Neural Nets School 2000

[Alfredo Petrosino]

5th Course of International Summer School "Neural Nets E. R. Caianiello"

                                   on
                      Visual Attention Mechanisms

                           23-29 October 2000
    International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies (IIASS)
                   Vietri sul Mare, Salerno  (Italy)
                      http://www.iiass.it/nnschool

JOINTLY ORGANIZED  BY
International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies (IIASS)
Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture (EMFCSC)

SPONSORED BY
Salerno University, Department of "Scienze Fisiche", Italy
Gruppo Nazionale di Cibernetica e Biofisica del CNR
Pavia University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Italy

DIRECTOR OF THE 5TH COURSE
Virginio CANTONI (Pavia University, Italy)

DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOOL
Michael JORDAN (University of California, Berkely, USA)
Maria MARINARO (Salerno University, Italy)

ORGANIZING COMMITEE
Virginio CANTONI (Pavia University, Italy)
Maria MARINARO (Salerno University, Italy)
Alfredo PETROSINO (INFM-Salerno University, Italy)

The school, open to all suitably qualified scientists from around the
world,
is organized in lectures, panel discussions and poster presentations and

will cover a number of broad themes relevant to Visual Attention, among
them:

- Foundation: Early vision, Visual streams, Perception and action,
Log-map
  analysis
- Attentional mechanisms: Pop-out theory, Texton theory, Contour
integration
  and closure, Fuzzy engagement mechanisms
- Visual search : Attentional control, Selective attention, Spatial
attention,
  Detection versus discrimination
- Multiresolution and planning : Complexity of search tasks,
Hierarchical
  perceptual loops, Multiresolution and associative memory systems,
  Attention and action planning
- Attentional Visual Architectures: Neural models of visual attention,
  Hierarchical and associative networks, Attentional pyramidal neural
  mechanisms
- Experiences: Eyeputer and scanpath recorders, etc.


INVITED SPEAKERS (the list is not complete):

Virginio CANTONI, Pavia University
Leonardo CHELAZZI, Verona University, Italy
Vito DI GESU`, Palermo University, Italy
Hezy YESHURUN, Haifa University, Israel
Zhaoping LI, Gatsby, University College, London, UK
Luca LOMBARDI, Pavia University, Italy
Carlo Alberto MARZI, Verona University, Italy
Alain MERIGOT, University of Paris Sud, France
Eliano PESSA, Roma University, Italy
Alfredo PETROSINO, INFM-Salerno University, Italy
Marco PIASTRA, Pavia University, Italy
Vito ROBERTO, Udine University, Italy
Dov SAGI, Weizmann University, Israel
John TSOTSOS, Center for Computer Vision, Canada
Daniela ZAMBARBIERI, Pavia University, Italy
Harry WECHSLER, George Mason University,  USA
Steven YANTIS, Johns Hopkins University, USA

POETIC TOUCH

Vietri (from "Veteri", its ancient Roman name) sul Mare ("on sea") is
located within walking distance from Salerno and marks the beginning
of the Amalfi coast. Short rides take to Positano, Sorrento, Pompei,
Herculaneum, Paestum, Vesuvius, or by boat, the islands of Capri,
Ischia, and Procida. Velia (the ancient "Elea" of Zeno and
Parmenide) is a hundred kilometers farther down along the coast.
Visit http://www.comune.vietri-sul-mare.sa.it/ for more information.


FEE

The full school fee is 1200 dollars, reduced to 1000 dollars for
students.  The fee includes accommodations in twin room, meals, one
day of excursion, and a copy of the proceedings of the school. A
supplement of 40 dollars per night should be paid for single room.  A
restricted number of scholarships are also available for students
which make the specific request.

DATES
Application deadline:                               8 September 2000
Acceptance notification :                          20 September 2000

For further information please contact :
Dr. A.Petrosino
Fax:    + 39 89 761189
Email: iiass.alfredo at tin.it


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Please send the application form  by electronic mail to:

                iiass.alfredo at tin.it, subject: Neural Nets school;

or by fax to:
                Neural Nets School, +39 89 761 189

or by ordinary mail to the address:
                Neural Nets School
                IIASS, Via Pellegrino 19
                I84019 Vietri sul Mare (Sa) Italy