1st Call for Papers - IJRA Special Issue on "Neuromorphic Systems" (Vol.19, 2004)

[Dr. Amir Hussain]

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Note paper submission deadline: 30 June, 2003
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Call for Papers: Special Issue on "Neuromorphic Systems"
International Journal of Robotics & Automation (IJRA), ACTA Press, 
Vol.19, 2004

There has recently been a growing interest in neuromorphic systems
research, which is part of the larger field of computational
neuroscience. Neuromorphic systems are implementations in silicon of
systems whose architecture and design are based on neurobiology. In
general, however, neuromorphic systems research is not restricted to one
specific implementation technology. This growing area proffers exciting
possibilities, such as sensory systems that can compete with human
senses, pattern recognition systems that can run in real time, and
neuron models that can truly emulate living neurons. Neuromorphic
systems are at the intersection of neuroscience, computer science, and
electrical engineering.

The earliest neuromorphic systems were concerned with providing an
engineering approximation of some aspects of sensory systems, such as
the detection of sound in the auditory system or the detection of light
in the visual system. More recently, there has been considerable work on
robot control systems, on modelling various types of neurons, and on
including adaptation in hardware systems. Biorobotics, or the
intersection between biology and robotics, is a growing area in
neuromorphic systems. Biorobotics aims to investigate biological
sensorimotor control systems by building robot models of them. This
includes the development of novel sensors and actuators, hardware and
software emulations of neural control systems, and embedding and testing
devices in real environments.

The aim of this Special Issue on Neuromorphic Systems is to bring
together active researchers from different areas of this
interdisciplinary field, and to report on the lastest advances in this
area. 

Contributions are sought from (amongst others):
- engineers interested in designing and implementing systems based on
neurobiology
- neurobiologists interested in engineering implementations of systems
- modellers and theoreticians from all the relevant disciplines 

Any topic relevant to neuromorphic systems and theory, sensory
neuromorphic systems, and neuromorphic hardware will be considered.

Instructions for Manuscripts:
All manuscripts should be e-mailed to the ACTA Press office at
calgary at actapress.com by June 30, 2003. On the e-mail subject line
please put "Submission for the IJRA Special Issue on Neuromorphic
Systems." The paper submission should include the name(s) of the
author(s) and their affiliations, addresses, fax numbers, and e-mail
addresses.

Manuscripts should strictly follow the guidelines of ACTA Press, given
at the following website:
http://www.actapress.com/journals/submission.htm

Important Dates:
Deadline for paper submission:       June 30, 2003
Notification of acceptance:          October 30, 2003
Final Manuscripts due:               December 30, 2003
Publication in special issue:        Vol.19, 2004

Guest Editor:
Dr. Amir Hussain
Dept. of Computing Science & Mathematics
University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK
Email: a.hussain at cs.stir.ac.uk  Website: http://www.cs.stir.ac.uk/~ahu/