invited sessions and workshop: Neural Coding

[Jeanny S. Ryffel]

Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems (BICS2004) co-sponsored by the IEE

WORKSHOP: NEURAL CODING

Objective:
To discuss how information is coded in early sensory stages, emphasizing
the differences as well as similarities among the sensory systems:
http://www.cs.stir.ac.uk/~lss/BICS2004/cfp_bics2004_workshop_earlycoding.htm

and:

INVITED SESSIONS
The organization of invited sessions for the BICS conference
http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/bics2004/bics-cfp.html
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 Symposium Chairman or the Symposium
Organizer. Invited sessions should preferably start with a tutorial
paper.

CALL FOR BICS'2004 TUTORIAL AND WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

organized in Stirling, Scotland, August 31 - September 1, 2004

The science of neural computation focuses on mathematical aspects for
solving complex practical problems. It also seeks to help neurology, brain
theory and cognitive psychology in the understanding of the
functioning of the nervous system by means of computational models of
neurons, neural nets and sub-cellular processes. BICS2004 aims to become a
major point of contact for research scientists, engineers and
practitioners throughout the world in the fields of cognitive and
computational systems inspired by the brain and biology.
BICS 2004 is made up of three sections:
=95Cognitive Neuro Science (CNS 2004), chaired by Professor Igor
Aleksander, Imperial College, London
=95Biologically Inspired Systems (BIS 2004) chaired by Prof. Leslie Smith,
Stirling University
=95Neural Computation (NC'2004), chaired by Dr. Amir Hussain, Stirling
University

The web page for further information, including early registration, is
available at:
http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/bics2004/bics-cfp.html

Note that IEE members can benefit from specially reduced registration fees.

Participants will share the latest research, developments and ideas in the
wide arena of disciplines encompassed under the heading of BICS2004.

The deadline for tutorial and workshop proposals: April 30, 2004
The tutorials will be held on August 29, 2004 immediately prior to the
start of the main conference.

IMPORTANT DATES
April 30, 2004: Deadline for proposals
May 10, 2004: Notification of acceptance
July 1, 2004: Deadline for tutorial summaries

TBA: Publication of tutorial/workshop programme
TBA: Camera-ready tutorial notes
August 29, 2004: Tutorials and workshop at BICS

We invite proposals for 1 to 1.5 hour tutorials on topics
relating to theoretical and applied BICS.

The aim is to offer conference delegates both tutorials on up-to-date BICS
technologies, and case study tutorials on the application of the
technologies to real-world problems.

A case study of a working Neural Network application in commerce or=
 industry.
A state-of-the art tutorial on some specific recent technique in Neural
Networks or Biologically Inspired Systems or Cognitive Neuroscience.

Please forward your proposals by the deadline to the BICS Scientific
Chair: Prof. Leslie Smith, Stirling (Email: lss at cs.stir.ac.uk)

We offer free access to the entire conference for the organizers (minimum
5 fully registered attendees to be generated by proposed and accepted event)

Note that authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended
version of their paper for publication in a special issue of the
Neurocomputing Journal, published by Elsevier Science B.V.

visit our BICS page for the scientific program, speakers, etc!

http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/bics2004/keynotes.html
http://www.icsc-naiso.org/conferences/bics2004/tutorials.html

BICS'2004 Sponsors:

Imperial College, London, UK
University of Stirling, UK
EPSRC Novel Computation Cluster
IEE
ICSC Interdisciplinary Research