From k.schwarzwaelder at fz-juelich.de Thu Mar 1 05:01:47 2018 From: k.schwarzwaelder at fz-juelich.de (Kerstin Schwarzwaelder) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 11:01:47 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: Reminder: Bernstein Conference 2018 - Call for Workshops - Deadline: March 15, 2018 In-Reply-To: <55f0b5e7-067d-9354-1801-64896453ba8f@fz-juelich.de> References: <55f0b5e7-067d-9354-1801-64896453ba8f@fz-juelich.de> Message-ID: <06b594d7-0205-ca49-1238-a2980c7b6076@fz-juelich.de> The Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience invites proposals for Satellite Workshops directly preceding the Bernstein Conference 2018 in Berlin. ************************************************************** Important Dates: Satellite Workshops: September 25 - 26, 2018 Main Bernstein Conference: September 26 - 28, 2018 Deadline for Satellite Workshop proposal submission: March 15, 2018 Notification of Workshop acceptance: April 2018 ************************************************************** Since 2013, the Bernstein Conference hosts pre-conference workshops which provide a stage to discuss topical research questions, novel scientific approaches and challenges in Computational Neuroscience and related fields. Workshops addressing controversial issues, open problems, and comparisons of competing approaches are encouraged. The format should be designed to foster debate, rather than a mere series of talks. The selection criteria for Workshop proposals will include scientific excellence, topical relevance and gender diversity. The Bernstein Conference started out as the annual meeting of the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience and has become the largest annual single-track Computational Neuroscience conference in Europe in recent years. Satellite Workshop schedule: September 25, 2018, 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm September 26, 2018, 8:30 am - noon Workshop proposals are welcome for either half-day or full-day workshops. Workshop costs ? FINANCIAL SUPPORT: All organizers and speakers of accepted workshops will receive a waiver for the workshop fee. Organizers of accepted workshops additionally receive a waiver for the main conference. Up to 10 selected workshops can receive financial support up to 1.500,00 ? each. For further information about the conference, please visit the conference website http://www.bernstein-conference.de. INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSAL PREPARATION Workshop proposals must contain: 1) Workshop Title 2) Concise description of workshop topic 3) List of potential speakers indicating speaker commitment 4) Optional: a comment on how the organizers plan to achieve gender diversity among speakers Please use the Workshop Proposal Form that can be downloaded here: http://www.nncn.de/de/bernstein-conference/2018/satellite-workshops Deadline for submission of Workshop proposals: March 15, 2018 CONTACT: bernstein.network(at)fz-juelich.de We are looking forward to seeing you in Berlin! WORKSHOP SELECTION COMMITTEE: Jakob Macke (Workshop Chair) Tatjana Tchumatchenko (Workshop Vice Chair) Axel Borst Nicolas Brunel Anne Churchland Claudia Clopath Gaute Einevoll Adrienne Fairhall Gilles Laurent (Program Chair) Mate Lengyel Elad Schneidman Susanne Schreiber (Program Vice Chair) Terry Sejnowski Henning Sprekeler (Conference Host) Fred Wolf -- Dr. Kerstin Schwarzw?lder Scientific Coordination / Management Officer Please note: Our email addresses have changed. Please use k.schwarzwaelder at fz-juelich.de Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience | Bernstein Coordination Site (BCOS) Branch Office of the Forschungszentrum J?lich at the University of Freiburg Hansastr. 9A | 79104 Freiburg, Germany phone: (+49) 0761 203 9589 mail: k.schwarzwaelder at fz-juelich.de web: www.nncn.de Twitter: NNCN_Germany YouTube: Bernstein TV Facebook: Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience, Germany LinkedIn: Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. 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URL: From liufengchaos at gmail.com Thu Mar 1 13:00:15 2018 From: liufengchaos at gmail.com (Feng Liu) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 12:00:15 -0600 Subject: Connectionists: [Call for Papers] Brain Informatics 2018 Message-ID: [Apologies if you receive this more than once] CALL FOR PAPERS The 11th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI'18) December 7-9, 2018, Arlington, Texas, USA Homepage: http://uta.engineering/conferences/bi-2018/ ---Advancing BI Technologies from Basic Science Research to Real-World Practice- ============================================== Workshop/Special Session/Tutorial Proposals Submission Deadline: May 1, 2018 Full Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2018 ============================================== The International Conference on Brain Informatics series (BI) has established itself as the world?s premier research forum that brings together researchers and practitioners from neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, information communication technologies, and neuroimaging technologies with the purpose of exploring the fundamental roles, interactions as well as practical impacts of Brain Informatics. The BI'18 will provide a broad forum that academia, professionals and industry people can exchange their ideas, findings, and strategies in brain informatics research and brain-inspired concepts and technologies. It welcomes emerging technologies for addressing fundamental neurobiological questions about healthy brain function, laying the groundwork for advancing treatments for brain disorders or injury, and for generating brain-inspired "smart" artificial intelligence and computing technologies to meet future societal needs. It will educate and expand the brain informatics workforce and create new career opportunities for brain research and related innovations. The BI'18 welcomes paper submissions (full paper and abstract submissions). Both research and application papers are solicited. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed on the basis of technical quality, relevance, significance and clarity. Accepted full papers will be included in the proceedings by Springer LNCS/LNAI. Workshop, Special-Session and Tutorial proposals, and Industry/Demo-Track papers are also welcome. The organizers of Workshops and Special-Sessions are invited to prepare a book proposal based on the topics of the workshop/special session for possible book publication in the Springer-Nature Brain Informatics & Health book series (http://www.springer.com/series/15148). *** Topics and Areas *** Track 1: Cognitive and Computational Foundations of Brain Science Track 2: Investigations of Human Information Processing Systems Track 3: Brain Big Data Analytics, Curation and Management Track 4: Informatics Paradigms for Brain and Mental Health Track 5: Brain-Machine Intelligence and Brain-Inspired Computing IMPORTANT DATES: ================ May 1, 2018: Submission deadline for workshop/special session/Tutorial proposals May 31, 2018: Notification of workshop/special session proposal acceptance June 15, 2018: Submission deadline for full papers July 30, 2018: Submission deadline for workshop/special session papers August 15, 2018: Notification of full paper acceptance August 30, 2018: Notification of workshop/special session paper acceptance August 1, 2018: Submission deadline for abstracts August 30, 2018: Notification of abstract acceptance December 7, 2018: Tutorials, workshops and special sessions December 8-9, 2018: Main conference PAPER SUBMISSIONS & PUBLICATIONS: ================================= TYPE-I (Full Paper Submissions): Papers need to have up to 10 pages in LNCS format: http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0 All full length papers accepted (and all special sessions' full length papers) will be published by Springer as a volume of the series of LNCS/LNAI. TYPE-II (Abstract Submissions): Abstracts have a word limit of 500 words. Experimental research is particularly welcome. Accepted abstract submissions will be included in the conference program, and will be published as a single, collective proceedings volume. Title: Include in the title of the abstract all words critical for a subject index. Write your title in sentence case (first letter is capitalized; remaining letters are lower case). Do not bold or italicize your full title. Author: List all authors who contributed to the work discussed in the abstract. The presenting author must be listed in the first author slot of the list. Be prepared to submit contact information as well as conflict of interest information for each author listed. Abstract: Enter the body of the abstract and attach any applicable graphic files or tables here. Do not re-enter the title, author, support, or other information that is collected in other steps of the submission form. Presentation Preference: Authors may select from three presentation formats when submitting an abstract: "poster only", "talk preferred" or "no preference". The "talk preferred" selection indicates that you would like to give a talk, but will accept a poster format if necessary. Marking "poster only" indicates that you would not like to be considered for an oral-presentation session. Selecting "no preference" indicates the author's willingness to be placed in the best format for the program. Each paper or abstract requires one sponsoring attendee (i.e. someone who registered and is attending the conference). A single attendee can not sponsor more than two abstracts or papers. Oral presentations will be selected from both full length papers and abstracts. *** Post-Conference Journal Publication *** The Brain Informatics conferences have the formal ties with Brain Informatics journal (Springer-Nature, http://www.springer.com/40708). Accepted papers from the conference, including their Best Paper Award papers, will be expended and revised for possible inclusion in the Brain Informatics journal each year. It is fully sponsored and no any article-processing fee will be charged for authors of Brain Informatics conference. *** Awards *** Best Paper awards will be conferred at the conference on the authors of (1) the best research paper and (2) the best student paper. ORGANIZERS ========== General Chairs Leon Iasemidis (Louisiana Tech, University, USA) Ning Zhong (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan) Program Committee Chairs Jianzhong Su (The University of Texas at Arlington, USA) Vicky Yamamoto (University of South California, USA) Yu-Ping Wang (Tulane University, USA) Organizing Chairs Shouyi Wang (University of Texas at Arlington, USA) Erick Jones (University of Texas at Arlington, USA) Fenghua Tian (University of Texas at Arlington, USA) Workshop/Special-Session Chairs Xiang Li (Harvard Medical School, USA) Chou, Chun-An (Northwestern University, USA) Xiangnan Kong (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA) Panel/Tutorial Chairs Yang Yang (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan / Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Internet Technology, BJUT, China) Vassiliy Tsytsarev (University of Maryland, USA) Publicity Chairs Huiguang He (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China ) Paul Wen (University of Southern Queensland, Australia) Daehan Won (Binghamton University, USA) Jing Qin (Montana State University, USA) Steering Committee Chairs Ning Zhong (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan) Hanchuan Peng (Allen Institute for Brain Science, USA) *** Contact Information *** Shouyi Wang Email: shouyiw at uta.edu Vicky Yamamoto Email: Vicky.Yamamoto at med.usc.edu Yang Yang Email: yang at maebashi-it.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As a result, the algorithms and techniques being designed do not take full advantage of the rich information modern sensors can provide. Since all tasks?including perception, localisation, decision-making, and learning?are built on top of sensing, exploring alternative approaches to sensing is a compelling research area that can render all subsequent tasks more robust and accurate. The objective of this session is to explore unconventional sensing for intelligent transportation in three ways. Firstly, it will investigate sensor systems that are not typically applied to certain transportation tasks, such as radar for precise localisation and audio for failure detection. Secondly, it will explore untraditional sensor configurations and placements, such as ground-facing cameras using shadows to detect occluded moving objects. Lastly, it will look into the sensing of commonly overlooked information, such as the use of atmospheric sensors for gauging road surface traction or in-vehicle sensors for driving analysis. Via these three themes, this session aims to stimulate discussion and research into untraditional sensing in order to improve the reliability and accuracy of transportation systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Localisation and navigation using radars (e.g., scanning, Doppler, and ground-penetrating) * Ego-noise modelling (e.g. sound-based failure detection, and terrain/road surface status classification) * Soundscape perception and interpretation * Event-based (neuromorphic) vision for localisation and perception in challenging scenarios * Multi-spectral imaging (e.g. IR or polarimetric cameras for localisation and perception under difficult visibility) * In-vehicle sensing for failure detection, driver behaviour, etc. * Far infrared sensing * Texture odometry * Novel sensor hardware and designs * Unconventional sensor placements or multi-sensor systems * Optimal sensor scheduling and control in complex multi-agent environments * Astronomical (skyward-facing) sensing for localisation * Atmospheric or odor-based sensing ------------------------------- *Important Dates* Paper Submission Deadline: April 15, 2018 Notification of Acceptance: July 2, 2018 Final Paper Submission Deadline: September 09, 2018 Conference Dates: November 4-7, 2018 Authors are kindly invited to notify the organisers of their submissions. Papers submitted to this Special Session are reviewed according to the same rules as the submissions to the regular sessions of ITSC2018. Authors who submit papers to this session are required to use the special Session CODE (SS_BEYO) when submitting their article. Submissions to regular and special sessions follow identical format, instructions, deadlines and procedures. Please find more info on the ITSC2018 website https://www.ieee-itsc2 018.org/information-for-authors.html . ------------------------------- *Organizers* Letizia Marchegiani, University of Oxford, UK. letizia at robots.ox.ac.uk Sarah Huiyi Cen, University of Oxford, UK. sarah at robots.ox.ac.uk Dimitri Ognibene, University of Essex, UK. dimitri.ognibene at essex.ac.uk Damien Vivet, ISAE-SUPAERO, FR. damien.vivet at isae-supaero.fr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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See below for more details on the fellowship positions and priority areas. https://www.brightest-minds.manchester.ac.uk/areas-of-opportunity/science-and-engineering/ If you are interested in this opportunity and you have a research track record in robotics and AI, feel free to contact Angelo Cangelosi (angelo.cangelosi at manchester.ac.uk), new professor of Machine Learning and Robotics at the School of Computer Science at the University of Manchester from August 2018, or Robert Stevens (robert.stevens at manchester.ac.uk), the Head of the School of Computer Science. As part of my new Chair in Machine Learning and Robotics at the University of Manchester (which starts in August), the University has invested in a state of the art cognitive robotics lab, with access to multiple platforms (e.g. iCub, Pepper, Sawyer, Giraff) and a RobotHome living lab for human-robot interaction experiments. This will also offer opportunities for close collaboration with colleagues in neuromorphic engineering (Steve Furber), machine learning and optimisation (Gavin Brown) and robotics for nuclear decommissioning (Barry Lennox). Link to info for application details (deadline 3 April 2018) https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/brightestminds/displayjob.aspx?jobid=14686 Ciao, Angelo Cangelosi -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pierre-yves.oudeyer at inria.fr Fri Mar 2 12:05:12 2018 From: pierre-yves.oudeyer at inria.fr (Pierre-Yves Oudeyer) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 18:05:12 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: [publication and call for dialog] IEEE CIS Newsletter on Cognitive and Developmental Systems Message-ID: Dear colleagues, we are happy to announce the release of the latest issue of the IEEE CIS Newsletter on Cognitive and Developmental Systems (open access). This is a biannual newsletter addressing the sciences of developmental and cognitive processes in natural and artificial organisms, from humans to robots, at the crossroads of cognitive science, developmental psychology, artificial intelligence, machine learning and neuroscience. It is available at: http://goo.gl/pA7WrH Featuring dialog: === "One developmental architecture to rule them all?" == Dialog initiated by Matthias Rolf, Lorijn Zaadnoordijk and Johan Kwisthout with responses from: Niels Taatgen, John Spencer, Gary Jones, Gerard Wolff, Cl?ment Moulin-Frier and Paul Verschure == Topic: Humans have a unique capability to achieve and learn a wide diversity of skills of all kinds, from low-level sensorimotor skills to very abstract linguistic or mathematical skills. Is it possible to develop theories of how general cognitive architectures can display such a general flexibility for skill learning? This dialog adresses this question, and discusses whether and how it would be useful both epistemologically and in practice to aim towards the development of a ?standard integrated cognitive architecture?, akin to ?standard models? in physics, or whether focusing on simple and partial models should be a better approach. In particular, this question is discussed in the context of understanding development in infants, and of building developmental architectures, thus addressing the issue of architectures that not only learn, but that are adaptive themselves. Call for new dialog: === "Curiosity as Driver of Extreme Specialization in Humans" == Dialog initiated by Celeste Kidd == This dialog asks the question of why and how humans can be driven to extremely specialize. In particular, it proposes the hypothesis that curiosity may play a fundamental role in this process, and highlights many important open questions about how this could happen, and what are the actual mechanisms of curiosity-driven exploration and learning. Those of you interested in reacting to this dialog initiation are welcome to submit a response by May 30th, 2018. The length of each response must be between 600 and 800 words including references (contact pierre-yves.oudeyer at inria.fr). Let us remind you that all issues of the newsletter are all open-access and available at: https://goo.gl/ZjjZNz I wish you a stimulating reading! 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Following our success in 2017, ICCM has again joined forces with the Society for Mathematical Psychology to create a conference in which all sessions are open to all attendees, and cross-talk is highly encouraged.MathPsych/ICCM 2018 is a forum for presenting and discussing the complete spectrum of cognitive modeling approaches, including connectionism, symbolic modeling, dynamical systems, Bayesian modeling, and cognitive architectures. Research topics can range from low-level perception to high-level reasoning. We also welcome contributions that use computational models to better understand neuroscientific data.We are pleased to announce four world-class invited speakers:Angela Yu (University of California, San Diego)Naomi Feldman (University of Maryland)Jennifer Trueblood (Vanderbilt University, Estes Early Career Award winner)Leslie Blaha (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, FABBS Early Career Award winner)We will have three invited symposia: - On the relationship between scientific practice and statistical practice (Organizers: Rich Shiffrin & Joachim Vandekerckhove) - Probabilistic Specification and Quantitative Testing of Decision Theories (Organizers: Michel Regenwetter & Clintin Stober) - Computational Brain & Behavior, a new journal sponsored by the Society for Mathematical Psychology (Organizer: Scott Brown)We have separate submissions for the MathPsych parallel tracks and the ICCM single-track. For MathPsych, submissions are brief 250-word abstracts to be considered for both talks and posters. For ICCM submissions are 6-page full papers to be considered for talks, and 2-page poster abstracts. We are working with TopiCS to create a special issue based on the best full ICCM papers. Submissions may be made by researchers, faculty, post-docs, graduate students and undergraduate students. Any one person may present only one paper, but may also be a co-author of other papers (when you are presenting author of a MathPsych paper, you cannot also be a presenting author of an ICCM paper and vica versa). We also welcome pre-conference workshop/tutorial submissions that are not specific to MathPsych or ICCM. All types of submissions are due on March 15th, 11.59pm EDT.Registration fees have not yet been determined, although we expect they will be approximately $200 (faculty/professionals) and $80 (students). 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We aim to develop predictive models that synthesise multivariate data (high-field brain imaging and behavior) to understand the mechanisms that mediate individual ability for learning and brain plasticity. Applicants should have or be close to obtaining a PhD, and have a strong academic track record, in a relevant area (e.g., Neuroscience, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics). Programming skills are essential and experience with computational modeling and/or brain imaging preferable. Please apply online: PhD studentship: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/15753/ Please direct Informal enquiries to Prof. Zoe Kourtzi (zk240 at cam.ac.uk ) Post-doctoral fellowship: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/15817/ Zoe Kourtzi, PhD Professor of Experimental Psychology Department of Psychology University of Cambridge Downing Street Cambridge CB2 3EB emal: zk240 at cam.ac.uk tel: 0044 1223 766558 http://www.abg.psychol.cam.ac.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From john.murray at yale.edu Mon Mar 5 02:25:24 2018 From: john.murray at yale.edu (Murray, John) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 07:25:24 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Computational & Cognitive Neuroscience (CCN) Summer School -- DEADLINE EXTENSION TO MARCH 14 Message-ID: *** APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 14, 2018. *** We are pleased to announce the 8th Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience (CCN) Summer School which will take place June 26 ? July 19, 2018, at Cold Spring Harbor Asia (CSHA) in Suzhou, China. Please distribute this announcement to your department and colleagues. The CCN summer school is a unique international summer school focusing on systems neuroscience and cognition from a computational and theoretical perspective. Lectures from leading international faculty in experimental, computational and theoretical neuroscience are tightly coupled with computational tutorials in a series of modules. Each module covers a core area, integrating experimental, theoretical and computational perspectives. The course aims to train talented and highly motivated graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from around the world. Applicants with quantitative (including Physics, Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science) or experimental backgrounds are welcome. The summer school also has the mission of training and integrating students from diverse academic, cultural and geographic backgrounds. The practical training includes learning Python-based approaches to programming, data analysis and modeling. Students work through tutorials designed with the faculty and then design, plan and complete a series of open-ended projects for each module. Course information is available on the CCN official website: http://www.ccnss.org/ Applications are being accepted now through the CSHA website: https://www.csh-asia.org/2018meetings/S-COSYNE.html The application deadline is March 14th, 2018. Course Directors: Xiao-Jing Wang (New York University) Zach Mainen (Champalimaud Neuroscience Program) Si Wu (Beijing Normal University) John D. Murray (Yale University) Eric DeWitt (Champalimaud Neuroscience Program) CCN 2018 Lecturers: Eric DeWitt (Champalimaud Research) Shaul Druckmann (Stanford) Jeff Erlich (NYU Shanghai) Birte Forstmann (U Amsterdam) David Foster (UC Berkeley) Julijana Gjorgjieva (MPI Brain Research) Michael Hausser (UCL) Alex Huth (UT Austin) Chris Honey (Johns Hopkins) Sukbin Lim (NYU Shanghai) Zach Mainen (Champalimaud Research) John Murray (Yale) Peggy Series (U Edinburgh) Maurice Smith (Harvard) Xiao-Jing Wang (NYU) Si Wu (Beijing Normal) Byron Yu (Carnegie Mellon) + more! Best regards, CCN SS Directors: Xiao-Jing Wang, Zach Mainen, Si Wu, John Murray, Eric DeWitt John D. Murray ----------------------------------------------- Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry Yale University School of Medicine murraylab.yale.edu ----------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel.hernandez at uam.es Mon Mar 5 06:02:32 2018 From: daniel.hernandez at uam.es (=?UTF-8?Q?Daniel_Hern=C3=A1ndez_Lobato?=) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 12:02:32 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: MLSS - Machine Learning Summer School 2018, Madrid, Spain Message-ID: ************************************************************************** *** APPLICATION PERIOD WILL BEGIN SOON *** *** http://mlss.ii.uam.es/mlss2018/ *** ************************************************************************** Dear Colleagues, please note that the application period for the -------------------------------------------------------------------------- MACHINE LEARNING SUMMER SCHOOL at Universidad Aut?noma de Madrid, Spain 27 August to 7 September, 2018 http://mlss.ii.uam.es/mlss2018/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- will begin on 7 March 2018 and will be closed on 7 April 2018. Reference letters will be accepted till 12 April 2018. Overview -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The machine learning summer school provides graduate students and industry professionals with an intense learning experience on the theory and applications of modern machine learning. Over the course of two weeks, a panel of internationally renowned experts of the field will offer lectures and tutorials covering basic as well as advanced topics. Confirmed Speakers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Bach (INRIA) - Optimization Kyunghyun Cho (NYU) - Neural Language Models Rob Fergus (NYU) - Deep Learning Arthur Gretton (UCL) - Kernel Methods Jos? Miguel Hern?ndez-Lobato (Cambridge University) - ML on molecules Shakir Mohamed (DeepMind) - Bayesian Deep Learning Joris Mooij (University of Amsterdam) - Causal Inference Sebastian Nowozin (Mircrosoft Research) - GANs Michael Osborne (Oxford University) - Bayesian Optimization and Prob. Numerics Jan Peters (TU Darmstadt and MPI for IS) - Reinforcement Learning Suchi Saria (Johns Hopkins University) - Machine learning and causal inference for personalized decision making Oliver Stegle (EMBL-EBI) - ML for Statistical Genomics and Systems Genetics Richard Turner (Cambridge University) - Gaussian Processes Oriol Vinyals (DeepMind) - Deep Learning Sinead Williamson (University of Texas at Austin) - Bayesian Non-parametrics. Application process -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applications are invited from graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and industry professionals looking to use, or already using machine learning methods in their work. This includes researchers in applied fields as well as students of machine learning itself. Prior experience is not strictly required, but helpful. A small number of travel stipends and free registration fees will be available. Applicants will be asked to submit a CV, a cover letter of up to 200 words, and a short letter of recommendation from one referee of their choice. We are also seeking to give participants a chance to discuss their own work with their peers and the speakers. Each applicant is thus invited to provide the title and abstract of a poster they would like to present at the summer school. For more information visit http://mlss.ii.uam.es/mlss2018/ Important Dates -------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 7 March 2018 - application system opens * 7 April 2018 - DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS * 12 April 2018 - deadline for reference letters * 22 May 2018 - notification of acceptance * 1 May 2018 - payments due The summer school will take place from Mon, 27 August to Fri, 7 September 2018 Venue -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Madrid is the capital and the largest municipality of Spain. It lies on the River Manzanares, in the centre of the country. Madrid has a modern infrastructure, but has preserved the look and feel of its historic neighbourhoods. Its landmarks include the Royal Palace; the Opera House; the Buen Retiro Park; the National Library; and the Golden Triangle of Art, comprising three art museums: Prado Museum, the Reina Sof?a Museum (a museum of modern art), and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Organizers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Hern?ndez-Lobato and Jos? Miguel Hern?ndez-Lobato inquiries should be directed to daniel.hernandez at uam.es ========================================================================== From jose11235 at gmail.com Mon Mar 5 07:54:28 2018 From: jose11235 at gmail.com (Stephen Jose Hanson) Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 07:54:28 -0500 Subject: Connectionists: NEW paper Distinguishing ASD from Schziophernia using Resting State Message-ID: <1520254468.2754.6.camel@rubic.rutgers.edu> Differences in atypical resting-state effective connectivity distinguish autism from schizophrenia Dana Mastrovito, Catherine Hanson, Stephen Jose' Hanson Autism and schizophrenia share overlapping genetic etiology, common changes in brain structure and common cognitive deficits. A number of studies using resting state fMRI have shown that machine learning algorithms candistinguish between healthy controls and individuals diagnosed with either autism spectrum disorder or schizophrenia. However, it has not yet been determined whether machine learning algorithms can be used to distinguish between the two disorders. Using a linear support vector machine, we identify features that are most diagnostic for each disorder and successfully use them to classify an independent cohort of subjects. We find both common and divergent connectivity differences largely in the default mode network as well as in salience, and motor networks. Using divergent connectivity differences, we are able to distinguish autistic subjects from those with schizophrenia. Understanding the common and divergent connectivity changes associated with these disorders may provide a framework for understanding their shared cognitive deficits. -- Stephen Jos? Hanson Professor & Director Rutgers Brain Imaging Center (RUBIC) Cognitive Science Center (NB) Rutgers University -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Thorpe, Timothee Masquelier A new approach to detect the coding rule of the cortical spiking model in the information transmission Soheila Nazari, Karim Faez, Mahyar Janahmadi Unsupervised heart-rate estimation in wearables with Liquid states and a probabilistic readout Anup Das, Paruthi Pradhapan, Willemijn Groenendaal, et al. A novel type of activation function in artificial neural networks: Trained activation function Omer Faruk Ertugrul Multistability and multiperiodicity in impulsive hybrid quaternion-valued neural networks with mixed delays Calin-Adrian Popa, Eva Kaslik H_infinity state estimation of stochastic memristor-based neural networks with time-varying delays Haibo Bao, Jinde Cao, J?rgen Kurths, Ahmed Alsaedi, Bashir Ahmad Decentralized adaptive neural control for high-order interconnected stochastic nonlinear time-delay systems with unknown system dynamics Wenjie Si, Xunde Dong, Feifei Yang Design of nonlinear optimal control for chaotic synchronization of coupled stochastic neural networks via Hamilton?Jacobi?Bellman equation Ziqian Liu Smoothing inertial projection neural network for minimization? in sparse signal reconstruction You Zhao, Xing He, Tingwen Huang, Junjian Huang An optimal control strategy for hybrid actuator systems: Application to an artificial muscle with electric motor assist Koji Ishihara, Jun Morimoto Deep neural network for traffic sign recognition systems: An analysis of spatial transformers and stochastic optimisation methods Alvaro Arcos-Garcia, Juan A. Alvarez-Garcia, Luis M. Soria-Morillo From Donald.Adjeroh at mail.wvu.edu Mon Mar 5 17:35:03 2018 From: Donald.Adjeroh at mail.wvu.edu (Donald Adjeroh) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2018 22:35:03 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Call for Short Papers: SBP-BRiMS'2018 -- Social Computing, Behavior/Cultural Modeling, Prediction & Simulation In-Reply-To: References: , <7F764823-1B48-42D3-AE2E-520611D0232D@jhuapl.edu>, , , , , , , , Message-ID: Apologies if you receive multiple copies ... 2018 International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling & Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation July 10 (Tuesday) - 13 (Friday), 2018, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA http://sbp-brims.org Please note the deadline for Short paper submission... IMPORTANT DATES: Short Paper (6-page) Submission: Deadline: 20-March-2018 Author Notification: 10-April-2018 Camera-Ready Version Submission: 17-April-2018 Short/Late Breaking Paper (6-page) Submission: 14-May-2018 Tutorial, Demo, and Challenge Problem Submissions: 14-May-2018 Doctoral consortium submissions due: 14-May-2018 Author Notification: 01-June-2018 Final Version Submission for Late Breaking Papers: 18-June 2018 Final Version Submission for Challenge Problem: 25-June 2018 All papers are qualified for the Best Paper Award. Papers with student first authors will be considered for the Best Student Paper Award. Top papers will be invited to publish an extended version in a special issue of Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory. All accepted regular papers will be published in our archival physical proceedings - the Springer LNCS volume. Short papers are intended for late breaking findings, research at a more conceptual stage, and other research not appropriate as a regular paper. Short papers received by the March 20 deadline, and accepted for the conference will be included in the archival conference proceedings. Short/Late Breaking papers received after March 20, and accepted for the conference will be published only in our on-line non-archival proceedings. The conference will include the following special sessions: Pre-conference Tutorial Sessions: July 10 (first day of the conference) Graduate Consortium: July 13 Poster Session: At Conference Poster Night Technology Demos: During Conference lunch times and Poster Night Challenge Problem Evaluation: At Conference Poster Night Funding Panel & Cross-Fertilization Roundtable* * Previous SBP conferences have included a Cross-Fertilization and/or Funding Panels. The purpose of these panels is to help participants become better acquainted with people outside of their discipline and provide an opportunity for conference participants to interact with program managers from various federal funding agencies. FORMAT AND SUBMISSION: See our webpage (http://sbp-brims.org) for format details. For any questions and inquiries concerning submissions, please email at sbpbrims at andrew.cmu.edu. CALL FOR PAPERS: SBP-BRIMS is an interdisciplinary conference integrating methods from the computational sciences and the social sciences. Submissions are solicited on research issues, theories, methodologies, and applications. Late-breaking research is encouraged. Historical topics of interest have included the following, however this is by no means exhaustive or exclusive: Advances in Sociocultural & Behavioral Process Modeling * Group formation, interaction, and evolution * Collective action, public opinion representation, and governance * Cultural patterns, representation, and psycho-cultural situation awareness * Social conventions, social contexts and influence processes * Intelligent agents and avatars/adversarial modeling * Models of reasoning and decision making * Performance prediction, assessment, & skill monitoring/tracking Information, Systems, & Network Science * Data mining and analytics on social media for social and human dynamics * Diffusion and other dynamic processes over networks * Detection and inference over network topologies and changes over time * Analysis of high-dimensional networks, link formations, and link types Military & Intelligence Applications * Evaluation, modeling and simulation of military capacities and political influence * Impact of technological innovation on influence and information spread * Group representation and profiling, including extremist behaviors and policies * Cybersecurity, cyber-policy, and attribution * Methods of collating open source data into information describing events and activities Applications for Health and Well-being * Social network analysis to understand health behavior * Modeling of public health and health care policy and decision making * Modeling of behavioral aspects of infectious disease spread * Modeling of behavioral aspects of prevention and treatment for chronic diseases (e.g., cancer, obesity, asthma) * Intervention design and modeling for behavioral health Example Other Applications of Interest to the Community * Model federation, validation and integration * Evolutionary computing and optimization * Education, training, professional development and workforce training in modeling and simulation TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS: It is anticipated that a limited number travel scholarships will be available on a competitive basis. 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QBFEVAL'18 awards solvers that stand out as being particularly effective on specific categories of QBF instances. We warmly encourage developers of QBF solvers to submit their work, even at early stages of development, as long as it fulfills some very simple requirements. We also welcome the submission of QBF formulas to be used for the evaluation. Researchers thinking about using QBF-based techniques in their area (e.g., formal verification, planning, knowledge representation & reasoning) are invited to contribute to the evaluation by submitting QBF instances of their research problems (see the requirements for instances). The results of the evaluation will be a good indicator of the current feasibility of QBF-based approaches and a stimulus for people working on QBF solvers to further enhance their tools. Details about solvers and benchmarks submission, tracks, and related rules, are available at http://www.qbflib.org/qbfeval18.php For questions, comments and any other issue regarding QBFEVAL'18, please get in touch with the organizers via qbf18 at qbflib.org. ** Important Dates ** -??? Registration open: March 14 (for all tracks) -??? Registration close: April 7 -??? Solvers and Benchmarks due: April 14 (for all tracks except Hard-Instances Track) -??? First stage results: April 30 -??? Second stage solvers due: May 10 (for all tracks except Hard-Instances Track) -??? Hard instances solver due: June 1 -??? Competition Benchmarks available for download: June 14 -??? Final results: presented at SAT'18 ** Organizing committee ** * Organization * Luca Pulina, University of Sassari Martina Seidl, Johannes Kepler Universitat Linz * Judges * Olaf Beyersdorff, University of Leeds Christoph Wintersteiger, Microsoft Research Limited -- Luca Pulina, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Computer Science University of Sassari Tel. +39 079 228987 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amir.aly at em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp Tue Mar 6 06:38:58 2018 From: amir.aly at em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp (Amir Aly) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 20:38:58 +0900 Subject: Connectionists: CFP- Special issue on Robots and Smart Environments Message-ID: *Cognitive Systems Research (CSR) Journal* CALL FOR PAPERS **Apologies for cross posting ** We are happy to call for papers for the journal special issue: "*Social Cognitive Systems in Smart Environments: Approaches for Learning, Reasoning, and Adaptation*" *Webpage: **https://www.journals.elsevier.com/cognitive-systems-research/call-for-papers/special-issue-social-cognitive-systems-in-smart-environment * *I. Aim and Scope * A ?smart? environment incorporates intelligent systems (e.g., smart home, smart factory, smart city, smart car etc.) employing heterogeneous devices, such as: sensors, actuators, cameras, networks, and screens. Within such a smart environment, autonomous agents can take on an important mediating role between human users and the environment. This is particularly true if high-level cognitive functions and computational intelligence are employed to handle the uncertainty of the complex environment so as to allow agents to act appropriately within different contexts of interaction. Using robotic systems in smart environments opens the door to several socio-cognitive applications, such as: reducing cognitive load for individuals interacting with a smart environment, assisting the elderly and people with cognitive disabilities in mobility and daily tasks (which requires robots to learn the multimodal characteristics of human behavior and to spatially perceive the environment containing other smart objects to decide the best way to employ/manipulate them in order to successfully perform tasks), and developing a cloud-connected robot system to incrementally share knowledge between robots in different smart environments about the behavioral characteristics of human users in order to interact with them adaptively. To meet the requirements of these target applications, robots need to be able to learn how to use the capabilities of their smart environments to better address the needs of the human users. Industrial applications of such technologies include factories of the future and the digital eco-system within an autonomous car. This special issue aims to shed light on cutting edge lines of interdisciplinary research in cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and robotics covering basic research and applications. Recent advances and possible future research avenues on smart robots and environments would be discussed in detail in this journal special issue. *II. Potential Topics* Topics relevant to this special issue include, but are not limited to: - Cyber-physical systems in smart environments - Multimodal human robot interaction - Cognitive modeling of human behavior - Cognitive architectures and strategies for intelligent interaction with the environment - AI and machine learning approaches applied to human-robot-environment interaction - Internet of things - Ambient assisted living - Infotainment in smart vehicles - Natural user interface design - Cloud robotics - Ubiquitous computing *III. Submission* Submissions to the special issue must include original research that has not been published nor submitted to other journals. Authors should prepare their manuscript according to the "Guide for Authors" available at the journal homepage: http://www.journals.elsevier.c om/cognitive-systems-research/. Papers should be submitted through the EVISE system: https://www.evise.com/evise/jrnl/cogsys. Authors should select "*VSI:Smart Environments"* as the article type during the submission process. *IV. Timline (Submission portal will be open on March 1, 2018)* - Deadline for paper submission: April 30, 2018 - First notification for authors: July 31, 2018 - Deadline for revised papers submission: September 30, 2018 - Final notification for authors: November 30, 2018 - Deadline for submission of camera-ready manuscripts: January 15, 2019 *V. Guest editors* Dr. Amir Aly, Ritsumeikan University, Japan (amir.aly at em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp) Dr. Shashank Pathak,Visteon Corporation, Germany ( shashank.pathak at visteon.com) Dr. Sean Andrist, Microsoft Research, USA (sandrist at microsoft.com) Prof. Armando Tacchella, University of Genoa, Italy ( armando.tacchella at unige.it) ------ *Amir Aly, Ph.D.* Senior Researcher Emergent Systems Laboratory College of Information Science and Engineering Ritsumeikan University 1-1-1 Noji Higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577 Japan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frank.ritter at psu.edu Tue Mar 6 09:40:18 2018 From: frank.ritter at psu.edu (Frank Ritter) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 09:40:18 -0500 Subject: Connectionists: iccm18: conf's, special issues, jobs, slack cogsci, satisfice Message-ID: [please forward this on to your list] Hope this finds you well, things are looking up here. The ICCM 2018 announcements drive this email. Next ICCM+MathPsych meeting will be in Madison, WI concurrent with ACT-R and with CogSci. I've moved the mailing list to a tool at PSU because the previous tool could not email anymore. There were no hiccups last mailing. Josh Irwin helped prepare this. [Hypertext version available at http://acs.ist.psu.edu/iccm2018/iccm-mailing-mar2018.html] Please note, I'm looking for two post-docs, one asap and one in August or so. cheers, Frank **************** Table of Contents **************** 1. MathPsych/ICCM2018, due 15 Mar 18 http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2018/ 2. Call for Papers: SBP-BRiMS'18 in the Field of Social Computing, Behavior/Cultural Modeling, Prediction and Simulation http://sbp-brims.org short papers due: 14 May 18 3. Sixth Annual Conference on Advances in Cognitive Systems, due 25 May 18 http://www.cogsys.org/conference/2018/ 4. 2nd Annual U of Delaware Undergraduate Workshop in Cognitive and Brain Sciences https://www.psych.udel.edu/brainworkshop due 1 Mar 18 5. Systems Neuroscience: A study abroad summer program in Budapest http://sysneuro-semester.org 6. 18 ACT-R Summer School and Master Class, due 15 apr 18 CMU, 9-13 Jul 18 http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu/ 7. Call for Applications - 18 Nengo Summer School https://www.nengo.ai/summerschool [deadline passed but recurring] 8 .Third Groningen Spring School on Cognitive Modeling - ACT-R, Nengo, PRIMs, & Accumulator Models - www.cognitive-modeling.com/springschool [Late Fee After 31 Jan 18] SPECIAL ISSUES ============== 9. SI: Groups in Human-Agent Interaction, J of Interaction Studies due 1 May 18 10. SI: Computational Human Performance Modeling for Human-Machine Systems Design, IEEE Transactions on HMS, due 1 Apr 18 JOBS ===== 11. ACS Lab, Penn State, is Looking for Research Associates https://psu.jobs/job/76831 12. Looking For Research Scientist at AI2 http://grhn.se/waskvb1 13. Virgina Tech Looking for Asst. Prof in Human-Centered Computing https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/80519 [Screening Has Begun] 14. Quantitative Neuroscience Lab at Boston U Is Looking For a PostDoc http://neurospeech.org 15. Assoc or Full Prof of Information Science at the U of Colorado Boulder https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=11961&lang=en [Screening Has Begun] 16. The U of Melbourne School of Computing Is Seeking Applicants For 15 Continuing (TT) Lecturer Positions http://go.unimelb.edu.au/jsp6 [Applications have Closed, but worth looking at] 17. U of Melbourne Looking For Research Fellow In Computational Cognitive Science http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/892328/research-fellow-in-computational-cognitive-science 18. Educational Testing Service Seeking an Accessibility Engineer http://bit.ly/ETS2018-A11yEngineer 19. New positions are available at AFRL https://careers.l3tjobs.com/job/L3TEUS4250/Cognitive-Data-Scientist https://careers.l3tjobs.com/job/L3TEUS4252/Software-Engineer RESOURCES ============ 20. Slack channel for early career researchers https://join.slack.com/t/ec-cogintel/shared_invite/enQtMzE2MDEyNjY4ODgzLWFhYjdmMmY4MGMzMDM5MTM1OGYyNzdiMmRhYWFjODI3YWEyNDZlOWE3MGNjZTU2MGMxOGE1YTFkODU3MmZjZTY 21. Call For Nominations: The Robert J. Glushko Dissertation Prizes in Cognitive Science DEADLINE PASSED but recurring 22. Call for Nominations David E. Rumelhart Prize for Contributions to the Theoretical Foundations of Human Cognition Due: 19 Feb 18, recurring 23. A.Word.A.Day https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/satisfice **************************************************************** 1. MathPsych/ICCM2018 http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2018/ The 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology [http://www.mathpsych.org/], and the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Conference on Cognitive Modelling [http://iccm-conference.org/] will meet jointly at the U of Wisconsin in Madison from 21-24 Jul. Submissions are now open! You can begin your submissions at http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2018/submissions/. The deadline for submissions is 15 Mar, 11.59 pm CDT The organizers from the Society for Mathematical Psychology are Joe Austerweil [https://psych.wisc.edu/faculty-austerweil.html] (U of Wisconsin) and Joe Houpt [http://www.wright.edu/%7Ejoseph.houpt/] (Wright State U), and the ICCM chairs are Ion Juvina [https://people.wright.edu/ion.juvina] (Wright State), Joe Houpt (Wright State), and Christopher Myers [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismyers4] (US Air Force Research Laboratory). The goal of the conference is to bring researchers together who are interested in using computational and mathematical modeling to better understand human cognition. It is a forum for presenting, discussing, and evaluating the complete spectrum of cognitive modeling approaches, including mathematical models, connectionism, symbolic modeling, dynamical systems, Bayesian modeling, and cognitive architectures. We welcome basic and applied research across a wide variety of domains, ranging from low-level perception and attention to higher-level problem-solving and learning. We also welcome contributions that use computational models to better understand neuroimaging data. Before the main conference, the Professional Development Symposium will be hosted by the Women of MathPsych [http://mathpsych.org/wmp/]. The Annual Summer Interdisciplinary Conference [http://www.cogs.indiana.edu/asic/2018/] will be held before MathPsych/ICCM in Italy on 17-22 Jun. The Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society [http://www.cognitivesciencesociety.org/conference/cogsci-2018/] will be held just following MathPsych / ICCM in Madison on 25-28 Jul. **************************************************************** 2. Call for Short Papers: SBP-BRiMS'18 in the Field of Social Computing, Behavior/Cultural Modeling, Prediction and Simulation http://sbp-brims.org/ short papers due: 14 May 18 18th International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling & Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation 10 Jul 18 (Tuesday) - 13 Jul 18 (Friday) George Washington U, Washington DC, USA IMPORTANT DATES Regular Paper (10-page) Submission: 22 Dec 17 Short/Late Breaking Paper (6-page) Submission: 14 May 18 Tutorial, Demo, and Challenge Problem Submissions: 14 May 18 Doctoral consortium submissions due: 14 May 18 Final Version Submission for Challenge Problem: 25 Jun 18 All papers are qualified for the Best Paper Award. Papers with student first authors will be considered for the Best Student Paper Award. Top papers will be invited to publish an extended version in a special issue of Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory. All accepted regular papers will be published in our archival physical proceedings - the Springer LNCS volume. Short papers are intended for late breaking findings, research at a more conceptual stage, and other research not appropriate as a regular paper. Accepted short papers will be published only in our on-line non-archival proceedings. The conference will include the following special sessions: Pre-conference Tutorial Sessions: 10 Jul 18 (first day of the conference) Graduate Consortium: 13 Jul 18 Poster Session: At Conference Poster Night Technology Demos: During Conference lunch times and Poster Night Challenge Problem Evaluation: At Conference Poster Night Funding Panel & Cross-Fertilization Roundtable: Previous SBP conferences have included a Cross-Fertilization and/or Funding Panels. The purpose of these panels is to help participants become better acquainted with people outside of their discipline and provide an opportunity for conference participants to interact with program managers from various federal funding agencies. FORMAT AND SUBMISSION See our webpage (http://sbp-brims.org) for format details. For any questions and inquiries concerning submissions, please email at sbpbrims at andrew.cmu.edu CALL FOR PAPERS SBP-BRIMS is an interdisciplinary conference integrating methods from the computational sciences and the social sciences. Submissions are solicited on research issues, theories, methodologies, and applications. Late-breaking research is encouraged. Historical topics of interest have included the following, however this is by no means exhaustive or exclusive: Advances in Sociocultural & Behavioral Process Modeling * Group formation, interaction, and evolution * Collective action, public opinion representation, and governance * Cultural patterns, representation, and psycho-cultural situation awareness * Social conventions, social contexts and influence processes * Intelligent agents and avatars/adversarial modeling * Models of reasoning and decision making * Performance prediction, assessment, & skill monitoring/tracking Information, Systems, & Network Science * Data mining and analytics on social media for social and human dynamics * Diffusion and other dynamic processes over networks * Detection and inference over network topologies and changes over time * Analysis of high-dimensional networks, link formations, and link types Military & Intelligence Applications * Evaluation, modeling and simulation of military capacities and political influence * Impact of technological innovation on influence and information spread * Group representation and profiling, including extremist behaviors and policies * Cybersecurity, cyber-policy, and attribution * Methods of collating open source data into information describing events and activities Applications for Health and Well-being * Social network analysis to understand health behavior * Modeling of public health and health care policy and decision making * Modeling of behavioral aspects of infectious disease spread * Modeling of behavioral aspects of prevention & treatment for chronic diseases (e.g., cancer, obesity, asthma) * Intervention design and modeling for behavioral health Example Other Applications of Interest to the Community * Model federation, validation and integration * Evolutionary computing and optimization * Education, training, professional development and workforce training in modeling and simulation TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS It is anticipated that a limited number travel scholarships will be available on a competitive basis. Additional information will be provided on the SBP-BRiMS Conference website [http://sbp-brims.org/awards/] as it becomes available. Applications are due soon! Screening begins on Dec. 1. Christopher L. Dancy, christopher.dancy at bucknell.edu Assistant Prof Department of Computer Science Bucknell University **************************************************************** 3. 6th Annual Conference on Advances in Cognitive Systems, due 25 May 18 http://www.cogsys.org/conference/2018/ I am writing to let you know the Sixth Annual Conference on Advances in Cognitive Systems will take place from 18-20 Aug 18, at Stanford. As explained on the meeting Web site. http://www.cogsys.org/conference/2018/ The aim is to convene researchers who pursue the original goals of AI: to explain the mind in computational terms and to reproduce a broad range of human abilities in computational artifacts. Submissions are due on 25 May 18, just over four months from now, with details on format available at the Web site. Accepted papers will appear in Advances in Cognitive Systems, a journal that serves as both an archival publication and as proceedings for the conference. I hope very much that you and your colleagues will submit papers to the meeting, as your research is a good match to its emphasis on high-level cognitive abilities, structured representations, system-level accounts of the mind, and insights from studies of human thinking. I also hope that you will share this message with others whose work is relevant and encourage them to contribute. If you have questions about the meeting's goals, the types of papers we hope to attract, or any other topic, feel free to ask me and I will be happy to answer them. Sincerely, Pat Langley, Program Chair Sixth Annual Conference on Advances in Cognitive Systems **************************************************************** 4. 2nd Annual U of Delaware Undergraduate Workshop in Cognitive and Brain Sciences https://www.psych.udel.edu/brainworkshop due 1 Mar Are you an undergraduate interested in learning more about cognitive and brain sciences? If so, the Dept of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the U of Delaware is holding its 2nd Annual Summer Workshop in Cognitive and Brain Sciences from June 4th-15th, 2018. This program is an intensive workshop for undergraduates who are interested in cognitive research. Participants will engage in immersive training in cognitive and brain sciences, which includes both formal coursework, interactive teaching, and hands-on experience with functional neuroimaging, non-invasive brain stimulation, cognitive neuropsychological research, and more. This program is open to permanent residents and citizens of the United States. Thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation, travel, tuition, room and board will be provided for the entire two-week program. Furthermore, selected workshop attendees will have the opportunity to engage in cognitive neuroscience research over the entire summer at the U of Delaware. Those students will be provided with a stipend, in addition to workshop expenses. We encourage all undergraduates with a strong interest in the cognitive and brain sciences to apply. We also encourage students from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Applications are due 1 Mar. For more information, please go to https://www.psych.udel.edu/brainworkshop. If you have any questions, please contact the workshop organizers (Drs. Jared Medina & Anna Papafragou) at brainworkshop at psych.udel.edu. Anna Papafragou , papafragou at psych.udel.edu Prof & Associate Chair Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences U of Delaware http://papafragou.psych.udel.edu **************************************************************** 5. Systems Neuroscience: a study abroad summer program in Budapest http://sysneuro-semester.org/ BSCS-US announces a study abroad program in Budapest: Systems Neuroscience: a study abroad summer program Program start/end dates 11 Jun - 3 Aug 18 The BSCS Systems Neuroscience Program takes place at and academically supervised by the Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Semmelweis U Medical School, Budapest. Transcript is issued by the Registrar of the Semmelweis U Medical School, and will be sent directly to the Registrar of your college/university. For details, see: http://sysneuro-semester.org Inquiry: Program directors / academic supervisors Peter Erdi perdi at kzoo.edu Lgyessy John Milton Office: Peter Erdi http://people.kzoo.edu/~perdi/ http://aboutranking.com **************************************************************** 6. 18 ACT-R Summer School and Master Class, due 15 apr 18 CMU, 9-13 Jul 18 http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu/ ACT-R is a unified theory of cognition that has been implemented in a software system called a cognitive architecture that can be used to develop computational cognitive models. It has been applied to modeling tasks that range from experimental tasks like simple reaction time and list learning, to real world tasks like driving a car and air traffic control. The 18 ACT-R Summer School will take place at CMU in Pittsburgh from 9-13 Ju l18. It consists of both a Summer School for beginning users and a Master Class for more experienced users. The Summer School will train researchers in the use of ACT-R for cognitive modeling using the ACT-R tutorial. Each day will consist of a morning theory lecture covering one or two tutorial units, an afternoon discussion session on the topics of the day, and modeling assignments which participants are expected to complete during the day and evening. The Master Class is organized in parallel with the Summer School. The Master Class offers the opportunity for ACT-R modelers to work on their own projects with guidance from experienced ACT-R researchers. There is no curriculum for the Master Class, but Master Class students are welcome to attend the Summer School lectures and discussion sessions. To provide an optimal learning environment, admission to the Summer School and Master Class will be limited. To apply for the Summer School, please email a curriculum vitae and a statement of purpose to db30 at andrew.cmu.edu. Demonstrated experience with a modeling formalism similar to ACT-R will strengthen a Summer School application. To apply for the Master Class please email a curriculum vitae along with some information about your level of experience with ACT-R and some details on the project you expect to work on during the Master Class. Applications are due by 15 Apr 18 and applicants will be notified of admission by 30 Apr 18. Admission to the Summer School and Master Class is free. Housing will be available in the CMU dormitories for approximately $60/day (single) or $40/day (shared). More information about ACT-R, including papers published by the ACT-R community, can be found on the ACT-R web site: http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu/. For more information on the Summer School and Master Class you can email Dan Bothell at db30 at andrew.cmu.edu. **************************************************************** 7. Call for Applications - 18 Nengo Summer School https://www.nengo.ai/summerschool [deadline passed but recurring] Hello! [All details about this school can be found online at https://www.nengo.ai/summerschool The Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience at the U of Waterloo is excited to announce a special version of our annual Nengo summer school that will host the first public access to Braindrop, a new mixed analog-digital neuromorphic chip developed in collaboration with Stanford and Yale. In addition to introducing Braindrop, this two-week school will teach participants to use the Nengo simulation package to build state-of-the-art cognitive and neural models to run both in simulation and on neuromorphic hardware. Nengo provides users with a versatile and powerful environment for designing cognitive and neural systems, and has been used to build what is currently the world's largest functional brain model, Spaun [1]. Nengo is also being used to program a variety of state-of-the-art neuromorphic chips, including Braindrop! For a look at last year's summer school, check out this short video: https://goo.gl/4tVUkQ We welcome applications from all interested graduate students, research associates, postdocs, profs, and industry professionals with a relevant background. [1] Eliasmith, C., Stewart T. C., Choo X., Bekolay T., DeWolf T., Tang Y., Rasmussen, D. (2012). A large-scale model of the functioning brain. Science. Vol. 338 no. 6111 pp. 1202-1205. DOI: 10.1126/science.1225266. [http://compneuro.uwaterloo.ca/files/publications/eliasmith.2012.pdf] Application Deadline: 15 Feb 18 Format: A combination of tutorials and project-based work. Participants are encouraged to bring their own ideas for projects, which may focus on testing hypotheses, modeling neural or cognitive data, implementing specific behavioural functions with neurons, expanding past models, or providing a proof-of-concept of various neural mechanisms. Hands-on tutorials, work on individual or group projects, and talks from invited faculty members will make up the bulk of day-to-day activities. A project demonstration event will be held on the last day of the school, with prizes for strong projects! Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to: interface Nengo with various kinds of neuromorphic hardware build perceptual, motor, and cognitive models using spiking neurons model anatomical, electrophysiological, cognitive, and behavioural data use a variety of single cell models within a large-scale model integrate machine learning methods into biologically oriented models interface Nengo with cameras and robotic systems implement modern nonlinear control methods in neural models and much more... Date and Location: 3 Jun 18 to 15 Jun 18 at the U of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Applications: Please visit http://www.nengo.ai/summerschool, where you can find more information regarding costs, travel, lodging, along with an application form listing required materials. If you have any questions about the school or the application process, please contact Peter Blouw (peter.blouw at appliedbrainresearch.com). We look forward to hearing from you! **************************************************************** 8. Third Groningen Spring School on Cognitive Modeling - ACT-R, Nengo, PRIMs, & Accumulator Models http://www.cognitive-modeling.com/springschool Date: 9-13 Apr 18 Location: Groningen, the Netherlands Fee: E 250 (late fee after 31 Jan 18 will be E 300) More information and registration: www.cognitive-modeling.com/springschool We are happy to announce the third Groningen Spring School on Cognitive Modeling (9-13 Apr 18). As in previous years, it will cover four different modeling paradigms: ACT-R, Nengo, PRIMs, and Accumulator models. It thereby offers a unique opportunity to learn the relative strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. See the attached flyer for more information about the paradigms. Each day will consist of 4 theory lectures, one on each modeling paradigm. Each paradigm also includes hands-on assignments. Although students are free to choose the number of lectures they attend, we recommend students to sign up for lectures on two of the paradigms, and complete the tutorial units for one of the paradigms. At the end of each day there will be a plenary research talk, to show how these different approaches to modeling are applied. The Spring School will be concluded with a keynote lecture and a conference dinner. This year we also offer the opportunity for project students to attend. The idea is that you have attended the spring school in an earlier year and now come back in the week of the spring school to work on your own modeling project under our supervision. Admission is limited, so register soon! We are looking forward to seeing you in Groningen! Niels Taatgen Jelmer Borst Marieke van Vugt Terry Stewart & Katja Mehlhorn **************************************************************** 9. SI: Groups in Human-Agent Interaction, J of Interaction Studies due 1 May 18 As robots and artificial agents become more prominent in human lives, they also increasingly become parts of groups and teams. Group interaction of humans and agents include applications as diverse as: a digital assistant for the home, a social robot operating in a mall, a group of robots and artificial agents supporting first responders. Research on group interactions between multiple humans, artificial agents and robots is important and poses novel challenges as compared to studying dyadic interaction. However, most research on human-agent interaction still focuses on one human interacting with one agent. This special issue of Interaction Studies aims to bring together conversation on these topics will be critical as robots increasingly become a part of our society. The issue extends topics addressed at Groups in Human-Robot Interaction at RO-MAN 2016 and 2017, Robots in Groups and Teams at CSCW 2017, and Human-Agent Groups at the AAAI Fall 2017 Symposium. The special issue will be organized around three central questions: (1) How do robots/agents shape the dynamics of groups and teams in existing settings? (2) How does an agent's behavior shape how humans interact with each other in dyads and in larger groups and teams? (3) How can agents improve the performance of work groups and teams by acting on social processes? Indicative topics/areas: Topics of interest include but are not limited to research, design, and practitioner perspectives on: * multi-agent systems, robotics, autonomous agents * cognitive science, psychology, human factors engineering, human-robot interaction, human-computer interaction, * technology design, and applications involving human-agent groups. Important Dates 1 May 18: Deadline for submissions Submission Information All submissions should be done using the journal's Editorial Manager (http://www.editorialmanager.com/is/default.aspx). Authors should select the Special Issue at the time of submission. Author Guidelines The average length of journal of Interaction Studies articles is 8000 words, but articles may be longer or shorter depending on the space needed to present a cohesive and well-evidenced argument. For detailed guidelines on formatting and other requirements, see: https://benjamins.com/#catalog/journals/is/guidelines Guest Editors Selma Sabanovic, Indiana U, selmas at indiana.edu Friederike Eyssel, Bielefeld U, friederike.eyssel at uni-bielefeld.de Malte Jung, Cornell, mfj28 at cornell.edu Ana Paiva, Technical U of Lisbon, ana.paiva at inesc-id.pt **************************************************************** 10. SI: Computational Human Performance Modeling for Human- Machine Systems Design, IEEE Transactions on HMS, due 1 Apr 18 In many complex human-in-the-loop systems, humans often represent the greatest source of variability in overall system performance. For this reason, the field of human performance modeling (HPM) has developed to describe and quantify various types of human behavior as well as provide a basis for predictions of performance under specific task circumstances. Although many forms of models have emerged in the literature, including qualitative, quantitative, mathematical and computational, the latter form has substantial utility for application in systems design and engineering as well as real-time control applications to support safety and performance. This special issue will focus on recent advances in mathematical and computer simulation-based models for quantifying and predicting human performance, including cognitive and physical behaviors. Such models are based on fundamental understanding of human information processing and human interaction with real-world systems. Model outcomes include task time estimates as well as predictions of errors, levels of cognitive workload, situation awareness and decision outcomes. Human factors researchers and practitioners use results obtained from these models to design, evaluate, and improve human-machine systems. To emphasize the importance of HPM in human-machine system design and evaluation, this issue invites high- quality HPM papers addressing the following three types of research contribution: 1. Model development: Descriptions of computational model(s) of human performance and behavior that are theoretically grounded in cognitive science and/or information processing theory. 2. Model validation: Descriptions of approaches to validating human performance model predictions with empirical data (e.g., reporting R square values, root mean square error, etc.) 3. Systems design or evaluation: Descriptions of how model outcomes have been (or can be) translated and applied for specific system design. Papers should make clear how models can be introduced into the systems design process. Alternatively, papers should describe how model outcomes can be used (or have been used) for evaluation of human performance with real machine systems in actual applications as a basis for improving legacy technology. For this special issue, a human-machine system is considered to be any real-world system involving human-in-the-loop control for (near) real-time information processing and/or decision making. This definition can include various systems in: industry, transportation, space, healthcare, power and energy, military applications, cyber security, and service. Models of consumer device use or robotics with human-in-the-loop control are also suitable. (Potential contributors should contact the guest editors with inquiries regarding other human-machine application areas.) Important Dates: Original manuscript submission due date: 1 Apr 18 Manuscripts should be submitted at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/thms . All submissions must include a cover letter with the statement, "Computational Human Performance Modeling." For detailed submission information, please see the "Information for Authors" at: http://www.ieeesmc.org/publications/transactions-on-human-machine- systems/information-for-authors. Guest Editors Changxu Wu (Lead), Dept of Systems and Industrial Engineering, U of Arizona, changxuwu at email.arizona.edu Matthew L. Bolton (Associate), Dept of Industrial and Systems Engineering, U at Buffalo, mbolton at buffalo.edu Ling Rothrock (Associate), Dept of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Penn State, lrothroc at psu.edu **************************************************************** 11. ACS Lab, Penn State, is Looking for a Research Associate https://psu.jobs/job/76831 We have a new project to build a tutor for Army Nurses, starting ASAP or expected Summer 2018. We have a project to build Navy tutors, starting late summer. A Research Associate position is available in the College of Information Sciences and Technology at The Pennsylvania State U, U Park Campus. This position will help build tutors to understand learning about maintenance and other procedural skills. The applicant should have, or be scheduled to complete, a Ph.D. in psychology, computer science, industrial engineering, or a related field by the time the employment starts. Candidates should have technical skills to use the tutoring system and an interest in learning theory and modeling. Programming skills can include: Ruby, Java, lisp, ACT-R, r or related languages. Relevant knowledge include how to run studies, statistical analyses (regression preferred over anova), and writing. The work would include extending and maintaining a tutor and tutoring language and associated tutors, helping to build new tutors, testing the tutors through usability and learning studies, and presenting the results in a variety of forms. This is a fixed-term appointment funded for one year from the date of hire with the possibility of re-funding. To apply, electronically submit a cover letter describing qualifications, a CV and contact information from three professional references to the web site and email Ritter. Review of applicants is ongoing and the position will begin when a candidate is selected. Frank.Ritter at psu.edu http://acs.ist.psu.edu **************************************************************** 12. Looking For Research Scientist at AI2 http://grhn.se/waskvb1 My name is Kayla and I'm the HR Assistant at the Allen Institute [http://allenai.org/] for Artificial Intelligence (AI2). I'm reaching out as we have an amazing opportunity to join our team as a Research Scientist on Project Aristo [http://allenai.org/aristo/] and we thought you or someone you know might be interested! We'd really appreciate it if you can circulate the below information (includes the link for the job posting & how to apply) to individuals or groups who might be a great fit for AI2. About our Research Scientist Position: We are looking for energetic, inspired individuals with skills in one or more of the following areas: Natural language processing Machine reading Deep learning Knowledge representation and reasoning Commonsense reasoning Question answering and explanation We are particularly interested in researcher who can help take question-answering to the next level, from fact retrieval to modeling and reasoning. About AI2: At AI2, you will be working with world-class AI researchers and talented software engineers. We perform team-based, ambitious research, with a mandate to strive for big breakthroughs, not just incremental progress, in an exciting and interactive workplace. We have a beautiful office right on Lake Union in Seattle; catered lunches three times a week; great pay and benefits; smart, friendly and helpful co-workers; and even a couple of kayaks you can take out on sunny days. If you are interested in applying, feel free to reply back to this email directly or submit your application online using this link: http://grnh.se/waskvb1 Thanks so much! -- Kayla Miller HR Assistant **************************************************************** 13. Virgina Tech Looking for Assistant Prof in Human-Centered Computing https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/80519 ASSISTANT PROF IN HUMAN-CENTERED COMPUTING The Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech (http://www.cs.vt.edu/) seeks applicants for a tenure-track assistant prof position in human-centered computing. Exceptional candidates at higher ranks may also be considered. Strong candidates from any area related to human-computer interaction, user experience, or interactive computing are encouraged to apply. We especially encourage applicants with interests in novel interactive experiences and technologies-including immersive environments (virtual reality and augmented reality), multi-sensory displays, multi-modal input, visualization, visual analytics, human-robot interaction, game design, and creative technologies. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to engage in transdisciplinary research, curriculum, and outreach initiatives with other faculty working in the Creativity & Innovation (C&I) Strategic Growth Area, one of several new U-wide initiatives at Virginia Tech (see http://provost.vt.edu/destination-areas). The C&I Strategic Growth Area is focused on empowering partners and stakeholders to collaborate on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship efforts that transcend disciplinary boundaries. Faculty working together in this area comprise a vibrant ecosystem that melds the exploration of innovative technologies and the design of creative experiences with best practices for developing impact-driven and meaningful outcomes and solutions. Candidates with demonstrated experience in interdisciplinary teaching or research that aligns with the C&I vision ( provost.vt.edu/destination-areas/sga-overview/sga-creativity.html) are especially encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will also have opportunities for collaboration in the interdisciplinary Center for Human-Computer Interaction (http://www.hci.vt.edu/) that includes nearly 40 faculty across campus; the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (icat.vt.edu) housed in the new Moss Arts Center; and the Discovery Analytics Center (dac.cs.vt.edu). Applications must be submitted online to jobs.vt.edu (https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/80519) for posting #TR0170152. Applicant screening will begin on 1 Dec 17 and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Doug Bowman, Search Committee Chair, dbowman at vt.edu. -- Doug A. Bowman Frank J. Maher Prof, Computer Science Director, Center for Human-Computer Interaction Fellow, Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology Virginia Tech dbowman at vt.edu Personal: http://people.cs.vt.edu/~bowman/ Group: http://research.cs.vt.edu/3di/ Center: http://hci.vt.edu/ Applications are due soon! Screening begins on 1 Dec. **************************************************************** 14. Quantitative Neuroscience Lab at Boston U Is Looking For a PostDoc http://neurospeech.org I am currently looking for a strong postdoctoral candidate for an NSF-sponsored project, and welcome any interested individuals to reach out to me directly (see below and in the attached PDF). Feel free also to send this along to colleagues or collaborators. The Quantitative Neuroscience Laboratory at Boston U (http://neurospeech.org, PI Jason Bohland) is seeking applications for a postdoctoral associate to carry out psychophysical, physiological, and computational studies, which aim to determine how speakers use auditory feedback to guide the sequential production of speech. Full-time funding is currently available for a period of at least two years. There is a possibility of engaging in additional independent or collaborative research including computational and/or brain imaging studies. Requirements: * PhD in neuroscience, speech science, biomedical or EE, or a related field * Strong technical, mathematical, and computational skills * Strong written and oral communication skills * Programming experience using MATLAB, Python, or R * Ability to investigate and solve problems relatively independently Ideal candidate would have: * Experience conducting human subjects research * Experience analyzing speech acoustics * Experience with multivariate statistical approaches and/or machine learning * Experience with Northern Digital Wave or other articulatory monitoring systems * Experience with computational and/or neural network modeling * Working knowledge of human brain functional anatomy including speech and language systems Interested individuals should contact Dr. Bohland directly at jbohland at bu.edu and include a CV and a brief statement of interest and availability. Jason Bohland, PhD Associate Director / Senior Research Scientist, Cognitive Neuroimaging Center Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, Boston U 610 Commonwealth Ave, Room 108C 617-353-9168 **************************************************************** 15. Assoc or Full Prof of Information Science at the U of Colorado Boulder https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=11961&lang=en The recently established Department of Information Science in the College of Media, Communication and Information at the U of Colorado Boulder (CU) seeks outstanding candidates for a regular faculty appointment at the associate prof or prof level. Successful candidates will help shape the future of Information Science-as a Department and as a discipline. With a faculty with strengths in both computer science and the social sciences, the Department takes a progressive approach to the discipline of Information Science, focusing on human-data interaction in all its diverse forms and contexts. We are open to any research specialty area in information science, though we have a particular interest in candidates who work in machine learning or visualization. We expect the successful candidate to take a strong role in the organizational and intellectual life of the department. The teaching load for senior faculty is three courses per year, with the expectation of both undergraduate and graduate instruction. The roster of the Department's faculty reveals a diversity of backgrounds and interests that constitutes a shared commitment to progressive visions of Information Science. Our current faculty have training in multiple disciplines that include Art, Business, Cognitive Science, Communication, Computer Science, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, Data Science, Education, History, Human-Computer Interaction, Humanities, Informatics, Law, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, and Science and Technology Studies. The Department of Information Science collaborates extensively with the Department of Computer Science and is a member of the campus-wide Human-Centered Computing community. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Information Science, Computer Science, or a related discipline. Candidates must show evidence of or an ability to develop an independent research program, a commitment to teaching, a desire to direct their scholarly interests toward the discipline of information science, and a desire to contribute to a rapidly expanding institutional environment. Applications will be evaluated beginning 5 Jan 18. The search will continue until the position is filled. CU Boulder is a research U with about 25,000 undergraduates and 6,000 graduate students. The city of Boulder is a high-tech hub, with the highest concentration of tech startups in the US at 2.5 times the density of Silicon Valley, according to the Kauffman Foundation. Boulder is also home to multiple national labs and institutes, including NCAR, NIST, NOAA, and NREL. Located at the base of the Rocky Mountains yet only 27 miles from Denver, Boulder is frequently named one of the most desirable places in the US to live. Qualifications. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Information Science, Computer Science, or a related discipline. They must have a demonstrated ability to carry out high-quality research in the field of information science and a desire to direct future scholarly interests toward this field. They must have a commitment to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. They are expected to have deep familiarity with the academic workplace and a willingness to take an active part in the life of the department and college, including the mentoring of junior faculty. The U of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. Alternative formats of this ad can be provided upon request for individuals with disabilities by contacting the ADA Coordinator at hr-ada at colorado.edu. For more information and to apply, see https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=11961&lang=en. ============================ Leysia Palen Founding Chair and Prof of Information Science Prof of Computer Science U of Colorado Boulder http://cmci.colorado.edu/~palen/ **************************************************************** 16. The U of Melbourne School of Computing Is Seeking Applicants for 15 Continuing (T-track) Lecturer Positions http://go.unimelb.edu.au/jsp6 The U of Melbourne School of Computing and Information Systems is seeking applicants for 15 continuing (i.e. tenure-track / permanent ) Lecturer and Senior Lecturer positions. We seek dynamic academics with expertise in Computer Science or Information Systems who have the potential to build a stellar teaching and research career at Melbourne. The School of Computing and Information Systems is an international research leader in computer science, information systems and software engineering. In this discipline, the School was ranked number 1 in Australia and 13th in the world in the 16 QS World U Ranking exercise. We are particularly seeking applicants with expertise in the areas of business information systems, health informatics/digital health, software engineering, cybersecurity, or high-performance and distributed systems, but applicants whose work is aligned with any of the research groups in the School are encouraged to apply. Applications close on 15 Jan 18. The positions are advertised at http://go.unimelb.edu.au/jsp6, where the formal position description and a brochure with more information are available. Contact Karin.Verspoor at unimelb.edu.au for enquiries and further information. **************************************************************** 17. U of Melbourne Looking For Research Fellow In Computational Cognitive Science http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/892328/research-fellow-in-computational-cognitive-science Colleagues Please pass on this opportunity if you know anyone who may be suitable http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/892328/research-fellow-in-computational-cognitive-science Rgds, Liz **************************************************************** 18. Educational Testing Service Seeking an Accessibility Engineer http://bit.ly/ETS2018-A11yEngineer The Research and Development division of Educational Testing Service seeks an Accessibility Engineer to join our growing Accessibility, Standards, and Assistive Technology Group. Accessibility Engineers implement and contribute to the design and development of accessible, standards-based assessments in support of both research and testing programs. They consult with research scientists, assessment developers, and IT staff in the application, development, and specification of technical accessibility standards, based on requirements for specific disabilities, assistive technologies, and assessment validity. The successful candidate should understand key accessibility standards & requirements, and be prepared to consider their application to assessment delivery, including students' use of assistive technologies. Responsibilities include: * Contribute to the development of innovative technical approaches to accessibility challenges in assessments. * Work directly with peers, management and project staff to address technical accessibility challenges by developing technical specifications and test cases, confirming functionality/usability, and responding to requests for technical accessibility expertise and assistance. * Maintain continuing awareness of recent advances in accessibility, standards, and assistive technologies and leverage this awareness into creative solutions for ETS applications. REQUIREMENTS * A master's degree in computer science or information systems, with six years of progressively responsible information technology and systems development experience is required including a track record in accessibility with four years of diverse experience in digital accessibility, including design, evaluation (testing), and implementation of accessible interfaces including two years of active participation in accessibility related standards work. * A strong background in (1) web development and experience in HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, SVG, WAI-ARIA, and the application of WCAG 2.0 AA requirements; (2) the use of assistive technologies across multiple platforms, including screen readers, magnification, and read-aloud tools; and (3) the use of accessibility evaluation tools and methods. Further details may be found at http://bit.ly/ETS2018-A11yEngineer ================= Irvin R. Katz, Ph.D. Senior Director, Cognitive, Accessibility, & Technology Sciences (CATS) Center Educational Testing Service MS 16-R Rosedale Road Princeton, NJ 08541 ph: 609-734-5150 **************************************************************** 19. New positions are available at AFRL. https://careers.l3tjobs.com/job/L3TEUS4250/Cognitive-Data-Scientist https://careers.l3tjobs.com/job/L3TEUS4252/Software-Engineer (With apologies to our international colleagues, these positions are only open to U.S. citizens) New positions are available at AFRL. Here are 2 postings for our team (apply online): In addition, we are always on the lookout for potential contributors to our research efforts, including (but not limited to) interns, recent undergraduates, postdocs, and visiting faculty. We are currently looking for individuals to support our research in these areas: (1) linking EEG to models of vigilance (2) developing models of situation representation, including extensions to our language processing capabilities (3) integrating models of physiological factors with a cognitive architecture for monitoring of workload, fatigue, and other aspects of cognitive performance (4) extending our existing mathematical models of learning and forgetting (5) creating models and agents capable of interactive task learning for human machine teaming Please contact me if interested. Glenn Gunzelmann, Ph.D. (937) 938-3554 glenn.gunzelmann at us.af.mil Senior Research Psychologist S&T Advisor, Cognitive Science, Models, & Agents Branch 711 HPW/RHAC 2620 Q Street Bldg 852, Rm 3-312 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7905 **************************************************************** 20. Slack channel for early career researchers Hello all, Jealous of a colleague in HCI who has something similar, I decided to create an Slack for early career researchers/scientists/academics in Cognitive/Intelligent Systems. See the link below Slack is a fairly flexible discussion tool. The Slack is meant to be a non-formal opportunity for various researchers to discuss opportunities, collaborations, meeting in person at upcoming conferences, etc. I am hoping to find a way to bring together early career researchers in this area so that we may find interesting interactions that we otherwise might not find. Any suggestions are welcome. I tried to go as broad as possible w/ Cognitive/Intelligent Systems. If it doesn't sound like it applies to you, but you deal w/ cognitive architectures/cognitive modeling, then it probably does (it just can be hard to be broad but not too broad sometimes!) If there's someone who you think fits the bill, but isn't on the ACT-R mailing list, feel free to pass along the link. https://join.slack.com/t/ec-cogintel/shared_invite/enQtMzE2MDEyNjY4ODgzLWFhYjdmMmY4MGMzMDM5MTM1OGYyNzdiMmRhYWFjODI3YWEyNDZlOWE3MGNjZTU2MGMxOGE1YTFkODU3MmZjZTY -- Christopher L. Dancy christopher.dancy at bucknell.edu Assistant Prof Department of Computer Science Bucknell U **************************************************************** 21. Call For Nominations: The Robert J. Glushko Dissertation Prizes in Cognitive Science Call for Nominations The Robert J. Glushko Dissertation Prizes in Cognitive Science Nomination Deadline: 15 Jan 18 The Cognitive Science Society and the Glushko-Samuelson Foundation seek nominations for up to five outstanding dissertation prizes in cognitive science. The goals of these prizes are to increase the prominence of cognitive science, and encourage students to engage in interdisciplinary efforts to understand minds and intelligent systems. The hope is that the prizes will recognize and honor young researchers conducting ground-breaking research in cognitive science. The eventual goal is to aid in efforts to bridge between the areas of cognitive science and create theories of general interest to the multiple fields concerned with scientifically understanding the nature of minds and intelligent systems. Promoting a unified cognitive science is consistent with the belief that understanding how minds work will require the synthesis of many different empirical methods, formal tools, and analytic theories. The prize was first begun in 11, and 18 will occasion the induction of the eighth group of prize winners. Up-to-date information on the prizes can be found at http://www.cognitivesciencesociety.org/glushko-dissertation-prize/. A Description of the Prizes 1. Up to five Robert J. Glushko Dissertation Prizes in Cognitive Science will be awarded annually. Each prize will be accompanied by a certificate and a $10,000 award to be used by the recipient without any constraints. Prize winners will also receive three years of complimentary membership in the Cognitive Science Society starting with the year in which they have won the prize. 2. Prize-winning dissertations are expected to transcend any one of the individual fields comprising cognitive science. They should centrally address issues of interest to multiple fields that comprise cognitive science, including: psychology, computer science, philosophy, linguistics, anthropology, neuroscience, and education. 3. Prize-winners must have received a PhD degree no more than two years before the 15 Jan 18 nomination deadline. For the 18 prizes, dissertations will be considered from individuals who received their PhD degrees during the period from 15 Jan 16 to 15 Jan 18. 4. The dissertation prizes are open to any student who has conducted dissertation research related to cognitive science, regardless of nationality or originating department. 5. Prize winners will be asked to present their thesis work at the CSS meeting in Madison, in 2018. How to Submit 1. The deadline for nominations is 15 Jan 18. Awardees will be announced by 15 Apr 18. 2. All nomination materials should be submitted at:http://www.cognitivesciencesociety.org/glushko-dissertation-prize/ (opens on 15 Dec). A nomination dossier includes: Letters of support from 3 faculty members. The letters of support should explicitly describe how the dissertation research transcends a single field comprising cognitive science to address core issues of relevance to several fields. We recommend that these letters refer to particular sections of the dissertation to support claims for interdisciplinary importance as this is a critical component in committee decisions. A curriculum vitae for the nominee The dissertation itself A precis of no more than 4,000 words (references are not included in the word count) written by the nominee describing the dissertation research. This description should clearly express the interdisciplinary contribution of the dissertation, suitable for review by a broad spectrum of cognitive scientists. Glushko Prize Committee Adele Goldberg (Chair), Prof of Psychology, Princeton, Nicholas Chater, Prof of Behavioral Science, U of Warwick, Thomas Griffiths, Prof of Psychology & CogSci, UC-Berkeley Barbara Knowlton, Prof of Psychology, UC-Los Angeles, John Laird, John L. Tischman Prof of Engineering, U. of Michigan, Shaun Nichols, Prof of Philosophy, U of Arizona, Jenny Saffran, Prof of Psychology, U of Wisconsin The Robert J. Glushko Prize is underwritten by the Glushko-Samuelson Foundation, which also underwrites the David E. Rumelhart Prize in Cognitive Science. The prize is sponsored by the Cognitive Science Society . **************************************************************** 22. Call for Nominations David E. Rumelhart Prize for Contributions to the Theoretical Foundations of Human Cognition Due: 19 Feb 18, recurring This is a reminder that the deadline for nominations for the next David E. Rumelhart Prize is 19 Feb 18. The Prize is the world's leading annual prize in the theoretical study of human cognition, and has a monetary value of $100,000. Internationally leading scholars from the very wide range of disciplines relevant to human cognition are eligible. More information about the Rumelhart Prize can be found at: http://www.cognitivesciencesociety.org/rumelhartprize/ Nomination Procedure Each year, the selection committee invites new nominations for the prize. The committee will also continue to consider nominations previously submitted and encourages updates to previous nominations. Electronic submissions are strongly preferred (e.g. a zipped directory of PDF documents), and should be sent to the Chair of the Rumelhart Prize Committee, at rumelhartprize at gmail.com. Nominations should include the following materials: 1 a three-page statement of nomination 2 a complete curriculum vitae 3 copies of up to five of the nominee's relevant publications The nominee may be an individual or a team, and in the case of a team, vitae for all members should be provided. The prize selection committee considers both the scientific contributions and the scientific leadership and collegiality of the nominees, so these issues should be addressed in the statement of nomination. Supporting letters may optionally also be provided. The prize selection committee is committed to increasing the diversity of recipients. It welcomes nominations of women, members of minority groups, and individuals with disabilities. Further Information The David E. Rumelhart Prize is awarded annually to an individual or collaborative team making a significant contemporary contribution to the theoretical foundations of human cognition. Contributions may be formal in nature: mathematical modeling of human cognitive processes, formal analysis of language and other products of human cognitive activity, and computational analyses of human cognition using symbolic or non-symbolic frameworks all fall within the scope of the award. The David E. Rumelhart Prize is funded by the Robert J. Glushko and Pamela Samuelson Foundation. Robert J. Glushko received a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the U of California, San Diego in 1979 under Rumelhart's supervision. He is an Adjunct Full Prof at the School of Information (I-School) at the U of California, Berkeley. The prize consists of a hand-crafted, custom bronze medal, a certificate, a citation of the awardee's contribution, and a monetary award of $100,000. The Prize Selection Committee: Richard P. Cooper (Chair) Jeffrey L. Elman Robert J. Glushko Tania Lombrozo Jesse Snedeker Josh Tenenbaum **************************************************************** 23. A.Word.A.Day https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/satisfice [this is included because of the word, and it's a neat list] A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg satisfice PRONUNCIATION: (SAT-uhs-fys) https://wordsmith.org/words/satisfice.mp3 MEANING: verb intr.: To satisfy the minimum requirements in a given situation. ETYMOLOGY: Coined by the scientist Herbert A. Simon (1916-2001) in 1956, apparently as a blend of satisfy + suffice. Earliest documented use: 1561 (as a synonym of the word satisfy). NOTES: While it may appear that satisficing is taking the easy way out, there are times when it's the right thing to do. It can be bewildering to consider all the options that are available. Often it's best to pick one or two important criteria and weed out the options, especially when stakes are low. Sometimes making a suboptimal decision is best, when the alternative is decision paralysis because there are so many options. To satisfice is OK, we don't always have to maximize or optimize. Sometimes good enough is more than good enough. USAGE: "A person can maximize when it comes to some decisions and satisfice on others." Elizabeth Bernstein; Decide to Be Happy; The Wall Street Journal (New York); Oct 7, 14. See more usage examples of satisfice [ https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/satisfice] in Vocabulary.com's dictionary [ https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary>dictionary]. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo. -Max Eastman, journalist and poet (4 Jan 1883-1969) **************************************************************** -30- From P.Tino at cs.bham.ac.uk Tue Mar 6 13:33:23 2018 From: P.Tino at cs.bham.ac.uk (P.Tino at cs.bham.ac.uk) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 18:33:23 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: PASP - Focus Issue on Machine Intelligence in Astronomy and Astrophysics Message-ID: <9f184de4-33cd-db41-e3b5-0074140a93ee@cs.bham.ac.uk> Dear all, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (PASP) will publish a Focus Issue on Machine Intelligence in Astronomy and Astrophysics. We are seeking papers that present novel machine intelligence techniques suitable for processing, analyzing or modelling astronomical data in an automated manner; or novel ways or methodologies for applying machine intelligence to specific problems in astronomical data analysis (including the infusion of external knowledge in the processing). Straightforward application of off-the-shelf machine intelligence techniques to astronomical data is not in the remit of this Focus Issue. Authors will be expected to demonstrate effectiveness of methods on real astronomical problems; to present rigorous performance assessment (e.g., accuracy evaluation) for machine learning algorithms, and to discuss the results in terms of the benefits for answering the scientific question at hand. Anticipated Timetable Articles due: June 1, 2018 1st review round completed: July 31, 2018 2nd review round completed: September 30, 2018 Author notification: October 15, 2018 Final submission of accepted articles due: October 31, 2018 Expected publication date: December, 2018 more details: http://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1538-3873/page/machine-intelligence-in-astronomy-and-astrophysics -- Peter Tino The University of Birmingham School of Computer Science Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK +44 121 414 8558 http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~pxt/ From jeffclune at uwyo.edu Wed Mar 7 00:22:30 2018 From: jeffclune at uwyo.edu (Jeff Clune) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 21:22:30 -0800 Subject: Connectionists: Postdoctoral Research Position Available in Deep Reinforcement Learning for Continual Learning Message-ID: <660DF918-93A3-4127-8ADE-00ABAB049FFD@uwyo.edu> Hello all, A fully funded, two-year postdoc with competitive salary is available in Jeff Clune?s lab in the computer science department at the University of Wyoming (http://www.evolvingai.org/join). The research will be in the area of advancing deep reinforcement learning towards agents capable of continual learning. Responsibilities include helping to design methods to enable agents to learn a variety of new tasks without losing the ability to perform previous ones (i.e. avoiding ?catastrophic forgetting?) and testing these method on both simulated and physical robots (you will have primary access to 3 Fetch Research robots to perform your experiments). This position will be advised by Professors Jeff Clune and Nick Cheney at the University of Wyoming. It is available immediately, and applicants will be considered on a rolling basis ? though some flexibility on start date is possible. Experience in deep learning and/or reinforcement learning is desired. But applicants with strong research backgrounds in relevant fields (e.g. statistics, math, computer science), strong programming skills, and a desire to learn more about machine learning and neural networks will also be considered. Please see http://EvolvingAI.org for more information, including : - Short video summaries of our work and talks: http://www.evolvingai.org/videos - Our publications: http://www.evolvingai.org/publications - Press coverage: http://www.evolvingai.org/press - Info on living in Wyoming and being a part of our lab: http://www.evolvingai.org/join If you are interested, please follow the instructions at http://www.evolvingai.org/join Minimum Qualifications: PhD in Computer Science, or in a related field (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Neuroscience, etc.) with strong programming abilities and an interest in machine learning Desired Qualifications: Experience in deep learning and/or reinforcement learning is desired. But applicants with strong research backgrounds in relevant fields (e.g. statistics, math, computer science), strong programming skills, and a desire to learn more about machine learning and neural networks will also be considered Required Materials: Complete on-line application and upload the following as one document: cover letter, resume, transcripts, and contact information for three work-related references. About Laramie: The University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, a town of 30,000 in the heart of the Rocky Mountain West. The state of Wyoming continues to invest in its university, helping to make it a leader in academics, research and outreach. The university has state-of-the-art facilities in many areas and the community provides the advantages of a major university. Located in a high mountain valley near the Colorado border, Laramie offers both outstanding recreational opportunities and close proximity to Colorado?s Front Range, a bustling group of metropolitan cities including Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. This beautiful mountain landscape offers outdoor enjoyment in all seasons, with over 300 days of sunshine annually. For more information about the region, please visit http://visitlaramie.org/ Hiring Statement: The University of Wyoming is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law and University policy. To review the EEO is the Law Poster and its Supplement, please see The Diversity & Fairness page. Pursuant to Wyoming State law, W.S. 19-14-102, as amended, an honorably discharged veteran who has been a resident of the state of Wyoming for one (1) year or more at any time prior to the date when the veteran applies for employment, or any surviving spouse who was married to such veteran at the time of the veteran?s death, who is receiving federal survivor benefits based on the veteran?s military service and is applying for employment, shall receive an interview preference during the applicant screening process with the University of Wyoming. At the time of application the applicant must possess the business capacity, competency, education or other qualifications required for the position. If disabilities do not materially interfere with performance of job duties, disabled veterans will be given preference over able-bodied veterans. Appropriate documentation of veteran status must be provided at time of application as outlined in the application process. No preference will be given to a veteran currently employed by a public department. We conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of the background check. Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation to complete the application and selection process. Please notify Human Resources at least three (3) working days prior to the date of need. Best regards, Jeff Clune Loy and Edith Harris Associate Professor in Computer Science Director, Evolving Artificial Intelligence Lab University of Wyoming jeffclune at uwyo.edu jeffclune.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The data currently being generated includes 2-photon and light-sheet imaging of both spontaneous and evoked activity in large numbers of neurons labelled with GCaMP6, and high-speed imaging of zebrafish behaviour. We are examining how neural coding develops in both normal fish and fish mutant for genes linked to autism. For closely related previous work see: Avitan, L et al (2017). Spontaneous activity in the zebrafish tectum reorganizes over development and is influenced by visual experience. Current Biology, 27, 2407-2419. Avitan, L. et al (2016). Limitations of neural map topography for decoding spatial information. Journal of Neuroscience, 36, 5385-5396. The University of Queensland (UQ) is ranked in the top 3 universities in Australia and the top 100 in the world. The Goodhill lab is part of the Queensland Brain Institute at UQ, a leading neuroscience institute consisting of over 40 labs, including ~100 PhD students and ~100 postdocs. To apply please use the following link: http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/503055/postdoctoral-research-fellow Informal enquiries are also welcome. Professor Geoffrey J Goodhill Queensland Brain Institute and School of Mathematics & Physics University of Queensland St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia Email: g.goodhill at uq.edu.au http://www.qbi.uq.edu.au/professor-geoffrey-goodhill -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From unilog2018 at uca.fr Tue Mar 6 06:01:03 2018 From: unilog2018 at uca.fr (UNILOG 2018) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 12:01:03 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: Universal Logic School 2018 - Poster Session Message-ID: During the 6th Universal Logic School, Vichy, June 16-20, 2018 http://www.uni-log.org/ULS6 we are organizing a poster session for students and young researchers (post-docs). This is a good opportunity? to interact. It is a way to: - present what you are doing and/or what you want to do, - to receive feedback and counselling from advanced researchers - and to know what other people are doing. If your poster is selected for presentation at the Universal Logic School you should register at the school but we will waive for you the fee for the UNILOG Congress which takes place just after the UNILOG School (from the 21st to the 26th June). Moreover the three best posters will be selected for another presentation during the congress. If you are interested, please send your poster before March 20 to vichy at uni-log.org The size of the poster should be? 100 cm X 140 cm / 40 inches X 55 inches. Jean-Yves Beziau and Christophe Rey Chairs of the Organizing Committee - UNILOG'2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U N I L O G? -? World Congress and School on Universal Logic -? 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URL: From jteeters at berkeley.edu Wed Mar 7 19:55:38 2018 From: jteeters at berkeley.edu (Jeff Teeters) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 16:55:38 -0800 Subject: Connectionists: Berkeley course in mining and modeling of neuroscience data, July 9-20, 2018 Message-ID: We invite applicants to the 2018 summer course in "Mining and modeling of neuroscience data" to be held July 9-20 at UC Berkeley. A description of the course is below and also at: http://crcns.org/course Application deadline is April 20. ----- Berkeley summer course in mining and modeling of neuroscience data July 9-20, 2018 Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, UC Berkeley Organizers: Fritz Sommer, Bruno Olshausen & Jeff Teeters (HWNI, UC Berkeley) Scope This course is for students and researchers with backgrounds in mathematics and computational sciences who are interested in applying their skills toward problems in neuroscience. It will introduce the major open questions of neuroscience and teach state-of?the-art techniques for analyzing and modeling neuroscience data sets. The course is designed for students at the graduate level and researchers with background in a quantitative field such as engineering, mathematics, physics or computer science who may or may not have a specific neuroscience background. The goal of this summer course is to help researchers find new exciting research areas and at the same time to strengthen quantitative expertise in the field of neuroscience. The course is sponsored by the National Institute of Health, the National Science Foundation from a grant supporting activities at the data sharing repository CRCNS.org, and the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at UC Berkeley. Format The course is ?hands on? in that it will include exercises in how to use and modify existing software tools and apply them to data sets, such as those available in the CRCNS.org repository. Course Instructors Robert Kass, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Sonja Gr?n, Juelich Research Center, Germany Frederic Theunissen, University of California Berkeley Odelia Schwartz, University of Miami Stephanie Palmer, University of Chicago Maneesh Sahani, Gatsby Unit, University College London Course Moderators Fritz Sommer and Jeff Teeters, Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience. Speakers To complement the main course instruction there will be lectures in the evenings by local Berkeley and UCSF neuroscientists presenting their research using quantitative approaches. Requirements Applicants should be familiar with linear algebra, probability, differential and integral calculus and have some experience using MatLab and Python. Each student must bring a laptop with both MatLab and Python installed. Cost There is no cost to attend. Non-local attendees will be reimbursed for economy travel expenses (up to a maximum of $500 domestic and $600 foreign) and will have most meals provided. Housing Rooms in the University dorms will be provided for those non-local attendees who need accommodations. Most dorm rooms are double occupancy (shared). Food Almost all meals will be provided to non-local attendees and some meals will be provided to local attendees. How to apply To apply, submit the online form linked from: http://crcns.org/course. A curriculum vitae and a letter of recommendation are required. The course is limited to 25 students. Deadlines Applications must be received by April 20. Notifications of acceptance will be given by May 15. Questions Questions about the course can be sent to course [at] crcns.org. Topics covered (subject to change): Basic approaches: - The problem of neural coding - Population coding - Spike trains, firing rate, point processes, and generalized linear models - Statistical thinking in neuroscience - Overview of stimulus-response function models - Theory of model fitting / regularization / hypothesis testing - Bayesian methods - Spike sorting - Estimation of stimulus-response functionals: regression methods, spike-triggered covariance - Variance analysis of neural response - Estimation of SNR. Coherence Information theoretic approaches: - Information transmission rates - Scene statistics approaches and neural modeling Techniques for analyzing multiple-channel recordings: - Unitary event analysis - Proper surrogates for spike synchrony analysis - Sparse coding/ICA methods, vanilla and methods including statistical models of nonlinear dependencies - Deep learning and supervised learning - Methods for assessing functional connectivity - Generalized Linear Models - Multivariate phase coupling - Statistical issues in network identification - Low-dimensional latent dynamical structure in network activity ? Gaussian process factor analysis and newer approaches - Extracting population responses to experimental inputs - LDA, DPCA and other low-rank regression -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Workshops addressing controversial issues, open problems, and comparisons of competing approaches are encouraged. The format should be designed to foster debate, rather than a mere series of talks. The selection criteria for Workshop proposals will include scientific excellence, topical relevance and gender diversity. The Bernstein Conference started out as the annual meeting of the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience and has become the largest annual single-track Computational Neuroscience conference in Europe in recent years. Satellite Workshop schedule: September 25, 2018, 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm September 26, 2018, 8:30 am - noon Workshop proposals are welcome for either half-day or full-day workshops. Workshop costs ? FINANCIAL SUPPORT: All organizers and speakers of accepted workshops will receive a waiver for the workshop fee. Organizers of accepted workshops additionally receive a waiver for the main conference. Up to 10 selected workshops can receive financial support up to 1.500,00 ? each. Coffee break catering will be provided. For further information about the conference, please visit the conference website http://www.bernstein-conference.de. INSTRUCTIONS FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSAL PREPARATION Workshop proposals must contain: 1) Workshop Title 2) Concise description of workshop topic 3) List of potential speakers indicating speaker commitment 4) Optional: a comment on how the organizers plan to achieve gender diversity among speakers Please use the Workshop Proposal Form that can be downloaded here: http://www.nncn.de/de/bernstein-conference/2018/satellite-workshops New Deadline for submission of Workshop proposals: March 28, 2018, 3 pm CET CONTACT: bernstein.network(at)fz-juelich.de We are looking forward to seeing you in Berlin! WORKSHOP SELECTION COMMITTEE: Jakob Macke (Workshop Chair) Tatjana Tchumatchenko (Workshop Vice Chair) Axel Borst Nicolas Brunel Anne Churchland Claudia Clopath Gaute Einevoll Adrienne Fairhall Gilles Laurent (Program Chair) Mate Lengyel Elad Schneidman Susanne Schreiber (Program Vice Chair) Terry Sejnowski Henning Sprekeler (Conference Host) Fred Wolf -- Dr. Kerstin Schwarzw?lder Scientific Coordination / Management Officer Please note: Our email addresses have changed. Please use k.schwarzwaelder at fz-juelich.de Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience | Bernstein Coordination Site (BCOS) Branch Office of the Forschungszentrum J?lich at the University of Freiburg Hansastr. 9A | 79104 Freiburg, Germany phone: (+49) 0761 203 9589 mail: k.schwarzwaelder at fz-juelich.de web: www.nncn.de Twitter: NNCN_Germany YouTube: Bernstein TV Facebook: Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience, Germany LinkedIn: Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. 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Members of the group have responsibilities in the European Space Agency (ESA) PLATO 2.0 Mission on characterizing exoplanet host stars using asteroseismology (stellar oscillations). In order to solve the challenges associated with the high-volume, high-bandwidth data that will come from the PLATO spacecraft, the group are developing novel data techniques based around the automated analysis of timeseries data, including the use of advanced machine learning methods. The successful applicant will work primarily with Professor Bill Chaplin and Dr Guy Davies as part of the Birmingham PLATO team, to prepare for PLATO and also to test and apply the new techniques to existing datasets, e.g. from the NASA Kepler, K2 and TESS missions. We welcome applications from a wide base, including those with experience in data mining and algorithm development who may not necessarily have astronomy research experience, but who are interested in applying their expertise to problems in astronomy. You will be: ? Developing and implementing custom algorithms across a range of problems ? Building high-performance machine learning models ? Developing statistical models using probabilistic programming methods ? Researching and exploring data sets and carrying out proof of concept work ? Working with other group members and external collaborators to deliver exciting new science results You will have: ? A PhD in Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics, or Computer Science ? Experience in at least one of: statistical modelling; machine learning; data mining ? Experience of programming in languages such as R/Python/Julia ? An understanding of astronomical time series analysis and astrophysics in general would be useful This post is available from 1 May 2018 for a period of up to 30 months. For informal inquiries, please contact Professor Bill Chaplin (w.j.chaplin at bham.ac.uk) or Dr Guy Davies (G.R.Davies at bham.ac.uk) To apply, search for post 58743 at https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/jobs/ -- Prof. William Chaplin Professor of Astrophysics School of Physics and Astronomy University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT England UK E-mail:w.j.chaplin at bham.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 4599 Fax: +44 (0) 121 414 4601 The contents of this e-mail may be privileged and are confidential. It may not be disclosed, used, or copied in any way by anyone other than the addressee. If received in error please notify the sender then delete it from your system. Should you communicate with the sender by e-mail, you consent to The University of Birmingham monitoring and reading any such correspondence. From jteeters at berkeley.edu Thu Mar 8 14:09:41 2018 From: jteeters at berkeley.edu (Jeff Teeters) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 11:09:41 -0800 Subject: Connectionists: Videos of previous Berkeley course in mining and modeling neuroscience data Message-ID: Videos of the lectures given in the 2017 and 2016 Berkeley course in mining and modeling neuroscience data are available online at: 2017 course: https://archive.org/search.php?query=2017+crcns+course&sort=titleSorter 2016 course: https://archive.org/search.php?query=2016+crcns+course&sort=titleSorter On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 4:55 PM, Jeff Teeters wrote: > We invite applicants to the 2018 summer course in > "Mining and modeling of neuroscience data" > to be held July 9-20 at UC Berkeley. > A description of the course is below and also at: > http://crcns.org/course > Application deadline is April 20. > > ----- > > Berkeley summer course in mining and modeling of neuroscience data > > July 9-20, 2018 > Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience, UC Berkeley > Organizers: Fritz Sommer, Bruno Olshausen & Jeff Teeters (HWNI, UC > Berkeley) > > Scope > This course is for students and researchers with backgrounds in > mathematics and computational sciences who are interested in applying their > skills toward problems in neuroscience. It will introduce the major open > questions of neuroscience and teach state-of?the-art techniques for > analyzing and modeling neuroscience data sets. The course is designed for > students at the graduate level and researchers with background in a > quantitative field such as engineering, mathematics, physics or computer > science who may or may not have a specific neuroscience background. The > goal of this summer course is to help researchers find new exciting > research areas and at the same time to strengthen quantitative expertise in > the field of neuroscience. The course is sponsored by the National > Institute of Health, the National Science Foundation from a grant > supporting activities at the data sharing repository CRCNS.org, and the > Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at UC Berkeley. > > Format > The course is ?hands on? in that it will include exercises in how to use > and modify existing software tools and apply them to data sets, such as > those available in the CRCNS.org repository. > > Course Instructors > Robert Kass, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh > Sonja Gr?n, Juelich Research Center, Germany > Frederic Theunissen, University of California Berkeley > Odelia Schwartz, University of Miami > Stephanie Palmer, University of Chicago > Maneesh Sahani, Gatsby Unit, University College London > > Course Moderators > Fritz Sommer and Jeff Teeters, Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience. > > Speakers > To complement the main course instruction there will be lectures in the > evenings by local Berkeley and UCSF neuroscientists presenting their > research using quantitative approaches. > > Requirements > Applicants should be familiar with linear algebra, probability, > differential and integral calculus and have some experience using MatLab > and Python. Each student must bring a laptop with both MatLab and Python > installed. > > Cost > There is no cost to attend. Non-local attendees will be reimbursed for > economy travel expenses (up to a maximum of $500 domestic and $600 foreign) > and will have most meals provided. > > Housing > Rooms in the University dorms will be provided for those non-local > attendees who need accommodations. Most dorm rooms are double occupancy > (shared). > > Food > Almost all meals will be provided to non-local attendees and some meals > will be provided to local attendees. > > How to apply > To apply, submit the online form linked from: http://crcns.org/course. > A curriculum vitae and a letter of recommendation are required. The > course is limited to 25 students. > > Deadlines > Applications must be received by April 20. Notifications of acceptance > will be given by May 15. > > Questions > Questions about the course can be sent to course [at] crcns.org. > > Topics covered (subject to change): > Basic approaches: > - The problem of neural coding > - Population coding > - Spike trains, firing rate, point processes, and generalized linear > models > - Statistical thinking in neuroscience > - Overview of stimulus-response function models > - Theory of model fitting / regularization / hypothesis testing > - Bayesian methods > - Spike sorting > - Estimation of stimulus-response functionals: regression methods, > spike-triggered covariance > - Variance analysis of neural response > - Estimation of SNR. Coherence > > Information theoretic approaches: > - Information transmission rates > - Scene statistics approaches and neural modeling > > Techniques for analyzing multiple-channel recordings: > - Unitary event analysis > - Proper surrogates for spike synchrony analysis > - Sparse coding/ICA methods, vanilla and methods including statistical > models of nonlinear dependencies > - Deep learning and supervised learning > - Methods for assessing functional connectivity > - Generalized Linear Models > - Multivariate phase coupling > - Statistical issues in network identification > - Low-dimensional latent dynamical structure in network activity ? > Gaussian process factor analysis and newer approaches > - Extracting population responses to experimental inputs - LDA, DPCA and > other low-rank regression > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lucas.bechberger at uni-osnabrueck.de Fri Mar 9 03:36:34 2018 From: lucas.bechberger at uni-osnabrueck.de (Lucas Bechberger) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 09:36:34 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: =?utf-8?q?_CfP_Summer_School_and_Workshop_?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=9CConcepts_in_Action=3A_Representation=2C_Learning=2C_an?= =?utf-8?b?ZCBBcHBsaWNhdGlvbuKAnSAoQ0FSTEEp?= Message-ID: <5e6d8870-3f08-931d-dd46-578ffc152c58@uni-osnabrueck.de> *CfP Summer School and Workshop ?Concepts in Action: Representation, Learning, and Application? (CARLA)* The Institute of Cognitive Science atOsnabr?ck University (https://cogsci.uni-osnabrueck.de) is happy to announce the summer school ?Concepts in Action: Representation, Learning, and Application? (CARLA), funded by the /Volkswagen Foundation/, and a subsequentinternational workshop on the same topic. Both the school participants and external researchers are invited to submit abstracts to the workshop for oral or poster presentations. Thesummer school will bring together researchers from different disciplines with the goal of providing participants with knowledge about concept research outside of their own fields and to initiate interdisciplinary exchanges and research. The subsequent and co-located workshop provides an excellent opportunity to present and discuss ongoing research on concepts. Both eventswill focus on (but not be restricted to)three core questions: How can we formally describe and model concepts? Where do concepts come from, and how are they acquired? How are concepts used in cognitive tasks? _*I. CARLA Summer School: *_ * Time and Venue: o August 06 to August 10, 2018, in Osnabr?ck (Germany). * Lecturers and Classes: o *Nicholas Asher *(https://www.irit.fr/~Nicholas.Asher/ )and *Julie Hunter *(http://www.juliejhunter.com/): ?Concepts and Conceptualization: From the Lexicon to Situated Conversation? o *Christiane D. Fellbaum *(https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~fellbaum/ ): ?A Linguistic Perspective on Concepts? o *Peter G?rdenfors *(http://www.fil.lu.se/en/person/PeterGardenfors)*: *?Where Do Conceptual Domains Come From?? o *Robert L. Goldstone *(http://psych.indiana.edu/faculty/rgoldsto.php): ?The Learning and Use of Concepts by Humans? o *Michael Spranger *(https://sites.google.com/view/michaelspranger/): ?Co-acquisition of Concepts and Language: Computational Models and Robot Experiments? * Schedule: o The schedule includes both lectures and interactive discussion sessions. Details can be found on our website: https://www.conceptuccino.uni-osnabrueck.de/carla_summer_school/preliminary_program.html) * Costs: o The school is fully funded and does not charge a registration fee. Meals are included in the funding and will be provided to the participants free of charge. The number of participants is limited to 25. If your institution is not able to cover your travel expenses, we can reimburse accommodation costs as well as travel costs up to 150 ? for participants from Germany, 350 ? for participants from non-German European countries, and 800 ? for participants from elsewhere. * Application: o We invite applications from PhD students and postdocs working on or being interested in concepts from a variety offields, including(but not restricted to) linguistics, philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, logic, computer science, and cognitive science. Highly interested advanced master students may be allowed in exceptional cases. We strongly encourage applications from individuals who are under-represented in their respective fields. For more information about the summer school, please visit our website (https://www.conceptuccino.uni-osnabrueck.de/carla_summer_school/overview.html). o If you are interested in participating, please submit your application *until April 30, 2018*under https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=carlass18. Your application should consist of a single pdf file including asingle-page CV anda short motivation letter of up to 300 words stating your research interests and why you want to attend the summer school. If youneeda visa to enter Germany, pleaseindicate this in yourapplication so that we can prepare invitation letters for you in time. If you need financial support for travel and accommodation expenses, please also indicate this in your application.We will notify you about the selection results by May 7, 2018. Should you have any questions, please contact us anytime atconcepts @uni-osnabrueck.de . _*II. CARLA Workshop:*_ * Time and Venue: o August 11 and August 12, 2018, in Osnabr?ck (Germany). * Invited Speakers: o Nicholas Asher, Christiane D. Fellbaum, Peter G?rdenfors, Robert L. Goldstone, Julie Hunter, Michael Spranger * Call for Papers: o "Concepts in Action: Representation, Learning, and Application" (CARLA) is an international workshop aimed at fostering interdisciplinary exchange about research on concepts. It invites contributions from all fields related to cognitive science, including (but not limited to) linguistics, artificial intelligence, psychology, philosophy, logic, and computer science. Although the workshop is open for research on any aspect of concepts, there exists a set of core topics that are of special interest: # /Representation/: How can we formally describe and model concepts? # /Learning/: Where do concepts come from and how are they acquired # /Application/: How are concepts used in cognitive tasks? We invite the submission of extended abstracts (up to 500 words excluding references) to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=carlaws18 *until May 20, 2018*. We will send out acceptance notifications by May 31, 2018. * Publication: o We plan to invite a selection of presentations for publication after the workshop. Best regards, The organizing committee (Lucas Bechberger, Ulf Krumnack, Kai-Uwe K?hnberger, Mingya Liu) -- Lucas Bechberger Artificial Intelligence Research Group Institute of Cognitive Science Osnabr?ck University Wachsbleiche 27, Room 50/310 D-49090 Osnabr?ck Phone: +49-541-969-3400 E-Mail: lucas.bechberger at uni-osnabrueck.de Homepage: https://www.lucas-bechberger.de -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Apologies for cross-posting but please share this announcement with your colleagues. *Deadline extended: March 30* Looking forward to seeing you in Paris! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *third Call for Papers, Satellite Events and Sponsors* *Living Machines VII: The 7th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems* *16 ? 19 July 2018* To be hosted at the Museum National D?Histoire Naturelle, Grand Amphit??tre du Museum, and UPMC, Paris, France, EU Accepted papers will be published in Springer *Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence* Submission deadline: March 30th, 2018 http://livingmachinesconference.eu/2018 _____________________________________________________________________________ *ABOUT LIVING MACHINES 2018* The development of future real-world technologies will depend strongly on our understanding and harnessing of the principles underlying living systems and the flow of communication signals between living and artificial systems. *Biomimetics* is the development of novel technologies through the distillation of principles from the study of biological systems. The investigation of biomimetic systems can serve two complementary goals. First, a suitably designed and configured biomimetic artefact can be used to test theories about the natural system of interest. Second, biomimetic technologies can provide useful, elegant and efficient solutions to unsolved challenges in science and engineering. *Biohybrid* systems are formed by combining at least one biological component?an existing living system?and at least one artificial, newly-engineered component. By passing information in one or both directions, such a system forms a new hybrid bio-artificial entity. The theme of the conference also encompasses biomimetic methods for manufacture, repair and recycling inspired by natural processes such as reproduction, digestion, morphogenesis and metamorphosis. The following are some examples of ?Living Machines? as featured at past conferences: ? Biomimetic robots and their component technologies (sensors, actuators, processors) that can interact with their physical and social environments. ? Biomimetic computers and architectures ?neuromimetic emulations of the physiological basis for complex adaptive behaviour. ? Active biomimetic materials and structures that self-organize and self-repair. ? Nature-based designs and manufacturing processes. ? Biohybrid brain-machine interfaces and neuronal implants and neuroprosthetics. ? Artificial organs and body-parts including sensory organ-chip hybrids and advanced prostheses and cyber-physical systems. ? Organism-level biohybrids and symbiosis such as robot-animal or robot-human systems. *ACTIVITIES* The main conference will take the form of a *three-day single-track oral * and* poster presentation programme*, 17th to 19th July 2018, Museum National D?Histoire Naturelle, Grand Amphit??tre du Museum, and UPMC, Paris, France, EU. The conference programme will include *five plenary lectures* from leading international researchers in biomimetic and biohybrid systems, and the demonstrations of state-of-the-art living machine technologies. The full conference will be preceded by up to two days of *Satellite Events* hosted at ?cole Normale Sup?rieure, Paris. *SUBMITTING TO LIVING MACHINES 2018* We invite both *full papers* and *extended abstracts *in areas related to the conference themes. All contributions will be refereed, and accepted papers will appear in the Living Machines Proceedings, published in the* Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence.* Full papers (minimum 8 pages, up to 12 pages) are invited from researchers at any stage in their career and should present significant findings and advances in biomimetic or biohybrid research. More preliminary work is better suited for short paper submission (minimum 4 pages, with a maximum of ten references and no more than three self-citations). Full papers will be accepted for either oral presentation (single track) or poster presentation with a short podium preview. Extended abstracts will be accepted for poster presentation only. Authors of the best full papers will be invited to submitted extended versions of their paper for publication in a special issue of the Taylor & Francis journal *Connection Science*. *Satellite events* Active researchers in biomimetic and biohybrid systems are invited to propose topics for full or half-day* tutorials, symposia *or *workshops *on related themes to be held on the 16th July at the ?cole Normale Sup?rieure in Paris (Http://www.ens.fr/en). Attendance at satellite events will attract a small fee intended to cover the costs of the meeting. There is flexibility about the content, organisation, and budgeting for these events. Please contact us if you are interested in organising a satellite event! *EXPECTED DEADLINES* March 30th, 2018 Paper submission deadline April 28th, 2018 Notification of acceptance May 15th, 2018 Camera-ready copy July 16th ? 19th, 2018 Workshops and Conference *SPONSORSHIP* Organisations wishing to sponsor the conference in any way and gain the corresponding benefits by promoting themselves and their products through conference publications, conference events, and conference publicity are encouraged to contact the organisers to discuss the terms of sponsorship and necessary arrangements. We also offer a number of attractive options to potential sponsors. *VENUE* Consistent with the Living Machines? tradition of choosing historical venues at the crossroads between life and human sciences, this year the conference will take place at the Museum National D?Histoire Naturelle ( http://www.mnhn.fr) a historical museum located in the heart of Paris that for almost 400 years has focused on nature and its relationship with humans. The museum is immersed in history, yet at the heart of current affairs, and is also working to be projected towards the future. Poster sessions will be organized at UPMC. *Organising Committee:* *Jose Halloy*, Universit? Paris Diderot (Local Organizing Chair) *Paul Verschure*, IBEC-BIST (Co-Chair) *Tony Prescott*, University of Sheffield (Steering Committee) *Vicky Vouloutsi,* IBEC-BIST, Barcelona (Programme Chair) *Michael Mangan*, University of Lincoln (Programme Co-Chair) *Nathan Lepora*, University of Bristol (Communications) *Anna Mura*, IBEC-BIST, Barcelona (Web and Communications) *Local* *Organising Committee:* *St?phane Doncieux*, Prof. UMPC, ISIR *Beno?t Girard*, DR CNRS, UPMC, ISIR *Emmanuelle Pouydebat*, DR CNRS, Mus?um d?Histoire Naturelle *Vincent Bels*, Prof. Mus?um d?Histoire Naturelle -- Vicky Vouloutsi, PhD Postdoc Researcher at the laboratory for Synthetic Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems (SPECS) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Doug.Leith at tcd.ie Sun Mar 11 07:46:29 2018 From: Doug.Leith at tcd.ie (Douglas Leith) Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 11:46:29 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: PhD positions in the School of Computer Science and Statistics (SCSS), Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Message-ID: PhD positions in the School of Computer Science and Statistics (SCSS), Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Applications are invited for fully funded PhD positions in the areas of: ? Privacy enhanced data analytics, with a focus on recommender systems and online advertising ? Optimal decision-making incorporating machine learning predictions. ? Highly scalable optimisation/machine learning algorithms Successful applicants will have excellent mathematical skills - the positions would suit a math graduate looking to gain experience of more applied problems in IT/Data Analytics or an engineering/CS graduate looking to develop their math expertise. Relevant analytic tools include methods from machine learning, probability, stochastic optimisation, decision and queueing theory. You will be joining a high profile research group with an excellent track record in high impact research. TCD is the leading university in Ireland and SCSS is the top ranked Computer Science department. We have active international visitor programme and students have the opportunity for international and industry exchange visits. These postgraduate positions are open to both EU and international students. Further details can be found here: https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/. Positions will remain open until filled. From arvind.k.panchal at gmail.com Sun Mar 11 05:48:25 2018 From: arvind.k.panchal at gmail.com (Arvind Kumar) Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 10:48:25 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: Computational Neuroscience Summer Course: CAMP@Bangalore 2018 Announcement email Message-ID: Subject:Course announcement: CAMP at Bangalore 2018 We would like to announce CAMP at Bangalore 2018 from 1-16 July 2018. Please see the course website at http://camp.ncbs.res.in/. CAMP @ Bangalore (Computational Approaches to Memory and Plasticity at NCBS, Bangalore) is a 16-day summer school on the theory and simulation of learning, memory and plasticity in the brain. The flavour of this year's CAMP is "Sequences in the brain". The course consists of 3 modules covering sub-cellular electrical models, micro circuits and network models, detailed models with electrical and chemical components, and systems level models, all with an emphasis on learning, memory and plasticity. All modules will have their own hands-on projects. Students worldwide are encouraged to apply. Accommodation and food will be free for the selected students. There is no registration fee. Students are advised to obtain independent travel grants. Confirmed instructors include: Arvind Kumar (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm) Charan Ranganath (University of California, Davis) Collins Assisi (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune) Dean Buonomano (University of California, Los Angeles) Moshe Abeles (Bar Ilan University, Israel) Rishikesh Narayanan (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) Robert Guetig (Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Germany) Sachin Deshmukh (Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru) Suhita Nadkarni (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune) Upinder Bhalla (National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore) Course Organizers: Arvind Kumar (KTH Stockholm) Rishikesh Narayanan (IISc, Bangalore) Upinder Bhalla (NCBS, Bangalore) -- Dr. Arvind Kumar Computational Biology, School of Computer Science and Communication KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Adjunct Faculty at: Bernstein Center Freiburg, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology University of Freiburg, Germany http://www.bcf.uni-freiburg.de/people/details/kumar cancer blog: http://theoryofcancer.blogspot.com cricket blog: http://rightarmoverfast.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m.herbster at cs.ucl.ac.uk Sun Mar 11 23:11:07 2018 From: m.herbster at cs.ucl.ac.uk (Mark Herbster) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 03:11:07 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Research Associate Position in in Graph-based Machine Learning Message-ID: Research Associate Position in Graph-based Machine Learning University College London Department of Computer Science The aim of this 12 month Research Associate position is to design and analyse efficient algorithms for Graph-based machine learning. We are interested in problems such as but not limited to semi-supervised learning, spectral clustering, graph bandits, community detection, and graph homeomorphism. The postdoc will be carried out in collaboration with Braintree UK. Braintree is developing a modular platform to exploit graph-based data for Machine Learning. The RA will have the opportunity to collaborate with Braintree on the implementation of the considered algorithms. The successful candidate will have a PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science or Physics, with ideally an emphasis on Machine Learning. Experience in proving performance guarantees in both the online and batch settings and programming experience in Neo4j and Java is also valuable. To apply, see https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?owner=5041404&ownertype=fair&jcode=1715318&vt_template=965&adminview=1 Please contact Mark Herbster (m.herbster at cs.ucl.ac.uk) for additional information. From kau.subbu at gmail.com Mon Mar 12 01:51:06 2018 From: kau.subbu at gmail.com (Kaushik Subramanian) Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2018 22:51:06 -0700 Subject: Connectionists: First CfP: Adaptive and Learning Agents Workshop at Federated AI Meeting 2018 (Stockholm, Sweden) Message-ID: *Adaptive and Learning Agents Workshop at Federated AI Meeting 2018 (Stockholm, Sweden)** Apologies if you receive more than one copy. Please share with students and colleagues. **Dear all,We are organizing the next iteration of the Adaptive and Learning Agents (ALA) workshop at the Federated AI Meeting (FAIM) in Stockholm. Please find the CfP below.*******************************************************Adaptive and Learning Agents Workshop at Federated AI Meeting (Stockholm, Sweden)http://ala2018.it.nuigalway.ie/ Submission deadline: APRIL 22, 2018*******************************************************TL;DR:* Workshop with a long and successful history, now in its eleventh edition.* Covering all aspects of adaptive and learning agents and multi-agent systems research.* Open to original research papers, work-in-progress, and visionary outlook papers, as well as presentations on recently published journal papers.* ACM proceedings format up to 8 pages (excluding references) for original research, up to 6 pages for work-in-progress and outlook papers (shorter papers are also welcome and will not be judged differently) and 2 pages for recently published journal papers.* Accepted papers are eligible for inclusion in a post-proceedings journal special issue.* Submissions through easychair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ala_2018 *******************************************************IMPORTANT DATES:* Submission Deadline: April 22, 2018* Notification of acceptance: May 21, 2018* Camera-ready copies: June 4, 2018* Workshop: July 14/15, 2018*******************************************************OVERVIEWAdaptive and learning agents, particularly those interacting with each other in a multi-agent setting, are becoming increasingly prominent as the size and complexity of real-world systems grows. How to adaptively control, coordinate and optimize such systems is an emerging multi-disciplinary research area at the intersection of Computer Science, Control theory, Economics, and Biology. The ALA workshop will focus on agent and multi-agent systems which employ learning or adaptation.The goal of this workshop is to increase awareness and interest in adaptive agent research, encourage collaboration and give a representative overview of current research in the area of adaptive and learning agents and multi-agent systems. It aims at bringing together not only scientists from different areas of computer science but also from different fields studying similar concepts (e.g., game theory, bio-inspired control, mechanism design).This workshop will focus on all aspects of adaptive and learning agents and multi-agent systems with a particular emphasis on how to modify established learning techniques and/or create new learning paradigms to address the many challenges presented by complex real-world problems.The topics of interest include but are not limited to: * Novel combinations of reinforcement and supervised learning approaches * Integrated learning approaches that work with other agent reasoning modules like negotiation, trust models, coordination, etc. * Supervised multi-agent learning * Reinforcement learning (single and multi-agent) * Novel deep learning approaches for adaptive single and multi-agent systems * Multi-objective optimisation in single- and multi-agent systems * Planning (single and multi-agent) * Reasoning (single and multi-agent) * Distributed learning * Adaptation and learning in dynamic environments * Evolution of agents in complex environments * Co-evolution of agents in a multi-agent setting * Cooperative exploration and learning to cooperate and collaborate * Learning trust and reputation * Communication restrictions and their impact on multi-agent coordination * Design of reward structure and fitness measures for coordination * Scaling learning techniques to large systems of learning and adaptive agents * Emergent behavior in adaptive multi-agent systems * Game theoretical analysis of adaptive multi-agent systems * Neuro-control in multi-agent systems * Bio-inspired multi-agent systems * Adaptive and learning agents for multi-objective decision making * Applications of adaptive and learning agents and multi-agent systems to real world complex systems*******************************************************SUBMISSION DETAILSPapers can be submitted through EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ala_2018 We invite submission of original work, up to 8 pages in length (excluding references) in the ACM proceedings format (i.e. following the AAMAS formatting instructions). This includes work that has been accepted as a poster/extended abstract at any of the FAIM 2018 conferences. Additionally, we welcome submission of preliminary results, i.e. work-in-progress, as well as visionary outlook papers that lay out directions for future research in a specific area, both up to 6 pages in length, although shorter papers are very much welcome, and will not be judged differently. Finally, we also accept recently published journal papers in the form of a 2 page abstract.All submissions will be peer-reviewed (single-blind). Accepted work will be allocated time for poster and possibly oral presentation during the workshop. Extended versions of original papers presented at the workshop will also be eligible for inclusion in a post-proceedings special issue of The Knowledge Engineering Review journal (Impact Factor 1.510).We look forward to your submissions,- The OrganizersAnna Harutyunyan (DeepMind, UK)Patrick Mannion (Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, IE)Bei Peng (Washington State University, USA)Kaushik Subramanian (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)==================================================================* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We invite you to submit your research papers.The deadline for abstract submission is March 16 and the deadline for full paper submission is March 23. For more details, please visit: http://www.interspeech2018.org. We look forward to your participation in Interspeech 2018! Sincerely, Team Interspeech 2018 == Interspeech 2018 September 2-6, 2018, Hyderabad International Convention Centre Hyderabad, Telangana, India http://www.interspeech2018.org Call for Papers Interspeech is the world's largest and most comprehensive conference on the science and technology of spoken language processing. It will be held in India for the first time. Interspeech conferences emphasize interdisciplinary approaches addressing all aspects of speech science and technology, ranging from basic theories to advanced applications. Contributions to all areas of speech science and technology are welcome. In addition to regular oral and poster sessions, Interspeech 2018 will feature plenary talks by internationally renowned experts, tutorials, special sessions, show & tell sessions, and exhibits. The tutorials will be held in the Hyderabad International Convention Centre. A number of satellite events will also take place around Interspeech 2018. Original papers are solicited in, but not limited to, the following areas: 1. Speech Perception, Production and Acquisition 2. Phonetics, Phonology, and Prosody 3. Analysis of Paralinguistics in Speech and Language 4. Speaker and Language Identification 5. Analysis of Speech and Audio Signals 6. Speech Coding and Enhancement 7. Speech Synthesis and Spoken Language Generation 8. Speech Recognition ? Signal Processing, Acoustic Modeling, Robustness, and Adaptation 9. Speech Recognition ? Architecture, Search, and Linguistic Components 10. Speech Recognition ? Technologies and Systems for New Applications 11. Spoken Dialog Systems and Analysis of Conversation 12. Spoken Language Processing ? Translation, Information Retrieval, Summarization, Resources, and Evaluation A complete list of the scientific area topics including special sessions is available at http://interspeech2018.org/areas-and-topics/ Paper Submission Papers intended for Interspeech 2018 should be up to 4 pages of text. An optional fifth page could be used for references only. Paper submissions must conform to the format defined in the paper preparation guidelines and as detailed in the author's kit on the conference web page. Please be aware that Interspeech 2018 will use new templates and submissions will be accepted only in the new format. Submissions may also be accompanied by additional files such as multimedia files, to be included on the proceedings' USB drive. Authors must declare that their contributions are original and have not been submitted elsewhere for publication. Papers must be submitted via the online paper submission system. The working language of the conference is English, and papers must be written in English. Important Dates Submission portal opens: February 1, 2018 Abstract submission deadline: March 16, 2018 Final paper submission deadline: March 23, 2018 Acceptance/rejection notification: June 3, 2018 Camera-ready paper due: June 17, 2018 Show and Tell proposals due: March 30, 2018 Registration opens: June 10, 2018 [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this email] --- Dit e-mailbericht is gecontroleerd op virussen met Avast antivirussoftware. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From iswc2018 at gmail.com Mon Mar 12 08:59:32 2018 From: iswc2018 at gmail.com (Maribel Acosta) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 13:59:32 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: [CfP] ISWC 2018 - Call for Papers Message-ID: 17th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2018) Monterey, California (USA), October 8-12, 2018 This is an announcement of the ISWC 2018 call for papers. Upcoming deadlines (Main Tracks): paper abstract (March 30), paper submission (April 06) Website: http://iswc2018.semanticweb.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/InternationalSemanticWebConference Twitter: @iswc2018 (https://twitter.com/iswc2018) Important dates: http://iswc2018.semanticweb.org/important-dates/ In this announcement: 1. Call for Papers: Main Tracks 2. Call for Papers: Doctoral Consortium 1. Call for Papers: Main Tracks ========================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Research Track Papers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The International Semantic Web Conference is the premier venue for presenting fundamental research, innovative technology, and applications concerning semantics, data, and the Web. In this track of ISWC 2018, we are looking for novel and significant research contributions addressing theoretical, analytical and empirical aspects of the Semantic Web. While we welcome work that relates to the W3C Semantic Web recommendations (e.g., RDF, OWL, SPARQL, etc.), we also encourage contributions to research at the intersection of Semantic Web and other scientific disciplines. Submissions to the research track should describe original, significant, and replicable research on the Semantic Web. All papers must include method evaluations that are rigorous, repeatable and reproducible. This will be one of the key paper reviewing criteria. We also strongly encourage papers that provide links to the data sets, source code, queries used to evaluate their approach, and/or live deployments. All papers will be assessed by a program committee. Each paper will be reviewed by at least four committee members, including one senior member. The review criteria used are outlined below. Before submitting, authors are asked to consult the calls of the other tracks featured at ISWC 2018 and to choose the track that best suits their contribution. The submission of the same work to multiple tracks is not allowed and may result in a rejection of the work across all tracks without a review. Detailed info: http://iswc2018.semanticweb.org/call-for-research-track-papers/ Program Chairs * Denny Vrandecic, Google, USA * Kalina Bontcheva, University of Sheffield, UK -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for In-Use Track Papers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since their debut in the scientific community at the break of the millennium, Semantic Web technologies have moved from being adopted in small-scale academic prototypes to being employed in real-world settings in industry and governments at different scales. The ?In Use? Track at ISWC?18 continues the tradition of demonstrating and learning from the increasing adoption of Semantic Web technologies outside the boundaries of research institutions, by providing a forum for the community to explore the benefits and challenges of applying these technologies in concrete, practical applications, in contexts ranging from industry to government and science. Therefore, we are looking for descriptions of applied and validated solutions such as software tools, systems or architectures that benefit from the use of Semantic Web technologies (including, but not limited to, ontologies, Linked Data, knowledge representation languages). Importantly, submitted papers should provide convincing evidence that there is use of the proposed application or tool by the target user group, preferably outside the group that conducted the development. A main focus of the submissions should be on the benefits of Semantics Web technologies for the intended use case, as well as, if relevant, on the added challenges they introduce. Before submitting to the In-Use Track, authors are asked to consult the calls of the other tracks featured at ISWC 2018 and to choose the track that best suits their contribution. The submission of the same work to multiple tracks is not allowed and may result in a rejection of the work across all tracks without a review. Detailed info: http://iswc2018.semanticweb.org/call-for-in-use-track-papers/ Program Chairs * Irene Celino, Cefriel, Italy * Marta Sabou, Technical University of Vienna, Austria -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Resources Track Papers -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resources are of paramount importance as they foster scientific advancement. For example, the DBpedia resource had a major influence on the Semantic Web community by enabling the Linked (Open) Data movement. Validating a research hypothesis or providing answers to a research question often goes together with developing new resources that support these achievements. These resources include, among others, datasets, benchmarks, workflows, and software. Sharing them is key to allow other researchers to compare new results, reproduce experimental settings and explore new lines of research, in accordance with the FAIR principles for scientific data management. Yet, resources themselves rarely get the same recognition as the scientific advances they facilitate. The ISWC 2018 Resources Track aims to promote the sharing of resources including, but not restricted to: datasets, ontologies, vocabularies, ontology design patterns, evaluation benchmarks or methods, services, APIs and software frameworks, workflows, crowdsourcing task designs, protocols and metrics, that have contributed to the generation of novel scientific work. In particular, we encourage the sharing of such resources following best and well established practices within the Semantic Web community. This track calls for contributions that provide a concise and clear description of a resource and its usage. A typical Resource track paper has its focus set on reporting on one of the following categories of resources: * Datasets produced: to support specific evaluation tasks; to support novel research methods; by novel algorithms; * Ontologies, vocabularies and ontology design patterns, with a focus on describing the modelling process underlying their creation; * Benchmarking activities focusing on datasets and algorithms for comprehensible and systematic evaluation of existing and future systems; * Reusable research prototypes / services supporting a given research hypothesis; * Community shared software frameworks that can be extended or adapted to support scientific study and experimentation; * Scientific and experimental workflows used and reused in practical studies; * Crowdsourcing task designs that have been used and can be (re)used for building resources such as gold standards and the like; * Protocols for conducting experiments and studies; * Novel evaluation methodologies and metrics, and their demonstration in an experimental study. Detailed info: http://iswc2018.semanticweb.org/call-for-resources-track-papers/ Program Chairs * Valentina Presutti, STLab-ISTC, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche ? Rome, Italy * Mari Carmen Su?rez-Figueroa, OEG (Ontology Engineering Group), Universidad Polit?cnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Track: Important Dates for Paper Submissions -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstracts due: March 30, 2018 Full papers due: April 6, 2018 Author rebuttals: May 7-11, 2018 Notifications: May 25, 2018 Camera-ready papers due: June 15, 2018 All deadlines are midnight Hawaii time. 2. Call for Papers: Doctoral Consortium ========================================== The ISWC 2018 Doctoral Consortium will take place as part of the 17th International Semantic Web Conference in Monterey, California in the USA. This forum will provide PhD students an opportunity to share and develop their research ideas in a critical but supportive environment, to get feedback from mentors who are senior members of the Semantic Web research community, to explore issues related to academic and research careers, and to build relationships with other Semantic Web PhD students from around the world. The Consortium aims to broaden the perspectives and to improve the research and communication skills of these students. The Doctoral Consortium is intended for students who have a specific research proposal and some preliminary results, but who have sufficient time prior to completing their dissertation to benefit from the consortium experience. Generally, students in their second or third year of PhD will benefit the most from the Doctoral Consortium. In the Consortium, the students will present their proposals and get specific feedback and advice on how to improve their research plan. All proposals submitted to the Doctoral Consortium will undergo a thorough reviewing process with a view to providing detailed and constructive feedback. The international program committee will select ? submissions for presentation at the Doctoral Consortium. Students with accepted submissions at the Doctoral Consortium will be eligible to apply for travel fellowships to offset some of the travel costs but they will be asked to attend the whole day of the Doctoral Consortium. 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URL: From trentin at dii.unisi.it Mon Mar 12 10:30:57 2018 From: trentin at dii.unisi.it (Edmondo Trentin) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:30:57 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: 2nd CFP: ANNPR 2018 in Siena (Italy) - 8th IAPR TC3 International Workshop on Artificial Neural Networks in Pattern Recognition Message-ID: <23948efdf1a6d5064de934d7bf398a5c.squirrel@mailsrv.diism.unisi.it> Call for papers and Call for special session proposals: 8th IAPR TC3 International Workshop on Artificial Neural Networks in Pattern Recognition (ANNPR 2018) September 19-21, 2018 DIISM, Universit? di Siena, Tuscany (Italy) URL: http://annpr2018.diism.unisi.it/ Sponsored by the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) The Workshop proceedings will be published in the Springer LNAI series Confirmed Invited Speakers: Marco Gori (http://www.dii.unisi.it/~marco/) Marcello Pelillo (http://www.dsi.unive.it/~pelillo/) ANNPR 2018 invites papers that present original work in the areas of neural networks and machine learning oriented to pattern recognition, focusing on their algorithmic, theoretical, and applied aspects. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Methodological Issues - Supervised, partially 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 - Deep architectures Applications to Pattern Recognition - Image processing and segmentation - Handwritten recognition and Document analysis - Sensor-fusion and multi-modal processing - Feature extraction, dimensionality reduction - Clustering and vector quantization - Speech and speaker recognition - Data, text, and web mining - Bioinformatics/Cheminformatics ANNPR2018 is organized by the Technical Committee 3 (IAPR TC3) on Neural Networks & Computational Intelligence of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR). As such, we particularly encourage submissions that fit the Manifesto and the research directions of the TC3 (see http://iapr-tc3.diism.unisi.it/Research.html) Important Dates Special session proposal: Apr 1, 2018 Paper submission: Apr 29, 2018 Notification of acceptance: June 10, 2018 Camera ready due: June 25, 2018 Early registration: June 25, 2018 Workshop: Sept. 19-21, 2018 (Wed to Fri) Paper Submission: Perspective Authors shall submit their paper in Springer LNCS/LNAI format. Instructions for Authors, LaTeX templates, etc. are available at the Springer LNCS/LNAI web-site (see http://www.springer.com/it/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines). The maximum paper length is 12 pages. Submission of a paper constitutes a commitment that, if accepted, at least one of the Authors will complete an early registration to the workshop. On-line submission via EasyChair will be made available in due time through the ANNPR2018 website. For more information, please visit us at: http://annpr2018.diism.unisi.it/ Do not hesitate to contact the ANNPR2018 Chairs for any inquiries. ANNPR2018 Chairs Luca Pancioni, Universit? di Siena, Italy Friedhelm Schwenker, Ulm University, Germany Edmondo Trentin, Universit? di Siena, Italy ----------------------------------------------- Edmondo Trentin, PhD Dip. Ingegneria dell'Informazione e Scienze MM. V. Roma, 56 - I-53100 Siena (Italy) E-mail: trentin at dii.unisi.it Voice: +39-0577-234636 Fax: +39-0577-233602 WWW: http://www.dii.unisi.it/~trentin From tj at cs.cornell.edu Mon Mar 12 11:06:39 2018 From: tj at cs.cornell.edu (Thorsten Joachims) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:06:39 -0400 Subject: Connectionists: CausalML Workshop at ICML / IJCAI / AAMAS 2018 Message-ID: ICML / IJCAI / AAMAS 2018 Workshop on Machine Learning for Causal Inference, Counterfactual Prediction, and Autonomous Action (CausalML) Many of the most impactful applications of machine learning are not just about prediction, but are about putting learning systems in control of selecting the right action at the right time. Examples of such systems range from search engines that act by displaying a ranking, to medical decision support systems, recommender systems, ad placement systems, conversational systems, automated trading platforms, computer games, and cyber-physical systems like self-driving cars. This focus on acting requires some causal understanding of the world, since actions are interventions that change the distribution of data unlike in standard prediction problems. This gives rise to challenging counterfactual and causal prediction problems. However, causality is only a means to an end - namely being able to take the right actions; one typically does not have the burden of providing strong proofs of causal discovery. We solicit submission of novel research related to all aspects of causal inference, counterfactual prediction, and autonomous action. This includes, but is not limited to, the following topics: - Predicting counterfactual outcomes - Estimation of (conditional) average treatment effects - Contextual bandit algorithms and on-policy learning - Batch/offline learning from bandit feedback - Off-policy evaluation and learning - Interactive experimental control vs. counterfactual estimation from logged experiments - Online A/B-testing vs. offline A/B-testing - De-biasing observational data and feedback cycles - Fairness of actions and causal aspects of fairness - Applications in online systems (e.g. search, recommendation, ad placement) - Applications in physical systems (e.g. cars, smart homes) - Applications in medicine (e.g. personalized treatment, clinical trials) We suggest extended abstracts of 2 pages in ICML format, but no specific format is enforced. A maximum of 8 pages will be considered. References will not count towards the page limit. PDF files only. At the discretion of the organizers, accepted contributions will be assigned slots as contributed talks and others will be presented as posters. The deadline for submissions is May 16, 2018 via https://sites.google.com/site/faim18wscausalml/ As part of the workshop, we are organizing a CrowdAI competition on learning from logged contextual bandit feedback with non-uniform action-selection propensities. The data is provided by Criteo, and a separate announcement is forthcoming. The winners will be invited to present their approach at the workshop. Adith Swaminathan (Microsoft Research) Clement Calauzenes (Criteo) Nathan Kallus (Cornell) Philip Thomas (UMass Amherst) Thorsten Joachims (Cornell) --- Thorsten Joachims Chair, Department of Information Science Professor, Department of Computer Science Cornell University http://www.joachims.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neurotechnix at insticc.info Mon Mar 12 13:18:34 2018 From: neurotechnix at insticc.info (neurotechnix at insticc.info) Date: 12 Mar 2018 17:18:34 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: CFP NEUROTECHNIX 2018 - 6th Int.l Congress on Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics (Seville/Spain) Message-ID: <20180312171835.1.3FFCDA09402C0CE5@insticc.info> SUBMISSION DEADLINE 6th International Congress on Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics Submission Deadline: May 2, 2018 http://www.neurotechnix.org/ September 20 - 21, 2018 Seville, Spain. NEUROTECHNIX is organized in 4 major tracks: - Neural Rehabilitation and Neuroprosthetics - Neuroimaging and Neurosensing - Neuroinformatics and Neurocomputing - Neuromodulation and Neural Engineering With the presence of internationally distinguished keynote speakers: Julio Abascal, University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Uniberstitatea, Spain A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and extended versions of these papers will be published by Springer. All papers presented at the congress venue will also be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/). Should you have any question please don?t hesitate contacting me. Kind regards, NEUROTECHNIX Secretariat Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2? esq. 2910-595 Setubal, Portugal Tel: +351 265 100 033 Fax: +351 265 520 186 Web: http://www.neurotechnix.org/ e-mail: neurotechnix.secretariat at insticc.org From phycs at insticc.info Mon Mar 12 13:18:43 2018 From: phycs at insticc.info (phycs at insticc.info) Date: 12 Mar 2018 17:18:43 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: CFP PhyCS 2018 - 5th Int.l Conf. on Physiological Computing Systems (Seville/Spain) Message-ID: <20180312171844.1.BCD1DB28DB5AD343@insticc.info> SUBMISSION DEADLINE 5th International Conference on Physiological Computing Systems Submission Deadline: May 2, 2018 http://www.phycs.org/ September 19 - 21, 2018 Seville, Spain. PhyCS is organized in 4 major tracks: - Devices - Methodologies and Methods - Human Factors - Applications With the presence of internationally distinguished keynote speakers: Eduardo Rocon, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient?ficas, Spain Lucas Noldus, Noldus Information Technology bv, Netherlands Georgios N. Yannakakis, University of Malta, Malta A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and extended versions of these papers will be published by Springer. All papers presented at the congress venue will also be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/). Should you have any question please don?t hesitate contacting me. Kind regards, PhyCS Secretariat Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2? esq. 2910-595 Setubal, Portugal Tel: +351 265 520 184 Fax: +351 265 520 186 Web: http://www.phycs.org/ e-mail: phycs.secretariat at insticc.org From Jeremy.Fix at centralesupelec.fr Mon Mar 12 12:26:54 2018 From: Jeremy.Fix at centralesupelec.fr (Jeremy Fix) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:26:54 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: PhD Position at CentraleSupelec/Loria, Nancy, France Message-ID: <513e808d-81a9-6c2b-09fe-15afd661e44e@centralesupelec.fr> ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ????????????? PhD Studentship Available on ???? Motivated Multi-scale Self-Organization for the ???? emergence of coordinated sensorimotor behaviors ?????????? BISCUIT team, CentraleSupelec/Loria, ????????????????????? Nancy, France Keywords: artificial intelligence, reinforcement learning, self-organization, fine grained collective dynamical systems. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// We invite applications for PhD studentships in the BISCUIT team at the CentralSupelec/Loria laboratory to investigate the emergence of coordinated sensorimotor behaviors in artificial agents. We especially focus on Spatialized and Distributed Population Computing (SDP-Computing) where a collective behavior emerges from the interaction of massively parallel, distributed, decentralized and adaptive simple computing units with local communications. As theorized by the embodiment theory, the interaction with a rich and complex environment is critical and necessary for an interesting behavior to emerge. We work with learning agents that start with a minimum set of "innate" skills and that develop more abstract representations and functionalities allowing them to survive in their environment. Learning of these skills is driven by intrinsic motivations and external rewards. Thus, during this thesis, we would like to work with learning models that evolve continuously in time and that are compatible with the general framework of Reinforcement Learning (Sutton, 1998) and see how these models could allow an agent to build more abstract and complex behaviors. For example, several works have shown that models specified within the Dynamic Systems Theory (DST) (Kelso, 1995) can learn simple and reflex sensorimotor behaviors (Beer, 1995; Spencer et al., 2011), but these behaviors cannot help them to reach long-term and distant goals. Some of the question we would like to address in this thesis are: * while we know that central pattern generators might be candidates for providing motor primitives, it is still unclear how a distributed model can build up on these motor primitives sensorimotor behaviors on a longer time scale; * how these higher level, more abstract, sensorimotor behaviors could be integrated by the model to articulate its behavior ? * how the system could learn even more complex behaviors, in some way, gradually bootstrapping its sensorimotor capabilities ? * can we make operant the theories of (Warren, 2006; Keijzer, 2001) that advocate anticipatory behaviors; * is it possible to take inspirations from works on hierarchical reinforcement learning using options (Sutton et al., 1999; Dietterich, 2000) in a continuous framework ? //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The final decision about the funding will be made in the first days of june 2018. According to french law, the raw monthly salary is between 1684,93 and 2024,70 euros. Application deadline : 30th of april 2018 Contact : alain.dutech at loria.fr AND jeremy.fix at centralesupelec.fr More details can be found at: http://www.loria.fr/en/jobs-training/phd-offer-motivated-multi-scale-self-organization-for-the-emergence-of-coordinated-sensorimotor-behaviors/ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ** References ** Beer, R. D. (1995). A dynamical systems perspective on agent-environment interaction. Artificial intelligence, 72(1?2):173?215. Dietterich, T. (2000). Hierarchical reinforcement learning with the MAXQ value function decom- position. Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (JAIR), 13:227?303. Kelso, J. S. (1995). Dynamic Patterns. MIT Press. Keijzer, F. (2001). Representation and behavior. MIT Press. Sutton, R., Precup, D., and Singh, S. (1999). Between MDPs and semi-MDPs: A framework for temporal abstraction in reinforcement learning. Artificial Intelligence, (112):118?211. Sutton, R. and Barto, A. (2016). Reinforcement learning: An Introduction. Bradford Book, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. Warren, W. H. (2006). The dynamics of perception and action. Psychological Review,113(2):358?389. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ijcci at insticc.info Mon Mar 12 13:18:25 2018 From: ijcci at insticc.info (ijcci at insticc.info) Date: 12 Mar 2018 17:18:25 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: CFP IJCCI 2018 - 10th Int.l Joint Conf. on Computational Intelligence (Seville/Spain) Message-ID: <20180312171826.1.AA0C26A5666CF35E@insticc.info> SUBMISSION DEADLINE 10th International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence Submission Deadline: May 2, 2018 http://www.ijcci.org/ September 18 - 20, 2018 Seville, Spain. IJCCI is organized in 4 major tracks: - Evolutionary Computation - Fuzzy Computation - Neural Computation - Cognitive and Hybrid Systems A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and extended versions of these papers will be published by Springer. All papers presented at the congress venue will also be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/). Should you have any question please don?t hesitate contacting me. Kind regards, IJCCI Secretariat Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2? esq. 2910-595 Setubal, Portugal Tel: +351 265 100 033 Fax: +351 265 520 186 Web: http://www.ijcci.org/ e-mail: ijcci.secretariat at insticc.org From peccs at insticc.info Mon Mar 12 13:18:51 2018 From: peccs at insticc.info (peccs at insticc.info) Date: 12 Mar 2018 17:18:51 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: CFP SPCS 2018 - Int.l Conf. on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (Porto/Portugal) Message-ID: <20180312171852.1.86CF1BEC16F70962@insticc.info> SUBMISSION DEADLINE International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems Submission Deadline: April 3, 2018 http://www.spcs.peccs.org/ July 29 - 30, 2018 Porto, Portugal. SPCS is organized in 4 major tracks: - Image Processing - Audio and Speech Signal Processing - Biomedical Signal Processing - Communication Systems In Cooperation with EUROMICRO. With the presence of internationally distinguished keynote speakers: Stephan Weiss, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom A short list of presented papers will be selected so that revised and extended versions of these papers will be published by Springer. All papers presented at the congress venue will also be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/). Should you have any question please don?t hesitate contacting me. Kind regards, SPCS Secretariat Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2? esq. 2910-595 Setubal, Portugal Tel: +351 265 520 184 Fax: +351 265 520 186 Web: http://www.spcs.peccs.org/ e-mail: peccs.secretariat at insticc.org From btuller at nsf.gov Mon Mar 12 13:55:10 2018 From: btuller at nsf.gov (Tuller, Betty K.) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:55:10 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: New NSF funding opportunity Message-ID: <31B62F52-411D-4AE0-9D23-B38CF221ECCC@nsf.gov> APOLOGIES FOR MULTIPLE POSTINGS A new solicitation has been posted that might be of interest. It?s called The Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier: Advancing Cognitive and Physical Capabilities? (https://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505528&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund) and is one of NSF?s ?Ten Big Ideas.? For FY2018, there are two main themes: 1) Foundations for Augmenting Human Cognition 2) Embodied Intelligent Cognitive Assistants Letters of Intent are due April 16 and Full proposals are due June 4. Please take a look at the solicitation. Our sciences have a lot to say in this domain. Betty Tuller, Ph.D. Director, Program in Perception, Action, and Cognition National Science Foundation 2415 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, VA 22314 Tel: 703.292.7238 Fax: 703.292.9068 The PAC program has additional requirements for submission: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5686. A new Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide is now available at http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf18001 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From asdm at fi.upm.es Mon Mar 12 13:31:46 2018 From: asdm at fi.upm.es (asdm at fi.upm.es) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 18:31:46 +0100 (CET) Subject: Connectionists: Thirteenth Madrid UPM Advanced Statistics and Data Mining Summer School (June 25th - July 6th, 2018) Message-ID: <1342443276.0.1520875906342.JavaMail.bmihaljevic@morelia> Dear colleagues, The Technical University of Madrid (UPM) will once more organize the 'Madrid UPM Advanced Statistics and Data Mining' summer school. The summer school will be held in Boadilla del Monte, near Madrid, from June 25th to July 6th. This year's edition comprises 12 week-long courses (15 lecture hours each), given during two weeks (six courses each week). Attendees may register in each course independently. No restrictions, besides those imposed by timetables, apply on the number or choice of courses. Our summer school has been an INOMICS world top ten summer schools in mathematics and statistics from 2015 to 2018. See the last year's ranking at http://bit.ly/2oR00GI Early registration is now *OPEN*. Extended information on course programmes, price, venue, accommodation and transport is available at the school's website: http://www.dia.fi.upm.es/ASDM There is a 25% discount for members of Spanish AEPIA and SEIO societies. Please, forward this information to your colleagues, students, and whoever you think may find it interesting. Best regards, Pedro Larra?aga, Concha Bielza, Bojan Mihaljevi? and Santiago Gil Begu?. -- School coordinators. *** List of courses and brief description *** * Week 1 (June 25th - June 29th, 2018) * 1st session: 9:45-12:45 Course 1: Bayesian Networks (15 h) Basics of Bayesian networks. Inference in Bayesian networks. Learning Bayesian networks from data. Real applications. Practical demonstration: GeNIe, Weka, Bayesia, R. Course 2: Time Series(15 h) Basic concepts in time series. Linear models for time series. Time series clustering. Practical demonstration: R. 2nd session: 13:45-16:45 Course 3: Supervised Pattern Recognition (15 h) Introduction. Assessing the performance of supervised classification algorithms. Preprocessing. Classification techniques. Combining multiple classifiers. Comparing supervised classification algorithms. Practical demonstration: Weka. Course 4: Statistical Inference (15 h) Introduction. Some basic statistical test. Multiple testing. Introduction to bootstrap methods. Introduction to Robust Statistics. Practical demonstration: R. 3rd session: 17:00 - 20:00 Course 5: Neural Networks and Deep Learning (15 h) Introduction. Training algorithms. Learning and Optimization. MLPs in practice. Deep Networks. Practical session: Python with keras and Jupyter notebooks. Course 6: Big Data with Apache Spark (15 h) Introduction. Spark framework and APIs. Data processing with Spark. Spark streaming. Machine learning with Spark MLlib. * Week 2 (July 2nd - July 6th, 2018) * 1st session: 9:45-12:45 Course 7: Bayesian Inference (15 h) Introduction: Bayesian basics. Conjugate models. MCMC and other simulation methods. Regression and Hierarchical models. Model selection. Practical demonstration: R and WinBugs. Course 8: Unsupervised Pattern Recognition (15 h) Introduction to clustering. Data exploration and preparation. Prototype-based clustering. Density-based clustering. Graph-based clustering. Cluster evaluation. Miscellanea. Conclusions and final advise. Practical session: R. 2nd session: 13:45-16:45 Course 9: Text Mining (15 h) Information Retrieval 101. Unsupervised Text Processing. Representation Learning. Information Extraction. Natural Language Understanding. Practical session: Python, with Jupyter notebooks. Course 10: Feature Subset Selection (15 h) Introduction. Filter approaches. Embedded methods. Wrapper methods. Additional topics. Practical session: R and Weka. 3rd session: 17:00-20:00 Course 11: Support Vector Machines and Regularized Learning (15 h) Introduction. SVM models. SVM learning algorithms. Regularized learning. Convex optimization for regularized learning. Practical session: Python with scikit-learn, Jupyter notebooks. Course 12: Hidden Markov Models (15 h) Introduction. Discrete Hidden Markov Models. Basic algorithms for Hidden Markov Models. Semicontinuous Hidden Markov Models. Continuous Hidden Markov Models. Unit selection and clustering. Speaker and Environment Adaptation for HMMs. Other applications of HMMs. Practical session: HTK. From abby at ldv.co Mon Mar 12 14:25:12 2018 From: abby at ldv.co (Abigail Hunter-Syed) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:25:12 -0400 Subject: Connectionists: Showcase Your Computer Vision Research to Top Startups, Investors, and Academics at ECVC 2018 Message-ID: *Apply by March 25 for the Entrepreneurial Computer Vision Challenge , part of the LDV Vision Summit May 23-24 in New York City. Submit a short write-up for a chance to give a spotlight presentation of a recent project to top computer vision experts and entrepreneurs.Examples include: - a key idea behind work accepted at CVPR or ICCV, - demo code recently posted on GitHub, - an innovative aspect of your thesis proposal, - or any interesting idea you've explored through a blog post or social media.Receive mentoring from LDV Capital & our Experts in Residence such as Serge Belongie. 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The lab utilizes a variety of techniques from neurophysiology and cardiovascular physiology, acute and chronic implants, experimental surgical and interventional techniques and bioelectronic systems for closed-loop neural recording and stimulation, both in health and in disease models. The ultimate goal is to develop neuromodulation therapies that will observe the state of the organism and the organ system that is targeted, to deliver individualized treatment of diseases in real-time. The successful candidate will be involved in the development of novel paradigms to record from and adaptively modulate the function of the central and peripheral nervous system (brain, spinal cord, ganglia, peripheral nerves) in rodents, in healthy animals and in disease models. Mouse and rat stereotaxic brain surgery Extracellular and/or intracellular in vivo neurophysiology Histology, tract tracing Optogenetics Optical imaging Autonomic physiology Keywords : neurophysiology, small animal, rodent, recording, stimulation, brain, peripheral nerves, chronic implants, surgery, optogenetics, optical imaging, autonomic nervous system Qualifications : Doctorate degree (Ph.D, M.D. or D.V.M.), required (MSc for research associate candidates) Authored/co-authored research papers and/or scientific abstracts, required. Research experience in rodent neurophysiology, required. In vivo optical imaging and optogenetic stimulation experience, preferred. Knowledge of data analysis software (e.g. Matlab), preferred. 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From mpavone at dmi.unict.it Mon Mar 12 16:53:48 2018 From: mpavone at dmi.unict.it (Mario Pavone) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 21:53:48 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: [Meetings] MESS 2018 - from Design to Implementation - Taormina, Italy, 21-25 July 2018 Message-ID: <8761_1520888043_w2CKrxpw009481_20180312215348.Horde.GAGfP_ph4B9apujcHPjjTYA@mbox.dmi.unict.it> Call for Participation (apologies for multiple copies) -- SCHOLARSHIPS & TITLE OF THE LECTURES -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MESS 2018 - Metaheuristics Summer School - from Design to Implementation - 21-25 July 2018, Taormina, Italy https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/ mess.school at ANTs-lab.it ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15th April 2018 ** MESS 2018 is aimed at qualified and strongly motivated MSc and PhD students; post-docs; young researchers, and both academic and industrial professionals to provide an overview on the several metaheuristics techniques, and an in-depth analysis of the state-of-the-art. As first edition, MESS 2018 wants to analyze all metaheuristics from its designing to its implementation. In particular, in MESS 2018 will be analyzed modern heuristic methods for search and optimization problems, as well as the classical exact optimization methods, seen also in the metaheuristics context. All participants will have plenty of opportunities for debate and work with leaders in the field, benefiting from direct interaction and discussions in a stimulating environment. They will also have the possibility to present their recently results and/or their working in progress through oral or poster presentations, and interact with their scientific peers, in a friendly and constructive environment. ** Confirmed Speakers + Christian Blum, IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain - Lecture 1: Construct, Merge, Solve & Adapt: A Recent Hybrid Metaheuristic - Lecture 2: Swarm Intelligence in Combinatorial Optimization + Juergen Branke, Warwick Business School, UK - Lecture 1: Simulation-based optimisation - Lecture 2: Multi-objective optimisation + Salvatore Greco, University of Catania, Italy & University of Portsmouth, UK - Lecture 1: Basic Concepts of Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding/Making - Lecture 2: Using Preference Elicitation in Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization + Yaochu Jin, University of Surrey, UK - Lecture 1: Data-driven surrogate-assisted evolutionary multi-objective optimization - Lecture 2: Multi-objective machine learning + Gunther Raidl, Technische Universitat Wien, Austria - Lecture 1: Pushing the Limits with Hybrid Metaheuristics - Lecture 2: Large Neighborhood Search Techniques + Helena Ramalhinho Lourenco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain - Lecture 1: Extensions of Iterated Local Search - Lecture 2: Issues and examples of applying metaheuristics in business + Mauricio Resende, AMAZON, USA - Lecture 1: Biased Random-Key Genetic Algorithms ? part I - Lecture 2: Biased Random-Key Genetic Algorithms ? part II + Celso Ribeiro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil - Lecture 1: Optimization by GRASP ? Part I - Lecture 2: Optimization by GRASP ? Part II + Andrea Schaerf, University of Udine, Italy - Lecture 1: Simulated Annealing and Friends: Introduction to Randomized Local Search Methods - Lecture 2: Simulated Annealing, we need to talk: Critical Analysis of Real-World Applications of Randomized Local Search Methods to Scheduling and Timetabling Problems + Fabio Schoen, Unviersity of Florence, Italy - Lecture 1: Large scale global optimization methods: basics - Lecture 2: Large scale global optimization methods: examples of applications + El-Ghazali Talbi, University of Lille 1, France - Lecture 1: TBA - Lecture 2: TBA + Daniele Vigo, University of Bologna, Italy - Lecture 1: TBA - Lecture 2: TBA ** Tutorial + Luca Di Gaspero, University of Udine, Italy + Paola Festa, University of Naples ?Federico II?, Italy ?Successful applications of GRASP and its hybrids for hard combinatorial problems? ** Short Talk and Poster Presentation All participants may submit an abstract of their recent results, or works in progress, for presentation and having the opportunities for debate and interact with leaders in the field. Mini-Workshop Organizers and Scientific Committee will review the abstracts and will recommend for the format of the presentation (oral or poster). All abstracts will be published on the electronic hands-out book of the summer school. The Abstracts must be submitted by *April 15, 2018*. ** Sponsor & Scholarships: Thanks to the sponsorship by EU/ME METAHEURISTICS working group (https://www.euro-online.org/websites/eume/), some scholarships for the best participants will be available. More sponsors and scholarships will be announced soon!! ** Certificate: Participants will be delivered a certificate of attendance indicating the number of hours of lectures. ** School Directors + Salvatore Greco, University of Catania, Italy + Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA + Mario Pavone, University of Catania, Italy + El-Ghazali Talbi, University of Lille 1, France + Daniele Vigo, University of Bologna, Italy ** Oral & Poster Presentation Organizers + Luca Di Gaspero, Unviersity of Udine, Italy + Paola Festa, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy ** Metaheuristics Competition Chair + Raffaele Cerulli, University of Salerno, Italy ** More Information: https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/ -- mess.school at ANTs-lab.it Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetaheuristicsSchool/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MESS_school -- Dr. Mario Pavone (PhD) Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Catania V.le A. Doria 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy tel: 0039 095 7383034 fax: 0039 095 330094 Email: mpavone at dmi.unict.it http://www.dmi.unict.it/mpavone/ =========================================================== MESS 2018 - Metaheuristics Summer School 21-25 July 2018, Taormina, Italy W: https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/ E: mess.school at ANTs-lab.it FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetaheuristicsSchool/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MESS_school =========================================================== From bazhenov at salk.edu Mon Mar 12 22:01:04 2018 From: bazhenov at salk.edu (Maxim Bazhenov) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 19:01:04 -0700 Subject: Connectionists: Postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience and artificial intelligence at UCSD Message-ID: <9e3d56a4-4d4d-05ad-c328-da948c03b940@salk.edu> Applications are invited for post-doctoral research positions in the laboratory of Dr. Maxim Bazhenov at the University of California, San Diego to study memory and learning and to develop neuroscience inspired computer algorithms capable of continual learning and adapting to the novel situations and contexts.This project involves close collaboration with the experimental laboratory of Dr. Bruce McNaughton (UC Irvine). The ultimate goal of the work is to advance the knowledge of how human and animal brains learn from experience and apply these principles to the artificial systems to enable continuous learning without catastrophic forgetting. The successful candidate will collaborate with a team of researchers to design neural network models of dynamic interactions between the hippocampus and neocortex during learning and memory consolidation in sleep and awake based on experimental data. These models will be used to derive learning principles that can be combined with advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning. An ideal candidate should have experience in computational/theoretical neuroscience and a basic knowledge of machine learning, or, alternatively, experience in machine learning algorithms and some basic knowledge of neuroscience. Experience with hierarchical learning, reinforcement learning, and/or goal-directed decision-making would be particularly helpful. The University of California offers excellent benefits. Salary is based on research experience. Applicants should send a brief statement of research interests, a CV and the names of three references to Maxim Bazhenov at mbazhenov at ucsd.edu -- Maxim Bazhenov, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Medicine, Neurosciences Graduate Program, UCSD, School of Medicine http://www.bazhlab.ucsd.edu/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ale at sissa.it Mon Mar 12 17:25:25 2018 From: ale at sissa.it (Alessandro Treves) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 22:25:25 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: M-GATE School at SISSA: provisional program online In-Reply-To: <20180129061522.Horde.am86Uh8V4mxabq3qk58k30A@webmail.sissa.it> References: <20180129061522.Horde.am86Uh8V4mxabq3qk58k30A@webmail.sissa.it> Message-ID: <20180312222525.Horde.qoNFTx8V4mxapvBFT5zy3cA@webmail.sissa.it> The M-GATE school, "Under the Surface of Memory Phenomena", organized for ITN students https://www.mgate.eu/ but open to other participants now has a provisional program, see https://indico.sissa.it/e/tex2018/ The school will be at SISSA, in Trieste, Italy, June 25-July 3, 2018. Apply now for 10-night accommodation, at cost (340 Euro), or register for self-organized participation (within space constraints), and join us also for the in-set symposium Remembering Daniel Amit, and Beyond! Deadline for applications April 2. Clever inquiries from tex at sissa.it -- Alessandro Treves http://people.sissa.it/~ale/limbo.html SISSA - Cognitive Neuroscience, via Bonomea 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy +39-040-3787623 Ambassador (BlaBlaCar) +39-349-2504602 From antoine.liutkus at inria.fr Tue Mar 13 08:57:39 2018 From: antoine.liutkus at inria.fr (Antoine Liutkus) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:57:39 +0100 (CET) Subject: Connectionists: Open Phd/Postdoc positions: "Learning at Scale" in Inria, Montpellier, France In-Reply-To: <1361942317.15784375.1520945834334.JavaMail.zimbra@inria.fr> Message-ID: <434066087.15784779.1520945859435.JavaMail.zimbra@inria.fr> Dear all, It is my pleasure to advertise one Phd and postdoc position we are opening in co-supervision with Patrick Valduriez and myself. The successful candidates would work with us at Inria offices in Montpellier on: learning parameters models in big data, with applications to audio data analysis and processing. The themes for research comprise: - Parallelization, distributed computing - Probabilistic models, inference, sketching - Deep learning - Audio processing The programme is very selective and a good publication track is required. Foreigners are strongly encouraged to apply, because the funding promotes mobility. More information can be found in the following links: Phd offer: https://jobs.inria.fr/public/classic/en/offres/2018-00528/topdf Postdoc offer: https://jobs.inria.fr/public/classic/en/offres/2018-00553/topdf Please forward this to anyone you feel could be interested. Best regards Antoine Liutkus Inria scientist, Zenith team, Montpellier -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m.plumbley at surrey.ac.uk Tue Mar 13 09:56:43 2018 From: m.plumbley at surrey.ac.uk (m.plumbley at surrey.ac.uk) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:56:43 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Sparse Representations and Compressed Sensing Workshop, Paris, Fri 23 March 2018 Message-ID: Dear Connectionists, please forward to anyone who may be interested in this free one-day workshop in Sparse Representations and Compressed Sensing, being held in Paris next week. There is also an opportunity for PhD students and Early Career Researchers to bring a poster (more below). Best wishes, Mark ================================================================ Sparse Representations and Compressed Sensing Workshop Inria Paris 2 Rue Simone IFF, 75012 Paris, France Friday 23 March 2018 - 10:00-16:30 CET ================================================================ Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sparse-representations-and-compressed-sensing-workshop-tickets-44035565562 This one-day workshop will bring together researchers working in the area of sparse representations and compressed sensing to find out about the latest developments in theory and applications of these approaches, and to explore directions for future research. The concept of sparse representations deals with systems of linear equations where only a small number of the coefficients are non-zero. The technique of compressed sensing aims to efficiently sense and reconstruct a signal from few measurements, typically by exploiting the sparse structure of the underlying representation. These techniques have proved very popular over the last decade or so, with new theoretical developments, and successful applications in areas such as hyperspectral imaging, brain imaging, audio signal processing and graph signal processing. This one-day workshop, organized by the SpaRTaN and MacSeNet Initial/Innovative Training Networks*, will include invited keynote talks by Karin Schnass (Universit?t Innsbruck, Austria) and Jean-Luc Starck (CEA-Saclay, France), oral presentations and posters. The talks and posters will include theoretical advances in sparse representations, dictionary learning and compressed sensing, as well as advances in areas such as brain imaging and MRI, hyperspectral imaging, audio and visual signal processing, inverse imaging problems, and graph-structured signals. PhD students and Early Career Researchers wishing to bring along a poster of their work for the poster session are encouraged to contact macsenet at surrey.ac.uk with a brief abstract of their work. Posters do not need to be novel: this is an opportunity to showcase work and discuss it with others in the field. There will be an opportunity for discussions to continue after the end of the formal workshop. For more information and to register (Free), please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sparse-representations-and-compressed-sensing-workshop-tickets-44035565562 * European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN) under grant agreement n? 607290 SpaRTaN and H2020 Framework Programme (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014) under grant agreement n? 642685 MacSeNet -- Prof Mark D Plumbley Professor of Signal Processing Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK Email: m.plumbley at surrey.ac.uk ================================================================================ LVA/ICA 2018 14th International Conference on Latent Variable Analysis and Signal Separation July 2-6, 2018, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK http://cvssp.org/events/lva-ica-2018 ================================================================================ From uwe.aickelin at unimelb.edu.au Wed Mar 14 02:29:47 2018 From: uwe.aickelin at unimelb.edu.au (Uwe Aickelin) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:29:47 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: University of Melbourne - LECTURER (5 Positions; Female Applicants Only) Message-ID: <0FD6BCCF-9B17-4BA4-A622-33E1767C73EB@unimelb.edu.au> Dear Colleagues, International Women?s Day provided us with the opportunity to reflect upon the diversity within our School. The Melbourne School of Engineering has 182 women academic staff, but this represents just 22 per cent of our total academic numbers. We are committed to remedying this imbalance and lifting the representation of women to 30 per cent by 2022. To help enact this change, I?m pleased to announce five new continuing positions that we are making available to women of exceptional calibre, in all fields of engineering, computing and information systems. The five positions are across the School and we are accepting applications from all related areas. To view complete position descriptions, click here. These positions are a key component of a broad suite of programs we have implemented at MSE that are aimed at increasing the recruitment, retention and promotion of women. Successful appointees will be given the opportunity to play a significant role in realising the industry engagement targets of MSE 2025, develop internationally recognised research portfolios, establish funding streams to support these portfolios, and to enhance interdisciplinary research within and outside the University, whilst contributing to teaching and curriculum development within MSE. Applications for part-time or other flexible working arrangements will be welcomed and will be fully considered subject to meeting the inherent requirements of the position. Close date: 8 Apr 2018 Uwe Aickelin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Professor Uwe Aickelin ? Head of School School of Computing and Information Systems Melbourne School of Engineering Level 8, Doug McDonell Building University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia T. +613 8344 3635 E: uwe.aickelin at unimelb.edu.au W: http://aickelin.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bucchiarone at fbk.eu Wed Mar 14 04:32:54 2018 From: bucchiarone at fbk.eu (Antonio Bucchiarone) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:32:54 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: SASO 2018 - Trento, Italy - Call For Papers Message-ID: Only SIX weeks left to submit to SASO 2018! Get writing! Links for the SASO 2018 calls: Call for Papers: https://saso2018.fbk.eu/index.php/call-for-papers/ Call for Workshops and Tutorials:https://saso2018.fbk.eu/index.php/call-for- workshops/ Call for Posters and Demos: https://saso2018.fbk.eu/index. php/call-for-posters-and-demos/ Call for Doctoral Symposium: https://saso2018.fbk.eu/index. php/call-for-doctoral-symposium/ Best Regards Dr. Antonio Bucchiarone FBK-DAS, Trento, Italy https://www.fbk.eu [image: https://saso2018.fbk.eu/] -- -- Le informazioni contenute nella presente comunicazione sono di natura privata e come tali sono da considerarsi riservate ed indirizzate esclusivamente ai destinatari indicati e per le finalit? strettamente legate al relativo contenuto. 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Conference details: http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2018/ MathPsych/ICCM 2018 mathpsych.org The 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology, and the 16th Annual Meeting of the International Conference on Cognitive Modelling will meet ... Submission details: http://mathpsych.org/conferences/2018/submissions/ MathPsych/ICCM 2018 ? Submissions mathpsych.org The deadline for submissions is March 15th, 11.59pm CDT Conference Registration and MathPsych Submissions can be found here: https://www.conftool.com/mathpsych-iccm2018 We invite you to MathPsych/ICCM 2018, the joint gathering of the 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology and the 16th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (ICCM): the premier conference for research on computational models and computation-based theories of human cognition. Following our success in 2017, ICCM has again joined forces with the Society for Mathematical Psychology to create a conference in which all sessions are open to all attendees, and cross-talk is highly encouraged. MathPsych/ICCM 2018 is a forum for presenting and discussing the complete spectrum of cognitive modeling approaches, including connectionism, symbolic modeling, dynamical systems, Bayesian modeling, and cognitive architectures. Research topics can range from low-level perception to high-level reasoning. We welcome papers presenting modeling concepts that are supported by empirical data. We also welcome contributions that use computational models to better understand neuroscientific data. Members of the Common Model of Cognition group and other contributors interested in architectural issues are encouraged to use the keywords ?Common model of cognition.? We are pleased to announce four world-class invited speakers: Angela Yu (University of California, San Diego) Naomi Feldman (University of Maryland) Estes Early Career Award: Jennifer Trueblood (Vanderbilt University) FABBS Early Career Award: Leslie Blaha (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, sponsored by Springer) We will have two invited symposia: - Should statistics determine the practice of science, or science determine the practice of statistics? (Organizers: Rich Shiffrin & Joachim Vandekerckhove) - Probabilistic Specification and Quantitative Testing of Decision Theories (Organizers: Michel Regenwetter & Clintin Stober) - Computational Brain & Behavior, a new journal sponsored by the Society for Mathematical Psychology (Organizer: Scott Brown) We have separate submissions for the MathPsych parallel tracks and the ICCM single-track. For MathPsych, submissions are brief 250-word abstracts to be considered for both talks and posters. For ICCM submissions are 6-page full papers to be considered for talks, and 2-page poster abstracts. We are working with TopiCS to create a special issue based on the best full ICCM papers. Submissions may be made by researchers, faculty, post-docs, graduate students and undergraduate students. Any one person may present only one paper, but may also be a co-author of other papers (when you are presenting author of a MathPsych paper, you cannot also be a presenting author of an ICCM paper and vica versa). We also welcome pre-conference workshop/tutorial submissions that are not specific to MathPsych or ICCM. All types of submissions are due on March 22nd, 11.59pm CDT. On the evening of July 21st, there will be a celebration of the launch of the new journal, Computational Brain & Behavior. The event is sponsored by the journal?s publisher, Springer. Registration fees will be $200 (faculty/professionals) and $80 (students). Registration will open in May. We hope to see you in Madison! 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The movie industry has produced animated robot movies for generation across genres with great successes while the advancement in AI is narrowing the gap between fiction and reality. To animate, and the related words, animation, animated and animator all derive from the Latin verb, animare, which means ?to give life to'. In the context of robotics, this involves the design and programming of attributes in order to create the illusion of life. Anthropomorphism, the suspension of disbelief, aesthetics, observation, storytelling, performance, articulation of personality through movement and gesture, and the physiological and psychological nature of character are all aspects of animation that animators deal with on a daily basis. In the meantime, researchers have been working relentlessly in the pursuit of bringing human-like capabilities to machines through AI. In this workshop we would like to explore the principals and practice of animators drawing in from their experience that delivered us robot characters we come to love and adore. Their skills together with the techniques of robotics can contribute immensely in giving ?the illusion of life? to personal robots and assist in enhancing human-robot interaction experience. ------------------------------------ We invite interested researchers to submit your work or ideas addressing topics related to the workshop to EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=apr2018 . Papers should be submitted electronically with two-column format in the IEEE style. The length of submitted Paper should be up to 6 pages. The reviewing process is single blind. The accepted papers will have the opportunity to present your work/ideas in a poster session or oral presentation. We are currently considering the publication of the accepted papers to a special issue or a book chapter. ----------------------------------- Topics of interest: ? Animation in robotics design ? Aesthetics, Movement and the Uncanny Valley ? Anthropomorphism, hyper realism and robotics: to be or not to be ? The principles of animation and Human-robotic interaction ? The performative robot ? Facial animation and communication ? Attributes and emotion ? Designing for Empathy ? Emotional Affordance and the animator's toolkit ? Socially Intelligent Robots ? Collaborative Robotics ? Human Robot Interaction ? Human Behaviour Modeling ? Affective Computing ? Mutual shaping of robots and human ? Performance metrics and benchmarking ? Designing and animating life ? Body language and communication ? Suspension of Disbelief ? Evaluation of the affects of mimicry and originality in robot design ? Paralanguage and the communicative robot ? Navigating the languages of science and design in robotics -------------------------------------- Invited Speakers: ? Deane Taylor, Animation Concept Artist, Production Designer, Illustrator and Director, USA ? Rachid Alami , LAAS CNRS, France --------------------------------------- Organizing Committee: Randy Gomez , Honda Research Institute Japan Deborah Szapiro, University of Technology Sydney Luis Merino, University of Pablo Olavide Guangliang Li , Ocean University of China Keisuke Nakamura , Honda Research Institute Japan Manuel Muehlig , Honda Research Institute Europe Bert Bongers , University of Technology Sydney Hiroshi Okuno , Waseda University and Kyoto University Please check the updates on the workshop website: https://sites.google.com/site/icra2018workshop/home . If you have any questions, please contact Guangliang Li guangliangli at ouc.edu.cn or Randy Gomez r.gomez at jp.honda-ri.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Risto From Donald.Adjeroh at mail.wvu.edu Thu Mar 15 00:04:32 2018 From: Donald.Adjeroh at mail.wvu.edu (Donald Adjeroh) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 04:04:32 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Call for Short Papers: SBP-BRiMS'2018 -- deadline approaching In-Reply-To: References: , <7F764823-1B48-42D3-AE2E-520611D0232D@jhuapl.edu>, , , , , , , , , Message-ID: Apologies if you receive multiple copies ... 2018 International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling & Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation July 10 (Tuesday) - 13 (Friday), 2018, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA http://sbp-brims.org Please note the deadline for Short paper submission... IMPORTANT DATES: Short Paper (6-page) Submission: Deadline: 20-March-2018 Author Notification: 10-April-2018 Camera-Ready Version Submission: 17-April-2018 Short/Late Breaking Paper (6-page) Submission: 14-May-2018 Tutorial, Demo, and Challenge Problem Submissions: 14-May-2018 Doctoral consortium submissions due: 14-May-2018 Author Notification: 01-June-2018 Final Version Submission for Late Breaking Papers: 18-June 2018 Final Version Submission for Challenge Problem: 25-June 2018 All papers are qualified for the Best Paper Award. Papers with student first authors will be considered for the Best Student Paper Award. Top papers will be invited to publish an extended version in a special issue of Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory. All accepted regular papers will be published in our archival physical proceedings - the Springer LNCS volume. Short papers are intended for late breaking findings, research at a more conceptual stage, and other research not appropriate as a regular paper. Short papers received by the March 20 deadline, and accepted for the conference will be included in the archival conference proceedings. Short/Late Breaking papers received after March 20, and accepted for the conference will be published only in our on-line non-archival proceedings. The conference will include the following special sessions: Pre-conference Tutorial Sessions: July 10 (first day of the conference) Graduate Consortium: July 13 Poster Session: At Conference Poster Night Technology Demos: During Conference lunch times and Poster Night Challenge Problem Evaluation: At Conference Poster Night Funding Panel & Cross-Fertilization Roundtable* * Previous SBP conferences have included a Cross-Fertilization and/or Funding Panels. The purpose of these panels is to help participants become better acquainted with people outside of their discipline and provide an opportunity for conference participants to interact with program managers from various federal funding agencies. FORMAT AND SUBMISSION: See our webpage (http://sbp-brims.org) for format details. For any questions and inquiries concerning submissions, please email at sbpbrims at andrew.cmu.edu. CALL FOR PAPERS: SBP-BRIMS is an interdisciplinary conference integrating methods from the computational sciences and the social sciences. Submissions are solicited on research issues, theories, methodologies, and applications. Late-breaking research is encouraged. Historical topics of interest have included the following, however this is by no means exhaustive or exclusive: Advances in Sociocultural & Behavioral Process Modeling * Group formation, interaction, and evolution * Collective action, public opinion representation, and governance * Cultural patterns, representation, and psycho-cultural situation awareness * Social conventions, social contexts and influence processes * Intelligent agents and avatars/adversarial modeling * Models of reasoning and decision making * Performance prediction, assessment, & skill monitoring/tracking Information, Systems, & Network Science * Data mining and analytics on social media for social and human dynamics * Diffusion and other dynamic processes over networks * Detection and inference over network topologies and changes over time * Analysis of high-dimensional networks, link formations, and link types Military & Intelligence Applications * Evaluation, modeling and simulation of military capacities and political influence * Impact of technological innovation on influence and information spread * Group representation and profiling, including extremist behaviors and policies * Cybersecurity, cyber-policy, and attribution * Methods of collating open source data into information describing events and activities Applications for Health and Well-being * Social network analysis to understand health behavior * Modeling of public health and health care policy and decision making * Modeling of behavioral aspects of infectious disease spread * Modeling of behavioral aspects of prevention and treatment for chronic diseases (e.g., cancer, obesity, asthma) * Intervention design and modeling for behavioral health Example Other Applications of Interest to the Community * Model federation, validation and integration * Evolutionary computing and optimization * Education, training, professional development and workforce training in modeling and simulation TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS: It is anticipated that a limited number travel scholarships will be available on a competitive basis. 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Using monologue videos allowed for different emotional behaviors to be presented in one context and that changes gradually over time. Videos were separated into clips based on utterances, and each utterance was annotated by at least five independent subjects using the Amazon Mechanical Turk tool. To maintain the contextual information for each video, each annotator watched the clips of a video in sequence and had to annotate each video using an arousal/valence scale and a categorical emotion based on the universal emotions from Ekman. We release the dataset with the gold standar for arousal and valence as well the invidivual annotations for each reviewer, which can help the development of different models. We will calculate the final Congruence Correlation Coefficient? against the gold standard for each video. We also distribute the transcripts of what was spoken in each of the videos, as the contextual information is important to determine gradual emotional change through the utterances. The participants are encouraged to use crossmodal information in their models, as the videos were labeled by humans without distinction of any modality. We also will let available to the participant teams a set of scripts which will help them to pre-process the dataset and evaluate their model during in the training phase. We encourage the use of neural-computation models based on deep learning, sel-organization and recurrent neural networks, just to mention some of them, as they present the sate-of-the-art performance in such tasks. II. How to Participate To participate, please send us an email to barros at informatik.uni-hamburg.de with the title "OMG-Emotion Recognition Team Registration". This e-mail must contain the following information: Team Name Team Members Affiliation Each team can have a maximum of 5 participants. You will receive from us the access to the dataset and all the important information about how to train and evaluate your models. For the final submission, each team will have to send us a .csv file containing the final arousal/valence values for each of the utterances on the test dataset. We also request a link to a GitHub repository where your solution must be stored, and a link to an ArXiv paper with 4-6 pages describing your model and results. The best papers will be invited to submit their detailed research to a journal yet to be specified. Also, the best participating teams will hold an oral presentation about their solution during the WCCI/IJCNN 2018 conference. III. Important Dates Publishing of training and validation data with annotations: March 14, 2018. Publishing of the test data, and an opening of the online submission: April 11, 2018. Closing of the submission portal: April 13, 2018. Announcement of the winner through the submission portal: April 18, 2018. IV. Organization Pablo Barros, University of Hamburg, Germany Egor Lakomkin, University of Hamburg, Germany Henrique Siqueira, Hamburg University, Germany Alexander Sutherland, Hamburg University, Germany Stefan Wermter, Hamburg University, Germany-- Dr.rer.nat. Pablo Barros Postdoctoral Research Associate - Crossmodal Learning Project (CML) Knowledge Technology Department of Informatics University of Hamburg Vogt-Koelln-Str. 30 22527 Hamburg, Germany Phone: +49 40 42883 2535 Fax: +49 40 42883 2515 barros at informatik.uni-hamburg.de https://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/en/inst/ab/wtm/people/barros.html https://www.inf.uni-hamburg.de/en/inst/ab/wtm/ From dvaler at essex.ac.uk Thu Mar 15 07:04:55 2018 From: dvaler at essex.ac.uk (Davide Valeriani) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:04:55 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Call for papers - Special issue on Brain-Computer Interfaces for Human Augmentation Message-ID: Dear all, I thought some of you might be interested in contributing to this special issue of Brain Sciences about BCI for human augmentation. The deadline for manuscript submissions is *30 April 2018*. Please do get in touch if you are interested. More info at: *http://bit.ly/bcihuman *or http://www.mdpi.com/journal/brainsci/special_issues/Brain_Computer_Interface P.S. Apologies for cross-posting. Best regards, Davide -- *Dr Davide Valeriani* Senior Research Officer BCI-NE Lab University of Essex *E* dvaler at essex.ac.uk *W* www.davidevaleriani.it -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From j.h.stovold at swansea.ac.uk Thu Mar 15 09:03:10 2018 From: j.h.stovold at swansea.ac.uk (Stovold J.H.) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:03:10 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: 4 permanent academic posts in Computer Science at Swansea Message-ID: <2F08CC459EDA1F42AE7E67AD324A7285C526C0@ISS-MBX02.tawe.swan.ac.uk> Four permanent academic posts in Computer Science aligned to Cyber Security at Swansea University, UK (deadline 22 March 2018) Computer Science at Swansea University has embarked on a ?31M programme of work - the Computational Foundry (http://www.swansea.ac.uk/science/computationalfoundry/) - to make Swansea a beacon for Computer Science, attracting and retaining world class researchers, building up a talented future workforce who will innovate, and providing a purpose-built set of labs and innovation spaces on Swansea University's recently opened ?450M Bay Campus. This call for 4 permanent academic positions in the area of Cyber Security is part of this expansion programme. Computer Science at Swansea University has a growing group on Cyber Security, where scientists have made contributions, e.g., in the digital economy, on crypto currencies, on security and privacy of personal data, on cyberterrorism and cyber crime, on mobile security, to name but a few. In this, Swansea Computer Science takes a holistic and interdisciplinary approach, bringing together expertise in fields as diverse as formal modelling, data mining, visual analytics and information security management, and reaching out, e.g., to Swansea's Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law. UK Computer Science is very strong in global terms and is a magnet for outstanding staff and students. The Computer Science Department at Swansea University is highly ranked for both teaching and research: The Guardian University Guide 2018 placed it 5th in the UK and 1st in Wales, and top in the UK for careers (employment after 6 months, with 97%); the Times Good University Guide 2018 placed it 13th in the UK and 1st in Wales; the National Student Survey 2017 ranked it as 5th in the UK with 94% overall satisfaction, and 1st in Wales; and in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 it was ranked 18th in the UK and 1st in Wales. Based on these successes, Swansea Computer Science has embarked on the Computational Foundry programme to make Swansea a beacon for Computer Science. The Department will be moving into the Computational Foundry building on Bay Campus in August 2018. This building comprises nearly 7,500 m2 of purpose built Computer Science facilities and includes extensive up to date research and teaching laboratories and spaces. The Department has longstanding major projects in engaging with business, education and civic society. Currently, our Technocamps Unit is a driving force for educational reform in computing in Wales. We provide industrial education. The Department has recently been selected as the home for one of the UK's Digital Economy Centres. More information on these positions can be found following the links. 1 Associate Professor (Research) in Cyber Security - https://tinyurl.com/SU-APsecurity2018 1 Lecturer in Computer Science (Research) aligned to Cyber Security - https://tinyurl.com/SU-CSsecurity2018 1 Lecturer in Human-Computer Interaction (Research) aligned to Cyber Security - https://tinyurl.com/SU-HCIsecurity2018 1 Lecturer in Computer Science (Teaching) aligned to Cyber Security - https://tinyurl.com/SU-CSsecurityTeaching201 Dr James Stovold Department of Computer Science Swansea University Tel: 01792 60(4273) Email: j.h.stovold at swansea.ac.uk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrea.brovelli at univ-amu.fr Fri Mar 16 04:31:42 2018 From: andrea.brovelli at univ-amu.fr (Andrea Brovelli) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 09:31:42 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: Call for PhD and Post-Doc positions at the Institute of Language, Communication and the Brain (Marseille, France) Message-ID: Three 2-year postdoc positions at Aix-Marseille/Avignon on Language, Communication and the Brain The Center of Excellence on Brain and Language (BLRI,www.blri.fr/ ) and the Institute of Language, Communication and the Brain (ILCB,http://www.ilcb.fr/)?offer: *Three 2-year postdoc positions*on any topic that falls within the area of language, communication, brain and modelling. The BLRI-ILCB is located in Aix-en-Provence, Avignon and Marseille and regroups several research centers in linguistics, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, medicine, computer science, and mathematics. The scientific project, ideally interdisciplinary, should be supervised by at least one member of the BLRI/ILCB (seehttp://www.blri.fr/members.html) and should, if possible, involve two different laboratories of the institute. . Duration: 2 years (1 year, extendable for another year) . Monthly salary: ~2000 ? net (depending on experience) HOW TO APPLY Candidates should first contact potential supervisor(s) among the members of the ILCB/BLRI. Below, you will finda list of potential projects and supervisors that will be given priority for this call. However , you can also apply to any subject, under the supervision of any ILCB/BLRI member (http://www.blri.fr/members.html.). When the research project is finalized and approved by the supervisor(s), the application must be sent to nadera.bureau at blri.fr . Two PhD grants at Aix-Marseille/Avignon on Language, Communication and the Brain The Center of Excellence on Brain and Language (BLRI,www.blri.fr/ ) and the Institute of Language, Communication and the Brain (ILCB,http://www.ilcb.fr/)?award 2 PhD grants (3 years) on any topic that falls within the area of language, communication, brain and modelling. The BLRI-ILCB is located in Aix-en-Provence, Avignon and Marseille and regroups several research centers in linguistics, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, medicine, computer science, and mathematics. Interested candidates need to find one or more PhD supervisors amongst the members of the BRLI-ILCB Together with the supervisor(s), they would then need to write a 3-year PhD project. A priority is given to interdisciplinary co-directions and to projects that involve two different laboratories of the institute. Monthly salary: 1 685? (1 368? net) for a period of 3 years HOW TO APPLY Candidates should first contact potential supervisor(s) among the members of the ILCB/BLRI. Below, you will finda list of potential projects and supervisors that will be given priority for this call. However , you can also apply to any subject, under the supervision of any ILCB/BLRI member (http://www.blri.fr/members.html.). When the research project is finalized and approved by the supervisor(s), the application must be sent to nadera.bureau at blri.fr . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From giacomo.cabri at unimore.it Fri Mar 16 05:03:40 2018 From: giacomo.cabri at unimore.it (gcabri@unimore.it) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:03:40 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: CfP Key Enabling Technologies for Virtual Factories (KET4VF) Message-ID: ** Call for Papers ** Key Enabling Technologies for Virtual Factories (KET4VF) http://didattica.agentgroup.unimore.it/KET4VF18/ Invited session at KES 2018 Belgrade, Serbia, September 3-5 2018 http://kes2018.kesinternational.org The manufacturing industry is entering a new era in which new ICT technologies and collaboration applications will be integrated with traditional manufacturing practices and processes to increase flexibility and sustainability in manufacturing, mass customization, increase automation, better quality and to improve productivity. The virtual factory paradigm plays a key role in the achievement of these objectives. A virtual factory is defined as a multi-layered integration of the information related to various activities along the factory and product lifecycle manufacturing related resources. A central aspect of a virtual factory is that of enabling the product lifecycle stakeholders to collaborate through the use of software solutions. The virtual factory thus expands outside the actual company boundaries and offers the opportunity for the business and its suppliers to collaborate on business processes that affect the supply chain. This session seeks at providing the opportunity for inspiration and cross-fertilization for the research groups working on technological solutions for virtual factories. It will welcome innovative papers from academic and industrial researchers covering a wide range of topics of interests in the computer science and computer engineering fields. The topics include but are not limited to: - Cloud computing - Big data architectures - Real-time systems - Data analytics - Digital Security, Privacy and Liability - Digital Platform Interoperability - Service-Oriented Architectures - Multi-agent systems - Business Process Management - Internet-of-things Important dates - Paper Submission April 20, 2018 - Notification May 21, 2018 - Camera Ready May 28, 2018 - Session September 3-5, 2018 Submission Accepted papers will be published in Elsevier's Procedia Computer Science. Papers are expected to be 8 to 10 pages (maximum) in the conference format. Details, guides and templates can be found in the KES submission instruction page: http://kes2018.kesinternational.org/submission.php Chairs - Federica Mandreoli, Universit? degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy, Email: federica.mandreoli at unimore.it - Giacomo Cabri, Universit? degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy, Email: giacomo.cabri at unimore.it This session is supported by Marie-Curie RISE Project "FIRST: vF Interoperation suppoRting buSiness innovation" -- |----------------------------------------------------| | Prof. Giacomo Cabri - Ph.D., Full Professor | Dip. di Scienze Fisiche, Informatiche e Matematiche | Universita' di Modena e Reggio Emilia - Italia | e-mail giacomo.cabri at unimore.it | tel. +39-059-2058320 fax +39-059-2055216 |----------------------------------------------------| From zfalomir at gmail.com Fri Mar 16 10:54:56 2018 From: zfalomir at gmail.com (Zoe Falomir) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:54:56 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: QR'18 - 31st International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning (QR) Message-ID: FYI. Apologies for cross-postings. Please circulate widely within your networks. ================================================================ QR'18 ? 31st International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS ================================================================ Co-located at IJCAI-ECAI-18, Stockholm, Sweden, July 13-19, 2018 ================================================================= Web Page: http://homepages.abdn.ac.uk/pang.wei/pages/QR2018/index.html ================================================================= INTRODUCTION ------------ The Qualitative Reasoning (QR) community develops qualitative representations to understand the world from incomplete, imprecise, or uncertain data. Our qualitative models span natural systems (e.g., physics, biology, ecology, geology), social systems (e.g., economics, cultural decision-making), cognitive systems (e.g., conceptual learning, spatial reasoning, intelligent tutors, robotics), and more. The QR community includes researchers in Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Cognitive Science, Applied Mathematics, and Natural Sciences, commonly seeking to understand, develop, and exploit the ability to reason qualitatively. This broadly includes: * Developing new formalisms and algorithms for qualitative reasoning. * Building and evaluating predictive, prescriptive, diagnostic, or explanatory qualitative models in novel domains. * Characterizing how humans learn and reason qualitatively about the (physical) world with incomplete knowledge. * Developing novel, formal representations to describe central aspects of our world: time, space, change, uncertainty, causality, and continuity. TOPICS ------ * Qualitative modeling in physical, biological and social sciences, and in engineering. * Representations and techniques for QR. * Methods that integrate QR with other forms of knowledge representation and computational approaches, including quantitative and semi-quantitative methods and machine learning. * Using QR for diagnosis, design, and monitoring of physical or biological systems. * Applications of QR, including education, science, and engineering. * Cognitive models of QR, including the use of existing QR formalisms for cognitive modeling and results from other areas of cognitive science for qualitative reasoning. * Using QR in understanding language, decision-making, sketches, images, and other kinds of signals and data sources. * Formalization, axiomatization, and mathematical foundations of QR. IMPORTANT DATES --------------- * Submissions deadline: May 4, 2018 * Author notification: June 1, 2018 * Camera-ready paper submission deadline: June 15, 2018 * Early registration date: to appear at IJCAI-ECAI website PAPER SUBMISSION ---------------- Three types of submissions are sought: theory, application, and demo oriented: * Theory contributions present novel ideas regarding representation and reasoning, and position this result in the context of known QR theory. * Application contributions present the use and evaluation of software implementing QR theory in actual real-world contexts. Evaluations can range from technology oriented (e.g. address software functioning in operational contexts) to human oriented (e.g. address usability or stakeholders and market related issues). * Demos focus on (novel) implementations of QR theory in software. They can be proof of concepts, but also mature products. Contributions typically address the extras needed to realize the implementation. Format: * Submissions must be in PDF format and not exceed 8 pages. * Submissions should be formatted according to the IJCAI author guidelines. * Submissions do not need to be anonymized; the author list and the author publications should read as they will in the camera-ready copy. Review Process: All submissions will be evaluated and selected according to their quality, significance, originality, and potential to generate discussion. Each contribution will be reviewed by at least two referees from the QR2018 Program Committee. Papers may be accepted for either oral or poster presentation. Papers should be submitted through the EasyChair platform at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=qr18 PUBLICATION ----------- The accepted papers will be published as a collection of working papers. The format of the publication will be discussed with the authors after acceptance (eg. CEUR-ws.org or on-line without ISSN). ORGANIZATION ------------ George M. Coghill (primary contact) Department of Computing Science University of Aberdeen, UK g.coghill at abdn.ac.uk Zoe Falomir Bremen Spatial Cognition Centre (BSCC) Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics University of Bremen, Germany zfalomir at uni-bremen.de Wei Pang Department of Computing Science University of Aberdeen, UK pang.wei at abdn.ac.uk PROGRAM COMMITTEE ----------------- Nuria Agell, ESADE - Ramon Llull University, Spain Jos? V. Alvarez, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain Elena Andonova, New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria Mehul Bhatt, University of Bremen, Germany Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University, USA Stefano Borgo, ISTC CNR, Italy Elizabeth Bradley, University of Colorado, USA Bert Bredeweg, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ivan Bratko, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Tony Cohn, University of Leeds, UK Maria Chang, IBM, USA Juan J. Flores, Universidad Michoacana, Mexico Ken Forbus, Northwestern University, USA Christian Freksa, University of Bremen, Germany Scott Friedman, Smart Information Flow Technologies, USA Joanna Goli?ska-Pilarek, University of Warsaw, Poland Luis Gonzalez-Abril, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain Hans Guesguen, Massey University, New Zealand Tomoya Horiguchi, Kobe University, Japan Liliana Ironi, IMATI - CNR, Italy Kamal Kansou, Centre de recherche Angers-Nantes, France Alexandra Kirsch, University of T?bingen, Germany Johan de Kleer, Palo Alto Research Center, USA Matthew Klenk, Palo Alto Research Center, USA Kate Lockwood, University of St. Thomas, USA Andrew Lovett, Northwestern University, USA Emilio Mu?oz-Velasco, University of Malaga, Spain Lled? Museros, University Jaume I, Spain Chris Price, Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK M?nica S?nchez, Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Spain Paulo Santos, Centro Universitario FEI, Brasil Qiang Shen, Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK Carl Schultz, Aarhus University, Denmark Steven Schockaert Cardiff University, UK Peter Struss, Technical University M?nchen, Germany Kazuko Takahashi, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan Stefania Tentoni, IMATI - CNR, Pavia, Italy Louise Trav?-Massuy?s, LAAS-CNRS, France Jan O. Wallgr?n, Penn State University, USA Diedrich Wolter, University of Bamberg, Germany Jure Zabkar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Dr.-Ing. Zoe Falomir Llansola https://sites.google.com/site/zfalomir/home Twitter @zfalomir Spatial Cognition Research Centre loc: logra.fila.rancho (what3words) Universit?t Bremen B?ro: Cartesium 3.54 Enrique-Schmidt-Str. 5 28359 Bremen Phone + 49 (0) 421-218-64282 Fax + 49 (0) 421-218-64239 ------------------------------------------------------------ From Pavis at iit.it Fri Mar 16 10:42:08 2018 From: Pavis at iit.it (Pavis) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:42:08 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: 1 Postdoc position on visual inspection for the textile industry - [Post Doc] 75046 In-Reply-To: <677e68d6d11940fabf79569329c2ab60@iit.it> References: <597539ee4f494bc38b82379de71cb12e@iit.it>, <9bebc3153b644adcb7793090a6d72447@iit.it>, , , <677e68d6d11940fabf79569329c2ab60@iit.it> Message-ID: <4ecde7ff1fff40cab708fb7ab8c8ce71@iit.it> 1 Postdoc position on visual inspection for the textile industry - [ Postdoc ] CB 75046 Workplace: IIT - Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy The Pattern Analysis and Computer Vision department (PAVIS) at IIT is looking for a highly qualified postdoc with a strong background in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, with particular emphasis on automatic visual inspection applications and other related areas (e.g., recognition, video analysis, etc.). The main mission of PAVIS is to design and develop innovative image- and video-based intelligent systems, characterized by the use of highly functional smart sensors and advanced data analytics features. PAVIS also plays an active role in supporting the other IIT research units providing scientists in Neuroscience, Nanophysics and other IIT departments/centers with ad-hoc solutions. To this end, the group is involved in activities concerning computer vision and pattern recognition, machine learning, multimodal data analysis and sensor fusion. The lab will pursue this goal by working collaboratively and in cooperation with external private and public partners. This call aims at consolidating PAVIS expertise in the research area of automatic visual inspection in the context of highly efficient industrial applications. The research theme is related to the creation of a system that can inspect material on the textile industry, in particular, yarn control in all its aspects (waste estimation, bale quality control, neps detection, etc.). This likely implies the development of state-of-the-art and novel algorithms for detection, classification and quality control that should work in a highly automated industrial scenario, in the context of Industry 4.0 framework. In particular, we deem that this inspection problem will require the joint study of computer vision algorithms with machine learning approaches, both traditional and deep learning. This project will be carried out in collaboration with a major industrial partner. Candidates for this position should have a Ph.D. in computer vision, pattern recognition or related areas, and research experience and qualification should follow the same lines. Good programming skills in Matlab and C/C++ are also required; knowledge of OpenCV will be considered a plus. Evidence of top quality research on the above-specified areas in the form of published papers in top conferences/journals and/or patents is also mandatory. Experience in funded research or industrial proposals (EU, US, national), and a few years of postdoc experience, either in academia or industrial lab, will also be duly considered. He/she is expected to publish his/her research results in leading international journals and conferences, attend project meetings and writing reports, supervise PhD students and collaborate with other scientists, also with different expertise. Salary will be commensurate with qualification and experience and in line with international standards. Further details and informal inquiries can be made by email to pavis at iit.it quoting PAVIS- BC 75046 as reference number. Please, send your application request to pavis at iit.it quoting PAVIS- BC 75046 in the subject line as reference number. Applications must include: a curriculum listing all publications (possibly including a pdf of your most representative ones) a research statement summarizing your research interests, previous research experience and accomplishments, and outlining its relevance to the above topics the names of 2 referees. This call will remain open and applications will be reviewed until the position is filled, but please apply by March 31, 2018. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) was established in 2003 and successfully created a large-scale infrastructure in Genova, a network of 10 state-of-the-art laboratories countrywide, recruited an international staff of about 1100 people from more than 50 countries. IIT's research endeavor focuses on high-tech and innovation, representing the forefront of technology with possible applications from medicine to industry, computer science, robotics, life sciences and nanobiotechnologies. In order to comply with Italian law (art. 23 of Privacy Law of the Italian Legislative Decree n. 196/03), the candidate is kindly asked to give his/her consent to allow IIT to process his/her personal data. We inform you that the information you provide will be solely used for the purpose of assessing your professional profile to meet the requirements of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. Your data will be processed by Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, with its headquarters in Genoa, Via Morego 30, acting as the Data Holder, using computer and paper-based means, observing the rules on the protection of personal data, including those relating to the security of data. Please also note that, pursuant to art.7 of Legislative Decree 196/2003, you may exercise your rights at any time as a party concerned by contacting the Data Manager. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively seeks diversity in the workforce. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ants.conf at gmail.com Fri Mar 16 10:02:35 2018 From: ants.conf at gmail.com (ANTS Conference) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:02:35 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: [meetings] ANTS 2018 - Swarm Intelligence - One month to paper submission deadline Message-ID: ======================================================================= ANTS 2018 Eleventh International Conference on Swarm Intelligence October 29?31, 2018. Rome, Italy Up-to-date information at http://www.swarm-intelligence.eu/ants2018/ ======================================================================= NEWS: * Only one month left to the submission deadline (April 15, 2018) * Scientific committee published, featuring 70 excellent scholars * paper submission open through EasyChair ( https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ants2018) * Conference proceedings published by Springer LNCS series * Keynote speakers announced! * Deadline for paper submission in April 15, 2018 * ANTS conference moves to Rome! ======================================================================= Scope of the Conference ======================================================================= Swarm intelligence is the discipline that deals with the study of self-organizing processes both in nature and in artificial systems. Researchers in ethology and animal behavior have proposed a number of models to explain interesting aspects of collective behaviors such as movement coordination, shape-formation or decision making. Recently, algorithms and methods inspired by these models have been proposed to solve difficult problems in many domains. Among these, it is worth mentioning ant colony optimization (ACO) and particle swarm optimization (PSO), focusing respectively on discrete and continuous optimisation problems. Also, Swarm robotics represents another application of techniques derived from swarm intelligence for the design of collaborative multi-robot systems featuring enhanced efficiency, robustness and scalability. ANTS 2018 will give researchers in swarm intelligence the opportunity to meet, to present their latest research, and to discuss current developments and applications. The three-day conference will be held for the first time in Rome, Italy, on October 29?31, 2018. ======================================================================= Relevant Research Areas ======================================================================= ANTS 2018 solicits contributions dealing with any aspect of swarm intelligence. Typical, but not exclusive, topics of interest are: - Behavioral models of social insects or other animal societies that can stimulate new algorithmic approaches. - Theoretical and empirical and research in swarm intelligence. - Application of swarm intelligence methods (e.g., ant colony optimisation or particle swarm optimisation) to real-world problems. - Theoretical and experimental research in swarm robotics systems. ======================================================================= Important Dates ======================================================================= Submission deadline: April 15, 2018 Notification of acceptance: June 15, 2018 Camera ready copy: June 29, 2018 Conference: October 29?31, 2018 ======================================================================= Keynote Speakers ======================================================================= Seven keynote speakers will enrich the conference program. Three keynotes covering the main domains within the scope of the conference?namely, theoretical models, swarm robotics and optimisation algorithms?plus a special keynote session dedicated to the links between physics and collective behaviour: - David Sumpter - Alcherio Martinoli - Holger Hoos - Vittorio Loreto - Andrea Cavagna - Irene Giardina - Roberto Di Leonardo ======================================================================= Publication Details ======================================================================= Accepted papers will be published in conference proceedings (Springer LNCS series). The journal Swarm Intelligence will publish a special issue dedicated to ANTS 2018 that will contain extended versions of the best research works presented at the conference. Further details will soon be published on the web site. ======================================================================= Conference Location ======================================================================= Aula Marconi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, 00185 Rome, Italy ======================================================================= Best Paper Award ======================================================================= A best paper award will be presented at the conference. Continuing the tradition of the ANTS Conference Series, the prize winner will receive a sculpture of an ant expressly created for the ANTS Conference by the Italian sculptor Matteo Pugliese. ======================================================================= ANTS 2018 Organizing Committee ======================================================================= ++ General chair ++ Marco Dorigo - Universit? libre de Bruxelles, Belgium ++ Vice-general chair ++ Mauro Birattari - Universit? libre de Bruxelles, Belgium ++ Local organisation and publicity chair ++ Vito Trianni - Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC), Italian National Research Council (CNR), Italy ++ Technical program chairs ++ Christian Blum - Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain Anders L. Christensen - Instituto Universit?rio de Lisboa, Portugal ++ Publication chair ++ Andreagiovanni Reina - The University of Sheffield, UK ======================================================================= Further Information ======================================================================= Up-to-date information will be published at the following address: http://www.swarm-intelligence.eu/ants2018/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cdiekman at gmail.com Fri Mar 16 11:46:51 2018 From: cdiekman at gmail.com (Casey Diekman) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 11:46:51 -0400 Subject: Connectionists: Postdoc position in neuroscience / math biology at NJIT Message-ID: *Postdoctoral position in mathematical biology at the Department of Mathematical Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology* Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the field of mathematical and computational biology in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at NJIT. The position is initially for one year starting September 1, 2018, with the possibility of renewal of one additional year, subject to satisfactory performance. In addition to research duties, the candidate is expected to teach one course per academic year. Currently, research interests of the NJIT mathematical biology group are focused on mathematical and computational neuroscience, perception of timing and rhythm, cell physiology, circadian rhythms, cell calcium dynamics, and biofluids, emphasizing the applications of parameter estimation techniques, stochastic analysis and the theory of dynamical systems and partial differential equations to problems in mathematical biology. Candidates should hold a PhD in applied mathematics or a related discipline. To apply, follow the link below to submit a cover letter with a brief research statement, a CV, and names and email addresses of three references. https://njit.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?site=1&id=243 NJIT is in the University Heights neighborhood next to vibrant downtown Newark, about 12 miles west of New York City. The Department of Mathematical Sciences has close collaborative ties to the Department of Biological Sciences at NJIT. Excellent potential for outside collaboration is also afforded by the close geographic proximity of NJIT to other prominent centers for biological research such as the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience at Rutgers-Newark, New Jersey Medical School, NYU, Columbia University, and Rockefeller University. NJIT is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and strongly encourages women, minorities, and persons with disabilities to apply. Inquires can be sent to Dr. Victor Matveev at matveev at njit.edu. ___________________________________ Victor Matveev, Professor Applied Math, Biophysics & Neuroscience Department of Mathematical Sciences Graduate Faculty, Dept of Biological Sciences New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 07102-1982 Office: Cullimore Hall 616 E-mail: matveev at njit.eduhttp://web.njit.edu/~matveev/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 17, 24-76. http://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13415-01-0463-y This article explains and simulates the kinds of data that many cognitive neuroscientists have reported after the famous case of the amnesic patient HM; namely, how, after some learning occurs, early vs. late lesions of amygdala, hippocampus, or orbitofrontal cortex can cause very different memory consolidation problems. ***************** Grossberg, S., and Kishnan, D. (2018). Neural dynamics of autistic repetitive behaviors and Fragile X syndrome: Basal ganglia movement gating and mGluR-modulated adaptively timed learning. Frontiers in Psychology, Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00269. This article explains how Fragile X syndrome can be caused when mGluR-mediated adaptively timed hippocampal learning and support of motivated attention fail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sahil.moza at gmail.com Fri Mar 16 15:33:16 2018 From: sahil.moza at gmail.com (Sahil Moza) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 19:33:16 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Application deadline extension for CAMP-2018 Message-ID: Dear all, The application deadline for the computational neuroscience summer school CAMP-2018 has been extended to March 25, 2018. Please find the announcement below. We would like to announce CAMP at Bangalore 2018 from 1-16 July 2018. Please see the course website at http://camp.ncbs.res.in/. CAMP @ Bangalore (Computational Approaches to Memory and Plasticity at NCBS, Bangalore) is a 16-day summer school on the theory and simulation of learning, memory and plasticity in the brain. The flavour of this year's CAMP is "Sequences in the brain". The course consists of 3 modules covering sub-cellular electrical models, micro circuits and network models, detailed models with electrical and chemical components, and systems level models, all with an emphasis on learning, memory and plasticity. All modules will have their own hands-on projects. Students worldwide are encouraged to apply. Accommodation and food will be free for the selected students. There is no registration fee. Students are advised to obtain independent travel grants. Confirmed instructors include: Arvind Kumar (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm) Charan Ranganath (University of California, Davis) Collins Assisi (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune) Dean Buonomano (University of California, Los Angeles) Moshe Abeles (Bar Ilan University, Israel) Rishikesh Narayanan (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) Robert Guetig (Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Germany) Sachin Deshmukh (Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru) Suhita Nadkarni (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune) Upinder Bhalla (National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore) Course Organizers: Arvind Kumar (KTH Stockholm) Rishikesh Narayanan (IISc, Bangalore) Upinder Bhalla (NCBS, Bangalore) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From aburkitt at unimelb.edu.au Sun Mar 18 00:32:33 2018 From: aburkitt at unimelb.edu.au (Anthony Burkitt) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 04:32:33 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: FENS Satellite Meeting on "Receptive Fields: Analysis, Models and Applications": 6 July 2018 - applications open In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to the FENS Satellite Meeting on "Receptive Fields: Analysis, Models and Applications", to be held on 6th July 2018. Applications are open at the Workshop website: fenscibf2018.eventbrite.com.au RECEPTIVE FIELDS: ANALYSIS, MODELS AND APPLICATIONS At this FENS satellite meeting, eight world-leading researchers will discuss the latest advances on the formation and analysis of visual receptive fields and place maps, bringing together insights and discoveries from around the world. Topics will include state-of-the-art experimental and computational approaches to receptive field analysis, visual pathways, place maps and adaptation to the statistics of the visual environment. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: ? Tatyana Sharpee: SALK Institute, USA ? Michael Ibbotson: National Vision Research Institute, Australia ? Yves Fragnac: CNRS, France ? Jose-Manuel Alonso: State University of New York, USA ? TR Vidyasagar: University of Melbourne, Australia ? Dirk Jancke: Ruhr University, Germany ? Elizabeth Zavitz: Monash University, Australia ? Simon Schultz: Imperial College, UK MEETING DETAILS DATE: Friday, 6 July 2018 TIME: 9am ? 5pm CEST / Germany (Berlin) Time VENUE: Hotel NH Collection Berlin Friedrichstra?e, Friedrichstra?e 96, 10117 Berlin, Germany COST: Early bird fee by 6 April 2018 - ?30 ; Standard fee by 22 June 2018 - ?50 ; Registration includes refreshments, lunch and snacks. 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URL: From angelo.ciaramella at uniparthenope.it Sun Mar 18 04:11:30 2018 From: angelo.ciaramella at uniparthenope.it (Angelo Ciaramella) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 09:11:30 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: CIBB2018 - Call for Tutorials and Special Sessions Message-ID: <20180318091130.Horde.NgiT6snPGz8QUyyAveeBKA7@webmail.uniparthenope.it> Apologize for multiple posting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CIBB2018 15th International Conference on Computational Intelligence methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Caprica, Portugal, 6-8 September 2018? http://eventos.fct.unl.pt/cibb2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The main goal of the CIBB international conference is to provide a multi-disciplinary forum open tofor researchers interested in the application of computational intelligence, in a broad sense, to open problems in bioinformatics, biostatistics, systems and synthetic biology and medical informatics. Cutting edge methodologies capable of accelerating life science discoveries will be discussed. Following its tradition and roots, this year's meeting will bring together researchers from the international scientific community interested in advancements and future perspectives in bioinformatics and biostatistics. Also of particular interest are, looking at current trends and future opportunities at the edge of computer and life sciences, together with the application of computational intelligence to system and synthetic biology, and the consequent impact on innovative medicine will be of great interest for the conference. Theoretical and experimental biologists are also invited to participate in order to present novel challenges and foster multidisciplinary collaboration. The scientific program of CIBB 2018 will include Keynote Speakers, tutorials and special sessions. Contributed papers will be presented in plenary oral sessions, special sessions, or poster sessions. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to: # Next generation sequencing bioalgorithms # Multi-omics data analysis # High dimensional statistical analysis of omics data # Algorithms for alternative splicing analysis # Algorithms for molecular evolution and phylogenetic analysis # Methods for the visualization of high dimensional complex omic data # Software tools for bioinformatics? # Methods for comparative genomics # Methods for functional classification of genes # Methods for unsupervised analysis, validation and visualization of structures discovered in bio-molecular data? # Health-Informatics and Medical Informatics # Methods for the integration of clinical and genetic data # Heterogeneous data integration and data fusion for diagnostics # Algorithms for pharmacogenomics # Biomedical text mining and imaging # Methods for diagnosis and prognosis within personalized medicine # Statistical methods for the analysis of clinical data? # Prediction of secondary and tertiary protein structures # Mass spectrometry data analysis in proteomics # Algorithms for molecular evolution and phylogenetic analysis # Bio-molecular databases and data mining? # Mathematical modeling and automated reasoning on biological and synthetic systems # Computational simulation of biological systems # Methods and advances in systems biology # Spatio-temporal analysis of synthetic and biological systems # Network systems biology #?Models for cell populations and tissues # Methods for the engineering of synthetic components # Modelling and engineering of interacting synthetic and biological systems # Software tools for bioinformatics, biostatistics, systems and synthetic biology GENERAL CHAIRS -------------- Maria Raposo, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Paulo Lisboa, Liverpool John Moores University, U.K. Giorgio Valentini, Universit? degli Studi di Milano, Italy? BIOSTATISTICS TECHNICAL CHAIR ----------------------------- Chiara Brombin, Universit? Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Italy BIOINFORMATICS TECHNICAL CHAIR ------------------------------ Angelo Ciaramella, Universit? degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Italy SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZER ------------------------- Andrea Bracciali, University of Stirling, UK Antonino Staiano, Universit? degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Italy IMPORTANT DATES --------------- Tutorials and Special Session proposals: 25 March 2018 ? Paper submission deadline: 10 June 2018 ? Acceptance notification: 9 July 2018 ? Author registration due: 20 July 2018 ? Camera ready due: 29 July 2018 Conference: 6-8 September 2018 ? SUBMISSION WEBSITE ------------------ The submission website is http://www.easychair.org/conferences/ PUBLICATION ----------- Pdf versions of accepted papers will be distributed at the conference. At least one author of an accepted paper is required to register and present their paper at the conference.? Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work to a post-conference monograph.? We plan to invite all papers for a volume in the Springer series of Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics (LNBI). Continuing the tradition of CIBB, we are also planning to invite the best papers, as an alternative to the publication on LNBI, to a special issue of an international scientific journal (such as BMC Bioinformatics, as in the latest editions). TUTORIALS AND SPECIAL SESSIONS ------------------------------ CIBB 2018 will run a number of Tutorials and Special Sessions. Any topic of interest for the conference is eligible for a tutorial. Tutorials typically last from one to three hours. Special sessions focus on a specific, possibly cutting-edge, topic of interest for CIBB 2018. Special session organisers will be responsible for call dissemination, the reviewing process and organizing oral presentations. Typically, a special session will have at least 4 accepted papers and may have an invited speaker (to be negotiated). Tutorial proposals ------------------ # including title, a one page long abstract, and short CV of presenters # due by 25th March 2018 # send proposals to?cibb2018 at campus.fct.unl.pt? Special Session proposals ------------------------- # including the session?s title and scope, short CV of sessions chairs, preliminary list of at least 4, possibly more, potential authors # due by 25th March 2018 # a special session is expected to have at least 4 accepted papers # send proposals to?cibb2018 at campus.fct.unl.pt? --------------------------------------------- - Angelo Ciaramella, Ph.D - DiST, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie - Universit? degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope" - Room 431, Isola C4, Centro Direzionale - I-80143 Napoli, ITALY - Tel.: 0815476674 From angelo.cangelosi at manchester.ac.uk Mon Mar 19 08:30:38 2018 From: angelo.cangelosi at manchester.ac.uk (Angelo Cangelosi) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:30:38 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Lectureships in Machine Learning, University of Manchester UK Message-ID: <6E56038893A6B9408962EE87A0F353BE3B54E0@MBXP13.ds.man.ac.uk> Two Lectureships in Machine Learning School of Computer Science, University of Manchester https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=15025 This is an exceptional opportunity to join the University of Manchester?s leading activities in Machine Learning and Data Science. The University is investing heavily for the future, with focus on areas of national importance such as health, security, smart cities, robotics, and data-intensive sciences like physics, astronomy and biology. The School of Computer Science is investing for growth in core Machine Learning, as the enabling activity for these areas, and more. As a member of staff you will contribute to our international portfolio of research in ML, informed by real-world applications, and be willing to engage across discipline boundaries to apply your work. Applications are welcomed from any branch of ML and Data Science, though we particularly welcome applications from researchers in health data analytics, intelligent robotics and security issues for data science/ML. You will join the Machine Learning group www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/mlo and also be part of the wider pan-university community. The university is a hive of activity beneficial for ML, including computational statistics (School of Mathematics), ambient sensor systems (School of Electronic Engineering), health informatics (Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health), and intelligent robotics (including a new robotics lab led by Prof Angelo Cangelosi in 2018). The university recently joined the Alan Turing Institute, the UK national institute for AI and Data Science. As a Manchester staff member you will be fully supported in application to become a Turing Fellow, with the benefits of facilitated collaboration with leading institutes across the UK. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edragut at temple.edu Mon Mar 19 11:37:16 2018 From: edragut at temple.edu (Eduard Dragut) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 11:37:16 -0400 Subject: Connectionists: Job Posting: Chair, CIS Department, Temple University Message-ID: Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. The candidate's mission is to lead the department to international prominence while providing strategic vision and decisive leadership in research and education. Applicants are expected to have outstanding research accomplishments in computer and information sciences and a commitment to quality undergraduate and graduate programs and instruction. Applications from candidates with significant interdisciplinary interests are encouraged, and administrative experience at any academic level is an asset. The selected candidate will be expected to lead our ongoing effort of building a strong research department, to advance our mission of high quality, personalized undergraduate and graduate instruction, to nurture interdisciplinary collaborations, and to work with the College and the University in advancing departmental strategic goals. Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences. The candidate's mission is to lead the department to international prominence while providing strategic vision and decisive leadership in research and education. Applicants are expected to have outstanding research accomplishments in computer and information sciences and a commitment to quality undergraduate and graduate programs and instruction. Applications from candidates with significant interdisciplinary interests are encouraged, and administrative experience at any academic level is an asset. The selected candidate will be expected to lead our ongoing effort of building a strong research department, to advance our mission of high quality, personalized undergraduate and graduate instruction, to nurture interdisciplinary collaborations, and to work with the College and the University in advancing departmental strategic goals. Recently celebrating its 50th year anniversary, CIS is one of the oldest computer science departments in the country and is experiencing tremendous growth both in research and academic programs. Over the last eight years, the CIS annual research revenue has grown more than four times, and both the undergraduate and graduate student enrollment almost tripled. CIS is among the top 60 computer science departments in the country based on the ARWU Shanghai ranking and among top 70 departments based on publication and citation measures. CIS offers a highly competitive salary and start-up package, low teaching load, and institutional support for an active doctoral program. Temple University is a Carnegie R1 (highest research activity) institution that serves more than 39,000 students and is placed as No. 53 among public universities by the U.S. News ranking. It is the 26th largest university and 6th largest provider of graduate school education in the United States. Located in the heart of Philadelphia (the 5th largest city in U.S. known for its arts, culture and history, and affordable living), Temple University is in close proximity to many outstanding academic institutions, research centers, and industry partners in information technology, health care, biotechnology, and finance. Applications should be submitted electronically at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10070 Submitted materials should include a curriculum vitae, vision statement, description of research accomplishments, research statement, teaching statement, and names and addresses of at least three references. Review of candidates will continue until the position is filled. For more information, send an email to zoran.obradovic at temple.edu with "Chair Position" as the subject. Temple University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to the quality of faculty life. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jakob.Macke at caesar.de Tue Mar 20 07:38:31 2018 From: Jakob.Macke at caesar.de (Jakob Macke) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:38:31 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Cajal Course in Computational Neuroscience -- Deadline April 2 In-Reply-To: <019ACCDE-0BF1-40E5-9D71-53FEFAA2B714@caesar.de> References: <019ACCDE-0BF1-40E5-9D71-53FEFAA2B714@caesar.de> Message-ID: Dear colleagues, final reminder and line-up for the Cajal Computational Neuroscience Course in Lisbon this summer. We extended the deadline to April 2, so there is still time to apply! Best, Jakob Macke CAJAL COURSE IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE 12 August - 1 September 2018, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal http://www.cccn.pt Applications deadline: 2 April 2018 (midnight, CET time) DIRECTORS ? Joe Paton (Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Portugal) ? Jakob Macke (TU Darmstadt & Research Center Caesar Bonn, Germany) ? Christian Machens (Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Portugal) Computational Neuroscience is a rapidly evolving field whose methods and techniques are critical for understanding and modelling the brain, and also for designing and interpreting experiments. Mathematical modeling is an essential tool to cut through the vast complexity of neurobiological systems and their many interacting elements. This three-weeks school teaches the central ideas, methods, and practice of modern computational neuroscience through a combination of lectures and hands-on project work. Each morning is devoted to lectures given by distinguished international faculty on topics across the breadth of experimental and computational neuroscience. During the rest of the day, students work on research projects in teams of 2-3 people under the close supervision of expert tutors and faculty. Research projects will be proposed by faculty before the course, and will include the modeling of neurons, neural systems, and behavior, the analysis of state-of-the-art neural data (behavioral data, multi-electrode recordings, calcium imaging data, connectomics data, etc.), and the development of theories to explain experimental observations. The course is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from a variety of disciplines, including neuroscience, physics, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics and psychology. Students are expected to have a keen interest and basic background in neurobiology, a solid foundation in mathematics, as well as some computer experience. A four-day pre-school in mathematics and programming is offered for students that want to catch up on their math and programming skills. A maximum of 24 students will be accepted. Students of any nationality can apply. We specifically encourage applications from researchers who work in the developing world. Stipends are available. More information on the course website, http://www.cccn.pt Apply here: http://www.fens.org/Training/CAJAL-programme/CAJAL-courses-2018/CCCN-2018/Application-Form/ Contact address: Simone Zacarias, simone.zacarias at research.fchampalimaud.org Confirmed faculty: Matthias Bethge, University of T?bingen Kevin Briggman, Research Center Caesar, Bonn, Germany Megan Carey, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown, Portugal Claudia Clopath, Imperial College London, UK Sophie Deneve, ENS Paris, France Rainer Engelken, Columbia University, US Julijana Gjorgjieva, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany Pedro Goncalves, Research Center Caesar, Bonn, Germany Michael H?usser, Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, UK Andreas Herz, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Munich, Germany Simon Laughlin, University of Cambridge, UK Gilles Laurent, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany M?t? Lengyel, University of Cambridge, UK Jennifer Linden, UCL Ear Institute, UK Elliot Ludvig, Warwick University, UK Anthony Movshon, New York University, USA Maneesh Sahani, Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, UCL, UK Cristina Savin, New York University, USA Jeffrey Taube, Dartmouth College, USA Eero Simoncelli, New York University, USA Tim Vogels, Oxford University, UK Byron Yu, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Jakob Macke www.mackelab.org From naotsugu.tsuchiya at monash.edu Tue Mar 20 19:11:38 2018 From: naotsugu.tsuchiya at monash.edu (Nao Tsuchiya) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:11:38 +1100 Subject: Connectionists: Job opportunity (assistant professor equivalent) at Monash University, Australia Message-ID: MONASH EARLY/MID CAREER FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY We have just advertised a MICCN Research Fellow/Senior Fellow (Level B or C - Assistant professor equivalent) to further grow our strategic research capacity. We are targeting incoming fellows with a high chance of transitioning swiftly to a competitive research fellowship. There is a strong preference for applications from outside Monash University. Funding is available for 2 years with a provision for start-up. The call has a tight deadline: this position closes Wednesday 4 April 2018. Please feel free to share this information with interested collaborators. For your convenience, here is the link http://careers.pageuppeople.com/?/research-fellow-senior-re? Enquiries to Prof Mark Bellgrove please. -- -- *Nao (Naotsugu) Tsuchiya* Associate Professor *Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences* Attention and Memory Program School of Psychological Sciences Monash University 770 Blackburn Monash Brain Imaging facility, Clayton, VIC 3800 Australia T: +61 3 9905 4564 E: naotsugu.tsuchiya at monash.edu W: homepage: http://users.monash.edu.au/~naotsugt/Tsuchiya_Labs_Homepage 2. 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URL: From yang at maebashi-it.org Wed Mar 21 02:35:26 2018 From: yang at maebashi-it.org (Yang) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:35:26 +0900 Subject: Connectionists: [Call for Papers] Brain Informatics 2018 Message-ID: [Apologies if you receive this more than once] CALL FOR PAPERS The 11th International Conference on Brain Informatics (BI'18) December 7-9, 2018, Arlington, Texas, USA Homepage: http://uta.engineering/conferences/bi-2018/ ---Advancing BI Technologies from Basic Science Research to Real-World Practice--- ============================================== Workshop/Special Session/Tutorial Proposals Submission Deadline: May 1, 2018 Full Paper Submission Deadline: June 15, 2018 ============================================== The International Conference on Brain Informatics series (BI) has established itself as the world?s premier research forum that brings together researchers and practitioners from neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, information communication technologies, and neuroimaging technologies with the purpose of exploring the fundamental roles, interactions as well as practical impacts of Brain Informatics. The BI'18 will provide a broad forum that academia, professionals and industry people can exchange their ideas, findings, and strategies in brain informatics research and brain-inspired concepts and technologies. It welcomes emerging technologies for addressing fundamental neurobiological questions about healthy brain function, laying the groundwork for advancing treatments for brain disorders or injury, and for generating brain-inspired "smart" artificial intelligence and computing technologies to meet future societal needs. It will educate and expand the brain informatics workforce and create new career opportunities for brain research and related innovations. The BI'18 welcomes paper submissions (full paper and abstract submissions). Both research and application papers are solicited. All submitted papers will be peer-reviewed on the basis of technical quality, relevance, significance and clarity. Accepted full papers will be included in the proceedings by Springer LNCS/LNAI (http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319707716). Workshop, Special-Session and Tutorial proposals, and Industry/Demo-Track papers are also welcome. The organizers of Workshops and Special-Sessions are invited to prepare a book proposal based on the topics of the workshop/special session for possible book publication in the Springer-Nature Brain Informatics & Health book series (http://www.springer.com/series/15148). *** Topics and Areas *** Track 1: Cognitive and Computational Foundations of Brain Science Track 2: Investigations of Human Information Processing Systems Track 3: Brain Big Data Analytics, Curation and Management Track 4: Informatics Paradigms for Brain and Mental Health Track 5: Brain-Machine Intelligence and Brain-Inspired Computing IMPORTANT DATES: ================ May 1, 2018: Submission deadline for workshop/special session/Tutorial proposals May 31, 2018: Notification of workshop/special session proposal acceptance June 15, 2018: Submission deadline for full papers July 30, 2018: Submission deadline for workshop/special session papers August 15, 2018: Notification of full paper acceptance August 30, 2018: Notification of workshop/special session paper acceptance August 1, 2018: Submission deadline for abstracts August 30, 2018: Notification of abstract acceptance December 7, 2018: Tutorials, workshops and special sessions December 8-9, 2018: Main conference PAPER SUBMISSIONS & PUBLICATIONS: ================================= TYPE-I (Full Paper Submissions): Papers need to have up to 10 pages in LNCS format: http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0 All full length papers accepted (and all special sessions' full length papers) will be published by Springer as a volume of the series of LNCS/LNAI. TYPE-II (Abstract Submissions): Abstracts have a word limit of 500 words. Experimental research is particularly welcome. Accepted abstract submissions will be included in the conference program, and will be published as a single, collective proceedings volume. Title: Include in the title of the abstract all words critical for a subject index. Write your title in sentence case (first letter is capitalized; remaining letters are lower case). Do not bold or italicize your full title. Author: List all authors who contributed to the work discussed in the abstract. The presenting author must be listed in the first author slot of the list. Be prepared to submit contact information as well as conflict of interest information for each author listed. Abstract: Enter the body of the abstract and attach any applicable graphic files or tables here. Do not re-enter the title, author, support, or other information that is collected in other steps of the submission form. Presentation Preference: Authors may select from three presentation formats when submitting an abstract: "poster only", "talk preferred" or "no preference". The "talk preferred" selection indicates that you would like to give a talk, but will accept a poster format if necessary. Marking "poster only" indicates that you would not like to be considered for an oral-presentation session. Selecting "no preference" indicates the author's willingness to be placed in the best format for the program. Each paper or abstract requires one sponsoring attendee (i.e. someone who registered and is attending the conference). A single attendee can not sponsor more than two abstracts or papers. Oral presentations will be selected from both full length papers and abstracts. *** Post-Conference Journal Publications *** The Brain Informatics conferences have the formal ties with the Open Access Brain Informatics journal (Springer-Nature, http://www.springer.com/40708). Accepted full papers will be selected to publish in the Open Access Brain Informatics Journal upon revision. No article-processing fee will be charged for authors of Brain Informatics conference. *** Awards *** Best Paper awards will be conferred at the conference on the authors of (1) the best research paper and (2) the best student paper. ORGANIZERS ========== General Chairs Tom Mitchell (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) Leon Iasemidis (Louisiana Tech, University, USA) Ning Zhong (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan) Program Committee Chairs Jianzhong Su (University of Texas at Arlington, USA) Vicky Yamamoto (University of South California, USA) Yu-Ping Wang (Tulane University, USA) Organizing Chairs Shouyi Wang (University of Texas at Arlington, USA) Erick Jones (University of Texas at Arlington, USA) Fenghua Tian (University of Texas at Arlington, USA) Workshop/Special-Session Chairs Chou, Chun-An (Northwestern University, USA) Xiangnan Kong (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA) Felicia Jefferson (Fort Valley State University, USA) Jing Qin (Montana State University, USA) Panel/Tutorial Chairs Yang Yang (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan/Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Internet Technology, China) Vassiliy Tsytsarev (University of Maryland, USA) Publicity Chairs Paul Wen (University of Southern Queensland, Australia) Huiguang He (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Mufti Mahmud (University of Padova, Italy) Steering Committee Chairs Ning Zhong (Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan) Hanchuan Peng (Allen Institute for Brain Science, USA) *** Contact Information *** Shouyi Wang Email: shouyiw at uta.edu Vicky Yamamoto Email: Vicky.Yamamoto at med.usc.edu Yang Yang Email: yang at maebashi-it.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Providing a forum for infrastructure providers and developers of tools, standards, and best practices to help define the capabilities of the global network, receive training on how to participate in the Open, FAIR and Citable global network and learn how to provide better services to their constituents. *Abstract submission deadline is April 30: **neuroinformatics2018.org/abstracts * Registration will open shortly. More information: *neuroinformatics2018.org * Please spread this information to anyone you feel would be interested in attending. *The International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) is an international non-profit organization devoted to advancing the field of neuroinformatics and global collaborative brain research. Learn more about INCF www.incf.org * *We look forward to seeing you in Montr?al!* Best Regards The INCF Secretariat -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carlos.alzate at ie.ibm.com Wed Mar 21 06:21:36 2018 From: carlos.alzate at ie.ibm.com (Carlos Alzate) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:21:36 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: ECML-PKDD 2018 - Dublin, Ireland - Call for Tutorials/Workshops Message-ID: The ECML-PKDD 2018 Organizing Committee invites proposals for half-day tutorials and full/half-day workshops to be held on the first and last days of the conference (September 10 and 14, 2018), which will take place in Dublin, Ireland. Tutorials are intended to provide a comprehensive introduction to established or emerging research topics of interest for the machine learning and the data mining community. These topics include related research fields or applications but also well-developed tools and suites that support ML/DM research. The ideal tutorial should attract a wide audience. It should be broad enough to provide a basic introduction to the chosen area, but it should also cover the most important topics in depth. Each tutorial should be well-focused so that its content can be covered in a half-day slot. Proposals that exclusively focus on the presenter?s own work or commercial demonstrations are strongly discouraged. Tutorial slides will be made available online at the ECML-PKDD website, although authors can provide them on additional websites as well. Depending on the budget, we may offer a waived registration fee for attendance to one speaker of each accepted tutorial (i.e., no guarantee at this stage). GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSALS Tutorial proposals should contain at least the following: A title and an abstract of the tutorial. A brief description of the tutorial content and its relevance to the ECML-PKDD community (no more than 2 pages). A brief outline of the tutorial structure showing that the tutorial?s core content can be covered in a 4 hours slot (including a 30 minutes break). The names and contact information of the tutorial instructors, including one-paragraph statements of their research interests and areas of expertise; it is required to indicate in the proposal who is planning to attend the conference and present which part. A list of previous venues and approximate audience sizes, if the same or a similar tutorial has been given elsewhere; otherwise an estimate of the audience size. A description of special requirements for technical equipment (e.g., audio equipment). Especially for a relatively novel but rapidly maturing topic, a half day tutorial (4h incl. one 30 minute break) followed by a half day workshop (4h incl. one 30 minute break) could be a good format. We kindly ask you to write a single proposal for the tutorial and workshop that covers the different guidelines and requirements for tutorials and workshops. In addition, the links should be clearly described and the proposal should be submitted to the workshop and tutorial chairs (select both ?Workshop? and ?Tutorial? as topics). For workshop guidelines, please see the separate Call For Workshop Proposals below. The proposal will be reviewed by the workshop and tutorial co-chairs, who may use the help of external reviewers, and experts on the submission topics. Features that will be evaluated are: The interestingness for the ECML-PKDD areas, which should result in a large audience. The clarity of the tutorial, which should emerge from its description. Good organization as appearing from the outline. The adequacy of the speakers, i.e., her/his background/experience in teaching the target topics. The ability to explain the topics to a large audience with heterogeneous background. Workshops provide an opportunity to discuss novel topics in a small and interactive atmosphere. They can concentrate in-depth on research topics, but can also be devoted to application issues, or to questions concerning the economic and social aspects of machine learning and data mining. Multidisciplinary workshops that bring together researchers and practitioners from different communities are particularly welcome. If the budget permits, one organizer or invited speaker of an accepted workshop may be offered the possibility of waived registration fee for attendance on the workshop day. DURATION & FORMAT We welcome both full- and half-day workshop proposals. Full-day workshops will have a program of typically 8 hours including two 30-minute coffee breaks and a 90-minute lunch break. Half-day workshops will have a 4 hours program with a 30-minute coffee break. We would like to encourage proposers to aim for a program that is both varied and interesting. Especially where the format of the workshop is concerned, we would like you to think about ways of going beyond the usual list of presentations of accepted papers. Keep in mind that the main conference is necessarily more time-constrained and workshops therefore allow for group explorations of interesting topics, for example by means of discussions, demo sessions, invited talks, and panels. Another way of extending the usual format is to include a specific challenge problem that can be addressed by the workshop participants, with a dedicated challenge session in the workshop program. Note, however, that the challenge should be only one of the components of the workshop, targeting a problem which is specific to the workshop topic(s). For some workshops, it may be useful to first present an introduction to the state-of-the-art in the field given by experienced invited presenters, and afterwards discuss more technical or novel work in a standard (or non-standard!) workshop setting. COMBINED TUTORIAL & WORKSHOP Especially for a relatively novel but rapidly maturing topic, giving the aforementioned introduction of the state-of-the-art may go beyond the scope of an invited presentation. In this case, a half day tutorial (4h incl. one 30 minute break) followed by a half day workshop (4h incl. one 30 minute break) could be a good format. We kindly ask you to write a single proposal for the tutorial and workshop that covers the different guidelines and requirements for tutorials and workshops. In addition, the links should be clearly described and the proposal should be submitted to the workshop and tutorial chairs (select both ?Workshop? and ?Tutorial? as topics). For tutorial guidelines, please see the separate Call For Tutorial Proposals above. GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSALS Workshop proposals should contain the necessary information for the workshop chairs and reviewers to judge the importance, quality, and community interest in the proposed topic (a minimum of 15-20 expected participants is required). Each workshop should have one or more designated organisers and a program. When proposing a workshop, please provide (at least) the following information: A brief description of the specific issues that the workshop will address, the reasons why the workshop is of interest, the main research areas involved, and what the workshop will add to the conference (e.g., do you expect papers of a theme that would not fit the main conference?). Contact information of the workshop chairs, their competence in the proposed topic(s), and previous experience in chairing scientific events. A tentative list of Program Committee members and potential invited speakers. A draft of the Call for Papers, including information on accepted formats (e.g., regular papers, extended abstracts, oral-only presentations of relevant recently published or submitted contributions, etc.) and expected format of the workshop (e.g., invited talks, presentations, poster sessions, panel discussions, challenge sessions, or other ideas for ensuring an interactive atmosphere). In the case of a combined tutorial-workshop, please clearly indicate the format. Any special requirements regarding logistics (e.g., poster stands, audio equipment), if applicable. An estimate of the number of expected submissions, and an estimate of the number of expected workshop participants at the conference. SUBMISSION Please submit your workshop proposals in PDF format to the email address wt_chairs at ecmlpkdd2018.org The submitted proposals will be reviewed in a close collaboration with the conference chairs and the program committee. IMPORTANT DATES ? Tutorials The following deadlines are important for the tutorial organizers: Tutorial proposal deadline: Monday, April 16, 2018 Tutorial acceptance notification: Monday, April 30, 2018 Tutorial final abstract submission: Monday, May 14, 2018 Tutorial course material (slides, bibliography) online: Monday, September 3, 2018 IMPORTANT DATES ? Workshops The following deadlines are important for the workshop organizers: Workshop proposal deadline: Monday, April 16, 2018 Workshop acceptance notification: Monday, April 30, 2018 Workshop websites and call for papers online: Monday, May 14, 2018 Workshop program and proceedings online: August 27, 2018 For paper submission, reviewing and final revisions, please consider the following deadlines: Workshop paper submission deadline: Monday, July 2, 2018 Workshop paper acceptance notification: Monday, July 23, 2018 Workshop paper camera-ready deadline: Monday, August 6, 2018 These deadlines are somewhat flexible, but consider as constraints that the paper submission deadline should be after conference author notification (June 14) and acceptance notification should be before the conference early registration deadline. CONTACTS In case you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Workshop and Tutorial Chairs (Anna Monreale and Carlos Alzate) at wt_chairs at ecmlpkdd2018.org. We are looking forward to your proposals. ----------------------------------- Carlos Alzate, PhD Research Scientist - Machine Learning IBM Research AI IBM Research - Ireland Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, Ireland IBM Ireland Limited registered in Ireland under company number 16226. Registered Office: IBM House, Shelbourne Rd., Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Donald.Adjeroh at mail.wvu.edu Thu Mar 22 03:27:15 2018 From: Donald.Adjeroh at mail.wvu.edu (Donald Adjeroh) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:27:15 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: SBP-BRiMS 2018 Grand Interdisciplinary Data-Science and Modeling Challenge. In-Reply-To: References: , <7F764823-1B48-42D3-AE2E-520611D0232D@jhuapl.edu>, , , , , , , , , Message-ID: Apologies if you receive multiple copies ... SBP-BRiMS 2018 Grand Interdisciplinary Data-Science and Modeling Challenge. George Washington University,Washington DC, USA (part of the SBP-BRiMS 2018 conference - July 10 ? July 13, 2018) http://sbp-brims.org/2018/ Opioids are a class of drugs that include illegal drugs (heroin), synthetic drug (e.g. fentanyl), and many pain relievers (e.g Vicodin?). These drugs are chemically related and interact with the opioid receptors on nerve cells in the body and brain. The US is facing an opioid crisis. Deaths from opioids are increasing. Opioid abuse is a serious public health issue. Today, overdose deaths are the leading cause of injury deaths in the US. In this year?s SBP-BRiMS challenge problem, we ask participants to consider the issue of Opioid abuse. The broad questions of interest are: * How can we use openly available data design effective intervention strategies? * What are the socio-demographc and spatial predictors of regions where opioid abuse is likely to increase? * What interventions might mitigate the opioid problem? * What populations are most at risk from opioid abuse and where are they? These questions are only intended to give a rough idea of what might be an interesting topic to explore for this challenge problem, and by no means the only questions of interest. All entries must have both a strong social theory, political theory or policy perspective and a strong methodology perspective. Rules ? Participants may work individually or in teams. ? Participants must use the Cincinnati Heroin overdose data - https://insights.cincinnati-oh.gov/stories/s/Heroin/dm3s-ep3u/ ? Participants should address a social science theory or policy relevant issue and should employ one or more methodologies appropriate for the empirical assessment of or forecasting on the basis of big data (e.g., computational algorithms, machine learning, computer simulation, social network analysis, text mining). ? Each participating team may prepare only one entry. ? Entries must represent original work that has not been previously published or submitted to other challenges. ? Each participating team must send at least one member to the SBP-BRiMS 2017 conference to present a poster describing their entry. At least one team member must register and attend the conference. ? Participants are encouraged to use a second data set. This data set must be either publicly available data or the participants must make it publicly available by submitting it along with their challenge paper. ? At the conference, all entries will be judged by the community using a participant voting system. Voting will be done separately for student-led and non student-led projects. ? The individual or group that submits the winning entry will have their full length paper describing their challenge solution published in an SBP-BRiMS special issue of the journal Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory. Guidelines A strong entry generally has one or more of these components: ? Employ multiple data sets. ? Be theory based. ? Include at least one high quality visualization (note that participants will be allowed to display dynamic visualizations via some form of electronic media e.g., by hanging a tablet from the poster. However, please note that tables will not be provided). ? Account for biases in the data across time, space, topics and sources. ? Demonstrates a deep understanding of the problem being addressed. ? Providea a new metric, simulation or algorithm development such as: 1. A new spatial, temporal, or network analytic methodology or algorithm, or a simulation model, that can cope with the vast scale of open source data (e.g.Twitter data) and support answering a key social or policy issue. 2. A new spatial analytic methodology that can better take into account change over time and non-spatial distances (such as co-occurrences and semantic similarity between locations). 3. A new network methodology that better incorporate the diversity of actor and relationship types in the data, spatio-temporal information, or for constructing edges from the data and for distributing actor and edge attributes onto the graph. 4. A novel simulation that that supports reasoning about the spread of fake news or propaganda that uses empirical data to either instantiate the model or to confirm some of the results. ? Generates a new empirical finding that challenges or provides novel support for existing social or political theory, or provides information of policy relevance. Note, the results of computer simulation are viewed as empirical findings. In addition, a strong entry should be well-written and provide some level of creativity in its use of or combination of data. Submitting and Entry What to Submit You need to submit 3 things - An extended abstract, A PDF of your poster, and A powerpoint promotion slide. All three of these will go in the on-line proceedings. Extended Abstract: A 2-page abstract describing the project. This should define: ? What social/policy question was asked or challenge addressed? ? Why is this question important or the challenge critical in the context of fake news and/.or propaganda? ? What data sets were used? ? What is the novel contribution? ? What is the key methodology or methodologies used? ? What is the key policy issue or theory being addressed? 1. Who is the team? Provide names, email and institution. A pdf of the poster. This will be put on line. You are, however, responsible for printing and bringing your own poster to the conference. An easel will be provided, but not posterboard. The poster should be either 4?x3? or 3?x4?. Promotion Slide This is a single powerpoint slide. The purpose of this slide is to excite people to come to your poster. This slide will also be put on line. You will be given one minute to present this slide at the conference to encourage people to come and see your poster. This slide should contain: * Title of project * Names of all team members This slide may contain * Any word or image or idea that you think will promote your poster * Logos for your group, company or organization When to Submit Challenge Response Submission: 14-May-2018 At this point just send the short abstract. Author Notification: 01-June-2018 Final Version Challenge Response Submission: 25-June 2018 At this point send the paper, the slide, and a PDF of the poster. How to Submit All challenge participants will need to submit these items: 1. Short Abstract: Due May 14th, This is a maximum of 6 pages including references and figures. It should address what was done, how it was done, what data was used, and how this met the challenge. 2. One page slide: This is a synopsis slide that will be used in the 1 minute teaser presentation to get people to come to the poster. 3. PDF of the poster that can be viewed online. 4. Final Challenge paper: Due June 25th, This is a maximum of 10 pages including references and figures. These should not have been submitted elsewhere. These will be put on the conference website as part of the online proceedings which is not archival. In addition, the final paper of the winner, runner up, and potentially other final papers, will be published in a special issue of the journal of Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory which is archival. Submission of a challenge entry constitutes willingness to have the final challenge paper published in the venue. 5. Who is the team? Provide names, email and institution. 6. The abstract, slide, and poster that are student-led need to be clearly marked as student-led. To be considered student-led the following conditions must be met: * The project was led by a student enrolled in a university * The project is not coming out of a corporation, government lab, or FFRDC What to present All entries will send at least one team member to SBP-BRiMS 2017 who will be registered for the conference by the <> to present their poster in the evening poster session. The poster will be 4?x3? or 3?x4?. Participants may bring in additional props to enhance their presentation. In addition, the team spokesperson should be ready to present a 1 minute talk using the slide, to encourage people to come to their poster. Each team will also do a short talk that will be video taped and made available describing their approach and solution. Finally, the winning entry will give a short talk on the last day of the conference. How entries will be judged Entries will be judged by community voting at the poster session. Who is eligible Anyone with an interest in using this data to address a social or policy issue. Entries are accepted from single individuals or teams. Winning Entry The final paper for the winning entry will be published in the journal Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory ? in the SBP-BRiMS 2018 special issue. A member of the team that developed the winning entry will do a short presentation on the final day of the conference describing the response. Data Sets We invite participants to explore the online repository for heroin overdoses in Cincinnati Ohio. The data is at https://insights.cincinnati-oh.gov/stories/s/Heroin/dm3s-ep3u/. This data is comprised of the Cincinnati Fire Department responses to reported heroin overdose incidents, and does not include patient information or medical outcome data. It is continually updated, so you will need to state when the data was pulled. Geo-spatial information is provided. Challenge Committee Kathleen M. Carley Ayaz Hyder Submit Questions Regarding Challenge All questions and concerns can be sent to sbp-brims at andrew.cmu.edu Some useful references: Compton, Wilson M., and Nora D. Volkow. "Major increases in opioid analgesic abuse in the United States: concerns and strategies." Drug & Alcohol Dependence 81, no. 2 (2006): 103-107. Rudd, Rose A., Noah Aleshire, Jon E. Zibbell, and R. Matthew Gladden. "Increases in drug and opioid overdose deaths?United States, 2000?2014." American Journal of Transplantation 16, no. 4 (2016): 1323-1327. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From m.baltieri at sussex.ac.uk Wed Mar 21 15:57:49 2018 From: m.baltieri at sussex.ac.uk (Manuel Baltieri) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:57:49 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: [meetings] **DEADLINE EXTENDED to APRIL 2ND, 2018** Final CFP, Special session - Hybrid Life: Approaches to integrate biological, artificial and cognitive systems, ALife 2018 (Tokyo) In-Reply-To: References: <541BA9CB-DA55-4EF8-B7AF-0A9DED49478C@sussex.ac.uk> Message-ID: **DEADLINE EXTENDED to APRIL 2ND, 2018** ********** Final Call for Papers ********** Special session - Hybrid Life: Approaches to integrate biological, artificial and cognitive systems https://sites.google.com/view/hybrid-life/ 2018 Artificial Life conference (ALife) Tokyo, JAPAN, 23-27 July 2018 - http://2018.alife.org/ Invited panelists: Ryota Kanai, Jun Tani, Masahiko Inami and Mizuki Oka. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION: The main focus of ALife research is the study of natural systems with the goal of understanding what life is. More concretely, ALife defines ways to investigate processes that contribute to the formation and proliferation of living organisms. In this session we focus on three common approaches to tackle this investigation, proposing ways to integrate, extend and possibly improve them. More specifically we refer to: 1) the formalisation of the necessary properties for the definition of life, 2) the implementation of artificial agents, and 3) the study of the relation between life and cognition. For this special session we propose to start from these well-established Alife methodologies, and extend them through: a unified formal language for the description and modelling of living, as well as artificial and cognitive systems, e.g. control theory, Bayesian inference, dynamical systems theory, etc., the exploration of biological creatures enhanced by artificial systems (or artificial systems augmented with organic parts) in order to investigate the boundaries between living and nonliving organisms, and the evaluation of coupled biological-artificial systems that could shed light on the importance of interactions among systems for the study of living and cognitive organisms. This special sessions aims to invite contributions from alife as well as the fields of psychology, computational neuroscience, HCI, theoretical biology, artificial intelligence, robotics and cognitive science to discuss current research on the formalisation, combination and interaction of artificial/living/cognitive systems from theoretical, modelling and implementational perspectives. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: Formalisation of life and cognition (e.g. dynamical systems theory, stochastic optimal control, Bayesian inference, etc.) Cognitive robotics Autopoiesis Life-mind continuity thesis Systems biology Origins-of-life theories with relationships to artificial and cognitive systems Animal-robot interaction Bio-inspired robotics Bio-integrated robotics Human-machine interaction Augmented cognition Sensory substitution Interactive evolutionary computation Artificial perception PANELISTS: Ryota Kanai Ryota Kanai is a neuroscientist working on the computational principles underlying consciousness and the brain, and the founder and CEO of an AI startup, Araya, Inc. in Tokyo. His goal is to create artificial consciousness using intrinsic motivation, deep neural networks, and integrated information while taking inspirations from neuroscience. He formerly led a cognitive neuroscience lab at the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. Araya Inc.: http://www.araya.org/ Jun Tani Jun Tani is a Full Professor at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Okinawa, Japan. He is directing the Cognitive Neurorobotics Research Unit. He has investigated the problem of embodied cognition by applying the predictive coding framework to neurorobotics experimental study for more than 20 years. His study has been summarized in his book, ?Exploring Robotic Minds: Actions, Symbols, and Consciousness as Self-Organizing Dynamic Phenomena." published from Oxford Univ. Press in 2016. CNRU at OIST: https://groups.oist.jp/cnru Masahiko Inami Masahiko (Masa) Inami is a Professor in the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He is also directing the Inami JIZAI Body Project, JST ERATO. His research interest is in Augmented Human, human I/O enhancement technologies including perception, HCI and robotics. He received BE and MS degrees in bioengineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology and PhD in the Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) from the University of Tokyo in 1999. He joined the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tokyo, and in 1999, he moved to the University of Electro-Communications. In April 2008, he joined Keio University, where he served as a Professor of the Graduate School of Media Design and the Vice-director of the International Virtual Reality Center till October 2015. In November 2015, he rejoined the University of Tokyo. His installations have appeared at Ars Electronica Center. He proposed and organized the Superhuman Sports Society. InamiLab at Todai: https://inamilab.org Mizuki Oka Mizuki Oka is an associate Professor at the University of Tsukuba, Japan. Obtained the International Baccalaureate at the United World College of the Adriatic in 1998. Studied computer science at the University of Tsukuba where she obtained the Doctor of Engineering in 2008. Served also as a research fellow for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science from 2005 to 2008. Worked at the Center for Knowledge Structuring at the University of Tokyo as a post-doc from 2008 to 2013 in Japan. Gave a talk at TEDxTokyo in 2012 and at TEDxTsukuba in 2013. Her current research interests are Web Science and Artificial Life. She is also a founder of ALife Lab. and CO-CEO of Alternative Machine Inc. Personal website: http://mizoka.jp/english/ Important Dates 2nd April 2018 ? Paper submission deadline 7th May 2018 ? Paper acceptance notification 4th June 2018 ? Camera-ready version 23-27th July 2018 ? Artificial Life conference (ALife), Tokyo, Japan Paper Submission Papers and abstracts submitted to this special sessions will be reviewed by a selected group of experts from the a-life community as well as from other key areas, specifically chosen for this review process. If you are submitting to a special session you will be given the opportunity to select it during the submission process. Submissions to special sessions follow the same format, instructions and deadlines of regular ALife papers, as specified here http://2018.alife.org/instructions-for-authors/ . Organizers Manuel Baltieri, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. m.baltieri at sussex.ac.uk Keisuke Suzuki, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. k.suzuki at sussex.ac.uk Hiroyuki Iizuka, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan hiroyukiiizuka at gmail.com Contacts For questions, enquiries and more information please check our website https://sites.google.com/view/hybrid-life/ or get in touch with Manuel, m.baltieri [at] sussex.ac.uk. All the best, Manuel, Keisuke, Hiro -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Electronics Applications and System Integration for Future Technologies, part of the IEEE - International Conference On Biomedical Engineering And Applications ? ICBEA, to be held in Funchal, Madeira Island, July 9th to 12th, 2018, organised by the Institute of Knowledge and Development, the University of Madeira and the Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute jointly. Contributions are welcome in both theoretical developments and practical implementations in all areas involving Electronics Applications and System Integration. Between all contributions presented, two will be selected to receive a best paper award. More information in the call for papers. EASIFT will provide an excellent opportunity for presenting new results and to discuss the latest research and developments in the field. Visit homepage Deadlines Full Paper Submission: April 9, 2018 Notifications: May 15, 2018 Final Paper Submission: May 25, 2018 Conference dates: July 9-12, 2018 Conference Topics: Submitted papers will be peer reviewed by a minimum of 2 reviewers holding a PhD with expertise in the submission topics. Papers are invited in all areas of Electronics Applications and System Integration including (but not limited to) the following areas: Advanced VLSI Systems Affordable healthcare circuits Data reduction Embedded Systems End-user programming techniques Expert Systems Instrumentation and Control IoT applications Machine Learning implementations Programmable Hardware Reconfigurable smart sensor Security of user data Sensor array data processing Smart cities applications System on a Chip Ubiquitous embedded systems User-Centric Personalisation Wearable Electronics 2018 Proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore/Digital Library. Submit ? This conference is co-located with other conferences (check iknowd.org ) and participants can follow all the conferences. Unsubscribe from this list sending reply e-mail with unsubscribe in the body, while keeping the subject. Morgado Dias Universidade da Madeira Assistant Professor in Electronics and Telecommunications Automation and Instrumentation PhD Director morgado at uma.pt Tel.: 291-705307 Researcher Polo Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico da Madeira 9020-105 FUNCHAL Tel (351) 291 721 006 www.m-iti.org | admin at m-iti.org July 2018 conferences: EASIFT - WORKSHOP ? ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS and SYSTEM INTEGRATION for FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES ? 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EASIFT ES2DE? - IEEE - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN SMALL DEVELOPING ECONOMIES ICBEA - IEEE - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AND APPLICATIONS ICMA - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MATHEMATICAL AND APPLICATIONS ICAP - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Building on the Federated AI Meeting (FAIM) happening this year in Stockholm, multiple workshops (AGT at IJCAI, AMEC, CoopMAS, EXPLORE) have joined hands to be the main venue to show off novel work being done in these areas.All submissions will be peer-reviewed and evaluated on the basis of the quality of their contribution, originality, significance, and the potential to generate fruitful discussions. Industrial applications and position papers presenting novel ideas, issues, challenges, and directions are also welcome. ************************************************************ PAPER SUBMISSION************************************************************We invite submissions in all areas related to this interplay of incentives, agents, and AI, and in particular on the following topics: - Algorithmic mechanism design- Auctions- Behavioral Game Theory- Bounded rationality- Cooperation and collaboration- Computational advertising- Computational aspects of equilibria- Computational social choice- Coalitions, coordination, collective action, and cooperation- Economic aspects of security and privacy- Economic aspects of distributed and network computing- Equilibrium computation- Empirical approaches to electronic markets- Fair Division- Incentives in machine learning- Information and attention economics- Learning in games (e.g., solution concepts and equilibria)- Matching Markets- Mechanism design- Price differentiation and price dynamics- Social networks- Strategic behavior- Trading agent design and analysis- Uncertainty in AI and economicsProceedings Publication:To widen participation and encourage discussion, there will be no formal publication of workshop proceedings. We will, however, post the accepted papers online to the benefit of the participants to the workshop. Therefore, submission of preliminary work and papers to be submitted or in preparation for submission to other major venues in the field are encouraged.Please contact either one of the program chairs in case of any questions:Sofia Ceppi (sofia at prowler.io )Omer Lev (omerlev at bgu.ac.il )************************************************************IMPORTANT DATES************************************************************Submission Deadline: 14 May, 2018Acceptance Notification: 10 June, 2018Joint IJCAI/ECAI/AAMAS/ICML Workshops: 13-15 July, 2018**********************************************************************ORGANIZATION**********************************************************************Program ChairsSofia CeppiOmer LevSteering CommitteeReshef Meir (AGT at IJCAI)Chen Hajaj and Valentin Robu (AMEC/TADA)Yair Zick (CoopMAS)Nicholas Mattei, Haris Aziz, John P. Dickerson, (EXPLORE)**********************************************************************SUBMISSION DETAILS**********************************************************************Submission Site: Authors should submit full papers electronically in PDF format at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ai30 Formatting Guidelines: Please format papers according to the Springer LNCS Style (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0 ). Templates for Word and Latex are available.Paper Length: Papers can be at most 12 pages long plus 2 additional pages for reference. Supplemental material can be appended at the end of the paper. However, reviewers are instructed to make their evaluations based on the main submission, and are not obligated to consult the supplemental material.* -- Nicholas Mattei Research Staff Member | IBM Research AI IBM T.J. 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The application form went live on Friday March 2, 2018, and the deadline to apply is March 26, 2018 at 3:59:59 PM EST. Details about the application criteria and prerequisites are available online. Website and application form: https://dlrlsummerschool.ca/ If you have questions about the summer school, please contact info at dlrlsummerschool.ca -- Graham Taylor Associate Professor School of Engineering, University of Guelph and Vector Institute CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar, Learning in Machines & Brains program http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gwtaylor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From r.herzallah at aston.ac.uk Fri Mar 23 03:20:39 2018 From: r.herzallah at aston.ac.uk (Herzallah, Randa) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 07:20:39 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Postdoc position, Mathematics, Aston, UK Message-ID: <94495B92000C514BAE815CD3A0DAD6D9A6EF9544@exch-mb-l4-02.campus.aston.ac.uk> Dear all, A postdoc position ?Harmonisation of Behavioural Dynamics of Quasi-Independent Agents of Limited Information? at Aston University, UK. A three-year postdoctoral position with competitive salary is available in the Systems Analytics Research Institute (SARI) within the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Aston University. The potential candidate has to be skilled, enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic, have a strong mathematical background, and has excellent interpersonal skills to work on an innovative research project funded by the Leverhulme Trust. 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This includes model building and all kind of mathematical tools for data aggregation, information fusion, and decision making; tools to help decision in data science problems (including e.g., statistical and machine learning algorithms as well as data visualization tools); and algorithms for data privacy and transparency-aware methods so that data processing processes and decisions made from them are fair, transparent and avoid unnecessary disclosure of sensitive information. The MDAI conference includes tracks on the topics of (i) data science, (ii) data privacy, (iii) aggregation funcions, (iv) rational and human decision making and (v) graphs and (social) networks. The conference has been since 2004 a forum for researchers to discuss last results into these areas of research. Publication: LNAI + USB -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Dr.-Ing. Zoe Falomir Llansola https://sites.google.com/site/zfalomir/home Twitter at @zfalomir ------------------------------------------------------------ From zoltan.szabo.list at gmail.com Fri Mar 23 13:31:44 2018 From: zoltan.szabo.list at gmail.com (Zoltan Szabo) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 18:31:44 +0100 Subject: Connectionists: Data Science Summer School 2018 - Applications are open Message-ID: <176d4811-955a-d93c-8646-3fed3f32b1a6@gmail.com> Dear All, The Data Science Initiative of ?cole Polytechnique and the DATAIA Institute co-organize the Data Science Summer School at the Polytechnique campus. Web: http://www.ds3-datascience-polytechnique.fr/ The application system is open now. Key Dates: -Application deadline: May 2, 2018. -Notification of acceptance by May 15, 2018. -Event: Monday, June 25 - Friday, June 29, 2018. Best, DS^3 Organizers From p.j.b.hancock at stir.ac.uk Fri Mar 23 17:26:13 2018 From: p.j.b.hancock at stir.ac.uk (Peter Hancock) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 21:26:13 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: PhD studentship Message-ID: <00f06d05f96342868b9f5e30d381b6d1@havra.ad.stir.ac.uk> I have two PhD studentships available in the face lab at Stirling, fully funded for UK/EU students. One or both could be about modelling human face perception. Students will join two postdocs working on the EPSRC-funded FACER2VM project (https://facer2vm.org/). Please get in touch with me directly in the first instance to discuss your interests, pjbh1 at stir.ac.uk. I have no formal closing date but hope to make decisions by early May. https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=87763 https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=96644 Peter Hancock Professor Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA, UK phone 01786 467675 fax 01786 467641 http://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11587 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6025-7068 http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-4633-2009 Psychology at Stirling 100% 4* Impact, REF 2014 -- The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2016/17 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ian.r.oakley at gmail.com Fri Mar 23 18:35:39 2018 From: ian.r.oakley at gmail.com (Ian Oakley) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 22:35:39 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: ICMI 2018 - Second Call for Long and Short Papers Message-ID: ********** International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI) Boulder, Colorado, October 16-20th, 2018 https://icmi.acm.org/2018/ Second Call for Long and Short Papers Due May 1st, 2018, Reviews June 21st, Rebuttals June 28th, Decisions July 18th. Submission and general info: https://icmi.acm.org/2018/index.php?id=cfp ********** ICMI 2018 Call for Long and Short Papers The 20th International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2018) will be held in Boulder, Colorado. ICMI is the premier international forum for multidisciplinary research on multimodal human-human and human-computer interaction, interfaces, and system development. The conference focuses on theoretical and empirical foundations, component technologies, and combined multimodal processing techniques that define the field of multimodal interaction analysis, interface design, and system development. We are keen to showcase novel input and output modalities and interactions to the ICMI community. ICMI 2018 will feature a single-track main conference which includes: keynote speakers, technical full and short papers (including oral and poster presentations), demonstrations, exhibits and doctoral spotlight papers. The conference will also feature workshops and grand challenges. The proceedings of ICMI 2018 will be published by ACM as part of their series of International Conference Proceedings and Digital Library. We also want to welcome conference papers from behavioral and social sciences. These papers allow us to understand how technology can be used to increase our scientific knowledge and may focus less on presenting technical or algorithmic novelty. For this reason, the "novelty" criteria used during ICMI 2018 review will be based on two sub-criteria (i.e., scientific novelty and technical novelty as described below). Accepted papers at ICMI 2018 only need to be novel on one of these sub-criteria. In other words, a paper which is strong on scientific knowledge contribution but low on algorithmic novelty should be ranked similarly to a paper that is high on algorithmic novelty but low on knowledge discovery. - Scientific Novelty: Papers should bring some new knowledge to the scientific community. For example, discovering new behavioral markers that are predictive of mental health or how new behavioral patterns relate to children?s interactions during learning. It is the responsibility of the authors to perform a proper literature review and clearly discuss the novelty in the scientific discoveries made in their paper. - Technical Novelty: Papers reviewed with this sub-criterion should include novelty in their computational approach for recognizing, generating or modeling data. Examples include: novelty in the learning and prediction algorithms, in the neural architecture, or in the data representation. Novelty can also be associated to a new usage of an existing approach. Please visit https://icmi.acm.org/2018/ for details on the submission process. This year, ICMI welcomes contributions on our theme of multi-modal understanding of multi-party interactions. Additional topics of interest include but are not limited to: - Affective computing and interaction - Cognitive modeling and multimodal interaction - Gesture, touch and haptics - Healthcare, assistive technologies - Human communication dynamics - Human-robot/agent multimodal interaction - Interaction with smart environment - Machine learning for multimodal interaction - Mobile multimodal systems - Multimodal behavior generation - Multimodal datasets and validation - Multimodal dialogue modeling - Multimodal fusion and representation - Multimodal interactive applications - Speech behaviors in social interaction - System components and multimodal platforms - Visual behaviors in social interaction - Virtual/augmented reality and multimodal interaction Important Dates Long and short paper submission: May 1, 2018 (11:59 PST) Reviews available: June 21, 2018 Rebuttal period: June 28, 2018 Paper notification: July 18, 2018 Paper camera-ready: July 31, 2018 Presenting at main conference: October 16-20, 2018 Sincerely, ICMI 2018 Program co-chairs Marcelo Worsley (Northwestern) Emily Mower Provost (U Michigan) Mohammad Soleymani (U Geneva) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From j.jordan at fz-juelich.de Sun Mar 25 16:21:33 2018 From: j.jordan at fz-juelich.de (Jakob Jordan) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 22:21:33 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: =?utf-8?q?11=E1=B5=97=CA=B0_Advanced_Scientific_P?= =?utf-8?q?rogramming_in_Python_in_Camerino=2C_Italy=2C_3=E2=80=948_Septem?= =?utf-8?q?ber=2C_2018?= Message-ID: 11?? Advanced Scientific Programming in Python ============================================== a Summer School by the G-Node and the University of Camerino https://python.g-node.org Scientists spend more and more time writing, maintaining, and debugging software. While techniques for doing this efficiently have evolved, only few scientists have been trained to use them. As a result, instead of doing their research, they spend far too much time writing deficient code and reinventing the wheel. In this course we will present a selection of advanced programming techniques and best practices which are standard in the industry, but especially tailored to the needs of a programming scientist. Lectures are devised to be interactive and to give the students enough time to acquire direct hands-on experience with the materials. Students will work in pairs throughout the school and will team up to practice the newly learned skills in a real programming project ? an entertaining computer game. We use the Python programming language for the entire course. Python works as a simple programming language for beginners, but more importantly, it also works great in scientific simulations and data analysis. We show how clean language design, ease of extensibility, and the great wealth of open source libraries for scientific computing and data visualization are driving Python to become a standard tool for the programming scientist. This school is targeted at Master or PhD students and Post-docs from all areas of science. Competence in Python or in another language such as Java, C/C++, MATLAB, or Mathematica is absolutely required. Basic knowledge of Python and of a version control system such as git, subversion, mercurial, or bazaar is assumed. Participants without any prior experience with Python and/or git should work through the proposed introductory material before the course. We are striving hard to get a pool of students which is international and gender-balanced: see how far we got in previous years ! Date & Location =============== 3?8 September, 2018. Camerino, Italy. Application =========== You can apply online: https://python.g-node.org/wiki/applications Application deadline: 23:59 UTC, 31 May, 2018. There will be no deadline extension, so be sure to apply on time. Be sure to read the FAQ before applying: https://python.g-node.org/wiki/faq Participation is for free, i.e. no fee is charged! Participants however should take care of travel, living, and accommodation expenses by themselves. Program ======= ? Version control with git and how to contribute to open source projects with GitHub ? Best practices in data visualization ? Organizing, documenting, and distributing scientific code ? Testing scientific code ? Profiling scientific code ? Advanced NumPy ? Advanced scientific Python: decorators, context managers, generators, and elements of object oriented programming ? Writing parallel applications in Python ? Speeding up scientific code with Cython and numba ? Memory-bound computations and the memory hierarchy ? Programming in teams Also see the detailed day-by-day schedule: https://python.g-node.org/wiki/schedule Faculty ======= ? Ashwin Trikuta Srinath, Cyberinfrastructure Technology Integration, Clemson University, SC USA ? Jenni Rinker, Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde Denmark ? Juan Nunez-Iglesias, Melbourne Bioinformatics, University of Melbourne Australia ? Nicolas P. Rougier, Inria Bordeaux Sud-Ouest, Institute of Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Bordeaux France ? Pietro Berkes, NAGRA Kudelski, Lausanne Switzerland ? Rike-Benjamin Schuppner, Institute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-Universit?t zu Berlin Germany ? Tiziano Zito, freelance consultant, Berlin Germany ? Zbigniew J?drzejewski-Szmek, Red Hat Inc., Warsaw Poland Organizers ========== For the German Neuroinformatics Node of the INCF (G-Node) Germany: ? Tiziano Zito, freelance consultant, Berlin Germany ? Caterina Buizza, Personal Robotics Lab, Imperial College London UK ? Zbigniew J?drzejewski-Szmek, Red Hat Inc., Warsaw Poland ? Jakob Jordan, Department of Physiology, University of Bern, Switzerland Switzerland For the University of Camerino Italy: ? Flavio Corradini, Computer Science Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino Italy ? Barbara Re, Computer Science Division, School of Science and Technology, University of Camerino Italy Website: https://python.g-node.org Contact: python-info at g-node.org -- Jakob Jordan Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-6) Computational and Systems Neuroscience & Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6) Theoretical Neuroscience J?lich Research Centre and JARA J?lich, Germany tel.: +49 2461 61-96450 http://www.csn.fz-juelich.de/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Dr. Karl Eugen Huthmacher Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Bolt, Prof. Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From terry at salk.edu Sun Mar 25 19:35:32 2018 From: terry at salk.edu (Terry Sejnowski) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 16:35:32 -0700 Subject: Connectionists: NEURAL COMPUTATION - April 1, 2018 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Neural Computation - Volume 30, Number 4 - April 1, 2018 Available online for download now: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/toc/neco/30/4 ----- Articles Dynamic Neural Turing Machine With Continuous and Discrete Addressing Schemes Caglar Gulcehre, Sarath Chandar,, Kyunghyun Cho, and Yoshua Bengio Information-Theoretic Bounds and Approximations in Neural Population Coding Wentao Huang, Kechen Zhang A Unifying Framework of Synaptic and Intrinsic Plasticity in Neural Populations Johannes Leugering, Gordon Pipa Robust Modulation of Integrate-and-Fire Models Tomas Van Pottelbergh, Guillaume Drion, and Rodolphe Sepulchre Letters Dethroning the Fano Factor: A Flexible, Model-based Approach to Partitioning Neural Variability Adam S. Charles, Mijung Park, J. Patrick Weller, Gregory D. Horwitz, and Jonathan W. Pillow Estimating a Separably-Markov Random Field (SMuRF) From Binary Observations Yingzhuo Zhang of , Noa Malem-Shinitski, Stephen A. Allsop, Kay Tye, and Demba Ba Adaptive Structure Concept Factorization for Multi-View Clustering Kun Zhan, Jinhui Shi, Jing Wang, Haibo Wang, and Yuange Xie Muscle Synergy-driven Robust Motion Control Kyuengbo Min, Masami Iwamoto, Shinji Kakei, and Hideyuki Kimpara Coexistence of Stochastic Oscillations and Self-Organized Criticality in a Neuronal Network: Sandpile Model Application Alireza Saeedi, Mostafa Jannesari, Shahriar Gharibzadeh, and Fatemeh Bakouie ------------ ON-LINE -- http://www.mitpressjournals.org/neuralcomp MIT Press Journals, One Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142-1209 Tel: (617) 253-2889 FAX: (617) 577-1545 journals-cs at mit.edu ------------ From vvouloutsi at ibecbarcelona.eu Mon Mar 26 07:40:38 2018 From: vvouloutsi at ibecbarcelona.eu (Vicky Vouloutsi) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:40:38 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: [meetings] [LM2018] last week for submission! Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Please find below the second call for participation to the 7th edition of Living Machines. Apologies for cross-posting but please share this announcement with your colleagues. *Deadline extended: March 30* Looking forward to seeing you in Paris! ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ *third Call for Papers, Satellite Events and Sponsors* *Living Machines VII: The 7th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems* *16 ? 19 July 2018* To be hosted at the Museum National D?Histoire Naturelle, Grand Amphit??tre du Museum, and UPMC, Paris, France, EU Accepted papers will be published in Springer *Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence* Submission deadline: March 30th, 2018 http://livingmachinesconference.eu/2018 ____________________________________________________________ _________________ *ABOUT LIVING MACHINES 2018* The development of future real-world technologies will depend strongly on our understanding and harnessing of the principles underlying living systems and the flow of communication signals between living and artificial systems. *Biomimetics* is the development of novel technologies through the distillation of principles from the study of biological systems. The investigation of biomimetic systems can serve two complementary goals. First, a suitably designed and configured biomimetic artefact can be used to test theories about the natural system of interest. Second, biomimetic technologies can provide useful, elegant and efficient solutions to unsolved challenges in science and engineering. *Biohybrid* systems are formed by combining at least one biological component?an existing living system?and at least one artificial, newly-engineered component. By passing information in one or both directions, such a system forms a new hybrid bio-artificial entity. The theme of the conference also encompasses biomimetic methods for manufacture, repair and recycling inspired by natural processes such as reproduction, digestion, morphogenesis and metamorphosis. The following are some examples of ?Living Machines? as featured at past conferences: ? Biomimetic robots and their component technologies (sensors, actuators, processors) that can interact with their physical and social environments. ? Biomimetic computers and architectures ?neuromimetic emulations of the physiological basis for complex adaptive behaviour. ? Active biomimetic materials and structures that self-organize and self-repair. ? Nature-based designs and manufacturing processes. ? Biohybrid brain-machine interfaces and neuronal implants and neuroprosthetics. ? Artificial organs and body-parts including sensory organ-chip hybrids and advanced prostheses and cyber-physical systems. ? Organism-level biohybrids and symbiosis such as robot-animal or robot-human systems. *ACTIVITIES* The main conference will take the form of a *three-day single-track oral * and* poster presentation programme*, 17th to 19th July 2018, Museum National D?Histoire Naturelle, Grand Amphit??tre du Museum, and UPMC, Paris, France, EU. The conference programme will include *five plenary lectures* from leading international researchers in biomimetic and biohybrid systems, and the demonstrations of state-of-the-art living machine technologies. The full conference will be preceded by up to two days of *Satellite Events* hosted at ?cole Normale Sup?rieure, Paris. *SUBMITTING TO LIVING MACHINES 2018* We invite both *full papers* and *extended abstracts *in areas related to the conference themes. All contributions will be refereed, and accepted papers will appear in the Living Machines Proceedings, published in the* Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence.* Full papers (minimum 8 pages, up to 12 pages) are invited from researchers at any stage in their career and should present significant findings and advances in biomimetic or biohybrid research. More preliminary work is better suited for short paper submission (minimum 4 pages, with a maximum of ten references and no more than three self-citations). Full papers will be accepted for either oral presentation (single track) or poster presentation with a short podium preview. Extended abstracts will be accepted for poster presentation only. Authors of the best full papers will be invited to submitted extended versions of their paper for publication in a special issue of the Taylor & Francis journal *Connection Science*. *Satellite events* Active researchers in biomimetic and biohybrid systems are invited to propose topics for full or half-day* tutorials, symposia *or *workshops *on related themes to be held on the 16th July at the ?cole Normale Sup?rieure in Paris (Http://www.ens.fr/en). Attendance at satellite events will attract a small fee intended to cover the costs of the meeting. There is flexibility about the content, organisation, and budgeting for these events. Please contact us if you are interested in organising a satellite event! *EXPECTED DEADLINES* March 30th, 2018 Paper submission deadline April 28th, 2018 Notification of acceptance May 15th, 2018 Camera-ready copy July 16th ? 19th, 2018 Workshops and Conference *SPONSORSHIP* Organisations wishing to sponsor the conference in any way and gain the corresponding benefits by promoting themselves and their products through conference publications, conference events, and conference publicity are encouraged to contact the organisers to discuss the terms of sponsorship and necessary arrangements. We also offer a number of attractive options to potential sponsors. *VENUE* Consistent with the Living Machines? tradition of choosing historical venues at the crossroads between life and human sciences, this year the conference will take place at the Museum National D?Histoire Naturelle ( http://www.mnhn.fr) a historical museum located in the heart of Paris that for almost 400 years has focused on nature and its relationship with humans. The museum is immersed in history, yet at the heart of current affairs, and is also working to be projected towards the future. Poster sessions will be organized at UPMC. *Organising Committee:* *Jose Halloy*, Universit? Paris Diderot (Local Organizing Chair) *Paul Verschure*, IBEC-BIST (Co-Chair) *Tony Prescott*, University of Sheffield (Steering Committee) *Vicky Vouloutsi,* IBEC-BIST, Barcelona (Programme Chair) *Michael Mangan*, University of Lincoln (Programme Co-Chair) *Nathan Lepora*, University of Bristol (Communications) *Anna Mura*, IBEC-BIST, Barcelona (Web and Communications) *Local* *Organising Committee:* *St?phane Doncieux*, Prof. UMPC, ISIR *Beno?t Girard*, DR CNRS, UPMC, ISIR *Emmanuelle Pouydebat*, DR CNRS, Mus?um d?Histoire Naturelle *Vincent Bels*, Prof. Mus?um d?Histoire Naturelle -- Vicky Vouloutsi, PhD Postdoc Researcher at the laboratory for Synthetic Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems (SPECS) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tomislav.Milekovic at unige.ch Mon Mar 26 09:05:59 2018 From: Tomislav.Milekovic at unige.ch (Tomislav Milekovic) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:05:59 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Clinical neuroengineering postdoc Message-ID: <27a038c45ba545268278fe82b3a7b65b@unige.ch> The lab of Prof. Michel at the University of Geneva is offering a postdoctoral position financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation for up to two years to work on clinical neuroengineering projects aimed at restoring communication and independence of people with tetraplegia and locked-in syndrome using brain-controlled assistive devices and prostheses. The successful applicant will be supervised by Dr. Tomislav Milekovic, a junior group leader under the senior supervision of Prof. Christoph Michel. They will work to develop and advance brain-computer interfaces based on electroencephalography (EEG) and intracortical microelectrode array recordings. These brain-computer interfaces will utilize adaptive decoders in order to restore independence of people with locked-in syndrome. The ideal candidate will have: 1. Background in computational/theoretical neuroscience, physics or mathematics 2. Experience in the quantitative analysis of electrophysiological neural signals (EEG, ECoG, LFP, spikes) 3. Experience in assembling and maintaining brain-computer interface systems 4. Leading brain-computer interface experiments with human or animal subjects 5. Experience in developing and using neural decoders 6. Experience in C/C++ software development The qualified candidate will benefit from joining a very dynamic and multidisciplinary group working at the interface of neuroscience, engineering and prosthetics. They will collaborate with several labs of the newly founded Campus Biotech in Geneva, and be strongly supported by the Wyss center for Bio and Neuroengineering led by Prof. John Donoghue. University of Geneva provides state-of-the-art facilities is one of the leading technical universities worldwide. In addition, University of Geneva offers competitive postdoctoral salaries ranking amongst the highest in the world. Applications including a CV, statement of research interests, and the names and full contact details of two referees should be sent to tomislav.milekovic at unige.ch. Link to the job add: https://drive.switch.ch/index.php/s/GUmf8l7fkYUXCyh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tomislav.Milekovic at unige.ch Mon Mar 26 09:06:16 2018 From: Tomislav.Milekovic at unige.ch (Tomislav Milekovic) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:06:16 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Software engineer position Message-ID: The lab of Prof. Michel at the University of Geneva is offering a software engineer position to work on development and advancement of brain-computer interfaces - devices that link persons' neural activity with computers, robotic limbs or implanted stimulators - with the aim of restoring communication and independence of people with paralysis. The successful candidate will work on several well-funded projects and is expected to transition to other projects in the future as those are initiated. The ideal candidate will have: 1. Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering 2. Successfully developed real-life project(s) in C/C++ 3. Experience in interfacing with hardware APIs 4. Experience in development of modular and multithreaded software frameworks that can be easily extended to work with other hardware and other software packages 5. Experience in the development of GUI (Qt, wxWidgets...) 6. Excellent coding standards, following industry best practices regarding code commenting, code documentation, version control, unit and integration tests. The following will also be a plus: 1. Knowledge of linear algebra and related C libraries (LAPAC, BLAS, etc.) 2. Some experience in development of Matlab software 3. Knowledge of real-time operating systems 4. The ability to manage multiple development projects The qualified candidate will benefit from joining a very dynamic and multidisciplinary group working at the interface of software development, engineering, neuroscience, and prosthetics. They will collaborate with several labs and companies of the newly founded Campus Biotech in Geneva. University of Geneva provides state-of-the-art facilities and is one of the leading technical universities worldwide. In addition, University of Geneva offers competitive salaries ranking amongst the highest in the world. Applications including a CV, short motivation letter, and the names and full contact details of two referees should be sent to tomislav.milekovic at unige.ch. Link to the job add: https://drive.switch.ch/index.php/s/OHxsPGEDyS6mFYx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Tomislav.Milekovic at unige.ch Mon Mar 26 09:05:48 2018 From: Tomislav.Milekovic at unige.ch (Tomislav Milekovic) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:05:48 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Applied computational neurophysiology postdoc Message-ID: <3590fb6d6a10471da3b62a3cc7f0b7fc@unige.ch> The lab of Prof. Michel at the University of Geneva is offering a postdoctoral position financed by the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering for up to two years. The successfully candidate will work on: 1. Analysis of intracortical microelectrode and ECoG recordings of people with paralysis and non-human primate models of neurological injuries and disorders. 2. Leveraging the gained knowledge to develop and advance methods for brain-controlled neuroprostheses. The successful applicant will be supervised by Dr. Tomislav Milekovic, a junior group leader under the senior supervision of Prof. Christoph Michel. The ideal candidate will have: 1. Background in computational/theoretical neuroscience, physics or mathematics 2. Experience in the quantitative analysis of electrophysiological neural signals (EEG, ECoG, LFP, spikes) 3. Expertise in development and testing of data processing and decoding computational algorithms for brain-computer interfaces 4. Experience in using computer clusters 5. Experience in Matlab The qualified candidate will benefit from joining a very dynamic and multidisciplinary group working at the interface of neuroscience, engineering and prosthetics. They will collaborate with several labs of the newly founded Campus Biotech in Geneva, and be strongly supported by the Wyss center for Bio and Neuroengineering led by Prof. John Donoghue. University of Geneva provides state-of-the-art facilities is one of the leading technical universities worldwide. In addition, University of Geneva offers competitive postdoctoral salaries ranking amongst the highest in the world. Applications including a CV, statement of research interests, and the names and full contact details of two referees should be sent to tomislav.milekovic at unige.ch. Link to the job add: https://drive.switch.ch/index.php/s/gxTk2BjEd2rovZc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mgalle at gmail.com Mon Mar 26 14:53:37 2018 From: mgalle at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Matthias_Gall=C3=A9?=) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 20:53:37 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: Cfp: Transparency and Interpretability in Sequential Models @ ICGI'18 Message-ID: The ICGI Steering Committee is calling for proposals on the broad topic of "*Transparency and Interpretability in Sequential Models*". ==================== Submission Deadline ==================== May 15, 2018 ==================== Call for Proposals ==================== We are requesting position papers on how sequential models should be evaluated and/or designed for transparency. Proposals should address the questions of how to produce an explanation for an individual prediction and how to evaluate the quality of such explanation. Proposals must clearly describe the context for the proposed approach, including a description of the type of models to which the proposal applies. We welcome both proposals that address interpretability of black-box models as well as proposals tailored to a particular family of models. We also welcome proposals addressing interpretability in the context of specific applications involving sequential data, including natural language processing, biology and software engineering. ==================== Context ==================== The widespread adoption of ML and AI technologies raises ethical, technical and regulatory issues around fairness, transparency and accountability. Tackling these issues will require a community-wide effort ranging from the development of new mathematical and algorithmic tools to the understanding of the regulatory and ethical aspects of each of these concerns by academic and industry researchers. A particular topic of growing interest is the capacity of holding data-driven algorithms accountable for their decisions. For example, the upcoming GDPR EU regulations require companies to be fair and transparent about their use of personal data [4]. This has spurred the interest of the research community [3] not only to show examples of unfair treatment by existing algorithms [1], but also to come up with solid measures to evaluate if an algorithm is fair [2,5] and techniques to embed fairness as a constraint in machine learning algorithms. Recently proposed methods to produce explanations for decisions made by machine learning models include focus on models for fixed-size data, and in general are not applicable to models involving sequential data. Interpreting sequential models is an inherently harder because of the non-locality introduced by memory and the recurrence properties of such models. ==================== Practical Details ==================== Submissions (max. 6 pages plus references in JMLR format) should be submitted to the ?Transparency and Interpretability? track of ICGI ( https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icgi2018), before May, 15th 2018. Accepted proposals will be presented at a special session during ICGI 2018 ( http://icgi2018.pwr.edu.pl/, Wroclaw, Poland; Sept 5-7) The ICGI Steering Committee intends the special session to spur development of a future competition around interpretable sequence models. The ICGI Steering Committee will invite selected authors of papers presented during the special session to organize a competition on interpretable sequence models, for which we are discussing sponsorship. ==================== Programme Committee ==================== Borja Balle Pigem - Amazon Research Leonor Becerra-Bonache - Jean Monnet University Fran?ois Coste - INRIA Rennes R?mi Eyraud - LIF Marseille Matthias Gall? - Naver Labs Europe Jeffrey Heinz - Stony Brooks University Olgierd Unold - Wroclaw University of Technology Menno van Zaanen - Tilburg University Sicco Verwer - Delft University of Technology Ryo Yoshinaka - Kyoto University ==================== References ==================== [1] for examples see for instance https://fairmlclass.github.io/ [2] Sorelle A. Friedler, Carlos Scheidegger, and Suresh Venkatasubramanian. On the (im)possibility of fairness. arXiv:1609.07236, Sept. 23, 2016 [3] workshops (https://www.fatml.org, http://home.earthlink.net/~dwaha/research/meetings/ijcai17-xai/ ), as well as a long list of smaller events and discussion in ML conferences ( https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/blog/workshops-on-artificial-intelligence-ethics-and-the-law-what-challenges-what-opportunities/, https://nips.cc/Conferences/2017/Schedule?showEvent=8734, https://nips.cc/Conferences/2017/Schedule?showEvent=8744) [4] Wachter, Sandra, Brent Mittelstadt, and Luciano Floridi. "Why a right to explanation of automated decision-making does not exist in the general data protection regulation." International Data Privacy Law 7, no. 2 (2017): 76-99. [5] Kleinberg, Jon, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Manish Raghavan. "Inherent trade-offs in the fair determination of risk scores." arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.05807 (2016). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thomas_serre at brown.edu Tue Mar 27 08:45:42 2018 From: thomas_serre at brown.edu (Thomas Serre) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:45:42 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Deep learning for video analysis | Postdoc / RA positions available Message-ID: The computational vision research group, headed by Dr. Thomas Serre at Brown University, has an opening for a research assistant and/or a postdoctoral fellow to work in the area of computer vision and deep learning. The applicant will have the opportunity to develop state-of-the-art machine vision algorithms and join various multi-disciplinary projects ranging from evolutionary biology to behavioral and developmental science. Candidates are expected to have a strong background in modern computer vision and machine learning methods and a solid experience with modern deep learning libraries (tensorflow). An interest in biology and applications of computer vision to the biological sciences would also be a plus but is not a requirement for the position. The start date is negotiable though an early start is strongly preferred. Salary is commensurate with experience and is competitive. Research group: Information about Dr. Serre and his research group can be found at http://serre-lab.clps.brown.edu. Through Brown?s Center for Computation and Visualization (https://www.ccv.brown.edu), our group has access to a state-of-the-art computing facility with includes over 300K GPU cores and over 500 Teraflops of GPU computing power. Application: Please send your applications by email to thomas_serre at correct_university_name.edu where ?correct_university_name? should be replaced by ?brown?. Please include a brief statement of interests and a curriculum vita (no letters of reference required at this stage). 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The scientific project, ideally interdisciplinary, should be supervised by at least one member of the BLRI/ILCB (see http://www.blri.fr/members.html) and should, if possible, involve two different laboratories of the institute. . Duration: 2 years (1 year, extendable for another year) . Monthly salary: ~2000 ? net (depending on experience) HOW TO APPLY Candidates should first contact potential supervisor(s) among the members of the ILCB/BLRI. Below, you will find a list of projects and supervisors, with a potential computational neuroscience content, that will be given priority for this call: Olivier Coulon, Adrien Megerditchian "Nested cortical models for human and non-human primate inter-species comparisons" Andrea Brovelli, Demian Battaglia "Functional Connectivity Dynamics of the Language Network" Sylvain Takerkart, Hachem Kadri "Multi-modal averaging of neuroimaging data using multi-view machine learning. Methods and applications" Benjamin Morillon , Kristof Strijkers "Time as a functional mechanism of sensorimotor integration in speech and language?" Magalie Ochs "Human-Machine Interaction, Artificial agent, Affective computing, Social signal processing" Eric Castet "Efficiency of a Virtual Reality Headset to improve reading in low vision persons" etc. However, you can also apply to any subject, under the supervision of any ILCB/BLRI member (more info can be found here: http://www.blri.fr/members.html.). When the research project is finalized and approved by the supervisor(s), the application must be sent to nadera.bureau at blri.fr. From sander.berends at donders.ru.nl Tue Mar 27 08:00:14 2018 From: sander.berends at donders.ru.nl (Berends, A.C. (Sander)) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:00:14 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: Postdoc position available Message-ID: <4BB39F66D165BD4485D2E7C721C1C36387D3A9FB@EXPRD99.hosting.ru.nl> Dear all, The Dutch research consortium 'Language in Interaction' is currently recruiting for a 3.5-year postdoctoral researcher position in the field of machine learning. The goal of this project ?New Advances in Neural Networks for Coding of Neural Representations? is to advance the state of the art in both encoding and decoding of linguistic and semantic representations using advanced neural network architectures. Your responsibility will be to develop a general computational framework for encoding and decoding neural representations. The framework will make extensive use of state-of-the-art neural networks and other machine-learning techniques, which you will develop throughout this project. The models to be developed will be based on novel and efficient deep, generative and/or recurrent neural network architectures that aim to capture biologically plausible human cognitive processing at an unprecedented level of detail. You will help develop this new research line and assist in teaching and supervising Master?s and PhD students in the ACS lab. This position provides an opportunity to conduct world-class research as a key member of an interdisciplinary team operating at the interface between artificial intelligence and cognitive neuroscience. For more information, please visit: http://www.ru.nl/werken/details/details_vacature_0/?recid=600899 Best regards, Sander Berends Programme Manager - Gravitation Consortium "Language in Interaction" T: +31 (0)24 36 19838 | Radboud University Nijmegen | Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour | Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging | Kapittelweg 29, 6525 EN, Nijmegen | P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands | From climate.informatics.workshop at gmail.com Tue Mar 27 11:15:15 2018 From: climate.informatics.workshop at gmail.com (=?utf-8?Q?Climate=20Informatics?=) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:15:15 +0000 Subject: Connectionists: =?utf-8?q?Call_for_Papers=3A_Climate_Informatics_?= =?utf-8?q?2018?= Message-ID: <4c133efdef1698107f37032b1.c607d1a580.20180327151347.1f52d984b0.3b83aa09@mail227.atl121.mcsv.net> https://climateinformatics.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c133efdef1698107f37032b1&id=0150151536&e=c607d1a580 ** Call for Papers: The 8th International Workshop on Climate Informatics ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ When: Thursday, September 20, 2018 to Friday, September 21, 2018 Optional Hackathon: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Where: Mesa Lab, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO Website: https://climateinformatics.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c133efdef1698107f37032b1&id=4db273824b&e=c607d1a580 Twitter: @Climformatics (https://climateinformatics.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4c133efdef1698107f37032b1&id=ddd46f2f29&e=c607d1a580) Climate informatics broadly refers to any research combining climate science with approaches from statistics, machine learning and data mining. The Climate Informatics workshop series, now in its eighth year, seeks to bring together researchers from all of these areas. We aim to stimulate the discussion of new ideas, foster new collaborations, grow the climate informatics community, and thus accelerate discovery across disciplinary boundaries. We also encourage submissions on data challenges and climate problems to be addressed. Since Earth system sciences can be brought to bear on the study of climate, the scope of the workshop also includes data science approaches to problems at the nexus of climate and the Earth system sciences. The format of the workshop seeks to overcome cross-disciplinary language barriers and to emphasize communication between participants by featuring invited talks, panel discussions, spotlight presentations and posters. 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URL: From bucchiarone at fbk.eu Wed Mar 28 02:57:55 2018 From: bucchiarone at fbk.eu (Antonio Bucchiarone) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 08:57:55 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: Microservices: Science and Engineering - Workshop CFP @ STAF 2018 Message-ID: MSE at STAF 2018 ======================================================================= CALL FOR PAPERS 3rd International Workshop on Microservices: Science and Engineering - MSE 2018 June 25, 2018 ENSEEIHT ? IRIT, Toulouse Cedex - France http://mse-staf18.fbk.eu/ ======================================================================= AIMS AND MOTIVATION This workshop aims at bringing together contributions by scientists and practitioners to shed light on the development of scientific concepts, technologies, engineering techniques and tools for a service-based society. In particular, the focus is on Microservices, i.e., the use of services beyond the traditional cross-organizational B2B approach and the implementation of the model inside of applications, scaling in the small the concepts previously seen in the large. In Microservices, each component of a software is a service with the related issues of scalability and distribution of responsibility. Topics of interest include (but not limited to): - Design and implementation of Service-oriented Architectures and Microservices - Software engineering techniques for Microservices - Requirements Engineering for Microservices - Model-Driven Engineering for Microservices - Security in Microservices - Formal models and analyses of Microservice systems - Validation and Verification techniques for Microservices - Coordination models for Microservices - Empirical studies on services and Microservices - Programming languages for Microservices - Static analysis of Microservices - Testing of Microservice systems - Migration to Microservices - Adaptation and Evolution of Microservices SCOPE This workshop constitutes a forum for scientists and engineers in academia and industry to present and discuss their latest ongoing research as well as radical new research directions that represent challenging innovations, which can advance the status quo and the understanding in the Microservices area and its applications, in particular in the IoT and IoS where the scaling in the small approach is of major importance. We believe that STAF attendees might be interested in attending this workshop because of the relevance of its themes and goals to the Software Engineering (SE) and Formal Methods (FM). Also, industry partners and mobile developers are particularly welcome, thanks to their more practical approach, hopefully bringing some real scenario examples. IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission: April 16, 2018 Workshop paper submission: April 23, 2018 Workshop paper notification: May 25, 2018 Workshop: June 25, 2018 INTENDED PAPER FORMAT The workshop welcomes research papers, experience papers and tool presentations; nevertheless, papers describing novel research contributions and innovative applications are of particular interest. Contributions can be: * Regular papers (maximum 15 pages): In this category fall those contributions which propose novel research contributions, address challenging problems with innovative ideas, or offer practical contributions in the application of FM and SE approaches for building future applications in the field of Microservices. Regular papers should clearly describe the situation or problem tackled, the relevant state of the art, the position or solution suggested and the potential benefits of the contribution. * Short papers (maximum 8 pages): This category includes tool demonstrations, position papers, industrial experiences and case-studies, well-pondered and sufficiently documented visionary papers. Authors of papers reporting industrial experiences are strongly encouraged to make their experimental results available for use by reviewers. Similarly, case-study papers should describe significant case-studies and the complete development should be made available for use by reviewers. Tool demonstration papers should explain enhancements made in comparison to previously published work. Authors of demonstration papers should make their tool available for use by reviewers. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS and REVIEW CRITERIA We seek for both regular and short papers. Papers will be submitted as PDF files, using the SPRINGER LNCS proceedings format (see http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0), with a page limit of 15 pages. Short paper should be limited to 8 pages. Accepted papers of the MSE workshop will be published in a LNCS post-proceedings edited by the STAF Workshop co-chairs. You can submit the paper through EasyChair using this link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mse20180 WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Antonio Bucchiarone (Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy) ? bucchiarone at fbk.eu Sophie Ebersold (IRIT, Universit? de Toulouse, Toulouse, France) Florian Galinier (IRIT, Universit? de Toulouse, Toulouse, France) PROGRAM COMMITTEE Luciano Baresi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Carlo Bellettini, University of Milan, Italy Marcello M. Bersani, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Matteo Camilli, University of Milan, Italy Martina De Sanctis, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy Nicola Dragoni, Technical University of Denmark and ?rebro University, Sweden Schahram Dustdar, TU Wien, Austria Madalina Erascu, West University of Timisoara, Romania Luca Ferrucci, ISTI-CNR, Italy Martin Garriga, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina Silvio Ghilardi, University of Milan, Italy Holger Giese, HPI, Germany Md. Ariful Islam, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, USA Cruz-Filipe Luis University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Manuel Mazzara, Innopolis University, Russia Marina Mongiello, Politecnico di Bari, Italy Fabrizio Montesi, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark S?bastien Mosser, University of Nice, France Cesare Pautasso, University of Lugano, Switzerland Alfonso Pierantonio, University of L?Aquila, Italy Larisa Safina, Innopolis University, Russia Michael Sheng, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Angelo Spognardi, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Sung-Shik T. Q. Jongmans Open University of the Netherlands, The Netherlands Marisol Garcia-Valls, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Manuel Wimmer, TU Wien, Austria -- -- Le informazioni contenute nella presente comunicazione sono di natura privata e come tali sono da considerarsi riservate ed indirizzate esclusivamente ai destinatari indicati e per le finalit? strettamente legate al relativo contenuto. 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April 17-20 at UC Berkeley Message-ID: *Workshop on Computational Theories of the BrainApril 16 - 19, 2018Simons Instutute for the Theory of ComputingUC Berkeley* *for registration etc.. visit. https://simons.berkeley.edu/workshops/brain2018-3 * *Program:* *Monday April 16* 9:00 Matthew Botvinick 9:45 Anne Collins 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 David Cox 11:45 Sophie Den?ve 14:30 Asja Fischer 15:15 Veronica Galvin 16:00 Reception 1 * Tuesday* 9:00 Surya Ganguli 9:45 Jeff Hawkins 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 Robert Legenstein 11:45 Timothy Lillicrap 14:30 Nancy Lynch 15:15 Wolfgang Maass 16:00 Coffee Break 16:30 Plenary Discussion 1: What is missing in current theories of brain computation? * Wednesday* 9:00 Jason MacLean 9:45 Bruno Olshausen 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 Stephanie Palmer 11:45 Pieter Roelfsema 14:30 Narayan Srinivasan 15:15 X. J. Wang 16:00 Coffee Break 16:30 Plenary discusson 2: How can one test/falsify current theories of brain computation? * Thursday* 9:00 Christos Papadimitriou 9:45 Murray Sherman 10:30 Coffee Break 11:00 Les Valiant 11:45 Greg Wayne *for registration etc.. visit. https://simons.berkeley.edu/workshops/brain2018-3 * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From azahkm at gmail.com Tue Mar 27 22:36:34 2018 From: azahkm at gmail.com (Azah Kamilah Muda) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 10:36:34 +0800 Subject: Connectionists: CFP : The 9th International Conference on Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications (IBICA'18) - Springer - India Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting. Kindly help to distribute this CFP to your mailing list. -- The 9th International Conference on Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications (IBICA'18) -- http://www.mirlabs.net/ibica18 http://www.mirlabs.org/ibica18 Proceedings of IBICA'2017: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319763538 Indexed by: SCOPUS, Thomson ISI Web of Science, DBLP etc. History of IBICA series: http://www.mirlabs.net/ibica18/previous.php IBICA 2018: Scopus & UGC Approved Proceedings All accepted and registered papers will be published in AISC Series of Springer, indexed in ISI Proceedings, EI-Compendex, DBLP, SCOPUS, Google Scholar and Springerlink. Proceedings will be made available during the conference. Expanded versions of selected papers will be published in special issues of internationally referred journals (indexed by SCI) and edited volumes. ** Important Dates ** --------------------- Paper submission due: August 31, 2018 Notification of paper acceptance: October 15, 2018 Registration and Final manuscript due: November 10, 2018 Conference: December 17 - 19, 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About IBICA'18: --------------- The International Conference on Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications is to provide a platform for world research leaders and practitioners, to discuss the ?full spectrum? of current theoretical developments, emerging technologies, and innovative applications of Bio-inspired Computing. Bio-inspired Computing is currently one of the most exciting research areas, and it is continuously demonstrating exceptional strength in solving complex real life problems. The main driving force of the conference is to further explore the intriguing potential of Bio-inspired Computing. All accepted and registered papers will be included in the conference proceedings to expected be published by Springer. Topics (not limited to) -------------------------------- (A) Bio-inspired Computing Ant Colony System Artificial Immune Systems Artificial Intelligence Artificial Neural Networks Cellular Automaton Cognitive Modeling DNA Computing Differential Evolution Emergent Systems Evolutionary Computations Evolutionary Strategies/Programming Fuzzy Logic Genetic Algorithms/Programming Granular Computing Neutrosophic Systems Organic Computing P Systems Particle Swarm Optimization (B) Emerging Technologies & Applications: Biomedicine Bioinformatics Business Intelligence Cloud Computing Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery E-learning Financial Computing Healthcare Life Sciences Multimedia Applications Network Management Robotics Social Networks Analysis and Computing System Control and Optimization Ubiquitous/Pervasive Computing Web Intelligence Wireless/Sensor Networks Other Applications (C) Intelligent Distributed and High-Performance Architecture Hybrid systems involving software agents and human actors Intelligent cloud infrastructures Agent-based wireless sensor networks Distributed frameworks and middleware for the Internet of Things GPU, multicore, and many-core intelligent computing Intelligent grid Intelligent high-performance architectures Context-aware intelligent computing Virtualization infrastructures for intelligent computing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submission Guidelines: ---------------------- Submission of paper should be made through the submission page from the conference web page. 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URL: From anastasios.bezerianos at gmail.com Wed Mar 28 02:58:59 2018 From: anastasios.bezerianos at gmail.com (Tassos Gmail) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:58:59 +0800 Subject: Connectionists: Job opening in Artificial Intelligence at Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE) Message-ID: In the context of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Brain Sciences and Technology Initiative (AI at BRAIN), the Cognitive Engineering team of the Singapore Institute for Neurotechnology (SINAPSE) will be launching new projects and opening job positions at the introductory level for Senior Research Fellow, Research Fellow and Research Assistant. We are inviting researchers with undergraduate/bachelor degree in Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering, Mathematics/Informatics or relevant Science (e.g. neuroscience) and Engineering (e.g. EE) fields with expertise in AI disciplines: machine learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, machine perception and reasoning. Priority will be given to candidates with experience in multimodal data processing and multi-agent learning (e.g. deep multimodal learning methods, multimodal data fusion (e.g. graph-theoretic models, multilayer network analysis and community analysis). SINAPSE is a University-level Institute where research on brain, machine, and humans converge for many cutting-edge projects on brain-machine interface, robotics/prosthetics, and AI+cognitive sciences, giving the candidates a unique research environment, mentoring, and career-building experience. Accepted candidates will be involved in the development of AI algorithms for brain signal processing and analysis, as well as brain decoding (including cognitive state recognition, cognitive modeling and brain state modeling). Those who are interested in the jobs are invited to send their CV with two to three referee names and motivation letter to prof. Nitish Thakor (sinapsedirector at gmail.com ), director of SINAPSE or to prof. Anastasios Bezerianos (anastasios.bezerianos at gmail.com ). General Requirements: Fluency in written and spoken English (relevant certifications for candidates with no studying or working experience in English speaking countries), as well as Excellent communication skills and team working capabilities in multicultural environment, and independent and proactive character. Specific Requirments: 1. Senior Research Fellow; 1.1 Four (4) to eight (8) years Postdoctoral and/or Faculty position experience. 1.2 Research experience in AI models and algorithms. 1.3 Strong skills in Python and MATLAB programming 1.4 Fifteen (15) publications in international journals (five (5) as first or last author) and 20 book chapters and conference proceedings publications combined. 2. Research Fellow; 2.1 PhD degree in AI theory, models and applications 2.2 Minimum three3) years AI-relevant research experience. 2.3 Strong skills in Python and MATLAB programming 2.4 Minimum three (3) publications in international journals (two (2) as first author ) and 6 book chapters and conference proceedings publications combined 3. Research Assistant; 3.1 Bachelor degree 3.2 Undergraduate experience in AI courses and projects 3.3 Basic skills in Python and MATLAB programming 3.4 Relevant research experience and publications are an advantage Best Regards Tassos anastasios.bezerianos at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eilif.mueller at epfl.ch Tue Mar 27 18:32:55 2018 From: eilif.mueller at epfl.ch (emuller) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:32:55 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: Post-doc - Detailed Neuronal Modeling - Blue Brain Project, Geneva, Switzerland Message-ID: <20180328003255.2c960908@kimchi> Dear connectionists community, I wish to draw your attention to an opening for a post-doctoral researcher in "Detailed Neuron Modeling" (full advert below), at the Blue Brain Project, EPFL Biotech Campus, Geneva, Switzerland. For more details, and instructions how to apply, see: https://recruitingapp-2863.umantis.com/Vacancies/524/Description/2 Best regards, Eilif ------------- Dr. Eilif Muller Section Manager - Simulation Neuroscience - Cells & Circuits Task Leader - Community Engagement - HBP Brain Simulation SP EPFL - Blue Brain Project Biotech Campus Chemin des Mines 9 1202 Geneva Switzerland Tel: +41 21 693 0698 Fax: +41 21 693 5350 www: http://bluebrain.epfl.ch/page-77926-en.html www: http://neuralensemble.org/people/eilifmuller ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BBP - Post-doctoral Researcher in Detailed Neuron Modeling Your mission : The EPFL Blue Brain Project (BBP), situated on the Campus Biotech in Geneva, Switzerland, applies advanced neuroinformatics, data analytics, high-performance computing and simulation-based approaches to the challenge of understanding the structure and function of the mammalian brain in health and disease. The BBP provides the community with regular releases of data, models and tools to accelerate neuroscience discovery and clinical translation through open science and global collaboration. Within the Cells & Circuits division we are looking for a Post-doctoral Researcher in Detailed Neuron Modeling Main duties and responsibilities include : The primary objectives for this position are to strengthen on-going large-scale detailed neuron modeling, model validation efforts in the project, and to undertake original scientific research to characterize the role of intrinsic cellular mechanisms in computation and dynamics at the network level. Scientific leadership is expected to supervise computational neuroscience students, as is an intimate knowledge of the employed software in order to interface with engineering teams. The position is in close contact with an electrophysiology lab and modeling will go hand in hand with available and newly acquired experimental data. Your profile : * PhD in neuroscience, computational neuroscience, physics or related field * Expert in NEURON and multi-compartment conductance-based modeling as demonstrated by strong publication record * Expert in scientific computing (python, scipy, numpy, hdf5, gsl, Linux, etc.) * Knowledge of whole cell electrophysiology, ion channel experiments * Experience in automated neuron model optimization techniques * Experience in other programming languages (C++), parallel computing and software development (unit testing, continuous integration, version control, debugging and documentation) is of advantage * Experience in supervision of students and teaching * Strong team player and fluent English in speech and writing We offer : * An internationally visible project in simulation-based research in neuroscience having a leading role in the EU FET flagship ?Human Brain Project? * A young, dynamic, inter-disciplinary, and international working environment * Very competitive salary Start date : Until position is filled Term of employment : Fixed-term (CDD) Work rate : 100% Duration : 1 year (renewable) Contact : Applicants should submit a cover letter and a detailed CV in PDF format only, with file name ?Surname_position _Cover Letter? and ?Surname_positon _CV? electronically to jobs.bbp at epfl.ch Please refer to the position title in the ?subject? field. From mpavone at dmi.unict.it Wed Mar 28 03:51:04 2018 From: mpavone at dmi.unict.it (Mario Pavone) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 09:51:04 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: [Meetings] MESS 2018 - Application Deadline is Approaching - Taormina, Italy, 21-25 July 2018 Message-ID: <20180328095104.Horde.H4wLaOph4B9au0louokCAVA@mbox.dmi.unict.it> Call for Participation (apologies for multiple copies) -- APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APPROACHING -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MESS 2018 - METAHEURISTICS SUMMER SCHOOL - from DESIGN to IMPLEMENTATION - 21-25 July 2018, Taormina, Italy https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/ mess.school at ANTs-lab.it ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15th April 2018 ** MESS 2018 is aimed at qualified and strongly motivated MSc and PhD students; post-docs; young researchers, and both academic and industrial professionals to provide an overview on the several metaheuristics techniques, and an in-depth analysis of the state-of-the-art. As first edition, MESS 2018 wants to analyze all metaheuristics from its designing to its implementation. In particular, in MESS 2018 will be analyzed modern heuristic methods for search and optimization problems, as well as the classical exact optimization methods, seen also in the metaheuristics context. All participants will have plenty of opportunities for debate and work with leaders in the field, benefiting from direct interaction and discussions in a stimulating environment. They will also have the possibility to present their recently results and/or their working in progress through oral or poster presentations, and interact with their scientific peers, in a friendly and constructive environment. ** Confirmed Speakers + Christian Blum, IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain - Lecture 1: Construct, Merge, Solve & Adapt: A Recent Hybrid Metaheuristic - Lecture 2: Swarm Intelligence in Combinatorial Optimization + Juergen Branke, Warwick Business School, UK - Lecture 1: Simulation-based optimisation - Lecture 2: Multi-objective optimisation + Salvatore Greco, University of Catania, Italy & University of Portsmouth, UK - Lecture 1: Basic Concepts of Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding/Making - Lecture 2: Using Preference Elicitation in Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization + Yaochu Jin, University of Surrey, UK - Lecture 1: Data-driven surrogate-assisted evolutionary multi-objective optimization - Lecture 2: Multi-objective machine learning + Gunther Raidl, Technische Universitat Wien, Austria - Lecture 1: Pushing the Limits with Hybrid Metaheuristics - Lecture 2: Large Neighborhood Search Techniques + Helena Ramalhinho Lourenco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain - Lecture 1: Extensions of Iterated Local Search - Lecture 2: Issues and examples of applying metaheuristics in business + Mauricio Resende, AMAZON, USA - Lecture 1: Biased Random-Key Genetic Algorithms ? part I - Lecture 2: Biased Random-Key Genetic Algorithms ? part II + Celso Ribeiro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil - Lecture 1: Optimization by GRASP ? Part I - Lecture 2: Optimization by GRASP ? Part II + Andrea Schaerf, University of Udine, Italy - Lecture 1: Simulated Annealing and Friends: Introduction to Randomized Local Search Methods - Lecture 2: Simulated Annealing, we need to talk: Critical Analysis of Real-World Applications of Randomized Local Search Methods to Scheduling and Timetabling Problems + Fabio Schoen, Unviersity of Florence, Italy - Lecture 1: Large scale global optimization methods: basics - Lecture 2: Large scale global optimization methods: examples of applications + El-Ghazali Talbi, University of Lille 1, France - Lecture 1: TBA - Lecture 2: TBA + Daniele Vigo, University of Bologna, Italy - Lecture 1: Heuristic approaches for Vehicle Routing Problems - part I - Lecture 2: Heuristic approaches for Vehicle Routing Problems - part II ** Tutorial + Luca Di Gaspero, University of Udine, Italy Title: TBA + Paola Festa, University of Naples ?Federico II?, Italy Title: ?Successful applications of GRASP and its hybrids for hard combinatorial problems? ** Short Talk and Poster Presentation All participants may submit an abstract of their recent results, or works in progress, for presentation and having the opportunities for debate and interact with leaders in the field. Mini-Workshop Organizers and Scientific Committee will review the abstracts and will recommend for the format of the presentation (oral or poster). All abstracts will be published on the electronic hands-out book of the summer school. The Abstracts must be submitted by *April 15, 2018*. ** Sponsor & Scholarships: Thanks to the sponsorship by EU/ME METAHEURISTICS working group (https://www.euro-online.org/websites/eume/), some scholarships for the best participants will be available. More sponsors and scholarships will be announced soon!! ** Certificate: Participants will be delivered a certificate of attendance indicating the number of hours of lectures. The school will involve a total of 36-40 hours of lectures, which allows to all PhD, and master students to may get *8-ECTS* points. ** School Directors + Salvatore Greco, University of Catania, Italy + Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA + Mario Pavone, University of Catania, Italy + El-Ghazali Talbi, University of Lille 1, France + Daniele Vigo, University of Bologna, Italy ** Oral & Poster Presentation Organizers + Luca Di Gaspero, Unviersity of Udine, Italy + Paola Festa, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy ** Metaheuristics Competition Chair + Raffaele Cerulli, University of Salerno, Italy ** More Information: https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/ -- mess.school at ANTs-lab.it Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetaheuristicsSchool/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MESS_school -- Dr. Mario Pavone (PhD) Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Catania V.le A. Doria 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy tel: 0039 095 7383034 fax: 0039 095 330094 Email: mpavone at dmi.unict.it http://www.dmi.unict.it/mpavone/ =========================================================== MESS 2018 - Metaheuristics Summer School 21-25 July 2018, Taormina, Italy W: https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/ E: mess.school at ANTs-lab.it FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetaheuristicsSchool/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MESS_school =========================================================== From azahkm at gmail.com Tue Mar 27 22:48:31 2018 From: azahkm at gmail.com (Azah Kamilah Muda) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 10:48:31 +0800 Subject: Connectionists: CFP : The 8th World Congress on Information and Communication Technologies (WICT'18) - Springer -India Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting. Kindly help to distribute this CFP to your mailing list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- The 8th World Congress on Information and Communication Technologies (WICT'18) -- http://www.mirlabs.org/wict18 http://www.mirlabs.net/wict18 Indexed by: SCOPUS, Thomson ISI Web of Science, DBLP etc. History of WICT series: http://www.mirlabs.net/wict18/previous.php WICT 2018: Scopus & UGC Approved Proceedings All accepted and registered papers will be published in AISC Series of Springer, indexed in ISI Proceedings, EI-Compendex, DBLP, SCOPUS, Google Scholar and Springerlink. (Listed in UGC approved list, please refer List 1- Page 32 - S.No. - 1375) ( http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/8919877_Journals-1.pdf) ** Important Dates ** ------------------------- Paper submission due: August 31, 2018 Notification of paper acceptance: October 15, 2018 Registration and Final manuscript due: November 10, 2018 Conference: December 17 - 19, 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About WICT'18: -------------- WICT'18 aims to provide an opportunity for the researchers from academia and industry to meet and discuss the latest solutions, scientific results and methods in the usage and applications of ICT in the real world. The conference programme includes workshops, special sessions and tutorials, along with prominent keynote speakers and regular paper presentations in parallel tracks. In the past century, our society has been through several periods of dramatic changes, driven by innovations such as transportation systems, telephone etc. Last few decades have experienced technologies that are evolving so rapidly, altering the constraints of space and time, and reshaping the way we communicate, learn and think. Rapid advances in information technologies and other digital systems are reshaping our ecosystem. Innovations in ICT allow us to transmit information quickly and widely, propelling the growth of new urban communities, linking distant places and diverse areas of endeavor in productive new ways, which a decade ago was unimaginable. Thus, the theme of this World Congress is "Innovating ICT For Social Revolutions". All accepted and registered papers will be included in the conference proceedings expected to be published by Springer. Topics (not limited to) ---------------------------------------- Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality Data Mining e-Learning e-Business e-Government Artificial Intelligence Web Services and Semantic Web Grid and Cloud Computing Ambient Intelligence Body Sensor Networks Computational Finance and Economics Cybercrime (Legal and Technical Issues) Computer Network Security Data Mining for Information Security Academic Integrity, Plagiarism Detection and Software Misuse Intrusion Detection and Forensics Scheduling For Large Scale Distributed System Nature Inspired Optimization Algorithms and Their Applications The Role of Technology in Education and Health Data Management Collaborative Design in Knowledge-based Environment Software Engineering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submission Guidelines: ---------------------- Submission of paper should be made through the submission page from the conference web page. Please refer to the conference website for guidelines to prepare your manuscript. Paper format templates: http://www.springer.com/series/11156 WICT'18 Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wict2018 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Organizing Committee * ------------------------- General Chairs: Ajith Abraham, Machine Intelligence Research Labs, USA Preethi Thekkath, Toc H Institute of Science &Technology, India Technical Committee (Please refer website): http://www.mirlabs.net/wict18/committees.php For technical contact: ---------------------- Ajith Abraham Email: ajith.abraham at ieee.org -- Best Regards, Azah Muda -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mpavone at dmi.unict.it Wed Mar 28 03:51:04 2018 From: mpavone at dmi.unict.it (Mario Pavone) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 09:51:04 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: [Meetings] MESS 2018 - Application Deadline is Approaching - Taormina, Italy, 21-25 July 2018 Message-ID: <20180328095104.Horde.H4wLaOph4B9au0louokCAVA@mbox.dmi.unict.it> Call for Participation (apologies for multiple copies) -- APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APPROACHING -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MESS 2018 - METAHEURISTICS SUMMER SCHOOL - from DESIGN to IMPLEMENTATION - 21-25 July 2018, Taormina, Italy https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/ mess.school at ANTs-lab.it ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15th April 2018 ** MESS 2018 is aimed at qualified and strongly motivated MSc and PhD students; post-docs; young researchers, and both academic and industrial professionals to provide an overview on the several metaheuristics techniques, and an in-depth analysis of the state-of-the-art. As first edition, MESS 2018 wants to analyze all metaheuristics from its designing to its implementation. In particular, in MESS 2018 will be analyzed modern heuristic methods for search and optimization problems, as well as the classical exact optimization methods, seen also in the metaheuristics context. All participants will have plenty of opportunities for debate and work with leaders in the field, benefiting from direct interaction and discussions in a stimulating environment. They will also have the possibility to present their recently results and/or their working in progress through oral or poster presentations, and interact with their scientific peers, in a friendly and constructive environment. ** Confirmed Speakers + Christian Blum, IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain - Lecture 1: Construct, Merge, Solve & Adapt: A Recent Hybrid Metaheuristic - Lecture 2: Swarm Intelligence in Combinatorial Optimization + Juergen Branke, Warwick Business School, UK - Lecture 1: Simulation-based optimisation - Lecture 2: Multi-objective optimisation + Salvatore Greco, University of Catania, Italy & University of Portsmouth, UK - Lecture 1: Basic Concepts of Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding/Making - Lecture 2: Using Preference Elicitation in Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization + Yaochu Jin, University of Surrey, UK - Lecture 1: Data-driven surrogate-assisted evolutionary multi-objective optimization - Lecture 2: Multi-objective machine learning + Gunther Raidl, Technische Universitat Wien, Austria - Lecture 1: Pushing the Limits with Hybrid Metaheuristics - Lecture 2: Large Neighborhood Search Techniques + Helena Ramalhinho Lourenco, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain - Lecture 1: Extensions of Iterated Local Search - Lecture 2: Issues and examples of applying metaheuristics in business + Mauricio Resende, AMAZON, USA - Lecture 1: Biased Random-Key Genetic Algorithms ? part I - Lecture 2: Biased Random-Key Genetic Algorithms ? part II + Celso Ribeiro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil - Lecture 1: Optimization by GRASP ? Part I - Lecture 2: Optimization by GRASP ? Part II + Andrea Schaerf, University of Udine, Italy - Lecture 1: Simulated Annealing and Friends: Introduction to Randomized Local Search Methods - Lecture 2: Simulated Annealing, we need to talk: Critical Analysis of Real-World Applications of Randomized Local Search Methods to Scheduling and Timetabling Problems + Fabio Schoen, Unviersity of Florence, Italy - Lecture 1: Large scale global optimization methods: basics - Lecture 2: Large scale global optimization methods: examples of applications + El-Ghazali Talbi, University of Lille 1, France - Lecture 1: TBA - Lecture 2: TBA + Daniele Vigo, University of Bologna, Italy - Lecture 1: Heuristic approaches for Vehicle Routing Problems - part I - Lecture 2: Heuristic approaches for Vehicle Routing Problems - part II ** Tutorial + Luca Di Gaspero, University of Udine, Italy Title: TBA + Paola Festa, University of Naples ?Federico II?, Italy Title: ?Successful applications of GRASP and its hybrids for hard combinatorial problems? ** Short Talk and Poster Presentation All participants may submit an abstract of their recent results, or works in progress, for presentation and having the opportunities for debate and interact with leaders in the field. Mini-Workshop Organizers and Scientific Committee will review the abstracts and will recommend for the format of the presentation (oral or poster). All abstracts will be published on the electronic hands-out book of the summer school. The Abstracts must be submitted by *April 15, 2018*. ** Sponsor & Scholarships: Thanks to the sponsorship by EU/ME METAHEURISTICS working group (https://www.euro-online.org/websites/eume/), some scholarships for the best participants will be available. More sponsors and scholarships will be announced soon!! ** Certificate: Participants will be delivered a certificate of attendance indicating the number of hours of lectures. The school will involve a total of 36-40 hours of lectures, which allows to all PhD, and master students to may get *8-ECTS* points. ** School Directors + Salvatore Greco, University of Catania, Italy + Panos Pardalos, University of Florida, USA + Mario Pavone, University of Catania, Italy + El-Ghazali Talbi, University of Lille 1, France + Daniele Vigo, University of Bologna, Italy ** Oral & Poster Presentation Organizers + Luca Di Gaspero, Unviersity of Udine, Italy + Paola Festa, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy ** Metaheuristics Competition Chair + Raffaele Cerulli, University of Salerno, Italy ** More Information: https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/ -- mess.school at ANTs-lab.it Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetaheuristicsSchool/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MESS_school -- Dr. Mario Pavone (PhD) Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Catania V.le A. Doria 6 - 95125 Catania, Italy tel: 0039 095 7383034 fax: 0039 095 330094 Email: mpavone at dmi.unict.it http://www.dmi.unict.it/mpavone/ =========================================================== MESS 2018 - Metaheuristics Summer School 21-25 July 2018, Taormina, Italy W: https://www.ANTs-lab.it/mess2018/ E: mess.school at ANTs-lab.it FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetaheuristicsSchool/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MESS_school =========================================================== From dwang at cse.ohio-state.edu Wed Mar 28 21:10:46 2018 From: dwang at cse.ohio-state.edu (DeLiang Wang) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 21:10:46 -0400 Subject: Connectionists: NEURAL NETWORKS, April 2018 Message-ID: <8d293011-b651-bf07-2297-a4133ac3ae31@cse.ohio-state.edu> Neural Networks - Volume 100, April 2018 http://www.journals.elsevier.com/neural-networks O(t^{-alpha})-synchronization and Mittag-Leffler synchronization for the fractional-order memristive neural networks with delays and discontinuous neuron activations Jiejie Chen, Boshan Chen, Zhigang Zeng Merging weighted SVMs for parallel incremental learning Lei Zhu, Kazushi Ikeda, Shaoning Pang, Tao Ban, Abdolhossein Sarrafzadeh Accelerated low-rank representation for subspace clustering and semi-supervised classification on large-scale data Jicong Fan, Zhaoyang Tian, Mingbo Zhao, Tommy W.S. Chow GXNOR-Net: Training deep neural networks with ternary weights and activations without full-precision memory under a unified discretization framework Lei Deng, Peng Jiao, Jing Pei, Zhenzhi Wu, Guoqi Li Distant supervision for neural relation extraction integrated with word attention and property features Jianfeng Qu, Dantong Ouyang, Wen Hua, Yuxin Ye, Ximing Li Extracting cardiac dynamics within ECG signal for human identification and cardiovascular diseases classification Muqing Deng, Cong Wang, Min Tang, Tongjia Zheng Max-plus and min-plus projection autoassociative morphological memories and their compositions for pattern classification Alex Santana dos Santos, Marcos Eduardo Valle Coupled generative adversarial stacked Auto-encoder: CoGASA Mohammad Ahangar Kiasari, Dennis Singh Moirangthem, Minho Lee From maass at igi.tugraz.at Thu Mar 29 08:09:54 2018 From: maass at igi.tugraz.at (Wolfgang Maass) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:09:54 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: Invitation to participate in Workshop on Computational Theories of the Brain, April 16 - 19, 2018 in Berkeley (USA) Message-ID: <5ABCD792.2080907@igi.tugraz.at> You are invited to participate in the Workshop "Computational Theories of the Brain" at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. This workshop will take place April 16 - 19, 2018, as part of the current special semester "The Brain and Computation" at the Simons Institute https://simons.berkeley.edu/programs/brain2018 This workshop? ?is about general computational principles ?for ?networks of neurons that help us understand experimental data, about principles that enable us to reproduce aspects of the brain's astounding computational capability in models and neuromorphic hardware, and about the connections between computational neuroscience and machine learning. Videos of the lectures will be poster after the workshop. Program of the workshop: https://simons.berkeley.edu/workshops/schedule/5386 Organizers: Wolfgang Maass (Graz University of Technology; chair), Christos Papadimitriou (Columbia University), S. Murray Sherman (University of Chicago) Participation is free, but you need to register in advance at https://simons.berkeley.edu/BRAIN18-3-registration-form -- Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Maass Institut fuer Grundlagen der Informationsverarbeitung Technische Universitaet Graz Inffeldgasse 16b , A-8010 Graz, Austria Tel.: ++43/316/873-5822 Fax ++43/316/873-5805 http://www.igi.tugraz.at/maass/Welcome.html From sebastian.risi at gmail.com Thu Mar 29 05:56:48 2018 From: sebastian.risi at gmail.com (Sebastian Risi) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:56:48 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: 2 year fully-funded postdoc: Lifelong and continual learning agents (deadline April 1st) Message-ID: The IT University of Copenhagen invites highly motivated individuals to apply for a Postdoc position starting May 1st or soon thereafter for a duration of two years. Application Deadline: April 1st, 2018 The overall aim of the project is to create lifelong learning machines by combining ideas from neuroevolution, deep reinforcement learning, and neural plasticity. The ultimate goal of the research is to create a self-driving agent that can continually improve its performance and update its knowledge unsupervised, rapidly adapt to unforeseen contexts, and consolidate new tasks without forgetting old ones. The successful candidate will complement an international, interdisciplinary team of researchers from Europe and the US with experience in deep learning, brain models, robotics, neuro evolution and neural plasticity. The postdoc will support the project by developing indirect encodings for the evolution of large-scale plastic neural networks. The successful candidate is expected to hold a PhD in computer science or similar with experience in some of the following topics: - Memory-augmented Neural Networks (Neural Turing Machine, Memory Networks, etc.) - Neural Plasticity - Neuroevolution - Meta learning - Indirect encodings (HyperNEAT, HyperNetworks, etc.) - Evolutionary algorithms - Deep RL The successful candidate will join the Robot, Evolution, and Art Lab (REAL), which is a newly created research group at the IT University of Copenhagen (see https://real.itu.dk). Application: The applicant should have a good track record of top-tier research publications in machine learning, or evolutionary computation. The application must be in English and must include: - A motivated application, including a research statement and a cogent argument for how qualified you are for the position - A full CV, including name, address, phone number, e-mail, previous and present employment and academic background Documentation of academic degrees (copy of degree certificates etc.) - Top 3 publications - A numbered list of publications. The enclosed publications should be marked with an asterisk (*) More information and application portal: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=119&ProjectId=180934&uiculture=en&MediaId=1282 For questions please contact: sebr at itu.dk -- Dr. Sebastian Risi Associate Professor IT University of Copenhagen, Room 5E02 Rued Langgaards Vej 7, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark email: sebastian.risi at gmail.com, web: www.sebastianrisi.com mobile: +45-50250355, office: +45-7218-5018 From antonior at usp.br Wed Mar 28 20:58:36 2018 From: antonior at usp.br (Antonio Roque) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 21:58:36 -0300 Subject: Connectionists: Postdoctoral fellowships at the Neuromathematics Center in Sao Paulo State, Brazil Message-ID: The Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (NeuroMat), hosted by the University of S?o Paulo, Brazil, and funded by FAPESP (S?o Paulo Research Foundation), is offering several postdoctoral fellowships for recent PhDs with outstanding research potential. The research will involve collaborations with experimental and theoretical groups and laboratories associated to NeuroMat and may be developed at USP S?o Paulo, USP Ribeir?o Preto or Unicamp. We seek candidates capable to develop independent research in one of the research lines below. *1. *Stochastic and/or computational modeling of the brain functioning. *2. *Acquisition, processing and quantitative analysis of electrophysiological data. Candidates to the first research line are required to have at least one of the profiles below: - A strong background in probability theory with emphasis on stochastic processes. Previous knowledge of rigorous statistical mechanics or random graphs will be favorably considered. - A strong mathematical and/or computational background and experience with computers and programming. Previous experience with development and/or simulation of neural brain models, complex networks and parallel computing will be favorably considered. Candidates to the second research line are required to have at least one of the profiles below: - A strong background in neuroscience with previous experience in neurophysiological data acquisition, processing and analysis and knowledge of computer programming. Previous experience with multidisciplinary research teams is welcome. - A strong background in computer science with experience in the development of algorithms, software tools and data bases. Previous research experience in neuroscience or related areas will be favorably considered. The initial appointment is for one year, with a possible extension to up to four years, conditional on research progress. The fellowship is competitive at international level, and fellows benefit from extra funds for travel and research expenses plus limited support for relocation expenses. *Application Instructions * Applicants should complete and submit the application form at *neuromat.numec.prp.usp.br/postdoc-form *. The following documents and information are requested (please see the form for further details): - Summary of the CV, in the FAPESP format (see *fapesp.br/en/6351 *for instructions). - List of publications, with links to those available online. - A summary of your research plan for the next year, up to 5 pages length. It should explicitly address its place in the framework of the NeuroMat mission and research program. - Pointers to other research related output, such as software, web pages, and so forth. Candidates should be willing to send copies of publications, if requested. - Any further information deemed relevant to the application. In addition to the above, we require at least 2 recommendation letters. Those should be mailed by the recommenders directly to *postdoc-appl at numec.prp.usp.br *. Candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience until April 25, 2018. Appointments are expected to start on June 1, 2018. This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationalities. The selected candidate will receive a FAPESP's Post-Doctoral fellowship in the amount of R$7.174,80 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 15% of the annual value of the fellowship which should be spent in items directly related to the research activity. For more information about the fellowship: *www.fapesp.br/en/5427 *. -- Dr. Antonio C. Roque Professor Associado Departamento de Fisica FFCLRP, Universidade de Sao Paulo 14040-901 Ribeirao Preto-SP Brazil - Brasil E-mails: antonior at usp.br aroquesilva at gmail.com URL: www.sisne.org Tels: +55 16 3315-3768 <+55%2016%203315-3768> (sala/office); +55 16 3315-3859 <+55%2016%203315-3859> (lab) FAX: +55 16 3315-4887 <+55%2016%203315-4887> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We warmly encourage developers of QBF solvers to submit their work, even at early stages of development, as long as it fulfills some very simple requirements. We also welcome the submission of QBF formulas to be used for the evaluation. Researchers thinking about using QBF-based techniques in their area (e.g., formal verification, planning, knowledge representation & reasoning) are invited to contribute to the evaluation by submitting QBF instances of their research problems (see the requirements for instances). The results of the evaluation will be a good indicator of the current feasibility of QBF-based approaches and a stimulus for people working on QBF solvers to further enhance their tools. Details about solvers and benchmarks submission, tracks, and related rules, are available at http://www.qbflib.org/qbfeval18.php For questions, comments and any other issue regarding QBFEVAL'18, please get in touch with the organizers via qbf18 at qbflib.org. ** Important Dates ** -??? Registration open: March 14 (for all tracks) -??? Registration close: April 7 -??? Solvers and Benchmarks due: April 14 (for all tracks except Hard-Instances Track) -??? First stage results: April 30 -??? Second stage solvers due: May 10 (for all tracks except Hard-Instances Track) -??? Hard instances solver due: June 1 -??? Competition Benchmarks available for download: June 14 -??? Final results: presented at SAT'18 ** Organizing committee ** * Organization * Luca Pulina, University of Sassari Martina Seidl, Johannes Kepler Universitat Linz * Judges * Olaf Beyersdorff, University of Leeds Christoph Wintersteiger, Microsoft Research Limited -- Luca Pulina, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Computer Science University of Sassari Tel. +39 079 228987 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From torcini at gmail.com Fri Mar 30 05:22:56 2018 From: torcini at gmail.com (A. Torcini) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 11:22:56 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: DEADLINE IS APPROACHING -- InSpire - New Insights on Complex Neural Dynamics - 6-8 June - Paris Message-ID: The deadline for the workshop is approaching InSpire - New Insights on Complex Neural Dynamics to be held on June, 6th-8th, 2018, at Institut d'Etudes Avanc?s - Maison Internationale de la Recherche at Neuville-sur-Oise (30 minutes from Paris with public transports) https://inspire2018parisseine.wordpress.com/ The workshop will represent an opportunity to bring together views from experimental and computational neuro-scientists as well as experts in the dynamics of complex systems. A common aim is to improve the knowledge of the mechanisms underlying neural activity in the brain. For registration, poster presentation and more details see here: https://inspire2018parisseine.wordpress.com/about/ deadline for registration: 20th April, 2018. The Organizers, Bruno Cessac, Antonio Politi, Marc Timme, and Alessandro Torcini From fh at cs.uni-freiburg.de Fri Mar 30 07:03:03 2018 From: fh at cs.uni-freiburg.de (Frank Hutter) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:03:03 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: CFP AutoML @ ICML/IJCAI-ECAI 2018 Message-ID: CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS The ICML/IJCAI-ECAI 2018 Workshop on Automatic Machine Learning (AutoML 2018) Collocated with the Federated AI Meeting (including ICML, IJCAI, AAMAS, and ICCBR) in Stockholm, July 13, 14, or 15 (TBD), 2018 Web: http://icml2018.automl.org ---------------------------------------------------------------- *Important Dates:* Submission deadline: 23 May 2018, 11:59pm UTC-12 (May 23 anywhere in the world) Notification: 9 June 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Workshop topic: Machine learning has been very successful, but its successes rely on human machine learning experts to define the learning problem, select, collect and preprocess the training data, choose appropriate ML architectures (deep learning, random forests, SVMs, etc) and their hyperparameters, and finally evaluate the suitability of the learned models for deployment. As the complexity of these tasks is often beyond non-experts, the rapid growth of machine learning applications has created a demand for off-the-shelf machine learning methods that are more bullet-proof and can be used easily without expert knowledge. We call the resulting research area that targets progressive automation of machine learning AutoML. AutoML aims to automate many different stages of the machine learning process, and encourages contributions in any of the following (or related) areas: - Model selection, hyper-parameter optimization, and model search - Neural architecture search - Meta learning and transfer learning - Automatic feature extraction / construction - Demonstrations (demos) of working AutoML systems - Automatic generation of workflows / workflow reuse - Automatic problem "ingestion" (from raw data and miscellaneous formats) - Automatic feature transformation to match algorithm requirements - Automatic detection and handling of skewed data and/or missing values - Automatic acquisition of new data (active learning, experimental design) - Automatic report writing (providing insight on automatic data analysis) - Automatic selection of evaluation metrics / validation procedures - Automatic selection of algorithms under time/space/power constraints - Automatic prediction post-processing and calibration - Automatic leakage detection - Automatic inference and differentiation - User interfaces and human-in-the-loop approaches for AutoML We especially encourage demos of working AutoML systems; demo proposals are submitted through an accompanying paper. The best 2-3 papers will be invited for oral plenary presentation. All other accepted papers will be presented as posters and short poster spotlight presentations. For submission details please see http://icml2018.automl.org. Confirmed Invited speakers: - Chelsea Finn - Yolanda Gil - Luc de Raedt - Ameet Talwalkar Chairs: Roman Garnett, Frank Hutter, Joaquin Vanschoren Organizing committee: Pavel Brazdil, Christophe Giraud-Carrier, Isabelle Guyon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From julian at togelius.com Sat Mar 31 01:52:21 2018 From: julian at togelius.com (Julian Togelius) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 01:52:21 -0400 Subject: Connectionists: Back Archive Spam Delete Move to Inbox Labels More 1 of 28, 621 Special issue on Deep Reinforcement Learning and Games in IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine Message-ID: Dongbin Zhao, Simon M. Lucas and I are guest-editing a special issue of IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine on Deep Reinforcement Learning and Games (IF 6.3). We welcome submissions on all topics involving both deep reinforcement learning and games. Deadline October 1, 2018. Full call for papers here: https://cis.ieee.org/images/files/Documents/Transactions/CIM/CIM_08_2019_CFP.pdf -- Julian Togelius Associate Professor, New York University Department of Computer Science and Engineering mail: julian at togelius.com, web: http://julian.togelius.com From dominik.endres at uni-marburg.de Fri Mar 30 14:08:40 2018 From: dominik.endres at uni-marburg.de (Dominik Endres) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 20:08:40 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: PhD position: *(deep) learning and Bayesian models of human behavior* Message-ID: <10659226.cpAFuCHSvN@linux-w4qd> === PhD position: *(deep) learning and Bayesian models of human behavior* ==== The Department of Psychology at the University of Marburg, Group of Prof. Dr. Endres, is currently accepting applications for a Research Assistant (PhD student). The position is a part of the project C6 (sensorimotor primitives) of the DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center CRC/TRR 135 ?Cardinal Mechanisms of Perception?. More Information on the CRC can be found at http://www.allpsych.uni-giessen.de/sfb/index_en.html. This CRC is embedded in vibrant research communities at Marburg and Giessen, inclunding the international research training group IRTG 1901 'The brain in action', see https://www.uni-marburg.de/fb13/forschungsgruppen/neurophysik/brainact, and the newly founded 'Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior', https://www.cmbb-fcmh.de/en Duties include the independent the development, implementation and execution of virtual reality and real world experiments for the validation of *(deep) learning and Bayesian models of human behavior* and percep- tion, the development, implementation and analysis of these models, contributions to scientific pub- lications and regular and active participation in the CRC?s scientific program. The starting date is as soon as possible. The position is offered until 31.12.2021, if no former times of qualification must be considered. The position is part-time (65 % of regular working hours) with sala- ry and benefits commensurate with a public service position in the state Hesse, Germany (TV-H E 13, 65 %). The position is limited to a time period deemed adequate for the completion of a doctoral degree. As part of the assigned duties, there will be ample opportunity to conduct the independent scientific research necessary for the completion of a doctorate. The limitation complies with ? 2, 1 WissZeitVG. Formal requirements are a qualified degree in psychology, cognitive science, computer science, engineering or physics (Master, Diploma, or comparable) as well as demonstrable programming expe- rience in a high-level language, e.g. Python or Matlab. We expect you to be interested in the topic of the project (to be documented in a motivation letter (1 page max), in which you may refer to prior experiences, for instance, a thematically pertinent thesis, student research assistant positions, etc.), developing virtual-reality scenarios and technology for research purposes as well as quantitative modelling. Advantageous qualifications are prior exposure to machine learning, Bayesian statistics, experience with human behavioral experiments as well as willingness to acquire basic German language skills. Disposition to own scientific qualification is expected. Feel free to contact Prof. Dr. Dominik Endres at dominik.endres at uni-marburg.de for more information. We actively support the professional development of junior researchers, e.g. by the offers of Mar- burg Research Academy (MARA), the International Office, the Higher Education Didactics Office and the Human Resources Development Office. We support women and strongly encourage them to apply. In areas where women are underrepre- sented, female applicants will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. Applicants with children are welcome ? Philipps-University is certified as a family-friendly university. Sharing a full-time position (? 8 Abs. 2 S. 1 HGlG) as well as a reduction of working time is possible. Applicants with a disability as described in SGB IX (? 2 Abs. 2, 3) will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. Application and interview costs can not be refunded. Please send your application (including a project-specific motivation letter in English, copies of relevant diplomas, curriculum vitae and contact details of two potential referees) mentioning reference no. fb04-0017-wmz-2018 only as a single PDF file to dominik.endres at uni-marburg.de before April 27th 2018. The official job advert can be found at https://www.uni-marburg.de/administration/verwaltung/dez2/personalabteilung/bewerber/stellen/oeffentlich/oeffwisstellen -- Prof. Dominik Endres, PhD Unit for Theoretical Neuroscience Department of Psychology University of Marburg Gutenbergstr. 18, 35032 Marburg Germany -- Prof. Dominik Endres, PhD Unit for Theoretical Neuroscience Department of Psychology University of Marburg Gutenbergstr. 18, 35032 Marburg Germany From julian.togelius at gmail.com Sat Mar 31 01:51:06 2018 From: julian.togelius at gmail.com (Julian Togelius) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 01:51:06 -0400 Subject: Connectionists: Special issue on Deep Reinforcement Learning and Games in IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine Message-ID: Dongbin Zhao, Simon M. Lucas and I are guest-editing a special issue of IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine on Deep Reinforcement Learning and Games (IF 6.3). We welcome submissions on all topics involving both deep reinforcement learning and games. Deadline October 1, 2018. Full call for papers here: https://cis.ieee.org/images/files/Documents/Transactions/CIM/CIM_08_2019_CFP.pdf Julian -- Julian Togelius Associate Professor, New York University Department of Computer Science and Engineering mail: julian at togelius.com, web: http://julian.togelius.com From albagarciaseco at gmail.com Sat Mar 31 10:45:05 2018 From: albagarciaseco at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?QWxiYSBHYXJjw61h?=) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 22:45:05 +0800 Subject: Connectionists: Data Scientist (Video Content and Text Analysis), KTP Associate Message-ID: The University of Essex in partnership with Hub Productions Limited offers an exciting opportunity on a project involving video content and text analysis based in London with Hub TV, ?28,750 - ?33,000 per annum -> Apply online https://goo.gl/NbwCbr Application closing date: *09/04/2018* *Dr Alba Garc?a Seco de Herrera* PhD Lecturer Department of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering University of Essex *T* +44 (0)1206 872907 *E *alba.garcia at essex.ac.uk ? https://www1.essex.ac.uk/csee/ *WE ARE ESSEX* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From eros.pasero at polito.it Fri Mar 30 12:46:00 2018 From: eros.pasero at polito.it (eros.pasero at polito.it) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 18:46:00 +0200 Subject: Connectionists: WIRN 2018 CFP Message-ID: Apologies for cross-posting. Kindly help to distribute this CFP to your mailing list. WIRN2018 - June 13-15 2018 - Vietri s.m- (SA) - Italy 28th Italian Workshop on Neural Networks WIRN 2018 - PRELIMINAY CALL FOR PAPERS The Italian Workshop on Neural Networks (WIRN) is the annual conference of the Italian Society of Neural Networks (SIREN). The conference is organized, since 1989, in co-operation with the International Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies (IIASS) in Vietri S/M (Italy), and is a traditional event devoted to the discussion of novelties and innovations related to field of Artificial Neural Networks. In recent years, it also became a multidisciplinary forum on psychological and cognitive theories for modelling human behaviours. The 28th Edition of the Italian Workshop on Neural Networks (WIRN 2018) will be held at the IIASS in Vietri sul Mare, near Salerno, Italy. CALL FOR PAPERS: Prospective authors are invited to contribute high quality papers in the topic areas listed below. Contributions should be high quality, original and not published elsewhere. Papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee, and may be accepted for oral or poster presentation. All accepted contributions will be published in a special volume printed by Springer and indexed by SCOPUS. Authors will be limited to one paper per registration. Please visit the Springer web site for the paper format: (http://www.springer.com/series/8767). Manuscripts should not exceed the limit of 8-10 pages. The submission procedure can be made through Easy Chair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wirn2018 Special sessions There is a call for special sessions. Proposers must send their proposal no later than April 15 2018 to the steering committee, Anna Esposito (iiass.annaesp at tin.it ), Marcos Faundez-Zanuy (faundez at tecnocampus.cat), Francesco Carlo Morabito (morabito at unirc.it), Eros Pasero (eros.pasero at polito.it) KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Prof. Leon Chua, EECS at University of Berkeley, CA. Prof. Amir Hussain, University of Sterling, UK. Prof. Alessandro Vinciarelli, University of Glasgow, UK. TOPIC AREAS: Suggested topics include, but are not limited to the following research and application areas: General Topics of Interest about Computational Intelligence: Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, Evolutionary Computation and Swarm Intelligence, Support Vector Machines, Complex Networks, Bayesian and Kernel Networks, Consciousness and Models of Emotion Cognitive and Psychological Models of Human Behavior Algorithms & Architectures: Among others: Opportunist Networks, Metabolic Networks, ICA and BSS, Deep Neural Networks, Bio-inspired Neural Networks, Wavelet Neural Networks, Intelligent Algorithms for Signal (Speech, Faces, Gestures, Gaze, etc) Processing and Recognition Implementations: Among others: Hardware Implementations and Embedded Systems, Neuromorphic Circuits and Hardware, Spike-based VLSI NNs, Intelligent Interactive Dialogue Systems, Embodied Conversational Agents Applications: Among others: Finance and Economics, Big Data Analysis, Neuroinformatics and Bioinformatics, Brain-Computer Interface and Systems, Data Fusion, Time Series Modelling and Prediction, Intelligent Infrastructure and Transportation Systems, Sensors and Network of Sensors, Smart Grid, Process Monitoring and Diagnosis, Intelligent and Adaptive Systems for Human-Machine Interaction. Details of the 2018 conference are on: https://wirn2018.polito.it/ PAPER SUBMISSION: Important Dates (Preliminary) Special Session/Workshop proposals: April 15 15, 2018 Paper Submission deadline: April 30, 2018 Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2018 Camera-ready copy: June 1, 2018 Conference Dates: June 13-15, 2018 General Chairman: Eros Pasero Co-Chairman: Carlo Morabito Prof. Eros Pasero SIREN President Laboratorio di Neuronica Dip. Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni - Politecnico di Torino c.so Duca d. Abruzzi 24 10129 Torino - Italy ______________________________________ ' Tel +39 011 0904043, +393316796014 6 Fax 0+39 011 0904216 *e-mail eros.pasero at polito.it WEB: www.neuronica.polito.it P THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT: before printing this e-mail think whether it is really necessary ______________________________________________ "The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility" ______________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 281 bytes Desc: not available URL: From azahkm at gmail.com Sat Mar 31 03:49:04 2018 From: azahkm at gmail.com (Azah Kamilah Muda) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 15:49:04 +0800 Subject: Connectionists: CFP : The 10th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR'18) - Springer - Portugal Message-ID: *Call for Papers* Apologies for cross-posting. Kindly help to distribute this final CFP to your mailing list. *-- The 10th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR'18) --* http://www.mirlabs.net/socpar18 http://www.mirlabs.org/socpar18 Proceedings of SoCPaR?17: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319763569 Indexed by: SCOPUS, Thomson ISI Web of Science, DBLP etc. History of SoCPaR series: http://www.mirlabs.net/socpar18/previous.php *SoCPaR 2018: Scopus Proceedings* All accepted and registered papers will be published in AISC Series of Springer, indexed in ISI Proceedings, EI-Compendex, DBLP, SCOPUS, Google Scholar and Springerlink. Proceedings will be made available during the conference. Expanded versions of selected papers will be published in special issues of internationally referred journals (indexed by SCI) and edited volumes. *** Important Dates ** * ---------------------------- Paper submission due: September 30, 2018 Notification of paper acceptance: October 31, 2018 Registration and Final manuscript due: November 15, 2018 Conference: December 13 - 15, 2018 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *About SoCPaR'18:* ------------------------- The International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR) is a major international conference bringing together researchers, engineers, and practitioners who work in the areas of soft computing and pattern recognition in the industry and real world. Every year, SoCPaR attracts authors from over 30 countries. SoCPaR'18 invites novel contributions/papers of soft computing and pattern recognition from fundamental aspects to various practical applications. All accepted and registered papers will be included in the conference proceedings to expected be published by Springer. Topics (not limited to) ----------------------------- [Soft Computing and Applications] Evolutionary computing Swarm intelligence Artificial immune systems Fuzzy Sets Uncertainty analysis Fractals Rough Sets Support vector machines Artificial neural networks Case Based Reasoning Wavelets Hybrid intelligent systems Nature inspired computing techniques Machine learning Ambient intelligence Hardware implementations [Pattern Recognition and Applications] Information retrieval Data Mining Web Mining Image Processing Computer Vision Bio-informatics Information security Network security Steganography Biometry Remote sensing Medical Informatics E-commerce Signal Processing Control systems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Submission Guidelines:* -------------------------------- Submission of paper should be made through the submission page from the conference web page. Please refer to the conference website for guidelines to prepare your manuscript. 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Within such a smart environment, autonomous agents can take on an important mediating role between human users and the environment. This is particularly true if high-level cognitive functions and computational intelligence are employed to handle the uncertainty of the complex environment so as to allow agents to act appropriately within different contexts of interaction. Using robotic systems in smart environments opens the door to several socio-cognitive applications, such as: reducing cognitive load for individuals interacting with a smart environment, assisting the elderly and people with cognitive disabilities in mobility and daily tasks (which requires robots to learn the multimodal characteristics of human behavior and to spatially perceive the environment containing other smart objects to decide the best way to employ/manipulate them in order to successfully perform tasks), and developing a cloud-connected robot system to incrementally share knowledge between robots in different smart environments about the behavioral characteristics of human users in order to interact with them adaptively. To meet the requirements of these target applications, robots need to be able to learn how to use the capabilities of their smart environments to better address the needs of the human users. Industrial applications of such technologies include factories of the future and the digital eco-system within an autonomous car. This special issue aims to shed light on cutting edge lines of interdisciplinary research in cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and robotics covering basic research and applications. Recent advances and possible future research avenues on smart robots and environments would be discussed in detail in this journal special issue. *II. Potential Topics* Topics relevant to this special issue include, but are not limited to: - Cyber-physical systems in smart environments - Multimodal human robot interaction - Cognitive modeling of human behavior - Cognitive architectures and strategies for intelligent interaction with the environment - AI and machine learning approaches applied to human-robot-environment interaction - Internet of things - Ambient assisted living - Infotainment in smart vehicles - Natural user interface design - Cloud robotics - Ubiquitous computing *III. Submission* Submissions to the special issue must include original research that has not been published nor submitted to other journals. Authors should prepare their manuscript according to the "Guide for Authors" available at the journal homepage: http://www.journals.elsevier.c om/cognitive-systems-research/. Papers should be submitted through the EVISE system: https://www.evise.com/evise/jrnl/cogsys. Authors should select "*VSI:Smart Environments"* as the article type during the submission process. *IV. Timline * - Deadline for paper submission: April 30, 2018 - First notification for authors: July 31, 2018 - Deadline for revised papers submission: September 30, 2018 - Final notification for authors: November 30, 2018 - Deadline for submission of camera-ready manuscripts: January 15, 2019 *V. Guest editors* Dr. Amir Aly, Ritsumeikan University, Japan (amir.aly at em.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp) Dr. Shashank Pathak,Visteon Corporation, Germany ( shashank.pathak at visteon.com) Dr. Sean Andrist, Microsoft Research, USA (sandrist at microsoft.com) Prof. Armando Tacchella, University of Genoa, Italy ( armando.tacchella at unige.it) -------- *Amir Aly, Ph.D.* Senior Researcher Emergent Systems Laboratory College of Information Science and Engineering Ritsumeikan University 1-1-1 Noji Higashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577 Japan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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