ANNGA95

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         		     ICANNGA95		

      INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
			 
                                and

         		GENETIC ALGORITHMS


           Preceded by a one-day Introductory Workshop

                  ECOLE DES MINES d'ALES , FRANCE
	
	       	     18th - 21st April 1995

	
Call for Papers and Invitation to Participate


Purpose and Scope of the Conference

Artificial neural networks and genetic algorithms are two areas of 
emerging technology, with their origins in the field of biology.  
Independently or in conjunction, approaches based on these 
techniques have produced interesting and useful results in many fields 
of application.

The conference has two purposes, namely to bring together established 
workers in the fields and also to provide an opportunity for those 
wishing to gain understanding and experience of these areas.  Thus the 
conference will be preceded by a one-day workshop.  At this workshop, 
introductory presentations covering the basic concepts and recent 
developments will be given, with lectures based on printed course notes.
The language of instruction will be English, but it is expected that 
assistance will be available in French and German.  "Hands-on" 
experience will be available and the workshop fee will include the cost 
of some introductory software.  Workshop participants will be 
able to register as listeners for the conference itself at a reduced rate.


This conference follows the highly successful ICANNGA93 held at Innsbruck, 
Austria in April 1993.  Owing to the exceptionally high quality of publications 
and friendly atmosphere evident at the 1993 conference, the organisers have 
decided to continue the conference theme with a conference every two years.  
As a result the Ecole des Mines d'Ales is honoured and delighted to be chosen 
to host the second of this conference series, in close collaboration with the 
organisers of ICANNGA93 from the University of Innsbruck and Coventry 
University.



Call for Papers


The conference will focus on both the theoretical and practical aspects of 
the technologies. Accordingly, contributions are sought based on the 
following list, which is indicative only.


	1  Theoretical aspects of Artificial Neural Networks.

Novel paradigms, training methods, analysis of results and models, 
trajectories and dynamics.


	2. Practical applications of Artificial Neural Networks.

Pattern recognition, classification problems, fault detection, optimisation, 
prediction, risk assessment, data compression and image processing, process 
monitoring and control, financial forecasting, etc... 

         3. Theoretical and computational aspects of Genetic Algorithms.

New algorithms/processes, performance measurement.

	4. Practical applications of Genetic Algorithms.

Optimisation, scheduling and design problems, classifier systems, 
application to artificial neural networks, etc...


Authors wishing to contribute to the conference should send an abstract of 
600-1000 words of their proposed contribution before 31st August 1994.  
Abstracts should be in English and three typewritten copies should be sent 
to the address below.


David Pearson
Laboratoire d'Electronique d'Automatique et d'Informatique
Ecole des Mines d'Ales
6, avenue de Clavieres
30319 Ales Cedex
France


Alternatively abstracts may be sent by electronic mail to either of the 
following email addresses.

	1. dpearson at soleil.ENSM-ALES.FR	        (Ales)

	2. NSTEELE at cov.ac.uk			(Coventry)

Refereeing of abstracts submitted before the deadline date will take place 
on a regular basis, allowing early decisions to be taken in order to help 
contributors plan their visit.



ADVISORY COMMITTEE

R. Albrecht, University of Innsbruck
D. Pearson, Ecole des Mines d'Ales
N. Steele, Coventry University.

Accommodation charges are not included in the fees.  Details on hotel 
reservation will be available later in 1994.

For further information on the conference or workshop please contact :-

Nigel Steele
Department of Mathematics
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry CV1 5FB
UK
tel: +44 203 838568
fax: +44 203 838585
email: NSTEELE at cck.cov.ac.uk

or

David Pearson
Laboratoire d'Electronique d'Automatique et d'Informatique
Ecole des Mines d'Ales
6, avenue de Clavieres
30319 Ales Cedex
France
tel: +33 66785249
fax: +33 66785201
email: dpearson at soleil.ENSM-ALES.FR


General Information

Ales-en-Cevennes is situated at the South-Eastern outcrop 
of the Massif Central between the "garrigues" of Languedoc 
and the Cevennes mountains and owes its existence to its abundant 
mineral resources.

Means of access: Ales is located 40 kilometres from Nimes, 
70 kilometres from Avignon, Montpellier and the Mediterranean beaches 
and 150 kilometres from Marseille. 

By road: The "Nimes-Ouest" exit on 
the Lyon-Barcelona and the Marseille-Barcelona motorways.

By train: The Paris-Lyon-Nimes TGV (high speed train, 4.5 hours 
from Paris to Nimes), connection by train or bus to Ales from Nimes.

By plane: Marseille and Montpellier international airports, Nimes 
national airport with several daily flights from Paris.

More detailed information on the various means of access will be 
available later in 1994.




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Nigel Steele
Chairman,
Division of Mathematics
School of Mathematical and Information Sciences
Coventry University 
Priory Street
Coventry CV1 5FB
United Kingdom.

tel: (0203) 838568
     +44 203 838568

email: NSTEELE at uk.ac.cov.cck  (JANET)
or     NSTEELE at cck.cov.ac.uk  (EARN BITNET etc.)

fax: (0203) 838585
     +44 203 838585