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Neuron Digest Volume 13 Number 01
Neuron Digest Monday, 17 Jan 1994 Volume 13 : Issue 1
Today's Topics:
Administrivia - Welcome to a new Volume PLUS mail archives
Post-Doc Fellowship
3 job advertisements, McMaster University
Job Opportunity
Job announcement
INTCON
New book announcement - aimed as an intro text
training sets
References on Drug Development applications of neural networks
book announcement
Announcement: Associate Editors wanted for PSYCHE
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Subject: Administrivia - Welcome to a new Volume PLUS mail archives
From: "Neuron-Digest Moderator, Peter Marvit" <neuron@psych.upenn.edu>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 22:52:38 -0500
Dear Readers,
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Subject: Post-Doc Fellowship
From: "F. Masulli Dept. Physics Univ. Genova-It..." <MASULLI@GENOVA.INFN.IT>
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 1994 12:42:00 +0000
============= Post-Doc Fellowship in Soft-Computing ===============
The Lab of Neural Networks of the Research Unit of Genoa (Italy)
of the INFM (National Consortium for Matter Physics) could host a
Post-Doc Fellow with a grant of the Program Human Capital and Mobility
of the European Community.
The research will be carried out in Application of Neural Networks
and Fuzzy Systems (Soft Computing) to one of the following topics:
- - Image Understanding;
- - On-Line Handwriting Recognition.
Applicant must be a Citizen of a member state of EEC or EFTA (with the
exception of Italy) and hold a Doctoral Degree. The grant amount of
the fellowship is interesting.
Apply before Jan 20th, 1994 to Dr. Francesco Masulli (by fax or Email).
Include a research program, a curriculum vitae, and the names and
addresses of two referees.
_____
Dr. Francesco Masulli Email: masulli@genova.infn.it
Assistant Professor Fax: +39 10 314218
UdR INFM Genoa
Via Dodecaneso 33
16146 Genova - Italy
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Subject: 3 job advertisements, McMaster University
From: Sue Becker <becker@cs.toronto.edu>
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 1994 13:58:54 -0500
The Department of Psychology at McMaster University is advertising
tenure-track faculty positions in the following three areas: cognitive
psychology, sensation/perception and behavioural neuroscience. The 3 ads are
below. Applicants whose research combines one of these areas with
connectionist modelling are strongly encouraged.
Sue Becker
Department of Psychology
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada L8S 4K1
email: becker@hypatia.psychology.mcmaster.ca
_________________________________________________________________________
McMaster University's Psychology Department invites applications for
a tenure-track position at the assistant or associate level commencing no
earlier than July 1, 1994. This position is subject to final budgetary
approval.
We are seeking someone with an established record of independent
research who will provide links between our group in cognitive psychology
and other researchers in the department, such as an expert in computational
models of dyslexia, the neuropsychology of attention, etc.
McMaster University is committed to Employment Equity and encourages
applications from all qualified candidates, including persons with
disabilities, members of visible minorities and women. In accordance with
Canadian immigration regulations, this advertisement is directed to
Canadian citizens and landed immigrants in the first instance.
To apply, send a CV, short statement of research interests, a
publication list with selected reprints, and arrange to have three letters
of reference sent to Dr. L. R. Brooks, Chair of the Search Committee,
Department of Psychology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
L8S 4K1.
________________________________________________________________________
McMaster University's Psychology Department seeks a faculty member for a
tenure-track position at the senior assistant or associate level commencing
no earlier than July 1, 1994, with interest in some aspect of sensation or
perception. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.
The candidate should have strong quantitative skills and an
established record of independent research, which may involve anatomy,
physiology, behaviour, or modelling.
McMaster University is committed to Employment Equity and encourages
applications from all qualified candidates, including persons with
disabilities, members of visible minorities and women. In accordance with
Canadian immigration regulations, this advertisement is directed to
Canadian citizens and landed immigrants in the first instance.
To apply, send a CV, short statement of research interests, a
publication list with selected reprints, and arrange to have three letters
of reference sent to Dr. J. R. Platt, Chair of the Search Committee,
Department of Psychology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
L8S 4K1.
________________________________________________________________________
The Department of Psychology at McMaster University invites
applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level
in the area of behavioural neuroscience commencing no earlier than July 1,
1994. This position is subject to final budgetary approval.
The long-term goal of the applicant's research must be an
understanding of a behavioural problem preferably in, but not restricted
to, the areas of learning/memory, motivation, or perception. Preference
will be given to applicants who can exploit new and innovative biological
methods (e.g., molecular or imaging techniques) or other methods not
currently represented in the department.
McMaster University is committed to Employment Equity and encourages
applications from all qualified candidates, including persons with
disabilities, members of visible minorities and women. In accordance with
Canadian immigreation regulations, this advertisment is directed to
Canadian citizens and landed immigrants in the fisrt instance.
To apply, send a CV, short statement of research interests, a
publication list with selected reprints, and arrange to have three letters
of reference to Dr. R. Racine, Chair of the Search Committee, Department of
Psychology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1.
__________________________________________________________________________
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Subject: Job Opportunity
From: "ZHAO JUN (Name Changed RR 21/5/93)" <J.Zhao@greenwich.ac.uk>
Organization: the University of Greenwich
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 1994 11:56:23 +0000
Dear Moderator,
Could you please distribute the following message through your
mailing list.
Thank You.
Jun Zhao
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Research Fellowships in Artificial Intelligence
School of Computing and Information Technology
University of Greenwich
Woolwich Campus
Island Site
Woolwich UK SE18 6PF
The School of Computing and Information Technology has recently
expanded its research into
artificial intelligence and its applications. The main areas of activity
within the school are
those of industrial applications of AI, and computer based temporal
systems. Due to the
success of this current research within the school, it has been
decided to enhance these areas
of activity, by inviting applications for a research fellowship:
A two year Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Non-symbolic
Artificial Intelligence.
Applicants with a proven research record in neural networks, pattern
recognition, or genetic
algorithms would be welcome. The Fellow will be expected to take a
lead in the development
of research in this area. However, there are currently several
associated research projects
within the faculty, and there is a possibility for cooperation with Greek
partners on the
Genesis project, a BRITE EURAM project to integrate Knowledge
Based Systems with
Geographical Information Systems for mineral prospecting. The work
forms part of a
collaboration with research and industrial partners in Greece.
For informal discussions, contact :
Professor Brian Knight, on 081-316-8664.
E-Mail: B.Knight@greenwich.ac.uk.
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Research Fellow
GRADE: Research Fellow
SCHOOL\DEPARTMENT: Computing and Information Technology
REPORTING TO: Professor B Knight
RESPONSIBLE FOR: Possible PhD Students.
LOCATION: Woolwich Campus Island Site
________________________________________________________
_________________
Overall Purpose of Job
Research in non-symbolic artificial intelligence.
Main Duties
1 Research into theory and application of non-symbolic artificial
intelligence.
2 Publication of research papers in the field of Artificial
Intelligence.
3 Contribution to the school's teaching to a maximum of 3
hours/week.
4 Supervision of PhD students.
Scope
The responsibility is for the development of non-symbolic artificial
intelligence. The prime task is to increase
the school's academic profile by means of high quality theoretical
research. Secondary responsibilities will be
to assist in the expansion of this area into practical applications
within the area.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON SPECIFICATION
JOB TITLE: Research Fellow
GRADE: Research Fellow.
SCHOOL\DEPARTMENT: CIT
________________________________________________________
_________
CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
E = essential D = Desirable
________________________________________________________
___________
Education\Training
PhD degree in Mathematics/ Computer Science (D).
Minimum of three years research experience in non-symbolic
artificial intelligence. (D)
Experience and Skills
Research in non-symbolic artificial intelligence systems. (D)
Personal Qualities
Ability to work in a team. (E)
Self reliance. (E)
The ability to make innovative research contributions. (E)
Other Requirements
None
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Subject: Job announcement
From: ANDERSON%BROWNCOG.BITNET@BROWNVM.brown.edu
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 1994 16:01:00 -0500
Brown University
Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
Two Visiting Faculty Positions
The Brown University Department of Cognitive and Linguistic
Sciences invites applications for two temporary visiting faculty
positions for the academic year September, 1994 to June, 1995.
Each position would be suited to either a senior sabbatical visitor
who, in exchange for half-time salary support, would teach one
or two courses at Brown or to a more junior applicant who would
receive full salary support and teach three courses. All applicants
must have received the Ph.D. degree or equivalent by the time of
their application.
Position 1, Vision: A candidate should have strong teaching and
research interests in one or more of the following areas: visual
perception, visual cognition, computational vision, or computational
neuroscience related to vision.
Position 2, Cognition: A candidate should have strong teaching
and research interests in an area such as memory, attention, problem
solving, judgment and decision making, or comparative cognition.
Please send vitae, recent publications, three references, and
a cover letter describing teaching and research interests and
qualifications to:
Search Committee or Search Committee
Vision Cognition
Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences
Box 1978
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
The initial deadline for applications is February 15, 1994, but
applications will be accepted after that time until the temporary
positions are filled. Brown is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged
to apply.
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Subject: INTCON
From: Mohammad Bahrami <bahrami@cse.unsw.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 1994 17:22:19 +1100
To all neuro-control researchers,
We are going to establish a special interest group called Intelligent
Control (INTCON) which will be dedicated to subjects such as:
Neuro-control, fuzzy logic control, reinforcement learning and other
related subjects.
Our objective is to provide a forum for communication and exchange of ideas
among researchers in these fields. This will also provide a way for
announcement of seminars, conferences, exhibitions, technical papers,
programs, and so forth.
If you are interested to join this group please send me an e-mail so I can
put your name in the list of receivers of the e-mails sent to INTCON.
Please inform others who might be interested.
Thank you
- ------------------------------
Mohammad Bahrami
University of New South Wales
bahrami@syscon.ee.unsw.edu.au
*** DO NOT "REPLY" BY USING "R" OR OTHER MEANS. ***
*** SEND THE MAIL TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. ***
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Subject: New book announcement - aimed as an intro text
From: Hugh Cartwright <hcart@vax.ox.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 1994 14:33:26 +0000
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry, by
Hugh Cartwright, outlines the use and potential of AI methods
in science. It is written for those with little or no prior
knowledge of AI, and is intended to be of particular interest
to undergraduates and graduates in engineering or the
physical and life sciences. The approach is non-mathematical,
concentrating on how and why the methods work, and how they
can be applied within science, rather than on the details of
actual implementation. The text is suitable for scientists of
any background; no knowledge of chemistry is needed.
This text is one of the Oxford Chemistry Primers series, which
provides low-priced, accessible texts on a variety of chemistry
and chemistry-related topics.
****
Price: (pounds) 4.99 softcover, (pounds) 14.49 hardcover.
ISBN: 0-19-855736-1 (soft cover), 0-19-855737-X (hard cover).
92 pages; published by Oxford University Press.
Further information from Hugh Cartwright, Oxford University, UK.
HCART@vax.ox.ac.uk
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Subject: training sets
From: "D.C.Bradbury (David Bradbury)" <D.C.Bradbury@open.ac.uk>
Date: 10 Jan 1994 15:04:10 +0000
I am a Ph.D student looking at sequence learning and temporal processing in
neural networks. Any ideas as to where I can get hold of pattern sets for
sequence learning and prediction, preferably for free from ftp or similar.
many thanks!
david
d.c.bardbury@open.ac.uk
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Subject: References on Drug Development applications of neural networks
From: Marcelo Blatt <FEBLATT@WEIZMANN.weizmann.ac.il>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 1994 13:10:45 +0200
I am looking for references of works of application of neural
networks to drug development. I am particularly interested in
Quantitative Structural Activity Relationship (QSAR) papers/tech. reports .
I have the following papers:
1. J. Weinsestein et al., "NEURAL COMPUTING IN CANCER DRUG DEVELOPMENT:
PREDICTING MECHANISM OF ACTION", SCIENCE, VOL 258, 16 OCTOBER 1992
2. J. Gasteinger and J Zupan, "NEURAL NETWORKS IN CHEMISTRY",
ANGEW. CHEM. INT. ED. ENGL. 1993, 32, 503-527
3. M. Cocchi, "AMINOACID CHARACTERIZATION BY GRID AND MULTIVARIATE
DATA ANALISYS"
I would appreciate receiving additional references. Please
respond by e-mail direct to me. I will post a summary of responses
to the net.
Thanks
Marcelo Blatt
feblatt@weizmann.weizmann.ac.il
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Subject: book announcement
From: lfausett@zach.fit.edu ( Laurene V. Fausett)
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 1994 09:42:52 -0500
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT
Title: Fundamentals of Neural Networks: Architectures, Algorithms, and
Applications
Author: Laurene V. Fausett
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Ordering Information:
Price $49.00
ISBN 0-13-334186-0
To order, call Prentice-Hall Customer Service at 1-800-922-0579 or
your local Prentice-Hall representative.
This book has also been published in paperback as a Prentice Hall
International Edition with ISBN 0-13-042250-9 for distribution outside of
the U.S.A., Canada, and Mexico.
Brief Description:
Written with the beginner in mind, this volume offers an exceptionally
clear and thorough introduction to neural networks at an elementary level.
Systematic discussion of all major neural nets features presentation of the
architectures, detailed algorithms, and examples of simple applications -
in many cases variations on a theme. Each chapter concludes with
suggestions for further study, including numerous exercises and computer
projects. An instructor's manual with solutions and sample software (in
Fortran and C) will be available later this spring.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Why neural networks, and why now?;
1.2 What is a neural net?; 1.3 Where are neural nets being used?;
1.4 How are neural networks used?; 1.5 Who is developing neural networks?;
1.6 When neural nets began - the McCulloch-Pitts neuron.
Chapter 2 SIMPLE NEURAL NETS FOR PATTERN CLASSIFICATION; 2.1 General
discussion; 2.2 Hebb net; 2.3 Perceptron; 2.4 Adaline.
Chapter 3 PATTERN ASSOCIATION; 3.1 Training algorithms for pattern
association; 3.2 Heteroassociative memory neural network;
3.3 Autoassociative net; 3.4 Iterative autoassociative net;
3.5 Bidirectional associative memory (BAM).
Chapter 4 NEURAL NETWORKS BASED ON COMPETITION; 4.1 Fixed-weight
competitive nets; 4.2 Kohonen self-organizing maps; 4.3 Learning vector
quantization; 4.4 Counterpropagation.
Chapter 5 ADAPTIVE RESONANCE THEORY; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 ART1;
5.3 ART2.
Chapter 6 BACKPROPAGATION NEURAL NET; 6.1 Standard backpropagation;
6.2 Variations; 6.3 Theoretical results.
Chapter 7 A SAMPLER OF OTHER NEURAL NETS; 7.1 Fixed weight nets for
constrained optimization; 7.2 A few more nets that learn; 7.3 Adaptive
architectures; 7.4 Neocognitron.
Glossary; References; Index.
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Subject: Announcement: Associate Editors wanted for PSYCHE
From: PATRICK WILKEN <X91007@pitvax.xx.rmit.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 1994 01:08:45 -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 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 neuroscience. 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 Feburary, 1994.
Applicants should send their resume to:
Patrick Wilken
Executive Editor
PSYCHE: an interdisciplinary journal of research on consciousness
E-mail: x91007@pitvax.xx.rmit.edu.au
Subscriptions to the electronic version of PSYCHE may be initiated by
sending the one line command - SUBSCRIBE PSYCHE-L FirstName LastName -
in the body of an electronic mail message to LISTSERV@NKI.BITNET or
LISTSERV%NKI.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu. 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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