NIPS-90 CALL For Papers

[Steve Hanson]

                                   CALL FOR PAPERS
                                 IEEE Conference on
                        Neural Information Processing Systems
                               -Natural and Synthetic-
                  Monday, November 26 - Thursday, November 29, 1990
                                  Denver, Colorado

         This is the fourth meeting of  an  inter-disciplinary  conference
         which   brings   together  neuroscientists,  engineers,  computer
         scientists, cognitive scientists, physicists, and  mathematicians
         interested  in  all aspects of neural processing and computation.
         Two days of focused workshops will follow at a  nearby  ski  area
         (Nov  30-Dec  1).  Major categories and examples of subcategories
         for paper submissions are the following;

          Neuroscience:   Neurobiological   models   of   development,
            cellular information processing, synaptic function, learning
            and  memory.   Studies  and  analyses   of   neurobiological
            systems.
          Implementation and Simulation:  Hardware  implementation  of
            neural  nets. VLSI, Optical Computing, and  practical issues
            for simulations and simulation tools.
          Algorithms and Architectures:  Description and  experimental
            evaluation  of new net architectures or learning algorithms:
            data representations, static and dynamic  nets,  modularity,
            rapid  training,  learning  pattern  sequences, implementing
            conventional algorithms.
          Theory:  Theoretical  analysis  of:  learning,   algorithms,
            generalization,  complexity, scaling, capability, stability,
            dynamics,  fault  tolerance,  sensitivity,  relationship  to
            conventional algorithms.
          Cognitive Science & AI:  Cognitive models or simulations  of
            natural  language  understanding,  problem solving, language
            acquisition, reasoning, skill acquisition, perception, motor
            control, categorization, or concept formation.
          Applications:  Neural Networks applied to signal processing,
            speech,   vision,   character  recognition,  motor  control,
            robotics, adaptive systems tasks.

          Technical Program: Plenary, contributed and poster sessions  will
          be  held.   There will be no parallel sessions.  The full text of
          presented papers will be published.

          Submission  Procedures:   Original  research  contributions   are
          solicited,  and  will be carefully refereed.  Authors must submit
          six copies of both a 1000-word (or less) summary and  six  copies
          of  a  separate  single-page 50-100 word abstract clearly stating
          their results by May 17, 1990. At the  bottom  of  each  abstract
          page  and  on the first summary page indicate preference for oral
          or poster presentation and specify one of  the  above  six  broad
          categories  and,  if  appropriate,  sub-categories  (For example:
          POSTER-Applications: Speech, ORAL-Implementation:  Analog  VLSI).
          Include  addresses of all authors at the front of the summary and
          the  abstract  and  to  which  author  correspondence  should  be
          addressed.  Submissions will not be considered that lack category
          information, separate abstract sheets, the required  six  copies,
          author addresses or are late.

   Mail Submissions To:             Mail Requests For Registration Material To:

       John Moody                            Kathie Hibbard
       NIPS*90 Submissions                   NIPS*90 Local Committee
       Department of Computer Science        Engineering Center
       Yale University                       University of Colorado
       P.O. Box 2158 Yale Station            Campus Box 425
       New Haven, Conn. 06520                Boulder, CO 80309-0425

          Organizing Committee:

          General Chair: Richard Lippmann, MIT Lincoln Labs; Program Chair:
          John  Moody,  Yale; Neurobiology Co-Chair: Terry Sejnowski, Salk;
          Theory Co-Chair: Gerry  Tesauro,  IBM;  Implementation  Co-Chair:
          Josh  Alspector,  Bellcore;  Cognitive  Science  and AI Co-Chair:
          Stephen Hanson, Siemens; Architectures Co-Chair: Yann Le Cun, ATT
          Bell Labs; Applications Co-Chair: Lee Giles, NEC; Workshop Chair:
          Alex Waibel, CMU; Workshop Local Arrangements, Howard Wachtel, U.
          Colorado;   Local  Arrangements,  Kathie  Hibbard,  U.  Colorado;
          Publicity:   Stephen   Hanson,   Siemens;   Publications:   David
          Touretzky, CMU; Neurosciences Liaison: James Bower, Caltech; IEEE
          Liaison: Edward Posner, Caltech; APS Liaison: Larry  Jackel,  ATT
          Bell Labs; Treasurer: Kristina Johnson, U. Colorado;

                 DEADLINE FOR SUMMARIES & ABSTRACTS IS MAY 17, 1990
                                     please post