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Neuron Digest Volume 11 Number 40
Neuron Digest Thursday, 24 Jun 1993 Volume 11 : Issue 40
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CFP: EMCSR'94 European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research
EP94 Call For Papers
CLNL'93 - Revised Deadlines and General Info
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Subject: CFP: EMCSR'94 European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research
From: Gerda Helscher <gerda@mail2.ai.univie.ac.at>
Date: Mon, 10 May 93 21:16:31 +0100
* *
* *
* TWELFTH EUROPEAN MEETING *
* ON *
* CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH *
* (EMCSR 1994) *
April 5 - 8, 1994
UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA
organized by the Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies
in cooperation with
Dept.of Medical Cybernetics and Artificial Intelligence, Univ.of Vienna
and
International Federation for Systems Research
Cybernetics - "the study of communication and control in the animal and
the machine" (N.Wiener) - has recently returned to the forefront, not
only in cyberpunk and cyberspace, but, even more important, contributing
to the consolidation of various scientific theories. Additionally, an
ever increasing number of research areas, including social and economic
theories, theoretical biology, ecology, computer science, and robotics
draw on ideas from second order cybernetics. Artificial intelligence,
evolved directly from cybernetics, has not only technological and
economic, but also important social impacts. With a marked trend
towards interdisciplinary cooperation and global perspectives, this
important role of cybernetics is expected to be further strengthened
over the next years.
Since 1972, the biennial European Meetings on Cybernetics and Systems
Research (EMCSR) have served as a forum for discussion of converging
ideas and new aspects of different scientific disciplines. As on
previous occasions, a number of sessions providing wide coverage of the
rapid developments will be arranged, complemented with daily plenary
meetings, where eminent speakers will present latest research results.
SESSIONS + Chairpersons:
A General Systems Methodology
G.J.Klir, USA
B Advances in Mathematical Systems Theory
M.Peschel, Germany, and F.Pichler, Austria
C Fuzzy Systems, Approximate Reasoning and Knowledge-Based Systems
C.Carlsson, Finland, K.-P.Adlassnig, Austria, and E.P.Klement,
Austria
D Designing and Systems, and Their Education
B.Banathy, USA, W.Gasparski, Poland, and G.Goldschmidt, Israel
E Humanity, Architecture and Conceptualization
G.Pask, UK, and G.de Zeeuw, Netherlands
F Biocybernetics and Mathematical Biology
L.M.Ricciardi, Italy
G Systems and Ecology
F.J.Radermacher, Germany, and K.Fedra, Austria
H Cybernetics and Informatics in Medicine
G.Gell, Austria, and G.Porenta, Austria
I Cybernetics of Socio-Economic Systems
K.Balkus, USA, and O.Ladanyi, Austria
J Systems, Management and Organization
G.Broekstra, Netherlands, and R.Hough, USA
K Cybernetics of National Development
P.Ballonoff, USA, T.Koizumi, USA, and S.A.Umpleby, USA
L Communication and Computers
A M.Tjoa, Austria
M Intelligent Autonomous Systems
J.W.Rozenblit, USA, and H.Praehofer, Austria
N Cybernetic Principles of Knowledge Development
F.Heylighen, Belgium, and S.A.Umpleby, USA
O Cybernetics, Systems, and Psychotherapy
M.Okuyama, Japan, and H.Koizumi, USA
P Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptive Systems
S.Grossberg, USA, and G.Dorffner, Austria
Q Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science
V.Marik, Czechia, and R.Born, Austria
R Artificial Intelligence and Systems Science for Peace Research
S.Unseld, Switzerland, and R.Trappl, Austria
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: Acceptance of contributions will be
determined on the basis of Draft Final Papers. These Papers
must not exceed 7 single-spaced A4 pages (maximum 50 lines, final
size will be 8.5 x 6 inch), in English. They have to contain
the final text to be submitted, including graphs and pictures. However,
these need not be of reproducible quality.
The Draft Final Paper must carry the title, author(s) name(s), and
affiliation in this order. Please specify the session in which you
would like to present your paper. Each scientist shall submit only
one paper.
Please send t h r e e copies of the Draft Final Paper
to the Conference Secretariat (NOT to session chairpersons!)
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: October 8, 1993.
In order to enable careful refereeing, Draft Final Papers received
after the deadline cannot be considered.
FINAL PAPERS: Authors will be notified about acceptance
no later than November 13, 1993. They will be provided by the conference
secretariat at the same time with the detailed instructions for the
preparation of the final paper.
PRESENTATION: It is understood that the paper is presented
personally at the Meeting by the contributor.
CONFERENCE FEE:
Contributors: AS 2500 if paid before January 31, 1994
AS 3200 if paid later
Participants: AS 3500 if paid before January 31, 1994
AS 4200 if paid later
The Conference Fee includes participation in the Twelfth European
Meeting, attendance at official receptions, and the volume of the
proceedings available at the Meeting.
Please send cheque, or transfer the amount free of charges for
beneficiary to our account no. 0026-34400/00 at
Creditanstalt-Bankverein Vienna. Please state your name clearly.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS will be handled by OESTERREICHISCHES
VERKEHRSBUERO, Kongressabteilung, Opernring 5, A-1010 Vienna, phone
+43-1-58800-113, fax +43-1-5867127, telex 111 222. Reservation cards
will be sent to all those returning the attached registration form.
SCHOLARSHIPS: The Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research
has kindly agreed to provide a limited number of scholarships
covering the registration fee for the conference and part of the
accommodation costs for colleagues from eastern and south-eastern
European countries. Applications should be sent to the Conference
Secretariat before October 8, 1993.
* * * * *
The Proceedings of the 1st to 11th European Meetings on Cybernetics
and Systems Research were published as
Pichler F. and Trappl R.(eds.):
ADVANCES IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
2 vols, Transcripta Books, London, 1973.
Trappl R. and Pichler F.R.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
Vol.I, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / Halsted-Wiley, New York, 1975.
Trappl R. and Hanika F.de P.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
Vol.II, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / Halsted-Wiley, New York, 1975.
Trappl R., Klir G.J. and Ricciardi L.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
Vol.III, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / Halsted-Wiley, New York, 1978.
Trappl R. and Pask G.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
Vol.IV, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / Halsted-Wiley, New York, 1978.
Trappl R., Hanika F.de P. and Pichler F.R.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
Vol.V, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / Halsted-Wiley, New York, 1979.
Pichler F.R. and Trappl R.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
Vol.VI, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / McGraw-Hill, 1982.
Pichler F.R. and Hanika F.de P.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
Vol.VII, Hemisphere, Washington,DC, 1980.
Trappl R., Klir G.J. and Pichler F.R.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
Vol.VIII, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / McGraw-Hill, 1982.
Trappl R., Ricciardi L. and Pask G.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
Vol.IX, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / McGraw-Hill, 1982.
Trappl R., Hanika F.de P. and Tomlinson R.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
Vol.X, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / McGraw-Hill, 1982.
Trappl R., Findler N.V. and Horn W.(eds.):
PROGRESS IN CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
Vol. XI, Hemisphere, Washington,DC / McGraw-Hill, 1982.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH,
North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1982.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH 2,
Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1984.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS '86,
Reidel, Dordrecht, 1986.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS '88,
2 vols., Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1988.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS '90,
World Scientific, Singapore, 1990.
Trappl R.(ed.):
CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS '92,
2 vols., World Scientific, Singapore, 1992.
Please contact the conference secretariat for more details.
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CHAIRMAN of the Meeting: Robert Trappl, President
Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies
SECRETARIAT: I. Ghobrial-Willmann and G. Helscher
Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies
A-1010 Vienna 1, Schottengasse 3 (Austria)
Phone: +43-1-53532810
Fax: +43-1-5320652
E-mail: sec@ai.univie.ac.at
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:
K.-P. Adlassnig (Austria) G. J. Klir (USA)
K. Balkus (USA) T. Koizumi (USA)
P. Ballonoff (USA) O. Ladanyi (Austria)
B. Banathy (USA) V. Marik (Czechia)
R. Born (Austria) G. Pask (UK)
G. Broekstra (Netherlands) M. Peschel (Germany)
E. Buchberger (Austria) F. Pichler (Austria)
C. Carlsson (Finland) G. Porenta (Austria)
G. Chroust (Austria) H. Praehofer (Austria)
G. Dorffner (Austria) F. J. Radermacher (Germany)
K. Fedra (Austria) J. Retti (Austria)
W. Gasparski (Poland) L. M. Ricciardi (Italy)
G. Gell (Austria) J. W. Rozenblit (USA)
G. Goldschmidt (Israel) N. Rozsenich (Austria)
S. Grossberg (USA) A M. Tjoa (Austria)
F. Heylighen (Belgium) R. Trappl (Austria)
W. Horn (Austria) H. Trost (Austria)
R. Hough (USA) S. A. Umpleby (USA)
N. C. Hu (China) S. Unseld (Switzerland)
E. P. Klement (Austria) G. de Zeeuw (Netherlands)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
E. Buchberger P. Petta
G. Chroust F. Pichler
I. Ghobrial-Willmann R. Trappl
G. Helscher H. Trost
W. Horn M. Veitl
J. Matiasek
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PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 8, 1993
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EMCSR-94 TWELFTH EUROPEAN MEETING ON CYBERNETICS AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH
Please return to: Austrian Society for Cybernetic Studies
Schottengasse 3, A-1010 VIENNA, AUSTRIA (EUROPE)
E-mail: sec@ai.univie.ac.at
o I plan to attend the Meeting.
o I intend to submit a paper to Session .....
o I enclose the Draft Final Paper.
o My Draft Final Paper will arrive prior to October 8, 1993.
o My cheque for AS ....... covering the Conference Fee is enclosed.
o I have transferred AS ........ to your account 0026-34400/00
at Creditanstalt Vienna.
o I shall not be at the Meeting but am interested to receive
particulars of the Proceedings.
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Subject: EP94 Call For Papers
From: Peter J Angeline <pja@cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Tue, 11 May 93 10:27:55 -0500
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The Third Annual Conference on Evolutionary Programming
CALL FOR PAPERS
February 24-25, 1994
San Diego, California
Evolutionary programming is a stochastic optimization technique that can be
used to address various optimization problems. Papers regarding the theory and
application of evolutionary programming to complex problem solving and
solicited. Topics include, but are not limited to:
automatic control neural network training and design
system identification adaptive representation
forecasting robotics
combinatorial optimization pattern recognition
and the relationship between evolutionary programming and other optimization
methods. On or before June 30, 1993, prospective authors should submit a
100-250 word abstract and three page extended summary of the proposed paper to
the Technical Program Chairman:
Lawrence J. Fogel
ORINCON Corporation
9363 Towne Centre Dr.
San Diego, CA 92121
Authors will be notified of the program committee's decision on or before
September 30, 1993. Completed papers will be due January 15, 1994. Paper
format, page requirements and registration information will be detailed upon
acceptance.
General Chairman: Anthony V. Sebald, UC San Diego
Technical Chairman: Lawrence J. Fogel, ORINCON Corporation
Program Committee:
Peter Angeline, The Ohio State Univ. Roman Galar, Tech. Univ. Wroclaw
Wirt Atmar, AICS Research Inc. Douglas Hoskins, The Boeing Company
Thomas Back, Univ. Dortmund Gerald Joyce, Scripps Clin./Res. Found.
George Burgin, Titam Systems/Linkabit John McDonnell, NCCOSC
Michael Conrad, Wayne State Univ. Stuart Rubin, NCCOSC
David B. Fogel, ORINCON Corporation Hans-Paul Schwefel, Univ. Dortmund
Gary B. Fogel, UC Los Angeles William M. Spears, Naval Research Lab
Finance Chairman:
Bill Porto, ORINCON Corporation
Publicity Co-Chairs:
Ward Page, NCCOSC
Patrick Simpson, ORINCON Corporation
Sponsored by the
Evolutionary Programming Society
In Cooporation with the
IEEE Neural Networks Council
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Subject: CLNL'93 - Revised Deadlines and General Info
From: Russell Greiner <greiner@learning.siemens.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 93 08:48:57 -0500
re: deadlines for Computational Learning and Natural Learning (CLNL'93)
Due to popular requests, we have decided to extend the deadline for CLNL'93
submission by one week, until 7/July/93. Below is the revised call for
papers, with updated "Important Dates" and "Programme Committee" entries,
as well as general registration information.
We look forward to receiving your papers, and also hope that you
will attend the workshop this September!
Russ Greiner
(Chair, CLNL'93)
PS: People who plan to attend this workshop are still strongly encouraged
to register by 30/June.
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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
clnl93@learning.scr.siemens.com
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: 7 July 1993
Notification of acceptance: 27 July 1993
CLNL'93 Workshop: 10-12 September 1993
Programme Committee:
Andrew Barron, Russell Greiner, Steve Hanson, Robert Holte,
Michael Jordan, Stephen Judd, Pat Langley, Thomas Petsche,
Tomaso Poggio, Ron Rivest, Eduardo Sontag, Steve Whitehead
Workshop Sponsors:
Siemens Corporate Research and MIT Laboratory of Computer Science
CLNL'93
General Information
Dates:
The workshop officially begins at 9am Friday 10/Sept, and concludes by 3pm
Sunday 12/Sept, in time to catch the 3:30pm Provincetown-Boston ferry.
Location:
All sessions will take place in the Provincetown Inn (800 942-5388). We
encourage registrants to stay there; please sign up in the enclosed
registration form. Notice the $74/night does correspond to $37/person per
night double-occupancy, if two people share one room.
Cost:
The cost to attend this workshop is $50/person in general; $25/student.
This includes
* attendance at all presentation and poster sessions, including the four
invited talks;
* the banquet dinner on Saturday night; and
* a copy of the accepted abstracts.
Transportation:
Provincetown is located at the very tip of Cape Cod, jutting into the
Atlantic Ocean. The drive from Boston to Provincetown requires
approximately two hours. There is also a daily ferry (run by Bay State
Cruise Lines, 617 723-7800) that leaves Commonwealth Pier in Boston Harbor
at 9:30am and arrives in Provincetown at 12:30pm; the return trip departs
Provincetown at 3:30pm, arriving at Commonwealth Pier at 6:30pm. Its cost
is $15/person, one way. There are also cabs, busses and commuter airplanes
(CapeAir, 800 352-0714) that service this Boston-Provincetown route.
Reception (Tentative):
If there is sufficient interest (as indicated by signing up on the form
below), we will hold a reception on a private ferry that leaves Commonwealth
Pier for Provincetown at 6:30pm 9/Sept. The additional (Siemens-subsidized)
cost for ferry and reception is $40/person, which also includes the return
Provincetown-Boston ferry trip on 12/Sept. You must sign up by 30/June;
we will announce by 13/July whether this private ferry will be used (and
refund the money otherwise).
Inquiries:
For additional information about CLNL'93, contact
clnl93@learning.scr.siemens.com
or the above address. To learn more about Provincetown, contact their
Chamber of Commerce at 508 487-3424.
CLNL'93 Registration
Name: ________________________________________________
Affiliation: ________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Telephone: ____________________ E-mail: ____________________
Select the appropriate options and fees:
Workshop registration fee ($50 regular; $25 student) ___________
Ferry transportation + reception ($40) ___________
Hotel room(*) ($74 = 1 night deposit) ___________
Arrival date ___________ Departure date _____________
Name of person sharing room (optional) __________________
# of breakfasts desired ($7.50/bkfst; no deposit req'd) ___
Total amount enclosed: ___________
(*) This is at the Provincetown Inn. For minimum stay of 2 nights.
The total cost for three nights is $222 = $74 x 3, plus optional breakfasts.
The block of rooms held for CLNL'93 will be released on 30 June 93; room
reservations received after this date are accepted subject to availability.
See hotel for cancellation policy.
If you are not using a credit card, make your check payable in U.S. dollars
to "Provincetown Inn/CLNL'93", and mail your completed registration form to
Provincetown Inn/CLNL
P.O. Box 619
Provincetown, MA 02657.
If you are using Visa or MasterCard, please fill out the following,
which you may mail to above address, or FAX to 508 487-2911.
Signature: ______________________________________________
Visa/MasterCard #: ______________________________________________
Expiration: ______________________________________________
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