Received: from BUACCA by BUACCA.BU.EDU (Mailer R2.08 PTF009) with BSMTP id 0692; Thu, 01 Dec 94 15:23:44 EST Received: from noc4.dccs.upenn.edu by BUACCA.BU.EDU (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.1) with TCP; Thu, 01 Dec 94 15:23:39 EST Received: from CATTELL.PSYCH.UPENN.EDU by noc4.dccs.upenn.edu id AA23942; Thu, 1 Dec 94 15:10:27 -0500 Return-Path: Received: by cattell.psych.upenn.edu id AA06678; Thu, 1 Dec 94 13:51:48 EST Posted-Date: Thu, 01 Dec 1994 13:49:03 EST From: "Neuron-Digest Moderator" To: Neuron-Distribution:; Subject: Neuron Digest V14 #14 (WWW, articles, queries, postdocs, s/w) Reply-To: "Neuron-Request" X-Errors-To: "Neuron-Request" Organization: University of Pennsylvania Date: Thu, 01 Dec 1994 13:49:03 EST Message-Id: <6491.786307743@cattell.psych.upenn.edu> Sender: marvit@cattell.psych.upenn.edu Neuron Digest Thursday, 1 Dec 1994 Volume 14 : Issue 14 Today's Topics: A couple of these WWW servers of interest to the group WWW page for pattern recognition Neural WWW and FTP servers UKRI IEEE Neural Networks Regional Interest Group Special issue of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Neurocomputing Sigart special issue on time in neural networks VLSI in ANN, neural modeling Application of Recurrent Neural Nets in Language Processing Language and Cognition Mailing Lists/Digests? NN in Cardiotochography S-LVQ 1.0 Released Postdoctoral fellowships in Cognitive Science Post doc & Grad in Animal Behavior, Indiana U. Book announcement Book announcement Send submissions, questions, address maintenance, and requests for old issues to "neuron-request@psych.upenn.edu". The ftp archives are available from psych.upenn.edu (130.91.68.31) in pub/Neuron-Digest or by sending a message to "archive-server@psych.upenn.edu". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: A couple of these WWW servers of interest to the group From: MARTIN DUDZIAK Date: Mon, 10 Oct 1994 16:40:28 -0400 NEW WWW SERVERS at Virginia Commonwealth Univ (VCU) & Medical College of Virginia Buzzwords: Biotech Biomaterials Biomedicine Dynamical (complex, non-linear) systems Neural nets / neurocomputing Molecular engineering Biocomputing Nanotechnology Quantum physics Biophysics Russia Ukraine FSU The following information is provided to a number of places that maintain WWW servers. Several topics are covered, not all of which will be of interest to everyone, but this seemed a simpler and more efficient way of disseminating the information: Homepage on Life Sciences R&D at VCU and MCV http://opal.vcu.edu/html/biomede/bio-science.html Hompage on Virginia Biotechnology Research Park http://opal.vcu.edu/html/biomede/vbrp.html Homepage on Molec Engineering and Nanotechnology and Scanning Probe Microscopy http://opal.vcu.edu/html/biomede/molsys.html Homepage on Complex Dynamical Systems Research including neurocomputing but with a strongly bio/physics approach (less of the standard ANNs, more of neurons) http://opal.vcu.edu/html/biomede/compdyn.html Homepage on the School of Medicine at MCV http://opal.vcu.edu/html/biomede/schofmed.html Homepage on Biotech activities in the Former Soviet Union http://opal.vcu.edu/html/biomede/fsu-biotech.html Homepage on the Biomedical Engineering Program (MS, PhD) at VCU http://opal.vcu.edu/html/biomede/departments/deptofbme.html The main instigator of most of this has been Dr. Martin Dudziak in the Biomed Engr. Dept., so if you want more info and want to make comments, send msgs to me at mdudziak@gems.vcu.edu ------------------------------ Subject: WWW page for pattern recognition From: Bob Duin Date: Tue, 01 Nov 1994 08:36:44 +0100 To researchers and students in paterrn recognition, Those who are interested to approach the WWW from the PR point of view and have direct access to some services as well, might try: http://galaxy.ph.tn.tudelft.nl:2000/PRInfo.html Suggestions are welcomed, Bob Duin R.P.W. Duin Phone: (31) 15 786143 Faculty of Applied Physics Fax: (31) 15 626740 Delft University of Technology E-mail: duin@ph.tn.tudelft.nl P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft The Netherlands ------------------------------ Subject: Neural WWW and FTP servers From: Rafal W Zbikowski Date: Tue, 01 Nov 1994 15:40:13 +0000 Neural Adaptive Control Technology (NACT) World-Wide Web and FTP Servers The ESPRIT III Basic Research project Neural Adaptive Control Technology (NACT) is a joint undertaking of Daimler-Benz (Berlin, Germany), Coordinating Partner, and Glasgow University (Glasgow, Scotland, UK). It is a three-year project, which started in April 1994, and is funded by the Commission of the European Communities. Project overview ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Project aims at a synergy of adaptive control and neural networks. Similarities of both technologies on an abstract conceptual level constitute a basis for fundamental, engineering orientated research. Basic aspects of the fusion of technologies are investigated in the context of multiple computing agents and industrial automation environments. The focus is on delivery of transparent, constructive and engineering orientated design methods resulting from the consistent and consolidated theory of Neural Adaptive Control Technology (NACT). Emphasis is put on dynamic nonlinear plants and adaptive feedback through neural networks. World-Wide Web server ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ http://www.mech.gla.ac.uk/~nactftp/nact.html FTP server ^^^^^^^^^^ anonymous FTP to: ftp.mech.gla.ac.uk (130.209.12.14) directory: nact WWW server provides a link to the FTP server. The latter currently hosts two files in /nact directory: README basic info nact_tp1.ps PostScript version of the first NACT technical report: "A Review of Advances in Neural Adaptive Control Systems" (June 1994) Rafal Zbikowski Control Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Glasgow University, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland, UK rafal@mech.gla.ac.uk ------------------------------ Subject: UKRI IEEE Neural Networks Regional Interest Group From: Chris Christodoulou Date: Thu, 20 Oct 1994 12:12:45 +0000 Establishment of an IEEE Neural Networks Regional Interest Group in UKRI (United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland) Section) - ------------------------------------------------------------------ This is to announce that an IEEE UKRI Neural Networks RIG has been established and had its inaugural meeting on 19th October 1994 at King's College London. The RIG will be under the UKRI IEEE Communications Chapter. The scope of interest of the RIG will include apart from Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems and Genetic Algorithms. The RIG will organise, sponsor or co-sponsor activities like: * Evening Lectures * Workshops * Training Courses and will cooperate with other IEEE Societies and local and regional institutions. The RIG is keen to invite distinguished speakers from the Neural Network community worldwide to give lectures and therefore anyone from the Connectionists list who is in the UK or the Republic of Ireland and is interested in giving a lecture under the RIG's auspices is welcome. For further information and membership enquiries please contact: Dr Trevor G. Clarkson Chairman, UKRI Neural Networks RIG Dept. of Electronic & Electrical Eng. King's College London Strand, London WC2R 2LS England, UK Tel. (+44) 171-873 2367 Fax (+44) 171-836 4781 Email: tgc@kcl.ac.uk or fill in your details below and return them to Dr Trevor Clarkson by email, fax or post: _______________________________________________________________________ UKRI Neural Networks RIG REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Please supply the information shown to update our records. Name: ............................................................. < >Membership number (M ) and Grade (F / SM / M / Student) < >Postal Address < >Telephone and Fax numbers / < >Email < >IEEE Society affiliations < >I do*/do not* wish my name to be published in the RIG directory (*delete as required) Current interests: _______________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Subject: Special issue of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Neurocomputing From: Michael Egmont-Petersen #Alwd# Date: Fri, 28 Oct 1994 09:18:53 +0100 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE Special issue: Neural computing in medicine October 1994 Volume 6 Number 5 Editorial: Neural computing in medicine N. Ezquerra, A. Pazos Papers: On the quality of neural net classifiers M. Egmont-Petersen, J.L. Talmon, J. Brender and P. McNair A neural model of cortical map reorganization following a focal lesion S.L. Armentrout, J.A. Reggia and M. Weinrich Identifying the measurement noise in glaucomatous testing: An artificial neural network approach X. Liu, G. Cheng and J.X. Wu On using feedforward neural networks for clinical diagnostic tasks G. Dorffner and G. Porenta Removing the assumption of conditional independence from Bayesian decision models by using artificial neural networks: Some practical techniques and a case study Y.-C. Wu and D.H. Gustafson - ----- SUBSCRIPTION Elsevier Science B.V. Journal Department P.O. Box 211 1000 AE Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel. +31-20-5803642 Fax +31-20-5803598 - ----- ------------------------------ Subject: Sigart special issue on time in neural networks From: grumbach@inf.enst.fr Date: Thu, 03 Nov 1994 14:58:38 +0100 The AI journal : SIGART Vol 5 N 3 July 1994 contains a special section on : Time in neural networks. Summary : - - Time in neural networks J.C. Chappelier, A. Grumbach - - A temporal connectionist approach to natural language C. Jacquemin - - Mapping a complex temporal problem into a combination of static and dynamic neural networks T. Catfolis - - A connectionist approach to rate adaptation M. Nguyen, G. Cottrel - - The time dimension of neural network models R. Rohwer Alain Grumbach grumbach@inf.enst.fr [[ Ed. note: The SIGART Bulletin is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. It is the official publication of the ACM Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence (SIGART), and should be available in any good computer science library. -- Dave Touretzky, list moderator ]] ------------------------------ Subject: VLSI in ANN, neural modeling From: wolpert@eece.maine.edu (Seth Wolpert) Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 09:27:30 -0500 Greetings Connectionists, I am looking for particularly comprehensive articles or books summarizing the recent state of the art in VLSI-based Artificial Neural Networks. I am also interested in VLSI-based circuits with a more cell- oriented origin, be they dendritic trees, membrane models, or behavioral models. Many thanks. Seth Wolpert University of Maine ------------------------------ Subject: Application of Recurrent Neural Nets in Language Processing From: luakt@iscs.nus.sg (Lua Kim Teng) Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 10:29:26 +0800 [[ Editor's Note: This brings up an interesting question - where is the "proper" place to discuss the limitations and practical problems of modeling? Scientific publications thrive on results, not null results. The many long roads not taken seem to be buried in the circular files. However, knowledge of which paths are *un*successful may be invaluable to the broader community. -PM ]] I am looking into the application of Recurrent Neural Nets in the processing of natural languages. I found very few titles lshed lately (1990-4). For the few that I have collected, everybody talks about their success. No body has given a little hint on the problems (or errors) that they faced during the application. I shall be most appreciated if I can be given more references (papers, books, techincal reports) on the subject. Thanks. Lua Kim Teng luakt@iscs.nus.sg ------------------------------ Subject: Language and Cognition Mailing Lists/Digests? From: kurt@aic.hrl.hac.com Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 11:02:12 -0800 [[ Editor's Note: Modesty forbids me to comment. -PM ]] Neuron Digest Folks: Does anybody know of other digests (I know I can't hope for a better one than Neuron Digest) that deal with language and cognition? Thanks! Kurt Reiser Hughes Research Labs reiser@aic.hrl.hac.com ------------------------------ Subject: NN in Cardiotochography From: philip@diku.dk Date: Wed, 16 Nov 1994 20:25:41 +0100 [[ Editor's Note: I had not heard of this reference and will (in my copious spare time) look it up. I'm glad we were of help. Anyone care to comment on the the question at hand? I know of some work with EEG (tangentially related), though I'm not aware of any models which are significantly more successful than conventional techniques. -PM ]] Hi Neurons, In the paper (Miller, A.S., et al, Review of neural network applications in medical imaging and signal processing, Med & Biol Eng & Comput, 1992, 30:449-464) the Neuron Digest electronic mailboard's organisers were specifically acknowledged for their help in tracking down some of the current medical applications of neural networks. We are a group of Danish obstetricians with special interest in cardiotochography looking for references on the use of neural networks in this domain. We have not been able to find any references although the usage seems immediately obvious. If you are aware of relevant references, it would be of great help if you could mail some information back. Thank very much in advance. Michael Parslov (mail sent by Philip Parslov as Michael does not have net access yet). ------------------------------ Subject: S-LVQ 1.0 Released From: jmerelo@kal-el.ugr.es (J.J. Merelo Guervos) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 13:19:33 +0100 Could you please include the following announcement in your Neuron Digest? Thanks. - ------------------------------------ S-LVQ is a easy to use, fast and object-oriented implementation of Kohonen's LVQ algorithm. There is already an excellent implementation, LVQ_PAK, done by Kohonen's programming team, but this way people can have a choice. S-LVQ features a TCL/TK front-end, for those who have it installed. It can be used without it, too. This front-end is used to set the parameters of the algorithm, and to represent the resulting neural network. It is available in the following ways: 1. Anon-ftp at ftp://kal-el.ugr.es/pub/s-lvq-1.0.tar.gz 2. Ftp mail server: use your favorite mail server, or send a message to ftpmail@kal-el.ugr.es with the following body open get s-lvq close 3. WWW: from the GeNeura home page, at http://kal-el.ugr.es/geneura.html. Here is the README file - ---------------------------------------------------------------- README - Simple LVQ by JJ Merelo This is a quite simple program to perform Kohonen's LVQ algorithm. I know there is a very good program already made by Kohonen's team, but, anyways, I have done it for my own purposes and thought it would be a good idea to release it into the public domain; it could be useful to somebody. It's written in C++, and the main class hierarchy spins around the "Weight" class, which is basically a float vector class. From this class, another "Labeled Vector" class is built, and finally, a "Labeled Weight", which besides being a vector with a label, includes some info on error and so on. A dictionnary, finally, is a set of labeled weights. The other class is a (dare I say "powerful") file-loading utility. It swallows files, analyzes them and deduces the size of the vector, the number of classes, and, obviously, the size of the file. Files must be in this format comp < |\t> comp < |\t> ... comp < |\t> label and that's that. Class labels start from 1. To make it work, just put your training/test files in that format, tell it where are they, the size of the dictionnary and the number of times you want the training file to be presented, and it returns the trained dictionnary, the number of correct guesses on the test file, and the total distortion on the test file. If you have the "wish" TCL/TK interpreter, you can modify parameters using the simple TK program s-lvq.tk. Two sample files are included, ionos.tra and ionos.tst; they are taken from the UCI machine learning database, and correspond to data of radar reflections from the atmosphere. They have two classes. Run make demo to test LVQ on these files make tk-demo to do it using the TK interface The tk interface has some goodies: the resulting vectors are represented, with color corresponding to the class; they are printed anyways; and you can always run s-lvq outside it, but it at least gives a grasp of the shape of the classes. The sources are commented in that infamous language called Spanglish, part in Spanish, part in English, but anyways, it should be easily modifiable. Please e-mail me for questions. I intend to support this program for some time, please send me any comments/suggestions, whatever. At the end, I'll try to include it in the GAGS release (check it at http://kal-el.ugr.es/gags.html). If you want to know more about Kohonen's LVQ, this is the main reference: Kohonen, T.; "The Self-Organizing Map", Procs. IEEE, vol. 78, pp. 1464- 1480, 1990. JJ Merelo Grupo Geneura jmerelo@kal-el.ugr.es http://kal-el.ugr.es/jj.html ------------------------------ Subject: Postdoctoral fellowships in Cognitive Science From: Jodi Kerper Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 12:55:11 -0500 The Institute for Research in Cognitive Science (IRCS) at the University of Pennsylvania provides opportunities for several postdoctoral positions in Cognitive Science. The deadline for applications is February 1, 1995. To apply, please send a cover letter indicating your proposed research, including a statement about how you would benefit from working in our interdisciplinary environment, your resume, and have two or three referees send letters of reference directly to: Postdoctoral Fellow Selection Committee Institute for Research in Cognitive Science University of Pennsylvania 400C 3401 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6228 The University of Pennsylvania is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. ------------------------------ Subject: Post doc & Grad in Animal Behavior, Indiana U. From: laurie princiotto Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 15:46:42 -0500 POSTDOCTORAL AND GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY The NSF-supported Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior at Indiana University seeks outstanding candidates for training that combines approaches from biology, neuroscience, and psychology in the study of animal behavior. Focal areas include mate choice and sexual behavior, ecology of learning, neural plasticity, communication, orientation and migration, and parental behavior and development. Predoctoral candidates should request applications from the Psychology or Biology Departments or the Program in Neural Science to be returned by February 1 for the fall of 1995. Postdoctoral candidates (who must be permanent residents or citizens of the US) should apply by February 1, 1995 to guarantee consideration for positions beginning in the fall of 1995. Inquiries to CISAB 402 N. Park, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405; Phone 812 855-9663; FAX 812 855-0411; e-mail lprincio@indiana.edu. Additional information about the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior can be accessed through World-Wide Web at http://www.cisab.indiana.edu or via Gopher at gopher.cisab.indiana.edu. Applications by minorities and women are strongly encouraged. ------------------------------ Subject: Book announcement From: lbookman@tiac.net (Larry Bookman) Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1994 00:24:22 -0500 *** Announcing a new book *** available from Kluwer Academic Publishers: Trajectories Through Knowledge Space: A Dynamic Framework For Machine Comprehension by Lawrence A. Bookman ISBN 0-7923-9487-9 (Order information is in the end of this message) A central focus of the book is on the developemnt of a framework for comprehension connecting research themes from cognitive psychology, cognitive science, corpus linguistics, and artificial intelligence. The book proposes a new architecture for semantic memory, providing a framework for addressing the problem of how to represent background knowledge in a machine. - -------------------------------------------- Excerpt from FOREWORD ... this volume is without question a milestone in language processing scholarship. Bookman has pulled many research threads from a number of fields to weave a remarkably cohesive picture of the processes underlying human language comprehension. The net effect is both exciting and inspiring --- this book will be embraced by studious newcomers and appreciated by seasoned researchers as well. It is difficult to find cognitive researchers who have a visionary sense of the big picture. Larry Bookman's vision is both comprehensive and sparkling in its clarity. Read this book from cover to cover and then read it again. This is what the field of natural language processing is all about. Wendy Lehnert Professor of Computer Science Director of the Natural Language Processing Laboratory University of Massachusetts at Amherst - -------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS List Of Figures List Of Tables Foreword By Wendy Lehnert Preface Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Motivation 1.2 A View of Text Comprehension 1.3 Overview of the LeMICON System 1.4 Implementation 1.5 Points of Interest 1.6 The Impact of this Work on Four Related Fields 1.7 Development of the Two-Tier Model 1.8 A Guide to the Reader Chapter 2 An Overview of Connectionist and Probabilistic Approaches to Language Processing 2.1 A Computational Linguistics Perspective 2.2 A Connectionist Perspective 2.3 A Comparison of Connectionist and Probabilistic NLP Methods 2.4 Bridging the Gap --- Integrating Connectionist and Computational Linguistic Approaches Chapter 3 Memory Architecture 3.1 The Relational Tier 3.2 The Associational or ASF Tier 3.3 Connecting the Two Tiers 3.4 Working Memory 3.5 How New Knowledge Is Integrated Chapter 4 The Basic Computation 4.1 A Functional Description of the Algorithm 4.2 Representing the Input 4.3 Computational Details and Program Output at each Step 4.4 General Discussion of the Algorithm 4.5 How LeMICON Handles Binding 4.6 The Links to Psychology and Neurophysiology Revisited 4.7 Some Comparisons to Other Text Understanding Systems Chapter 5 Analysis of the Interpretation at the Relational and ASF Level 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Analyzing the Interpretation at the Relational Level 5.3 Analyzing the Interpretation at the ASF Level 5.4 Analyzing Time-Dependent Interactions at the ASF Level 5.5 Comparing Interpretations --- A Quantitative Analysis 5.6 An Ablation Study Chapter 6 Reasoning from the Relational Level of the Representation 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Identifying the Conceptual Roots 6.3 Explaining the Connections Between Events 6.4 Determining Important Concepts in the Interpretation Graph 6.5 Conceptual Roots and their Role in Summarization Chapter 7 Experiments in Acquiring Knowledge from On-line Corpora 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The Automatic Acquisition of Knowledge from On-line Sources 7.3 The Automatic Construction of the Relational Tier 7.4 The Automatic Construction of the Associational Tier 7.5 How Semantic Memory Evolves in Response to New Input 7.6 Changing the Link Weights 7.7 Implementation Details Chapter 8 An Analysis of the Acquired Knowledge 8.1 An Alternative View of the Underlying Knowledge Representation 8.2 Discussion of Soundness of Approach 8.3 An Evaluation of LeMICON's Representation 8.4 Previous Text Systems Revisited 8.5 The Knowledge Acquisition Continuum Chapter 9 Conclusions 9.1 Some Consequences of the Two-Tier Model of Memory 9.2 Associational Representations 9.3 The Universality of ASFs 9.4 Scalability 9.5 Automatic Acquisition of Knowledge 9.6 Building Large-Scale Knowledge Bases 9.7 A Link to Corpus Linguistics 9.8 The Interplay between Computation and Representation 9.9 Limitations Chapter 10 Future Directions 10.1 Expanding The Knowledge Base 10.2 Finding Deeper Semantic Relationships via Corpus Analysis 10.3 Handling Contradictory Input 10.4 Learning New Relationships 10.5 A Basic Level Semantic Encoding 10.6 Child Versus Adult Comprehension Appendix A The ASFs Used in the LeMICON Experiments Appendix B A Formal Analysis of the Dynamics B.1 The Defining Set of Equations B.2 An Analysis of the Defining Equations B.3 The ASF Contribution Appendix C Sample Parsed Input to LeMICON Appendix D Additional Results with SSS D.1 Further Examples of Summarization D.2 Importance Appendix E Proof of the Boundedness of the Measure I Appendix F The Dictionary Trees that Describe the Class ``Space'' References Author Index Subject Index - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- ISBN 0-7923-9487-9 e-mail: Kluwer@world.std.com To order in USA: | To order in Europe: | Kluwer Academic Publishers, Order Dept. | Kluwer Academic Publishers, Order Dept. P.O.B. 358 | P.O.B. 322 Accord Station, Hingham, MA 02018-0358 | 3300AH Dordrecht | | The Netherlands | Phone: (617) 871-6300 | Phone: 31-77-524-400 FAX: (617) 871-6528 | FAX: 31-78-524-474 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- ------------------------------ Subject: Book announcement From: David Wolpert Date: Wed, 26 Oct 1994 16:04:23 -0600 ************************************************************************* *** BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT *** Please *DO* forward to other list/groups. ************************************************************************* TITLE: The Mathematics of Generalization: Proceedings of the SFI/CNLS Workshop on Formal Approaches to Supervised Learning Edited by D. Wolpert Other (first) authors: L. Breiman P. Cheeseman J. Denker T. Dietterich D. Haussler G. Hinton S. Nowlan N. Tishby G. Wahba ======================================================================= Table of Contents: Reflections After Referring Papers for NIPS Leo Breiman The Probably Approximately Correct (PAC) and Other Learning Models David Haussler and Manfred Warmuth Decision Theoretic Generalizations of the PAC Model for Neural Net and Other Learning Applications David Haussler The Relationshop Between PAC, the Statistical Physics Framework, the Bayesian Framework, and the VC Framework {a heavily revised version of a paper that was posted to connectionist.net about six months ago} David H. Wolpert Statistical Physics Models of Supervised Learning Naftali Tishby On Exhaustive Learning David H. Wolpert and Alan S. Lapedes A Study of Maximal-Coverage Learning Algorithms Hussein Almuallim and Tom Dietterich On Bayesian Model Selection Peter Cheeseman Soft Classification, a.k.a. Risk Estimation, via Penalized Log Likelihood and Smoothing Spline Analysis of Variance Grace Wahba, Chong Gu, Yuedong Wang, and Richard Chappell Current Research Leo Brieman Preface to Simplifying Neural Networks by Soft Weight Sharing Geoffrey E. Hinton and Steven Nowlan Simplifying Neural Networks by Soft Weight Sharing Geoffrey E. Hinton and Steven Nowlan Error-Correcting Output Codes: A General Method for Improving Multiclass Inductive Learning Programs Thomas G. Dietterich and Ghulum Bakiri Image Segmentation and Recognition John S. Denker and Christopher C. J. Burges =========================================================== This book grew out of a workshop held under the auspices of the Center for Non-linear Studies at Los Alamos and the Santa Fe Institute. The idea for the workshop arose from a perception that there were many different fields that address supervised learning, but by and large these fields were not communicating with one another. (Examples of such fields are neural nets, conventional Bayesian statistics, conventional sampling theory statistics, computational learning theory, AI, and machine learning.) In particular, there were many different mathematical frameworks for addressing supervised learning. All had their own jargon, their own concerns, and their own results. And for the most part they weren't interacting. This was clearly a less than optimal state of affairs; we all have much to learn from one another, not only in terms of raw mathematical results, but also (perhaps more importantly) in perceptions of what the crucial issues are and how they should be addressed. Unfortunately, although it seems that this problem is abating, the rate of improvement is quite small. It seems possible that a general lack of communication amongst its practitioners will characterize supervised learning theory for some time to come. The purpose of the workshop was try to (begin to) rectify this situation. A small group of researchers from several of the different supervised learning fields was brought together and, in effect, forced to mingle. The format of the workshop was an intensive two-day session of talks and discussion. This volume is an attempt to try to replicate the success of the workshop in a broader context. Its purpose is to do for the reader what the workshop did for its participants: help a practitioner in one of the fields that make up supervised learning become acquainted with the relevant work by his or her colleagues in other fields. Obviously (and unfortunately) it isn't possible to duplicate in a reader of a book the experience of "an intensive two-day session .. (of being) forced to mingle ... (with) researchers from different fields". Given the different format, slightly different means are needed to achieve the same ends. Accordingly, it was decided that the papers in this volume should not so much be a formal compendium of the talks presented at the workshop as an overview of the work being performed by the researchers who attended the workshop. Some of the work represented in these papers hadn't even been completed at the time of the workshop. Some of the other papers are reprints of work published shortly before or soon after the workshop. However all of the papers were chosen by their authors with the same goal in mind: to help those from other supervised learning fields get acquainted with the lay of those authors' lands. Moreover, the instructions to the authors were that they should not try to provide tutorials on their individual fields. (There are many other sources for such tutorials.) Rather they should present current cutting-edge perspectives and work that provide an intuitive understanding of what their field "is all about". =========================================================== The order numbers are 40985 for the hardcover and 40983 for the paperback. The prices are: Paperback 0-201-40983-6 $31.25 Hardcover 0-201-40985-2 $59.25 It is recommended that people order through their home institutions (book stores or libraries) which may have a contract or working relationship with the publisher, Addison-Wesley. Otherwise they can call (800) 447-2226 to order by credit card. Alternatively, they can pay by check by writing to Advanced Book Marketing Addison-Wesley Publishing One Jacob Way Reading, MA 01867, USA. ------------------------------ End of Neuron Digest [Volume 14 Issue 14] ***************************************** Received: from BUACCA by BUACCA.BU.EDU (Mailer R2.08 PTF009) with BSMTP id 1220; Thu, 01 Dec 94 18:39:54 EST Received: from noc4.dccs.upenn.edu by BUACCA.BU.EDU (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.1) with TCP; Thu, 01 Dec 94 18:39:37 EST Received: from CATTELL.PSYCH.UPENN.EDU by noc4.dccs.upenn.edu id AA16497; Thu, 1 Dec 94 18:31:03 -0500 Return-Path: Received: by cattell.psych.upenn.edu id AA16486; Thu, 1 Dec 94 18:00:09 EST Posted-Date: Thu, 01 Dec 1994 17:58:41 EST From: "Neuron-Digest Moderator" To: Neuron-Distribution:; Subject: Neuron Digest V14 #15 (EPIA '95 Conf & workshops CFP) Reply-To: "Neuron-Request" X-Errors-To: "Neuron-Request" Organization: University of Pennsylvania Date: Thu, 01 Dec 1994 17:58:41 EST Message-Id: <16444.786322721@cattell.psych.upenn.edu> Sender: marvit@cattell.psych.upenn.edu Neuron Digest Thursday, 1 Dec 1994 Volume 14 : Issue 15 Today's Topics: EPIA'95 - Conference CFP EPIA'95 - Expert Systems Worksop CFP EPIA'95 - Fuzzy Logic & Neural Nets Worksop CFP EPIA'95 - Robotics & Vision Systems Worksop CFP Send submissions, questions, address maintenance, and requests for old issues to "neuron-request@psych.upenn.edu". The ftp archives are available from psych.upenn.edu (130.91.68.31) in pub/Neuron-Digest or by sending a message to "archive-server@psych.upenn.edu". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: EPIA'95 - Conference CFP From: njm@cupido.inesc.pt Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 10:55:01 -0000 EPIA'95 - CALL FOR PAPERS SEVENTH PORTUGUESE CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal October 3-6, 1995 (Under the auspices of the Portuguese Association for AI) The Seventh Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence (EPIA'95) will be held at Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal, on October 3-6, 1995. As in previous issues ('89, '91, and '93), EPIA'95 will be run as an international conference, English being the official language. The scientific program encompasses tutorials, invited lectures, demonstrations, and paper presentations. Five well known researchers will present invited lectures. The conference is devoted to all areas of Artificial Intelligence and will cover both theoretical and foundational issues and applications as well. Parallel workshops on Expert Systems, Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks, and Applications of A.I. to Robotics and Vision Systems will run simultaneously (see below). INVITED LECTURERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following researchers have already confirmed their participation, as guest speakers: Marvin Minsky, MIT (USA) Manuela Veloso, CMU (USA) Luis Borges de Almeida, IST (Portugal) Rodney Brooks, MIT (USA) SUBMISSION OF PAPERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Authors must submit five (5) complete printed copies of their papers to the "EPIA'95 submission address". Fax or electronic submissions will not be accepted. Submissions must be printed on A4 or 8 1/2"x11" paper using 12 point type. Each page must have a maximum of 38 lines and an average of 75 characters per line (corresponding to the LaTeX article-style, 12 point). Double-sided printing is strongly encouraged. The body of submitted papers must be at most 12 pages, including title, abstract, figures, tables, and diagrams, but excluding the title page and bibliography. ELECTRONIC ABSTRACT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In addition to submitting the paper copies, authors should send to epia95-abstracts@inesc.pt a short (200 words) electronic abstract of their paper to aid the reviewing process. The electronic abstract must be in plain ASCII text (no LaTeX)) in the following format: TITLE: FIRST AUTHOR: <last name, first name> EMAIL: <email of the first author> FIRST ADDRESS: <first author address> COAUTHORS: <their names, if any> KEYWORDS: <keywords separated by commas> ABSTRACT: <text of the abstract> Authors are requested to select 1-3 appropriate keywords from the list below. Authors are welcome to add additional keywords descriptors as needed. Applications, agent-oriented programming, automated reasoning, belief revision, case-based reasoning, common sense reasoning, constraint satisfaction, distributed AI, expert systems, genetic algorithms, knowledge representation, logic programming, machine learning, natural language understanding, nonmonotonic reasoning, planning, qualitative reasoning, real-time systems, robotics, spatial reasoning, theorem proving, theory of computation, tutoring systems. REVIEW OF PAPERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Submissions will be judged on significance, originality, quality and clarity. Reviewing will be blind to the identities of the authors. This requires that authors exercise some care not to identify themselves in their papers. Each copy of the paper must have a title page, separated from the body of the paper, including the title of the paper, the names and addresses of all authors, a list of content areas (see above) and any acknowledgments. The second page should include the same title, a short abstract of less than 200 words, and the exact same contents areas, but not the names nor affiliations of the authors. This page may include text of the paper. The references should include all published literature relevant to the paper, including previous works of the authors, but should not include unpublished works of the authors. When referring to one's own work, use the third person. For example, say "previously, Peter [17] has shown that ...". Try to avoid including any information in the body of the paper or references that would identify the authors or their institutions. Such information can be added to the final camera-ready version for publication. Please do not staple the title page to the body of the paper. Submitted papers must be unpublished. PUBLICATION ~~~~~~~~~~~ The proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag (lecture notes in A.I. series). Authors will be required to transfer copyright of their paper to Springer-Verlag. ASSOCIATED WORKSHOPS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the framework of the conference three workshops will be organized: Applications of Expert Systems, Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks in Engineering, and Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Robotics and Vision Systems. Real world applications, running systems, and demos are welcome. CONFERENCE & PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carlos Pinto-Ferreira Nuno Mamede Instituto Superior Tecnico Instituto Superior Tecnico ISR, Av. Rovisco Pais INESC, Apartado 13069 1000 Lisboa, Portugal 1000 Lisboa, Portugal Voice: +351 (1) 8475105 Voice: +351 (1) 310-0234 Fax: +351 (1) 3523014 Fax: +351 (1) 525843 Email: cpf@kappa.ist.utl.pt Email: njm@inesc.pt PROGRAM COMMITTEE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Antonio Porto (Portugal) Lauiri Carlson (Finland) Benjamin Kuipers (USA) Luc Steels (Belgium) Bernhard Nebel (Germany) Luigia Aiello (Italy) David Makinson (Germany) Luis Moniz Pereira (Portugal) Erik Sandewall (Sweden) Luis Monteiro (Portugal) Ernesto Costa (Portugal) Manuela Veloso (USA) Helder Coelho (Portugal) Maria Cravo (Portugal) Joao Martins (Portugal) Miguel Filgueiras (Portugal) John Self (UK) Yoav Shoham (USA) Jose Carmo (Portugal) Yves Kodratoff (France) DEADLINES ~~~~~~~~~ Papers Submission: ................. March 20, 1995 Notification of acceptance: ........ May 15, 1995 Camera Ready Copies Due: ........... June 12, 1995 SUBMISSION & INQUIRIES ADDRESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EPIA95 INESC, Apartado 13069 1000 Lisboa, Portugal Voice: +351 (1) 310-0325 Fax: +351 (1) 525843 Email: epia95@inesc.pt SUPPORTERS ~~~~~~~~~~ Banco Nacional Ultramarino Governo Regional da Madeira Instituto Superior Tecnico INESC CITMA IBM TAPair Portugal PLANNING TO ATTEND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ People planning to submit a paper or/and to attend the conference or attend a workshop are asked to complete and return the following form (by fax or email) to the inquiries address standing their intention. It will help the conference organizers to estimate the facilities needed for the conference and will enable all interested people to receive updated information. +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | REGISTRATION OF INTEREST | | | | Title . . . . . Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Address1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Address2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fax . . . . . . . . . . | | Email address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | I intend to submit a paper (yes/no). . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | I intend to participate only (yes/no). . . . . . . . . . . . . | | I will travel with ... guests | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Subject: EPIA'95 - Expert Systems Worksop CFP From: njm@cupido.inesc.pt Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 10:55:08 -0000 -------------------------------------------- EPIA'95 WORKSHOPS - CALL FOR PARTICIPATION APPLICATIONS OF EXPERT SYSTEMS WORKSHOP -------------------------------------------- Seventh Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal October 3-6, 1995 (Under the auspices of the Portuguese Association for AI) INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Seventh Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence (EPIA'95) will be held at Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal, between October 3-6, 1995. As in previous cases ('89, '91, and '93), EPIA'95 will be run as an international conference, English being the official language. The scientific program includes tutorials, invited lectures, demonstrations, and paper presentations. The Conference will include three parallel workshops on Expert Systems, Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks, and Applications of A.I. to Robotics and Vision Systems. These workshops will run simultaneously (see below) and consist of invited talks, panels, paper presentations and poster sessions. Applications of Expert Systems Workshop may last for either 1, 2 or 3 days, depending on the quantity and quality of submissions. APPLICATIONS OF EXPERT SYSTEMS WORKSHOP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Expert Systems are being intensively used in industry, finance, and other areas, in which systems for supporting decisions or implementing control strategies are crucial for improving performance. This workshop is intended to promote (i) the presentation of systems which are applications in those areas, (ii) the discussion of relevant results from ongoing research or user experience, and (iii) the critical analysis of tools, techniques, or systems. Expert System applications will be preferred. Second generation Expert Systems as well as systems integrating products of other areas as multimedia, databases or communications are also welcome. All active members of Expert Systems community as well as application developers working in related areas are invited to participate. EXHIBITIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~ In order to illustrate and to support theoretical presentations the organization will provide adequate conditions (space and facilities) for exhibitions regarding the three workshops mentioned. These exhibitions can include software running systems (several platforms are available), video presentations (PAL-G VHS system), robotics systems (such as robotics insects, and autonomous robots), and posters. On the one hand, this space will allow the presentation of results and real-world applications of the research developed by our community and, on the other it will serve as a source of motivation to students and young researchers. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Authors are asked to submit five (5) copies of their papers to the submissions address by May 2, 95. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be mailed to the first (or designated) author on June 5, 95, and camera ready copies for inclusion in the workshop proceedings will be due on July 3, 95. Each copy of submitted papers should include a separate title page giving the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses (where available) of all authors, and a list of keywords identifying the subject area of the paper. Papers should be a maximum of 16 pages and printed on A4 paper in 12 point type with a maximum of 38 lines per page and 75 characters per line ( corresponding to LaTeX article style, 12 pt). Double sided submissions are preferred. Electronic or faxed submissions will not be accepted. Further inquiries should be addressed to the inquiries address. ATTENDANCE ~~~~~~~~~~ Each workshop will be limited to at most fifty people. In addition to presenters of papers and posters, there will be space for a limited number of other participants chosen on the basis of a one- to two-page research summary which should include a list of relevant publications, along with an electronic mail address if possible. A set of working notes will be available prior to the commencement of the workshops. Registration information will be available in June 1995. Please write for registration information to the inquiries address. DEADLINES ~~~~~~~~~ Papers submission: ................. May 2, 1995 Notification of acceptance: ........ June 5, 1995 Camera Ready Copies Due: ........... July 3, 1995 PROGRAM-CHAIR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Joaquim Filipe (EST, Portugal) ORGANIZING-CHAIR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luis Antunes (ISEG/INESC, Portugal) SUBMISSION AND INQUIRIES ADDRESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EPIA'95 Applications of Expert Systems Workshop INESC, Apartado 13069 1000 Lisboa Portugal Voice: +351 (1) 310-0325 Fax: +351 (1) 525843 Email: epia95-AESWorkshop@inesc.pt PLANNING TO ATTEND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ People planning to submit a paper or/and to attend the workshop are asked to complete and return the following form (by fax or email) to the inquiries address standing their intention. It will help the workshop organizer to estimate the facilities needed and will enable all interested people to receive updated information. +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | REGISTRATION OF INTEREST | | (Applications of Expert Systems Workshop) | | | | Title . . . . . Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Address1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Address2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fax . . . . . . . . . . | | Email address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | I intend to submit a paper (yes/no). . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | I intend to participate only (yes/no). . . . . . . . . . . . . | | I will travel with ... guests | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Subject: EPIA'95 - Fuzzy Logic & Neural Nets Worksop CFP From: njm@cupido.inesc.pt Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 10:55:15 -0000 -------------------------------------------------------- EPIA'95 WORKSHOPS - CALL FOR PARTICIPATION FUZZY LOGIC AND NEURAL NETWORKS IN ENGINEERING WORKSHOP -------------------------------------------------------- Seventh Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal October 3-6, 1995 (Under the auspices of the Portuguese Association for AI) INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Seventh Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence (EPIA'95) will be held at Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal, between October 3-6, 1995. As in previous cases ('89, '91, and '93), EPIA'95 will be run as an international conference, English being the official language. The scientific program includes tutorials, invited lectures, demonstrations, and paper presentations. The Conference will include three parallel workshops on Expert Systems, Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks, and Applications of A.I. to Robotics and Vision Systems. These workshops will run simultaneously (see below) and consist of invited talks, panels, paper presentations and poster sessions. Fuzzy Logic And Neural Networks In Engineering workshop may last for either 1, 2 or 3 days, depending on the quantity and quality of submissions. FUZZY LOGIC AND NEURAL NETWORKS IN ENGINEERING WORKSHOP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The search for systems simulating human reasoning in what regards uncertainty has created a strong research community. In particular, Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks have been a source of synergies among researchers of both areas, aiming at developing theoretical approaches and applications towards the characterization and experimentation of such kinds of reasoning. The workshop is intended to promote the exchange of ideas and approaches in those areas, through paper presentations, open discussions, and the corresponding exhibition of running systems, demonstrations or simulations. The organization committee invites you to participate, submitting papers together with videos, demonstrations or running systems, to illustrate relevant issues and applications. EXHIBITIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~ In order to illustrate and to support theoretical presentations the organization will provide adequate conditions (space and facilities) for exhibitions regarding the three workshops mentioned. These exhibitions can include software running systems (several platforms are available), video presentations (PAL-G VHS system), robotics systems (such as robotics insects, and autonomous robots), and posters. On the one hand, this space will allow the presentation of results and real-world applications of the research developed by our community and, on the other it will serve as a source of motivation to students and young researchers. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Authors are asked to submit five (5) copies of their papers to the submissions address by May 2, 95. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be mailed to the first (or designated) author on June 5, 95, and camera ready copies for inclusion in the workshop proceedings will be due on July 3, 95. Each copy of submitted papers should include a separate title page giving the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses (where available) of all authors, and a list of keywords identifying the subject area of the paper. Papers should be a maximum of 16 pages and printed on A4 paper in 12 point type with a maximum of 38 lines per page and 75 characters per line ( corresponding to LaTeX article style, 12 pt). Double sided submissions are preferred. Electronic or faxed submissions will not be accepted. Further inquiries should be addressed to the inquiries address. ATTENDANCE ~~~~~~~~~~ Each workshop will be limited to at most fifty people. In addition to presenters of papers and posters, there will be space for a limited number of other participants chosen on the basis of a one- to two-page research summary which should include a list of relevant publications, along with an electronic mail address if possible. A set of working notes will be available prior to the commencement of the workshops. Registration information will be available in June 1995. Please write for registration information to the inquiries address. DEADLINES ~~~~~~~~~ Papers submission: ................. May 2, 1995 Notification of acceptance: ........ June 5, 1995 Camera Ready Copies Due: ........... July 3, 1995 PROGRAM-CHAIR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jose Tome (IST, Portugal) ORGANIZING-CHAIR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luis Custodio (IST, Portugal) SUBMISSION AND INQUIRIES ADDRESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EPIA'95 Fuzzy Logic & Neural Networks Workshop INESC, Apartado 13069 1000 Lisboa Portugal Voice: +351 (1) 310-0325 Fax: +351 (1) 525843 Email: epia95-FLNNWorkshop@inesc.pt PLANNING TO ATTEND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ People planning to submit a paper or/and to attend the workshop are asked to complete and return the following form (by fax or email) to the inquiries address standing their intention. It will help the workshop organizer to estimate the facilities needed and will enable all interested people to receive updated information. +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | REGISTRATION OF INTEREST | | (Fuzzy Logic & Neural Networks Workshop) | | | | Title . . . . . Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Address1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Address2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fax . . . . . . . . . . | | Email address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | I intend to submit a paper (yes/no). . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | I intend to participate only (yes/no). . . . . . . . . . . . . | | I will travel with ... guests | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Subject: EPIA'95 - Robotics & Vision Systems Worksop CFP From: njm@cupido.inesc.pt Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 10:55:17 -0000 -------------------------------------------------------- EPIA'95 WORKSHOPS - CALL FOR PARTICIPATION APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ROBOTICS AND VISION SYSTEMS WORKSHOP -------------------------------------------------------- Seventh Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal October 3-6, 1995 (Under the auspices of the Portuguese Association for AI) INTRODUCTION The Seventh Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence (EPIA'95) will be held at Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal, between October 3-6, 1995. As in previous cases ('89, '91, and '93), EPIA'95 will be run as an international conference, English being the official language. The scientific program includes tutorials, invited lectures, demonstrations, and paper presentations. The Conference will include three parallel workshops on Expert Systems, Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks, and Applications of A.I. to Robotics and Vision Systems. These workshops will run simultaneously (see below) and consist of invited talks, panels, paper presentations and poster sessions. Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Robotics and Vision Systems Workshop may last for either 1, 2 or 3 days, depending on the quantity and quality of submissions. APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO ROBOTICS AND VISION SYSTEMS WORKSHOP During the last few years, Artificial Intelligence techniques have been successfully applied to a large number of problems in robotics and computer vision. This workshop aims to provide an overview of such applications specially featuring real prototypes and systems (e.g., robotic insects, autonomous mobile robots, etc.). The availability of demonstrations (robots, vision systems, videos and demonstration software) is highly appreciated and will be taken into account in assessing submissions. The workshop will be divided into two areas: paper presentations and system exhibitions, where prototypes related to the presentations will be demonstrated. The organization invites you to participate in the workshop via paper presentations and/or system demonstrations. EXHIBITIONS In order to illustrate and to support theoretical presentations the organization will provide adequate conditions (space and facilities) for exhibitions regarding the three workshops mentioned. These exhibitions can include software running systems (several platforms are available), video presentations (PAL-G VHS system), robotics systems (such as robotics insects, and autonomous robots), and posters. On the one hand, this space will allow the presentation of results and real-world applications of the research developed by our community and, on the other it will serve as a source of motivation to students and young researchers. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Authors are asked to submit five (5) copies of their papers to the submissions address by May 2, 95. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be mailed to the first (or designated) author on June 5, 95, and camera ready copies for inclusion in the workshop proceedings will be due on July 3, 95. Each copy of submitted papers should include a separate title page giving the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses (where available) of all authors, and a list of keywords identifying the subject area of the paper. Papers should be a maximum of 16 pages and printed on A4 paper in 12 point type with a maximum of 38 lines per page and 75 characters per line ( corresponding to LaTeX article style, 12 pt). Double sided submissions are preferred. Electronic or faxed submissions will not be accepted. Further inquiries should be addressed to the inquiries address. ATTENDANCE Each workshop will be limited to at most fifty people. In addition to presenters of papers and posters, there will be space for a limited number of other participants chosen on the basis of a one- to two-page research summary which should include a list of relevant publications, along with an electronic mail address if possible. A set of working notes will be available prior to the commencement of the workshops. Registration information will be available in June 1995. Please write for registration information to the inquiries address. DEADLINES ~~~~~~~~~ Papers submission: ................. May 2, 1995 Notification of acceptance: ........ June 5, 1995 Camera Ready Copies Due: ........... July 3, 1995 PROGRAM-CHAIR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Joao Paulo Costeira (CMU, USA) ORGANIZING-CHAIR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jose Santos-Victor (IST, Portugal) SUBMISSION AND INQUIRIES ADDRESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EPIA'95 Aplic. of AI to Robotics & Vision Workshop INESC, Apartado 13069 1000 Lisboa Portugal Voice: +351 (1) 310-0325 Fax: +351 (1) 525843 Email: epia95-ARVWorkshop@inesc.pt PLANNING TO ATTEND ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ People planning to submit a paper or/and to attend the workshop are asked to complete and return the following form (by fax or email) to the inquiries address standing their intention. It will help the workshop organizer to estimate the facilities needed and will enable all interested people to receive updated information. +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | REGISTRATION OF INTEREST | | (Applications of AI to Robotics & Vision Workshop) | | | | Title . . . . . Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Institution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Address1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Address2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fax . . . . . . . . . . | | Email address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | I intend to submit a paper (yes/no). . . . . . . . . . . . . . | | I intend to participate only (yes/no). . . . . . . . . . . . . | | I will travel with ... guests | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ End of Neuron Digest [Volume 14 Issue 15] ***************************************** Received: from BUACCA by BUACCA.BU.EDU (Mailer R2.08 PTF009) with BSMTP id 2764; Mon, 05 Dec 94 23:25:53 EST Received: from noc4.dccs.upenn.edu by BUACCA.BU.EDU (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.1) with TCP; Mon, 05 Dec 94 23:25:43 EST Received: from CATTELL.PSYCH.UPENN.EDU by noc4.dccs.upenn.edu id AA02670; Mon, 5 Dec 94 23:19:44 -0500 Return-Path: <marvit@cattell.psych.upenn.edu> Received: by cattell.psych.upenn.edu id AA19318; Mon, 5 Dec 94 22:30:22 EST Posted-Date: Mon, 05 Dec 1994 22:27:13 EST From: "Neuron-Digest Moderator" <neuron-request@CATTELL.PSYCH.UPENN.EDU> To: Neuron-Distribution:; Subject: Neuron Digest V14 #16 (conferences) Reply-To: "Neuron-Request" <neuron-request@CATTELL.PSYCH.UPENN.EDU> X-Errors-To: "Neuron-Request" <neuron-request@psych.upenn.edu> Organization: University of Pennsylvania Date: Mon, 05 Dec 1994 22:27:13 EST Message-Id: <19252.786684433@cattell.psych.upenn.edu> Sender: marvit@cattell.psych.upenn.edu Neuron Digest Monday, 5 Dec 1994 Volume 14 : Issue 16 Today's Topics: Workshop: Modeling Cognitive and Brain Disorders Call ICANN'95 Send submissions, questions, address maintenance, and requests for old issues to "neuron-request@psych.upenn.edu". The ftp archives are available from psych.upenn.edu (130.91.68.31) in pub/Neuron-Digest or by sending a message to "archive-server@psych.upenn.edu". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Workshop: Modeling Cognitive and Brain Disorders From: ruppin@cs.UMD.EDU (eytan ruppin) Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 13:33:22 -0500 Workshop Announcement NEURAL MODELING OF COGNITIVE AND BRAIN DISORDERS Sponsors: Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Maryland Dept. of Neurology, University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh Universities Center for Neural and Cognitive Studies, University of Maryland (Additional sponsors are currently being sought.) A workshop on Neural Modeling of Cognitive and Brain Disorders will be held June 8 - 10, 1995 at the University of Maryland, College Park, just outside of Washington, DC. The focus of this meeting will be on the lesioning of neural network models to study disorders in neurology, neuropsychology and psychiatry, such as Alzheimer's disease, amnesia, aphasia, depression, acquired dyslexia, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and stroke. These models attempt to explain how specific pathological neuroanatomical and neurophysiological changes can result in various clinical manifestations, and they investigate the functional organization of the symptoms that result from specific brain pathologies. The prospects and challenges of modeling brain disorders have recently attracted an increasing number of researchers with different backgrounds, such as physicians, psychologists and computer scientists. This, together with the inherent multidisciplinary nature of brain modeling research, has motivated the goals of this workshop: To evaluate current achievements critically, to discuss the possibilities for further advancement, and to identify brain disorders and cognitive phenomena that may be studied computationally. To examine methodological modeling issues, such as limitations of the networks currently employed, and the required computational properties of future models. To make the material presented at the workshop available to the wider audience of researchers interested in studying neural models of brain disorders. A Proceedings of abstracts will be compiled, and the production of a book of contributed chapters based on the workshop is under consideration. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Individuals wishing to present a poster related to any aspect of the workshop's themes should submit an abstract describing the nature of their presentation. The single page submission should include title, author(s), contact information (address and email/fax), and abstract. One inch margins and a typesize of at least 10 points should be used. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Program Committee; those accepted will be published in the workshop proceedings. Six copies of the camera-ready abstract should be mailed TO ARRIVE by February 1, 1995 to James A. Reggia, Dept. of Computer Science, A.V. Williams Bldg., University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA. PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Each workshop session will be focused on specific disorders and composed of four invited presentations followed by a critical commentary and a general discussion. Thursday, June 8 ---------------- 8:30 AM: Welcome and Overview 9:00 AM: Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Chair and Discussant: Steven Small (University of Pittsburgh) James McClelland (Carnegie Mellon University) - Complementary learning systems in hippocampus and neocortex Michael Hasselmo (Harvard University) - Runway synaptic modification models of cortex: implications for the pathology of Alzheimer's disease David Horn (Tel-Aviv University, Israel) - Synaptic deletion and compensation in Alzheimer's disease: a computational study Martha Farah (University of Pennsylvania) - Computational models of semantic memory impairment Noon: Lunch Break 1:30 PM: Epilepsy Chair and Discussant: Michael Rogawski (National Institutes of Health) Roger Traub (IBM Watson) - Modeling synchronized neuronal oscillations in epilepsy John Rinzel (National Institutes of Health) - Reduced, cell-based models for epilepsy Bill Lytton (University of Wisconsin) - Modeling epilepsy and seizure spread Mayank Mehta (University of Arizona) - A neural network model for kindling of focal epilepsy 4:30 PM: Reception Friday, June 9 -------------- 9:00 AM: Stroke and Functional Effects of Focal Lesions Chair and Discussant: Barry Gordon (Johns Hopkins University) John Pearson (David Sarnoff Research Center) - The effects of focal deafferentation on cortical reorganization James Reggia (University of Maryland) - Lesioning cortical maps: a model of stroke in sensory and motor cortices Manfred Spitzer (University of Heidelberg, Germany) - A neural network model of phantom limbs Eytan Ruppin (Tel-Aviv University, Israel) - The functional effects of focal lesions in associative memory networks Noon: Lunch Break 1:30 PM: Aphasia and Acquired Dyslexia Chair and Discussant: Rita Berndt (University of Maryland) Gary Dell (University of Illinois) - Lesioning a connectionist model of sentence processing to simulate naming errors in aphasia Max Coltheart (Macquarie University, Australia) - Simulation of acquired dyslexia by DRC, a computational realization of a dual-route reading model Karalyn Patterson (MRC Appl. Psych. Unit, Cambridge) - Connections and dis- connections: acquired surface dyslexia in a connectionist model of reading David Plaut (Carnegie Mellon University) - Connectionist modeling of the breakdown and recovery of reading via meaning 4:30 PM: Dinner Break 7:00 PM: POSTER SESSION Saturday, June 10 ----------------- 9:00 AM: Schizophrenia, Frontal and Affective Disorders Chair and Discussant: Jonathan Cohen (Carnegie Mellon University & University of Pittsburgh) Ralph Hoffman (Yale University) - Modeling schizophrenic positive symptoms using attractor and backpropagation networks David Servan-Schreiber (University of Pittsburgh) - Modeling cognitive deficits in schizophrenia: neuromodulation of prefrontal cortex Dan Levine (University of Texas at Arlington) - Functional deficits of frontal lobe lesions Joanne Luciano and Michael Cohen (Boston University) - A neural model of major depression Noon: Lunch Break 1:30 PM: Commentary: James McClelland (Carnegie Mellon University) 2:00 PM: General Discussion A brief commentary will be followed by a general discussion of where we are and where we want to go from here. Among the issues to be considered are the successes and limitations of current models of neurological, neuropsychological and psychiatric disorders. What common methods have been identified? How can models of this sort be validated, and at what level of detail should they be formulated? What topics seem amenable to future neural modeling, and what are barriers to further progress in this field? Is there sufficient interest in contributing to a book on the subject of this workshop? Finally, feedback on the workshop format and content will be solicited, and the interest and usefulness of holding similar workshops or more formal conferences in the future will be assessed. 4:30 PM: Adjournment ------ Travel Fellowships: ------------------ Funding has been requested for a few fellowships to offset travel cost of students, postdocs, and/or residents. Further details will be forthcoming. Program Committee: ----------------- Rita Berndt (Maryland), Barry Gordon (Johns Hopkins), Michael Hasselmo (Harvard), Ralph Hoffman (Yale), Joanne Luciano (Boston), Jay McClelland (Carnegie Mellon), Al Nigrin (American), David Plaut (Carnegie Mellon), James Reggia (Maryland), Eytan Ruppin (Tel-Aviv), and Stanley Tuhrim (Mount Sinai). Registration or Further Information: ----------------------------------- To receive registration materials (distributed most likely in January/February), please send your name, address, email address, phone number and fax number to Johanna Weinstein UMIACS A. V. Williams Bldg. University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 USA Tel.: (301)405-6722 Fax: (301)314-9658 email: johanna@umiacs.umd.edu Further questions about conference administration, hotel reservations, etc. should also be directed to Ms. Weinstein. For questions about the workshop technical/scientific content or absract submissions, please contact Eytan Ruppin Dept. of Computer Science A.V. Williams Bldg. University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA Tel.: (301) 405-2709 Fax: (301)405-6707 email: ruppin@cs.umd.edu ------------------------------ Subject: Call ICANN'95 From: fogelman@laforia.ibp.fr (FOGELMAN Francoise + 33 1 41 28 41 70) Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1994 20:54:36 +0100 Could you please post the following announcement ? Thanks in advance ***************************************************************************** XXX XXXX X XX XX XX XX XX XXXXX XXXXXX X X X X XXX XX XXX XX XX X XX X X X XXXXX XX X XX XX X XX XXXXX XXXXX X X X X XX XXX XX XXX XX XXX XXX XXXX X X XX XX XX XX XXXX XXXXX PARIS, OCTOBER 9-13, 1995 Maison de la Chimie NEURAL NETWORKS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS ***************************************************************************** SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE TUTORIALS & EXHIBITION organized by EUROPEAN NEURAL NETWORK SOCIETY ***************************************************************************** REGISTRATION, INFORMATION ***************************************************************************** Over the last four years, the ENNS - European Neural Network Society - has held its annual conference ICANN in Helsinki (1991), Brighton (1992), Amsterdam (1993) and Sorrento (1994). This conference has become the foremost meeting for the European neural network scientific community. In 1995, ENNS will hold the ICANN meeting in Paris. The format of this conference will include a scientific conference, an industrial conference, tutorials, industrial forums and an industrial exhibition. Our challenge, in organizing this conference, is to achieve the highest scientific quality for papers presented at the scientific conference (there will be a high rejection rate if necessary), together with the most convincing set of applications presented at the industrial conference (only operational, top-level applications will be considered). We thus hope to demonstrate that Neural Networks are indeed a very deep and exciting field of research, as well as a most efficient, profitable technique for the industry. To achieve these goals, we seek contributions from all the scientists, both from academy and industry, who share our interests and our quality requirements. ***************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS The conference will cover the following domains : SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE * theory * algorithms & architectures * implementations (hardware & software) * cognitive sciences & AI * neurobiology * applications identification & control image processing & vision OCR speech & signal processing prediction optimization INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE This conference will cover two main categories: on the one hand, descriptions of tools and methods and their use in real-life cases and, on the other hand, descriptions of concrete applications in industry and the sector of services. All fields of application are eligible. Special sessions will be organized on specific areas of industry such as: * banking, finance & insurance * telecommunications * teledetection * process engineering, control and monitoring * oil industry * power industry * food processing * transportation * robotics * speech processing * document processing, OCR, text retrieval & indexing * VLSI & dedicated hardware * forecasting & marketing * technical diagnosis * non destructive testing * medicine * defense LOCATION The conference will be held in la Maison de la Chimie, right in the center of Paris, close by les Invalides. Built in 1707, for Frederic-Maurice de la Tour, Comte d'Auvergne, Lieutenant General to King Louis XIV, the Mansion has today become a Congress Center equipped with all the modern facilities. INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS Length of papers: not exceeding 6 pages in A4 format (i. e. about 8,000 characters). An electronic format will be made available at : ftp lix.polytechnique.fr login: anonymous password : your e-mail address in the directory /pub/ICANN95/out, read file README for instructions. If you want to leave messages or enquiries, you can also use : in the directory /pub/ICANN95/in, read file README for instructions. Seven copies of the papers should reach the Conference Secretariat at the address below by ****** MARCH 20 1995 ***** : ICANN'95 1 avenue Newton bp 207 92 142 CLAMART Cedex France Submitted papers should be accompanied by a cover page giving: * the title of the paper and the author(s) name(s), * the author's address, phone number and extension, fax number and, if possible, e-mail address, * a 10-line abstract together with a list of key-words, * an indication of which conference the paper should be included in: scientific or industrial LANGUAGE Papers submitted for the scientific conference should be in English. Papers submitted for the industrial conference may be either in English or French. TUTORIALS Tutorials will be organized. The Program Committee is open to proposals for tutorials covering industrial applications.Suggestions should describe the content of the tutorial (in 150-200 words) and the instructor's expertise and experience in the field concerned. The deadline for reception is MAY 15 1995. EXHIBITION >From October 11-13, 1995, the Conference will host a trade fair of commercially available products relating to neural network tools and applications. In addition, advanced prototypes of tools and applications developed by public sector research organizations will be demonstrated. To receive a complete exhibitor's package, please contact the Conference Secretariat at the address indicated. ***************************************************************************** TEAR OFF HERE ***************************************************************************** INFORMATION FORM to be returned to: ICANN'95 1 avenue Newton bp 207 92 142 CLAMART Cedex France ICANN ' 95 Paris, October 9-13, 1995 Last name : .......................................................... First Name : ........................................................ Organization or company : ............................................ ...................................................................... ...................................................................... Postal code/Zip code : ............................................... City : ............................................................... Country : ............................................................ Tel : ................................................................ Fax : ................................................................ Electronic mail:...................................................... * I wish to attend the O Scientific conference O Industrial conference * I intend to exhibit * I intend to submit a paper Provisional title.................................................... Author (s) : ........................................................ Brief outline of the subject : ...................................... ..................................................................... Category : * Scientific conference O Theory O Algorithms & architectures O Implementations O Cognitive sciences & AI O Neurobiology O Applications ( please specify) * Industrial conference O Tools O Techniques O Applications ( please specify) ***************************************************************************** TEAR OFF HERE ***************************************************************************** STEERING COMMITTEE Chair F.Fogelman - Sligos (Paris, F) Scientific Program co-chairs G.Dreyfus - ESPCI (Paris, F) M.Weinfeld - Ecole Polytechnique (Palaiseau, F) Industrial Program chair P.Corsi - CEC (Brussels, B) Tutorials & Publications chair P.Gallinari - Universite P.& M.Curie (Paris, F) SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE (Preliminary) I. Aleksander (UK); L.B. Almeida (P); S.I. Amari (J); E. Bienenstock (USA); C. Bishop (UK); L. Bottou (F); J. M. Buhmann (D); S. Canu (F); V. Cerny (SL); M. Cosnard (F); R. De Mori (CDN); R. Eckmiller (D); N. Franceschini (F); S. Gielen (NL); J. Herault (F); M. Jordan (USA); D. Kayser (F); T. Kohonen (SF); A. Lansner (S); Z. Li (USA); L. Ljung (S); C. von der Malsburg (D); S. Marcos (F); P.Morasso (I); J.P.Nadal(F); E. Oja (SF); P. Peretto (F); C. Peterson (S); L. Personnaz (F); R. Pfeiffer (CH); T. Poggio (USA); P. Puget (F); S. Raudys (LT); H. Ritter (D); M. Saerens ( B); W.von Seelen (D); J.J. Slotine (USA); S. Solla (DK); J.G. Taylor (GB); C. Torras (E); B. Victorri (F); A. Weigend (USA). INDUSTRIAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE (Preliminary) M. Boda (S); B. Braunschweig (F); C. Bishop (UK); J.P. Corriou (F); M. Duranton (F); A. Germond (CH); I. Guyon (USA); P. Refenes (UK); S. Thiria (F); C. Wellekens (B); B. Wiggins (UK). ***************************************************************************** >From fogelman Fri Oct 21 20:36:21 1994 Return-Path: <fogelman> Received: from bud.gueuse_yp by laforia.ibp.fr (4.1/SMI-4.1+RC++) id AA23061; Fri, 21 Oct 94 20:36:19 +0100 Date: Fri, 21 Oct 94 20:36:19 +0100 From: fogelman (FOGELMAN Francoise + 33 1 41 28 41 70) Message-Id: <9410211936.AA23061@laforia.ibp.fr> To: fogelman Subject: ICANN'95 Status: R ***************************************************************************** XXX XXXX X XX XX XX XX XX XXXXX XXXXXX X X X X XXX XX XXX XX XX X XX X X X XXXXX XX X XX XX X XX XXXXX XXXXX X X X X XX XXX XX XXX XX XXX XXX XXXX X X XX XX XX XX XXXX XXXXX PARIS, OCTOBER 9-13, 1995 Maison de la Chimie NEURAL NETWORKS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS ***************************************************************************** SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE TUTORIALS & EXHIBITION organized by EUROPEAN NEURAL NETWORK SOCIETY ***************************************************************************** INFORMATION ***************************************************************************** Over the last four years, the ENNS - European Neural Network Society - has held its annual conference ICANN in Helsinki (1991), Brighton (1992), Amsterdam (1993) and Sorrento (1994). This conference has become the foremost meeting for the European neural network scientific community. In 1995, ENNS will hold the ICANN meeting in Paris. The format of this conference will include a scientific conference, an industrial conference, tutorials, industrial forums and an industrial exhibition. Our challenge, in organizing this conference, is to achieve the highest scientific quality for papers presented at the scientific conference (through a strict selection procedure), together with the most convincing set of applications presented at the industrial conference (only operational, top-level applications will be considered). Papers should stress the rationale of the Neural Network approach and provide a comparison with other techniques. We thus hope to demonstrate that Neural Networks are indeed a very deep and exciting field of research, as well as a most efficient, profitable technique for the industry. To achieve these goals, we seek contributions from all the scientists, both from academy and industry, who share our interests and our quality requirements. ***************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS The conference will cover the following domains : SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE * theory * algorithms & architectures * implementations (hardware & software) * cognitive sciences & AI * neurobiology * applications identification & control image processing & vision OCR speech & signal processing prediction optimization INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE This conference will cover two main categories: on the one hand, descriptions of tools and methods and their use in real-life cases and, on the other, descriptions of concrete applications in industry and the sector of services. All fields of application are eligible. Special sessions will be organized on specific areas of industry such as: * banking, finance & insurance * telecommunications * teledetection * process engineering, control and monitoring * oil industry * power industry * food processing * transportation * robotics * speech processing * document processing, OCR, text retrieval & indexing * VLSI & dedicated hardware * forecasting & marketing * technical diagnosis * non destructive testing * medicine * defense LOCATION The conference will be held in la Maison de la Chimie, right in the center of Paris, near les Invalides. Built in 1707, for Frederic-Maurice de la Tour, Comte d'Auvergne, Lieutenant General to King Louis XIV, the Mansion has today become a Congress Center equipped with all the modern facilities. INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS Length of papers: not exceeding 6 pages in A4 format (i. e. about 8,000 characters). An electronic format will be made available at : ftp lix.polytechnique.fr login: anonymous password : your e-mail address in the directory /pub/ICANN95/out, read file README for instructions. If you want to leave messages or enquiries, you can also use : in the directory /pub/ICANN95/in, read file README for instructions. Seven copies of the papers should reach the Conference Secretariat at the address below by ****** MARCH 20 1995 ***** : ICANN'95 1 avenue Newton bp 207 92 142 CLAMART Cedex France Submitted papers should be accompanied by a cover page giving: * the title of the paper and the author(s) name(s), * the author's address, phone number and extension, fax number and, if possible, e-mail address, * a 10-line abstract together with a list of key-words, * an indication of which conference the paper should be included in: scientific or industrial LANGUAGE Papers submitted for the scientific conference should be in English. Papers submitted for the industrial conference may be either in English or French. TUTORIALS Tutorials will be organized. The Program Committee is open to proposals for tutorials covering industrial applications. Suggestions should describe the content of the tutorial (in 150-200 words) and the instructor's expertise and experience in the field concerned. The deadline for reception is MAY 15 1995. EXHIBITION >From October 11-13, 1995, the Conference will host a trade fair of commercially available products relating to neural network tools and applications. In addition, advanced prototypes of tools and applications developed by public sector research organizations will be demonstrated. To receive a complete exhibitor's package, please contact the Conference Secretariat at the address indicated. ***************************************************************************** TEAR OFF HERE ***************************************************************************** INFORMATION FORM to be returned to: ICANN'95 1 avenue Newton bp 207 92 142 CLAMART Cedex France ICANN ' 95 Paris, October 9-13, 1995 Last name : .......................................................... First Name : ........................................................ Organization or company : ............................................ ...................................................................... ...................................................................... Postal code/Zip code : ............................................... City : ............................................................... Country : ............................................................ Tel : .................................Fax : ......................... Electronic mail:...................................................... * I wish to attend the O Scientific conference O Industrial conference * I intend to exhibit * I intend to submit a paper Provisional title.................................................... Author (s) : ........................................................ Brief outline of the subject : ...................................... ..................................................................... Category : * Scientific conference O Theory O Algorithms & architectures O Implementations O Cognitive sciences & AI O Neurobiology O Applications ( please specify) * Industrial conference O Tools O Techniques O Applications ( please specify) ***************************************************************************** TEAR OFF HERE ***************************************************************************** STEERING COMMITTEE Chair F. Fogelman - Sligos (Paris, F) Scientific Program co-chairs G. Dreyfus - ESPCI (Paris, F) M. Weinfeld - Ecole Polytechnique (Palaiseau, F) Industrial Program chair P. Corsi - CEC (Brussels, B) Tutorials & Publications chair P. Gallinari - Universite P.& M.Curie (Paris, F) SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE (Preliminary) I. Aleksander (UK); L.B. Almeida (P); S.I. Amari (J); E. Bienenstock (USA); C. Bishop (UK); L. Bottou (F); J. M. Buhmann (D); S. Canu (F); V. Cerny (SL); M. Cosnard (F); R. De Mori (CAN); R. Eckmiller (D); N. Franceschini (F); S. Gielen (NL); J. Herault (F); M. Jordan (USA); D. Kayser (F); T. Kohonen (SF); A. Lansner (S); Z. Li (USA); L. Ljung (S); C. von der Malsburg (D); S. Marcos (F); P.Morasso (I); J.P.Nadal(F); E. Oja (SF); P. Peretto (F); C. Peterson (S); L. Personnaz (F); R. Pfeiffer (CH); T. Poggio (USA); P. Puget (F); S. Raudys (LT); H. Ritter (D); M. Saerens ( B); W. von Seelen (D); J.J. Slotine (USA); S. Solla (DK); J.G. Taylor (GB); C. Torras (E); B. Victorri (F); A. Weigend (USA). INDUSTRIAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE (Preliminary) M. Boda (S); B. Braunschweig (F); C. Bishop (UK); J.P. Corriou (F); M. Duranton (F); A. Germond (CH); I. Guyon (USA); P. Refenes (UK); S. Thiria (F); C. Wellekens (B); B. Wiggins (UK). ***************************************************************************** ------------------------------ End of Neuron Digest [Volume 14 Issue 16] ***************************************** Received: from BUACCA by BUACCA.BU.EDU (Mailer R2.08 PTF009) with BSMTP id 4552; Tue, 06 Dec 94 12:48:49 EST Received: from noc4.dccs.upenn.edu by BUACCA.BU.EDU (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.1) with TCP; Tue, 06 Dec 94 12:48:20 EST Received: from CATTELL.PSYCH.UPENN.EDU by noc4.dccs.upenn.edu id AA19409; Tue, 6 Dec 94 12:30:29 -0500 Return-Path: <marvit@cattell.psych.upenn.edu> Received: by cattell.psych.upenn.edu id AA02901; Tue, 6 Dec 94 11:46:37 EST Posted-Date: Tue, 06 Dec 1994 11:44:44 EST From: "Neuron-Digest Moderator" <neuron-request@CATTELL.PSYCH.UPENN.EDU> To: Neuron-Distribution:; Subject: Neuron Digest V14 #17 (more conferences) Reply-To: "Neuron-Request" <neuron-request@CATTELL.PSYCH.UPENN.EDU> X-Errors-To: "Neuron-Request" <neuron-request@psych.upenn.edu> Organization: University of Pennsylvania Date: Tue, 06 Dec 1994 11:44:44 EST Message-Id: <2810.786732284@cattell.psych.upenn.edu> Sender: marvit@cattell.psych.upenn.edu Neuron Digest Tuesday, 6 Dec 1994 Volume 14 : Issue 17 Today's Topics: IFORS Call for Participation DRABC'94 AAAI Symposium: Genetic Programming (Nov. 95) CFP Send submissions, questions, address maintenance, and requests for old issues to "neuron-request@psych.upenn.edu". The ftp archives are available from psych.upenn.edu (130.91.68.31) in pub/Neuron-Digest or by sending a message to "archive-server@psych.upenn.edu". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: IFORS Call for Participation From: massoud@rodin.wustl.edu (Massoud Amin) Date: Wed, 09 Nov 1994 16:15:52 -0600 Contributed by: Massoud Amin <massoud@rodin.wustl.edu> ANNOUNCEMENT and CALL FOR PAPERS International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) Fourth Specialized Conference OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DESIGN Hyatt Regency Hotel at Union Station St. Louis, Missouri, USA October 24-27, 1995 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Co-Sponsors: IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Operations Research Society of America Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Additional Conference Co-sponsors: McDonnell Douglas Corporation* St. Louis University University of Missouri-St. Louis Washington University* *Formal confirmation awaited at time of printing OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DESIGN The International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS) is sponsoring a specialized international conference on Operations Research and Engineering Design in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on October 24-27, 1995. The meeting should appeal to researchers and practitioners from operations research, engineering design, and related areas. The conference will include invited and contributed papers, tutorials, and panel discussions. Social activities, including a reception and golf tournament, are planned. CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES: 1. To promote an interdisciplinary approach to optimal design, 2. To introduce OR to several distinct engineering design areas and to communicate to design engineers the value of incorporating OR techniques into engineering design, and 3. To stimulate additional interest in the application of OR methods to engineering design. PLENARY SPEAKERS: Thomas L. Magnanti, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jaroslaw Sobieszczanski-Sobieski, Langley Research Center , National Aeronautics and Space Administration TRACKS AND CHAIRS: OR Techniques in Aerospace Engineering Prabhat Hajela, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute OR Techniques in Chemical Engineering Nikolaos Sahinidis, University of Illinois OR and Civil Engineering Luis Valadares Tavares, Instituto Superior Tecnico Applications of OR in Mining Engineering Tuncel M. Yegulap, Columbia University Applications of OR to Structural Design S. Adali, University of Natal Computer and Communication Network Design June Park, University of Iowa Nonlinear Programming Software Leon Lasdon, University of Texas Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems Massoud Amin, Washington University TUTORIALS: Current Advancements in Nonlinear Programming Software Leon Lasdon, University of Texas Current Advancements in Structural Optimization Uri Kirsh, Technion Effective Engineering Design Through Simulation John S.Ramberg, University of Arizona; Susan M. Sanchez, Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis; Paul Sanchez, Indalo Software SPECIAL SESSIONS AND CHAIRS: Applications of OR to the Pipeline Industry Richard G. Carter, Stoner Associates The Role of Computer Aided Activities in Integrated Optimal Design Erik L. J. Bohez, Asian Institute of Technology Evolutionary Programming Dongjun Wu, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Applications of Virtual Environment Technology in Engineering Design and Simulation William L. Chapin, Center for Design Research, Stanford University SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The Program Committee invites papers on all topics that integrate OR and engineering design. This includes, but is not limited to, the topics addressed in the invited tracks, special sessions, and tutorials. We welcome proposals for panel discussions and other sessions. 1. Authors wishing to contribute papers are requested to submit an abstract of not more than 200 words and the Information Form via email to ifors.stl@whimsy.umsl.edu or to the address below. Abstracts must be received no later than February 1, 1995. 2. Three hard copies of the full paper (in English) should be sent to the address below and must be received no later than April 3, 1995. Full papers will be carefully screened to ensure the quality of the presentations. A check or money order for $50 (US), made payable to `IFORS SPC on OR and Engineering Design' must accompany the full paper. This will be applied toward registration if the paper is accepted and returned if the paper is not accepted. 3. Notification of acceptance on the basis of review of the full paper will be communicated by July 3, 1995. Send Information Forms, abstracts, and papers to: IFORS SPC-4 Professor James Campbell School of Business Administration University of Missouri - St. Louis 8001 Natural Bridge Road St. Louis, Missouri 63121-4499 USA e-mail: ifors.stl@whimsy.umsl.edu fax: 314-553-6420 phone: 314-553-6125 until January 1995 fax: 314-516-6420 phone: 314-516-6125 after January 1995 We encourage electronic submission of Information Forms and abstracts. OTHER INFORMATION In lieu of conference proceedings, the new IFORS journal International Transactions in Operational Research (ITOR) is planning to dedicate at least four issues to the conference. Papers presented will be further screened for possible publication in ITOR at the author's request. A complimentary one-year subscription to ITOR will be provided to all regular registrants. All those interested in attending the conference, including non-presenters and potential software and book exhibitors, should return the information form (preferably via e-mail). Registration rates and deadlines: $300 (US) on or before September 1, 1995 $360 (US) after September 1, 1995 A limited number of discounted registrations for full-time students will be available. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chair: Reuven R. Levary, Saint Louis University phone: 314-977-3878 fax: 314-977-3897 e-mail: ifors.stl@whimsy.umsl.edu Program Co-Chairs: Massoud Amin, Washington University, James Campbell, University of Missouri-St. Louis Arrangements: David Ronen, University of Missouri-St. Louis Administration: Susan M. Sanchez, University of Missouri-St. Louis Exhibits: Robert J. Banis, Banis and Associates International Program Committee: L. F. Gelders, Belgium P. C. Bell, Canada R.V.V. Vidal, Denmark H. J. Zimmermann, Germany N. K. Jaiswal, India R. Karni, Israel U. Kirsh, Israel I. Inoue, Japan L.V. Tavares, Portugal S. Adali, South Africa E. L. J. Bohez, Thailand H. Pastijn, Thailand K. B. Haley, UK C. Sparks, UK A. B. Templeman, UK A. Garcia-Ortiz, USA S. I. Gass, USA I. E. Grossmann, USA P. Hajela, USA D. M. Himmelblau, USA L. Lasdon. USA C.-L. Li, USA. T. L. Magnanti, USA - -------------------Conference Information Form (please cut here)------------------- IFORS Fourth Specialized International Conference on Operations Research and Engineering Design St. Louis, Missouri, USA October 24-27, 1995 INFORMATION FORM Name:_______________________ Title:_______________________ Affiliation:_______________________ Address:_______________________ Telephone: _______________________ Fax:_______________________ E-mail:_______________________ ___I am enclosing an abstract Title of Paper:_______________________ ______________________________________________ ___I would like to organize a session Topic: _______________________ ___I am willing to chair a session ___I am interested in exhibiting books or software ___I am a full-time student Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged. Correspondance related to the paper will be sent to only the first author. ------------------------------ Subject: DRABC'94 From: Arantza Etxeberria Agiriano <ylbetaga@sf.ehu.es> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 15:32:12 +0000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Workshop Announcement and Programme DRABC'94 Universidad del Pai's Vasco Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea San Sebastia'n Donostia Espa~na Espainia On the Role of Dynamics and Representation in Adaptive Behaviour and Cognition Palacio de Miramar, San Sebastian, The Basque Country, Spain December 9th (Friday) and 10th (Saturday) 1994 Host Institution: University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) Faculty of Informatics and Faculty of Philoshopy * Department of Architecture and * Department of Logic and Computer Technology Philosophy of Science * Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence * Department of Languages and Information Systems Sponsored by: Kutxa de Gipuzkoa, The Basque Country Diputacion Foral de Gipuzkoa, The Basque Country DIGCYT, Madrid, Spain Directors: Tim Smithers and Alvaro Moreno, University of the Basque Country Local Organising Committee: Tim Smithers Blanca Cases Alvaro Moreno Julio Fernandez Javier Torrealdea Arantza Etxeberria Arantza Diaz Pablo Gonzalez 0.0 Introduction Recent developments make the subjects of cognition and adpative behaviour exciting and fast moving. The aim of this workshop is to discuss the following quesitons: Is adaptive behaviour in agents a matter of getting the representations right, or is it a matter of getting the dynamics right? Is a proper understanding of cognition to be had in terms of the processing of mental representations, or will it be in terms of complex dynamical systems? Or should we be expecting to use both concepts of dynamical systems and representation in our investigations of adaptive behaviour and cognition? And what does it mean to get either the representations or the dynamics right, or both, if that's what is required? It will bring together an international group of leading researchers who are actively engaged in this `new wave.' It will be dedicated to a presentation and a lively discussion of the current status of the concepts of dynamical systems and representation in adaptive behaviour and cognition, the nature of the different positions being developed, and the future directions and prospects for a better understanding of adaptive behaviour and cognition. It will provide an important and timely opportunity for both new and established researchers in adaptive behaviour and cognition to gain an up-to-date and deeper appreciation of some of the most fundamental questions currently being asked and of the exciting new approaches being developed in adaptive behaviour and cognition. The following prominent researchers in the fields of adaptive behaviour and cognition have accepted invitations to attend the workshop and to take part in the presentation and dicussion sessions: Agnessa Babloyantz -- Universite Libre Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium Randall Beer -- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA Mark Bickhard -- Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Rod Brooks -- MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Andy Clark -- Washington University, St Louis, USA Dave Cliff -- Sussex University, Brighton, England Tim van Gelder -- Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Gregor Schoner -- CNRS-LNC, Marseille, France Rolf Pfeifer -- University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Tim Smithers -- University of the Basque Country, Spain 1.0 Organisation The workshop will be organised as six Working Sessions involving all the invited speakers--forming a panel--plus four open Poster Sessions, involving all participants: three Working Sessions per day and two Poster Sessions per day. Each Working Session (except number six, see below) will aim to cover a particular theme, and will consist of two presentations by two of the invited speakers, each lasting half an hour (no more), then a short response statement (of 15 mins) by one other invited speaker, followed by an open discussion involving all the invited speakers, and, later, others from the attending audience. The purpose of each presentation is to identify key issues and aspects of the role of representation and dynamics in adaptive behaviour and cognition, and to identify different approaches and characterisations. To encourage discussion speakers will be urged to err on the side of the polemical. The role of the responder is to propose some points for discussion by identifying differences, commonalties, difficulties, inconsistencies, advantages, disadvantages, points of disagreement, etc., as they see them, in the two presentations of the session. Each Working session will be run by a moderator, and will last between two and two an a quarter hours--there is 15 mins of "Sponge Time" at the end of each session which will be used (if necessary) to find an appropriate end to any ongoing discussion. The final Working Session, number six, will start with a summary of the workshop and continue with a general discussion session. It will be used to raise issues and questions left behind from previous sessions, and which are worth a discussion. Participants will be invited to suggest subjects for discussion in this session during the workshop. The four Poster Sessions will be `open sessions'. It is not intended that all poster owners be present at their poster for all the time in all the sessions. Rather we expect a degree of self-organisation to take place whereby interested parties will identify each other and arrange times to meet and talk during these Poster Sessions, and perhaps at other times. In the next section the proposed themes of the first five Working Sessions are briefly described and the proposed speakers, responders, and moderators identified. Following this is the proposed full timetable for the workshop. To end, there are some comments about some practical matters, in particular, food. 2.0 Working Sessions Session I - Understanding Cognition Speaker 1 : Tim van Gelder Speaker 2 : Andy Clark Responder : Tim Smithers Moderator : Alvaro Moreno The aim of this session is to get things started and to focus on the role of dynamics and representation in cognition. The speakers will briefly say what they mean by the terms cognitive and cognition, and then present a concise explanation of their respective positions and views of the role of dynamics and representation in developing an understanding of cognition, and how these differ from other approaches past and present in cognitive science. Session II - Building Cognition Speaker 1 : Rod Brooks Speaker 2 : Mark Bickard Responder : Rolf Pfeifer Moderator : Javier Torrealdea The aim of this session is to focus on the role of dynamics and representation in the building of artificial cognitive systems. The speakers have been asked to address the claim that representation is not required and to consider what the nature of representation is, if it is required, and how this relates to dynamical aspects of building artificial cognitive systems. Session III - Dynamics in Neuronal Systems Speaker 1 : Agnessa Babloyantz Speaker 2 : Grego Schoner Responder : Randy Beer Moderator : Julio Fernandez This session will introduce and briefly describe some of the work on biological neuronal systems which has taken a dynamical systems approach, and to suggest how the results and future work might relate to cognition and adaptive behaviour in complete systems. The speakers will provide a little background and introduction to the dynamical systems theory involved. Session IV - The Dynamics and Evolution of Adaptive Behaviour Speaker 1 : Randall Beer Speaker 2 : Dave Cliff Responder : Mark Bickhard Moderator : Arantza Etxeberria The aim of this session is to review advances in modelling and understanding adaptive behaviour using dynamical systems approaches, and the role of evolutionary processes in its development. The speakers will explain what they mean by adaptive behaviour and how it relates (or doesn't) to cognition, and will present a concise explanation of the advantages and difficulties of their respective dynamical systems approaches to adaptive behaviour. Session V - Dynamics and Representation in Situated Embodied Agents Speaker 1 : Rolf Pfeifer Speaker 2 : Tim Smithers Responder : Rod Brooks Moderator : Jesus Iban~ez This session will attempt to bring the themes of cognition and adaptive behaviour together in the context of situated embodied agents. The speakers will explain why and how recent approaches differ from more classical approaches and present some examples and theoretical developments in dynamical systems approaches to robotics and cognition. They have been asked to address the relationship between situatedness, embodiment, adaptive behaviour, and cognition. 3.0 Workshop Timetable FRIDAY 9 December 08:30 | Opening and Introduction (Tim Smithers) 09:00 | Session I - Dynamics and Representation in Understanding Cognition | Speaker 1 : Tim van Gelder Speaker 2 : Andy Clark | Responder : Tim Smithers Moderator : Alvaro Moreno 11:00 ! (Sponge Time) 11:15 | Coffee break & Poster Preparation 11:45 | Session II - Dynamics and Representation in Building Cognition | Speaker 1 : Rod Brooks Speaker 2 : Mark Bickard | Responder : Rolf Pfeifer Moderator : Javier Torrealdea 13:45 ! (Sponge Time) 14:00 | Lunch & Poster Session 1 16:00 | Session III - Dynamics in Neural Systems | Speaker 1 : Agnessa Babloyantz Speaker 2 : Grego Schoner | Responder : Randy Beer Moderator : Julio Fernandez 18:00 ! (Sponge Time) 18:15 | | Tea Break & Poster Session 2 | 19:30 End of day one SATURDAY 10 December 09:00 | Session IV - Adaptive Behaviour and Dynamics ... and Representation? | Speaker 1 : Randall Beer Speaker 2 : Dave Cliff | Responder : Mark Bickhard Moderator : Arantza Etxeberria 11:00 ! (Sponge Time) 11:15 | Coffee break & Poster Session 3 11:45 | Session V - Dynamics and Representation in Situated Embodied Agents | Speaker 1 : Rolf Pfeifer Speaker 2 : Tim Smithers | Responder : Rod Brooks Moderator : Jesus Ibanez 13:45 ! (Sponge Time) 14:00 | Lunch & Poster Session 4 16:00 | Session VI - Summary Statement and General Discussion | Moderator : Federico Moran | 17:30 ! (Sponge Time) 17:45 | Close of workshop 18:00 | Tea and Tidying Up 19:00 4.0 Some Practical Matters In the Basque Country, as in much of the rest of Spain, lunch is usually eaten between 13:30 and 15:30, and it is normally a three course meal. The (three course) lunch provided during the workshop will therefore be later than many people will be used to, so some food will also be available during the morning coffee break, to help people to sustain themselves through a long working morning. 5.0 Registrations Registration should be made by completing the form below and Emailing it to sfrbizia@si.ehu.es, with `Registration' on the subject line. All registrations (and payments) must be received before midnight on Friday 2 December, 1994! - -CUT-HERE-AND-RETURN---------------------------------------------------------- - Registration Form: The Role of Dynamics and Representation in Adaptive Behaviour and Cognition Palacio de Miramar, San Sebastian First Name :______________________ Family Name:____________________________ Name and Address of Institution:___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Telephone Number:_________________ FAX Number:_____________________________ (Please include all international and regional prefix codes necessary.) 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We recommend that you send any cheques by a registered postal service. Letters take about one week to arrive from Europe and about two weeks from Norther America, by air at normal postage rates. 2. By Bank Transfer A direct transfer in Pesetas can be made to the following account: Bank : Kutxa, No.: 2101, Office: 768, a/c: 10121887 Name of a/c : Tim Smithers & Julio Gonzalez (DRABC'94) Address : Getaria-Donostia C/ Getaria, 9-11 20005 San Sebastian Pais Vasco, Spain All transfer fees must be paid by the sender. You may also transfer the equivalent of the registration fee in any other convertible currency, but in this case you MUST add 2.500 Pesetas to cover conversion charges at this end. We recommend that you send, by FAX, a copy of the transfer request documentation from your bank (to Tim Smithers--see below for FAX number and address). If it is not possible (or is very difficult) to make payments by one of the above methods please contact Tim Smithers (at the address below, and preferable by Email) to discuss possible alternative arrangements. Further information can be obtained and any qestions can be asked by sending an Email message to the address below, with `Information Request' on the subject line. Information Request address: sfrbizia@si.ehu.es OR: by calling Tim Smithers on +34 43 21 80 00 extn 221 (English) or calling Blanca Cases on +34 43 21 80 00 extn 209 (Spanish) OR: by sending a FAX to Tim Smithers, Facultad de Informatica, UPV/EHU on +34 43 21 93 06 (in English or Spanish). Contact address for any communications by post: Tim Smithers Universidad del Pais Vasco OR Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea Facultad de Informatica Informatika Fakultatea Apartado 649 649 Postakutxa 20080 San Sebastian 20080 Donostia Pais Vasco Euskal Herria Spain Espainia ------------------------------ Subject: AAAI Symposium: Genetic Programming (Nov. 95) CFP From: Eric Siegel <evs@cs.columbia.edu> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 18:59:25 -0500 ******************* Call for Participation **************************** GENETIC PROGRAMMING 1995 AAAI Fall Symposium Series Cambridge, Massachusettes November 10 - 12, 1995 (Friday-Sunday) Chairs: Eric V. Siegel, Columbia University John R. Koza, Stanford University Committee: Lee Altenberg, Duke University David Andre, Stanford Univerisity Robert Collins, USAnimation, Inc. Frederic Gruau, Stanford University Kim Kinnear, Adaptive Computing Technology Brij Masand, GTE Labs Sid R. Maxwell, Borland International Conor Ryan, University College Cork Andy Singleton, Creation Mechanics, Inc. Walter Alden Tackett, Neuromedia Astro Teller, Carnegie Mellon University Genetic programming (GP) extends the genetic algorithm to the domain of computer programs. In genetic programming, populations of programs are genetically bred to solve problems. Genetic programming can solve problems of system identification, classification, control, robotics, optimization, game-playing, and pattern recognition. Starting with a primordial ooze of hundreds or thousands of randomly created programs composed of functions and terminals appropriate to the problem, the population is progressively evolved over a series of generations by applying the operations of Darwinian fitness proportionate reproduction and crossover (sexual recombination). Topics of interest for the symposium include: The theoretical basis of genetic programming Applications of genetic programming Rigorousness of validation techniques Hierarchical decomposition, e.g. automatically defined functions Competitive coevolution Automatic parameter tuning Representation issues Genetic operators Establishing standard benchmark problems Parallelization techniques Innovative variations The format of the symposium will encourage interaction and discussion, but will also include formal presentations. Persons wishing to make a presentation should submit an extended abstract of up to 2500 words of their work in progress or completed work. For those abstracts accepted, full papers will be due at a date closer to the symposium. Persons not wishing to make a presentation are asked to submit a one-page description of their research interests since there may be limited room for participation. Submit your abstract or one-page description as plain text electronically by Friday April 14, 1995, with a hard-copy backup to: Eric V. Siegel AAAI GP Symposium Co-Chair Columbia University Department of Computer Science 500 W 120th Street New York, NY 10027, USA fax: 212-666-0140 e-mail: evs@cs.columbia.edu Sponsored by the American Association for Artificial Intelligence 445 Burgess Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 (415) 328-3123 sss@aaai.org ------------------------------ End of Neuron Digest [Volume 14 Issue 17] ***************************************** Received: from BUACCA by BUACCA.BU.EDU (Mailer R2.08 PTF009) with BSMTP id 9098; Wed, 07 Dec 94 17:22:48 EST Received: from noc4.dccs.upenn.edu by BUACCA.BU.EDU (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.1) with TCP; Wed, 07 Dec 94 17:22:41 EST Received: from CATTELL.PSYCH.UPENN.EDU by noc4.dccs.upenn.edu id AA12477; Wed, 7 Dec 94 17:00:27 -0500 Return-Path: <marvit@cattell.psych.upenn.edu> Received: by cattell.psych.upenn.edu id AA23601; Wed, 7 Dec 94 15:48:01 EST Posted-Date: Wed, 07 Dec 1994 15:45:36 EST From: "Neuron-Digest Moderator" <neuron-request@CATTELL.PSYCH.UPENN.EDU> To: Neuron-Distribution:; Subject: Neuron Digest V14 #18 (jobs, questions, comments) Reply-To: "Neuron-Request" <neuron-request@CATTELL.PSYCH.UPENN.EDU> X-Errors-To: "Neuron-Request" <neuron-request@psych.upenn.edu> Organization: University of Pennsylvania Date: Wed, 07 Dec 1994 15:45:36 EST Message-Id: <23493.786833136@cattell.psych.upenn.edu> Sender: marvit@cattell.psych.upenn.edu Neuron Digest Wednesday, 7 Dec 1994 Volume 14 : Issue 18 Today's Topics: Neural Computation 6:6 Telluride Neuromorphic Engineering Workshop Cognitive and Neural Systems Graduate Program Ph.D. Information Request Special Issue on Recurrent Networks for Sequence Processing postdoctoral position in realistic modeling of cerebral cortex Computational Modelling in Psychology question scince post-doc in computational neuroscience at Pitt NN_topology_optimization Send submissions, questions, address maintenance, and requests for old issues to "neuron-request@psych.upenn.edu". The ftp archives are available from psych.upenn.edu (130.91.68.31) in pub/Neuron-Digest or by sending a message to "archive-server@psych.upenn.edu". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Neural Computation 6:6 From: Terry Sejnowski <terry@salk.edu> Date: Mon, 07 Nov 1994 12:29:08 -0800 Neural Computation Volume 6 Number 6 November 1994 Review: Information Processing in Dendritic Trees Bartlett W. Mel Letters: Simulations of Intrinsically Bursting Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons Paul A. Rhodes and Charles M. Gray Effects of Input Synchrony on the Firing Rate of a Three-conductance Cortical Neural Model Venkatesh N. Murthy and Eberhard E. Fetz The Functional Role of Excitatory and Inhibitory Interaction in Chopper Cells of the Antero-Ventral Cochlear Nucleus Lai, Y-C, Winslow, R. L. and Sachs, M. B. Control of Chaos in Networks with Delay - A model for Synchronization of Cortical Tissue C. Lourenco and A. Babloyantz First Order Recurrent Neural Networks and Deterministic Finite State Automata Peter Manolios and Robert Fanelli Learning in Boltzmann Trees Lawrence Saul and Michael Jordan On the convergence of stochastic Iterative Dynamic Programming Algorithms Tommi Jaakkola, Michael Jordan and Satinder P. Singh A Dynamic Neural Network Architecture by Sequential Partitioning of the Input Space R. S. Shadafan and M. Niranjan Pruning from Adaptive Regularization Lars Kai Hansen and Carl Edward Rasmussen Approximation Capability of Layered Neural Networks with Sigmoid Units on Two Layers Yoshifusa Ito Estimation of Network Parameters in Semiparametric Stochastic Perceptron Motoaki Kawanabe and Shun-ichi Amari Degree of Approximation Results for Feedforward Networks Approximating Unknown Mapping and Their Derivatives Hornick, K., Stinchcombe, M., White, H. and Auer, P. Influence Function Analysis of PCA and BCM Learning Yong Liu Boosting and Other Ensemble Methods Harris Drucker, Corinna Cortes, L. D. Jackel, Yann LeCun and Vladimir Vapnik - ----- SUBSCRIPTIONS - 1995 - VOLUME 7 - BIMONTHLY (6 issues) ______ $40 Student and Retired ______ $68 Individual ______ $180 Institution Add $22 for postage and handling outside USA (+7% GST for Canada). (Back issues from Volumes 1-5 are regularly available for $28 each to institutions and $14 each for individuals Add $5 for postage per issue outside USA (+7% GST for Canada) MIT Press Journals, 55 Hayward Street, Cambridge, MA 02142. Tel: (617) 253-2889 FAX: (617) 258-6779 e-mail: hiscox@mitvma.mit.edu ------------------------------ Subject: Telluride Neuromorphic Engineering Workshop From: Terry Sejnowski <terry@salk.edu> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 1994 19:35:51 -0800 The NSF sponsored "Telluride Workshop on Neuromorphic Engineering" was held on July 3 to July 16, 1994 in Telluride, Colorado. A final report and other information about the workshop can be accessed through MOSAIC: http://www.klab.caltech.edu/~timmer/telluride.html OR http://www.salk.edu/~bryan/telluride.html Terry Sejnowski Christof Koch ------------------------------ Subject: Cognitive and Neural Systems Graduate Program From: Michael Cohen <mike@PARK.BU.EDU> Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 13:49:29 -0500 *********************************************** * * * DEPARTMENT OF * * COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS (CNS) * * AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY * * * *********************************************** Stephen Grossberg, Chairman Gail A. Carpenter, Director of Graduate Studies The Boston University Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems offers comprehensive graduate training in the neural and computational principles, mechanisms, and architectures that underlie human and animal behavior, and the application of neural network architectures to the solution of technological problems. Applications for Fall, 1995 admission and financial aid are now being accepted for both the MA and PhD degree programs. To obtain a brochure describing the CNS Program and a set of application materials, write, telephone, or fax: Department of Cognitive & Neural Systems Boston University 111 Cummington Street, Room 240 Boston, MA 02215 617/353-9481 (phone) 617/353-7755 (fax) or send via email your full name and mailing address to: rll@cns.bu.edu Applications for admission and financial aid should be received by the Graduate School Admissions Office no later than January 15. Late applications will be considered until May 1; after that date applications will be considered only as special cases. Applicants are required to submit undergraduate (and, if applicable, graduate) transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. The Advanced Test should be in the candidate's area of departmental specialization. GRE scores may be waived for MA candidates and, in exceptional cases, for PhD candidates, but absence of these scores may decrease an applicant's chances for admission and financial aid. Non-degree students may also enroll in CNS courses on a part-time basis. Description of the CNS Department: The Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems (CNS) provides advanced training and research experience for graduate students interested in the neural and computational principles, mechanisms, and architectures that underlie human and animal behavior, and the application of neural network architectures to the solution of technological problems. Students are trained in a broad range of areas concerning cognitive and neural systems, including vision and image processing; speech and language understanding; adaptive pattern recognition; cognitive information processing; self-organization; associative learning and long-term memory; computational neuroscience; nerve cell biophysics; cooperative and competitive network dynamics and short-term memory; reinforcement, motivation, and attention; adaptive sensory-motor control and robotics; active vision; and biological rhythms; as well as the mathematical and computational methods needed to support advanced modeling research and applications. The CNS Department awards MA, PhD, and BA/MA degrees. The CNS Department embodies a number of unique offerings. It has developed a curriculum that features twelve interdisciplinary graduate courses each of which integrates the psychological, neurobiological, mathematical, and computational information needed to theoretically investigate fundamental issues concerning mind and brain processes and the applications of neural networks to technology. Each course is typically taught once a week in the evening to make the program available to qualified students, including working professionals, throughout the Boston area. Nine additional research course are also offered. In these courses, one or two students meet regularly with one or two professors to pursue advanced reading and collaborative research. Students develop a coherent area of expertise by designing a program that includes courses in areas such as Biology, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Psychology, in addition to courses in the CNS Department. The CNS Department prepares students for PhD thesis research with scientists in one of several Boston University research centers or groups, and with Boston-area scientists collaborating with these centers. The unit most closely linked to the department is the Center for Adaptive Systems (CAS). Students interested in neural network hardware work with researchers in CNS, the College of Engineering, and at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Other research resources include distinguished research groups in neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, and neuropharmacology at the Medical School and the Charles River campus; in sensory robotics, biomedical engineering, computer and systems engineering, and neuromuscular research within the Engineering School; in dynamical systems within the Mathematics Department; in theoretical computer science within the Computer Science Department; and in biophysics and computational physics within the Physics Department. In addition to its basic research and training program, the Department offers a colloquium series, seminars, conferences, and special interest groups which bring many additional scientists from both experimental and theoretical disciplines into contact with the students. 1994-95 CAS MEMBERS and CNS FACULTY: Jelle Atema Helen Barbas Jacob Beck Daniel H. Bullock Gail A. Carpenter Laird Cermak Michael A. Cohen H. Steven Colburn William D. Eldred III Paolo Gaudiano Jean Berko Gleason Stephen Grossberg Frank H. Guenther Thomas G. Kincaid Nancy Kopell Ennio Mingolla Alan Peters Andrzej Przybyszewski Adam Reeves William D. Ross Robert Savoy Eric L. Schwartz Robert Sekuler Allen Waxman Jeremy Wolfe ------------------------------ Subject: Ph.D. Information Request From: ledip!led1.dnet!apaccana@uunet.uu.net Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 14:43:02 +0400 [[ Editor's Note: Of course, one way is to read this Digest. Another bit of advice I give is to read as many papers as possible, see who is doing interesting work, and contact them at their institutions. However, I also know that doctorate programs are very different in different countries. Perhaps someone familiar with the Italian or Paraguayan system could give more focussed advice? -PM ]] My name is Alberto Paccanaro. I am Italian, I received the Laurea Degree in Computer Science from the University of Milan in 1990, and I am presently working as researcher and professor in the Computer Science carrer at the Catholic University of Asuncion, Paraguay. I would be very interested in taking a Ph.D. course next year and the fields I am interested in are those of Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms. I would really be thankful to anyone who could send me some information about Ph.D. Programs on these subjects at good Institutions to which I could apply. To tell the truth I do not have a very deep knowledge on Neural Networks - - since I graduated from the University I have always been working on Automated Theorem Proving and I started studing NN only in the last 2 years, by myself: what I am looking for now is a good teacher. The only works which I have done so far in this area were attempts to build a net which could guide a Rewriting Based Automated Theorem Prover in the axiom selection process in order to reduce proofs' lenght. I have published some results of this work. One last thing: here in Paraguay we have a very limited acces to Internet. The only service we have avaliable is the e-mail. I thank you very much for the attention. Alberto Paccanaro ***************************************** ADDRESS: Alberto Paccanaro Universidad Catolica de Asuncion LED - Barrio Santa Librada CC. 1718 Asuncion, Paraguay e-mail address: apaccana@ledip.py telephone: +595-21-334650 fax: +595-21-310587 ------------------------------ Subject: Special Issue on Recurrent Networks for Sequence Processing From: Vincenzo D'Andrea <dandrea@CM2.UniPR.IT> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 18:10:03 +0100 ========================================================== CALL FOR PAPER Special Issue on Recurrent Networks for Sequence Processing in the Neurocomputing Journal (Elsevier) M. Gori, M. Mozer, A.C. Tsoi, and R.L. Watrous (Eds) ========================================================== Recurrent neural networks are complex parametric dynamic systems that can exhibit a wide range of different behavior. The focus of this issue will be on recurrent networks that turn out to be useful for processing any kind of temporal sequences. To this purpose, the network dynamics must be exploited for capturing temporal dependencies more than for relaxing, like Hopfield networks and Boltzmann machines, to steady-state fixed points. Possible topics for papers submitted to the special issue include, but are not limited to: Short- and long-term memory architectures: theoretical analyses and empirical studies comparing a variety of architectures; Learning algorithms (including constructive and pruning schemes) and related theoretical issues (e.g.: learning long-term dependencies, local minima); Integration of prior knowledge and learning from examples; Problem of temporal chunking and learning embedded sequences; Application to recognition of time-dependent signals (e.g. various levels of speech tasks, biological signals both discrete (DNA, protein sequences) and continuous (ECG, EEG)); Application to time-series prediction; Application to modeling and control of dynamic systems (e.g. mobile robot guidance); Application to inductive inference of grammars and to natural language processing. Prospective authors should submit six copies of a manuscript to one of the guest editors by March 30, 1995. ===================================== Marco Gori Dipartimento di Sistemi e Informatica Universita' di Firenze Via S. Marta, 3 50139 Firenze (Italy) voice: +39 (55) 479-6265 fax: +39 (55) 479-6363 e-mail: marco@ingfi1.ing.unifi.it Michael C. Mozer Department of Computer Science University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0430 (USA) voice: +1 (303) 492-4103 fax: +1 (303) 492-2844 e-mail: mozer@neuron.cs.colorado.edu Ah Chung Tsoi Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Australia voice: +61 (7) 365-3950 fax: +61 (7) 365-4999 e-mail: act@s1.elec.uq.oz.au Raymond L. Watrous Learning System Siemens Corporate Research 755 College Road East Princeton, NJ 08540 voice: +1 (609) 734-6596 fax: +1 (609) 734-6565 e-mail: watrous@learning.scr.siemens.com ================================================= ------------------------------ Subject: postdoctoral position in realistic modeling of cerebral cortex From: Ken Miller <ken@coltrane.ucsf.edu> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 01:55:30 -0800 POSTDOCTORAL POSITION: REALISTIC MODELING OF CEREBRAL CORTEX in the laboratory of: Ken Miller Dept. of Physiology, W.M. Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience, and Sloan Center for Theoretical Neurobiology University of California San Francisco, CA I have full funding for a postdoctoral fellow to work in my lab on a project involving biophysically realistic modeling of the cerebral cortex. The goal is to develop dynamically realistic models of the various types of cortical cells and synapses, and to then develop model networks that incorporate these elements, along with our knowledge of cortical connectivity, to provide testable accounts of various properties of primary sensory cortex. The long-term goal is to develop a testable picture of the structure and function of the cerebral cortical circuit. The applicant will be one of at least two and possibly more members of the lab, besides myself, engaged in various aspects of this overall project. There is a good deal of freedom possible within the overall confines just defined. The lab is developing experimental methods that will interact closely with the modeling effort. Experience with biophysically realistic neuronal modeling is strongly preferred, but the most important attribute is the demonstrated ability to accomplish first-rate scientific work. Three years of funding is available; funding would be initially for one year, and renewable by mutual agreement. I am located in the W.M. Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience at UCSF, and am part of the Sloan Center for Theoretical Neurobiology at UCSF. Together, these provide a superb scientific atmosphere for systems and theoretical neuroscience. The Keck Center is a highly interactive physical space for systems neuroscience. The faculty in the center, besides myself, are: *Alan Basbaum (anatomy of the pain system); *Allison Doupe (song learning in songbirds); *Howard Fields (neurophysiology of the pain system); *Steve Lisberger (oculomotor system, function and plasticity); *Michael Merzenich (plasticity in adult cerebral cortex); *Roger Nicoll (hippocampal synaptic function); *Henry Ralston (thalamic structure and function); *Christof Schreiner (neurophysiology of auditory cortex); *Michael Stryker (development and plasticity in the visual system). The chance to interact closely and frequently with this variety of terrific experimental neuroscientists is one of the real treats of being in the Keck Center. The Sloan Center will bring a variety of theoretically trained postdocs and visiting faculty to work in the Keck Center. Visiting faculty will include Larry Abbott, Bill Bialek, Sebastian Seung, and David Sparks. (For a bit more information, check the following WWW home pages: Sloan Center: http://keck.ucsf.edu/sloan.html Keck Center: http://keck.ucsf.edu/) To apply, please send a cv, a statement of previous research and research goals, and up to three relevant publications, and arrange to have at least two letters of recommendation sent to me. Send applications to me at the following address: Kenneth D. Miller Dept. of Physiology UCSF 513 Parnassus San Francisco, CA 94143-0444 Thanks! Ken Miller ken@phy.ucsf.edu ------------------------------ Subject: Computational Modelling in Psychology From: Jaap Murre <jaap.murre@mrc-apu.cam.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 14:38:11 +0000 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION - Please distribute widely ******************************************************* Easter School on Computational Modelling in Psychology: Learning and Memory King's College, Cambridge, England, 26-26 March 1995 **************************************************** Closing date for applications: 31 December 1994 Organizer Jaap Murre Staff Mark Gluck Jay McClelland Jeroen Raaijmakers Roger Ratcliff Edmund Rolls David Shanks Richard Shiffrin This is an initiative of the Ph.D. Euroconference Program in Cognitive Science supported by the E.C.C. Participation Ph.D. students and advanced undergraduates and post-docs can participate. There will be a selection process. Applicants are asked to provide a brief CV, two letters of recommendation, and one page of text, describing their research and how this would benefit from participation. Letters of acceptance (email messages) will be sent out at the end of January. Costs Participation fee is 228 pounds Sterling and includes full board and lodging at King's College. In many cases, partial or full scholarships towards this fee will be available. In exceptional cases, scholarships can be extended to cover part of the travel costs. Description The school will be held at King's College, one of the most prominent locations in Cambridge (50 min from London by train). It will start at Sunday morning 26 March and continue until the evening of Tuesday 28 March. Throughout the three days there will be lectures by all staff members as well as tutorial sessions in smaller groups. The number of participants will be restricted to 30. Please note that this is not an introductory course into connectionism. The advised entrance level is at least *basic* knowledge of the following areas: connectionism, experimental psychology, neuroanatomy, statistics. Lectures and tutorials will cover models of: categorization, recall, recognition, interference, spacing of learning, amnesia, and the neurobiology of memory (hippocampus, neural substrates of learning). Both connectionist models and non-connectionist computational models (e.g., SAM and Generalized Context Model) will be discussed. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application Form Name: Affiliation: Address: Country: advanced undergraduate student / graduate student / postdoc / other male / female Age: Phone: Fax: Email: Do you need financial support for: fee (incl. board and lodging): yes / no travel: yes / no I have included / will send two letters of recommendation - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please apply by email (except for the letters of recommendation) before 31 December 1994 to Jaap Murre. If applying by surface mail, please, include a valid email address with your application. If possible, communication with applicants and participants will be carried out by email. Jaap Murre Medical Research Council: Applied Psychology Unit 15 Chaucer Road Cambridge CB2 2EF United Kingdom phone: +44 223 355294 x 810 fax: +44 223 359062 email: jaap.murre@mrc-apu.cam.ac.uk ------------------------------ Subject: question From: "JOANNA STARCZEWSKA IV MATEMATYKA" <ASKA@ksinet.univ.gda.pl> Organization: Institute of Math, Univ. of Gdansk Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 14:25:09 +0100 [[ Editor's Note: I am generally very lenient about allowing such questions from those at the beginning of their exploration. Due to the volume of submissions, I intend to tighten my editorial policy slightly to suggest submissions like the following demonstrate that *some* homework has already been done. Meanwhile, this person's question stands... -PM ]] I am interested in integrating Expert Systems with Neural Network, or applying NN in ES, or Knowledge Based NN, or however else One can name it, or whatever else that is related. I would appreciate any information where I can find some papers dealing with this subject. Thanks in advance Joanna Starczewska aska@ksinet.univ.gda.pl or aska@amed01.amg.gda.pl ------------------------------ Subject: scince From: ABOUZIAROV@IIEVMS1.IIECUER.UNAM.MX Date: Fri, 25 Nov 1994 15:36:00 -0600 Dear frends. I have read your e-mail address in internet system and decided to write you such letter: I am mathematician from Russia, my name is Moustafa Abouziarov. I have graduated from Moscow Physical-Technical Institute in 1981, received doctor's degree in 1990, now I work in Mexico. I am a specialist in numerical methods of continuum mechanics, especially in Godunov's method , and the major result of my scientific work is the modification of this well-known difference The advantages of my modification of Godunov's method are: 1. the second order accuracy in space and time is achieved for the case of two and three 3-D variables, one must account also for the variations due to the transversal gradients; 2. no increase of the adjacent cell number is required for analyzing the cell; 3. there is no difference between Euler case and Lagrang one. 4. the second order is achieved on the irregular and moving meshes,where Godunov's method does not provide even the first-order accuracy; 5. introduction of the first-order scheme predictor step after the analysis of the spline for pressure makes it possible to avoid non-physical oscillations; 6. the second-order approximation on the "rigid wall"- type boundary is achieved; 7. no substantional modifications of the present software systems ,based on Godunov's method, are required; 8. the controlled viscosity makes it possible to handle the Navier-Stokes equations,using the scheme for the Euler equations; 9. the approach is easily extended to the versions of Godu- nov's method for simulating the elastic-plastic flows and handling the Timoshenko-type shell equations. 10. the present modifications is essentially effective to analyze 3-D problems of high-energy shocks in fluids and gases and the hypersonic flows. I used this modification of Godunov's method to analyze 2-D problems of high-energy shocks,generated by detonation of solid explosive, in fluids and gases in elastic-plastic tanks. I received reliable results. Then I have extended my modification for nonlinear case. In this case it is necessary to take into account some nonlinear properties of Riemann's problem solution and the quadratic spline for density. My results are similar or better than [1]. But I have some problem, I think you know it. If I solve the test from [1] about interaction of two blast wave as a two-dimensional problem ( X is direction of propagation of waves) with the rigged walls on Y=Y0 and on Y=Y1 (conservative boundary conditions on Y direction) on Y direction I receive some oscillations of pressure and density and I receive Y direction velocity. The altitude of this oscillations may be about 10% or more for pressure. Somebody calls it as nonlinear nonstability. I do not know how to avoid this nonphysical oscillations. They are generated by rigged body boundary conditions. So I would like to have contact with specialists in this area to solve this and some other problems, conserning modifications of Godunov's method for some other kinds of equations, lenearized Navier-Stokes equations for example, different state equations and etc. If you know e-mails addresses of such specialists ( [1] and etc.) in USA and etc., please, send me them. [1] Colella P. and Woodword P. The Piecewise Parabolic method for Gas-Dynamical Simulations. // J. Comp. Phys. 1984. V. 54. P. 174 - 202. My e-mail address: < abouziarov@iievms1.iiecuer.unam.mx > Best regards M.Abouziarov. ------------------------------ Subject: post-doc in computational neuroscience at Pitt From: Xiao Jing Wang <xjwang@xjwang.math.pitt.edu> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 1994 16:15:20 -0500 POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITION IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH A Research Associate position in computational neural modeling is immediately available at the University of Pittsburgh. The focus of research will be on dynamical and integrative behaviors of neural systems, especially coherent neuronal oscillations. Topics include electrophysiology of neurons in the thalamus and neocortex; cellular and network basis of slow sleep rhythms and fast oscillations during arousal; origin of transient population events with high variabilities; neuromodulation of synaptic transmission; synaptic organization of cooperative neuronal firing patterns in the hippocampus. Projects are expected to be carried out in close interactions and collaborations with experimental neurobiologists. Candidates with training and research experience in neuroscience, the mathematics of nonlinear dynamical systems, and computer simulations, are preferred. The University of Pittsburgh has an active interdisciplinary program in neuroscience. A new Center for Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC) has just been established jointly with the Carnegie-Mellon University. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and a brief description of fields of interest, and have three letters of recommandation sent to the following address. Professor Xiao-Jing Wang Department of Mathematics and Center for Neural Basis of Cognition 505 Thackeray Hall University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15260 Phone: 412-624-1759; Fax: 412-624-8397 email: xjwang@math.pitt.edu ------------------------------ Subject: NN_topology_optimization From: lucia@viper.ing.unifi.it (Lucia Ballerini) Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 17:29:22 +0100 [[ Editor's Note: Interesting topic which has a direct analog to natural/physiological neural nets. I honestly don't know this literature, though I know Rumelhart was working on this several years ago. I assume there is a growing mini-industry on ANN optimization. -PM ]] I'm looking for any optimization method of neural networks topology. I discussed my gradution thesis about Genetic Algorithms for Neural Network topology design, with application to biomedical signals and images. Now I'm studying other algorithms that can modify the structure of a NN (destructive methods or costructive methods, pruning...) to compare with them. I'd appreciate any pointers. (p.s If I receive several pointers I'll compile a list for the Digest). Thank you in advance. Lucia Ballerini lucia@viper.ing.unifi.it ------------------------------ End of Neuron Digest [Volume 14 Issue 18] *****************************************