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Neuron Digest Volume 09 Number 12
Neuron Digest Thursday, 19 Mar 1992 Volume 9 : Issue 12
Today's Topics:
Call for Papers - NIPS
Symposium - Connectionism Cognitive Processing (Vienna, AT)
European Society for Philosophy and Psychology
Call for Workshops - post-NIPS
CFP - HICSS-26
Conference - PDP & NN (Indiana)
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Subject: Call for Papers - NIPS
From: Davi Geiger <geiger@medusa.siemens.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 92 17:39:57 -0500
[[ Editor's Note: I have a backlog of Call for Papers, Conference
announcements, and so on. I will be sending them out in reverse
chronological order over the next week or so. Apologies to organizers
with past deadlines. Remember, if your submission is time-critical,
please note that fact so I'll push the queue a bit faster... -PM ]]
CALL FOR PAPERS
NEURAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS (NIPS)
-Natural and Synthetic-
Monday, November 30 - Thursday, December 3, 1992
Denver, Colorado
This is the sixth meeting of an inter-disciplinary conference
which brings together neuroscientists, engineers, computer
scientists, cognitive scientists, physicists, and mathematicians
interested in all aspects of neural processing and computation. A
day of tutorial presentations (Nov 30) will precede the regular
session and two days of focused workshops will follow at a nearby
ski area (Dec 4-5). Major categories and examples of
subcategories for paper submissions are the following;
Neuroscience: Studies and Analyses of Neurobiological
Systems, Inhibition in cortical circuits, Signals and noise
in neural computation, Theoretical Neurobiology and
Neurophysics.
Theory: Computational Learning Theory, Complexity Theory,
Dynamical Systems, Statistical Mechanics, Probability and
Statistics, Approximation Theory.
Implementation and Simulation: VLSI, Optical, Software
Simulators, Implementation Languages, Parallel Processor
Design and Benchmarks.
Algorithms and Architectures: Learning Algorithms,
Constructive and Pruning Algorithms, Localized Basis
Functions, Tree Structured Networks, Performance
Comparisons, Recurrent Networks, Combinatorial Optimization,
Genetic Algorithms.
Cognitive Science & AI: Natural Language, Human Learning and
Memory, Perception and Psychophysics, Symbolic Reasoning.
Visual Processing: Stereopsis, Visual Motion, Recognition,
Image Coding and Classification.
Speech and Signal Processing: Speech Recognition, Coding,
and Synthesis, Text-to-Speech, Adaptive Equalization,
Nonlinear Noise Removal.
Control, Navigation, and Planning: Navigation and Planning,
Learning Internal Models of the World, Trajectory Planning,
Robotic Motor Control, Process Control.
Applications: Medical Diagnosis or Data Analysis, Financial
and Economic Analysis, Timeseries Prediction, Protein
Structure Prediction, Music Processing, Expert Systems.
The technical program will contain plenary, contributed oral and
poster presentations with no parallel sessions. All presented
papers will be due (January 13, 1993) after the conference in
camera-ready format and will be published by Morgan Kaufmann.
Submission Procedures: Original research contributions are
solicited, and will be carefully refereed. Authors must submit
six copies of both a 1000-word (or less) summary and six copies
of a separate single-page 50-100 word abstract clearly stating
their results postmarked by May 22, 1992 (express mail is not
necessary). Accepted abstracts will be published in the
conference program. Summaries are for program committee use
only. At the bottom of each abstract page and on the first
summary page indicate preference for oral or poster presentation
and specify one of the above nine broad categories and, if
appropriate, sub-categories (For example: Poster, Applications-
Expert Systems; Oral, Implementation-Analog VLSI). Include
addresses of all authors at the front of the summary and the
abstract and indicate to which author correspondence should be
addressed. Submissions will not be considered that lack category
information, separate abstract sheets, the required six copies,
author addresses, or are late.
Mail Submissions To:
Jack Cowan
NIPS*92 Submissions
University of Chicago
Dept. of Mathematics
5734 So. University Ave.
Chicago IL 60637
Mail For Registration Material To:
NIPS*92 Registration
SIEMENS Research Center
755 College Road East
Princeton, NJ, 08540
All submitting authors will be sent registration material
automatically. Program committee decisions will be sent to the
correspondence author only.
NIPS*92 Organizing Committee: General Chair, Stephen J. Hanson,
Siemens Research & Princeton University; Program Chair, Jack
Cowan, University of Chicago; Publications Chair, Lee Giles, NEC;
Publicity Chair, Davi Geiger, Siemens Research; Treasurer, Bob
Allen, Bellcore; Local Arrangements, Chuck Anderson, Colorado
State University; Program Co-Chairs: Andy Barto, U. Mass.; Jim
Burr, Stanford U.; David Haussler, UCSC ; Alan Lapedes, Los
Alamos; Bruce McNaughton, U. Arizona; Barlett Mel, JPL; Mike
Mozer, U. Colorado; John Pearson, SRI; Terry Sejnowski, Salk
Institute; David Touretzky, CMU; Alex Waibel, CMU; Halbert White,
UCSD; Alan Yuille, Harvard U.; Tutorial Chair: Stephen Hanson,
Workshop Chair: Gerry Tesauro, IBM Domestic Liasons: IEEE
Liaison, Terrence Fine, Cornell; Government & Corporate Liaison,
Lee Giles, NEC; Overseas Liasons: Mitsuo Kawato, ATR; Marwan
Jabri, University of Sydney; Benny Lautrup, Niels Bohr Institute;
John Bridle, RSRE; Andreas Meier, Simon Bolivar U.
DEADLINE FOR SUMMARIES & ABSTRACTS IS MAY 22, 1992 (POSTMARKED)
please post
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Subject: Symposium - Connectionism Cognitive Processing (Vienna, AT)
From: Georg Dorffner <georg@ai.univie.ac.at>
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 92 17:58:28 +0100
Announcement
Symposium on
CONNECTIONISM AND COGNITIVE PROCESSING
as part of the
Eleventh European Meeting
on Cybernetics and Systems Research (EMCSR)
April 21 - 24, 1992
University of Vienna, Austria
Chairs:
Noel Sharkey (Univ. of Exeter)
Georg Dorffner (Univ. of Vienna)
The following papers will be presented:
Thursday afternoon (Apr. 23)
Conflict Detection in Asynchronous Winner-Take-All Structures
M.Deng, Penn State Univ., USA
Weightless Neurons and Categorisation Modelling
M.H.Gera, Univ. of London, UK
Semantic Transitions in a Hierarchical Memory Network
M.Herrmann, M.Usher, Tel Aviv Univ., ISR
Type Generalisations on Distributed Representations
D.Mundi, N.E.Sharkey, Univ. of Exeter, UK
Non-Conceptual Content and Parallel Distributed Processing,
a Match Made in Cognitive Science Heaven?
R.L.Chrisley, Univ. of Oxford, UK
Aspects of Rules and Connectionism
E.Prem, Austrian Research Inst. for AI, A
Friday Morning (April 24)
Sub-symbolic Inference: Inferring Verb Meaning
A.Baldwin, Univ. of Exeter, UK
Mental Models in Connectionist Networks
V.Ajjanagadde, Univ. of Tuebingen, D
Connectionism and the Issue of Compositionality and
Systematicity
L.Niklasson, N.E.Sharkey, Univ. of Skoevde, S
Friday Afternoon
INVITED LECTURE:
The Causal Role of the Constituents of Superpositional
Representations
N.E.Sharkey, Univ. of Exeter, UK
followed by a moderated discussion with all previous presenters
Section Neural Networks
EMG/EEG Pattern Recognition by Neural Networks
A.Hiraiwa, N.Uchida, K.Shimohara, NTT Human Interface Labs., J
Simulation of Navigation of Mobile Robots with Non-Centralized
Neuromorphic Control
L.F.B. Almeida, E.P.L.Passos, Inst.Militar de Engenharia, BRA
Weightless and Threshold-Controlled Neurocomputing
O.Kufudaki, J.Horejs, Czechoslovak Acad.of Sciences, CS
Neural Networks Learning with Genetic Algorithms
P.M.Palagi, L.A.V. de Carvalho, Univ.Fed.do Rio de Janeiro, BRA
- * -
Among the plenary lectures of the conference, Tuesday morning
will feature
Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks and Soft Computing
L. Zadeh, UC Berkeley, USA
Furthermore, the conference will include symposia on the
following topics:
- General Systems Methodology
- Mathematical Systems Theory
- Computer Aided Process Interpretation
- Fuzzy Sets, Approximate Reasoning and Knowledge-Based Systems
- Designing and Systems
- Humanity, Architecture and Conceptualization
- Biocybernetics and Mathematical Biology
- Cybernetics in Medicine
- Cybernetics of Socio-Economic Systems
- Systems, Management and Organization
- Cybernetics of National Development
- Communication and Computers
- Intelligent Autonomous Systems
- Artificial Intelligence
- Impacts of Artificial Intelligence
Conference Fee: AS 2,400 for contributors, AS 3,400 for
participants. (incl.proceedings (2 volumes) and two receptions;
12 AS = 1 US$ approx.).
The proceedings will also be available from World Scientific
Publishing Co., entitled "Cybernetics and Systems '92; R.Trappl
(ed.)"
Registration will be possible at the conference site (main
building of the University of Vienna). You can also contact:
EMCSR Conference Secretariat
Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies
Schottengasse 3
A-1010 Vienna, Austria
Tel: +43 1 535 32 810
Fax: +43 1 63 06 52
Email: sec@ai.univie.ac.at
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Subject: European Society for Philosophy and Psychology
From: Martin Davies <UBTY003@cu.bbk.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 92 12:12:00 +0000
****** EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY ******
*********** INAUGURAL CONFERENCE ***********
**** 17 - 19 JULY, 1992 ****
The Inaugural Conference of the European Society for Philosophy and
Psychology will take place in Louvain (Leuven) Belgium, from Friday 17 to
Sunday 19 July, 1992.
The goal of the Society is 'to promote interaction between philosophers
and psychologists on issues of common concern'.
The programme for this inaugural meeting will comprise invited lectures -
by Dan Sperber and Larry Weiskrantz - and invited symposia. Topics for
symposia include: Intentionality, Reasoning, Connectionist Models,
Consciousness, Theory of Mind, and Philosophical Issues from Linguistics.
There will also be a business meeting to inaugurate the Society formally.
The conference will be held in the Institute of Philosophy, University of
Louvain. The first session will commence at 3.00 pm on Friday 17 July,
and the conference will end at lunchtime on Sunday 19 July.
Accommodation at various prices in hotels and student residences will be
available.
To receive further information about registration and accommodation,
along with programme details, please contact one of the following:
Daniel Andler
CREA
1 rue Descartes
75005 Paris
France
Email: azra@poly.polytechnique.fr
Martin Davies
Philosophy Department
Birkbeck College
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HX
England
Email: ubty003@cu.bbk.ac.uk
Beatrice de Gelder
Psychology Department
Tilburg University
P.O. Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
Netherlands
Email: beadegelder@kub.nl
Tony Marcel
MRC Applied Psychology Unit
15 Chaucer Road
Cambridge CB2 2EF
England
Email: tonym@mrc-apu.cam.ac.uk
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Subject: Call for Workshops - post-NIPS
From: Davi Geiger <geiger@medusa.siemens.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 92 12:26:32 -0500
CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
NIPS*92 Post-Conference Workshops
December 4 and 5, 1992
Vail, Colorado
Request for Proposals
Following the regular NIPS program, workshops on current topics
in Neural Information Processing will be held on December 4 and
5, 1992, in Vail, Colorado. Proposals by qualified individuals
interested in chairing one of these workshops are solicited.
Past topics have included: Computational Neuroscience; Sensory
Biophysics; Recurrent Nets; Self-Organization; Speech; Vision;
Rules and Connectionist Models; Neural Network Dynamics; Computa-
tional Complexity Issues; Benchmarking Neural Network Applica-
tions; Architectural Issues; Fast Training Techniques; Active
Learning and Control; Optimization; Bayesian Analysis; Genetic
Algorithms; VLSI and Optical Implementations; Integration of
Neural Networks with Conventional Software. The goal of the
workshops is to provide an informal forum for researchers to
freely discuss important issues of current interest. Sessions
will meet in the morning and in the afternoon of both days, with
free time in between for ongoing individual exchange or outdoor
activities. Specific open and/or controversial issues are en-
couraged and preferred as workshop topics. Individuals proposing
to chair a workshop will have responsibilities including: arrange
brief informal presentations by experts working on the topic,
moderate or lead the discussion, and report its high points,
findings and conclusions to the group during evening plenary ses-
sions, and in a short (2 page) written summary. Submission Pro-
cedure: Interested parties should submit a short proposal for a
workshop of interest postmarked by May 22, 1992. (Express mail
is *not* necessary. Submissions by electronic mail will also be
acceptable.) Proposals should include a title, a short descrip-
tion of what the workshop is to address and accomplish, and the
proposed length of the workshop (one day or two days). It should
state why the topic is of interest or controversial, why it
should be discussed and what the targeted group of participants
is. In addition, please send a brief resume of the prospective
workshop chair, a list of publications and evidence of scholar-
ship in the field of interest.
Mail submissions to:
Dr. Gerald Tesauro
NIPS*92 Workshops Chair
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 USA
(e-mail: tesauro@watson.ibm.com)
Name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail net address (if
applicable) must be on all submissions.
PROPOSALS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MAY 22, 1992
Please Post
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Subject: CFP - HICSS-26
From: Tim Hill <thill@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 92 17:51:04 -1000
HICSS-26 REQUEST FOR PAPERS
26th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Mini-Track on Neural Network Applications in Organizations
Kauai, Hawaii - January 5-8, 1993
Papers are requested for the HICSS-26 Mini-Track on Neural Network
Applications in Organizations. The mini-track will provide a forum for
presenting and discussing original research addressing the application of
any type of neural network, or connectionist model, to practical problems
within organizations. Submissions may be theoretical, conceptual,
tutorial, or descriptive in nature. Of special interest, however, are
papers detailing innovative solutions to significant practical problems,
through application of neural network technology. Appropriate
applications include, but are not limited to, the following:
- neural network tools for performing business-related tasks such
as bond rating, forecasting, data analysis, etc.,
- neural network models of human decision making in organizational
contexts such as production scheduling, project planning, etc.,
- neural networks as components of organizational support systems
for communication, negotiation and decision making, etc.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PAPERS AND DEADLINES: Submissions should
include six copies of the full paper. Manuscripts should be 12-26
typewritten, double-spaced pages in length, including figures and tables.
Manuscripts should have two title pages. The first one should include
all title, author name(s), affiliation(s), complete mailing and
electronic address(es), and telephone number(s). The second one should
include only the title. The first page of the manuscript should include
a 300-word abstract of the paper. Deadlines are as follows:
Apr 3, 92 Optional abstract submitted by e-mail or post to Mini-Track
chair for guidance and indication of appropriate content.
Apr 17, 92 Feedback to author concerning abstract.
Jun 5, 92 Full papers submitted to Mini-Track chair.
Aug 31, 92 Notification of acceptance to authors.
Sep 25, 92 Camera-ready manuscripts due for accepted papers.
Nov 15, 92 At least one author must register for conference.
Send all correspondence to: Prof. Tim Hill, Mini-Track Chair
College of Business
University of Hawaii
2404 Maile Way
Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
Tel: (808) 956-6657
E-mail: thill@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu
Fax: (808) 956-3261
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Subject: Conference - PDP & NN (Indiana)
From: TEPPER@CVAX.IPFW.INDIANA.EDU
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 92 15:42:20 -0500
Fifth NN & PDP CONFERENCE PROGRAM - April 9, 10 and 11,1992
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The Fifth Conference on Neural Networks and Parallel Distributed
Processing at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne will be
held April 9, 10, and 11, 1992. Conference registration is $20 (on
site). Students and members or employees of supporting organizations
attend free. Some limited financial support might also be available to
allow students to attend.
Inquiries should be addressed to:
US mail:
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Pr. Samir Sayegh
Physics Department
Indiana University-Purdue University
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
email: sayegh@ipfwcvax.bitnet
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FAX: (219)481-6880
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Voice: (219) 481-6306 OR 481-6157
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All talks will be held in Kettler Hall, Room G46: Thursday, April 9,
6pm-9pm; Friday Morning & Afternoon (Tutorial Sessions), 8:30am-12pm &
1pm-4:30pm and Friday Evening 6pm-9pm; Saturday, 9am-12noon.
Parking will be available near the Athletic Building or at any Blue A-B
parking lots. Do not park in an Orange A lot or you may get a parking
violation ticket.
Special hotel rates (IPFW corporate rates) are available at Canterbury
Green, which is a 5 minute drive from the campus. The number is (219)
485-9619. The Marriott Hotel also has corporate rates for IPFW and is
about a 10 minute drive. Their number is (219) 484-0411. Another hotel
with corporate rates for IPFW is Don Hall's Guesthouse (about 10 minutes
away). Their number is (219) 489-2524.
The following talks will be presented:
Applications I - Thursday 6pm-7:30pm
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Nasser Ansari & Janusz A. Starzyk, Ohio University. DISTANCE FIELD
APPROACH TO HANDWRITTEN CHARACTER RECOGNITION
Thomas L. Hemminger & Yoh-Han Pao, Case Western Reserve University. A
REAL-TIME TIME NEURAL-NET COMPUTING APPROACH TO THE DETECTION
AND CLASSIFICATION OF UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC TRANSIENTS
Seibert L. Murphy & Samir I. Sayegh, Indiana-Purdue University. ANALYSIS
OF THE CLASSIFICATION PERFORMANCE OF A BACK PROPAGATION NEURAL
NETWORK DESIGNED FOR ACOUSTIC SCREENING
S. Keyvan, L. C. Rabelo, & A. Malkani, Ohio University. NUCLEAR
DIAGNOSTIC MONITORING SYSTEM USING ADAPTIVE RESONANCE THEORY
J.L. Fleming & D.G. Hill, Armstrong Lab, Brooks AFB. STUDENT MODELING
USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
Biological and Cooperative Phenomena Optimization I - Thursday 7:50pm-9pm
===========================================================================
Ljubomir T. Citkusev & Ljubomir J., Buturovic, Boston University. NON-
DERIVATIVE NETWORK FOR EARLY VISION
Yalin Hu & Robert J. Jannarone, University of South Carolina. A
NEUROCOMPUTING KERNEL ALGORITHM FOR REAL-TIME, CONTINUOUS
COGNITIVE PROCESSING
M.B. Khatri & P.G. Madhavan, Indiana-Purdue University, Indianapolis. ANN
SIMULATION OF THE PLACE CELL PHENOMENON USING CUE SIZE RATIO
Mark M. Millonas, University of Texas at Austin. CONNECTIONISM AND SWARM
INTELLIGENCE
======================================================================
Tutorials I - Friday 8:30am-11:45am
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Bill Frederick, Indiana-Purdue University. INTRODUCTION TO FUZZY LOGIC
Helmut Heller, University of Illinois. INTRODUCTION TO TRANSPUTER SYSTEMS
Arun Jagota, SUNY-Buffalo. THE HOPFIELD NETWORK, ASSOCIATIVE MEMORIES, AND
OPTIMIZATION
Tutorials II - Friday 1:15pm-4:30pm
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Krzysztof J. Cios, University Of Toledo. SELF-GENERATING NEURAL NETWORK
ALGORITHM : CID3 APPLICATION TO CARDIOLOGY
Robert J. Jannarone, University of South Carolina. REAL-TIME
NEUROCOMPUTING, AN INTRODUCTION
Network Analysis I - Friday 6pm-7:30pm
========================================
M.R. Banan & K.D. Hjelmstad, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
A SUPERVISED TRAINING ENVIRONMENT BASED ON LOCAL ADAPTATION,
FUZZINESS, AND SIMULATION
Pranab K. Das II, University of Texas at Austin. CHAOS IN A SYSTEM OF FEW
NEURONS
Arun Maskara & Andrew Noetzel, University Heights. FORCED LEARNING IN
SIMPLE RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORKS
Samir I. Sayegh, Indiana-Purdue University. SEQUENTIAL VS CUMULATIVE
UPDATE: AN EXPANSION
D.A. Brown, P.L.N. Murthy, & L. Berke, The College of Wooster. SELF-
ADAPTATION IN BACKPROPAGATION NETWORKS THROUGH VARIABLE
DECOMPOSITION AND OUTPUT SET DECOMPOSITION
Applications II - Friday 7:50pm-9pm
=====================================
Susith Fernando & Karan Watson, Texas A & M University. ANNs TO INCORPORATE
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN HI FAULTS DETECTION
D.K. Singh, G.V. Kudav, & T.T. Maxwell, Youngstown State University.
FUNCTIONAL MAPPING OF SURFACE PRESSURES ON 2-D AUTOMOTIVE
ShAPES BY NEURAL NETWORKS
K. Hooks, A. Malkani, & L. C. Rabelo, Ohio University. APPLICATION OF
ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS IN QUALITY CONTROL CHARTS
B.E. Stephens & P.G. Madhavan, Purdue University at Indianapolis. SIMPLE
NONLINEAR CURVE FITTING USING THE ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWOR
======================================================================
Network Analysis II - Saturday 9am-10:30am
============================================
Sandip Sen, University of Michigan. NOISE SENSITIVITY IN A SIMPLE CLASSIFIER
SYSTEM
Xin Wang, University of Southern California. DYNAMICS OF DISCRETE-TIME
RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORKS: PATTERN FORMATION AND EVOLUTION
Zhenni Wang and Christine Di Massimo, University of Newcastle. A
PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING THE CANONICAL STRUCTURE OF
MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS
Srikanth Radhakrishnan, Tulane University. PATTERN CLASSIFICATION USING
THE HYBRID COULOMB ENERGY NETWORK
Biological and Cooperative Phenomena Optimization II - Saturday
10:50am-12noon
===============================================================
J. Wu, M. Penna, P.G. Madhavan, & L. Zheng, Purdue University at
Indianapolis. COGNITIVE MAP BUILDING AND NAVIGATION
C. Zhu, J. Wu, & Michael A. Penna, Purdue University at Indianapolis.
USING THE NADEL TO SOLVE THE CORRESPONDENCE PROBLEM
Arun Jagota, SUNY-Buffalo. COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY OF ANALYZING A
HOPFIELD-CLIQUE NETWORK
Assaad Makki, & Pepe Siy, Wayne State University. OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS BY
MODIFIED HOPFIELD NEURAL NETWORKS
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