<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font size="4">Call For Papers: WCCI 2014 Special Session on <b><span style="color:rgb(18,37,174)">Cognitive Computing and Neuro-Cognitive Robots</span></b></font><font size="3"></font></p>
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<b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The WCCI 2014 Special Session on <font color="#0000ff"><b>Cognitive Computing and Neuro-Cognitive Robots</b></font> aims to reflect the efforts and achievements of the current research stream, by inviting scientists and researchers to report their state-of-the-art technologies and theories on computational modeling, theory, experiments and applications. It is the continuation of the previous successful events:</p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>ICONIP 2011 Special Session on “Brain-Realistic Models for Learning, Memory and Embodied Cognition”, Shanghai, China, 13-17 Nov 2011;</p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>WCCI 2012 Special Session on “Brain Inspired Models of Cognitive Memory”, Brisbane, Australia, 10-15 June 2012. The accepted papers has successfully published as a special issue in Neurocomputing.</p>
<p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>ICONIP 2013 Special Session on Neuro/Human-Robotics, Daegu, Korea, 3-7 Nov 2013.</p>
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It has been a challenge in neuroscience and computer science for many years to implement brain-style intelligence in an artificial neural system. Artificial intelligence, developed by computer scientists is highly limited in adaptive behavior and learning ability. Therefore, the synthetic neural modeling approach by developing brain-realistic models and related algorithms with robotic simulation has become a prevailing method to target the core problem of brain-style intelligence, namely, cognitive computing. Based on neuro-anatomic and physiological features of local cortical regions and hippocampus as well as their integrated neuropsychological characteristics, the synthetic neural systems are then embedded in robotic system to emulate brain-style cognition and autonomy in a physical environment. To truly understand cognitive functions, it is necessary to step out of modeling approach only and step into understanding how networks of neurons represent information by integration technologies from different disciplines, including computer science, neuroscience and robotics, to understand the cognitive functions and computations undertaken by the brain.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify">Cognitive computing encompasses two essential problems: learning and memory. In contrast to computer memory, cognitive memory is versatile, performing both information storage and processing, that leads to higher level cognitive functions, such as perception, prediction, and association. The information is stored in a non-binary, structure-based, adaptive, and experience dependent manner and is retrieved using contextual cues. Learning of the information is in a parallel, distributed, and hierarchical manner.</p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><b>TOPICS OF INTEREST</b></p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">The</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:2.4pt"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">sp</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:0.05pt">e</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">c</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">i</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:0.05pt">a</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">l</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:2.7pt"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">ses</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:0.05pt">s</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">i</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:0.05pt">o</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">n</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:2.7pt"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">wel</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:-0.1pt">c</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:0.1pt">o</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:-0.1pt">m</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">es </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:0.2pt">all </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:0.05pt">p</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">a</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:0.05pt">p</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">e</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">rs</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:2.6pt"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">re</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:0.05pt">l</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:-0.05pt">a</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">ted</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:2.65pt"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify;letter-spacing:0.05pt">t</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">o cognitive computing, brain-inspired systems, and neuro-cognitive robots</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:15px;text-align:justify">.</span><span style="text-align:justify">Topics of interest include but are not limited to:</span><span style="text-align:justify"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.25in;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Symbol">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span>Cognitive Computing and Brain-Computer Integration.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><b>IMPORTANT DATES</b></p><table border="0" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<tbody><tr><td width="147" style="width:110.4pt;padding:0.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt">December 20, 2013:</p></td><td style="padding:0.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt">Paper submission deadline.</p>
</td></tr><tr><td width="147" style="width:110.4pt;padding:0.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt">March 15, 2014:</p></td><td style="padding:0.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt">Notification of paper acceptance.</p>
</td></tr><tr><td width="147" style="width:110.4pt;padding:0.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt">April 15, 2014:</p></td><td style="padding:0.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt">Final manuscript submission deadline.</p>
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<b>SUBMISSION GUIDELINE</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span lang="EN-SG">1) Information on the format and templates for papers can be found at:<br></span><a href="http://www.ieee-wcci2014.org/Paper%20Submission.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ieee-wcci2014.org/Paper%20Submission.htm</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9pt;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span lang="EN-SG">2) Papers should be submitted via the online submission site for <b>IJCNN 2014</b>:<br></span><a href="http://ieee-cis.org/conferences/ijcnn2014/upload.php" target="_blank">http://ieee-cis.org/conferences/ijcnn2014/upload.php</a>.<span lang="EN-SG"><br>
Select the Special Session name in the Main Research topic dropdown list to select the special session.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify">
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<b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Dr. Huajin Tang, Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Email: <a href="mailto:htang@i2r.a-star.edu.sg" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">htang@i2r.a-star.edu.sg</span></a> webpage: <a href="http://www1.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/~htang/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://www1.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/~htang/</span></a> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Prof. Gang Pan, Zhejiang University</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Email: <a href="mailto:gpan@zju.edu.cn" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">gpan@zju.edu.cn</span></a> webpage: <a href="http://www.cs.zju.edu.cn/~gpan" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://www.cs.zju.edu.cn/~gpan</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Prof. Zhaohui Wu, Zhejiang University</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Email: <a href="mailto:wzh@zju.edu.cn" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">wzh@zju.edu.cn</span></a> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Prof. Kay Chen Tan, National University of Singapore</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Email: <a href="mailto:eletankc@nus.edu.sg" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">eletankc@nus.edu.sg</span></a> webpage: <a href="http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~kctan/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~kctan/</span></a></font></p>
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