CFP: IMACS - ANN Simulation session

[Nikola Serbedzija]

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                          15th IMACS WORLD CONGRESS

        on Scientific Computation, Modelling and Applied Mathematics

                     Berlin, Germany, 24-29 August 1997
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                            CALL FOR PAPERS 
				 for the
                            Organized Session on

                  Simulation of Artificial Neural Networks

            Session Organizers: Gerd Kock and Nikola Serbedzija
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The aim of this session is to reflect the current techniques and trends 
in the simulation of artificial neural networks (ANNs). Both, software 
and hardware approaches are solicited. Topics of interest are, but not 
limited to:

   * General Aspects of Neural Simualations
        o design issues for simulation tools
        o inherent parallelism of ANNS
        o general-purpose neural simulations
        o special-purpose neural simulations
        o fault tolerance aspects
   * Parallel Implementation of ANNs
        o data parallel implementations
        o control parallel implementations
   * Hardware Emulation of ANNs
        o silicon technology
        o optical technology
        o molecular technology
   * General Simulation Tools
        o graphic/menu bases tools
        o module libraries
        o specific programming languages
   * Applications
        o applications using/demanding parallel
        o implementations or hardware emulations
        o applications using/demanding analysis tools or graphical
          representations provided by simulation tools
   * Hybrid Systems
        o the topics from above are of interest also with respect 
	  to related hybrid systems (neuro-fuzzy, genetic algorithms)

Authors interested in this session are invited to submit 3 copies of an
extended summary (about 4 pages) of the paper to one of the session
organizers by December 1st. 1996. Submission can be done also by email. 
The notification of acceptance/rejection will be mailed by February 28th,
1997.  The authors of accepted papers will also receive detailed 
instructions for the final manuscripts preparation.

The submission must contain the following information: The name(s) of 
the author(s), title(s), affiliation(s), complete address(es) 
(including email, phone, fax). In addition, the author responsible 
for communication has to be indicated.

 Important dates
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 December 1st, 1996            Extended summary due
 February 28th, 1997           Notification of acceptance/rejection
 April 30th, 1997              Camera-ready paper due

 Addresses to send contribution
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 Dr. Gerd Kock                 Dr. Nikola Serbedzija
 GMD FIRST                     GMD FIRST
 Rudower Chaussee 5            Rudower Chaussee 5
 D-12489 Berlin                D-12489 Berlin
 Germany                       Germany
 e-mail: gerd at first.gmd.de     e-mail: nikola at first.gmd.de
 tel: +49 30 / 6392 1863       tel: +49 30 / 6392 1873
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