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Neuron Digest   Thursday,  6 May 1993
                Volume 11 : Issue 30

Today's Topics:
          CFP IEEE WORLD CONGRESS ON COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
                                CNIASE'93
  1993 World Congress on Neural Networks (Portland, Oregon, July 11-14)
                       93 SPP Program Announcement


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Subject: CFP IEEE WORLD CONGRESS ON COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
From:    Russ Eberhart <[e-mail]>
Date:    Fri, 16 Apr 93 08:53:43 -0500

                        ***CALL FOR PAPERS***
         ___________________________________________________
          IEEE WORLD CONGRESS ON COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
         * IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks *
                          * FUZZ/IEEE '94 *
     * IEEE International Symposium on Evolutionary Computation *

                        June 26 - July 2, 1994
      Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

            Sponsored by the IEEE Neural Networks Council
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           IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEURAL NETWORKS

                   Steven K. Rogers, General Chair
                         [e-mail]
Topics:
Applications, architectures, artificially intelligent neural networks,
artificial life, associative memory, computational intelligence,
cognitive science, embedology, filtering, fuzzy neural systems, hybrid
systems, image processing, implementations, intelligent control,
learning and memory, machine vision, motion analysis, neurobiology,
neurocognition, neurodynamics, optimization, pattern recognition,
prediction, robotics, sensation and perception, sensorimotor systems,
speech, hearing and language, system identification, supervised and
unsupervised learning, tactile sensors, and time series analysis.
             -------------------------------------------

                            FUZZ/IEEE '94

                  Piero P. Bonissone, General Chair
                       [e-mail]
Topics:
Basic principles and foundations of fuzzy logic, relations between
fuzzy logic and other approximate reasoning methods, qualitative and
approximate-reasoning modeling, hardware implementations of fuzzy-
logic algorithms, design, analysis, and synthesis of fuzzy-logic
controllers, learning and acquisition of approximate models, relations
between fuzzy logic and neural networks, integration of fuzzy logic
and neural networks, integration of fuzzy logic and evolutionary
computing, and applications.
             -------------------------------------------

             IEEE CONFERENCE ON EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION

                 Zbigniew Michalewicz, General Chair
                        [e-mail]
Topics:
Theory of evolutionary computation, evolutionary computation
applications, efficiency and robustness comparisons with other direct
search algorithms, parallel computer applications, new ideas
incorporating further evolutionary principles, artificial life,
evolutionary algorithms for computational intelligence, comparisons
between different variants of evolutionary algorithms, machine
learning applications, evolutionary computation for neural networks,
and fuzzy logic in evolutionary algorithms.

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               INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL THREE CONFERENCES

Papers must be received by December 10, 1993.  Papers will be reviewed
by senior researchers in the field, and all authors will be informed
of the decisions at the end of the review proces.  All accepted papers
will be published in the Conference Proceedings.  Six copies (one
original and five copies) of the paper must be submitted.  Original
must be camera ready, on 8.5x11-inch white paper, one-column format in
Times or similar fontstyle, 10 points or larger with one-inch margins
on all four sides.  Do not fold or staple the original camera-ready
copy.  Four pages are encouraged.  The paper must not exceed six pages
including figures, tables, and references, and should be written in
English.  Centered at the top of the first page should be the complete
title, author name(s), affiliation(s) and mailing address(es).  In the
accompanying letter, the following information must be included: 1)
Full title of paper, 2) Corresponding authors name, address, telephone
and fax numbers, 3) First and second choices of technical session, 4)
Preference for oral or poster presentation, and 5) Presenter's name,
address, telephone and fax numbers.  Mail papers to (and/or obtain
further information from): World Congress on Computational
Intelligence, Meeting Management, 5665 Oberlin Drive, #110, San Diego,
California 92121, USA (email: [e-mail], telephone:
619-453-6222).



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Subject: CNIASE'93
From:    [e-mail] (Jose Ramirez G. (AVINTA))
Date:    Sun, 18 Apr 93 04:14:09 -0400

===================================================================
Please post - Please post - Please post - Please post - Please post
===================================================================
.
        **************************************************
                         CALL FOR PAPERS
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        The    VI    National  Conference  on   Artificial
        Intelligence,  CNIASE'93, will  be  celebrated  in
        Barquisimeto, Venezuela  from the 19th to the 22nd
        October 1.993.
.
        Papers presenting original researches and innova -
        tive  applications  are welcome. The conference
        topics are, among others:
.
                *    Automatic Learning
                *    Connectionism
                *    Knowledge Based Systems
                *    Knowledge Based Simulation
                *    Case-Based Reasoning
                *    Knowledge    Representation    and
                         Reasoning
                *    Knowledge Acquisition
                *    Artificial    Intelligence    and
                         Education
                *    Applications, Tools and Experiences
        Authors  should  send 3 copies  of  their  papers,
        having  a  maximum length of 20  letter pages
        double spaced, before June 15th, 1.993.  An
        abstract  no  longer  than  200  words  should  be
        included. Papers may be written either in  Spanish
        or   English.  Acceptance  or  refusal   will   be
        notified  by August 1st, 1.993.
.
        Papers  should be sent to the following Technical
        committee:
.
                        Jose M. Ramirez G.
                              AVINTA
              P.O. Box 67079. Caracas 1061. Venezuela
                     E-mail: [e-mail]

        For   any  further  information  regarding   paper
        presentation, please contact:

                        Irene Torres Hecker
                Phone: [phone]
                        Fax: [phone]
                     E-mail: [e-mail]

        For  any further information related to the event,
        please contact:
.
                 Juan Jose Osteriz or Gladys Marante
                   Phone and Fax: [phone]



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Subject: 1993 World Congress on Neural Networks (Portland, Oregon, July 11-14)
From:    [e-mail]
Date:    Mon, 19 Apr 93 21:27:57 -0800

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The World Congress on Neural Networks will be held in
Portland, Oregon, July 11-14, 1993 (Oregon Convention Center).

In this posting we provide:
  * the e-mail version of our registration form,
  * information about tutorials/sessions being planned,
    about housing and about WCNN'93 proceedings.

More detailed information about WCNN'93 will be sent with the
registration receipt. Quick information is available via e-mail
regarding housing, papers, registration, sessions and tutorials
at the following e-mail addresses:

   [e-mail]
   [e-mail]
   [e-mail]
   [e-mail]
   [e-mail] .

We are looking forward to seeing you at the conference!

Sincerely,

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Prof. George G. Lendaris          email: [e-mail]
General Chair                     FAX:   [phone]
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon 97207
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          World Congress on Neural Networks 1993, Portland
                         REGISTRATION FORM
                         =================

                     Reg. Fee   Reg. Fee   Reg. Fee
                     before     before     after
                     Jan 15,93  Jun 15,93  Jun 15, 93
INNS or Cooperating
Society Member       $175.00    $270.00    $350.00      $ ...........

  Society Member Number: ...................

Non-Members          $275.00    $370.00    $450.00      $ ...........
(Includes 1993 INNS membership and 1 year subscription
 of the INNS journal Neural Networks)

Full-Time Student     $50.00     $75.00     $95.00      $ ...........
(Student registration and verification from department
 chairman required.)

Spouse/Guest          $50.00     $60.00     $70.00      $ ...........

                     TUTORIAL REGISTRATION
                     =====================
(Fee includes 4 tutorials, notes on all tutorials and lunch)
(Please circle 4 preferences, see list below:
 A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K )

Members or
Non-Members          $225.00    $295.00    $345.00      $ ...........

Student               $50.00     $75.00     $95.00      $ ...........
(Student registration and verification from department
 chairman required.)
                                               TOTAL    $
                                               ======================
Please print or type:

Name: ...............................................................
(As you would like to appear on badge)

Title: ........................ Organization: .......................
(As you would like to appear on badge)

Adress: .............................................................

City: ................... State: ..... Zip: ........ Country: .......

Bus.Tel: ....................... FAX: ...............................

Spouse/Guest Name (if fee paid): ....................................
(Complete only if paying the Spouse/Guest Registration fee -
 includes 2 receptions only)


                                  - 2 -

IMPORTANT: Please indicate any disability for special assistance

....................................................................

....................................................................
Unless the INNS is advised prior to the meeting of any special
requirements, we cannot guarantee that service will be available.

Please complete this form and return it with check or money order to:

          Attention: WCNN'93 Portland
                 Meeting Registration
                 875 Kings Highway, Suite 200
                 West Deptford, NJ 08096
                 Tel: [phone]
                 FAX: [phone]

Checks must made payable in US Dollars and issued by a US correspon-
dent bank. Each registrant is responsible for any bank charges. Check
with your local bank before processing payment.

Credit Card Information: .... I wish to pay for my fees by credit card.

Circle one:              Visa               Master Card

Account #: ............................ Expiration Date: ............


Signature: ..........................................................

Tutorials will be offered on Sunday, July 11, 1993. Each two
hour tutorial will be offered twice.
A. Cognitive Neuroscience (Robert Desimone)
B. Structural and Mathematical Approaches to Signal Processing (S.Y. Kung)
C. Adaptive Resonance Theory (Gail Carpenter)
D. Practical Applications of Neural Network Theory (Robert Hecht-Nielsen)
E. Cognitive Science (David Rumelhart)
F. Neural Fuzzy Systems (Fred Watkins)
G. Neurobiology and Chaos (Walter Freeman)
H. Neural Control and Robotics (Michael Kuperstein)
I. Neural Computation and VLSI (Eric Schwartz)
J. Biological Vision (V.S. Ramachandran)
K. Supervised Learning (Hal White)

!!! ATTENTION !!!
If you must cancel your registration, all requests must be received in
writing by Ms. Connie Rebert, Registration Supervisor, 875 Kings High-
way, Suite 200, West Deptford, NJ 08096, no later than Monday, June 1,
1993. All fees paid will be refunded minus a $30.00 processing fee.
THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS AFTER THE JUNE 1ST DEADLINE.

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You may make a hardcopy of this form and mail it to the above address.
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          World Congress on Neural Networks 1993, WCNN'93
                Portland, Oregon, Convention Center
                        July 11-15, 1993

                           TUTORIALS
                           =========

Tutorials will be offered on Sunday, July 11, 1993. Each two
hour tutorial will be offered twice.

A. Cognitive Neuroscience
   (Robert Desimone, National Instituteof Mental Health)
B. Structural and Mathematical Approaches to Signal Processing
   (S.Y. Kung, Princeton University)
C. Adaptive Resonance Theory
   (Gail Carpenter, Boston University)
D. Practical Applications of Neural Network Theory
   (Robert Hecht-Nielsen, HNC Corporation)
E. Cognitive Science
   (David Rumelhart, Stanford University)
F. Neural Fuzzy Systems
   (Fred Watkins, HyperLogic Corporation)
G. Neurobiology and Chaos
   (Walter Freeman, University of California)
H. Neural Control and Robotics
   (Michael Kuperstein, Symbus Technology)
I. Neural Computation and VLSI
   (Eric Schwartz, Vision Applications)
J. Biological Vision
   (V.S. Ramachandran, University of California)
K. Supervised Learning
   (Hal White, University of California)

We are pleased to announce that in addition to the main program, we
will be offering special tracks in conjunction with the Society of
Manufacturing Engineers on Manufacturing (SME/INNS Track).

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          World Congress on Neural Networks 1993, WCNN'93
                Portland, Oregon, Convention Center
                        July 11-15, 1993

                              SESSIONS
                              ========

Plenary Speakers include:
* Federico Faggin, Real-Time-On-Chip Learning in Analog VLSI Networks
* Stephen Grossberg, 3-D Vision and Figure-Ground Pop-Out
* Bart Kosko, Neural Fuzzy Systems
* Kumpati Narendra, Intelligent Control Using Neural Networks
* Wolf Singer, Coherence as an Organizing Principal of Cortical
               Function


Session Topics                    | Session Chairs
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- - Applications                    | J. Dayhoff, R. Hecht-Nielsen
- - Associative Memory              | J. Andersen, J. Taylor
- - Biological Sensory-Motor Control| A. Barto, S. Kelso
- - Biological Vision               | C. Malsburg, V.S. Ramachandran
- - Cognitive Neuroscience          | R. Desimone, L. Optician
- - Electro-Optical Neurocomputers  | L. Giles, H. Szu
- - Intelligent Neural Systems      | S. Grossberg, D. Levine
- - Local Circuit Neurobiology      | J. Byrne, J. Houk
- - Machine Vision                  | R. Chellappa, K. Fukushima
- - Neural Fuzzy Systems            | W. Daugherty, B. Kosko
- - Neurodynamics                   | S. Amari, H. White
- - Pattern Recognition             | T. Kohonen, D. Specht
- - Robotics and Control            | M. Kuperstein, K. Narendra
- - Signal Processing               | S.Y. Kung, B. Widrow
- - Speech and Language             | M. Cohen, D. Rumelhart
- - Supervised Learning             | L. Cooper, P. Werbos
- - Unsupervised Learning           | G. Carpenter, E. Oja



                         (TENTATIVE)
                  PROPOSED SESSION SCHEDULE
                  =========================

The numbers associated with sessions refer to the list on the
registration form.


Sunday      Monday         Tuesday       Wednesday      Thursday
7/11/93     7/12/93        7/13/93       7/14/93        7/15/93
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Morning Sessions, starting 8:00 am

Tutorials   (1)            (10)          (3)            (8)
            Biological     Cognitive     Speech and     Pattern
            Vision         Neuro-        Language       Recognition
                           science

            (17)           (16)          (5)            (14)
            Applications   Associative   Robotics and   Neurodynamics
                           Memory        Control


            SME/INNS       (17)          (6)            (4)
            Track          Applications  Supervised     Biological
                                         Learning       Sensory Motor


Afternoon Sessions, starting 1:30 pm

            (11)          (7)            (6)            (13)
            Intelligent   Unsupervised   Supervised     Signal
            Neural        Learning       Learning       Processing
            Systems

            (12)          (9)            (2)            (15)
            Neural        Local Curcuit  Machine        E-O Neuro-
            Fuzzy         Neurobiology   Vision         Computers
            Systems

                          IFSA/INNS
                                                  Track

Plenary Talks

                        Kosko         Grossberg      Reception

            Narendra      Faggin         Gov't Panel

                                         SIG Meeting

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        World Congress on Neural Networks 1993, Portland

                            HOUSING
                            =======

Housing application forms will be sent to each registrant. In the
mean time for your information the following are the room rates at
the hotels that are holding blocks of rooms for the WCNN'93.

1) Conference Headquarter Hotel (walking distance to convention
   center):

   Red Lion/Lloyd Center
   $110.00 1-2 people, $15.00 each additional person

2) Other hotels within walking distance :

   Best Western/Convention Center
   $74.00 Flat Rate

   Holiday Inn/Downtown
   $72.00 1-2 people, $10 each additional person

3) Downtown Hotels (short ride on light rail train [called MAX]):

   Hilton Hotel
   $104.00 1-2 people, $20 each additional person

   Marriott Hotel
   $116.00 Flat Rate

If you wish to reserve a room before you receive the registration,
or if need further information about the Portland metropolitan
area, please contact:

   Portland Oregon Visitor Association (POVA)
   Attention: Silvia Robles, Housing Department
   26 SW Salmon
   Portland, OR 97204


                         STUDENT HOUSING
                 ===============

For July 11-14, 1993, there is still a limited number of rooms
for students available:

   - Montgomery Hall, PSU Campus
   - single rooms
   - prices:  $18.00 without meal
              $34.00 with meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
   - deposit: one night stay (send check in $US or VISA number to
              address below)

! PLEASE NOTE:                                               !
! All requests for student housing MUST BE PROCESSED BEFORE  !
! MAI 31, 1993. There is NO DEPOSIT REFUND for cancellations !
! after MAI 31, 1993.                                        !

For reservation and information please contact

   WCNN'93, Student Housing
   Systems Science PhD Program
   Portland State University
   Portland, OR 97201-0751
   USA

   Phone : [phone]
   FAX   : [phone]
   e-mail: [e-mail]

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        World Congress on Neural Networks 1993, Portland

                           PROCEEDINGS
                           ===========


1) The WCNN`93 proceedings will be available to all
   WCNN'93 attendies at the Oregon Convention Center.

2) After the WCNN`93 the proceedings will be mailed to all
   who did register but could not attend.

3) The WCNN`93 proceedings will be available and mailed
   to requestors who did not register. The price has not
   been established yet.

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Subject: 93 SPP Program Announcement
From:    "Stan Franklin" <[e-mail]>
Date:    21 Apr 93 11:28:55 -0600

Several of the talks are about connectionism or neural networks.


- ------- Forwarded Message Follows -------

Date: 21 Apr 1993 10:23:48 -0600 (CST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: 93 SPP Program Announcement
To: [e-mail]

SOCIETY FOR PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY
19th Annual Meeting
Simon Fraser University (Harbour Centre Campus)
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada
June 2-5, 1993

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2

9 - 10 Registration and Coffee

10-12:30  Invited Symposium: Moral Psychology

     Chair: TBA
     Alvin Goldman  (Philosophy, University of Arizona)
     Dennis Krebs  (Psychology, Simon Fraser University)
     Discussant: Owen Flanagan  (Philosophy, Wellesley College)

12:30 - 1:30  Lunch

1:30 - 3:30  Invited Symposium: Spatial Representation: New
Directions

     Chair: John Campbell (Philosophy, New College, Oxford)
     Jim Jennings (Computer Science, Cornell University)
     Linda Hermer (Psychology, Cornell University)
     John OKeefe (Anatomy and Dev. Biology,  University College,
     London)

3:30 - 4  Tea

4 - 6 Contributed Papers

     Session A. Intentional Interpretation

     1. Speaker: Frances Egan (Rutgers University)
     "Intentionality and the Theory of Vision"
     Commentator:  TBA

    2. Speaker: Lawrence Shapiro (Philosophy, University of
     Wisconson, Madison), Taking it From the Top: A Criticism of Dretske's
Bottom Up Approach to Representational Content"
     Commentator: Fred Dretske (Philosophy, Stanford University)

     Session B. Conscious States and Their Empirical
     Investigation

     1. Valery Hardcastle,  Determining the Moment of
     Consciousness (Philosophy, Virginia Tech)
     Commentator: TBA

     2. Craig Purdue, (Philosophy, Wayne State University) Are
     Some Pains  Empirical Givens?
     Commentator: TBA
          **************

THURSDAY, JUNE 3

9 - 12*  Invited Symposium: Bodily Sensations and the Body Image

     Chair: Naomi Eilan (Kings College Research Centre,
     Cambridge, U.K.)

     Speakers:
     Anthony Marcel  (MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge,
     U.K.)
     John Campbell  (Philosophy, New College, Oxford)
     Jonathan Cole  (Dept. of Clinical Neurophysiology, Poole
     Hospital, U.K.)

     *with a 20 minute coffee break

12 - 1  Lunch

1-3:00  Invited Symposium: Beyond Grice: The New Pragmatics of
Discourse

     Chair: tba
     Kent Bach, (Philosophy, San Fransico State University)
     Stephen Neale, (Philosophy, University of California,
     Berkeley)

3 - 3:30 Tea

3:30 - 4:30  Contributed Papers

     A. Hysteria in a Neural Network, Dan Lloyd (Philosophy,
     Trinity College) and  Karalyn Kinsella (Program in
     Neuroscience, Trinity College)

     Commentator: William Fulford, (Psychiatry, Warneford
     Hospital, Oxford University)

     B. Cognitivism qua Scientific Revolution, John Bickle
     (Philosophy, East Carolina University)
     Commentator: Kenneth Aizawa (Central Michigan University)



4:45 Invited Address

     Daniel Sperber  (Cognitive Anthropology, Centre National de
     la Recherche Scientific/Universite de Paris)

     Address followed by a Wine and Cheese Reception

               **********

FRIDAY, JUNE 4

9:30 - 12:30*  Invited Symposium: How to think Cognitively About
Scientific Theories

     Ronald Giere, (Philosophy, University of Minnesota)
     Paul M. Churchland (Philosophy, University of California at
     San Diego)
     Robert Cummins (Philosophy, University of Arizona)
     Ed Wisnewiski, (Psychology, Northwestern, University)

     *With a 20 minute coffee break.

12:30 - 1:30 Lunch

1:30 - 3:30 Contributed Papers

 A. Connectionism and Psychological Explanation

     1. Robert Matthews (Philosophy, Rutgers University),
     Three-Concept Monte: Explanation, Implementation, and
     Systematicity
     Commentator: Ted Warfield (Philosophy, Rutgers University)

     2. Tim Van Gelder, (Philosophy, University of Indiana)
     Connectionism and the MInd-Body Problem
     Commentator:  Bill Ramsey (University of Notre Dame)

B. The Self-ascription of Beliefs and Desires

     1. Robert Gordon (Philosophy, University of Missouri)
     Simulation Without Introspection or Inference from You to Me

     Commentator: Martin Davies (Philosophy, Corpus Christi
     College, Oxford)

     2. Victoria McGeer (Philosophy, Vanderbilt) "Knowing
     Ourselves: An Externalist Account of Authorative
     Self-Knowledge

3:30 - 4.  Tea

4 - 5  Contributed Papers

     A. Cognitive Ethology: Slayers, Skeptics and Proponents,
     Marc Beckoff (Environmental, Population, and Organism
     Biology, University of Colorado Boulder) & Colin Allen
     Philosophy Texase A&M)
     Commentator: Kim Sterelney (Philosophy, University of
     Victoria at Wellington, N.Z.)

     B. The Dynamic Mind: A New Paradigm for Cognitive
     Science, Jim Garson (philosophy, University of Houston)
     Commentator: Terry Horgan (Philosophy, Memphis State University)

5 - 6 Business Meeting

7 - 8:30  Banquet

8:30 Presidential Address: Ruth Millikan (Philosophy, University
of Connecticut)

          **********

SATURDAY, JUNE 5

9:30 - 12:30*  Invited Book Symposium: Consciousness Explained

     Georges Rey  (Philosophy,  University of Maryland)
     Bjorn Ramberg  (Philosophy, Simon Fraser University)
     David Rosenthal (Philosophy, CUNY)
     Discussant: Daniel C. Dennett (Center for Cognitive Studies,
     Tufts University)

     *With a 20 minute coffee break.

1:30-3:45  Invited Symposium: Cognitive Ethology in Action: New
Views of Bird Brains

     Chair: Colin Beer (Animal Behavior, Rutgers University,
     Newark)
     Irene Pepperburg (Ethology, Univeristy of Arizona)
     Christopher Evans (Ethology, Univeristy of California at
     Davis)
     Discussant: Carolyn Ristau (Ethology, Rockerfeller
     University)


ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION:

(Arrange accommodation yourself; mention SPP.)

(All prices are in Canadian Currency. For hotels there is an additional charge
of 17% for hotel and federal taxes)

YMCA and YWCA Accommodations:
YMCA: Rooms range from $28 to $49.  Contact [phone].
YWCA: Rooms range from $41 to $66.  Contact [phone] or Fax (604)
681-2550.

HOTEL Accommodations:
1. Days Inn: Rooms range from $75 to $85.  Contact [phone].
2. Burrard Motel Inn: $60 to $80.  Contact [phone] or Fax (604) 681-
 9753.
3. Sandman Hotel: $75 to $95.  Contact [phone].
4. Kingston Hotel: $31.50 to $49.50.  Contact [phone].


REGISTRATION/DUES INFORMATION:

To continue your membership or become a member, send this form and $15
($5 for students) to the Secretary/Treasurer at the address below.

If you plan to attend the conference, send a single check to cover dues,
registration, and (optional) banquet fees.

Conference Registration:

    Member: $20, Nonmember, $30, Student: $10.       $__________

    1993 SPP Membership Dues:
       Regular: $15, Student: $5.  (New members
       may pay 1993 dues and register as members.)      $__________

       Presidential Address Banquet, June 4: $20.00
    (Vegetarian: $14.00)                             $__________

       GRAND TOTAL                                      $__________

Your Name  __________________________________

& Address  __________________________________

        __________________________________

& Email    __________________________________


Make check payable to Society for Philosophy and Psychology
and mail ASAP to:

      Terry Horgan
      Secretary/Treasurer, SPP
      Memphis State University
      Philosophy Dept.
      327 Clement Hall
      Memphis TN 38152

Inquiries to Terry Horgan at:

      [e-mail]

    Stan Franklin               [phone]
    Math Sciences               [e-mail]
    Memphis State               [e-mail]
    Memphis TN 38152            [e-mail]
    USA


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Neuron Digest   Friday,  7 May 1993
                Volume 11 : Issue 31

Today's Topics:
                      MUME version 0.6 is available
                             Research Posts
                 Collaboration for financial modeling?
                        Richmond, VA Area ANN SIG
             Subgraph Isomorphism with Hopfield nets anyone?
                               Brain usage
                               brain usage
    Re: Re: Neuron Digest V11 #25 (software, jobs, discussion, etc.)
              Neural Network Model for Kindling of Epilepsy
                       Introduction of a newcomer
           some recent papers which may be of interest to you.


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Subject: MUME version 0.6 is available
From:    Multi-Module Environment <[e-mail]>
Date:    Sat, 24 Apr 93 10:57:50 -0500

                        MUME 0.6 IS NOW AVAILABLE

The Multi-Module Neural Computing Environment (MUME) version 0.6 (sources
only) is now available.

MUME-0.6 compiles on a variety of Unix machines as well on the Fujitsu
VP2200 and PCs (MSDOS 5.0 or higher and using DJGCC).

HOW TO GET IT
 -------------
It can be acquired by fetching the licence file:

        file license.ps (postrscript file)
        machine 129.78.13.39
        directory: /pub
        login: anonymous
        password: your email address

and getting it signed by an authorised person and then sending/faxing it to

        MUME 0.6
        SEDAL
        Sydney University Electrical Engineering
        NSW 2006 Australia
        Fax: [phone]

The machine/account/passwd where you can ftp the sources will then be
communicated to you.

*** PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO WRITE YOUR EMAIL CONTACT ON THE FAXED LICENSE ***

PC USERS
 --------
If you don't have the DJGCC compiler, you can write to the address above
with a signed license and a cheque for A$150 (for media/doc/postage) and
we will forward to you the software and binaries. Do not forget to clearly
specify the media (3.5" or 5"1/4) and your surface mail address. Note MUME
compiled under DJGCC will not run under Microsoft's Windows.

MAILING LIST
 ------------
Once you have the software, you can ask to be include on a mailing list by
sending your email address to

        [e-mail]


MORE INFO ABOUT MUME OR CHANGES
 -------------------------------
If you don't know what MUME is, you can fetch the file /pub/mume-overview.ps.Z
from 129.78.13.39 (login as anonymous).

Otherwise here is a copy of the CHANGES file (from version 0.5 to 0.6):

o       A detailled basic tutorial has been written (directory tutes/tut0)

o       To simplify interconnections statements between nets, MUME
        now generates default "iface"s. for example for an MLP called
        john, MUME automatically generates the interfaces john.in (input
        layer) and john.out (output layer). This applies to most nets.

        The enhancement of the interconnection semantic has been simplified
        even further by introducing "base" index which simplifies the
        neuron reference. All information about interfaces is now
        described in a separate manual page called IFACE.5.

o       The configuration files can make use of symbols which can be set
        in the file or on the command line of the front-end program (see
        man pages SYMBOLS.5 and MMN.5). Some nets now also define their
        own symbols (eg. "mlp" net).

o       The specification of neuron index for "nfun" keyword has been
        emhanced to allow easier indexing (see NET.5).

o       All front ends now default to a "test" mode. To train the switch
        "-train" is required.

o       Data reading routines of ENV net have been optimised

o       Data normalisation statements in ENV have been modified (see man
        pages ENV.5 and NORM.5)

o       MUME now supports the use of a validation set during training.  The
        main purpose of a validation set is to prevent overtraining, as the
        error on both the training and validation sets can be tracked as
        training progresses.

        To use the validation set, set the optional "Validate" flag in the
        system definition section to 1 (using the statement "Validate 1;")
        and specify a validation data set in all ENV modules (using
        the statement "data Validate <FileName>;").  The error on the
        validation set will now be logged as a 3rd column along with the
        epoch number and training error.

        See the ENV.5 and MMN.5 man pages for more information.

o       MUME now catches more system signals when possible and exit
        after saving the net states upon receiving them.
        The signals are: SIGINT, SIGTERM, SIGXCPU, and SIGXFSZ.

o       Logging output is more consistent under the control of the
        "-verbose" switch.

o       the following learning algorithms have been added:

                stochastic error descent for limited precision training

                reinforcement learning

                conjugate gradient

                simplex based methods

o       the following net classes has been added:

                resource allocation nets (class RAN)

                NeTtalk postprocessing module (class N2K)

o       the class RBPTT has been renamed WPANG.

o       the WZ class (continuously running recurrent net) has now
        what is called pins which have 0 propagation delays

o       and of course, many bugs were fixed.


The behaviour of the learning algorithms have not changed between 0.5 and
0.6. All configuration files should still run under 0.6 except for
normalisation statements in the ENV class. We are sure that the new
statements make declarations much easier.


                                                [e-mail]


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Subject: Research Posts
From:    Jon Shapiro <[e-mail]>
Date:    Wed, 28 Apr 93 14:04:04 +0000

        Two Research Posts

        Department of Psychology, University of Lancaster
        Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester

        Short-term memory for verbal sequences: psychological experiments
        and connectionist modelling.

Applications are invited for two posts on a research project investigating
short-term memory mechanisms for processing verbal information. The first
post is for a postdoctoral researcher to work with Dr. Jonathan Shapiro
at Manchester on connectionist modelling and analysis. The second post is
for a graduate researcher to assist Professor Graham Hitch with the
psychological experiments.


Both post can begin as soon as possible and run through December 1995.
Applicants for the modelling post should have expertise in computational
and mathematical aspects of connectionism and a Ph.D. in a relevant subject.
The salary range is 15,221 - 16,629 U.K. pounds based on age and experience.
Applicants for the experimental post should have a first degree in psychology,
and interests in memory and cognition. The salary range is 13,632 - 15,221
U.K.
pounds.  To apply for either post, send curriculum vita and the names and
addresses of two professional referees to the address below.

Closing Date: 14th of May.



        Jonathan Shapiro
        Computer Science Dept
        University of Manchester
        Oxford Road
        Manchester M13 9PL
        United Kingdom.


        Phone:  [phone]
        Fax:    [phone]
        E-mail: [e-mail]


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Subject: Collaboration for financial modeling?
From:    MARTIN DUDZIAK <[e-mail]>
Date:    Thu, 29 Apr 93 23:40:00 -0500

Announcement

Please Circulate to Faculty and Researchers in Physics, Computer Science,
Economics, Mathematics, Business Schools

There are some interesting opportunities for university/industry
collaboration in the area of applying non-linear dynamical systems,
including but not limited to connectionist networks, to problems in
financial modeling within the banking sector.

The projects for which I am responsible including modeling of
fixed-income securities, forecasting of demand deposit accounts,
improvments to traditional duration/market value models, forecasting
select futures/commodities, and analysis of interest rate risks.  We are
somewhat less interested in the traditional stock-price forecasting
applications for which there has been so much visibility of late and are
more interested in the use of techniques such as NNs, fuzzy logic, chaos
models and genetic algorithms for the identification and discrimination
of useful features and parameters that can be applied to forecasting some
rather indeterminate quantities.

Our work is not a short-order task and we are looking for an academic
partner with whom we might establish a long-term partnership.  There are
plenty of precedents for good collaborations of this sort on which we
might model our joint effort.  We envision building a set of tools that
can be refined in the course of studying one or two particular problems
from the above set and which as a toolset could be made available for use
on other problems besides those of interest to those in finance and
economics.

Our problems are such that they are both real-world, down-to-earth
applications in need of practical solutions and research-worthy in that
not too much has been done in some of these topics.  There is good thesis
material, and good opportunity for breaking new ground.  For instance, I
see strong parallels between the currency balances and flows that we are
trying to model and fluid dynamics...  Cellular automata and parallel
processing are two other methods that could be applied to some of these
problems - it isn't just a matter of time series prediction (not to
imply that the latter is trivial).

A prior research track in the financial area is not as critical as an
ability to work together on some practical problems (but without losing
the spirit of scientific exploration and innovation).  Being able to
cooperatively show results and demonstrations of practical success is
going to be very important.

This is an introductory announcement of interest on our part and I
welcome responses from individuals and groups that feel they have a
common interest and something to contribute.  I believe that a highly
synergetic and mutually rewarding partnership is possible with the right
team.

For further information, please contact:

Martin Dudziak
[phone]
FAX [phone]
[e-mail]



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Subject: Richmond, VA Area ANN SIG
From:    MARTIN DUDZIAK <[e-mail]>
Date:    Thu, 29 Apr 93 23:40:00 -0500

ANNOUNCEMENT

Richmond VA Area SIG on NNs and NLDs Forming

An informal special interest group on neural and non-linear dynamical
systems is forming, oriented to people in the Richmond and east/central
Virginia area.  There is currently no organizational affiliation and what
directions this group takes depends upon the response and participation
of interested persons.

The intent here is to bring together people who may otherwise be somewhat
isolated by virtue of working in diverse industries or centers, academic
or corporate, and who could benefit by reason of verbal and electronic
exchanges.  My initial sense is that there is more going on in this part
of the country and state than appears at first glance, and while Richmond
may seem so close to Baltimore/Washington D.C. as a major technology arena, it
really isn't.

If you are interested, please contact me and we will see where this goes.
One idea is to have a monthly seminar with an invited talk; convenient
facilities can be easily provided.


Martin Dudziak
Crestar Bank
[phone]
[e-mail]



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Subject: Subgraph Isomorphism with Hopfield nets anyone?
From:    [e-mail] (Chen Ke)
Date:    Fri, 30 Apr 93 18:15:35 +0800


Hi, everybody.

Has anyone ever tried to solve the subgraph isomorphism problem
with Hopfield Nets?

This problem is formulated as follows:
Given: a graph G and a SG which is a fixed set of subgraphs.
Question:
  Partition the vertices of G into disjoint sets S1, S2, ...,Sn
such that the graph induced by each set Si is isomorphic to the
graph in SG.

I would appreciate it if anyone can tell me any information about
this problem.

Regards,

Ke Chen, [e-mail]



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Subject: Brain usage
From:    Patrick Martin <[e-mail]>
Date:    Fri, 30 Apr 93 10:18:58 +0000

Cristina Sarantino mentioned a fellow at Oxford who had hydrocephalis.
His brain was reduced to a thin film applied to the inside of his skull.
Nevertheless he was of average or above average intelligence.

Perhaps this man is an example of a human lesion study in the style of
Lashley.  Systems were knocked out in a non-specific way, so another
systems were there to pick up the slack and the whole organism moved
along unimpeded.

Perhaps there is extra brain provided by all-wise evolution for the day
when a predator claws your head open.  We only use a fraction of our
brain, the rest is for emergencies.

Patrick






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Subject: brain usage
From:    [e-mail]
Date:    Fri, 30 Apr 93 09:36:09 -0500

> Conclusion: Ten percent seems about right for intellectually active
> people, one percent for the intellectually lazy.  Whether the brain
> could hold more is moot since the input channel is so limited.  If it
> is true

Please correct me if I have read this wrong, but it seems that you should
say "10% of the brain can be devoted to thought".  To conclude that
evolution would create something like a brain and then only make it 10%
efficient is not a viable statement.  The brain makes enormous demands on
the body.  It consumes 20% of the total oxygen demand at rest and 15% of
the cardiac output, yet represents approximately 3% of the total body
weight.  With such demands how could the body suffer it to be 10%
efficient.

You are neglecting several other functions that the brain performs.  You
mention sensory input as being a limiting factor in learning (something
that you accept as fact, which I doubt is true), but you do not allot any
brain capacity for this.  What about movement?  There has to brain
function set aside for movement.  What about brain capacity for memory?

> that the more you know, the more you can learn, and if knowledge is
> "continuous" and "everywhere dense," there is no meaningful limit on
> brain capacity.

I am just beginning to learn about neural networks, and the first one
that I looked at could NOT store numbers more compact than if they where
stored as a binary representation.  From this first experience I would
insist that there is a limit to any neural network.

take care
tim cera

P.S. my opinions are my own.

tim cera                                [e-mail]
computer operations manager             box 100244, university of florida
department of neuroscience              gainesville, fl, 32610-0244
uf brain institute                      [phone]




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Subject: Re: Re: Neuron Digest V11 #25 (software, jobs, discussion, etc.)
From:    [e-mail] (Michel Eytan, LILoL)
Date:    Fri, 30 Apr 93 16:21:52 +0000

>Subject: Re: Neuron Digest V11 #25 (software, jobs, discussion, etc.)
>From:    [e-mail] (Michel Eytan, LILoL)
>Date:    Sun, 18 Apr 93 10:25:57 +0000
>
>>From:    David Bradbury <[e-mail]>
>>Date:    31 Mar 93 10:44:25 +0800
>>
>>Does anyone know where I can get software that can be used to
>>build/model/ simulate neural networks and/or genetic algorithms that will
>>run on an apple mac or a sun workstation? I am a first year Ph.D student
>>looking at modular neural networks.
>
>For the Mac, dunno. However for the Sun (and other workstations), try out
>Aspirin/Migraines:

Sh**, what a (revealing, Dr. Freud?) slip of tongue: my message should
have read "I *have* a first-year Ph. D. student..." instead of "I *am* a
first-year Ph. D. student..."

As for the rest, yes I know about Aspirin/Migraines. Trouble is I cannot
compile it on my unix box since it's a diskless sparc1 that comes without
ANSI C -- and I do not have enough space to download a freeware ANSI C.

Thanks anyway
 ~=michel



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Subject: Neural Network Model for Kindling of Epilepsy
From:    [e-mail] (Chandan Dasgupta)
Organization: Dept. of Physics, Indian Institute of Science
Date:    Fri, 30 Apr 93 20:06:42 -0500


We have recently developed a neural network model for the process of
kindling - generation of epilepsy in laboratory animals by repeated
electrical stimulation of certain parts of the brain. A paper describing
the model and the basic mechanism we propose is scheduled to appear in
the February issue of Biological Cybernetics. The abstract of this paper
is appended to this message. We were told by a referee of our paper that
we should look into the work of Jun Wada, Frank Morrell and Christopher
Zeeman on the modeling of kindling. In our literature survey, we have not
come across any paper by these authors on the modeling of the kindling
process. Can anyone provide any information on the work of these people ?
We would also appreciate receiving comments on our work and references to
similar work. Preprints of our paper are available on request. Please
send your request to the e-mail address given above, or to the address
[e-mail]. Thanks.

*******************************ABSTRACT*************************************

          A Neural Network Model for Kindling of Focal Epilepsy:
                           Basic Mechanism
                                 by
               M. R. Mehta, C. Dasgupta and G. R. Ullal

        A simple neural network model is proposed for kindling- the phenomenon
of generating epilepsy in laboratory animals by means of repeated
electrical stimulation. The model satisfies Dale's hypothesis,
incorporates a Hebb-like learning rule and has low periodic activity in
the absence of shocks. Several experimental observations, such as the
existence of an afterdischarge thres- hold, initial rapid rise followed
by eventual saturation of the afterdischarge amplitude and duration and
insensitivity of the kindling rate to the amplitude of the electrical
stimulation are reproduced in computer simulations of the model. Some new
experiments are also suggested. It is proposed that the main reason for
kindling is the formation of a large number of excitatory synaptic
connections due to learning.

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Subject: Introduction of a newcomer
From:    Spencer Rutledge III <[e-mail]>
Date:    Fri, 30 Apr 93 23:55:24 -0800

I am a graduate student at the Naval Postgraduate School and is currently
working on my thesis which consist mainly of constructing and running
simulation models with are representative of individual decision making
processes in a dynamic environment.  Decision making process is
represented by the use of various hueristics and non-linear equations
with randomized input data.  The intent is to incorporate various
learning algorithms into the simulation models to see if that enhance the
results.  The algorithms that will be used are multiple regression,
genetic algorithm, machine learning and neural networks.  For this
purpose I am soliciting any information that might help me to construct a
or several neural networks to accomplish this task. My knowledge on the
subject of neural networks is very limited and any help would be greatly
appreciated.

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Subject: some recent papers which may be of interest to you.
From:    "Laveen N. Kanal" <[e-mail]>
Date:    Sat, 01 May 93 23:40:06 -0500


Laveen N. Kanal, " On pattern, categories, and alternate realities",
published in Pattern Recognition Letters, vol 14, pp. 241-255, March
1993, Elsevier/North-Holland.

This is the text of the talk given by the author at The Hague, The
Netherlands, when he received the King-Sun Fu award of the International
Association for Pattern Recognition.

                              Contents:

        Preamble
        Pattern
        Some sketches from the current pattern recognition scene
        Artificial neural networks
        Hybrid systems
       "Where's the AI?"
        Categorization
        Alternate realities
        Prospects
        Concluding remarks

                         "Time goes, you say? Ah, no!
                          Alas Time stays, we go;"

                          Pierre de Ronsard
                          The Paradox of Time
                          (Austin Dobson, tr)
Other Recent Papers:

 R. Bhatnagar & L.N. Kanal, "Structural and Probabilistic Knowledge for
           Abductive Reasoning",IEEE Trans. on Pattern Analysis and
           Machine Intelligence, special issue on Probabilistic Reasoning,
           March 1993.

 L. Kanal & S. Raghavan," Hybrid Systems- A Key to Intelligent Pattern
           Recognition", IJCNN-92, Proc. Int. Joint. Conf on Neural Networks,
           June 1992.

 B.J. Hellstrom & L.N. Kanal, "Asymmetric Mean-Field Neural Networks for
             Multiprocessor Scheduling", Neural Networks, Vol. 5, pp 671-686,
             May 1992.

 L.N. Kanal & G.R. Dattatreya, "Pattern Recognition", in S. Shapiro (ed),
            Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence, 2nd edition John
            Wiley 1992.

 R. Bhatnagar & L.N. Kanal, " Reasoning in Uncertain Domains-A Survey and
            Commentary", in A. Kent & J.G. Williams (eds), Encyclopedia of
            Computer Science and Technology,p. 297-316,(also in Encyclopedia
            of Microcomputers, Marcel Dekker, Inc, 1992.

Laveen N. Kanal
Prof. of Computer Science
A.V. Williams Bldg.
Univ. of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
USA
[e-mail]


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Neuron Digest   Tuesday, 25 May 1993
                Volume 11 : Issue 32

Today's Topics:
                              Administrivia
                           COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
                   Job opportunity for Ph.D.'s at JPL
                 Neural Networks And Image Restoration.
                          Positions at U. of A.
                  Genome informatics Post-Doc position
            Backprop for solution of differential equations?
        About percentage of useful neurons - a glance from Russia
                        Brain usage, continued...
     Public domain software for neural net simulation/visualisation
                Email Digest for Evolutionary Programming
                     Position available immediately
       Announcement: Associate Editors needed for ejournal PSYCHE
Two research positions at the Swedish Institute of Computer Science available.
                          Request for data-sets


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Subject: Administrivia
From:    "Neuron-Digest Moderator, Peter Marvit"
 <[e-mail]>
Date:    Tue, 25 May 93 13:32:40 -0500

Dear readers,

There was an (unintended) holiday for the Digest for the past two weeks.
The end of the Spring semester and the beginning of the summer session
found me with a bit too much on my plate.  The Digest necessarily took a
lower priority.  I'll try to speed through the backlog.  As always,
please mark especially time-sensitive submissions and I will force them
through the queue with alacrity.

        Thanks,
        Peter

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Subject: COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT
From:    [e-mail]
Date:    Tue, 20 Apr 93 10:47:00 -0800

UCLA Extension announces a new short course

Wavelet Transform:  Techniques and Applications
August 9-11, 1993 at UCLA

For many years, the Fourier Transform (FT) has been used in a wide
variety of application areas, including multimedia compression of
wideband ISDN for teleRcommunications; lossless transform for fingerprint
storage, identification, and retrieval; an increased S/N ratio for target
discrimination in oil prospect seismic imaging; inRscale and
rotationRinvariant pattern recognition in automatic target recognition;
and inRheart, tumor, and biomedical research.

This course describes a new technique, the Wavelet Transform (WT), that
is replacing the windowed FT in the applications mentioned above.  The WT
uses appropriately matched bandpass kernels, called mother wavelets,
thereby enabling improved representation and analysis of wideband,
transient, and noisy signals.

This course is taught by Harold Szu, Research Physicist and President of
INNS, and John D. Villasenor of UCLA's School of Engineering and Applied
Science.

To request a brochure, call [phone]; FAX [phone]; or
send your external mailing address to:

[e-mail]

Please forward this message to interested colleagues.








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Subject: Job opportunity for Ph.D.'s at JPL
From:    [e-mail] (Usama Fayyad)
Date:    Sat, 01 May 93 20:44:41 -0800


Employment Opportunity for Ph.D. Candidates:

     The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Group  at the  Jet Propulsion
Laboratory  (JPL),   California Institute of Technology  is seeking
candidates at the Ph.D. level to join the Machine Learning Research
and Applications subgroup.

   A candidate must hold a degree in Computer Science or Electrical
Engineering  with  an  emphasis  on  machine  learning  or  pattern
recognition.   Research experience in one of the following areas is
preferred:  classification learning,  clustering, adaptive systems,
2-D signal processing,  or  low-level vision   (image  processing).
Familiarity with  signal processing/estimation,  Bayesian analysis,
non-linear regression,  or  fundamentals of  pattern recognition is
desirable;   but not required .   The  ideal  candidate should have
demonstrated  ability  to  perform  both  mathematical analysis and
implementation of computer programs to solve significant AI problems.
The AI Group conducts research and develops applications in the form
of deliverable software packages that are put to use by scientists or
NASA  operations personnel. The ML subgroup focusses on applications
of  machine learning in analysis of large image databases and in the
automated acquisition of  diagnostic knowledge  from training data.
The  work  will  involve  extending the state-of-the-art in machine
learning as well as applications to real-world problems. Publication
of research at major conferences and journals is strongly encouraged
by JPL and NASA.

  Other ongoing efforts in the AI Group involve: intelligent system
monitoring, model-based reasoning, planning and scheduling.  If you
are interested in this position, please send a resume,  with a list
of publications  to  the  address below.   Please include an e-mail
address  and copies of only two selected papers that represent your
work best.  Please respond by  U.S. mail.   Use e-mail only to make
brief specific inquiries about this position.   Students graduating
before December 1993 are strongly encouraged to apply.

            Dr. Usama M. Fayyad
            Technical Group Leader,
            Artificial Intelligence Group
            Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MS 525-3660
            California Institute of Technology
            Pasadena, California 91109-8099

            [phone]
            [e-mail]







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Subject: Neural Networks And Image Restoration.
From:    Avraam Pouliakis - UNA <[e-mail]>
Date:    Wed, 05 May 93 16:00:24 +0200

    This is a list of books and papers on image restoration with neural nets.
"Image Restoration Using A Neural Network"  Y-T Zhou ...
IEEE Trans. ASSP Vol. 36 pp. 161-166, 1992
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"Neural Network for Maximum Entropy Restoration of Nuclear Medicine Images"
H. Li, Wei Qian, Laurence P. Clark, M. Kallergi
ICASS Conference Apr.27-30 1993
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Y. Zhou, R. Chellappa, A. Vaid and B. Jenkins "Image Restoration Using a
Neural Network", IEEE Trans. on Acoustics and Sign. Proces., Vol. 36, No. 7,
pp. 1141-51, July 1988.
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Paik and Katsaggelos, ""Image Restoration Using a Modified Hopfield
Network," IEEE Trans IP, v. 1, pp. 49-63, Jan. 1992.
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"An Adaptive Neural Network for Image Enhancement (ANNIE)"
D. Perl & T.A. Marsland.
SPIE V. 1709 Applications of Artificial Neural Networks III 1992
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Artificial Neural Networks for Computer Vision,
Yi-Tong Zhou, and Rama Chellappa,
volume 5 of research notes in neural computing,
ISBN 0-387-97683-3(New York), 3-540-97683-3(Berlin),
1992.
The chapter 7 of this is "Image Restoration", which may be helpful.
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Neural Networks For Signal Processing
Bart Kosko, Editor
ISBN 0-13-614694-5 (USA)
Chapter 3 Y.T.Zhou R.Chellappa: "Image Restoration With Neural Networks"
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Subject: Positions at U. of A.
From:    [e-mail] (Mike Dawson)
Date:    Thu, 06 May 93 18:59:51 -0700



The University of Alberta, Department of Psychology, is seeking
applications from candidates who can contribute to the further
development of a leading program in Cognitive Science.  Individuals will
be hired into tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level,
salary range $40,035 to $57,003.  Appointments take effect July 1, 1994;
PhD should be completed by that date.  Special consideration will be
given to candidates who have expertise both in basic research and in
applied, problem-oriented areas. Candidates should have significant
interdisciplinary interests; the individuals hired will have the
potential to further develop links across existing areas in the
Department, as well as with other Departments and the extramural research
community.  The Department of Psychology has members within both the
Faculties of Arts and Science and has outstanding infrastructure for
research.  Decisions will be made on the basis of demonstrated research
capability, teaching ability, and the potential for interactions with
colleagues.  We encourage applicants from the following five areas; we
currently have vacancies to fill in four of these areas:

(1) COGNITION AND AGING: Expertise in memory, language, or cognition as they
relate to normal aging or to age-related pathologies.

(2) COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE: Expertise in the relation between neural
processes and  cognitive processes such as memory, language, perception,
attention, visual cognition and/or psychophysiology.

(3) COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: Expertise in any area of cognition. Individuals
with broad interests in language processing and cognitive science, and
research expertise in  psycholinguistics, discourse processing, speech
comprehension and production, word perception and/or reading will be given
special consideration.

(4) COGNITIVE MODELING: Expertise in the computational modeling of cognitive,
perceptual, and/or neural processes. Individuals with the demonstrated
ability to relate these models to empirical observations are especially
encouraged to apply.

(5) SOCIAL COGNITION: Experts in such areas as social judgment and decision-
making, social memory, beliefs and attitudes, affect, motivation, social
psychophysiology, and/or interpersonal relations are especially encouraged to
apply.

In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given
to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.  Applicants should
include a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, three letters of
recommendation, and reprints or recent publications.  These materials should
be sent to the Chair of the appropriate search committee (e.g., Chair,
Cognition and Aging Search Committee), Department of Psychology, University
of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T6G 2E9.  To receive full
consideration, all materials must be received by October 15, 1993.  The
University of Alberta is committed to the principle of equity in employment.
The University encourages applications from aboriginal persons, disabled
persons, members of visible minorities, and women.


Michael R.W. Dawson                       email: [e-mail]
Biological Computation Project, Department of Psychology
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB CANADA T6G 2E9
Tel:  [phone]   Fax: [phone]


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Subject: Genome informatics Post-Doc position
From:    [e-mail] (Suchi Bhandarkar)
Date:    Fri, 07 May 93 11:01:12 -0500


             GENOME INFORMATICS
            POSTDOCTORAL POSITION

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION available immediately at THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
to develop NEURAL NETWORKS to assemble physical maps. Work involves both
the development and testing of new physical mapping algorithms as well as
their application to three genome projects involving a yeast, fungus, and
region of a human chromosome. The successful applicant can be expected to
interact with an interdisciplinary group in genome informatics including
computer scientists, statisticians, and molecular geneticists.
Computational resources include the Biological Sequence/Structure
Computational Facility with its local area VAXcluster of 26 member
workstations as well as an Intel IPSC-860 8-node hypercube in the
Computer Science Department. Salary is $24,000 + benefits. Send
curriculum vitae and three references to:

Dr. Jonathan Arnold, Genetics Department,
University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602.
FAX: [phone]. EMAIL: [e-mail].
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.



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Subject: Backprop for solution of differential equations?
From:    "Mohamed A. AbdelRahman" <[e-mail]>
Organization: Idaho State University
Date:    08 May 93 16:21:09 -0700

I have tried to develop a modification for the back Propagation
algorithm to use it for the solution of Boundary Value Partial
Differential Equations. The Error decreased appreciably but did not
go to zero. Have anyone tried to do that before?

*********************************
*   Mohamed A. AbdelRahman      *
*   Garrison Hall #821          *
*   Idaho State University      *
*   Pocatello, ID 83209         *
*   Tel. [phone]          *
*   e-mail [e-mail]  *
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Subject: About percentage of useful neurons - a glance from Russia
From:    Vad Potapov <[e-mail]>
Date:    Sun, 09 May 93 13:30:14 +0200


     With the great interest we've  read  discussion  about  effective
usage of brain's neurons in BRAIN-L (thanx to Neuron Digest).
     In accordance with our concept of formation  and  functioning  of
the  brain  [you  can  FTP  it  from  cs.bham.ac.uk,  ask   Tim   Read
[e-mail]],   intelligent   abilities
depend on the number of  neurons  strongly,  but  not  directly.  This
dependence is expressed via very hard task of sufficient power  supply
for  great  mass  of  energy-consuming  neurons.  Neuronal  structures
(cellular  unions)  had  appeared  in  the  evolutionary  process   to
interchange  excitatory   and   inhibitory   signals,   because   such
interchange promotes  minimization  of  energy  consumption  of  whole
neural network. In fact, the activity of neural network  is  only  the
way of survival.
     The main form of brain activity is the sleep. In this  state  the
brain is able to self-stimulate, but for some reasons this state can't
be  endless.  Being  awake,  the  brain  needs  external   excitations
(stimulation) for the same purpose - to decrease  energy  consumption.
Affectory systems deliver such a stimulation,  creating  at  the  same
time small stable neuronal formation  -  memory  elements.  The  brain
simply needs work without regard of sense.
     Intelligence  and  others  useful  adaptive  abilities  are  only
secondary consequences and can appear  in  several  specific  external
conditions.
     Our point of view is that the brain must be big enough,  but  not
for thinking! The more neurons in the brain, the more  neurons  should
be supplied for  survival,  the  better  should  be  the  activity  in
external, human sense.
     Descriptions of our experiments anybody can find in Biol.Cybern.,
1992, vol.67.

Sincerely,
                Leonid B. Emelyanov-Yaroslavsky
                Vadim I. Potapov

        Moscow State University of Technology
        [e-mail]




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Subject: Brain usage, continued...
From:    [e-mail] (C.R. Cavonius)
Date:    Mon, 10 May 93 09:49:52 +0700

The recent suggestion that we must be using the full capability of our
brains, because evolution wouldn't have created anything so complex and
energy-hungry and then not put it to full use, doesn't hold water.  One
of the most astonishing aspects of the development of our brain is that
as far as can be told from crainial volume (the brain itself, sadly,
doesn't leave fossils) the brain had reached its present state by c.
100,000 years ago, at which time humans were living in much the same way
as their ape relatives; and the development of modern society and
technology goes back no more than 20,000 years.  What 'drove' the
development of a largely unused brain is a mystery: the usual
evolutionary principle that useful structures tend to be kept seems to
have been leapfrogged in this case.


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Subject: Public domain software for neural net simulation/visualisation
From:    "A.HUNTER" <[e-mail]>
Date:    Mon, 10 May 93 11:19:53 +0000

[[ Editor's Note: I've included this, if anyone wants to help directly.
One of these years, we will republsh the list of software (but not right
now). -PM ]]

Does anybody out there know of some first-rate software for neural
networks, available by ftp? I'm running on SUN workstations (well there's
a surprise!) and 486's. General area of interest: image processing.

 - Andy Hunter, Sunderland University, England.


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Subject: Email Digest for Evolutionary Programming
From:    Fogel <[e-mail]>
Date:    Tue, 11 May 93 09:57:21 -0800


                                 ANNOUNCING

                   EVOLUTIONARY PROGRAMMING EMAIL DIGEST

We are pleased to announce that as of May 10, 1993, an email digest
covering transactions on evolutionary programming will be available.  The
digest is intended to promote discussions on a wide range of technical
issues in evolutionary optimization, as well as provide information on
upcoming conferences, events, journals, special issues, and other items
of interest to the EP community.  Discussions on all areas of
evolutionary computation are welcomed, including artificial life,
evolution strategies, and genetic algorithms.  The digest is meant to
encourage interdisciplinary communications.  Your suggestions and
comments regarding the digest are always welcome.

To subscribe to the digest, send mail to
[e-mail] and include the line "subscribe
ep-list" in the body of the text.  Further instructions will follow your
subscription.

The digest will be moderated by N. Saravanan of Florida Atlantic University.

Sincerely,

David Fogel
[e-mail]

N. Saravanan
[e-mail]


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Subject: Position available immediately
From:    Thomas Petsche <[e-mail]>
Date:    Thu, 13 May 93 18:26:36 -0500

A Siemens subsidiary in Atlanta Georgia has an immediate opening for an
engineer with a background that includes neural networks and electric
machines (motors and generators).  The position requires a master's
degree or equivalent experience.  Your responsibilities would include
developing, implementing and testing neural network, statistical, and/or
machine learning based algorithms for electric machine diagnosis.

Siemens AG is a worldwide supplier of electrical and electronic devices
with sales in excess of 4Billion$ in the US and 40Billion$ worldwide.

If you are interested, send a cover letter and resume to me and I'll
forward it to the relevant people.

Thomas Petsche
Siemens Corporate Research
755 College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540
Fax: [phone]



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Subject: Announcement: Associate Editors needed for ejournal PSYCHE
From:    [e-mail]
Date:    Sat, 15 May 93 11:34:00 -0500

ANNOUNCEMENT: Associate Editors needed for electronic journal PSYCHE

PSYCHE (ISSN: 1039-723X) is a refereed electronic journal dedicated to
supporting the interdisciplinary exploration of the nature of
consciousness and its relation to the brain. PSYCHE publishes material
relevant to that exploration from the perspectives afforded by the
disciplines of cognitive science, philosophy, psychology,
neuroscience, artificial intelligence and anthropology.
Interdisciplinary discussions are particularly encouraged.

PSYCHE is managed by a committee of volunteers made up of an Executive
Editor and a number of supporting Associate Editors.  The Associate
Editors offer practical support in a number of ways to the development of
the magazine, among the most significant being the management of the peer
review of articles in their own field of speciality.

Currently there are openings for two Associate Editors whose fields of
speciality are in either anthropology or philosophy. Applicants are
expected to be actively engaged in research in their areas of
speciality and to have earned a doctorate or have the equivalent
academic background.

Applications will be accepted through June 14, 1993.

Applicants should send their resume to:

Patrick Wilken
Executive Editor
PSYCHE: an interdisciplinary journal of research on consciousness
E-mail: [e-mail]

Subscriptions to the electronic version of PSYCHE may be initiated by
sending the one line command: SUBSCRIBE PSYCHE-L Your Name
in the body of an electronic mail message to [e-mail] or
[e-mail]. In addition there is a discussion
list, PSYCHE-D, devoted to topics related to those of the journal. To
subscribe send mail to the address above with the one line message:
SUBSCRIBE PSYCHE-D Your Name.



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Subject: Two research positions at the Swedish Institute of Computer Science
 available.
From:    Gunnar Sj|din <[e-mail]>
Date:    Tue, 18 May 93 15:11:23 +0100


SICS is the joint effort of Swedish industry and government in computer
science research. We are now entering the area of neural networks and
would like to permanently employ one researcher, and invite a guest
researcher for one year.  They should be willing to help build the group
and its research program.

We are interested in candidates with a strong background both in the
theory of the field and its applications.  On the application side, we
are particularly interested in methods for telecommunications and
robotics but other areas may come in as well.

Duties to begin as soon as possible after September 1, 1993.

Apply, by June 15, in writing, email or fax to

Gunnar Sjodin
SICS
Box 1263
S-164 28 Kista
Sweden
phone: [phone],
fax [phone]
email:[e-mail]

Please enclose a curriculum vitae, a list of
publications, and the names, addresses, and phone
numbers of two referees.




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Subject: Request for data-sets
From:    Nolan J C <[e-mail]>
Date:    Mon, 24 May 93 14:10:07 +0000

Hi,

I am currently involved in the evaluation of a number of novel neural net
algorithms aimed at increasing the accuracy of forecasting in
manufacturing environments.  Initial results are encouraging, but in
order to evaluate the networks further, more data sets are required.

Currently data sets consisting of sales information, economic data,
weather forecasts etc are being utilised, however data sets used in any
aspect of forecasting will be helpful just as long as they consider at
least four variables with a minimum of around 50 samples (or around 2
years).  Alternatively any addresses of sites where data-sets of this
nature are available would be great.

Naturally I will attempt to return any help which is given by way of
making available those data-sets which I have which are not restricted by
confidentiality agreements.

For further information, please contact:

Julian Nolan

[e-mail]

University of Essex,
Colchester,
Essex
UK


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Today's Topics:
                ICGA5 announcement and registration form


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Subject: ICGA5 announcement and registration form
From:    Robert Elliott Smith <[e-mail]>
Date:    Fri, 16 Apr 93 07:59:03 -0700


Announcement and Registration Form:

ICGA-93

The Fifth International Conference on
  Genetic Algorithms

17-21 July, 1993
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign


The Fifth International Conference on Genetic Algorithms (ICGA-93), will be
held on July 17-21, 1993 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
 This meeting brings together an international community from academia,
government, and industry interested in algorithms suggested by the
evolutionary process of natural selection.  Topics of particular interest
include: genetic algorithms and classifier systems, evolution strategies,
and other forms of evolutionary computation; machine learning and
optimization using these methods, their relations to other learning
paradigms (e.g., neural networks and simulated annealing), and mathematical
descriptions of their behavior.

The meeting will include pre-conference tutorials, invited speakers, and
workshops.

A registration form is included below.
For more ICGA-93 registration information, contact:

Lori Costello
Conferences & Institutes
Univ. of Illinois
302 E. John St.
Suite 202, Champaign, IL 61820
Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

Questions on the conference program  should be directed to
[e-mail].
Other questions should be directed to [e-mail].

Tutorials--Levis Faculty Center

ICGA '93 will begin with the presentation of three parallel tutorial
sessions.  Conference attendees may attend one of these sessions for a
supplementary fee  (see registration form).


Tutorial 1:  Introduction to Genetic Algorithms

Overview of Genetic Algorithms (90 minutes), Melanie Mitchell--
What genetic algorithms are; how, why, and by whom they were invented; how
and why they work; comparisons with other algorithms; how to find out more
about  the genetic algorithm field; foundations of GA theory; genetic
algorithms and artificial life; partial bibliography.

Genetic Algorithm Applications (90 minutes), Lawrence Davis--
What kind of real-world problems are appropriate for genetic algorithms;
design choices that must be made when applying genetic algorithms to real
problems; partial survey of existing applications; partial survey of
existing tools; some case histories.


Tutorial 2:  Advanced Genetic Algorithm Topics

Genetic Algorithm Theory (90 minutes), Darrell Whitley--
The schema theorem and its ramifications; deception; recent approaches to
the study of genetic algorithm performance; recent approaches to the study
of genetic algorithm failure.

Classifier Systems and Modeling (90 minutes), Rob Smith--
Introduction to classifier systems; recent advances in classifier system
theory and practice; classifier systems as modeling tools; genetic
algorithms and neural networks; genetic algorithms and artificial life.

Tutorial 3:   Spotlighted Technologies

Evolutionary Programming (45 minutes), David Fogel--
Description and overview of evolutionary programming; history of the field;
relation of evolutionary programming to biological evolution; theoretical
aspects of the field; survey of existing applications.

Evolution Strategies (45 minutes),
Thomas Back--
Description and overview of evolution strategies; comparison with other
technologies; engineering solutions with evolution strategies; survey of
existing applications.

Genetic Programming (90 minutes),
John Koza--
Description and overview of genetic programming; example applications;
future directions; brief video demonstrations.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

Saturday, July 17, 1993

12-3:00 pm      Registration
                Levis Faculty Center

1-5:00 pm       Tutorials
                Levis Faculty Center

7:00 pm Reception/Registration
                Levis Faculty Center

Sunday, July 18, 1993

8am-5:00 pm     Registration
                Krannert Center (KCPA)

8:30-9:00 am    Coffee
                KCPA

9-10:15  am     Invited Speaker
                KCPA

10:15-11 am     Break
                KCPA

11-12:30 pm     Technical Sessions
                KCPA/Levis

12:30-2 pm      Lunch
                KCPA

2-3:30 pm       Technical Sessions/                     Registration
                Levis

3:30-4 pm       Break
                Levis

4-5:30 pm       Technical Sessions
                Levis

7:00 pm Banquet
                Chancellor Hotel
                1501 S. Neil, Champaign

Monday, July 19, 1993

8am-5:00 pm     Registration
                KCPA

8:30-9:00 am    Coffee
                KCPA

9-10:15  am     Invited Speaker
                KCPA

10:15-11 am     Break
                KCPA

11-12:30 pm     Technical Sessions
                KCPA/Levis

12:30-2 pm      Lunch
                KCPA

2-3:30 pm       Technical Sessions/
                Registration
                Levis

3:30-4 pm       Break
                Levis

4-5:30 pm       Technical Sessions
                Levis

7:00 pm Poster Session
                Levis

Tuesday, July 20, 1993

8:30-9:00 am    Coffee
                KCPA

9-10:15  am     Invited Speaker
                KCPA

10:15-11 am     Break
                KCPA

11-12:30 pm     Technical Sessions
                KCPA/Levis

12:30-2 pm      Lunch
                KCPA

2-3:30 pm       Technical Sessions
                Levis

3:30-4 pm       Break
                Levis

4-5:30 pm       Technical Sessions
                Levis

Wednesday, July 21, 1993

8:30-9:00 am    Coffee
                Levis

9-10:30 am      Technical Sessions
                Levis

10:30-11 am     Break
                Levis

11-12:30 pm     Technical Sessions
                Levis

12:30-2 pm      Break
                Levis

2-3:30 pm       Business Meeting
                Levis

Invited Speakers

David Campbell, Head, Dept. of Physics, University of Illinois.  Topic:
Dynamical Systems and Evolution

John Holland, Professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Topic:  Using The Schema Theorem To Counter Hitchhiking And Premature
Convergence

Gunter Wagner, Professor, Dept. of Biology, Yale University.  Topic:
Evolutionary Biology

Papers (preliminary list)

Erik R. Altman, "A Novel Methodology Using Genetic Algorithms for the
Design of Caches and Cache Replacement Policy"

Peter J. Angeline, "Competitive Environments Evolve Better Solutions for
Complex Tasks"

Thomas Back, "Optimal Mutation Rates in Genetic Search"

Jerzy W. Bala, "Learning to Detect Targets Using Scale-Space and Genetic
Search"

David Beasley, "Reducing Epistasis in Combinatorial Problems by Expansive
Coding"

Pierre Bonelli, "A New Approach to Fuzzy Classifier Systems"

Ralph Bruns, "Direct Chromosome Representation and Advanced Genetic
Operators for Production Scheduling"

Helen G. Cobb, "Genetic Algorithms for Tracking Changing Environments"

Yuval Davidor, "The ECOlogical Framework II: Improving GA Performance With
Virtually Zero Cost"

Lawrence Davis, "A Genetic Algorithm for Survivable Network Design"

Fred F. Easton, "A Distributed Genetic Algorithm for Employee Staffing and
Scheduling Problems"

Larry J. Eshelman, "Crossover's Niche"

Andrew Fairley,  "An Investigation into Possible Causes of, and Solutions
to, Rule Strength Distortion in the Bucket Brigade"

David S. Feldman, "Fuzzy Network Synthesis and Genetic Algorithms"

Stuart J. Flockton, "Pole-Zero System Identification Using Genetic
Algorithms"

Carlos Fonseca, "Genetic Algorithms for Multiobjective Optimization:
Formulation, Discussion and Generalization"

David E. Goldberg, "Mixing in Genetic Algorithms"

David E. Goldberg, "Rapid, Accurate Optimization of Difficult Problems
Using Fast Messy Genetic Algorithms"

V. Scott Gord, "Serial and Parallel Genetic Algorithms as Function
Optimizers"

Frederic Gruau, "Genetic Synthesis of Modular Neural Networks"

H. Altay Guvenir, "A Genetic Algorithm for Classification by Feature
Partitioning"

Raphael T. Haftka, "Genetic Algorithms for Placing Actuators on Space
Structures"

Inman Harvey, "The Puzzle of the Persistent Question Marks: A Case Study of
Genetic Drift"

Abdollah Homaifar, "A New Approach on the Traveling Salesman Problem by the
Genetic Algorithms"

Jeffrey Horn, "Finite Markov Chain Analysis of Genetic Algorithms with
Niching"

Shu-Yuen Hwang, "A Genetic Algorithm with Disruptive Selection"

Hitoshi Iba, "System Identification using Structured Genetic Algorithms"

Terry Jones, "Reverse Hillclimbing, Genetic Algorithms and the Busy Beaver
Problem"

Kate Juliff,  "A Multi-chromosome Genetic Algorithm for Pallet Loading"

Bryant A. Julstrom, "A Genetic Algorithm for the Rectilinear Steiner
Problem"

Michelle D. Kidwell , "Using Genetic Algorithms to Schedule Distributed
Tasks on a Bus-Based System"

Kenneth E. Kinnear, Jr., "Generality and Difficulty in Genetic Programming:
Evolving a Sort"

Michael Lee, "Dynamic Control of Genetic Algorithms Using Fuzzy Logic
Techniques"

David M. Levine, "A Genetic Algorithm for the Set Partitioning Problem"
Mauro Manela, "Fitting Spline Functions to Noisy Data Using a Genetic
Algorithm"

Raul San Martin, "Genetic Algorithms for the Optimization of Integrated
Circuits Synthesis"

Tsutomu Maruyama, "A Fine-Grained Parallel Genetic Algorithm for
Distributed Parallel Systems"

Laurence D. Merkle, "Comparison of Parallel Messy Genetic Algorithm Data
Distribution Strategies"

Robert R. Meyer, "A Genetic Algorithm for Diversity Minimization and Its
Parallel Implementation"

Byung R. Moon, "Hyperplane Synthesis for Genetic Algorithms"

Toshinori Munakata, "A Genetic Algorithm Applied to the Maximum Flow
Problem"

Jim Oliver, "Discovering Individual Decision Rules: An Application of
Genetic Algorithms"

Norihiko Ono, "A Genetic Algorithm for Channel Routing Problem"

Francesco Palmieri, "Diversification Role of Crossover in the Genetic
Algorithms"

L.M. Patnaik, "Binomially Distributed Populations for Modelling GAs"

W.F. Punch, "Further Research on Feature Selection and Classification Using
Genetic Algorithms"

Nicholas J. Radcliffe, "A Study in Set Recombination"

Connie Loggia Ramsey, "Case-Based Initialization of Genetic Algorithms"

Colin Reeves, "Using Genetic Algorithms with Small Populations"

Gary Roberts, "Dynamic Planning for Classifier Systems"

Steve G. Romaniuk, "Evolutionary Growth Perceptions"

Peter Ross, "A Promising GA Approach to Job-Shop Scheduling and
Re-Scheduling Problems"

J. David Schaffer, "Designing Multiplierless Digital Filters Using Genetic
Algorithms"

Michael J. Shaw, "Joint Lot Sizing and Sequencing with Genetic Algorithms
for Scheduling: Evolving the Chromosome Structure"

Man-Tak Shing, "Genetic Algorithms for the Development of Real-Time
Multi-Heuristic Search Strategies"

Marc Shoenauer, "Constrained GA Optimization"

R. Shonkwiler, "Parallel Genetic Algorithms"

Michael M. Skolnick, "Using Genetic Algorithms in Engineering Design
        Optimization with Non-Linear Constraints"

Alice E. Smith, "Genetic Optimization Using A Penalty Function"

William Spears, "On the State of Evolutionary Computation"

Joe Suzuki, "A Markov Chain Analysis on A Genetic Algorithm"

Walter Alden Tackett, "Genetic Programming for Feature Discovery and
        Image Discrimination"

Dr. David M. Tate, "Expected Allele Coverage and the Role of Mutation"

Sam R. Thangiah, "Vehicle Routing and Time Deadlines Using Genetic and
Local Algorithms"

Bruce Tidor, "An Analysis of Selection Procedures with Particular Attention
Paid to Proportional and Boltzmann Selection"

Shigeyoshi Tsutsui, "Forking Genetic Algorithm with Blocking and Shrinking
Modes (FGA)"

Kirk Twardowski, "Credit Assignment for Pole Balancing with Learning
Classifier Systems"

Ron Unger, "A Genetic Algorithm for 3D Protein Folding Simulations"

Thomas Uthmann, "Training Kohonen Feature Maps in Different Topologies:  an
Analysis Using Genetic Algorithms"

Benjamin W. Wah, "Scheduling of Genetic Algorithms in a Noisy Environment"

Roger L. Wainwright, "Multiple Vehicle Routing with Time and Capacity
Constraints Using Genetic Algorithms"

Hirokazu Watabe, "A Study on Genetic Shape Design"

Willfried Wienholt, "An Advanced Genetic Algorithm for Parameter
Optimization Problems"

Peter Willett, "Searching Databases of Two-Dimensional and
Three-Dimensional Chemical Structures Using Genetic Algorithms"

Jing-Jye Yang, "Query Optimization in Information Retrieval Using Genetic
Algorithms"

Xiaodong Yin, "A Fast Genetic Algorithm with Sharing Scheme Using Cluster
Analysis Methods in Multimodal Function Optimization"

Byoung-Tak Zhang, "Genetic Programming of Minimal Neural Nets Using Occam's
Razor"

Raed Abu Zitar, "Regulator Control via Genetic Search Assisted
Reinforcement Learning"

Posters (preliminary list)

Fabrizio Baiardi, "Nested Hybrid Genetic Algorithms for System
Configuration and Program Mapping in Massively Parallel Systems"

Ellie Baker, "Evolving Line Drawings"

Wolfgang Banzhaf, "Genetic Programming for Pedestrians"

Rik Belew, "Evolving Aesthetic Sorting Networks Using Developmental
Grammars"

Susan E. Carlson, "A Comparative Evaluation of Search Methods Applied to
Catalog Selection"

Hugh M. Cartwright, "The Application of the Genetic Algorithm to
Two-Dimensional
 Strings: The
Source Apportionment Problem"

Joseph C. Culberson, "Crossover Versus Mutation in the De Jong Functions:
Fueling the Debate: TGA versus GIGA"

Fikret Ercal, "Genetic Algorithms for Vertex Splitting in DAGs"

David Fan, "GADELO: A Multi-Population Genetic Algorithm Based on Dynamic
        Exploration of Local Optima"

Terence C. Fogarty,  "Reproduction, Ranking, Replacement and Noisy
Evaluations: Experimental Results"

Takeshi Furuhashi, "A Proposal of Hierarchical Fuzzy Classifier Systems"

Inman Harvey, "Genetic Convergence in a Species of Evolved Robot Control
        Architectures"

Brynn Hibbert, "Display of Chemical Structures in Two Dimensions and the
        Evolution of Molecular Recognition"

Akio Ishiguro, "A Genetic Algorithms' Application to Inverse Problems in
        Electromagnetics"

Takashi Iwamoto, "Topological Aspects of Genetic Algorithms"

Antonia J. Jones, "A Schemata Theorem for Trees"

Hillol Kargupta, "Information Transmission in Genetic Algorithm and
Shannon's Second Theorem"

Hiroaki Kitano, "A Hybrid Search for Genetic Algorithms: Combining Genetic
        Algorithms, TABU Search, and Simulated Annealing"

Luis R. Lopez, "Inverse Relationship Between Complexity and Probability of
Full Deception in Trap Functions"

Sushil J. Louis, "Pareto Optimality, GA-Easiness and Deception (Extended
Abstract)"

Heinz Muhlenbein, "Optimal Interaction of Mutation and Crossover in the
Breeder Genetic Algorithm"

R. Maenner, "Parallel Execution of Sequentially Coded Standard Genetic
        Algorithms on the NERV Multiprocessor"

Samir W. Mahfoud, "Simple Analytical Models of Genetic Algorithms for
        Multimodal Function Optimization"

Vittorio Maniezzo, "Granularity Evolution"

Andras Markus, "Dual Insights into Genetic Algorithms"

Melanie Mitchell, "When Will a Genetic Algorithm Outperform Hill-Climbing?"

Masaharu Munetomo, "An Efficient Migration Scheme for Subpopulation-Based
Asynchronously Parallel Genetic Algorithms"

David Orvosh, "Shall We Repair?  Genetic Algorithms, Combinatorial
Optimization, and Feasibility Constraints"

Kihong Park, "A Lower-Bound Result on the Power of Genetic Algorithms"

Sandip Sen, "Improving Classification Accuracy through Performance History"

Robert E. Smith, "Adaptively Resizing Populations: An Algorithm and
Analysis"

Graham Spencer, "Automatic Generation of Programs for Crawling and Walking"

Chuen-Tsai Sun, "Using Genetic Algorithms in Structuring a Fuzzy Rulebase"

Hans-Michael Voigt, "Multivalued Evolutionary Algorithms"

Michael D. Vose, "The Genetic Algorithm Fractal"

Darrell Whitley, "Toward Models of Island and Cellular Parallel Genetic
Algorithms"

Masayuki Yanagiya, "A Simple Mutation-Dependent Genetic Algorithm"

Bernard P. Zeigler, "Asynchronous Genetic Algorithms on Parallel Computers"


ICGA-93 Conference Committee:

Conference Co-Chairs:  David E. Goldberg,       Univ. of Illinois at
Urbana- Champaign; J. David Schaffer,           Philips Labs

Publicity:  Robert E. Smith, Univ. of   Alabama

Program Chair:  Stephanie Forrest, Univ. of     New Mexico

Financial Chair:  Larry J. Eshelman, Philips    Labs

Local Arrangements:  David E. Goldberg,         Univ. of Illinois at
Urbana- Champaign

Financial supporters:
        Navy Center for Applied Research        in Artificial Intelligence,
 Naval
        Research Laboratory; Philips    Laboratories, North American
Philips
Corporation

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location:  The conference will be held at two locations on the University
of Illinois campus--the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts located at
500 South Goodwin, Urbana, and the Levis Faculty Center located at 919 West
Illinois, Urbana (directly east of Krannert).

ICGA '93 is a non-smoking conference.  Smoking is allowed in designated
areas only.

Transportation:   Champaign-Urbana is located 135 miles south of Chicago on
Interstates 72, 74, and 57.

By Car:
>From Chicago:  Take I-57 south to I-74 east which runs along the north edge
of Champaign-Urbana.  Take the Lincoln Avenue exit south.  Once you reach
campus, turn right on Illinois Street.  Campus Parking:  Pay parking is
 available in the lot adjacent to the Levis Faculty Center an
d
under the Krannert Center (both accessible from Illinois Street).  Do not
park in any area marked "reserved" as campus parking is enforced and you
will be towed.

By Air:
>From Champaign-Urbana's Willard Airport:
Currently, American Airlines' American Eagle Service, Trans World Express,
and US Air Express serve Willard Airport.  Corky's Limousine Service is
available and meets all incoming flights.  The cost from Willard to most
hotels in Champaign-Urbana is $8.  If you need to contact Corky's, you may
call 217/352-3121.

By Train:
AMTRAK service is also available from Chicago and points south.

Weather:  The weather in Illinois can vary to extremes.  Please be prepared
to dress in layered, cool clothing as July is normally hot (80 - 100 ) and
very humid.  Rain wear is also suggested.

On-Campus Recreation:  If you wish to take advantage of the recreation
facilities on campus, you may purchase an IMPE
(Intramural-Physical Education) pass for $5 per day upon showing your name
badge at each recreation facility.

Messages:  If someone needs to reach you during the conference, they may
call the Levis Faculty Center at 217/333-6241 and leave a message.  A
message board will be placed at this conference site.

Lodging:  Accommodations may be obtained at the following hotels/motels.  A
shuttle service will be available for

transportation from your hotel to/from the conference sites.   All hotel
reservations should be made in advance by telephoning
or writing the individual hotels.  Be sure to mention that you are
attending the Genetic
Algorithms conference, as a block of rooms has been reserved for those
attending this conference.  We have listed the special conference rates
beside the hotel/motel.  Make your reservations early as the block of rooms
will be released for "first come, first serve" reservations after June 16,
1993.

Jumer's Castle Lodge
209 S. Broadway
Urbana, IL  61801
Located about 1/4 mile
from the campus. Within
brisk walking distance.
Toll free 800/285-8637
Single  Double
$60.00  $70.00
Plus tax        Plus tax

University Inn
302 E. John Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Located about 1/2 mile
from the campus. Within
brisk walking distance.
217/384-2100;
Toll free 800/252-1368 in Illinois;
Toll free 800/322-8282 outside IL
Single  Double
$54.00  $61.00
Plus tax        Plus tax

Travelodge
409 W. University
Urbana, IL 61801
Located about 1 mile
from the campus.
Toll free 800/255-3050
Single  Double
        $33.00
        Plus tax

Campus Inn-University (Days Inn)
1701 S. State
Champaign, IL  61820
Located about 1 mile
from the campus
217/359-8888
Single  Double
$30.00  $35.00
Plus tax        Plus Tax
King or Queen
Busey-Evens Dormitory
1111 West Nevada
Urbana, IL  61801
Located on campus
217/333-1766
$23.15
Plus tax
Community Bath

Registration Fee:  Registrations received before 6/12/93 are $250 for
participants and $100 for students.  All registrations received on or after
6/12/93 and walk-in registrations at the conference will be $295 for
participants and $125 for students.  This includes entry to all technical
sessions, 3 lunches, coffee breaks, reception Saturday evening, conference
materials, and conference proceedings.  Attendee and guest tickets for the
banquet and guest tickets for the Sunday reception may be purchased at an
additional cost (see attached registration form).  Also, there is a
separate fee for the tutorials.

A limited fund has been set aside to assistant students and scientists with
their travel expenses.  Students should have their advisor certify their
student status and that sufficient funds are not available.  If you are
interested in obtaining such assistance and need travel support, send a
letter before May 22, 1993 describing your situation and needs to:  Larry
Eshelman, Philips Laboratories, 345 Scarborough Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY
10510.  Address questions to: [e-mail].

To Register:  Early registration is recommended.  There are four ways you
may register.  Complete and mail the attached form or phone [phone] to
 register.
Please be sure to call our office if your
registration may be late in arriving.  You may also FAX your registration
to [phone].  You may receive an e-mail registration by contacting
[e-mail]  If you register by phone, fax, or e-mail, please
remember to send a copy of the registration form with your payment to the
Accounting Business Office within one week.  Should you have additional
questions, please call Lori Costello at 217/333-2888 or e-mail
[e-mail].

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REGISTRATION FORM:

The 5th International Conference on Genetic Algorithms
July 17-21, 1993
UFAS Acct. #1-3-63141-0660

Four Easy Ways To Register

1.  Fill out the form and mail with payment to: University of Illinois at
    Urbana-Champaign Accounting Business Office, Room 162 Henry Administration
    Building, 506 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL  61801.

2.  Call 217-244-7659 and the registration team will take your registration
    over the phone.

3.  Call 217-333-9561 to FAX your registration.

4.  E-mail: receive an e-mail form by contacting [e-mail].  The
    deadline for e-mail registrations and to receive all e-mail registration
    fees is July 9, 1993.

IF YOU REGISTER BY PHONE, FAX, OR E-MAIL:  Please remember to send a hard copy
of the registration form with your payment to the Accounting Business Office
within one week of registration.

Registration/Badge Information

Please print or type


__________________________________________________________________
Last Name                   First Name                      MI



__________________________________________________________________
Affiliation/Business



__________________________________________________________________
Address



__________________________________________________________________
City                                    State            Zip



__________________________________________________________________
Country



__________________________________________________________________
Business Phone                          Home Phone

REGISTRATION FEES: (all figures in US Dollars)
Indicate your selection

Conference Registration Fee
Registration before 6/12/93            On or after 6/12/93
Participant   $250                     Participant   $295
Student*      $100                     Student*      $125

Tutorial for July 17
Before 6/12/93                         On or after 6/12/93
Participant   $75                      Participant   $95
Student       $25                      Student       $50

Please specify choice:
Tutorial I:__________  Tutorial II: __________  Tutorial III: __________

Banquet Tickets**
Adult        $30   # of tickets_______   amount_______
Child        $10   # of tickets_______   amount_______

Additional Reception Tickets**
Saturday     $10   # of tickets_______   amount_______

Total Payment ________________________(U.S. Dollars)

Method of Payment

______ Check enclosed (make payable to the University of Illinois, US banks
       only, send check with form to Accounting Business Office)

______ I prefer to charge on credit card

       Visa______   Mastercard______   American Express______


       Card Number__________________________________   Exp. Date__________



       Card Holder Signature______________________________________________

*Students must have university student ID at registration
**Please purchase additional tickets now---you will be unable to buy them
  upon arrival


PLEASE MAIL THIS FORM WITH YOUR PAYMENT TO:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Accounting Business Office, Room 162
Henry Administration Building
506 South Wright Street
Urbana, IL  61801


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Neuron Digest   Monday, 31 May 1993
                Volume 11 : Issue 34

Today's Topics:
                         Call for papers: SAB94
                          KR94: Call for Papers
        CALL FOR PAPERS: Psychology Graduate Students Journal (c)


Send submissions, questions, address maintenance, and requests for old
issues to "[e-mail]". The ftp archives are
available from cattell.psych.upenn.edu (130.91.68.31). Back issues
requested by mail will eventually be sent, but may take a while.

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Subject: call for papers: SAB94
From:    Phil Husbands <[e-mail]>
Date:    Thu, 22 Apr 93 14:44:38 +0000

==============================================================================

             Conference Announcement and Call For Papers

                      FROM ANIMALS TO ANIMATS

 Third International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior (SAB94)


                  Brighton, UK, August 8-12, 1994


        The object of the conference is to bring together researchers in
        ethology, psychology, ecology, cybernetics, artificial intelligence,
        robotics, and related fields so as to further our understanding of
        the behaviors and underlying mechanisms that allow animals and,
        potentially, robots to adapt and survive in uncertain environments.

        The conference will focus particularly on well-defined models,
        computer simulations, and built robots in order to help characterize
        and compare various organizational principles or architectures
        capable of inducing adaptive behavior in real or artificial animals.

        Contributions treating any of the following topics from the
        perspective of adaptive behavior will receive special emphasis.


   Individual and collective behavior   Autonomous robots
   Neural correlates of behavior        Hierarchical and parallel
organizations
   Perception and motor control         Emergent structures and behaviors
   Motivation and emotion               Problem solving and planning
   Action selection and behavioral      Goal directed behavior
    sequences                           Neural networks and evolutionary
   Ontogeny, learning and evolution      computation
   Internal world models                Characterization of environments
    and cognitive processes             Applied adaptive behavior



       Authors should make every effort to suggest implications of their
       work for both natural and artificial animals.  Papers which do not
       deal explicitly with adaptive behavior will be rejected.



Submission Instructions

  Authors are requested to send five copies (hard copy only) of a full paper
  to the Program Chair (Dave Cliff). Papers should not exceed 10 pages
  (excluding the title page), with 1 inch margins all around, and no smaller
  than 10 pt (12 pitch) type (Times Roman preferred).
  Each paper must include a title page containing the following: (1) Full
  names, postal addresses, phone numbers, email addresses (if available),
  and fax numbers for each author, (2) A 100-200 word abstract, (3) The
  topic area(s) in which the paper could be reviewed (see list above).
  Camera ready versions of the papers, in two-column format,  will be
  required after acceptance.  Computer, video, and robotic demonstrations
  are also invited.  Please contact Phil Husbands to make arrangements for
  demonstrations.  Other program proposals will also be considered.


Conference committee


        Conference Chair

          Philip HUSBANDS
          School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences
          University of Sussex
          Brighton BN1 9QN
          UK
          e-mail: [e-mail]

          Jean-Arcady MEYER
          Groupe de Bioinformatique
          URA686.Ecole Normale Superieure
          46 rue d'Ulm
          75230 Paris Cedex 05
          France
          e-mail: [e-mail]

          Stewart WILSON
          The Rowland Institute for Science
          100 Cambridge Parkway
          Cambridge, MA  02142
          USA
          e-mail: [e-mail]

        Program Chair

          David CLIFF
          School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences
          University of Sussex
          Brighton BN1 9QN
          UK
          e-mail: [e-mail]

        Financial Chair:   P. Husbands, H. Roitblat

        Local Arrangements: I. Harvey, P. Husbands


Program Committee

M. Arbib, USA; R.  Arkin, USA; R.  Beer, USA; A.  Berthoz, France; L.  Booker,
USA; R. Brooks, USA; P. Colgan, Canada; T. Collett, UK; H. Cruse, Germany;
J. Daugman, UK; J.  Delius, Germany; A. Dickinson,  UK; J. Ferber, France;
N. Franceschini, France; S. Goss,  Belgium; I. Harvey, UK;  I. Horswill, USA;
 L. Kaelbling, USA; H. Klopf, USA; L-J. Lin,  USA; P. Maes, USA; M. Mataric,
USA; D. McFarland, UK; G. Miller, UK; R. Pfeifer, Switzerland; H. Roitblat,
USA; J. Slotine, USA; O. Sporns, USA; J. Staddon, USA; F. Toates, UK; P. Todd,
USA; S. Tsuji, Japan; W. Uttal, USA; D. Waltz, USA.



Official Language: English
Publisher: MIT Press/Bradford Books

Important Dates
===============
         JAN 5, 1994:    Submission deadline
         MAR 10:         Notification of acceptance or rejection
         APR 10:         Camera ready revised versions due
         MAY 1:          Early registration deadline
         JUL 8:          Regular registration deadline
         AUG 8-12:       Conference dates


General queries to: [e-mail]


==============================================================================


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Subject: KR94: Call for Papers
From:    KR94 Conference Service <[e-mail]>
Date:    Fri, 23 Apr 93 16:59:40 +0100

                       KR'94 - CALL FOR PAPERS

                  FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
                            PRINCIPLES OF
                KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION AND REASONING

              Gustav Stresemann Institut, Bonn, Germany
                           May 24-27, 1994
            with support from Gesellschaft fuer Informatik

Explicit representations of knowledge manipulated by inference
algorithms provide an important foundation for much work in Artificial
Intelligence, from natural language to expert systems, and a growing
number of researchers study the principles governing systems based on
such representations and reasoning.  The KR conferences bring together
these researchers in a more intimate setting than that of general AI
conferences, and provide authors with the opportunity to give
presentations of adequate length to present substantial results.
This year's conference will take place in Europe for the first time.

The conference emphasizes both the theoretical principles of knowledge
representation and reasoning and the relationships between these
principles and their embodiments in working systems.  Authors are
encouraged to relate their work to at least one of the following
questions:

(1) What issues arise in representing and using knowledge about real
    problems, and how can they be addressed?
(2) What are the theoretical principles in knowledge representation
    and reasoning?
(3) How can these principles be embodied in implemented knowledge
    representation systems, and what practical tradeoffs arise?
(4) How do these approaches to problems relate to corresponding
    approaches in other parts of AI (natural language, robotics, etc.)
    or in other fields (psychology, philosophy, logic, economics,
    cognitive science, computer science, management, engineering, etc.)

Submissions are encouraged in (but are not limited to) the following
topic areas:

REPRESENTATIONAL FORMALISMS            REASONING METHODS AND TASKS
- - logics of knowledge and belief       - deduction
- - nonmonotonic logics                  - abduction
- - temporal logics                      - induction
- - spatial logics                       - deliberation and decision analysis
- - taxonomic logics                     - planning and plan analysis
- - logics of uncertainty                - learning
  and evidence                         - diagnosis
- - logics of preference and utility     - classification
- - logics of intentions and actions     - inheritance
- - deontic logics                       - belief management and revision
                                       - constraint solving
                                       - analogical reasoning
                                       - reasoning about reasoning

GENERIC ONTOLOGIES FOR DESCRIBING      ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTED KR&R SYSTEMS
- - time                                 - comparative evaluation
- - space                                - empirical results
- - causality                            - benchmarking and testing
- - resources                            - reasoning architectures
- - constraints                          - efficiency/completeness tradeoffs
- - decisions                            - complexity
- - activities                           - algorithms
- - mental states                        - embedded systems
- - multi-agent organizations            - knowledge sharing and reuse
- - applications classes, e.g. medicine  - standards

                         SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

The Program Committee will review EXTENDED ABSTRACTS rather than complete
papers.  Abstracts must be at most twelve (12) pages with a maximum of 38
lines per page and an average of 75 characters per line (corresponding to
the LaTeX article-style, 12pt), excluding the title page and the
bibliography.  Overlength submissions will be rejected without review.
All abstracts must be submitted on 8 1/2" x 11" or A4 paper, and printed
or typed in 12-point font (10 characters/inch on a typewriter).  Dot
matrix printout, FAX, or electronic submission will not be accepted.
Each submission should include the names and complete addresses
(including email, when possible) of all authors.  Correspondence will be
sent to the first author, unless otherwise indicated.  Also, authors
should indicate under the title which of the questions and/or topic areas
listed above best describes their paper (if none is appropriate, please
give a set of keywords that best describe the topic of the paper).  To be
considered, five (5) paper copies of the extended abstract must be
received by one of the program co-chairs no later than November 8, 1993
(or must have been sent by express courier no later than November 5).
Authors are also STRONGLY encouraged (it is to their advantage) to submit
an electronic abstract in the form described below.  Electronic abstracts
that accurately reflect the contents of the papers will significantly aid
the reviewing process by helping direct the papers to the most
appropriate reviewers.

                         MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS

Submitted papers must be unpublished and substantively different from
papers currently under review.  Papers may be submitted after January
1, 1994 to other conferences as long as (a) the prior submission to
KR'94 is noted on those submissions and (b) the paper is withdrawn
from the later conference if accepted by KR'94.

                         ELECTRONIC ABSTRACT

In addition to submitting the paper copies of the extended abstract,
authors should (if possible) send a short (200 word) electronic
abstract of their paper to [e-mail] to aid in
the reviewing process.  In order to make use of software for
classifying papers and selecting reviewers, most of the electronic
abstract must be in plain ASCII text (no LaTeX or other formatting
commands) in the following format, separating each field from the next
with a blank line.

TITLE: <title of paper>

FIRST AUTHOR: <last name, first name>

FIRST ADDRESS: <first author address or affiliation>

COAUTHORS: <their names, if any>

OTHER ADDRESSES: <addresses or affiliations of coauthors>

CONTENT AREAS: <at most three content areas, separated by commas>

KEYWORDS: <keywords, separated by commas>

ABSTRACT: <text of the abstract>

The content areas preferably should be drawn from the topics listed
above, with other areas added only if necessary.  The keywords are to
aid the human reviewers only and may be chosen as desired.  The text
of the abstract field may include formatting commands, if desired, but
these should be omitted from all other fields.  A blank form for
electronic abstracts and an example abstract may be found at the end
of this Call.

                           REVIEW OF PAPERS

Submissions will be judged on clarity, significance, and originality.
An important criterion for acceptance is that the paper clearly
contributes to principles of representation and reasoning that are
likely to influence current and future AI practice.  Extended
abstracts should contain enough information to enable the Program
Committee to identify and evaluate the principal contribution of the
research and its importance.  It should also be clear from the
extended abstract how the work compares to related work in the field.

                             NOTIFICATION

Authors will be notified of the Program Committee's decision by
January 24, 1994.  Notification will be made by electronic mail
whenever possible.

                             FINAL PAPERS

Authors of accepted papers will be expected to submit substantially
longer full papers for the conference proceedings.  Final camera-ready
copies of the full papers will be due February 28, 1994.  Final papers
will be allowed at most twelve (12) double-column pages in the
conference proceedings (corresponding to approximately 28
article-style LaTeX pages; a style file will be provided by the
publisher).

                          PLANNING TO ATTEND

People planning to attend the conference are asked to send a note
stating their intention as early as possible to the local conference
organizer, Ms. Christine Harms ([e-mail]), in order to
help estimate the facilities needed for the conference.  (Postal
address: Christine Harms, c/o GMD, Schloss Birlinghoven, W-5205 Sankt
Augustin 1, Germany.  Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone].)

                           CONFERENCE CHAIR

                Erik Sandewall
                Department of Computer and Information Science
                Linkoeping University
                S-58183 Linkoeping
                SWEDEN
                Voice: [phone]
                Fax:   [phone]
                Email: [e-mail]

                           PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

    Jon Doyle                           Piero Torasso
    MIT                                 Universita' di Torino
    Laboratory for Computer Science     Dipartimento di Informatica
    545 Technology Square               Corso Svizzera 185
    Cambridge, MA 02139                 I-10149 Torino
    USA                                 ITALY
    Voice: [phone]            Voice: [phone]
    Fax:   [phone]            Fax:   [phone]
    Email: [e-mail]            Email: [e-mail]

                       LOCAL ARRANGEMENT CHAIR

                Gerhard Lakemeyer
                Institute of Computer Science III
                University of Bonn
                Roemerstrasse 164
                D-5300 Bonn 1
                GERMANY
                Voice: [phone]
                Fax:   [phone]
                Email: [e-mail]

                           PUBLICITY CHAIR

        Werner Horn
        Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence
        Schottengasse 3
        A-1010 Vienna
        AUSTRIA
        Voice: [phone]
        Fax:   [phone]
        Email: [e-mail]

                          PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Giuseppe Attardi (U. Pisa, Italy),
Franz Baader (DFKI, Germany),
Fahiem Bacchus (U. Waterloo, Canada),
Philippe Besnard (IRISA, France),
Piero Bonissone (GE, USA),
Craig Boutilier (UBC, Canada),
Maurice Bruynooghe (KUL, Belgium),
Anthony Cohn (U. Leeds, UK),
Ernest Davis (NYU, USA),
Rina Dechter (UC Irvine, USA),
Johan de Kleer (Xerox, USA),
Oskar Dressler (Siemens, Germany),
Jennifer Elgot-Drapkin (Arizona State U., USA),
Richard Fikes (Stanford U., USA),
Alan Frisch (U. York, UK),
Hector Geffner (Simon Bolivar U., Venezuela),
Georg Gottlob (TU Wien, Austria),
Pat Hayes (U. Illinois, USA),
Hirofumi Katsuno (NTT, Japan),
Henry Kautz (AT&T, USA),
Sarit Kraus (Bar-Ilan U., Israel),
Maurizio Lenzerini (U. Rome, Italy),
Vladimir Lifschitz (U. Texas, USA),
David Makinson (Unesco, France),
Joao Martins (IST, Portugal)
David McAllester (MIT, USA),
John-Jules Meyer (U. Amsterdam, Netherlands),
Katharina Morik (U. Dortmund, Germany),
Johanna Moore (U. Pittsburgh, USA),
Hideyuki Nakashima (ETL, Japan),
Bernhard Nebel (DFKI, Germany),
Hans Juergen Ohlbach (Max Planck Institut, Germany),
Lin Padgham (Linkoeping U., Sweden),
Peter Patel-Schneider (AT&T, USA),
Ramesh Patil (USC/ISI, USA),
Raymond Perrault (SRI, USA),
David Poole (UBC, Canada),
Henri Prade (IRIT, France),
Anand Rao (AAII, Australia),
Jeff Rosenschein (Hebrew U., Israel),
Stuart Russell (UC Berkeley, USA),
Len Schubert (Rochester)
Marek Sergot (Imperial College, UK),
Lokendra Shastri (U. Pennsylvania, USA),
Yoav Shoham (Stanford U., USA),
Lynn Stein (MIT, USA),
Devika Subramanian (Cornell U., USA),
William Swartout (USC/ISI, USA),
Austin Tate (AIAI, Edinburgh, UK),
Peter van Beek (U. Alberta, Canada),
Michael Wellman (U. Michigan, USA)

                           IMPORTANT DATES

            Submission receipt deadline:        November 8, 1993
            Author notification date:           January 24, 1994
            Camera-ready copy due to publisher: February 28, 1994
            Conference:                         May 24-27, 1994



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FIRST AUTHOR:

FIRST ADDRESS:

COAUTHORS:

OTHER ADDRESSES:

CONTENT AREAS:

KEYWORDS:

ABSTRACT:


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                  KR'94 Electronic Abstract Example
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TITLE: Begriffsschrift: A formula language, modeled upon that of
arithmetic, for pure thought

FIRST AUTHOR: Frege, Gottlob

FIRST ADDRESS: Department of Mathematics, University of Jena, Germany

CONTENT AREAS: logics, deduction

KEYWORDS: ideography, conceptual content, inferential sequence,
argument, function

ABSTRACT: I present an ideography to provide the most reliable test of
the validity of a chain of inferences, one that points out every
presupposition that tries to sneak in unnoticed, so that its origin
can be investigated.  I am confident that my ideography can be
successfully used wherever special value must be placed on the
validity of proofs, as for example when the foundations of the
differential and integral calculus are established.



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Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS: Psychology Graduate Students Journal (c)
From:    Matthew Simpson <[e-mail]>
Date:    Fri, 23 Apr 93 13:56:32 -0500

              ===============================
              === GENERAL CALL FOR PAPERS ===
              ===============================

 The Psychology Graduate Student Journal: The PSYCGRAD Journal (c)

           Address: [e-mail]
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The PSYCGRAD Project is proud to announce that papers written by graduate
students in the field of psychology are being accepted for publication in
The Psychology Graduate Student Journal: The PSYCGRAD Journal
([e-mail] [e-mail]).  The purpose of
The Psychology Graduate Student Journal is to publish professional-level
papers in the field of psychology from the graduate student perspective.

This journal is being compiled and produced by a team of 20 editors
covering 19 broad topic areas in the field of psychology.  All editors
are graduate students in or directly associated with the field of
psychology.  The journal is open for public subscription and is targeted
to anyone interested in psychology.


TOPICS CURRENTLY REQUESTED AND BEING COVERED:
- ---------------------------------------------
Aging
Cognitive Psychology
Comparative & Developmental Psychobiology
Developmental Psychology
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Human Sexuality
Industrial / Organizational Psychology
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Neuroscience
Personality
Psycholinguistics
Psychological Assessment
Psychopathology-Nosology-Etiology
Psychophysics and Perception
Psychotherapy
School Counseling
Social Cognition
Social Psychology

Volumes of the journal are each compiled by a member of the editing team.
Each member is responsible for a specific topic area.  All submissions
are subject to the editing process and must adhere to the guidelines
found below.  Please review this list of editors.  Please be invited to
contact via e-mail the editor who is primarily responsible for the topic
for which you would like to publish your paper.

NAMES, ADDRESSES, AND TOPICS OF EDITORS: (alphabetically by topic)

Name: David Kurzman
Institution: Concordia, Montreal Quebec
Address: [e-mail]
Topic: Aging

Name: Matthew Prull
Institution: Claremont Graduate School
Address: [e-mail]
Topic: Cognitive Psychology

Name: Kathy Morgan
Address: [e-mail]
         [e-mail]
Topic: Comparative and Developmental Psychobiology

Name: Jason Evan Mihalko
Institution: City University of New York
Name: [e-mail]
Topic: Developmental Psychology
       Industrial / Organizational Psychology

Names: Christopher G Kolar
       & Punya Mishra (co-editor)
Institution: University of Illinois, Champaign - Urbana
Address: [e-mail]
         [e-mail]
Topic: Educational Psychology

Name: Rick Adams
Institution: Norwich University, Montpelier, VT
             Jackson Community College, Jackson, MI
Address: [e-mail]
Topic: Human Sexuality

Name: Nancy Briton
Address: [e-mail]
         [e-mail]
Topic: Graduate Student Issues

Name: Todd D. Nelson
Institution: Michigan State University
Address: [e-mail]
         [e-mail] (Internet)
Topics: Motivation and Emotion

Name: Monika Trzcinska
Address: [e-mail]
         [e-mail]
Topic: Neuroscience

Name: Lynn E. Hanninen
Address: [e-mail]
Institution: Lehigh University, Bethlehem PA
Topic: Co-editing Neuroscience

Name: Tracy Moncrief
Institution: Claremont Graduate School
Address: [e-mail]
Topic: Personality

Name: Zazie Todd
Institution: University of Nottingham, England
Address: [e-mail]
Topic: Psycholinguistics

Name: David M. Fresco
Address: [e-mail]
         [e-mail]
Topic: Psychopathology-Nosology-Etiology

Name: Rodney Timbrook
Institution: Kent State University
Address: rtimbroo@kentvm
Topics: Psychological Assessment

Name: Christopher J. Whaley
Institution: Georgia Tech
Address: [e-mail]
Topic: Psychophysics and Perception

Name: Peter Fay
Address: [e-mail]
         [e-mail]
Topic: Psychotherapy

Name: Paul Lowry
Institution: University of Florida
Address: [e-mail]
         [e-mail]
Topic: School Counseling

Name: Elizabeth Case
Institution: DePaul University, Chicago
Address: [e-mail]
Topic: Social Cognition
       Co-editing Motivation and Emotion

Name: Sharon Gordon
Institution: University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Address: [e-mail]
         [e-mail]
Topic: Social Psychology

Executive Editor - Matthew Simpson
                   School of Psychology - University of Ottawa
                   Ottawa - Ontario - Canada (see address below)


REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION:

1. All submitted articles should be in text format.

2. All articles should contain a table of contents outlined according to
   0.0 Abstract
   1 Main topic number one
   1.1 First sub-topic of main topic one
   1.1.1 First sub-sub-topic of main topic one
   1.2 Second sub-topic of main topic one
   2 Second main topic
   etc...

3. Each paragraph should begin with the appropriate number outlined in
   the table of contents.

   (Items 2 and 3, mentioned above, are necessary because bold and
   italic fonts are not recognized on most electronic-mail systems).

4. Each line should be no greater than 70 columns in width.  This is
   necessary to decrease line-wrapping across systems.

5. APA guidelines must be adhered to (except where otherwise
   inconvenienced by electronic format, eg. items above)

6. The author of the article maintains full copyright.  However,
   The PSYCGRAD Journal retains the right, for its purposes,
   to replicate and distribute the article.

7. Articles must not have been published elsewhere in written form.
   (Not published in journals; May have been posters or talks at
   conferences)

   Articles accepted for publication in The PSYCGRAD Journal may
   be published elsewhere at a later date with the permission of
   the Executive Editor if the editor(s) of the second journal
   are notified of this publication, and it is noted in any
   subsequent publication that the article was originally published
   in The PSYCGRAD Journal.

8. After the title of each article, the author's name, postal address,
   e-mail address, and affiliated institution must appear.

9. A list of keywords must also be provided.

PSYGRD-J
Subscriptions are open to the public.  The journal is currently
being maintained by a program called Listserv, and is distributed
to the Internet and Bitnet electronic community.  It is intended
that with time, the journal will obtain ISSN classification and
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Archives will be available via FTP at aix1.uottawa.ca and by Gopher
at panda1.uottawa.ca

SUBSCRIBE to the journal by sending the following
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The Psychology Graduate Student Journal: The PSYCGRAD Journal (c) is part
of a larger system, called The PSYCGRAD Project.  The project is broken
into two main functions: graduate student discussion and communication;
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Neuron Digest   Wednesday,  2 Jun 1993
                Volume 11 : Issue 35

Today's Topics:
       CFP: "Computational Learning and Natural Learning" workshop
      Symbolic Knowledge and Neural Learning: MLj Special Issue CFP
                   Brain Development Symposium in June
         FIRST IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING
                         CforP: Workshop on NLP
          AAAI Spring Symposium Series 1994 Call for Proposals
                             Workshp on ANN
   2nd Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop: Language and Memory
            CFP: music/creativity issue of Connection Science


Send submissions, questions, address maintenance, and requests for old
issues to "[e-mail]". The ftp archives are
available from cattell.psych.upenn.edu (130.91.68.31). Back issues
requested by mail will eventually be sent, but may take a while.

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Subject: CFP: "Computational Learning and Natural Learning" workshop
From:    Russell Greiner <[e-mail]>
Date:    Thu, 29 Apr 93 14:26:26 -0500

        CLNL'93 -- Call for Submissions
Computational Learning and Natural Learning
Provincetown, Massachusetts             10-12 September 1993

CLNL'93 is the fourth of an ongoing series of workshops designed to bring
together researchers from a diverse set of disciplines -- including
  computational learning theory, AI/machine learning,
  connectionist learning, statistics, and control theory --
to explore issues at the intersection of theoretical learning research and
natural learning systems.

Theme: To be useful, the learning methods used by our fields must be able
to handle the complications inherent in real-world tasks.  We therefore
encourage researchers to submit papers that discuss extensions to learning
systems that let them address issues such as:
  * handling many irrelevant features
  * dealing with large amounts of noise
  * inducing very complex concepts
  * mining enormous sets of data
  * learning over extended periods of time
  * exploiting large amounts of background knowledge
We welcome theoretical analyses, comparative studies of existing algorithms,
psychological models of learning in complex domains, and reports on relevant
new techniques.

Submissions: Authors should submit three copies of an abstract (100 words
or less) and a summary (2000 words or less) of original research to:
         CLNL'93 Workshop
         Learning Systems Department
         Siemens Corporate Research
         755 College Road East
         Princeton, NJ 08540-6632
by 30 June 1993.  We will also accept plain-text, stand-alone LaTeX
or Postscript submissions sent by electronic mail to
         [e-mail]

Each submission will be refereed by the workshop organizers and evaluated
based on its relevance to the theme, originality, clarity, and significance.
Copies of accepted abstracts will be distributed at the workshop, and
MIT Press has agreed to publish an edited volume that incorporates papers
from the meeting, subject to revisions and additional reviewing.

Invited Talks:
        Tom Dietterich   Oregon State University
        Ron Rivest       Massachusetts Institute of Technology
        Leo Breiman      University of California, Berkeley
        Yann le Cun      Bell Laboratories

Important Dates:
        Deadline for submissions:          30 June 1993
        Notification of acceptance:        20 July 1993
        CLNL'93 Workshop:                  10-12 September 1993

Organizing Committee:
        Russell Greiner, Steve Hanson, Stephen Judd, Pat Langley,
        Thomas Petsche, Ron Rivest, Tomaso Poggio

Registration Information is available from  [e-mail]
or the above address.


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Subject: Symbolic Knowledge and Neural Learning: MLj Special Issue CFP
From:    Jude Shavlik <[e-mail]>
Date:    Thu, 29 Apr 93 14:30:13 -0600

                        CALL FOR PAPERS

       for a Special Issue of the Journal MACHINE LEARNING on

             SYMBOLIC KNOWLEDGE AND NEURAL LEARNING

            (edited by C. L. Giles and J. W. Shavlik)

This special issue will focus on novel and effective methods for acquiring and
refining symbolic knowledge with neural learning.  Particular topics of
interest include insertion of prior knowledge into neural networks,
alterations to standard neural training that are appropriate for the
refinement of symbolic knowledge, and understanding trained neural networks.


Submission deadline: November 1, 1993
(See a recent issue of Machine Learning for information for authors.)

Send two (2) copies of submissions to:

        Jude Shavlik
        Computer Sciences Dept
        University of Wisconsin
        1210 W. Dayton Street
        Madison, WI  53706  USA

        [phone]
        [e-mail]

Also mail four (4) copies of submitted papers to:

        Karen Cullen
        MACHINE LEARNING Editorial Office
        Kluwer Academic Publishers
        101 Philip Drive
        Norwell, MA 02061  USA

        [phone]
        [e-mail]


Note: Machine Learning is now accepting submission of final copy in electronic
form.  There is a latex style file and related files available via anonymous
ftp from world.std.com.  Look in Kluwer/styles/journals for the files
machl.sty, machl.doc, jpsfonts.sty, joursamp.tex, and jourtmpl.tex.


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Subject: Brain Development Symposium in June
From:    Dario Ringach <[e-mail]>
Date:    Fri, 30 Apr 93 09:31:34 -0500


                   THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRAIN FUNCTION

           An International Symposium at New York University
                           June 15 - 19, 1993

The Center for Neural Science at      Scientific sessions will cover:
New York University will hold its
second International Symposium,       o    Cell-cell interactions
The Development of Brain Function,
at the Washington Square campus in    o    Migration and differentiation
June, 1993.  The symposium will
begin on Tuesday afternoon, June      o    Neuroethological perspectives
15th, and end at lunchtime on
Saturday, June 19th.  The program     o    Activity-dependent processes
will concentrate on areas of
developmental neuroscience that       o    Visual and auditory function
have seen substantial progress in
recent years. The 40 distinguished    o    Connections and architecture
invited speakers will cover topics         of cortex
that range from molecular and cel-
lular mechanisms of brain develop-    o    Development of higher brain
ment to analyses of infant                 function
behavior. The symposium will be
open to up to 400 attendees.          The symposium is supported in part
Registration cost is $75 ($40 for     by an education grant from the
students).                            Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

                                Speakers

        Israel Abramov                              Darcy Kelley
        Chiye Aoki                                 Lynne Kiorpes
        Jocelyn Bachevalier                         Eric Knudsen
        Martin Banks                               Patricia Kuhl
        Elizabeth Bates                            Arthur Lander
        Colin Blakemore                          Susan McConnell
        Tobias Bonhoeffer                         Kenneth Miller
        Sarah Bottjer                                David Moore
        Thomas Carew                             Anthony Movshon
        Connie Cepko                              Paul Patterson
        Martha Constantine-Paton                     Pasko Rakic
        Michael Friedlander                          Edwin Rubel
        Lincoln Gray                                   Dan Sanes
        Ralph Greenspan                             Joshua Sanes
        Martin Grumet                                Carla Shatz
        Jeff Hall                               Nicholas Spitzer
        Mary Beth Hatten                         Michael Stryker
        Susan Hockfield                            Davida Teller
        Thomas Jessell                                 Tim Tully
        Lawrence Katz                               Lynne Werner

For further information, please contact:

Jeanette Tacoronte                                   Phone: [phone]
Center for Neural Science
New York University                                    FAX: [phone]
4 Washington Place, Room 809
New York, NY 10003                          Email: [e-mail]

************************************************************************
A complete program is available in electronic form.  You can print the
following page and use it as a registration form.
************************************************************************

                  THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRAIN FUNCTION

          An International Symposium at New York University
                          June 15 - 19, 1993


                          REGISTRATION FORM

Name:           ______________________________________________________

Address:        ______________________________________________________

                ______________________________________________________

                ______________________________________________________

Phone:          ______________________________________________________

FAX:            ______________________________________________________

E-mail:         ______________________________________________________



                          REGISTRATION FEES

Regular: $75, Student*: $40
*Students should document their status with a letter from their sponsor


                                HOUSING

Please check here to receive information about local hotels____________


                                PAYMENT

Enclose a check or money order in US $ payable to New York University.

Amount enclosed:  $_______________


Return completed form to:

        The Development of Brain Function
        Center for Neural Science
        New York University
        4 Washington Place, Room 809
        New York, NY 10003

        Phone: [phone]
        FAX: [phone]
        E-mail:[e-mail]







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Subject: FIRST IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING
From:    "Alan C. Bovik" <[e-mail]>
Date:    Sat, 01 May 93 10:57:40 -0600

        FIRST IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING
                        November 13-16, 1994
               Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas, USA


                   PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS


Sponsored by the Institute  of  Electrical  and  Electronics  En-
gineers (IEEE) Signal Processing Society, ICIP-94 is the inaugur-
al international conference on theoretical, experimental and  ap-
plied  image  processing.   It  will provide a centralized, high-
quality forum for  presentation  of  technological  advances  and
research  results  by  scientists  and engineers working in Image
Processing and associated  disciplines  such  as  multimedia  and
video  technology.  Also encouraged are image processing applica-
tions in areas such as the biomedical sciences and geosciences.

SCOPE:

1. IMAGE PROCESSING: Coding, Filtering, Enhancement, Restoration,
Segmentation,  Multiresolution Processing, Multispectral Process-
ing, Image Representation, Image Analysis, Interpolation and Spa-
tial  Transformations, Motion Detection and Estimation, Image Se-
quence Processing, Video Signal Processing, Neural  Networks  for
image  processing  and  model-based compression,  Noise Modeling,
Architectures and Software.

2. COMPUTED IMAGING: Acoustic Imaging, Radar Imaging, Tomography,
Magnetic  Resonance Imaging, Geophysical and Seismic Imaging, Ra-
dio Astronomy, Speckle Imaging, Computer Holography, Confocal Mi-
croscopy,   Electron  Microscopy,   X-ray Crystallography, Coded-
Aperture Imaging,  Real-Aperture Arrays.

3. IMAGE SCANNING DISPLAY AND PRINTING:  Scanning  and  Sampling,
Quantization  and Halftoning, Color Reproduction, Image Represen-
tation and  Rendering,  Graphics  and  Fonts,  Architectures  and
Software for Display and Printing Systems, Image Quality, Visual-
ization.

4. VIDEO: Digital video, Multimedia, HD video and  packet  video,
video signal processor chips.

5. APPLICATIONS: Application of image  processing  technology  to
any field.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

GENERAL CHAIR:          Alan C. Bovik, U. Texas, Austin
TECHNICAL CHAIRS:       Tom Huang,  U. Illinois, Champaign and
                        John W. Woods, Rensselaer, Troy
SPECIAL SESSIONS CHAIR: Mike Orchard, U. Illinois, Champaign
EAST EUROPEAN LIASON:   Henri Maitre, TELECOM, Paris
FAR EAST LIASON:        Bede Liu, Princeton University

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
Prospective authors are invited to propose papers for lecture  or
poster  presentation  in any of the technical areas listed above.
To submit a proposal, prepare a 2-3 page summary of the paper in-
cluding  figures  and  references.  Send five copies of the paper
summaries to:
             John W. Woods
             Center for Image Processing Research
             Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
             Troy, NY 12180-3590, USA.

Each selected paper (five-page limit) will be  published  in  the
Proceedings  of  ICIP-94, using high-quality paper for good image
reproduction.  Style files in LaTeX will be provided for the con-
venience of the authors.

SCHEDULE
Paper summaries/abstracts due:  15 February 1994
Notification of Acceptance:     1 May 1994
Camera-Ready papers:            15 July 1994
Conference:                     13-16 November 1994

CONFERENCE ENVIRONMENT
ICIP-94 will be held in the recently  completed  state-of-the-art
Convention  Center  in  downtown Austin. The Convention Center is
situated two blocks from the Town Lake, and is  only  12  minutes
from  Robert  Meuller  Airport.   It is surrounded by many modern
hotels that provide comfortable accommodation  for  $75-$125  per
night.

Austin, the state capital, is  renowned  for  its  natural  hill-
country  beauty and an active cultural scene. Within walking dis-
tance of the Convention Center are  several  hiking  and  jogging
trails, as well as opportunities for a variety of aquatic sports.
Live bands perform in various clubs around the city and at  night
spots  along  Sixth  Street,  offering  a  range  of jazz, blues,
country/Western, reggae, swing and rock music.  Day  temperatures
are typically in the upper sixties in mid-November.

An exciting range of EXHIBITS, VENDOR PRESENTATIONS,  and  SOCIAL
EVENTS  is being planned. Innovative proposals for TUTORIALS, and
SPECIAL SESSIONS are invited.

For further details about ICIP-94, please contact:

     Conference Management Services
     3024 Thousand Oaks Drive
     Austin, Texas 78746
     Tel: [phone]; Fax:[phone]
     email: [e-mail]




                   PRELIMINARY CALL FOR PAPERS
     FIRST IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMAGE PROCESSING
                      November 13-16, 1994
          Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas, USA






















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Subject: CforP: Workshop on NLP
From:    Ronan Reilly <[e-mail]>
Date:    Tue, 04 May 93 08:50:49 +0000

                        Call for Participation in the

                    2ND WORKSHOP ON THE  COGNITIVE SCIENCE
                         OF NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

                               26-27 July, 1993
                            Dublin City University

                               Guest Speakers:

                              Walter Daelemans
                            University of Tilburg

                                Ronan Reilly
                          University College Dublin

Attendance at the CSNLP workshop will be by invitation on the basis of
a submitted paper.  Those wishing to be considered should send a paper
of not more than eight A4 pages to Sean O'Nuallain or Andy Way, School
of Computer Applications, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland,
by not later than 14 June, 1993.  Notification of acceptance along with
registration and accommodation details will be sent out by 25 June,
1993.  Submitting authors should also send their fax number and/or
e-mail address to help speed up the selection process.

The particular focus of the workshop will be on the computational
modelling of human natural language processing (NLP), and preference
will be given to papers that present empirically supported
computational models of any aspect of human NLP.  An additional goal in
selecting papers will be to provide coverage of a range of NLP areas.


------------------------------

Subject: AAAI Spring Symposium Series 1994 Call for Proposals
From:    Rick Skalsky <[e-mail]>
Date:    Tue, 04 May 93 11:31:56 -0800

1994 Spring Symposium Series
Call for Proposals

AAAI invites proposals for the 1994 Spring Symposium Series, to be held
at Stanford University, March 21-23, 1994.

The Spring Symposium Series is a yearly set of symposia, designed to
bring colleagues together in small, intimate forums. There will be about
eight symposia on various topics in the 1994 Spring Symposium Series.
All symposia will be limited in size. The symposia will run in parallel for
two and one-half days.

The symposia will allow for presentation of speculative work and work in
progress, as well as completed work. Ample discussion time will be
scheduled in each symposium. Working notes will be prepared, and
distributed to the participants. Chairs can determine whether the working
notes of their symposia will be available as AAAI Technical Reports
following the meeting.

Most participants of the symposia will be selected on the basis of
statements of interest or abstracts submitted to the symposia chairs; some
open registration will be allowed. Participants will be expected to attend a
single symposium.
Proposals for symposia should be between two and five pages in length,
and should contain:
  - A title for the symposium
  - A description of the symposium, identifying specific areas of interest
  - Evidence that the symposium is of interest at this time--such as a
    completed, successful one-day workshop on a related topic
  - The names and addresses of the organizing committee, preferably three
    or four people at different sites, all of whom have agreed to serve on the
    committee
  - A list of several potential participants.

Ideally, the entire organizing committee should collaborate in producing
the proposal. If possible, a draft proposal should be sent out to a few of the
potential participants and their comments solicited.

All proposals will be reviewed by the AAAI Symposium Committee
(cochairs: Lynn Andrea Stein, MIT; and Jim Hendler, University of
Maryland). The criteria for acceptance of proposals include:
  - An appropriate level of perceived interest in the topic of the symposium
among AAAI members. (Symposia proposals that appear to be too popular
to fit in the size constraints should be turned into regular AAAI
workshops.)
  - No long-term ongoing series of activities in the particular topic. (The
Spring Symposium Series serves more to nurture interest in particular
topics than to maintain it over a number of years.) The existence of
activities in related and more-general topics will help to indicate the level
of interest in the particular topic.
  - An appropriate organizing committee.
  - Accepted proposals will be distributed as widely as possible over the
subfields of AI, and balanced between theoretical and applied topics.
Symposia bridging theory and practice are particularly solicited.

Symposium proposals should be submitted as soon as possible, but no
later than June 7, 1993. Proposals that are submitted significantly before
this deadline can be in draft form. Comments on how to improve and
complete the proposal will be returned to the submitter in time for
revisions to be made before the deadline. Notifications of acceptance or
rejection will be sent to submitters around June 21, 1993. The submitters
of accepted proposals will become the chair of the symposium, unless
alternative arrangements are made.

The symposium organizing committees will be responsible for:
  - Producing, in conjunction with the general chair, a Call for Participation
    for the symposium, which will be published in the AI Magazine
  - Reviewing requests to participate in the symposium and
    determining symposium participants
  - Preparing working notes for the symposium
  - Scheduling the activities of the symposium
  - Preparing a short review of the symposium, to be printed in the AI
    Magazine.

AAAI will provide logistical support, will take care of all local
arrangements, and will arrange for reproducing and distributing the
working notes.


Please submit (preferably by electronic mail) your symposium proposals,
and inquiries concerning symposia, to both of the chairs:

Jim Hendler
([e-mail])
Department of Computer Science
University of Maryland
AV Williams Building
College Park, MD 20742 USA

Lynn Andrea Stein
([e-mail])
AI Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
545 Technology Square #811
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA




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Subject: Workshp on ANN
From:    [e-mail] (Jose Ramirez G. (AVINTA))
Date:    Tue, 04 May 93 23:47:38 -0400

**************************************************************
                       Call For Panelists
                              and
                     Call For Particiation
.
.
                           Panel on

           "Research directions and applications of
                 Artificial Neural Networks"
.
.
The second World Congress on Expert Systems will be help in Lisbon,
Portugal, 10-14 January 1.994. During the congress a panel focused
on "Research directions and applications of Artificial Neural
Networks" will be conducted.
.
Panelist proposal are requested, according to the following:
.
1. 5 or 6 panelists will be selected. The panel will have
   presentations of 10 min. per panelist, plus a questions and
   answers period of 30 min.
.
2. Proposals must include a brief vitae (10 lines) of the panelist
   and a description of the topic to be addressed during the panel
   (5 lines).
.
3. Proposals must be sent by e-mail of fax to:
.
        Jose Ramirez
        email: [e-mail]
        fax  : [phone]
.
4. The proposals must be received by May 28, 1.993.
.
5. The selected panelist must fill a registration form for the
   congress(at a reduced fee) and confirm the participation in
   the event.
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Subject: 2nd Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop: Language and Memory
From:    Joe Levy <[e-mail]>
Date:    Fri, 07 May 93 11:15:11 +0000


2nd Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop: Language and Memory.

University of Edinburgh 10th-13th September

Preliminary Call for Participation

Following on from last year's very successful workshop on
"Neurodynamics and Psychology" at Bangor University, it has been
suggested that a workshop on some aspect of connectionist modelling in
psychology should be held in the UK every year. This year the
Connectionism and Cognition Research Group at the University of
Edinburgh will host a workshop under the general theme of "language
and memory" in Edinburgh between Friday 10th and Monday 13th
September.

We are currently preparing a program and will post details as soon as
possible. The main sessions are likely to include memory,
speech processing and reading.
The workshop will be single track with a small number of invited
speakers. Attendance will be limited to 50 people to allow ample time
for discussion.


For further details contact:

Joe Levy           Phone: [phone]       | University of Edinburgh
                   Fax:   [phone]       | Human Communication Research
ARPA:   [e-mail]  | Centre, 2 Buccleuch Place
JANET:  [e-mail]                     | Edinburgh EH8 9LW Scotland


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Subject: CFP: music/creativity issue of Connection Science
From:    "Peter M. Todd" <[e-mail]>
Date:    Sun, 09 May 93 17:58:54 -0500

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MUSIC AND CREATIVITY

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Connection Science


Over the last few years there has been a vertiginous growth in the
connectionist exploration of many domains, including music.  Music has
traditionally been one of the least studied areas of cognition, in part
because of the complexity of musical phenomena and their language-like
connections between many levels and modalities of thought.  But the
application of network-based computational techniques to aspects of musicality
and creativity has resulted in a variety of illuminating models.  The time now
seems right for an overview of the agenda being followed by connectionists in
this area, the articulation of the central issues in the field, and a forum
for the discussion of future directions.

To this end, we are inviting papers covering the whole field of
connectionist modelling of music, arts, and creativity for a special issue of
the journal Connection Science.  Papers may be either empirical or
theoretical, but must communicate predominantly unpublished ideas.  We are
particularly interested in receiving work in the following areas (although we
emphasize music here, other areas of creativity and artistic endeavour may be
substituted):


    1.  The limits and possibilities for connectionism in modelling
         creativity.
    2.  Modelling cognitive aspects of music: meter, rhythm, tonality,
         harmony and melody.
    3.  The use of neural networks in creating pieces of music, choreography,
         visual art, etc.
    4.  Modelling the integration of lower- and higher-level musical
         knowledge, including hierarchical representations.
    5.  The representation of intermodal relationships between musical
         dimensions, e.g. tonality and rhythm.
    6.  Developmental models of musical cognition.
    7.  Psychoacoustic models underlying categorical pitch and other
         musical phenomena.
    8.  Models of auditory streaming, attention, phrasing, and grouping.
    9.  Connectionist models of timbre.
   10.  Models of cross-cultural differences or universals.
   11.  Comparative models of music and language.
   12.  The use of sequential, recurrent, predictive, and chaotic network
         models for creative phenomena.
   13.  Cognitive neuroscience models of musical phenomena.


We are particularly interested in stimulating discussion with this special
issue of the present and future of this field, and papers should explore the
importance of issues raised by the research as broadly as possible.  An
awareness of the cognitive plausibility and implications of the ideas
presented is also essential.


Requirements for Submission

All papers will be rigorously refereed.
Guidelines for submission of papers to Connection Science can be found in
issues of the Journal and are also available from [e-mail] (or by
mail from Lyn Shackleton, University of Exeter, address as below).

Authors are encouraged to contact the editors with any questions about
proposed papers or the relevance of their work for this special issue.

Authors must submit five (5) printed copies of their papers to either of the
addresses listed below by OCTOBER 15 1993.  Each copy of the paper should be
fronted by a separate title page listing its title, authors, their addresses,
surface-mail and E-mail, and an abstract of under 200 words.  Notification of
receipt will be electronically mailed to the first (or designated) author.
Notification of acceptance or rejection will be mailed by DECEMBER 31 1993.
Final versions of accepted papers will be due MARCH 1 1994.


Special Issue Editors:

Niall Griffith
Department of Computer Science,
University of Exeter,
Prince of Wales Road,
Exeter,
EX4 4PT, England.
E-mail: [e-mail]

Peter M. Todd
The Rowland Institute for Science
100 Edwin H. Land Boulevard
Cambridge, MA  02142  USA
E-mail: [e-mail]


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