Connectionists: 2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks

[Hussein Abbass]

2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks 
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The annual International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN)
will be held jointly with the IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy
Systems (FUZZ-IEEE) and the IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation
(IEEE CEC) as part of the 2012 IEEE World Congress on Computational
Intelligence (IEEE WCCI) http://www.ieee-wcci2012.org/, June 10-15,
2012, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia.
Cross-fertilization of the three technical disciplines and newly
emerging technologies is strongly encouraged.

Call for Contributed Papers 
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IJCNN 2012 will feature a world-class conference that aims to bring
together researchers and practitioners in the field of neural networks
and computational intelligence from all around the globe. Technical
exchanges within the research community will encompass keynote lectures,
special sessions, tutorials and workshops, panel discussions as well as
poster presentations. In addition, participants will be treated to a
series of social functions, receptions, and networking to establish new
connections and foster everlasting friendship among fellow counterparts.
The annual IJCNN covers all topics in neural networks including:

Neural network theory & models 
Computational neuroscience 
Learning and adaptation 
Pattern recognition 
Cognitive models 
Machine vision and image processing 
Brain-machine interfaces 
Collective intelligence 
Neural control 
Hybrid systems 
Evolutionary neural systems 
Self-aware systems 
Neurodynamics and complex systems 
Data mining 
Neuroinformatics 
Sensor networks and intelligent systems 
Neural hardware 
Applications 
Neural network applications 
Computational biology 
Neuroengineering 
Bioinformatics 
Emerging areas 

Paper Submission and Inquiries 
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Prospective authors are invited to contribute high-quality papers to
IJCNN 2012. All papers are to be submitted electronically through the
IEEE WCCI 2012 website http://www.ieee-wcci2012.org/. 

For IJCNN inquiries please contact Conference Chair: Cesare Alippi at
cesare.alippi at polimi.it 

For Program inquiries please contact Program Chair: Kate Smith-Miles at
kate.smith-miles at sci.monash.edu.au 

General Enquires for IEEE WCCI 2012 should be sent to the General Chair:
Hussein Abbass at h.abbass at adfa.edu.au 

Call for Special Sessions
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The IJCNN 2012 Program Committee solicits proposals for special sessions
within the technical scopes of the Congress. Special sessions, to be
organized by international recognized experts, aim to bring together
researchers in special focused topics. Papers submitted for special
sessions are to be peer-reviewed with the same criteria used for the
contributed papers. Proposals should include the session title, a brief
description of the scope and motivation, biographic and contact
information of the organizers. Researchers interested in organizing
special sessions are invited to submit formal proposal to the Special
Session Chair: Brijesh Verma at b.verma at cqu.edu.au

Call for Tutorials 
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IJCNN 2012 will also feature pre-Congress tutorials, covering
fundamental and advanced neural network topics. A tutorial proposal
should include title, outline, expected enrollment, and
presenter/organizer biography. We invite you to submit proposals to the
Tutorial Chair: Toshio Fukuda at fukuda at mein.nagoya-u.ac.jp.

Call for Competitions
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IJCNN 2012 will host competitions to stimulate research in neural
networks, promote fair evaluations, and attract students. The proposals
for new competitions should include descriptions of the problems
addressed, motivations, expected impact on neural networks and machine
learning, and established baselines, schedules, anticipated number of
participants, and a biography of the main team members. We invite you to
submit proposals to the Competitions Chair: Sung-Bae Cho at
sbcho at yonsei.ac.kr