Connectionists: Fourth International Workshop on Guided Self-Organisation (GSO-2011)

[d.polani@herts.ac.uk]

Dear Colleagues,

This is a Call for Abstracts and Participation for the Fourth
International Workshop on Guided Self-Organisation (GSO-2011) to be
held at University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield, UK, September 8-10,
2011:

	http://informatics.indiana.edu/larryy/gso4/

The workshop will bring together researchers from a richly diverse
background who share interest in understanding and designing
self-organizing systems. This includes, but is not limited to models
from network theory (e.g. boolean or neural networks, as well as
associated learning rules, as well as general network theory), and
biologically relevant and/or plausible self-organization mechanisms
(including neural organization or morphogenetic dynamics). 

Particular attention has been given in the past to the analysis of
generic information processing principles perception-action loops
(including organization and generation of open- and closed-loop
dynamics, including learning rules and exploration strategies), as
well as general and powerful network (neural, but also Boolean
networks and networks of more general kind) analysis methods, based on
information and graph theory. A number of recent developments in
neural modeling and biological information processing studies have
profited significantly from exposure to studies of GSO methodologies.

Submissions to the workshop are extended abstracts (one page). If
interested in active participation, send an extended abstract (by 3.
August 2011) by email to:

      prokopenko.mikhail at gmail.com

The notifications are expected by 14 August 2011. 

Authors of accepted submissions will present the content to the
workshop. It is expected that post-workshop publication of selected
presentations will follow in a special journal issue (as has been the
case for previous GSO workshops). Please consult above website for
more information.

Participation without presentation is free, but in this case
registration is requested until 28. August, as spaces are limited, at
the following address:

  d.polani at herts.ac.uk

Best wishes,
Daniel Polani
Larry Yaeger
Mikhail Prokopenko