ppsn v call participation call participation fifth international conference parallel problem solving nature ppsn v amsterdam netherlands 2730 september 1998 http www wi leidenuniv nl cs alp ppsn98 html scientific content ppsn conference focuses topic problem solving paradigms gleaned natural models including limited organic evolution neural network based learning processes immune systems life properties general dna strands chemical physical processes ppsn v held 2730 september 1998 golden tulip barbizon palace hotel heart amsterdam first day conference september 27th sunday eight tutorials given wellknown experts evolutionary computation related fields technical sessions held 28 29 30 september day starts oral presentation invited speaker addressing hot topics context evolutionary computation technical sessions contain 100 contributions selected 185 papers submitted conference organizers ppsn v adjoins foundations genetic algorithms 5 workshop theoretical aspects evolutionary computation foga 5 held leiden netherlands 2426 september 1998 registration information latest updates ppsn v look http www wi leidenuniv nl cs alp ppsn98 html