marwan@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Marwan Jabri) (07/09/89)
FIRST CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
FIRST AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCE ON
NEURAL NETWORKS
(ACNN'90)
29TH - 31ST JANUARY 1990
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Following the success of the first Australian workshop on "Neural
Networks - Their Implementation in VLSI" in November 1988 at Sydney
University, the First Australian conference on Neural Networks will
be held in January 1990 for Neuroscientists, Engineers, computer
Scientists, Mathematicians and Psychologists concerned with understanding
the integrative nature of the nervous system and its implementation in
hardware/software.
Neuroscientists concerned with understanding the integrative function of
neural networks in vision, audition, motor, somatosensory and autonomic
functions are invited to participate and learn how modelling these systems
can be used to sharpen the design of experiments as well as to interpret
data.
Mathematicians and computer scientists concerned with the various new
neural network algorithms that have recently become available, as well as
with the various statistical thermodynamic approaches to network modelling
and simulation are also invited to contribute.
Engineers concerned with the advantages which parallel and distributed
computing architectures offer in the solution of various classes of
problems and with the state of the art techniques in the hardware
implementation of neural network systems are also invited to participate.
The following international experts in both natural and artificial neural
networks will be delivering keynote lectures: -
PROFESSOR RICHARD ANDERSON, DEPT BRAIN AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES, M.I.T.
PROFESSOR JOSEF SKRZYPEK, DIRECTOR, MACHINE PERCEPTION LABORATORY UCLA
DR PETER GRAF, AT&T BELL LABORATORIES, HOLMDEL, NEW JERSEY, USA
These speakers will participate in a program consisting of invited lectures,
together with shorter oral presentations selected from amongst submitted
contributions. Other accepted submissions will be presented in poster sessions.
In this context: -
Expressions of interest and extended abstracts up to 2000 words (maximum
of four A4 pages) are called for in relation to the conference and may
be sent, by October 3, 1989, to:-
Ms Justine Doherty
Conference Secretariat, ACNN'90
Electrical Engineering Foundation
University of Sydney NSW 2006
Tel. (02) 692 3659
Fax. 692 3847
Email: Justine@facet.ee.SU.OZ
Venue: - University of Sydney, Merewether Building
Australian Neural Network Society:-
Another objective of the confernec is the inauguration of the Australian
Neural Network Society, a body that will promote multidisciplinary nerual
network research and development.
Important Conference Dates:-
October 3, 1989 Deadline for Abstracts
November 24, 1989 Notification of acceptance
January 29-31, 1990 Conference
Conference Chairman Conference Co-Chairman
Dr Marwan Jabri, Professor Max Bennett
Director, President,
Systems Engineering and Design Australian Neurosciences Society
Automation Laboratory
University of Sydney
Conference Steering Committee
Dr Terry Percival Overseas Telecommunication Corporation (OTC)
Mr David Suter Computer Science Dept, La Trobe University'
Dr Ah Chung Tsoi Electrical Engineering Dept, Australian
Defence Forces Academy, UNSW
Dr Charles Watson Information Technology Divisioni, DSTO
Dr Janet Wiles Psychology Dept, University of Queensland
Sponsors:-
Electrical Engineering Foundation, University of Sydney
Australian Neurosciences Society
Institution of Radio and Electronic Engineers (IREE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEA)
Australian Robot Association
Overseas Telecommunication Corporation
Information Technology Division, DSTO
Telectronics
Cochlea