Call for papers for DYNN'96

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                        CALL FOR PAPERS FOR DYNN'96


                        International workshop on

            NEURAL NETWORKS DYNAMICS AND PATTERN RECOGNITION.

                           Toulouse - France    

                        12 and 13 of March 1996



Organized by ONERA-CERT

Sponsored by DRET of French MOD, US Air Force Scientific Research and Pole
Universitaire Europeen de Toulouse.

Organizers:  Manuel SAMUELIDES (ONERA-CERT), Bernard DOYON (INSERM),
Gregory TARR (US AF), Simon THORPE (CNRS).

Practical Information: Emmanuel DAUCE (dauce at cert.fr)
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OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP.
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This workshop is designed to allow information exchange and discussion
between theoretical scientists working on models of neuronal dynamics and
engineersnners who are looking for efficient devices to process sensor
information.

Continuous activation state units as well as Integrate and Fire neurons 
or oscillators are elementary components of Dynamical Neural Networks.
Attractor neural networks as well as transitory data-driven dynamics will
be considered. The common features between these models is the conversion
of spatial information into spatio-temporal data flow which allows specific
processing.

Mathematical models involved use dynamical systems and stochastic processes.
They will be compared to the results of numerical simulations and the latest
neuro-physiological data concerning the dynamics of biological neural nets.

The main aim of the workshop is to encourage significant advances concerning
the dynamics of biologically plausible neural networks and their applications
to pattern recognition.
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ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKSHOP.
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Scheduled talks will take place on the 12th and the 13 th of March. There will
be invited talks as well as submitted contributions. About 24 talks of 30
minutes will be scheduled with time for discussion and panels.

Informal discussion and collective work may be scheduled on the 14 th.

Extended abstract (one or two pages) of submitted contribution have to be
send for acceptation by e-mail to dauce at cert.fr or by  post to Manuel
Samuelides, 
DERI ONERA-CERT, BP 4025, 31055 Toulouse CEDEX, FRANCE.  


Provisional list of invited lecturers: J.P.AUBIN, M.COTTRELL, J.DEMONGEOT,
J.DAYHOFF,G.DREYFUS, M.HIRSCH, J.TAYLOR.

(This list will be  completed)


The number of attendants to the workshop is limited
to 40 in order to allow living exchange and real discussion.
Copies of abstracts and slides will be provided to participants.

The registration fees amount to FF 1,200 including 2 nights with american
breakfast(11th and 12 th) at a first class hotel in downtown Toulouse
(Holyday Inn, Crown Plaza), two lunches on the site of the
workshop, the workshop banquet, transportation to and from CERT, coffee
beaks, the general costs of the workshop facilities and equipment.

Payment should be made either by check payable to
" AGENT COMPTABLE DU CERT ONERA " in French francs only
or by Bank transfer to
"AGENT COMPTABLE DU CERT ONERA"
Bank: Societe Generale Ramonville Saint Agne
Account N° 30003 /02117/ 00037291008/93
Please state the workshop reference: DYNN'96
 on all transactions.


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IMPORTANT DATES:
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15th of January: Dead-line for contributions and declarations of interest.

31 th of January: Date for signification of accepted contribution
and expedition of final programming of the workshop

15 th of February: Dead-Line for Inscriptions to the workshop.

To avoid postage delay, e-mail will be accepted as a usual communication

If you want to attend DYNN'96 please use your computer to reply at once

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