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Neuron Digest Volume 07 Number 23
Neuron Digest Monday, 6 May 1991 Volume 7 : Issue 23
Today's Topics:
Symposium on AI, Reasoning and Creativity
On-campus housing for ML-91
2nd announcement: Methods in Computational Neuroscience course
IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
IJCAI-91 WORKSHOP ON EVOLUTION AND CHAOS IN COGNITIVE PROCESSING
Intelligent Control and Instrumentation
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Subject: Symposium on AI, Reasoning and Creativity
From: fay@archsci.arch.su.OZ.AU
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 91 19:49:34 +1000
Could you please let me know if you are interested in attending or
submitting a paper to this symposium.
Thanks
Fay
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* PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS *
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SYMPOSIUM ON
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, REASONING AND CREATIVITY
20-23 AUGUST 1991
immediately preceding the
International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
(IJCAI'91)
organised by
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
to be held at
LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
AIM
Creativity is one of the least understood aspects of intelligence. It is
commonly regarded as 'intuitive' and not susceptible to rational enquiry.
However, there is now considerable work in artificial intelligence and
cognitive science which addresses creativity. This symposium will
provide a forum for exploring and discussing these ideas, and for
suggesting directions for future research. It aims to attract
practitioners of both 'cognitive' and 'technological' artificial
intelligence.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER - PROFESSOR MARGARET BODEN
Margaret Boden, in her talk on `Creativity and Computers', will discuss
how computational concepts drawn from artificial intelligence can explore
creativity. Computers can sometimes do apparently creative things; more
to the point, they can suggest how we manage to do so. Computational
ideas are therefore helping us to understand how human originality is
possible.
Margaret Boden is Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, and
Founding Dean of the School of Cognitive Sciences, at the University of
Sussex, UK. Her recent publications include `Artificial Intelligence and
Natural Man' (1987), `Artificial Intelligence in Psychology' (1989) and
`The Creative Mind: Myths and Mechanisms (1991).
INVITED SPEAKERS include
Ernest Edmonds, Loughborough University, UK
John Gero, University of Sydney, Australia
Graham Priest, University of Queensland, Australia
Roger Wales, University of Melbourne, Australia
TOPICS FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
The symposium calls for extended abstracts of 750-1,000 words. The following
are suggested areas only:
- Models of creativity
- Modelling creative processes
- Creative reasoning, e.g theory generation in science
- Analogical reasoning
- Case-based reasoning
- Nonmonotonic reasoning
- Thought experiments
Both connectionist and traditional symbolic approaches are welcome. All
abstracts will be refereed. Accepted papers will be subjected to a
further refereeing process for publication by Kluwer Academic Press. The
symposium will be structured to provide adequate time for both
presentation and discussion.
SUBMISSION
Three copies of extended abstracts are required by 31 May 1991.
Abstracts may be submitted electronically as LaTeX or plain ASCII files
via email but hard copies must also be submitted. Two hard copies of
final versions of accepted papers, and an electronic version on Macintosh
disk or via email are required at the time of registration on 20 August
1991. Authors of accepted papers will be expected to sign a copyright
release form to allow publication of the proceedings. At least one author
of each paper is expected to present the paper at the symposium.
PREPRINTS AND PROCEEDINGS
Accepted extended abstracts will be printed in the form of Preprints and
be available for distribution at the time of registration. Full papers
will be published subsequently by Kluwer Academic Press.
LOCATION
The symposium is being held at O'Reillys Lodge in Lamington National
Park, Queensland - a rainforest 120 km south of Brisbane. Rainforests
vary from the temperate beech forest of the higher altitudes to the warm
subtropical rainforest of the valleys. There is an abundance of rare and
spectacular plants (orchids, ferns, giant epiphytes, mosses, luminous
fungi) and a diverse community of birds and animals (crimson rosellas,
king parrots, bower birds, miniature kangaroos, brush turkeys) all
coexisting beneath the lofty rainforest canopy. On the final day of the
symposium there will be ample time for guided or independent bush walks,
4WD bus trips, barbeques and evening entertainment.
FACILITIES
O'Reillys is a mountain resort of modern units. The seminar facilities
are highly professional, including lecture theatre, audiovisual equipment
and library.
TIMETABLE
Extended abstracts (750-1000 words) - 3 hard copies 31 May 1991
Notification of acceptances 17 June 1991
Full formatted papers due 20 August 1991
Symposium 20-23 August 1991
COSTS in Australian dollars (US$1 = ~A$1.28; PStg 1 = ~A$2.33)
Registration fee (including one copy of Preprints):
Full fee $250
Authors (1 per paper) $150
Accommodation (including all meals):
Bethongabel units (private bath, balcony, view) $119 pp/pn
Elabana units (private bath, limited availability) $105 pp/pn
Bus to Lamington National Park from Griffith University:
Round trip $25
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
Chair
Terry Dartnall, Griffith University, Australia
Conference Organiser
Fay Sudweeks, University of Sydney, Australia
Advisory Board
Margaret Boden, Sussex University, UK
Andy Clarke, Sussex University, UK
Max Coltheart, Macquarie University, Australia
Boi Faltings, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Marilyn Ford, Griffith University, Australia
John Gero, University of Sydney, Australia
Rod Girle, Griffith University; Australian National University
Laveen Kanal, University of Maryland, USA
Graham Priest, University of Queensland, Australia
Simon Ross, University College of London, UK; Kluwer Academic Press
Aaron Sloman, Sussex University, UK
Roger Wales, University of Melbourne, Australia
Janet Wiles, University of Queensland, Australia
CONFERENCE CONTACTS
Correspondence and queries:
Dr Terry Dartnall
School of Computing and Information Technology
Griffith University
Nathan Qld 4111 Australia
Tel: +61-7-875 5020 Fax: +61-7-875 5198
Email: terryd@gucis.sct.gu.edu.au
Abstracts and papers:
Ms Fay Sudweeks
Department of Architectural and Design Science
University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
Tel: +61-2-692 2328 Fax: +61-2-692 3031
Email: fay@archsci.arch.su.oz.au
Registration:
Ms Denise Vercoe
School of Computing and Information Technology
Griffith University
Nathan Qld 4111 Australia
Tel: +61-7-875 5002 Fax: +61-7-875 5198
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Subject: On-campus housing for ML-91
From: Gregg Collins <collins@z.ils.nwu.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 91 11:58:23 -0500
We are pleased to announce the availability of on-campus housing for
ML91, the Eighth International Workshop on Machine Learning, which will
be held at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, June 27-29,
1991. Housing will consist of double-occupancy dormitory rooms at a rate
of $69.00 for four nights (June 26-29).
*****************ML91 On-Campus Housing Registration Form*****************
Please send this form, along with a check for $69.00 made out to
Northwestern University, to the following address:
Machine Learning 1991
The Institute for the Learning Sciences
1890 Maple Avenue
Evanston, Illinois, 60201
USA
phone (708) 491-3500
fax (708) 491-5258
email ml91@ils.nwu.edu
Registration information (please type or print):
Name:
Sex:
Address:
Phone:
Email:
Name of person with whom you would like to share your room (if
left blank, we will assign you a roommate):
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Subject: 2nd announcement: Methods in Computational Neuroscience course
From: ken@cns.caltech.edu
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 91 16:00:04 -0700
COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT: METHODS IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
*** 2ND (AND LAST) NOTICE *** APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MAY 15 ***
We are writing to bring to your attention the course ``Methods in
Computational Neuroscience", to be offered Aug 5 -- 30, 1991 at the
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The course will
provide intensive training in methods of neural modeling to 20 graduate
students, postdocs, and faculty. Course directors are James Bower,
Christof Koch, and Kenneth Miller (Associate Director), from Caltech.
The course will include both lectures, and a laboratory in which each
student will undertake a computational project of their own choosing.
Each student will be provided with a Unix workstation (Sun Sparcstation
II) and will be trained in doing neural simulations using the general
purpose neural simulator GENESIS that has been developed at Caltech.
GENESIS is publicly distributed without cost, so students can bring the
skills acquired back to others at their institution.
Course lectures are roughly divided into two sections. The first section
will focus on biophysically realistic, detailed simulations of activity
patterns in neurons and neuronal networks. Methods for simulating the
electrical properties of single neurons will be introduced (compartmental
models, active currents, interactions between synapses, calcium
dynamics). Numerical and mathematical techniques necessary for such
simulations will be presented, as will mathematical methods appropriate
for understanding simplified network models (e.g. theory of dynamical
systems). Applications to networks will be drawn from the invertebrate
and vertebrate literature (central pattern generators, visual system of
the fly, mammalian hippocampus, olfactory cortex).
Faculty for this section will include:
Paul Adams, SUNY Stony Brook
Christof Koch, Caltech
Idan Segev, Hebrew University
Matthew Wilson, U. of Arizona
Michael Mascagni, Supercomputing Research Center and NIH
Jim Bower, Caltech
Roger Traub, IBM
John Rinzel, NIH
Avis Cohen, U. Maryland
Nancy Kopell, Boston U.
Eve Marder, Brandeis
Sylvia Ryckebusch, Caltech
The second section will build on the first, focusing on learning,
development, and higher functions. Topics such as LTP in hippocampus,
development of the visual cortex and of the retino-tectal projection, and
motion perception will be presented. Models at both the cellular and
network levels will be discussed. More abstract networks, including
biologically relevant learning algorithms and connectionist models, will
also be examined from a neurobiological point of view.
Faculty for this section will include:
Charles Stevens, Salk Institute
Anthony Zador, Yale
Kenneth Miller, Caltech
David MacKay, Caltech
David Zipser, UCSD
Terry Sejnowski, UCSD and the Salk Institute
Christof Koch, Caltech
Bill Bialek, NEC Corp.
Rodney Douglas, Oxford
David Van Essen, Caltech
Richard Anderson, MIT
Ted Adelson, MIT
Requests for applications should be sent to:
Ms. Florence Dwane
Admissions Coordinator
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Applications should be sent to Ms. Dwane by May 15 1991.
Financial aid is available for all students that need it.
We believe this course provides a unique opportunity to develop skills in
neural modeling. Please bring the course to the attention of your
colleagues. We encourage you and your colleagues to consider attending.
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Subject: IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
From: Russ Eberhart <RCE1%APLVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 91 08:10:42 -0400
See papers on Neural Networks and Expert Systems at the
**** FOURTH ANNUAL IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER-BASED MEDICAL SYSTEMS ****
Stouffer Harborplace, Baltimore, Maryland, May 12-14, 1991
The Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems is
sponsored by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, the
IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Baltimore Section. You are invited to
attend the Symposium where recent medical developments will be reported
in Neural Networks and Expert Systems, Clinical Assessment and Risk
Evaluation, Medical Imaging Systems, and Medical and Prosthetic Devices.
The Symposium is intended for engineers, computer scientists and
physicians from academia, industry and government who are designing,
developing or using computer-based medical systems. The focus is on
medical applications. The Symposium provides a valuable opportunity for
professionals and students in the field to interact with each other and
with government regulators.
Following is a list of papers being given in the Neural Networks and
Expert Systems Track, chaired by Dr. Judith Dayhoff:
On-Line Detection of Epileptic Spikes using a Patient-Independent Neural
Network - K. Wilson et al.
Multilevel Neural Network System for EEG Spike Detection - O. Ozdamar et
al.
Detection of the EEG K-Complex Wave with Neural Networks - I. N. Bankman
et al.
Seismocardiogram Interpretation using Neural Network Analysis - M. O.
Poliac and J. M. Zanetti
Neural Network Paradigm Comparisons for Appendicitis Diagnoses - R. C.
Eberhart et al.
Unsupervised Learning in Computer Aided Macro Electromyography - C. N.
Schizas et al.
Improved Network Inversion Technique for Classification Boundary Search -
D. Davis and J. Hwang
Parallel Algorithms for Exemplar Based Tissue Diagnostics - H. D. Cheng
et al.
DiagFH: An Expert System for Diagnosis of Fulminent Hepatitis - W. Lin
and J.-X. Tang
Effective Cognitive Modeling in an Intelligent Tutoring System for
Cardiovascular Physiology - L. Shim et al.
The Clinical Evaluation of UNIS: An Expert System for the Long-Term Care
of Patients with Urinary Incontinence - K. Petrucci et al.
A Neural Network Expert System to Support Decisions in Diagnostic Imaging
- K. Kuhn et al.
A Knowledge-Based System to Assist with Preoperative Assessments - K. B.
Langton and R. B. Haynes
A Proposed Parallel Architecture for 3-D Dose Computation in Radiation
Therapy Treatment Planning - J. A. Satti et al.
Medical Information, Knowledge and Expert Systems - B. I. Blum and R. D.
Semmel
Design of an Expert System for Monitoring Drug Treatment in a Psychiatric
Hospital - J. D. Bronzino et al.
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Regular and on-site registration after April 15, 1991, is:
IEEE member $240
Non-member 300
Student 65 (each student receives a copy of the proceedings,
but not tickets to the luncheons)
To register or to receive more information, contact one of the following:
Jeffery C. Lesho, MS 13-S112 Russell C. Eberhart, MS 2-208
JHU Applied Physics Lab. JHU Applied Physics Lab.
Johns Hopkins Road Johns Hopkins Road
Laurel, MD 20723 Laurel, MD 20723
phone 301-953-5000 ext. 8057 phone 301-953-5037
email RCE1@APLVM.BITNET
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Subject: IJCAI-91 WORKSHOP ON EVOLUTION AND CHAOS IN COGNITIVE PROCESSING
From: dld@scs.carleton.ca (Dwight Deugo)
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Date: 30 Apr 91 18:08:30 +0000
CALL FOR PAPERS
IJCAI-91 WORKSHOP
EVOLUTION AND CHAOS IN COGNITIVE PROCESSING
Sydney, Australia, 24th August 1991
Goals
Recently, there has been considerable interest and progress in the
study of systems of entities which, using only a simple set of local
rules, exhibit complex and robust global behavior. Much of this activity
has occurred in specialized research communities investigating Artificial
Life, Genetic Algorithms, Chaos Theory, and Non-Linear Complex Systems.
It is clear that many of the issues being addressed by these groups have
a strong intersection with the goals and interests of the AI community -
e.g. evolution and behavior.
The goal of the Workshop is to provide a forum for researchers in
evolutionary processes and discrete chaos theory to investigate the links
between these two fields with respect to AI and cognitive processing.
This investigation is a first step towards answering the following
questions: Is an evolutionary model of cognition plausible? How can
correct, simple rules be determined which achieve a desired global
behavior? Is chaos theory a useful tool for the design and analysis of
evolutionary systems such as genetic algorithms and classifier systems?
Topics of interest for the Workshop include:
* Genetic algorithms
* Classifier systems
* Artificial life
* Discrete chaos
* Discrete non-linear systems
* Cellular automata
* Emergent behaviors
* Non-classical evolutionary systems
* Evolutionary epistemology
* The application of the above topics to cognitive processing
Where possible, we encourage examination of the links to AI.
Format
All accepted papers will be presented in either a plenary or poster
session. In order to provide ample opportunity for discussion, most
presentations will be posters. Panel discussions will summarize the
findings of each area in the workshop and identify open problems and
future research directions.
Submissions
Intended authors are invited to submit either a full paper (max.
15 pages), or a short paper (3-5 pages); all other participants should
submit a summary of previous relevant work with expected contributions.
All accepted papers will appear in the workshop proceedings; the full
papers will be considered for inclusion in a planned book. Five copies
should be submitted by May 13, 1991 to:
Workshop on Evolution and Chaos in Cognitive Processing
c/o Dwight Deugo
School of Computer Science,
Carleton University, Ottawa,
Canada, K1S 5B6,
(613) 788-4333,
FAX (613) 788-4334
e-mail: dwightdeugo@scs.carleton.ca
Authors will be notified of the committee's decision by June 17,
1991. The final version and the workshop registration form and fees
($US65.00) will be due by July 15,1991
Organizing Committee
Rob Black, Dwight Deugo, and Una-May O'Reilly (Carleton University)
Program Committee
Franz Oppacher and Nicola Santoro (Carleton University); Kenneth
De Jong (George Mason University); Christopher G. Langton (Los Alamos
National Laboratory)
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Subject: Intelligent Control and Instrumentation
From: <ECBSOH%NTIVAX.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Date: Fri, 03 May 91 09:10:00 +0800
Recently, I posted a call for papers for an International Conference on
Intelligent Control and Instrumentation in Neuron Digest. Unfortunately,
The contents listed in the Neuron digest read "Intelligent Conference and
Instrumentation". Please can you re-post it again under "Intelligent
Control and Instrumentation"
Thank you.
By the way:- My name is C. B. SOH
with E-mail: ecbsoh@ntivax.bitnet
Yours' Sincerely
Dr. SOH CHEONG BOON
Secretary of the IEEE Singapore Section Control Chapter.
Note : the Call for papers is attached below.
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C A L L F O R P A P E R S
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON
INTELLIGENT CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION
_________________________________
Hilton International Singapore
Feb 18 - 21, 1992
The conference is organised by the IEEE Singapore Section, Control
Chapter and co-sponsored by the Computer Chapter, Industrial Electronics
Chapter and the Instrumentation and Control Society, Singapore (National
Member Organisation of IFAC). The Conference will be concerned with the
state-of-the-art in design, theory and application of Intelligent Control
and Instrumentation in Robotics, Automation, Control, Manufacturing and
related fields. Topics includes, but are not limited to:
* Adaptive Control * Neural Network in Control
* Robust Control * Intelligent Process Planning
* Robotics * Distributed Control Systems
* Real-Time Systems * Fault Diagnostics and Detection
* Intelligent Control * Intelligent Instrumentation
* Discrete Event Control * Communications in Control
* System Identification * CAD
* Optimal Control * Large Scale Systems
* Expert Systems * Motion Control
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
K. J. Astrom Sweden F. Harashima Japan
Y. C. Ho USA L. Gerhardt USA
T. Fukuda Japan H. Kimura Japan
G. A. Bekey USA N. H. McClamroch USA
G. B. Andeen USA I. Postlethwaite UK
M. G. Rodd UK M. H. Rashid USA
A. C. Sanderson USA Y. Sunahara Japan
M. Vidyasagar India M. Mansour Switzerland
Brian Lee Singapore C. C. Hang Singapore
M. Tomizuka USA James C. Hung USA
S. Yamamoto Japan B. H. Krogh USA
B. K. Bose USA G. C. Goodwin Australia
Joseph Chen Singapore P. C. Sen Canada
H. A. El-Maraghy Canada Tony Woo USA
S. Sankaran Australia K. W. Lim Australia
Authors are invited to submit 4 copies of 800-words abstracts of the
papers headed by the title, author's name(s), address(es), telephone,
facsimile and telex numbers to:
Prof C. C. Hang
Technical Programme Chairman
SICICI '92
IEEE Singapore Section
200 Jalan Sultan
#11-03 Textile Centre
Singapore 0719
E-Mail: FENGHCC@NUS3090.BITNET
Abstracts must be received by 15 June 1991. Notification of acceptance
will be sent by 2 September 1991. Proposals for tutorials are also
invited.
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