CFP: TAINN'96, Conf on AI & NN (Istanbul/Turkey)

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	Call for Papers

	TAINN'96, Istanbul

	5th Turkish Symposium on 
	Artificial Intelligence and 
	Neural Networks


	To be held at Istanbul Technical University, Macka Campus
	June 27 - 28, 1996


	Jointly-organized by Istanbul Technical University and 
	Bogazici University.


SPONSORS

Istanbul Technical University, Bogazici University, and Turkish 
Scientific and Technical Research Council (Tubitak)

IN COOPERATION WITH

IEEE Computer Society Turkey Chapter, ACM SIGART Bilkent Chapter


SCOPE

Theory: Search, Knowledge Representation, Computational Learning
Theory, Complexity Theory, Dynamical Systems, Combinatorial
Optimization, Function Approximation, Estimation, Machine Learning, 
Machine Discovery, Social and Philosophical Issues. 

Algorithms and Architectures: Learning Algorithms, Multilayer
Perceptrons, Recurrent Networks, Decision Trees, Genetic and Evolutionary
Algorithms, Fuzzy Logic, Heuristic Search Methods, Symbolic Reasoning.

Applications: Expert Systems, Natural Language Processing,
Computer Vision, Image Processing, Speech Recognition Coding and
Synthesis, Handwriting Recognition, Time-Series Prediction, Medical
Processing, Financial Analysis, Music Processing, Control, Navigation,
Path Planning, Automated Theorem Proving, Symbolic Algebraic Computation.

Cognitive and Neuro Sciences: Human Learning, Memory and
Language, Perception, Psychophysics, Computational Models.

Implementation: Simulation Tools, Parallel Processing, Analog and
Digital VLSI, Neurocomputing Systems.


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

E. Alpaydin (Bogazici), 		U. Cilingiroglu (ITU), 
F. Gurgen (Bogazici), 			C. Guzelis (ITU) 


TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

A.H. Abdel Wahab (Egypt), 		L. Akarun (Bogazici), 
L. Akin (Bogazici), 			V. Akman (Bilkent), 
F. Alpaslan (METU), 			K. Altinel (Bogazici), 
V. Atalay (METU), 			C. Bozsahin (METU), 
S. Canu (Compiegne, France),		E. Celebi (ITU), 
I. Cicekli (Bilkent),			K. Ciliz (Bogazici),
D. Cohn (Harlequin, USA),		D. Davenport (Bilkent), 
C. Dichev (BAS, Bulgaria),		A. Erkmen (METU), 
G. Ernst (Case Western Reserve, USA), 	A. Fatholahzadeh (Supelec, France), 
Z. Ghahramani (Toronto, Canada), 	H. Ghaziri (Beirut, Lebanon),
C. Goknar (ITU), 			M. Guler (METU), 
A. Guvenir (Bilkent), 			U. Halici (METU), 
M. Jabri (Sydney, Australia), 		M. Jordan (MIT, USA), 
S. Kocabas (Tubitak MAM-ITU), 		S. Kuru (Bogazici), 
K. Oflazer (Bilkent), 			R. Parikh (CUNY, USA), 
F. Masulli (Genova, Italy), 		M. de la Maza (MIT, USA), 
R. Murray-Smith (DaimlerBenz, Germany),	Y. Ozturk (Ege), 
E. Oztemel (Tubitak MAM-SAU), 		F. Pekergin (EHEI, France), 
B. Sankur (Bogazici),			A.F. Savaci (ITU), 
C. Say (Bogazici), 			L. Shastri (ICSI, USA), 
M. Sungur (METU), 			E. Tulunay (METU), 
G. Ucoluk (METU), 			N. Yalabik (METU), 
W. Zadrozny (IBM, USA). 



PAPER SUBMISSION

Submit three hard-copies of  full papers  in English or Turkish
limited to 10 pages in 12pt size or  poster papers  limited to 4
pages along with 5 keywords by  

			March 1, 1996  to 

	YZYSA'96/TAINN'96, 
	Department of Computer Engineering, 
	Bogazici University, Bebek TR-80815 Istanbul Turkey


Accepted papers will be printed in the proceedings.  
The symposium will also host  special sessions  on certain
subtopics. Proposals by qualified individuals interested in chairing one
of these is solicited. The goal is to provide a forum for researchers to
better focus on a certain subtopic and discuss important issues.
Individuals proposing have the following responsibilities:

o Arranging presentations by experts of the topic
o Moderating or leading the session
o Writing an overview of the topic and the session for the proceedings.

Mail proposals by March 1, 1996 to

	YZYSA'96/TAINN'96, 
	Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 
	Istanbul Technical University, Maslak TR-80626 Istanbul Turkey



MORE INFORMATION

Email:	tainn96 at boun.edu.tr
URL:	http://www.cmpe.boun.edu.tr/~tainn96



*	Participation from Eastern European, Balkan, and 
	Middle-East countries is especially solicited.