publishes Advance in Evolutionary Algorithms in BioSystems	(12/20/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer, and Dr. Gary Fogel, senior staff scientist, have just published a paper titled "Multiple-vector self-adaptation in evolutionary algorithms" in the journal BioSystems (Vol. 61:2-3, pp. 155-162). (read more)
Digenetics, Inc. Launches "Evolutionary Checkers starring Blondie24: Checkers with an Attitude!" at the Computer Fair in Buena Park	(12/20/01)
Doug Johnson, chief executive officer of Digenetics, Inc., and Dr. David Fogel, chief scientist of Digenetics, Inc. and CEO of Natural Selection, Inc.^® , are pleased to announce that Digenetics, Inc. will be launching its public distribution of the new game "Evolutionary Checkers starring Blondie24: Checkers with an attitude!" ... (read more)
Special Announcement – Natural Selection, Inc.^® teams with Digenetics, Inc. to Bring Blondie24 to Life in “Evolutionary Checkers Starring Blondie24” software game: Digenetics, Inc. Begins New Genre in Evolutionary Entertainment	(11/26/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, is pleased to make a significant and special announcement today. Following Dr. Fogel’s and Kumar Chellapilla’s groundbreaking research on Blondie24, the computer program that taught itself to play checkers at a level that is competitive with human experts, Natural Selection, Inc.^® has teamed with Digenetics, Inc. to bring Blondie24 to life. ... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Holds Blondie24 Book Signing at Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in San Diego, CA	(11/18/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, held a Blondie24 demonstration and book signing today at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center for his new book, Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI, published by Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. Attendees had the opportunity to ... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Holds Blondie24 Book Signing at Borders Bookstore in Redmond, WA	(11/15/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^® , held a book signing today at the Borders bookstore in Redmond, WA for his new book, Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI, published by Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc. Attendees had the opportunity to purchase signed copies of Dr. Fogel’s new book and... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Delivers IEEE Distinguished Lecture at University of Washington in Seattle	(11/14/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc. ^® , lectured on the campus of the University of Washington today. His talk, titled "Evolutionary Computation: Darwinian Thinking Solves Real-World Problems," highlighted the many aspects of problem solving that can be addressed by evolutionary ... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Lectures at University of Hawaii at Manoa on Evolutionary Computation for Real-World Problem Solving	(11/05/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, lectured on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, Hawaii today. His talk, titled "Evolutionary Computation: Darwinian Thinking Solves Real-World Problems," ... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Holds Blondie24 Book Signing at Borders Bookstore in Torrance, CA	(10/19/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, held a book signing today at the Borders bookstore in Torrance, CA for his new book, Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI, published by Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc.... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Holds Blondie24 Book Signing at MIT University	(10/09/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, held a book signing today at the MIT COOP on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology for his new book, Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI, ... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Holds Blondie24 Book Signing at Worcester Polytechnic University	(10/08/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, held a book signing today at the Tatnuck Bookstore on the campus of Worcester Polytechnic for his new book, Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Holds Blondie24 Book Signing at New York Hall of Science	(10/06/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, held a book signing today at the New York Hall of Science for his new book, Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI, published by Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc.... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Presents Blondie24 Talk at Boston Museum of Science	(10/05/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, presented two talks today at the Boston Museum of Science on his new book, Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI, published by Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc....(read more)
Dr. David Fogel Kicks Off Blondie24 with Book Signing at San Diego Technical Bookstore	(9/29/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, kicked off a series of promotional appearances for his new book, Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI, with a book signing event at the San Diego Technical Bookstore today....(read more)
David Fogel to Hold Book Signing at San Diego Technical Bookstore	(9/05/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, will offer a book signing of his new book "Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI" at the San Diego Technical Bookstore on September 29, 2001 at 12 pm...(read more)
How To Solve It: Modern Heuristics Breaks Top 2000 on Amazon.com	(9/03/01)
"How To Solve It: Modern Heuristics," co-authored by Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, broke into the top 2000 of all books sold on Amazon.com today, peaking with a ranking of 1893...(read more)
Blondie24 Strikes the Top 3000 on Amazon.com	(8/29/01)
Dr. David Fogel's new book, "Blondie24: Playing at the Edge of AI," (Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc.) which is now available for preorders at Amazon.com, was ranked in the top 1100 of all books sold on the Internet site this afternoon...(read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^®Staff Publish Chapter in New Book: "Clinical Applications of Artificial Neural Networks"	(8/27/01)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® staff have contributed a chapter to a new book titled "Clinical Applications of Artificial Neural Networks," edited by Richard Dybowski and Vanya Gant, both of the U.K...(read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Featured in Baltimore-Sun	(6/29/01)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® was featured in an article titled "A smarter breed of robots" in the Baltimore-Sun today. The article, written by Michael Stroh, focuses on the future of artificial intelligence and robotics...(read more)
Dr. David Fogel gives Banquet Lecture at IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Workshop on Industrial Applications of Soft Computing	(6/26/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, gave the banquet lecture at the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Workshop on Industrial Applications of Soft Computing tonight...(read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Supports 2001 Congress on Evolutionary Computation	(5/30/01)
Dr. Gary Fogel, senior staff scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, and Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, completed four days of efforts supporting the 2001 Congress on Evolutionary Computation, held May 27-30, 2001 at the COEX Center in Seoul, Korea...(read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Work Featured in New Book on Computational Intelligence in Games	(3/29/01)
A new book from Springer titled "Computational Intelligence in Games," edited by Professor Norio Baba of Osaka-Kyoiku University and Professor Lakhmi Jain of the University of South Australia, features an article by Natural Selection, Inc.^® scientists Kumar Chellapilla and David Fogel on evolving neural networks to play checkers .... (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Takes Leading Role In Public Symposium: "Evolution in the Computer Age" Presented at UCLA, April 13, 2001	(3/28/01)
The Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life (CSEOL) at UCLA will sponsor their 12th Annual Symposium on April 13, 2001. The theme of this year's symposium is "Evolution in the Computer Age," and it is co-chaired by Dr. David Fogel and Dr. Gary Fogel of Natural Selection, Inc^®... (read more)
"How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics" moves into Top Ten list from the Association of Computing Machinery	(2/28/01)
Dr. David Fogel, chief executive officer of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, reports that his recent book titled "How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics," co-authored by Dr. Zbigniew Michalewicz and published by Springer, has now moved into the ACM's Top Ten list on Amazon.com .... (read more)
New IEEE Educational CD on Evolutionary Computation Released	(12/21/00)
Dr. David Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, is pleased to announce that the IEEE Educational Activities Department has teamed with the IEEE Neural Networks Council to produce a new educational CD on evolutionary computation, .... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Gives Plenary Lecture at IEEE Neural Networks and Signal Processing Workshop	(12/12/00)
Dr. David Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, gave the plenary lecture today at the 10th IEEE Workshop on Neural Networks and Signal Processing, held at the University of Sydney, .... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Gives Plenary Lecture at ANNIE2000	(11/07/00)
Dr. David Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, gave a plenary lecture at the Artificial Neural Networks in Engineering (ANNIE) 2000 conference in St. Louis, .... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Gives IEEE Distinguished Lecture at University of Missouri, Columbia	(11/06/00)
Dr. David Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, was the featured speaker at the University of Missouri, Columbia today, .... (read more)
Kumar Chellapilla Gives Keynote Lecture at Learning'00	(10/25/00)
Kumar Chellapilla, senior staff scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, opened the Learning'00 conference in Madrid, Spain with his keynote lecture, .... (read more)
Online World Soft Computing Conference Closes, Most Successful Yet	(09/19/00)
The 5th Online World Soft Computing Conference closed yesterday and by all measures was a significant success.... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel of NSI is special guest on "These Days"	(09/19/00)
Dr. David Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, was a special guest on the KPBS radio program "These Days" this morning.... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Quoted in U.S. News & World Report	(09/11/00)
Dr. David Fogel was quoted in today's article titled "Out of the Digital Ooze, Robotic Life: Designs that Evolve without Human Aid," written by Charles Petit.... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel opens the 5th Online World Conference on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications	(09/09/00)
Dr. David B. Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc., is the honorary chair of the 5th Online World Conference on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications (WSC5), which opened today.... (read more)
Dr. Gary Fogel to Serve as Technical Co-Chair of CEC2001	(09/01/00)
Dr. Gary B. Fogel, Senior Staff Scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, has been named as a Technical Co-Chair of the 2001 Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC2001)... (read more)
Neural Checkers Player Featured on FOX News	(07/27/00)
Dr. David Fogel and Kumar Chellapilla of Natural Selection, Inc.^® were interviewed today for a special feature on their efforts to evolve a neural network that plays an expert game of checkers... (read more)
Neural Checkers Player Featured in NY Times	(07/25/00)
Dr. David Fogel and Kumar Chellapilla of Natural Selection, Inc.^® are featured in today's New York Times, which details their development of a neural network that plays an expert-level game of checkers... (read more)
Evolutionary Checkers Research Earns Cover of 'Intelligence' Magazine	(07/20/00)
Researchers at Natural Selection, Inc. have been investigating the prospects for having evolutionary algorithms optimize neural networks that play checkers. Kumar Chellapilla, senior staff scientist, and Dr. David B. Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist, and have collaborated on a program that teaches itself how to play checkers without relying on human expertise... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Publishes New Book on Evolutionary Computation and Signal Processing	(07/20/00)
Dr. David Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, is pleased to announce that his new book "Evolutionary Computation: Principles and Practice for Signal Processing" is now available from SPIE Press... (read more)
Evolved Neural Network Successfully Defends Checkers Challenge at 2000 Congress on EC	(07/19/00)
Dr. David Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, reports that the neural network that was created from over 800 generations of an evolutionary algorithm remains undefeated after 25 challenge matches with people registered at the 2000 Congress on Evolutionary Computation... (read more)
Evolved Neural Network Goes Undefeated at 2000 Congress on EC	(07/18/00)
Dr. David Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, reports that he has now played 18 games against registrants at the 2000 Congress on Evolutionary Computation with his evolved neural network checkers player and that the program remains undefeated. Dr. Fogel is offering a $100 cash prize to the first person who is registered at the conference to beat the program... (read more)
2000 Congress on EC Opens with Checkers Challenge	(07/16/00)
The 2000 Congress on Evolutionary Computation opened today at the La Jolla Marriott Hotel... (read more)
2000 IEEE Symposium on Combinations of Evolutionary Computation and Neural Networks Opens in San Antonio, TX	(05/11/00)
Dr. David Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, opened the first IEEE Symposium on Combinations of Evolutionary Computation and Neural Networks today... (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Efforts in Bioinformatics Featured in Scientific Computing World	(03/20/00)
The February/March 2000 issue of Scientific Computing World, printed in the United Kingdom for a worldwide distribution, highlights the use of evolutionary computation in a variety of biomedical settings. Dr. David Fogel, Chief Scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^® and Dr. Gary Fogel, Senior Staff Scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^® are featured in the article... (read more)
Larry Fogel Gives Banquet Speech at the 2000 Joint Conference on Information Sciences	(02/29/00)
Larry Fogel, president of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, is the guest of honor tonight at the 2000 Joint Conference on Information Sciences held at the Taj Mahal Hotel... (read more)
David Fogel's Article on Evolutionary Computing Makes the Cover of IEEE Spectrum	(02/02/00)
The February 2000 issue of IEEE Spectrum, the premier magazine of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, highlights the use of evolutionary computation in real-world applications. David Fogel, chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^® and founding editor-in-chief of the IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, wrote the cover article... (read more)
Evolutionary Checkers' Playing Program Featured in Le Monde	(01/13/00)
The French daily newspaper Le Monde featured a story on the evolutionary checkers' playing program devised by Dr. David B. Fogel, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, and Kumar Chellapilla, a Ph.D. student at the University of California at San Diego... (read more)
Special Report - David Fogel of Natural Selection, Inc.^® and Kumar Chellapilla of U.C. San Diego Featured in the Journal Nature: Research on Evolutionary Game-Playing Computer Programs Makes "News and Views"	(12/27/99)
The current issue of the prestigious journal Nature (Dec. 23, 1999) features an article on the collaborative efforts of Dr. David B. Fogel, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, and Kumar Chellapilla, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California at San Diego, to design an evolutionary computer program that taught itself to play checkers without relying on human expertise... (read more)
New Handbooks on Evolutionary Computation from Institute of Physics	(11/29/99)
In response to demand for the material in the 500,000-word Handbook of Evolutionary Computation to be published in units that are separable for use by students and teachers as well as individual researchers, the Institute of Physics is publishing two volumes on algorithms and operators in evolutionary computation... (read more)
David Fogel Presents Keynote at Opening of Hosei University's Faculty of Computer and Information Science	(11/19/99)
Dr. David Fogel, chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, was one of two featured speakers at the opening celebration of Hosei University's new Faculty of Computer and Information Science... (read more)
David Fogel Interviewed on Japan's NHK Radio	(11/18/99)
Dr. David Fogel, chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, was a special guest today on NHK's radio show "44 Minutes."... (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Participates in Industry-University Roundtable	(11/10/99)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® participated in the inaugural San Diego Industry-University Roundtable where industry leaders and university luminaries met to share visions about next generation technologies... (read more)
NSI in the New York Times	(10/07/99)
In a story titled "Computers That Think Outside the Box," written by reporter Anne Eisenberg, Chief Scientist Dr. David Fogel discussed the prospects for using evolutionary computation to solve difficult problems in engineering and machine learning using only rudimentary knowledge... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Guest Edits this Month's Proc. of the IEEE	(09/04/99)
Dr. David B. Fogel serves as one of the co-guest editors of this month's Proceedings of the IEEE, the flagship technical journal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ... (read more)
Dr. David B. Fogel Publishes Second Edition of Best-Selling Book	(09/01/99)
Dr. David B. Fogel has now published the second edition of his best-selling book Evolutionary Computation: Toward a New Philosophy of Machine Intelligence through the IEEE Press ... (read more)
Dr. Lawrence J. Fogel Publishes New Book	(08/01/99)
Dr. Lawrence J. Fogel's new book Intelligence Through Simulated Evolution, published by John Wiley, ... (read more)
Dr. Peter J. Angeline Opens CEC'99 as General Chairman	(07/07/99)
Dr. Peter J. Angeline, Senior Staff Scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, opened the 1999 Congress on Evolutionary Computation today as general chairman ... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Special Guest on "Technology and You"	(01/14/99)
David Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, was the featured guest today on the one-hour radio program "Technology and You," ... (read more)
Dr. David B. Fogel Elected Fellow of IEEE	(11/16/98)
Dr. David B. Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his original contributions to scientific advancement of evolutionary computation ... (read more)
NSI Team Gets Cover Article in SigArt Bulletin	(10/26/98)
The Fall 1998 issue of ACM Press' SigArt Bulletin, a quarterly publication for the special interest group on artificial intelligence, features a report on Natural Selection, Inc.^®'s innovative use of evolutionary computation for generating novel tactics in tank warfare ... (read more)
Dr. David B. Fogel Gives Keynote Lecture at JCIS'98	(10/25/98)
Dr. David Fogel offered a keynote lecture today at the Joint Conference on Information Sciences, ... (read more)
Dr. David B. Fogel Featured in Autumn Issue of EvoNews	(10/19/98)
Dr. David Fogel is featured in the current issue of EvoNews, the Newsletter of the European Network of Excellence in Evolutionary Computing ... (read more)
Dr. David B. Fogel Honorary Co-chair of 6th Fuzzy Days Conf.	(10/06/98)
Dr. David B. Fogel was recognized for his contributions to evolutionary computation by being named an honorary co-chair for the 6th Fuzzy Days Conference ... (read more)
NSI Featured in US News & World Report Article	(07/27/98)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® was highlighted today in a feature story in US News & World Report ... (read more)
NSI Featured in LA Times Article	(07/06/98)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® was highlighted today in "The Cutting Edge," a feature story in the business section of the Los Angeles Times ... (read more)
Dr. Lawrence Fogel Receives First IEEE Pioneer Award	(05/08/98)
Dr. Lawrence J. Fogel, president of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, received the first Pioneer in Evolutionary Computation Award from the IEEE Neural Networks Council at the World Congress on Computational Intelligence ... (read more)
Evolutionary Computation: The Fossil Record, Released	(05/05/98)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® is pleased announce the release of Dr. David Fogel's new book "Evolutionary Computation: The Fossil Record" from IEEE Press ... (read more)
Plans Finalizing for Best-Ever EP Conference	(02/22/98)
The 7th Annual Conference on Evolutionary Programming (EP98) will be held March 25-27, 1998 ... (read more)
Evolutionary Computation: The Fossil Record to be Released Soon	(02/21/98)
IEEE Press has announced the pending release of David Fogel's upcoming edited volume titled Evolutionary Computation: The Fossil Record ... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Featured on "Inside Medicine" Radio Show	(01/03/98)
Dr. David Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, was the featured guest today on the one-hour radio program "Inside Medicine," ... (read more)
Dr. Lawrence Fogel Elected Fellow of IEEE	(11/16/97)
Dr. Lawrence J. Fogel, president of Natural Selection, Inc.^®, was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his original contributions to the field of evolutionary computation ... (read more)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® Completes 12-Month Study on Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: Order-of-Magnitude Improvement Attained through Evolutionary Programming	(11/13/97)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® has completed a 12-month study investigating the feasibility of using computers to assist radiologists in detecting and diagnosing breast cancer from film screen mammograms ... (read more)
Dr. Lawrence Fogel Gives Plenary at 1997 Semiotics Conf.	(08/26/97)
Dr. Lawrence J. Fogel, president of Natural Selection, Inc.^® in La Jolla, CA, will serve as a plenary speaker at the Intelligent Systems and Semiotics: A Learning Perspective (ISAS97) Conference, held at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD ... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel to Give Keynotes at Two Intl. Confs.	(08/26/97)
David B. Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^® in La Jolla, CA, will present keynote lectures at two international conferences held in Europe in the coming week ... (read more)
NSI Featured on MSNBC Technology Show The Site	(08/13/97)
Natural Selection, Inc.^® was featured today on the MSNBC technology program The Site. ... (read more)
Dr. Lawrence Fogel Gives Plenary at 1997 International Conference on Genetic Algorithms	(07/17/97)
Dr. Lawrence J. Fogel, president of Natural Selection, Inc.^® in La Jolla, CA, will present a plenary lecture at the 1997 International Conference on Genetic Algorithms in East Lansing, MI ... (read more)
Dr. David Fogel Gives Keynote at Genetic Programming 1997	(07/10/97)
Dr. David B. Fogel, executive vice president and chief scientist of Natural Selection, Inc.^® in La Jolla, CA, will present the keynote lecture at Genetic Programming 1997 in Stanford, CA ... (read more)
NSI Selected as 5th Choice by Peers in Business Week Survey	(06/20/97)
In a recent Business Week survey on international research institutions, published in the June 26, 1997 issue, respondents were asked if they were 35 years old "and had just won the first Nobel Prize for Information Technology, triggering invitations to any lab of your choice, which one would you pick?" ... (read more)
NSI Ranked in Top 25 in Business Week Article	(06/13/97)
In a Business Week survey published today, Natural Selection, Inc.^® was ranked in the top 25 institutions conducting basic and applied research in the area of biologically-inspired algorithms, including artificial life, genetic algorithms, and evolutionary programming. ... (read more)