Workshop on Neural Networks at Aachen, Germany

Fri Jun 4 14:16:26 EDT 1993

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

"LECTURES AND WORKSHOP 
 ON 
 NEURAL NETWORKS AACHEN '93"

Aachen University of Technology
D - 52056 Aachen, Germany

Introductory Lectures June 21-30 1993
Workshop July 12-13 1993

The first Workshop on Neural Networks at Aachen intends 
to convey ideas on neural methods to a wide audience 
interested in neurocomputing and neurocomputers. 
The 15 distinguished invited speakers will cover topics 
that range from biological issues and the modelling of 
consciousness to neurocomputers. The workshop will 
be complemented by a poster session presenting research 
projects at Aachen University in the field of neural networks.

COMMITEE

Honorary Chairman:
Prof. I. Aleksander, Imperial College, London

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. O. Spaniol
Forum Informatik, Graduate College 
"Methods and tools of computer science 
and their application in technical systems", 
Aachen University of Technology, D-52056 Aachen, Germany

Neural Networks Special Interest Group INN
Harald Huening, Sabine Neuhauser, Michael Raus, 
Wolf Ritschel, Christiane Schmidt

FINAL PROGRAMME

INTRODUCTORY LECTURES JUNE 21-30, 1993:

June 21, 93, 5 pm, AH III
Prof. E.J.H. Kerckhoffs, Delft University of Technology (NL) 
"An Introduction to Neural Computing"

June 22, 93, 5 pm, AH II
Prof. C. von der Malsburg, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum (D)
"Neural Networks and the Brain" (German language)

June 25, 93, 2 pm, AH IV
Dr. U. Ramacher, Siemens AG, Munich (D)
"A Computer-Architecture for the Simulation of Artificial Neural Networks 
and the further Development of Neurochips" (German language)

June 30, 93, 5 pm, GH 3, Klinikum
Prof. V. Braitenberg, Max-Planck-Institut Tuebingen (D)
"New Ideas about the Function of the Cerebellum" (German language)

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME, JULY 12, 1993, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (AULA II)

9:00 - 9:30 am
Welcome and Introduction

9:30 - 10:15 am
Prof. I. Aleksander, Imperial College, London (UK)
"Iconic State Machines and their Cognitive Properties"

10:15 - 10:45 am
Coffee Break, Poster Session

10:45 - 11:30 am
Prof. E.J.H. Kerckhoffs, Delft University of Technology (NL)
"Thoughts on Conjoint Numeric, Symbolic and Neural Computing"

11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Dr. P. DeWilde, Imperial College, London (UK)
"Reduction of Representations and the Modelling of Consciousness"

12:15 - 2:00 pm
Lunch Break, Poster Session

2:00 - 2:45 pm
Dr. M. Erb, Philipps-Universitaet Marburg (D)
"Synchronized Activity in Biological and Artificial Dynamic Neural Networks: 
Experimental Results and Simulations"

2:45 - 3:30 pm
drs. E. Postma, University of Limburg, Maastricht (NL)
"Towards Scalable Neurocomputers"

3:30 - 4:00 pm
Coffee Break, Poster Session

4:00 - 4:45 pm
J. Heemskerk, Leiden University, Leiden (NL)
"Neurocomputers: Design Principles for a Brain"

4:45 - 5:30 pm
Prof. U. Rueckert, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, (D)
"Microelectronic Implementation of Neural Networks"

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME, JULY 14, 1993, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (AULA II):

9:00 - 9:45 am
Dr. J. H. Schmidhuber, Technical University of Munich (D)
"Continuous History Compression"

9:45 - 10:30 am
K. Weigl, INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis (F)
"Metric Tensors and Non-orthogonal Functional Bases"

10:30 - 11:00 am
Coffee Break, Poster Session

11:00 - 11:45 am
Dr. F. Castillo, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona (E)
"Statistics and Neural Network Classifiers: 
A Review from Multilayered Perceptrons to Incremental Neural Networks"

11:45 am - 1:30 pm
Lunch Break, Poster Session

1:30 - 2:15 pm
Dr. J. Mrsic-Floegel, Imperial College, London (UK)
"A Review of RAM-based Weightless Nodes"

2:15 - 3:00 pm
J. Schaefer, Aachen University of Technology (D)
"Neural Networks and Fuzzy Technologies"

LOCATIONS

The workshop lectures will be performed at the lecture-hall 
    Aula II, Aachen University of Technology, 
    Ahornstrasse 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germany.
The introductory lectures are performed in one of the following lecture-halls,
as indicated in the programme: 
    AH II, AH III, AH IV, Ahornstrasse 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germany and
    GH3, Klinikum Aachen, Pauwelstrasse, D- 52074 Aachen, Germany.
Ahornstrasse can be reached by bus routes no. 23 or 33:
- bus route 33 to "Klinikum" or "Vaals", stop at "Paedagogische Hochschule";
- bus route 23 to "Hoern", stop at "Paedagogische Hochschule".
Klinikum can be reached by bus route 33 as well, stop at "Klinikum".
To reach bus routes 23 or 33, take a bus from the station to "Bushof".

PARTICIPATION

is free of charge. Please register by e-mail to the organizing commitee:
Harald Huening: harry at dfv.rwth-aachen.de
Sabine Neuhauser: sabine at informatik.rwth-aachen.de
Michael Raus: raus at rog1.rog.rwth-aachen.de
Wolf Ritschel: ri at mtq03.wzl.rwth-aachen.de

PROCEEDINGS:

    H. Huening, S. Neuhauser, M. Raus, W. Ritschel (eds.):
    "Workshop on Neural networks at RWTH Aachen",
    Aachener Beitraege zur Informatik ABI, Band 2,
    Verlag der Augustinus Buchhandlung, 227 pages

contain the articles of the workshop + the article 
"Am I Thinking Assemblies ?" of Prof. C. von der Malsburg.
Proceedings can be ordered from

    Augustinus Buchhandlung
    Pontstrasse 66/68
    D-52062 Aachen

at a price of 36.- DM plus postal coverage and postage 
(about 3.-DM within Germany). During the Workshop 
the book will be sold at a reduced price by Augustinus 
bookstore.

LANGUAGE
English will be the official conference language.

sabine at informatik.rwth-aachen.de
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Sabine Neuhauser
Aachen University of Technology
Computer Science Department (Informatik IV)
Ahornstrasse 55, W- 5100 Aachen, Germany

!!! please note the new postal code for 
!!! Aachen University of Technology 
!!! valid from 1.7.93 : D-52056 Aachen (postal address)