Workshop on Optimization and Neural Nets

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Subject: Call For Papers : Neural Nets & Optimization.


                           CALL FOR PAPERS

                TENCON '89 (IEEE Region 10 Conference)

                               SESSION
                                  ON
                    OPTIMIZATION AND NEURAL NETWORKS

                       November 22 -- 24, 1989
                            Bombay, India



	Under the  auspices of the IEEE, the session organizers invite
	submission of papers for a session on "Optimization and Neural
 	Networks". This session will focus on the interrelationship of
	neural networks and optimization problems. Neural networks can 
	be seen to be related to optimization in two distinct ways:

	  +  As  an adaptive neural network learns from examples,
	     the convergence of its weights  solves an  optimiza-
	     tion problem.

	  +  A large  class of  networks , even with constant we-
	     ights , solves  optimization problems as they settle 
	     from initial to final state.

	The areas of interest include but are not limited to:

	  +  Combinatorial optimization

	  +  Continuous optimization

	  +  Sensor  integration ( when posed as an  optimization 
	     problem)

	  +  Mean Field Annealing

	  +  Stochastic Relaxation


	Depending on the number and quality of the responses,this ses-
	sion may be split into multiple sessions, with one part focus-
	ing on optimizing the weight-determination process in adaptive
	nets,and the second one on using those nets to solve other pro
	blems.

	Prospective authors should submit two copies of an extended ab
	stract (not exceeding 5 pages , double spaced) of their papers
	to either of the organizers by March 31, 1989. Authors will be
	notified of acceptance or rejection by May 15,1989.Photo-ready
	copy of the complete paper (not exceeding 25 pages double-spa-
	ced) must be received by Jul 15,1989 for inclusion in the pro-
	ceedings which will be  published by the IEEE and  distributed 
	at the symposium.


	Session Organizers

	Dr. Wesley E. Snyder / Mr. Harish P. Hiriyannaiah
	Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering
	North Carolina State University
	Raleigh, NC 27695-7911, USA

	Telephone: (919)-737-2336
	FAX: (919)-737-7382
	email: {wes,harish}@ecelet.ncsu.edu -- (Internet)
	mcnc!ece-csc!{wes,harish} -- (UUCP)

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