ANNA91 Program & Registration

[Gene Norris]

ANNA 91 (Analysis of Neural Network Applications Conference) is the first of
a planned series of conferences on the application of neural network technology 
to real-world problems.  The conference, to be held at George Mason University
in Fairfax, Virginia, is organized around the problem-solving process: domain
analysis, design criteria, analytic approaches to network definition, evaluation
methods, and lessons learned. 

There will be two full-day tutorials on May 29th, addressing both fundamentals
and advanced topics, followed by two days of presentations and panel sessions
on May 30-31.

The keynote speaker will be James Anderson of Brown University; Paul
Werbos of the NSF will give the luncheon address on the first day, and
Oliver Selfridge from GTE Laboratories will chair the rapporteur panel.
Two panel sessions have also been scheduled: the first,
chaired by  Eugene Norris of GMU, will look back at the history of the
technology, and the second, chaired by  Jerry LR Chandler of NINCDS, will
explore the probable state of the technology in the early 21st century.

George Mason University is located n the Washington, D.C. area and is
convenient both to Washington National and  Dulles Airports.  Attendance at
the conference will be limited by facility space; reservations will be processed
in order of arrival.

Sponsors of the conference are ACM SIGART and ACM SIGBDP in cooperation with the
International Neural Network Society and the Washington Evolutionary
Systems Society.  Institutional support is provided by GMU and NIH, with
additonal support from American Electronics Inc., CTA Inc., IKONIX, and
TRW/Systems Division.

Questions? Toni Shetler (Conference Chair), TRW FVA6/3444 PO Box 10400,
Fairfax VA 22031

------------------------ADVANCE PROGRAM-----------------------------
Wednesday, May 29, 1991:
09:00 - 12:00 and 01:00 - 04:00
Tutorial 1: 	Neural Network Fundamentals
Instructors - Judith Dayhoff, University of Maryland and Edward Page, Clemson 
University
Tutorial 2: 	Real Brains for Modelers
Instructor - Eugene Norris, George Mason University.

Thursday AM, May 30, 1991
08:30 - 10:00 	Welcome and Keynote Speaker
	Welcome - Toni Shetler, TRW/Systems Division
	Keynote Intro - Robert L. Stites, IKONIX
	Keynote - James Anderson,  Brown University
10:00 - 10:30  	Break
10:30 - 12:00 	Panel Session 1: Now:  Where Are We?
Panel Chair - Eugene Norris, George Mason University
Panelists - Craig Will, IDA, Tom Vogel, ERIM, Bill Marks, NIH
12:00 - 01:30  	Luncheon
Luncheon Intro - Robert L. Stites, IKONIX
Speaker - Paul Werbos,  NSF
01:30 - 03:30 	Session 2: Domain Analysis
Session Chair:  Judith Dayhoff,  University of Maryland
%	Synthetic aperture radar image formation with neural networks.
Ted Frison, S. Walt McCandless, and Robert Runze.
%	Application of the recurrent neural network to the problem of
language acquisition. Ryotaro Kamimura.
%	Protein classification using a neural network protein database
(NNPDB) system. Cathy H. Wu, Adisorn Ermongkonchai, and Tzu-Chung Chang.
%	The object-oriented paradigm and neurocomputing. Paul S. Prueitt and
Robert M. Craig.
03:30 - 04:00  	Break
04:00 - 06:00 	Session 3: Design Criteria
Session Chair:  Harry Erwin, TRW/Systems Division
%	Neural network-based decision support for incomplete database systems.
B. Jin, A. R. Hurson, and L. L. Miller.
%	Spatial classification and multi-spectral fusion with neural networks.
Craig Harston.
%	Neural network process control. Michael J. Piovoso, AaronJJ. Owens,
Allon Guez and Eva Nilssen.
06:00 - 07:00  	Evening Reception
Host:  Kim McBrian, TRW/Command Support Division
07:00 - 09:00 	Session 4: Analytic Approaches to Network Definition
Session Chair:  Gary C. Fleming, American Electronics, Inc.
%	A discrete-time neural network multitarget tracking data association
algorithm. Oluseyi Olurotimi.
%	On the implementation of RB technique in neural networks. M. T. Musavi, 
K. B. Faris, K. H. Chan, and W. Ahmed.
%	Radiographic image compression: a neural approach. Sridhar Narayan,
Edward W. Page, and Gene A. Tagliarini.
%	Supervised adaptive resonance networks. Robert A. Baxter.

Friday, May 31, 1991
08:00 - 10:00 	Session 5: Lessons Learned, Feedback, and Design Implications
Session Chair:  Elias Awad,  University of Virginia
%	Neural control of a nonlinear system with inherent time delays. Edward
A. Rietman and Robert C. Frye.
%	Pattern mapping in pulse transmission neural networks. Judith Dayhoff.
%	Analysis of a biologically motivated neural network for character
recognition. M. D. Garris, R. A. Wilkinson, and C. L. Wilson.
%	Optimization in cascaded Boltzman machines with a temperature gradient: 
an alternative to simulated annealing. James P. Coughlin and Robert H. Baran.
10:00 - 10:30  	Break
10:30 - 12:00 	Panel Session 6: Where Will We Be in 1995, 2000, and 2010?
Panel Chair: Jerry LR Chandler,  NINCDS, Epilepsy Branch
Panelists -	Captain Steven Suddarth, USAF; James Templeman, George 
Washington University; Russell Eberhart,  JHU/APL; Larry Hutton, JHU/ APL;
Robert Artigiani, USNA
12:00 - 01:00  	Lunch Break
01:00 - 02:00 	Session 7:  Evaluation
Session Chair:  Larry K. Barrett, CTA, Inc.
%	A neural network for target classification using passive sonar.
Robert H. Baran and James P. Coughlin.
%	Defect prediction with neural networks. Robert L. Stites, Bryan Ward,
and Robert V. Walters.
02:00 - 03:30 	Session 8:  ANNA-91 Conference Wrap-up
Session Chair:  Toni Shetler
Rapporteurs -	Joseph Bigus, IBM; Oliver Selfridge, GTE Laboratories;
and Harold Szu,  NSWC

-------------------------Registration & Hotel Forms ----------------------

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Tutorial:  fee  Amount Name:_____________________________________________

member    $150   ______ Address:__________________________________________

nonmember $200   ______ __________________________________________________

student   $ 25   ______ __________________________________________________

circle ONE: Tutorial 1 (Dayhoff & Page)   Tutorial 2 (Norris)

Conference: fee Amount     ______________________________________________
member    $200  ______     ^Membership number & Society Affiliation
nonmember $250  ______
student   $ 25  ______    ________________________________________________
                          Faculty Advisor (full-time student registration)
Total:          ______   Mail to: ANNA 91 Conference Registration
                                  Toni SHetler TRW FVA6/3444
                                  PO Box 10400
                                  Fairfax, VA 22031


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