ANNOUNCEMENT: Two Day Conference in Bath, UK. 15-16Sep97
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Simon.N.CUMMING at British-Airways.com
Fri Sep 5 12:37:58 EDT 1997
ANNOUNCEMENT: NEURAL COMPUTING APPLICATIONS FORUM
Two Day Conference in Bath, UK. 15-16th September 1997
In Collaboration with the Engineering and Physical Sciences
Research Council.
NEURAL COMPUTING APPLICATIONS FORUM (NCAF)
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The purpose of NCAF is to promote widespread exploitation of neural computing
technology by:
- providing a focus for neural network practitioners.
- disseminating information on all aspects of neural computing.
- encouraging close co-operation between industrialists and academics.
NCAF holds four, two-day conferences per year, in the UK, with
speakers from commercial and industrial organisations and
universities. The focus of the talks is on practical issues in the
application of neural network technology and related methods to
solving real-world problems.
The September event, in the beautiful and historic city of Bath,
will be held in collaboration with EPSRC, and thanks to their support
the costs of attending will be limited to accommodation and the social
event. This meeting reports and discusses progress on a widespread
programme of applications-directed research on neural computing which
has been running in the UK for two years: the "KEY QUESTIONS"
Programme.
A brief glance at the programme will indicate that we have obtained
the services of the foremost practitioners in the UK, and this will be
complemented by poster sessions. Be assured, the "Industrial"
contingent will be equally strong.
Don't miss this first rate opportunity to meet all the important
people from both industry and academia.
PROGRAMME DETAILS:
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The "Key Questions" Programme: Purpose and Context
Chair: David Bounds (Recognition Systems)
Static Pattern Processing
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Neural Networks for Visualisation of High-Dimensional Data
Chris Bishop (Aston University)
Autonomous Training Algorithms for Neural Networks
Peter Rockett (Sheffield University)
Neural Networks to Support Molecular Structure Matching
Jim Austin (York University)
Novelty Detection
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Novelty Detection
Lionel Tarassenko (Oxford University)
Strategies for Applying Neural Computing to Time-varying Signals and
their Application to Tyre Quality Control
Tom Harris (Brunel University)
Assessment of Neural Network Systems
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Performance Assessment and Generalisability of Neural Networks
David Hand (Open University)
Validation and Verification of Neural Network Systems
Chris Bishop (Aston University)
Neurocomputational models of auditory perception and speech
recognition
Sue McCabe (Plymouth University)
A model based approach to optimal engine control
Julian Mason (Cambridge Consultants)
Non-Stationary Time Series Analysis
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Neural Computing for Non-stationary Medical Signal Processing
Mahesan Niranjan (Cambridge University)
Dynamic Traffic Monitoring using Neural Networks
Howard Kirby (Leeds University)
Non-stationary Feature Extraction and Tracking for the Classification
of Turning Points in Multi-variate Time Series
David Lowe (Aston University)
Control and Systems Identification
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Approximation and Control of Industrial Nonlinear Dynamic Processes
Julian Morris (Newcastle University)
Local Model Networks for Dynamic Modelling and Internal Model Control
of Industrial Plant
George Irwin (Queen's University, Belfast)
Neurofuzzy Model Building Algorithms and their Application in
Non-stationary Environments
Martin Brown (Southampton University)
Issues raised by the Key Questions Programme
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Neural network modelling of nickel based super alloys
Joy Jones (Cambridge University)
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SOCIAL PROGRAMME:
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15 September 1997: (EVENING) Conference Dinner in the Pump Rooms
followed by a guided tour of the Roman Baths
plus "Four Weighings and a Funeral" with Graham 'Rottweiler' Hesketh
(Rolls-Royce)
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REGISTRATION DETAILS:
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Please note that attendance at this conference is free. Usual rates
for meeting attendance are: for members, 20 pounds per day conference
fee, excluding meals, social events and accommodation; for
non-members, 100 pounds per day excluding meals, social events and
accommodation. Thanks to support from EPSRC the only items that will
be charged for this meeting are: accommodation and social events.
There is, however, still a need to register.
To register please e-mail ncafsec at brunel.ac.uk, giving your name and
organisation, correspondence address, e-mail address and telephone
number. Non-members are strongly encouraged to join (see membership
details below). Please indicate if you wish to become a member.
Please indicate if you require Bed and Breakfast Accommodation (25
pounds per night) for the nights of 14 and / or 15 September, and
whether you wish to join the Conference Dinner and Tour of Roman Baths
(25 pounds).
NCAF MEMBERSHIP DETAILS:
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All amounts are in pounds Sterling, per annum.
All members receive a quarterly newsletter and are eligible to vote at
the AGM (but see note on corporate membership).
Full (Corporate) Membership : 300 pounds
(allows any number of people in the member organisation to attend
meetings at member rates; voting rights are restricted to one, named,
individual. Includes automatic subscription to the journal Neural
Computing and Applications.)
Individual Membership : 170 pounds
(allows one, named, individual to attend meetings at member rates;
includes journal)
Associate Membership: 110 pounds: includes subscription to the
journal and newsletter but does not cover admission to the meetings.
Reduced (Student) Membership : 65 pounds including Journal; 30 pounds
without journal. Applications for student membership should be
accompanied by a copy of a current full-time student ID card, UB40,
etc.
For more information, or to become a member, Please contact NCAF, P.O.
box 73, EGHAM, Surrey, UK. TW20 0YZ.
Or telephone Sally Francis or Tom Harris on +44 1784 477271
or email ncafsec at brunel.ac.uk
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