Welcome to the First ICSC Congress on Neuro-Fuzzy NF'2002

[Nadine Gisler]

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Welcome to the First International ICSC Congress on

Neuro-Fuzzy NF'2002

to be held at The Capitolio de la Habana, Cuba
January 15 - 18, 2002

We are sending this message requesting papers for this conference.

http://www.icsc.ab.ca/NF2002.htm



Organizing Committee:
Honorary Chair: Prof. Hans-Juergen Zimmermann, Germany
(zi at or.twth-aachen.de)
General Chair: Hans-Heinrich Bothe, Denmark(hhb at it.dtu.dk)
Special Scientific Events Chair : Alberto Ochoa, Cuba (aa8ar at yahoo.com)
Scientific Program Chair: Hans Hellendoorn, Netherland  (to be confirmed)
Scientific Program Co-Chair : Pedro Gonzalez Lanza, Cuba
(pedro at cidet.icmf.inf.cu)
Local Committee Chair : Orestes Llanes-Santiago, Cuba
(orestes at electrica.ispjae.edu.cu)
Local Committee Co-Chair: Abelardo del Pozo Quintero, Cuba
(pozo at cidet.icmf.inf.cu)
Administration and Finance Chair : Ilkka Tervonen, Canada
(operating at icsc.ab.ca)
Publication Chair: Antonio Di Nola, Italy (dinola at unina.it)


Introduction:

During the past decade, paradigms and benefits from neuro  fuzzy
systems (NF) have been growing tremendously. Today, not only does NF solve
scientific problems, but its applications are also appearing in our
daily lives.

In order to discuss the state of the art in NF and the future of these
exciting topics; we are honored to invite you to Neuro-Fuzzy 2002. We
believe it will be an excellent opportunity to share our knowledge on NF
and contribute to its development in the next century.

This major international conference will be held in a very enjoyable
location: Havana, the Capital of Cuba, where we hope you will experience the
famous Cuban hospitality.





Sponsored/supported by:

ISPJAE: Instituto Superior Politecnico Jos Antonio Echeverria
ICIMAF: Instituto De Cibernetica, Matematica y Fisica
UCLV: Universidad Central De Las Villas
UO: Universidad De Oriente
-     RAC: Red de Automtica de Cuba
-     Ministerio de Educacin Superior de la Repblica de Cuba
-     Ministerio de la Informtica y las Comunicaciones de la Repblica de
Cuba
-     Ministerio de Ciencias, Tecnologa y Medio Ambiente de la Repblica de
Cuba.
-     ICSC/NAISO Canada/Switzerland



Topics suggested (not limited to):

- Advanced Neuro and Fuzzy Paradigms
- Data Granulation and Fuzzy Rule Extraction
- Advanced Training Algorithms
- Evolutionary Computation (GA, GP, ET) and Graphical Models
- Chaotic Behavior and Fractals


Applications in signal processing, control, robotics, etc.

Of particular interest are applications from the
following fields: Sound and image processing, pattern recognition,
image understanding, feature binding, perception,
sensor fusion, controller design, state observation,
motor control, mobile robotics, autonomous navigation, deliberation and
planning, active anchoring, gain-scheduling, fault detection, hardware
solutions, data mining, financing, e-commerce.



International Steering/Program Committee (invitations sent to):

Anderson P., USA
Antonsson A.K., USA
Baldwin J.F., U.K.
Bandemer H., Germany
Bezdek J., USA
Bonnisone P., USA
Bosc P., France
Carlsson Ch., Finland
Dubois D., France
Esogbue A. O., USA
Fyfe C., U.K.
Gallard R., Argentina
Gottwald S., Germany
Grabisch M., France
Halmague S.K., Australia
Heiss-Czedik D., Austria
Heiss M., Austria
Hoehle U., Germany
Jentzen Jan, Denmark
Kalaykov Ivan, Sweden
Kandel A.,Tampa, USA
Klement E. P., Austria
Kruse R., Germany
Kuncheva L., U.K.
Mamdani E., UK
Marichal G.N., Spain
Nauck Detlef, U.K.
Pap E., Yugoslavia
Pedrycz W., Canada,
Roubens M., Belgium
Runkler Th., Germany
Ruspini ...., Belgium/ USA
Steele N., U.K.
Sugeno M., Japan
Surmann H., Germany
Takagi T., Japan
Tuerksen I. B., Toronto, Canada
Ulieru M., Canada
Verdegay, J. L., Spain
Zamarreo J., Spain




SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

NF'2002 will include invited plenary talks, contributed
sessions, invited sessions, workshops and tutorials.
Updated details are available at
http://www.icsc.ab.ca/NF2002.htm


CALL FOR INVITED SESSIONS

The organization of invited sessions is encouraged. Prospective
organizers are requested to send a session proposal (consisting
of 4-5 invited papers, the recommended session-chair and
co-chair, as well as a short statement describing the title and
the purpose of the session) to the respective symposium chair
or the congress organizer. Invited sessions should preferably
start with a tutorial paper. The registration fee of the session
organizer will be waived, if at least 4 authors of invited
papers register to the conference.


POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Poster presentations are encouraged for people who wish to
receive peer feedback, and practical examples of applied research
are particularly welcome. Poster sessions will allow the
presentation and discussion of respective papers, which will
also be included in the conference proceedings.


CALL FOR TUTORIALS

Pre-conference tutorials on specific relevant topics are planned. Proposals
for a tutorial must include the title, topics covered, proposed speakers,
targeted audience and estimated length (preferably 2 or 4 hours). The
proposal must be submitted to the general chair, the scientific program
chair and the congress organizer by May 31, 2001. Tutorial papers of max 15
pages can be included in the conference proceedings.


CALL FOR WORKSHOPS

Interested scientists are encouraged to organize a workshop on their
particular field of research. Workshops consist of several presentations or
open discussions on a specific subject. The proposal must include the title,
the topics covered, the proposed speakers, the targeted audience and the
estimated length. It should be submitted to the general chair, the
scientific program chair and the congress organizer by May 31, 2001. Joint
or edited workshop papers of max 35 pages can be included in the conference
proceedings.


SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

Authors are requested to send an extended abstract, or the full paper of
minimum
4 and maximum 7 pages for review,  by the International Program Committee.
All submissions must be written in English, starting with a succinct
statement of the problem, the results achieved, their significance and a
comparison with previous work.

Submissions must be received by May 31, 2001. Regular papers,
as well as poster presentations, tutorial papers and invited sessions
are encouraged.

The submission should also include:
-   Title of congress (NF'2002),
-   Type of paper (workshop, tutorial, invited, regular, poster)
-   Authors names, affiliations, addresses
-   Name of author to contact for correspondence
-   E-mail address and fax # of contact author and co-authors
-   Topics which best describe the paper (5 - 10 keywords)
-   Short CV of authors (recommended)


Please submit your paper proposal electronically
to the following address: operating at icsc.ab.ca

Data formats: Word, Postscript, PDF.


PROCEEDINGS AND PUBLICATIONS

All accepted and invited papers will be included in the congress
proceedings,
published in print and on CD-ROM by ICSC Academic Press, Canada/Switzerland.

A selected number of papers will be expanded and revised for possible
inclusion in special issues of some prestigious journals.


IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline:                  May 31, 2001
Notification of Acceptance:        August 15, 2001
Delivery of Final Manuscripts:   October 31, 2001
Conference NF'2002:            January 15/18, 2002


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