ACNN'95 Call for Papers

Sat Jun 11 11:22:47 EDT 1994

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			        A C N N ' 9 5

			 SIXTH AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCE

				     ON

			       NEURAL NETWORKS

			   6th - 8th FEBRUARY 1995

			     University of Sydney
			       Sydney, Australia

			     in co-operation with 

		  Asian-Pacific Neural Network Assembly (APNNA)
		       Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS)
	       Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 
		 Institution of Radio & Electronics Engineers (IREE) 
	      Systems Engineering & Design Automation Laboratory (SEDAL)

The sixth Australian conference on neural networks will be held in Sydney on
February 6th - 8th 1995 at the University of Sydney.  ACNN'95 is the annual
national meeting of the Australian neural network community. It is a
multi-disciplinary meeting and seeks contributions from Neuroscientists,
Engineers, Computer Scientists, Mathematicians, Physicists and Psychologists.

ACNN'95 will feature a number of invited speakers. The program will include
presentations and poster sessions. Proceedings will be printed and distributed
to the attendees.  

The posters will be displayed for a significant period of time, and time will
be allocated for authors to be present at their poster in the conference
program.  

Software demonstrations will be possible for authors. SparcStations, DEC
Stations and PCs will be available in an adjacent laboratory for these
demonstrations.  

Invited Keynote Speaker

ACNN'95 will feature a number of keynote speakers, including Dr Larry Jackel,
AT&T Bell Laboratories and Dr Edmund Rolls, Oxford University. 

Pre-Conference Workshops

Pre-Conference Workshops covering basic introductions to neural computing,
neuroscience, applications and implementations will be held. A separate flyer
describing the workshops will be issued at a later date.   

Workshop on Industrial Application of Neural Computing

The Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering will be organising a workshop on
industrial application of neural computing. A separate information sheet will
be issued.  

Submission Categories

The major categories for paper submissions include, but are not restricted to:

1.	Neuroscience: Integrative function of neural networks in vision,
	Audition, Motor, Somatosensory and Autonomic functions; Synaptic
	function; Cellular information processing;  

2.	Theory: Learning; Generalisation; Complexity; Scaling; Stability;
	Dynamics; 

3.	Implementation: Hardware implementation of neural nets; Analog and
	digital VLSI implementation; Optical implementation;  

4.	Architectures and Learning Algorithms: New architectures and learning
	algorithms; Hierarchy; Modularity; Learning pattern sequences;
	Information integration;  

5.	Cognitive Science and AI: Computational models of perception and
	pattern recognition; Memory; Concept formation; Problem solving and
	reasoning; Visual and auditory attention; Language acquisition and
	production; Neural network implementation of expert systems;   

6.	Applications: Application of neural nets to signal processing and
	analysis; Pattern recognition: Speech, Machine vision; Motor control;
	Robotics; Forecast; Medical.  

Initial Submission of Papers

As this is a multi-disciplinary meeting, papers are required to be
comprehensible to an informed researcher outside the particular stream of
the author in addition to the normal requirements of technical merit.  

Papers should be submitted as close as possible to final form and must not
exceed four single A4 pages (2-column format). The first page should include
the title and abstract, and should leave space for, but not include the
authors' names and affiliations. A cover page should be supplied giving the
title of the paper, the name and affiliation of each author, together with the
postal address, the e-mail address, and the phone and fax numbers of a
designated contact author. The type font should be no smaller than 10 point
except in footnotes. A serif font such as Times or New Century Schoolbook is
preferred.        

Four copies of the paper and the front cover sheet should be sent to: 

	Agatha Shotam
	ACNN'95 Secretariat
	University of Sydney
	Department of Electrical Engineering
	NSW 2006
	Australia

Each manuscript should clearly indicate submission category (from the six
listed) and author preference for oral or poster presentations. This initial
submission must be on hard copy to reach us by Friday, 2 September 1994. 

Submission Deadlines

Friday, 2 September 1994	Deadline for receipt of paper submissions

Friday, 28 October 1994		Notification of acceptance

Friday, 2 December 1994		Final papers in camera-ready form for printing

Venue

Peter Nicol Russell Building, University of Sydney, Australia.

ACNN'95 Organising Committee

General Chairs:
Marwan Jabri			University of Sydney 
Cyril Latimer			University of Sydney

Technical Program Chair:
Bill Gibson			University of Sydney

Technical Program Advisors:
Max Bennett			University of Sydney 
Bill Wilson			University of New South Wales
Len Hamey			Macquarie University

Program Committee:
Peter Bartlett			Australian National University
Max Bennett			University of Sydney
Robert Bogner			University of Adelaide
Tony Burkitt			Australian National University
Terry Caelli			Curtin University of Technology
Simon Carlile			University of Sydney
Margaret Charles		University of Sydney
George Coghill			University of Auckland
Tom Downs			University of Queensland
Barry Flower			University of Sydney
Tom Gedeon			University of New South Wales
Bill Gibson			University of Sydney
Simon Goss			Defence Science & Tech Org
Graeme Halford			University of Queensland
Len Hamey			Macquarie University
Andrew Heathcote		University of Newcastle
Marwan Jabri			University of Sydney
Andrew Jennings			Royal Melbourne Institute of Tech
Nikola Kasabov			University of Otago
Adam Kowalczyk			Telecom Australia
Cyril Latimer			University of Sydney
Philip Leong			University of Sydney
Iain Macleod			Australian National University
M Palaniswami			University of Melbourne
Nick Redding			Defence Science & Tech Org
M Srinivasan			Australian National University
Ah Chung Tsoi			University of Queensland
Janet Wiles			University of Queensland
Robert Williamson		Australian National University
Bill Wilson			University of New South Wales

International Advisory Board:

Yaser Abu-Mostafa		Caltech
Josh Alspector			Bellcore
Shun-ichi Amari			University of Tokyo, Japan
Michael Arbib			University of Southern California
Scott Fahlman			Carnegie Mellon University
Hans Peter Graf			AT&T Bell Laboratories
Yuzo Hirai			University of Tsukuba
Masumi Ishikawa			Kyushu Institute of Technology
Larry Jackel			AT&T Bell Laboratories
John Lazzaro			University of Berkeley
Yann LeCun			AT&T Bell Laboratories
Richard Lippmann		MIT Lincoln Lab
Nelson Morgan			Intl Computer Sci Inst, Berkeley
Alan Murray			University of Edinburgh
Fernando Pineda			John Hopkins University
Terry Sejnowski			The SALK Institute
Lionel Tarassenko		Oxford University 
Eric Vittoz			CSEM, Switzerland
David Zipser			University of California, San Diego

Registrations

The registration fee to attend ACNN'95 is:

		Full Time Students	A$110.00
		Academics		A$250.00
		Other			A$350.00

A discount of 20% applies for advance registration. Registration forms must be
posted before December 2nd, 1994, to be entitled to the discount. To be
eligible for the Full Time Student rate, a letter from the Head of Department 
as verification of enrolment is required.    

Accommodation

Delegates will have to make their accommodation arrangements directly with the
hotel of their choice. 

A list of accommodation close to the conference venue is provided below. Rates
quoted are on a `per night' basis. Rates may be subject to change without
prior notice.   

University Motor Inn
25 Arundel St
Glebe NSW 2037			Rates:	A$92 (Single)
Tel:	+61 (2) 660 5777		A$95 (Double)
Fax:	+61 (2) 660 2929	

Camperdown Towers Motel
144 Mallet St
Camperdown NSW2050		Rates:	A$65 (Single)
Tel:	+61 (2) 519 5211		A$75 (Double)
Fax:	+61 (2) 519 9179	

Metro Motor Inn
1 Meagher St
Chippendale NSW 2008
Tel:	+61 (2) 319 4133	Rates:	A$68 (Single/Double)
Tel:	+61 (2) 698 7665	

Sydney Travellers Rest Hotel
37 Ultimo Rd			Rates:	A$27 students (Dormitory)
Haymarket NSW 2000			A$39 adults (Twin Share)
Tel:	+61 (2) 281 5555		A$62 (Single)
Fax:	+61 (2) 281 2666		

Alishan International House
100 Glebe Point Rd
Glebe NSW 2037			Rates:	A$18 (Dormitory)
Tel:	+61 (2) 566 4048		A$55 (Single)
Fax:	+61 (2) 525 4686		A$70 (Double)

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To register, please fill in this form and return it together with payment to :

	Mrs Agatha Shotam
	Secretariat ACNN'95
	Department of Electrical Engineering
	The University of Sydney
	NSW 2006
	AUSTRALIA

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[ ]	I would like to attend the Pre-Conference Workshops *

[ ]	I would like to attend the Industrial Application of Neural
	Computing Workshop *

	* Registration fees for the Pre-Conference Workshops and the
	  Industrial Application of Neural Computing Workshop will be 
	  determined at a later stage.

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     @	Registration fees:	Before 2 Dec 94		After 2 Dec 94

	Full Time Students	    A$ 88.00		    A$110.00
	Academics		    A$200.00		    A$250.00
	Other			    A$280.00		    A$350.00

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