Connectionists: ANNPR 2014: Call for papers

[Dr. Schwenker]

Please note the extended deadlines.

             Sixth IAPR TC3 International Workshop on
         Artificial Neural Networks in Pattern Recognition
                       October 6-8, 2014
              Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

ANNPR 2014 invites papers that present original work in areas of neural 
networks,
machine learning and pattern recognition, focusing on both theoretical 
and applied
aspects. Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

   Methodological Issues
     - Supervised learning
     - Unsupervised learning
     - Combination of supervised and unsupervised learning
     - Feed-forward, recurrent, and competitive neural nets
     - Kernel machines
     - Hierarchical modular architectures and hybrid systems
     - Combination of neural networks and Hidden Markov models
     - Multiple classifier systems and ensemble methods
     - Probabilistic graphical models
     - Kernel methods
     - Deep architectures

   Applications in Pattern Recognition
     - Image processing and segmentation
     - Handwritten recognition and Document analysis
     - Sensor-fusion and multi-modal processing
     - Feature extraction, dimension reduction
     - Clustering and vector quantization
     - Speech and speaker recognition
     - Data, text, and web mining
     - Bioinformatics/Cheminformatics

Note: A PDF of the Call for Papers may be downloaded at:
http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~annpr14/ANNPR2014-CFP.pdf

Invited Speakers

   ANNPR 2014 is proud to announce the following invited speakers:

     Dr. Yoshua Bengio, Canada
       Full Professor of the Department of Computer Science and 
Operations Research,
           University of Montreal
       Research Areas: Machine learning (ML), neural computation and 
adaptive perception,
           statistical learning algorithms

     Dr. Zhi-Hua Zhou, China
       Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Technology, 
Nanjing University, China
       Research Areas: Machine learning, data mining, pattern recognition,
           multimedia information retrieval

     Dr. Michael Herrmann, U.K.
       Lecturer at The University of Edinburgh School of Informatics
       Research Areas: Neurocomputation, neural nets, learning theory in 
autonomous agents &
           behavioral neuroscience, ML, dynamics of neural systems

   More information can be found on our homepage (see below)

Special Sessions

   Fellow scientists wishing to organize a special session should submit 
a proposal to
   the ANNPR chairs (annpr2014 at encs.concordia.ca).

   Proposals should include the session title, a list of topics covered 
by the session
   and a list of 3-6 papers for possible presentation in the session. 
Proposals must be
   received by March 15th, 2014.

Important Dates

   Proposals of special sessions:    March 15th, 2014
   Paper submission:                 April 28th, 2014
   Notification of acceptance:       June 30th, 2014
   Camera ready due:                 July 18, 2014
   Workshop:                         October 6-8, 2014

General Chairs

   Ching Suen, Concordia University Canada
   Friedhelm Schwenker, Ulm University, Germany
   Neamat El Gayar, Cairo University, Egypt/Canada

For more information, please visit or contact us:
   Homepage: http://www.annpr2014.com/
   PDF CFP: http://users.encs.concordia.ca/~annpr14/ANNPR2014-CFP.pdf
   email: annpr2014 at encs.concordia.ca

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Sixth IAPR TC3 International Workshop on Artificial Neural Networks in 
Pattern Recognition
ANNPR 2014
October 6-8, 2014
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Web: http://www.annpr2014.com/
eMail: annpr14 at encs.concordia.ca