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Neuron Digest Saturday, 22 Jun 1991 Volume 7 : Issue 36 Today's Topics: Connectionist Summer School in Madrid International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence CFP - Automation, Robotics and Computer Vision Santa Fe Time Series Competition Send submissions, questions, address maintenance and requests for old issues to "neuron-request@hplabs.hp.com" or "{any backbone,uunet}!hplabs!neuron-request" Use "ftp" to get old issues from hplpm.hpl.hp.com (15.255.176.205). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Connectionist Summer School in Madrid From: Juan Alberto Sigenza Pizarro <SIGUENZA@EMDCCI11.BITNET> Organization: IBM Scientific Center, Madrid Date: Tue, 21 May 91 16:41:55 -0500 ************************************************************** * SUMMER SCHOOL * * * * ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORWKS: FOUNDATIONS AND APLICATIONS. * * * ************************************************************** Organizers: Jose R. Dorronsoro (Instituto de Ingenieria del Conocimiento and Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid) Juan A. Siguenza (Instituto de Ingenieria del Conocimiento and Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid) *******PROGRAMME******* July 22, 1991 ************* Curso introductorio a las Redes Neuronales. Vicente Lopez} (Instituto de Ingenieria del Conocimiento y Facultad de Ciencias de la UAM) 10:00 1st Session: Introduccion a las diferentes arquitecturas. 12:00 2nd Session: Redes basadas en algoritmos de retropropagacion. 17:00 3rd Session: Ejercicios de aplicacion practica. 23 July, 1991 ************* 10:00 Optimizacion global y algoritmos geneticos. A. Trias (AIA S.A. y Universidad de Barcelona.) 12:00 Neurobiological models and artificial neural networks. R. Granger (Bonney Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Universidad de California, Irvine) 17:00 Demostraciones practicas} 24 July, 1991 ************* 10:00 Present perspectives for the optical implementation of neural networks. D. Selviah (University College of London) 12:00 Neural networks learning algorithms G. Tesauro (IBM, T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown ------------------------------ Subject: International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence From: "Centro de Inteligencia Artificial(ITESM)" <ISAI@TECMTYVM.MTY.ITESM.MX> Date: Fri, 24 May 91 17:45:11 -0600 "FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE" November 13-15, 1991 CANCUN, MEXICO The Symposium is sponsored by the ITESM (Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey) and supported by the IJCAII, in cooperation with the AAAI,the Canadian Society for Computational Studies of Intelligence, the IAKE, the Sociedad Mexicana de IA and IBM of Mexico. PROGRAM It consists of tutorials, expert systems conferences and the technical program. Tutorials: Two seminars on relevant ES topics. Instructors: Daniel E. O'Leary, USC "Verification and Validation Techniques for ES"; Janet Aikins, Aion Corp, "Object Oriented Programming and ES" FEES: $150.00 + Tx (15%) USD each. (Half Day) Nov. 13 Expert Systems Conferences: Set of lectures about ES applications.Invite speakers: Jay Liebowitz, GWU, "Expert System Life Cycle"; Robert Moore, Gensym, "Real Tim Expert Systems". FEES: $95.00 + TX (15%) USD each. (Half Day) Nov. 13 Discussion panel: AI Technology Transfer. Technical program:It consists of invited papers and selected papers from the "call for papers" invitation. (Aprox. 130 papers were received). Invited speakers: John McCarthy, Raymond Reiter, Saul Amarel, Adolfo Guzman. FEES: $250.00 + Tx(15%). Nov. 14-15 Formal Dinner: $35 USD + Tx(15%). Nov. 14 ROOM RESERVATION: Call Centro de Inteligencia Artificial or Sheraton CanCun Resort & Towers and mention that you are attending the ISAI. The Sheraton Cancun is a 5-diamond hotel situated directly on a half mile stretch of white powder beach of Mexico's Caribbean Sea. Phone: (988) 3-1988. Fax (988) 5-0202. RATE: $65 + TX(15%) per night (single or double room). Reservations can be made using a credit card number. SIIA REGISTRATION: Send personal check payable to "ITESM" to "Centro de Inteligencia Artificial, attention: Leticia Rodriguez, Sucursal de Correos "J", C.P. 64849 Monterrey, N.L. Mexico " INFORMATION: Centro de Inteligencia Artificial, Phone. (83) 58-2000 ext. 5132, Fax (83) 58-2000 ask ext. 5143 or (83) 58-1400 dial ext. 5143. Net address: isai at tecmtyvm.bitnet, isai at tecmtyvm.mty.itesm.mx. Address: shown above. The ISAI Publicity Committee ------------------------------ Subject: CFP - Automation, Robotics and Computer Vision From: <EDWWANG%NTUVAX.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 91 09:41:00 +0800 ***************************************************************** Contributed by emital@ntivax.bitnet ICARCV'92 SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTOMATION, ROBOTICS AND COMPUTER VISION Singapore 15-18 September 1992 Call for Papers This conference is jointly organised by Nanyang Technological University and the Institute of Engineers , Singapore in cooperation with IEEE Computer Society , IEEE Systems Man and Cybernatics Society and IEEE Singapore Chapter. The Theme of the Conference will be "A GLIMPSE OF THE 21ST CENTURY" in the context of Intelligent Industrial Automation. The conference is to be held in Singapore on 15-18 September 1992. Authors are invited to send four copies of the extended summary (300-500 words) and a brief abstract to : THE ICARCV'92 CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT ASSOCIATED CONVENTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS PTE LTD 204 BUKIT TIMAH ROAD # 04-00 BOON LIEW BUILDING SINGAPORE 0922 TEL: (65) 732 6839 FAX (65) 732 6309 EMAIL: EMITAL@NTIVAX.BITNET The deadline for submission of the abstract and four copies of the EXTENDED SUMMARY IS FEBRUARY 15, 1992. SUGGESTED AREAS (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) ARE : * Intelligent Automation * Expert Systems * FMS * AI in Robotics * Robotic Control * Mobile Robots and Navigation * Multisensory Systems * Robotic Simulation * Special Robots * Image Processing, Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision * 3-D/Colour/Stereo Image Analysis * Vision Systems and New Architecture * Dynamic scene Recognition and Analysis * Applications of Computer Vision * Large Scale Systems and Control * System Identification * Power System Control and Motion Control * System Modelling, Simulation and Control * Parallel Computing * Industrial Automation Applications/Implementations * Robot Path Planning and Control * Expert Systems * Precision Motor Control * Intelligent Drives * Microprocessor Based Intelligent Controls * DSP Based Systems * Real Time Controls and Systems * Man Machine Interfece and Tools * Neural Networks and Applications * Power Electronics * Quality Control, Reliability and Automated Testing Tutorial sessions in the areas of Computer Vision, Robotics, Industrial Automation and Neural Networks and applications will also be held in conjunction with the conference. Proposals for conducting the Tutorials are also invited. Please send your tutorial proposal by 15 February 1992. All the accepted papers for presentation in the conference will be reviewed for possible publication in the EEE Journal, Special Edition on Automation, Robotics and Computer Vision. The papers will be reviewed by an international review team. Note : Beside presenting your papers, you would get a unique chance to visit the beautiful garden city Singapore in South East Asia. For details about Registration Package/Hotel Reservation please write to the above address. Chairman , ICARCV'92 Organising Committee. ------------------------------ Subject: Santa Fe Time Series Competition From: Terry Sejnowski <tsejnowski@UCSD.EDU> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 91 10:14:00 -0700 A Time Series Prediction and Analysis Competition The Santa Fe Institute August 1, 1991 - December 31, 1991 A wide range of new techniques are now being applied to the time series analysis problems of predicting the future behavior of a system and deducing properties of the system that produced the time series. Such problems arise in most observational disciplines, including physics, biology, and economics; new tools, such as the use of connectionist models for forecasting, or the extraction of parameters of nonlinear systems with time-delay embedding, promise to provide results that are unobtainable with more traditional time series techniques. Unfortunately, the realization and evaluation of this promise has been hampered by the difficulty of making rigorous comparisons between competing techniques, particularly ones that come from different disciplines. In order to facilitate such comparisons and to foster contact among the relevant disciplines, the Santa Fe Institute is organizing a time series analysis and prediction competition. A few carefully chosen experimental time series will be made available through a computer at the Santa Fe Institute, and quantitative analyses of these data will be collected in the areas of forecasting, characterization (evaluating dynamical measures of the system such as the number of degrees of freedom and the information production rate), and system identification (inferring a model of the system's governing equations). At the close of the competition the performance of the techniques submitted will be compared and published, and the server will continue to operate as an archive of data, programs, and comparisons among algorithms. There will be no monetary prizes. A workshop is planned for the Spring of 1992 to explore the results of the competition. The competition does not require advance registration; to enter, simply retrieve the data and submit your analysis. The detailed description of the competition categories and instructions for retrieving the data and entering the competition will be available after August 1 through four routes: ACCESSING THE DATA --------- --- ---- ftp: Ftp to sfi.santafe.edu (192.12.12.1) as user "tsguest" and use "tsguest" for the password. Get the file "instructions". dial-up: There are two dial-up lines: 505-988-1705 (2400 baud), and 505-986-0252 (any speed to 9600 baud). The settings for both lines are no parity, 8 bit words, 1 stop bit. At the connect press return; at the <cmd> prompt type "login tsguest" and use "tsguest" for the password. At the next <cmd> prompt type "telnet sfi" and login as user "tsguest" (password "tsguest"). Using either "kermit" or "xmodem", retrieve the file instructions". When you are finished, logout from sfi and from the <cmd> prompt. mail server: Send email to tserver@sfi.santafe.edu with the phrase "send time series instructions" in either the subject or the body of the message. The mailer will return a file with more detailed instructions for requesting the data and submitting analyses. pc disks: The data is available on disks in either IBM-PC or Mac formats. To cover the cost of distributing the data, send $25 to Time Series Competition Disks, The Santa Fe Institute, 1120 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501, and specify the machine type, disk size, and disk density required. Instructions will be included with the disks on submitting a return disk with the analysis of the data. FOR MORE INFORMATION --- ---- ----------- Further questions about the competition, or inquiries about contributing data to be used in the competition, should be directed to: Time Series Competition Santa Fe Institute 1660 Old Pecos Trail, Suite A Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 984--8800 tserver@sfi.santafe.edu or to one of the organizers: Neil Gershenfeld Andreas Weigend Department of Physics Xerox Palo Alto Research Center Harvard University 3333 Coyote Hill Road 15 Oxford Street Palo Alto, CA 94304 Cambridge, MA 02138 (415) 322-4066 (617) 495-5641 andreas@sfi.santafe.edu neilg@sfi.santafe.edu ADVISORY BOARD -------- ----- Prof. Leon Glass Department of Physiology McGill University Prof. Clive W. J. Granger Center for Econometric Analysis Department of Economics University of California, San Diego Prof. William H. Press Department of Physics and Center for Astrophysics Harvard University Prof. Maurice B. Priestley Department of Mathematics The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology Prof. Itamar Procaccia Department of Chemical Physics The Weizmann Institute of Science Prof. T. Subba Rao Department of Mathematics The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology Prof. Harry L. Swinney Department of Physics University of Texas at Austin ------------------------------ End of Neuron Digest [Volume 7 Issue 36] ****************************************