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Fourth European Conference on Ecological Modelling

September 29 - October 1, 2004, Bled, Slovenia


Ecological modelling is concerned with the development and use of mathematical, computer and simulation models of ecosystems. It is a relatively young scientific discipline, which is rapidly gaining importance, especially because of the use and usefulness of ecological models for the management of natural resources. The European Conference on Ecological Modelling (ECEM) is the premiere European scientific event in the area of ecological modelling and regularly attracts an international audience.

ECEM is organized biannually. The first conference in the series was held in Pula, Croatia in 1997. ECEM-04 is The Fourth European Conference on Ecological Modelling. It will be organized in Bled, Slovenia, jointly with EAML-04, The Fourth International Workshop on Environmental Applications of Machine Learning, during the week September 27 - October 1, 2004.

ECEM-04 covers all topics in the area of ecological modelling. An indicative, but non-exhaustive list of topics is given below:

itemEcological modelling techniques:

  • artificial intelligence approaches
  • individual based modeling
  • machine learning
  • network analysis
  • neural networks
  • qualitative modelling and reasoning
  • structural dynamic modeling
  • standard models

itemModelling for ecosystem management:

  • wildlife management
  • ecosystem based management
  • sustainability
  • managing renewable natural resources
  • niche reconstruction

itemModelling growth and development processes in ecosystems:

  • modelling biodiversity changes
  • population dynamics
  • habitat modeling
  • ecological energetics

itemModelling different types of ecosystems:

  • forest ecosystems (alpine/boreal forests; temperate broadleaved forests; Mediterranean forests)
  • aquatic ecosystems (marine; freshwater - lakes, rivers; lagoons; estuaries)
  • grassland ecosystems
  • agricultural ecosystems

itemModelling catastrophic changes in the environment:

  • modeling the spread of invasive species
  • ecotoxicology (organism, population, community, ecosystem)
  • outbreaks (pests, wildfires, floods, droughts)

Abstracts (no longer than two pages) should be submitted by March 20, 2004. Notification of acceptance for presentation at the conference will be sent by April 15, 2004. Full papers should be submitted by June 15, 2004. They will be reviewed by members of an international program committee for inclusion in a special issue of the journal Ecological Modelling and/or an edited book.


Important Dates

itemAbstracts deadline: March 20, 2004
itemNotification of acceptance: April 21, 2004
itemStudent bursary application deadline: June 10, 2004
itemFinal version of abstract deadline: June 15, 2004
itemFull paper deadline: June 20, 2004
itemEarly registration deadline: June 30, 2004
itemThe conference: September 27 - October 1, 2004


Conference Chairs

itemSaso Dzeroski, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
itemMarko Debeljak, Nova Gorica Polytechnic, Slovenia


Organizing Committee

itemTina Anzic, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
itemJana Babic, Nova Gorica Polytechnic, Slovenia
itemMili Bauer, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
itemDamjan Demsar, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
itemPeter Ljubic, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia


International Advisory Committee

itemJorgensen, Sven E., Denmark
itemKompare, Boris, Slovenia
itemLegovic, Tarzan, Croatia
itemLek, Sovan, France
itemMueller, Felix, Germany
itemPatten, Bernard C., USA
itemRecknagel, Friedrich A., Australia
itemSekine, Masahiko, Japan
itemSlokar, Marko, Slovenia
itemUlgiati, Sergio, Italy


Program Committee

itemAtanasova, Natasa, Slovenia itemBabovic, Vladan, Switzerland
itemBohanec, Marko, Slovenia itemBratko, Ivan, Slovenia
itemBreckling, Broder, Germany itemBredeweg, Bert, The Netherlands
itemCortes, Ulises, Spain itemDebeljak, Marko, Slovenia
itemDietterich, Thomas G., USA itemDimopoulos, Yannis, Greece
itemDzeroski, Saso, Slovenia itemFohrer, Nicola, Germany
itemFountain, Tony, USA itemFurlanello, Cesare, Italy
itemGrbovic, Jasna, Slovenia itemGuerrin, Francois, France
itemJorgensen, Sven E., Denmark itemKishi, Michio J., Japan
itemKobler, Andrej, Slovenia itemKomarov, Alexander S., Russia
itemKompare, Boris, Slovenia itemKontic, Branko, Slovenia
itemKumar, Vipin, USA itemKusuda, Tetsuya, Japan
itemLangford, Bill, USA itemLangley, Pat, USA
itemLegovic, Tarzan, Croatia itemLek, Sovan, France
itemLi, Bai-Lian, USA itemMalchow, Horst, Germany
itemMalerba, Donato, Italy itemMarques, Joao Carlos, Portugal
itemMcKay, Robert I., Australia itemMueller, Felix, Germany
itemNielsen, Soeren N., Denmark itemO'Connor, Mark, UK
itemPalmeri, Luca, Italy itemPatten, Bernard C., USA
itemRecknagel, Friedrich A., Australia itemSanchez-Marre, Miquel, Spain
itemSavic, Dragan, UK itemSchwabacher, Mark, USA
itemSekine, Masahiko, Japan itemSolidoro, Cosimo, Italy
itemSvirezhev, Yuri M., Germany itemTodorovski, Ljupco, Slovenia
itemUlgiati, Sergio, Italy itemUrbancic, Tanja, Slovenia
itemVoinov, Alexey, USA itemVoss, Hans, Germany
itemWachowicz, Monica, The Netherlands itemWalley, William J., UK
itemWhigham, Peter A., New Zealand itemWotawa, Franz, Austria
itemZenko, Bernard, Slovenia


Contact Information

E-mail: ecemeaml@ijs.si


Abstract and Paper Submission


Previous Events in this Series

itemThe first european ecological modelling conference, Pula, Croatia, September 16-19, 1997
itemThe second european ecological modelling conference, Pula, Croatia, September 20-24, 1999
itemThe third european ecological modelling conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 10-15, 2001