Connectionists: Call for Papers: ICArn International Workshop 2008

[Mark Plumbley]

		Call for Papers

ICA Research Network International Workshop

  25-26 September, 2008, Liverpool, U.K.

               www.icarn.org

The ICA Research Network is sponsored by the Engineering and Physical
Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in the U.K., and is aimed at improving
communications in the area of Blind Source Separation (BSS) and
Independent Component Analysis (ICA). The 2008 ICA Research Network
Workshop will be held at the University of Liverpool covering the latest
developments and techniques in the area of source separation and ICA.
Submissions from international participants are most welcome.

Topics

The workshop will feature keynote addresses and technical presentations
(oral and poster), which will be included in the registration. Papers
are solicited on topics in the area of source separation or ICA,
including but not limited to: Algorithms and Architectures (Non-linear
ICA, Probabilistic Models, Sparse Coding, etc), Theory (Optimization,
Complex Methods, Time-Frequency Representations, etc), Applications
(Audio, Bio-Informatics, Biomedical Engineering, Communications,
Finance, Image Processing, Psychology, etc), and novel methods
(compressed sensing, non-negative matrix factorization).

A special feature of this workshop will be a special poster session
where authors will have the opportunity to present their current work in
progress. Authors should indicate their preference at the submission
stage and submit short papers. 


Full Paper Submission Procedure

Prospective authors are invited to submit camera-ready papers of no more
than four A4-size pages in the PDF format. Please use the template and
the electronic submission procedure described at the workshop homepage
(www.icarn.org). At least one author of each accepted paper must
undertake to attend the workshop. Prospective authors can seek
clarification using the email address icarnw08 at liverpool.ac.uk.
Accepted papers will be published in a bound volume. Authors of the most
innovative papers will be invited to submit substantially extended and
updated versions of their papers for further review and possible
publication in the IET Signal Processing journal. There will be one Best
Student Paper Award for the best paper presented at the workshop by a
student.
Registration costs will include attendance in all the sessions, a copy
of the bound proceedings, mid-morning and mid-afternoon refreshments as
well as buffet lunches on both days, and the Workshop dinner on the
evening of 25 September 2008.

Important Dates/Deadlines

Submission of papers:	17 June, 2008
Notification of acceptance :	17 July, 2008
Submission of camera-ready accepted paper :	07 August, 2008
Early registration and author registration :	07 August, 2008
Final date for registration :	08 September, 2008
Workshop :	25-26 September, 2008

Website: www.icarn.org

Chair
A K Nandi

Vice-Chair
X Zhu

Organising Committee
A K Nandi
X Zhu
W Al-Nuaimy
M E Davies
J Gao
M D Plumbley

Programme Committee
National
P Baxter 
M E Davies 
R Everson 
C Fyfe
M Girolami 
C J James
A K Nandi 
M D Plumbley
S Sanei
X Zhu
International
J F Cardoso 
A Cichocki
P Comon 
C Jutten
E Oja 
P Smaragdis

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Dr Mark D Plumbley
Centre for Digital Music
Department of Electronic Engineering
Queen Mary University of London
Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 7518
Fax: +44 (0)20 7882 7997
Email: mark.plumbley at elec.qmul.ac.uk
http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/people/markp/