call for papers

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              III Brazilian Symposium on Neural Networks
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                     First call for papers
    Sponsored by the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC)


The Third Brazilian Symposium on Neural Networks will be held at the Federal 
University of Pernambuco, in Recife (Brazil), from the 12nd to the 14th of 
November, 1996. The SBRN symposia, as they were initially named, are organized 
by the interest group in Neural Networks of the Brazilian Computer 
Society since 1994. The third version of the meeting follows a very successfull 
organization of the previous events which brought together the main developments
of the area in Brazil and had the participation of many national and 
international researchers both as invited speakers and as authors of papers 
presented at the symposium.

Recife is a very pleasant city in the northeast of Brazil, known by its good 
climate and beautiful beaches, with sunshine throughout almost the whole year. 
The city, whose name originated from the coral formations in the seaside port 
and beaches, is in a strategic touristic situation in the region and offers a 
good variety of hotels both in the city historic center and at the seaside 
resort.

Scientific papers will be analyzed by the program committee. This analysis will 
take into account originality, significance to the area, and clarity.  Accepted 
papers  will be fully published in the conference proceedings. 

The major topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

    Biological Perspectives
    Theoretical Models
    Algorithms and Architectures
    Learning Models
    Hardware Implementation
    Signal Processing
    Robotics and Control
    Parallel and Distributed Implementations
    Pattern Recognition
    Image Processing
    Optimization
    Cognitive Science
    Hybrid Systems
    Dynamic Systems
    Genetic Algorithms
    Fuzzy Logic
    Applications  

Program Committee: (Tentative)

-  Teresa Bernarda Ludermir - DI/UFPE
-  Andre C. P. L. F. de Carvalho - ICMSC/USP (chair)
-  Germano C. Vasconcelos - DI/UFPE
-  Antonio de Padua Braga - DEE/UFMG
-  Dibio Leandro Borges - CEFET/PR
-  Paulo Martins Engel - II/UFRGS
-  Ricardo Machado - PUC/Rio
-  Valmir Barbosa - COPPE/UFRJ
-  Weber Martins - EEE/UFG

Organising Committee:

-  Teresa Bernarda Ludermir - DI/UFPE (chair)
-  Edson C. B. Carvalho Filho - DI/UFPE
-  Germano C. Vasconcelos - DI/UFPE
-  Paulo Jorge Leitao Adeodato- DI/UFPE


SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

The symposium seeks contributions to the state of the art and future 
perspectives of Neural Networks research. Submitted papers must be in 
Portuguese, English or Spanish. The submissions must include the original 
and three copies of the paper and must follow the format below (Electronic 
mail and FAX submissions are NOT accepted). The paper must be printed using 
a laser printer, in two-column format, not numbered, 8.5 X 11.0 inch (21,7 X 
28.0 cm). It must not exceed eight pages, including all figures and diagrams. 
The font size should be 10 pts, such as Times-Roman or equivalent, with the 
following margins: right and left 2.5 cm, top 3.5 cm, and bottom 2.0 cm. 
The first page should  contain the paper's title, the complete author(s) 
name(s), affiliation(s), and mailing address(es), followed by a short (150 
words) abstract and a list of descriptive key words. The submission should
also include an accompanying letter containing the following information :

*	Manuscript title 
*	First author's name, mailing address and e-mail
*	Technical area of the paper


SUBMISSION ADDRESS:

Four copies (one original and three copies) must be submitted to:

Andre C. P. L. F. de Carvalho 
Coordenador do Comite de Programa - III SBRN
Departamento de Ciencias de Computacao e Estatistica
ICMSC - Universidade de Sao Paulo
Caixa Postal 668    CEP 13560.070
Sao Carlos, SP
Brazil   

Phone: +55 162 726222
FAX: +55 162 749150 
E-mail: IIISBRN at di.ufpe.br


IMPORTANT DATES:

August 16, 1996 (mailing date)     Deadline for paper submission	  
September 16, 1996                 Notification of acceptance/rejection
November, 12-14 1996               III SBRN				  


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

*  Up-to-minute information about the symposium is available
   on the World Wide Web (WWW) at
   http://www.di.ufpe.br/~IIISBRN/web_sbrn

*  Questions can be sent by E-mail to IIISBRN at di.ufpe.br


We look forward to seeing you in Recife !