call for papers

[Terry Wilson]

          Applications and Science of Artificial Neural Networks
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                     Call for Papers and Announcement
          Applications and Science of Artificial Neural Networks
                Part of SPIE's 1997 International Symposium on
                    Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls
			    21-25 April 1997

        Marriott's Orlando World Center Resort and Convention Center 
                        (Orlando, Florida USA)


The focus of this conference is on real-world applications of  
artificial neural networks and on recent theoretical developments  
applicable to current applications.  The goal of this conference is  
to provide a forum for interaction between researchers and  
industrial/government agencies with information processing  
requirements.  Papers that investigate advantages/disadvantages of  
artificial neural networks in specific real-world applications will  
be presented.  Papers that clearly state existing problems in  
information processing that could potentially be solved by  
artificial neural networks will also be considered.


Sessions will concentrate on:

	--- innovative applications of artificial neural networks  
to solve real-world problems 
	--- comparative performance in applications of target  
recognition, object recognition, speech processing, speaker  
identification, speaker normalization, cochannel processing, signal  
processing in realistic environments, robotics, process control, and  
image processing 
	--- demonstrations of properties and limitations of  
existing or new artificial neural networks as shown by or related to  
an application 
	--- hardware implementation technologies that are either  
general purpose or application specific 
        --- knowledge acquisition and representation 
	--- biologically inspired visual representation techniques 
	--- decision support systems
        --- artificial life 
	--- cognitive science 
	--- hybrid systems (fuzzy, neural, genetic) 
	--- neurobiology 
	--- optimization 
	--- sensation and perception 
	--- system identification 
	--- financial applications 
	--- time series analysis and prediction 
	--- pattern recognition 
	--- medical applications 
	--- intelligent control 
	--- robotics
	--- information warfare applications
	--- sensation, perception and cognitive neuropsychology.

Conference Chair:
- Steven K. Rogers, Air Force Institute of Technology

Program Committee:
- Stanley C. Ahalt, The Ohio State Univ.;
- John Franco Basti, Pontifical Gregorian Univ.;
- James C. Bezdek, Univ. of West Florida;
- Joe R. Brown, Berkom USA;
- John Colombi, Dept. of Defense;
- Laurene V. Fausett, Florida Institute of Technology;
- Michael Georgiopoulos, Univ. of Central Florida;
- Joydeep Ghosh, Univ. of Texas/Austin;
- Charles W. Glover, Oak Ridge National Lab.;
- John B. Hampshire II, Jet Propulsion Lab.;
- Richard P. Lippmann, MIT Lincoln Lab.;
- Murali Menon, MIT/Lincoln Lab.;
- Harley R. Myler, Univ. of Central Florida;
- Mary Lou Padgett, Auburn Univ.;
- Kevin L. Priddy, Accurate Automation Corp.;
- Dennis W. Ruck, Information Warfare Ctr.;
- Gregory L. Tarr, Air Force Phillips Lab.;
- Gary Whittington, Global Web Ltd.;
- Rodney G. Winter, Dept of Defense;
- Yinglin Yu, South China Univ.
 IMPORTANT DATES:

Abstract Due Date: 9 September 1996
Manuscript Due Date: 24 January 1997

Proceedings of this conference will be published and available at  
the symposium.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

*  Up-to-minute information about the conference is available
   on the World Wide Web (WWW) at
   http://www.afit.af.mil/Schools/EN/ENG/LABS/PatternRec/aero97.html

*  Questions can be sent by E-mail to rogers at afit.af.mil