SNN symposium Neural Networks and AI - Final Program

Wed Aug 2 22:13:33 EDT 1995

                 NEURAL NETWORKS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

           Scientific track of the 3rd SNN Neural Network Symposium
               September 14-15, 1995 Nijmegen, the Netherlands
                   http://www.mbfys.kun.nl/SNN/Symposium/

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On september 14 and 15 SNN will organize its annual Symposium on
Neural Networks in the University Auditorium and Conference Centre of the
University of Nijmegen.

The topic of the conference is "Neural Networks and Artificial
Intelligence". The term "Artificial Intelligence" is often associated with
"traditional AI" methodology. Here it used in its literal sense,
indicating the problem to create intelligence by artificial means, 
regardless of the method that is being used.
The aim of the conference is two-fold: to give an overview of
new developments in neuro-biology and the cognitive sciences 
that may lead to novel computational 
paradigms and to give an overview of recent achievements for some of the
major conceptual problems of artificial intelligence and data modelling.

The conference consists of 4 one-half day single track sessions. Each
session will consist of 2 invited contributions and 2 or 3
contributions selected from the submitted papers. In addition there will
be poster sessions. There are about 50 selected papers
and we expect approximately 250 attendants.
The proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag.

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                                  PROGRAM

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Thursday, 14 September

8.50 - C.C.A.M. Gielen 
Opening remarks

Neurobiology
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9.00 - R. Eckhorn 
Segmentation coding in the visual system
Neural signals that possibly support scene segmentation

9.30  - B. van Dijk 
Synchrony and plasticity in the visual cortex

10.00 - K. Kopecz
Dynamic representations provide the gradual
specification of movement parameters

10.20 - J. Krueger 
Recording from foveal striate cortex while the monkey is looking at the stimulus 

10.40 - Coffee & posters

11.10 - L. van Hemmen 
What coherently spiking neurons are good for

11.40 - A. Herz
Rapid local synchronization from spiking cells to synfire webs

12.10 - M.-O. Gewaltig
Propagation of synfire activity in cortical networks: a statistical approach

12.30 - M. Arndt
Propagation of synfire activity in cortical networks: a dynamical systems
approach

12.50 - Lunch & posters

Cognitive modeling and rule extraction
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14.30 - F. Wiersma 
The BB neural network rule extraction method 

14.50 - N. Bakker  
Implications of Hadley's definition of systematicity 

15.10 - G.J. Dalenoort and P.H. de Vries
The binding problem in distributed systems  

15.30 - Tea & posters   

16.10 - J.A. Tepper 
Integrating symbolic and subsymbolic architecture for parsing arithmetic
expressions and natural language sentences 

16.30 - L. Martignon 
Bayesian strategies for machine learning: rule extraction and concept detection  

17.00 - Reception & posters

18.30 - Closing

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Friday, 15 September 

Robotics and vision 
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9.00  - F. Groen     
A visually guided robot and a neural network join to grasp slanted ogbjects 

9.30  - S. Thrun 
The mobile robot Rhino 

10.00 - R.P. Wurtz  
Background invariant face recognition 

10.20 - Coffee & posters

11.00 - B. Krose    
Learning structure from Motion: how to represent two-valued functions 

11.20 - D. Roobaert     
A natural object recognition system using Self-organizing Translation-Invariant Maps (STIMs) 

11.40 - R. Geraets      
Affine scale-space for discrete point sets 

12.00 - Posters

12.30 - Lunch

Statistical pattern recognition
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13.30 - B. Ripley       
Statistical ideas for selecting network architectures 

14.00 - D. MacKay       
Developments in probabilistic modelling with neural networks -- ensemble
learning 

14.30 - C. Campbell     
A constructive algorithm for building a feed-forward neural network 

14.50 - S.H. Lokerse    
Density estimation using SOFM and adaptive kernels 

15.10 - H. von Hasseln  
Maximum likelihood estimates for Markov networks using inhomogeneous Markov
chains 

15.30 -  Tea & posters 

Applications of neural networks
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16.00 -  E. Turkcan 
Optimal training for neural network applied to nuclear technology 

16.20 -  H.A.B. te Braake 
Nonlinear predictive control with neural models 

16.40 -  G. Schram      
System identification with orthogonal basis functions and neural networks 

17.00 - Posters

17.30 - Closing

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Throughout the whole conference about 30 posters will be presented.
More information on the poster sessions can be found on
WWW : http://www.mbfys.kun.nl/SNN/Symposium/posters.html 

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Aertsen (Weizmann Institute, Israel), Amari (Tokyo University),
Buhmann (University of Bonn), van Dijk (University of Amsterdam),
Eckhorn (University of Marburg), Gielen (University of Nijmegen),
van Hemmen (University of Munchen), Herz (University of Oxford),
Heskes (University of Nijmegen), Kappen (University of Nijmegen),
Krose (University of  Amsterdam), Lopez (University of Madrid),
Martinetz (Siemens Research, Munchen), MacKay (University of Cambridge),
von Seelen (University of Bochum, Germany), Taylor (King's College, London)

INDUSTRIAL TRACK
There will be an industrial conference entitled NEURAL NETWORKS IN PRACTICE
which runs concurrently with the scientific conference. A selection of the
best working and 'money making' applications of neural networks in
Europe will be presented.  The industrial track is organized as part
of the activities of the Esprit project SIENA which aims are to conduct a
survey of successful and unsuccessful applications of neural networks
in the European market. For additional information and a detailed
program, please contact SNN at the address below.

VENUE
The conference will be held at the University Auditorium and Conference
Centre of the University of Nijmegen. Instructions on how to get to
the University Auditorium and Conference Centre will be sent
to you with your conference registration.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
The registration fee for the industrial track is Hfl 450 for two days and
includes coffee/tea and lunches. One day registration is Hfl 300. Industrial
registration gives access to the industrial track presentations as well
as the scientific oral and poster presentations, and includes a copy of
the proceedings.

The registration fee for the scientific track is Hfl 300 for the two days and
includes coffee/tea and lunches. One day registration is Hfl 200. Scientific
registration gives access to the scientific oral and poster presentations, and
includes a copy of the proceedings.

Full-time PhD or Master students may register at a reduced rate.  The
registration fee for students is Hfl 150 for the two days and includes
coffee/tea and lunches.  Student registration gives access to the scientific
oral and poster presentations.  Students must send a copy of their university
registration card or a letter from their supervisor together with the registrati
on form.

Methods of payment are outlined in the enclosed registration form. To those
who have completed the registration form with remittance of the appropriate
fees, a receipt will be sent. This receipt should be presented at the
registration desk at the conference.  Payment must have been received by us
before the conference. If not, you will have to pay in cash or with personal
cheques at the conference. At the conference site, credit cards will be
accepted (e.g. American Express, Master Card and VISA).

CANCELLATION
Notification of cancellation must be sent in writing to the Conference
Organizing Bureau of the University of Nijmegen (see address below).
Cancellations will not be refunded, but the proceedings will be mailed.

ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotel reservations will be made for you as indicated on the registration form.
Payment can be made at arrival or departure of the hotel (depends
on the hotel policy). All hotels are in central Nijmegen and within
a ten minute bus ride from the University. The Foundation for
Neural Networks and the Conference Organizing bureau cannot be held
responsible for hotel reservations and related costs.

LIABILITY
SNN cannot be held liable for any personal accident or damage to the private
property of participants during the conference.

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REGISTRATION FORM

Send this registration form to:
University of Nijmegen
Conference organization bureau
POBox 9111
6500 HN Nijmegen, The Netherlands
tel: +31 80 615968 or 612184
fax: +31 80 567956

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Enquiries should be addressed to:
    Prof.dr. C. Gielen,
    Dr. H. Kappen,
    Mrs. E. Burg
    Foundation for Neural Networks (SNN)
    University of Nijmegen
    PObox 9101
    6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    tel: +31 80 614245
    fax: +31 80 541435
    email: snn at mbfys.kun.nl

More information on both the scientific and the industrial track can
be found on WWW

                  http://www.mbfys.kun.nl/SNN/Symposium/

Best regards,
Wim Wiegerinck