Connectionists: Call for Participation: Kyutech-FIAS Joint Workshop on Brain System Technology 02.08.2012

[Yasuomi Daishin Sato]

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Dear all,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to the:
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Kyutech-FIAS Joint Workshop on Brain System Technology -From Brain to
Technology

February 8, 2012, Kyushu Institute of Technology,
Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering,
Kitakyushu, Japan

Detail:
http://www.kyutech.ac.jp/archives/001/201201/Kyutech-FIAS%20JWS_Leaflet2012.01.28.pdf

The brain inspired system (Brain-IS) as well as neurotechnology
researches have made remarkable progress, having potentials for
innovation of the system technology. The brain inspired innovation
may be called the “Brain System Technology.” It will be able to
revolute our future contribution to society, but may also be a
fundamental research for the next generation of intelligent
robotics. As an international center of excellent in the Brain-IS
research, we hold a joint workshop on brain system technology,
together with Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies in Germany,
based on the following proposals: Excellent outcomes, resulted
from efforts of the Brain-IS and neurotechnology, significantly
affect researchers who can lead both the fields of brain science
and system technology. Welcome you all come to our workshop (free
of charge and no registration).

Program
09:30-09:40  Opening speech
Kiyonori Yoshii,
Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

09:40-10:10  Toward the brain inspired systems
Tetsuo Furukawa and Kiyohisa Natsume,
Kyutech Institute of Technology, Japan

10:10-11:00  [Keynote Speech] Let it learn!
Jochen Triesch,
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany

11:00-11:50  Brain inspired VLSI vision systems for robot and vehicle
applications
Takashi Morie,
Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

11:50-13:00  Lunch

13:00-13:45  Parallel large scale unsupervised learning using expectation
maximization
Joerg Bornschein,
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany

13:45-14:30  Propagation of spikes governed by inhibition in hippocampal
CA3 recurrent network
Toshikazu Samura1, Yasuomi D. Sato1,2 and Hatsuo Hayashi1,
1Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan,
2Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany

14:30        Closing

Inquiries:
Dr. Yasuomi D. Sato
Assistant Professor, Kyushu Institute of Technology,
Junior Fellow, Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)
E-mail: sato-y at brain.kyutech.ac.jp, sato at fias.uni-frankfurt.de
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Dr. Yasuomi D. Sato
Assistant Professor
Department of Brain Science and Engineering
Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering
Kyushu Institute of Technology
2-4, Hibikino, Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, 808-196, Japan
E-mail: sato-y at brain.kyutech.ac.jp
tel/fax: +81 93-695-6234

Junior Fellow
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)
Ruth-Moufang-Str.1, Frankfurt am Main, 60438, Germany
E-mail:sato at fias.uni-frankfurt.de
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