CFP: Session on Neurosimulation - 15th IMACS World Congress

[Nikola Serbedzija]

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             15th IMACS WORLD CONGRESS
  on Scientific Computation, Modelling and Applied Mathematics
          Berlin, Germany, 24-29 August 1997

Sponsored by DFG, IEEE, IFAC, IFIP, IFORS, IMEKO.

General Chair: Prof. A. Sydow (GMD FIRST Berlin, Germany)
Honorary Chair: Prof. R. Vichnevetsky (Rutgers University, USA)

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                 CALL FOR PAPERS 
	  for the Organized Session on

     "Simulation of Artificial Neural Networks"

Session Organizers: Gerd Kock and Nikola Serbedzija

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The aim of this session is to reflect the current techniques and 
trends in the simulation of artificial neural networks (ANNs). 
Both, software and hardware approaches are solicited. Topics of 
interest are, but not limited to:

 * General Aspects of Neural Simualations
   - design issues for simulation tools
   - inherent parallelism of ANNS
   - general-purpose neural simulations
   - special-purpose neural simulations
   - fault tolerance  aspects
   
 * Parallel Implementation of ANNs
   - data parallel implementations 
   - control parallel implementations 

 * Hardware Emulation of ANNs
   - silicon technology
   - optical technology
   - molecular technology

 * General Simulation Tools
   - graphic/menu bases tools
   - module libraries
   - specific programming languages

 * Applications
   - applications using/demanding parallel 
     implementations or hardware emulations
   - applications using/demanding analysis tools or 
     graphical representations provided by simulation tools

 * Hybrid Systems
   - the topics from above are of interest also with respect
     to related hybrid systems (neuro-fuzzy, genetic algorithms)

Authors interested in this session are invited to submit 3 copies 
of an extended summary (about 4 pages) of the paper to one of the 
session organizers by December 1st. 1996. Submission can be done 
also by email. The notification of acceptance/rejection will be
mailed by February 28th, 1997. The authors of accepted papers will 
also receive detailed instructions for the final manuscripts preparation.

The submission must contain the following information:
The name(s) of the author(s), title(s), affiliation(s),
complete address(es) (including email, phone, fax).
In addition, the author responsible for communication
has to be indicated.

Important dates:
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December 1st, 1996       Extended summary due
February 28th, 1997      Notification of acceptance/rejection
April 30th, 1997         Camera-ready paper due


Addresses to send contribution:
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  Dr. Gerd Kock                    Dr. Nikola Serbedzija
  GMD FIRST                        GMD FIRST
  Rudower Chaussee 5               Rudower Chaussee 5
  D - 12489 Berlin                 D - 12489 Berlin
  Germany                          Germany

  e-mail: gerd at first.gmd.de        e-mail: nikola at first.gmd.de
  tel:    +49 30 / 6392 1863       tel:    +49 30 / 6392 1873

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