IWANN'95 Call for Papers

Joan Cabestany cabestan at eel.upc.es
Thu Oct 20 13:08:51 EDT 1994


Please find here the final announcement and definitive Call for Papers of 
IWANN'95 (International Workshop on Artificial Neural Networks) to be held
next June 1995 in Malaga (Spain).

Any questions could be addressed to:

Prof. J.Cabestany - cabestan at eel.upc.es
Prof. F.Sandoval  - sandoval at tecma1.ctima.uma.es


Sincerely yours
J.Cabestany

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                        INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
                                  ON
                      ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS



                                IWANN'95
          
          
          
                      Second and Final Call for Papers

                        Hotel Melia - Costa del Sol

                       Torremolinos (Malaga) - Spain
                             June 7 - 9, 1995


                              SPONSORED BY

                        Plan Nacional de I + D (CICYT)     
                                DGICYT (MEC)
                             Junta de Andalucia
                            Universidad de Malaga
                Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia
           D. G. S. R. D., DG-XII Human Capital and Mobility (EC)
                  Spanish RIG IEEE Neural Networks Council
                    UK&RI communication Chapter of IEEE
                 Spanish Computer Society Chapter of IEEE
                       AEIA (IEEE affiliated society)

                              ORGANISED BY

                          Universidad de Malaga
                              UNED (Madrid)


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        IWANN'95. The third International  Workshop  on  Artificial Neural 
   Networks, will take place in the Spanish "Costa del Sol" (Malaga)  from 
   7 to 9 of June, 1995. This biennial meeting  with  focus on  Biological 
   Models and New  Computing  Paradigms,  was first held in Granada (1991) 
   and Sitges (1993) with a growing number of participants from  more than 
   20 countries and with high quality papers  published by Springer-Verlag 
   (LNCS 540 and 686).


                                 SCOPE

        From the computational  viewpoint,  standard  neural  networks pa-
   radigms are nearly exhausted and  some fresh air  is  needed.  In  this 
   workshop, remaining with  the  powerful roots   of  neural  computation 
   (modularity, autonomy, distributed computation and self-programming via 
   supervised  or  non-supervised learning),  focus  is placed  on  Biolo-
   gical Modeling, the search of Theory and Design  Methodologies and  the 
   bridge between Connectionism and Symbolic Computation.
        IWANN's main objective is to offer  an   interdisciplinary   forum 
   for scientists and engineers from Neurology, Computer Science,  Artifi-
   cial Intelligence, Electronics, Cognitive Science and  applied  domains, 
   looking after brain storming and innovative formulations of Natural  and 
   Artificial Neural Computation.
        It is the deep feeling of the IWANN's  organizers  that  this more-
   complex, biologically inspired,  and  theoretical  and  methodologically 
   supported approach will also provide us  with  more  powerful  tools for 
   applied domains.
        All received papers will be reviewed  by  the  Programme  Committee.
   Accepted papers may be presented  orally or as poster panels, however all 
   accepted contributions will be published in full length. (Springer-Verlag 
   Proceedings are expected).
        Coordinated inscription with the 3rd. European Conference on Artifi-
   cial Life (ECAL95), to be held in Granada, JUNE 4-6,1995, is possible  at 
   special rates. Malaga and Granada  are  only one and a half hour apart by 
   car.
        Contributions on the following or related topics are welcome.
   

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                               TOPICS


       1.    Neuroscience: Principles, methodologies in brain research,  mo-
             deling and simulation, central  and  peripheral  neural coding, 
             dendro-dendritic nets, local circuits, anatomical and physiolo-
             gical organizations, plasticity, learning and memory in natural 
             neural nets, models of development and evolution, specific cir-
             cuits in sensorial and motor  pathways,  networks  in  the  ce-
             rebral cortex.
       2.    Computational Models of Neurons  and  Neural  Nets:  Continuous 
             (linear, high order, recurrent), logic, sequential, inferential 
             (object  oriented,  production rules,  frames),  probabilistic, 
             Bayesian, fuzzy and chaotic models, hybrid formulations, massive 
             computation and learning enabling structures for all these for-
             mulations.
       3     Organizational  Principles: The  living  organization, determi-
             nistic  networks   dynamics,   autopoiesis,  self-organization, 
             cooperative processes  and  emergent  computation, synergetics, 
             evolutive optimization and genetic algorithms.
       4.    Learning: Inspirations from the biological mechanisms of  lear-
             ning,  supervised  and  unsupervised  strategies,  local  self-
             programming,   continous    learning,   evolutive    algorithms, 
             symbolic-subsymbolic formulations.
       5.    Cognitive Science and AI: Neural networks  for knowledge acqui-
             sition, multisensorial integration, perception, knowledge-based 
             neural nets, inductive,  deductive and abductive reasoning, me-
             mory mechanisms, natural language.
       6.    Neurosimulators: Languages, environments,  parallelization, mo-
             dularity, extensibility and benchmarks.
       7.    Hardware Implementation: VLSI,  parallel  architectures, neuro-
             chips, preprocessing networks, neurodevices, FPGA's, benchmarks, 
             optical and other technologies. 
       8.    Neural Networks for Perception: Low level processing, segmenta-
             tion, feature extraction, pattern recognition,  adaptive filte-
             ring,  noise  reduction,  texture,   motion   analysis,  hybrid 
             symbolic-neural architectures for artificial vision.
       9.    Neural Networks for Communications Systems: Modems  and  codecs, 
             network management, digital communications.
       10.   Neural Networks for Control and Robotics: Systems identification, 
             motion planning and  control,  adaptive  and  predictive control, 
             navigation, real time applications.
       

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     ____________________________________________________________________
    |                                                                    |
    |                THE EMBODIMENTS OF MIND REVISITED                   |
    |                     MEMORIAL SPECIAL SESSION                       |
    |                     in the 25th ANNIVERSARY                        |
    |                                                                    |
    |                       of the dead of                               |
    |                     WARREN S. McCULLOCH                            |
    |                                                                    |
    |      Papers for this special session are wellcome, with focus on   |
    |      the relevance at the present time of W.S. McCulloch's work    | 
    |      (Epistemological Physiology, Formal Neurons, Universals,      |
    |      Anastomotic Nets, Triadic Relations, the Lekton,              | 
    |      Reverberating Memory, a Calculus for Intention, Redundancy    |
    |      of Potencial Command,...)                                                  |
    |____________________________________________________________________|

                                LOCATION

                Malaga - Costa del Sol, June 7-9, 1995.
        Malaga, capital of the Costa del Sol, is strategically located on 
 the southern coast of Spain. It is a genuine crossroads of communication 
 and  culture. Malaga is well-know for its history  (Cathedral,  historic 
 down-town, arabian citadel, roman amphitheatre, ...) and excelent beaches.
        Malaga, with many modern hotels, is very well communicated by car 
 or  plane;  its  international  airport  has direct flights to all major 
 European capitals, to America and some destinations on the other continents.
        In June, weather is warm and pleasant. Averages temperatures:18-30C. 
 Comfortable walking shoes, light clothes and bathing suits are recommended.


                       TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

        Viajes El Corte Ingles is the official travel and accomodation agent 
 for the Workshop, and will provide all the necessary  tourist  services  to 
 participants: Travel arrangements,  Accommodation, Rent-a-car, Pre and Post 
 Workshop sightseeings tours, etc.

        Viajes El Corte Ingles, S.A.
        IWANN'95
        Avda. Andalucia, 4
        29007 Malaga, Spain.
        Phone:+ 34.5.230.82.00 / + 34.5.230.00.00
        Fax:  + 34.5.261.12.42


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                          CALL FOR PAPERS

        The Programme Committee seeks original papers on the above mentioned 
  Topics. Authors should pay special attention to  explanation  of theoreti-
  cal  and  technical  choices involved, point out  possible limitations and 
  describe  the   current   state  of  their work. Authors  must  take  into  
  account  the following:

                     INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

        Authors must submit four copies of full papers, not exceeding 8  pa-
  ges in DIN-A4 format including figures, tables and references. English will 
  be the official language.
        The heading should be centered and include:

        . Title in capitals.
        . Name(s) of author(s).
        . Address(es) of author(s).
        . A 10 lines abstract.

        Three blank lines should be left between each of  the  above  items, 
  and four between the heading and the body of the paper, 1.6 cm left, right, 
  top and bottom margins, single-spaced and not exceeding the 8 pages limit.
        In addition, one sheet should be attached including   the  following 
  information:

        . Title and author(s) name(s).
        . A list of five keywords.
        . A reference to the Topics the paper relates to.
        . Postal address, phone and fax numbers and E-mail (if available).


                     CONTRIBUTIONS MUST BE SENT TO:

        Prof. Jose Mira
        Dpto. Informatica y Automatica
        UNED
        Senda del Rey, s/n                Phone:+ 34.1.398.71.55
        28040 MADRID (Spain)              Fax:+ 34.1.398.66.97

                          IMPORTANT DATES

        Final date for submission               January 15, 1995
        Notification of acceptance              March 15, 1995
        Workshop                                June 7-9, 1995

                                           

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                           INVITED TALKS

Prof. Stephen Grossberg         Boston University (U.S.A.)
                                Opening Session of IWANN'95
Dr. Jeanny Herault              Institut National Polytecnique of Grenoble(F)
                                Neural Networks for Perception
Dr. Joshua Alspector            Bellcore, AT&T (U.S.A.)
                                Hardware Implementation and Applications to 
                                Communications.
Prof. Igor Aleksander           Imperial  College  of  Science  Tech.   and 
                                Medicine,London (U.K.)
                                Cognitive Science and AI
Prof. Carme Torras              Instituto de Cibernetica, CSIC (E)
                                Learning  and  Application  to  Control and 
                                Robotics
Prof. H.R. Maturana             Universidad de Chile (Chile)
                                Neuroscience and Organizational Principles.

                           GENERAL CHAIRMAN

     Alberto Prieto                 Unv. de Granada (E)

                         ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE

Joan Cabestany                  Unv. Pltca. de Cataluna (E)         Chairman
Senen Barro                     Unv. de Santiago de Compostela (E)
Trevor Clarkson                 King's College London (UK)
Dante Del Corso                 Politecnico de Torino (I)
Ana Delgado                     UNED. Madrid (E)
Tom Gedeon                      Univ. of New South Wales (AUS)
Karl Goser                      Unv. Dortmund (G)
Jeanny Herault                  INPG Grenoble (F)
K.Nicholas Leibovic             SUNY at Buffalo (U.S.A.)
Jose Mira                       UNED. Madrid (E)
Federico Moran                  Unv. Complutense. Madrid (E)
Stanislaw Osowski               Tech. Unv. Warsaw (Po)
Conrad Perez                    Unv. de Barcelona (E)
Francisco Sandoval              Unv. de Malaga (E)
Juan A. Sigenza                Inst. Ingenieria del Conocimiento, UAM (E)
Elena Valderrama                Centro Nacional Microelectrnica, UAB (E)
Marley Vellasco                 Pont. Unv. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro (Br)
Michel Verleysen                Unv. Catholique de Louvain (B)


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                          PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Jose Mira                       UNED. Madrid (E)     Chairman
Carlos Acuna C.                 Unv. Santiago de Compostela (E)
Joshua Alspector                Bellcore. (USA)
Sanjeev B.Ahuja                 Nielsen A.I. Research & Development.
                                Bannokburn (USA)
Igor Aleksander                 Imperial College. London (UK)
Shun-ichi Amari                 Unv. Tokyo (Jp)
Xavier Arreguit                 CSEM SA  (CH)
Francois Blayo                  LERI-EERIE. Nimes (F)
Colin Campbell                  University of Bristol (UK)
Jordi Carrabina                 CNM- Universidad Autnoma de Barcelona (E)
Francisco Castillo              Unv. Pltca. de Cataluna (E)
Andreu Catala                   Unv. Pltca. de Cataluna (E)
Marco A. Cavalcanti P.          Pontificia Universidade Catolica
                                do Rio de Janeiro (Br)
Gabriela Cembrano               Instituto de Cibernetica. CSIC. Barcelona (E)
Leon Chua                       Unv.  California, Berkeley (USA)
Michael Cosnard                 LIP. Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon (F)
Marie Cottrell                  Unv. Paris I (F)
Dante A. Couto B.               Instituto de Informatica  (Br)
Gerard Dreyfus                  ESPCI. Paris (F)
F.K. Fogelman Soulie            Mimetics. Chatenay Malabry (F)
J. Simoes da Fonseca            Unv. Lisboa (P)
Kunihiko Fukushima              Unv. Osaka  (Jp)
Hans Peter Graf                 AT&T Bell Laboratories, New Jersey (USA)
Karl E. Grosspietsch            Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung (GMD).
                                St. Augustin (D)
Mohamad H. Hassoun              WayneState University (USA)
Jaap Hoekstra                   Delft University of Technology (NL)
Jose Luis Huertas               CNM- Universidad de Sevilla (E)
Simon Jones                     IERI Loughborough University of Technology(UK)
Christian Jutten                INPG Grenoble (F)
H. Klar                         Technische Universitt Berlin (D)
C.Koch                          CalTech. (USA)
Michael D. Lemmon               University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame (USA)
Panos A. Ligomenides            Unv. of Maryland (USA)
Javier Lpez Aligue              Unv. de Extremadura. (E)
Pierre Marchal                  CSEM SA  (CH)
Anthony N. Michel               University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame (USA)
Roberto Moreno                  Unv. Las Palmas Gran Canaria (E)
Jean Daniel Nicoud              EPFL (CH)
Josef A. Nossek                 Tech. Univ. of Munich (D)
Julio Ortega                    Unv. de Granada (E)
Francisco J. Pelayo             Unv. de Granada (E)
Franz Pichler                   Johannes Kepler Univ. (A)
Vicenzo Piuri                   Politecnico di Milano (I)
Ulrich Ramacher                 Siemens AG. Munich (D)
J.Ramirez                       Paradigma C.A. Caracas (V)
Leonardo Reyneri                Unv. di Pisa (I)
Tamas Roska                     Hungarian Academy of Science. Budapest (H)
Peter A. Rounce                 Unv. College London (UK)
V.B. David Sanchez              German Aerospace Research Establishment.
                                Wessling (G)
Renato Stefanelli               Politecnico di Milano (I)
T.J. Stonham                    Brunel-University of West London (UK)
John G. Taylor                  King's College London (UK)
Carme Torras                    Instituto de Cibernetica. CSIC. Barcelona (E)
Philip Treleaven                Unv. College London (UK)
Michel Weinfeld                 Ecole Polytechnique Paris (F)
R.Yager                         Iona College NY (USA)


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                           LOCAL COMMITTEE

Francisco Sandoval             Unv. de Malaga (E)              Chairman
Antonio Diaz                   Unv. de Malaga (E)
Gonzalo Joya                   Unv. de Malaga (E)
Francisco Vico                 Unv. de Malaga (E)

                       FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

                  Prof. F. Sandoval
                  IWANN'95
                  Dept. Tecnologia Electronica
                  Universidad de Malaga
                  Plaza El Ejido, s/n
                  E-29013 Malaga SPAIN

                  Phone: +34.5.213.13.62
                  Fax:   +34.5.213.14.47
                  E-mail:iwann95 at ctima.uma.es


                              GRANTS
              
        Young researchers, citizens  or  residents  in  European Union
   States, may apply for grants offered by European Community   (Human 
   Capital   and   Mobility,  DG  XII).   Deadline   for   application: 
   February 15, 1995. Please, write for information  to  the Organization 
   Committee Chairman:

   Joan Cabestany
   IWANN'95
   Dpto. Ingenieria Electronica, UPC
   Gran Capitan, s/n
   Campus Nord, Edificio C4
   08034 Barcelona, Spain
   Tf.+34-3-4016742; Fax: +34-3-4016756
   Email:Cabestan at eel.upc.es
   

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                               IWANN'95

          INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
Hotel Melia -Costa del Sol, Torremolinos (Malaga), Spain-June 7th - 11th, 1995


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   ***   It includes the same that Full inscription.



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  IWANN'95.
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  Tf.+34.5.213.13.62  Fax: +34.5.213.14.47

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                            IWANN'95

           INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
Hotel Melia - Costa del Sol, Torremolinos (Malaga), Spain - June 7 - 9, 1995


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                              IWANN'95
          INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
  Hotel Melia - Costa del Sol, Torremolinos (Malaga), Spain, June 7-9, 1995

                          GRANT APPLICATION

    The Organizing Committee of the IWANN'95 will grant a limited number of
young researchers from Western European Countries, according to the conditions
of the DG XII-G-3 Human Capital and Mobility Program (EC).

    The grants could support the global or partial expenses for assisting to
the Workshop.

    Please mail this Form together with your Curriculum Vitae before February
15th, 1995 to:

    Prof. Joan Cabestany
    IWANN'95
    DEE-UPC
    Campus Nord, Building C4
    08034 BARCELONA, Spain


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