Workshop 'Understanding the Brain and Engineering Models'

[Eric Mousset]

                          WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT

           UNDERSTANDING  THE  BRAIN  AND  ENGINEERING  MODELS

                    University of Sydney, Australia
                      January 18th and 19th, 1999


OUTLINE
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Over the last decade, research activities in the domain of neuromorphic
engineering and brain function modelling have significantly increased.
This workshop seeks to bring together a diverse group of researchers
to critically examine the progress made so far in this challenging research
area. We intend to address the following issues:

1. Sensorimotor integration in a broad sense and, more particularly,
2. Computational models of brain centres such as the cerebellum, basal ganglia
   and the superior colliculus,
3. Computational models of the visual and auditory pathways,
4. Microelectronic and other real-time implementations of such models
   and their incorporation in roving systems.


KEYNOTE  SPEAKER
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Terrence Sejnowski         Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
                           Computational Neurobiology Laboratory,
                           The Salk Institute for Biological Studies,
                           CA, USA


TENTATIVE  LIST  OF  SPEAKERS
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Abdesselam Bouzerdoum      Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia

Simon Carlile              Department of Physiology,
                           Sydney University, NSW, Australia

Olivier Coenen             The Salk Institute for Biological Studies,
                           CA, USA & ANRL Children's Hospital

Ralph Etienne-Cummings     Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
                           Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA

Evian Gordon               Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney,
                           NSW, Australia

Marwan Jabri               School of Electrical and Information
                           Engineering, Sydney University, NSW, Australia

Craig Jin                  School of Electrical and Information
                           Engineering, Sydney University, NSW, Australia

Eric Mousset               School of Electrical and Information
                           Engineering, Sydney University, NSW, Australia

Andre Van Schaik           Department of Physiology,
                           Sydney University, NSW, Australia


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
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The following groups of participants are targeted:
(a) Visual/auditory psychophysicists and neurobiologists;
(b) Computational modellers and engineers, including those interested
    in real-time software and/or VLSI implementation.


REGISTRATION FEE & FORM
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Registration fee is AU$ 100 (normal) / AU$ 50 for students.
It includes coffee, workshop barbecue and workshop handouts.
A registration form is available at
http://www.ee.usyd.edu.au/events_news/ubem99reg.html


FURTHER  INFORMATION
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Further information (registration form, detailed program, accomodation
arrangements, transport, etc.) is available at
http://www.sedal.usyd.edu.au/~mousset/UBEM99/
Queries can be directed to Eric Mousset:
mousset at ee.usyd.edu.au or +62-1-93517208


ORGANISERS
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Eric Mousset (mousset at ee.usyd.edu.au), Sydney University
Marwan Jabri (marwan at ee.usy.edu.au), Sydney University
and
Ralph Etienne-Cummings (etienne at ece.jhu.edu), John Hopkins University