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Neuron Digest Monday, 6 May 1991 Volume 7 : Issue 23 Today's Topics: Symposium on AI, Reasoning and Creativity On-campus housing for ML-91 2nd announcement: Methods in Computational Neuroscience course IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems IJCAI-91 WORKSHOP ON EVOLUTION AND CHAOS IN COGNITIVE PROCESSING Intelligent Control and Instrumentation 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: Symposium on AI, Reasoning and Creativity From: fay@archsci.arch.su.OZ.AU Date: Tue, 23 Apr 91 19:49:34 +1000 Could you please let me know if you are interested in attending or submitting a paper to this symposium. Thanks Fay * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SYMPOSIUM ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, REASONING AND CREATIVITY 20-23 AUGUST 1991 immediately preceding the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI'91) organised by GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA to be held at LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA AIM Creativity is one of the least understood aspects of intelligence. It is commonly regarded as 'intuitive' and not susceptible to rational enquiry. However, there is now considerable work in artificial intelligence and cognitive science which addresses creativity. This symposium will provide a forum for exploring and discussing these ideas, and for suggesting directions for future research. It aims to attract practitioners of both 'cognitive' and 'technological' artificial intelligence. KEYNOTE SPEAKER - PROFESSOR MARGARET BODEN Margaret Boden, in her talk on `Creativity and Computers', will discuss how computational concepts drawn from artificial intelligence can explore creativity. Computers can sometimes do apparently creative things; more to the point, they can suggest how we manage to do so. Computational ideas are therefore helping us to understand how human originality is possible. Margaret Boden is Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, and Founding Dean of the School of Cognitive Sciences, at the University of Sussex, UK. Her recent publications include `Artificial Intelligence and Natural Man' (1987), `Artificial Intelligence in Psychology' (1989) and `The Creative Mind: Myths and Mechanisms (1991). INVITED SPEAKERS include Ernest Edmonds, Loughborough University, UK John Gero, University of Sydney, Australia Graham Priest, University of Queensland, Australia Roger Wales, University of Melbourne, Australia TOPICS FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION The symposium calls for extended abstracts of 750-1,000 words. The following are suggested areas only: - Models of creativity - Modelling creative processes - Creative reasoning, e.g theory generation in science - Analogical reasoning - Case-based reasoning - Nonmonotonic reasoning - Thought experiments Both connectionist and traditional symbolic approaches are welcome. All abstracts will be refereed. Accepted papers will be subjected to a further refereeing process for publication by Kluwer Academic Press. The symposium will be structured to provide adequate time for both presentation and discussion. SUBMISSION Three copies of extended abstracts are required by 31 May 1991. Abstracts may be submitted electronically as LaTeX or plain ASCII files via email but hard copies must also be submitted. Two hard copies of final versions of accepted papers, and an electronic version on Macintosh disk or via email are required at the time of registration on 20 August 1991. Authors of accepted papers will be expected to sign a copyright release form to allow publication of the proceedings. At least one author of each paper is expected to present the paper at the symposium. PREPRINTS AND PROCEEDINGS Accepted extended abstracts will be printed in the form of Preprints and be available for distribution at the time of registration. Full papers will be published subsequently by Kluwer Academic Press. LOCATION The symposium is being held at O'Reillys Lodge in Lamington National Park, Queensland - a rainforest 120 km south of Brisbane. Rainforests vary from the temperate beech forest of the higher altitudes to the warm subtropical rainforest of the valleys. There is an abundance of rare and spectacular plants (orchids, ferns, giant epiphytes, mosses, luminous fungi) and a diverse community of birds and animals (crimson rosellas, king parrots, bower birds, miniature kangaroos, brush turkeys) all coexisting beneath the lofty rainforest canopy. On the final day of the symposium there will be ample time for guided or independent bush walks, 4WD bus trips, barbeques and evening entertainment. FACILITIES O'Reillys is a mountain resort of modern units. The seminar facilities are highly professional, including lecture theatre, audiovisual equipment and library. TIMETABLE Extended abstracts (750-1000 words) - 3 hard copies 31 May 1991 Notification of acceptances 17 June 1991 Full formatted papers due 20 August 1991 Symposium 20-23 August 1991 COSTS in Australian dollars (US$1 = ~A$1.28; PStg 1 = ~A$2.33) Registration fee (including one copy of Preprints): Full fee $250 Authors (1 per paper) $150 Accommodation (including all meals): Bethongabel units (private bath, balcony, view) $119 pp/pn Elabana units (private bath, limited availability) $105 pp/pn Bus to Lamington National Park from Griffith University: Round trip $25 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE Chair Terry Dartnall, Griffith University, Australia Conference Organiser Fay Sudweeks, University of Sydney, Australia Advisory Board Margaret Boden, Sussex University, UK Andy Clarke, Sussex University, UK Max Coltheart, Macquarie University, Australia Boi Faltings, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland Marilyn Ford, Griffith University, Australia John Gero, University of Sydney, Australia Rod Girle, Griffith University; Australian National University Laveen Kanal, University of Maryland, USA Graham Priest, University of Queensland, Australia Simon Ross, University College of London, UK; Kluwer Academic Press Aaron Sloman, Sussex University, UK Roger Wales, University of Melbourne, Australia Janet Wiles, University of Queensland, Australia CONFERENCE CONTACTS Correspondence and queries: Dr Terry Dartnall School of Computing and Information Technology Griffith University Nathan Qld 4111 Australia Tel: +61-7-875 5020 Fax: +61-7-875 5198 Email: terryd@gucis.sct.gu.edu.au Abstracts and papers: Ms Fay Sudweeks Department of Architectural and Design Science University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia Tel: +61-2-692 2328 Fax: +61-2-692 3031 Email: fay@archsci.arch.su.oz.au Registration: Ms Denise Vercoe School of Computing and Information Technology Griffith University Nathan Qld 4111 Australia Tel: +61-7-875 5002 Fax: +61-7-875 5198 ------------------------------ Subject: On-campus housing for ML-91 From: Gregg Collins <collins@z.ils.nwu.edu> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 91 11:58:23 -0500 We are pleased to announce the availability of on-campus housing for ML91, the Eighth International Workshop on Machine Learning, which will be held at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA, June 27-29, 1991. Housing will consist of double-occupancy dormitory rooms at a rate of $69.00 for four nights (June 26-29). *****************ML91 On-Campus Housing Registration Form***************** Please send this form, along with a check for $69.00 made out to Northwestern University, to the following address: Machine Learning 1991 The Institute for the Learning Sciences 1890 Maple Avenue Evanston, Illinois, 60201 USA phone (708) 491-3500 fax (708) 491-5258 email ml91@ils.nwu.edu Registration information (please type or print): Name: Sex: Address: Phone: Email: Name of person with whom you would like to share your room (if left blank, we will assign you a roommate): ------------------------------ Subject: 2nd announcement: Methods in Computational Neuroscience course From: ken@cns.caltech.edu Date: Wed, 24 Apr 91 16:00:04 -0700 COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT: METHODS IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE *** 2ND (AND LAST) NOTICE *** APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MAY 15 *** We are writing to bring to your attention the course ``Methods in Computational Neuroscience", to be offered Aug 5 -- 30, 1991 at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The course will provide intensive training in methods of neural modeling to 20 graduate students, postdocs, and faculty. Course directors are James Bower, Christof Koch, and Kenneth Miller (Associate Director), from Caltech. The course will include both lectures, and a laboratory in which each student will undertake a computational project of their own choosing. Each student will be provided with a Unix workstation (Sun Sparcstation II) and will be trained in doing neural simulations using the general purpose neural simulator GENESIS that has been developed at Caltech. GENESIS is publicly distributed without cost, so students can bring the skills acquired back to others at their institution. Course lectures are roughly divided into two sections. The first section will focus on biophysically realistic, detailed simulations of activity patterns in neurons and neuronal networks. Methods for simulating the electrical properties of single neurons will be introduced (compartmental models, active currents, interactions between synapses, calcium dynamics). Numerical and mathematical techniques necessary for such simulations will be presented, as will mathematical methods appropriate for understanding simplified network models (e.g. theory of dynamical systems). Applications to networks will be drawn from the invertebrate and vertebrate literature (central pattern generators, visual system of the fly, mammalian hippocampus, olfactory cortex). Faculty for this section will include: Paul Adams, SUNY Stony Brook Christof Koch, Caltech Idan Segev, Hebrew University Matthew Wilson, U. of Arizona Michael Mascagni, Supercomputing Research Center and NIH Jim Bower, Caltech Roger Traub, IBM John Rinzel, NIH Avis Cohen, U. Maryland Nancy Kopell, Boston U. Eve Marder, Brandeis Sylvia Ryckebusch, Caltech The second section will build on the first, focusing on learning, development, and higher functions. Topics such as LTP in hippocampus, development of the visual cortex and of the retino-tectal projection, and motion perception will be presented. Models at both the cellular and network levels will be discussed. More abstract networks, including biologically relevant learning algorithms and connectionist models, will also be examined from a neurobiological point of view. Faculty for this section will include: Charles Stevens, Salk Institute Anthony Zador, Yale Kenneth Miller, Caltech David MacKay, Caltech David Zipser, UCSD Terry Sejnowski, UCSD and the Salk Institute Christof Koch, Caltech Bill Bialek, NEC Corp. Rodney Douglas, Oxford David Van Essen, Caltech Richard Anderson, MIT Ted Adelson, MIT Requests for applications should be sent to: Ms. Florence Dwane Admissions Coordinator Marine Biological Laboratory Woods Hole, MA 02543 Applications should be sent to Ms. Dwane by May 15 1991. Financial aid is available for all students that need it. We believe this course provides a unique opportunity to develop skills in neural modeling. Please bring the course to the attention of your colleagues. We encourage you and your colleagues to consider attending. ------------------------------ Subject: IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems From: Russ Eberhart <RCE1%APLVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 91 08:10:42 -0400 See papers on Neural Networks and Expert Systems at the **** FOURTH ANNUAL IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER-BASED MEDICAL SYSTEMS **** Stouffer Harborplace, Baltimore, Maryland, May 12-14, 1991 The Fourth Annual IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems is sponsored by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, the IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Baltimore Section. You are invited to attend the Symposium where recent medical developments will be reported in Neural Networks and Expert Systems, Clinical Assessment and Risk Evaluation, Medical Imaging Systems, and Medical and Prosthetic Devices. The Symposium is intended for engineers, computer scientists and physicians from academia, industry and government who are designing, developing or using computer-based medical systems. The focus is on medical applications. The Symposium provides a valuable opportunity for professionals and students in the field to interact with each other and with government regulators. Following is a list of papers being given in the Neural Networks and Expert Systems Track, chaired by Dr. Judith Dayhoff: On-Line Detection of Epileptic Spikes using a Patient-Independent Neural Network - K. Wilson et al. Multilevel Neural Network System for EEG Spike Detection - O. Ozdamar et al. Detection of the EEG K-Complex Wave with Neural Networks - I. N. Bankman et al. Seismocardiogram Interpretation using Neural Network Analysis - M. O. Poliac and J. M. Zanetti Neural Network Paradigm Comparisons for Appendicitis Diagnoses - R. C. Eberhart et al. Unsupervised Learning in Computer Aided Macro Electromyography - C. N. Schizas et al. Improved Network Inversion Technique for Classification Boundary Search - D. Davis and J. Hwang Parallel Algorithms for Exemplar Based Tissue Diagnostics - H. D. Cheng et al. DiagFH: An Expert System for Diagnosis of Fulminent Hepatitis - W. Lin and J.-X. Tang Effective Cognitive Modeling in an Intelligent Tutoring System for Cardiovascular Physiology - L. Shim et al. The Clinical Evaluation of UNIS: An Expert System for the Long-Term Care of Patients with Urinary Incontinence - K. Petrucci et al. A Neural Network Expert System to Support Decisions in Diagnostic Imaging - K. Kuhn et al. A Knowledge-Based System to Assist with Preoperative Assessments - K. B. Langton and R. B. Haynes A Proposed Parallel Architecture for 3-D Dose Computation in Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning - J. A. Satti et al. Medical Information, Knowledge and Expert Systems - B. I. Blum and R. D. Semmel Design of an Expert System for Monitoring Drug Treatment in a Psychiatric Hospital - J. D. Bronzino et al. =-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regular and on-site registration after April 15, 1991, is: IEEE member $240 Non-member 300 Student 65 (each student receives a copy of the proceedings, but not tickets to the luncheons) To register or to receive more information, contact one of the following: Jeffery C. Lesho, MS 13-S112 Russell C. Eberhart, MS 2-208 JHU Applied Physics Lab. JHU Applied Physics Lab. Johns Hopkins Road Johns Hopkins Road Laurel, MD 20723 Laurel, MD 20723 phone 301-953-5000 ext. 8057 phone 301-953-5037 email RCE1@APLVM.BITNET ------------------------------ Subject: IJCAI-91 WORKSHOP ON EVOLUTION AND CHAOS IN COGNITIVE PROCESSING From: dld@scs.carleton.ca (Dwight Deugo) Organization: School of Computer Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Date: 30 Apr 91 18:08:30 +0000 CALL FOR PAPERS IJCAI-91 WORKSHOP EVOLUTION AND CHAOS IN COGNITIVE PROCESSING Sydney, Australia, 24th August 1991 Goals Recently, there has been considerable interest and progress in the study of systems of entities which, using only a simple set of local rules, exhibit complex and robust global behavior. Much of this activity has occurred in specialized research communities investigating Artificial Life, Genetic Algorithms, Chaos Theory, and Non-Linear Complex Systems. It is clear that many of the issues being addressed by these groups have a strong intersection with the goals and interests of the AI community - e.g. evolution and behavior. The goal of the Workshop is to provide a forum for researchers in evolutionary processes and discrete chaos theory to investigate the links between these two fields with respect to AI and cognitive processing. This investigation is a first step towards answering the following questions: Is an evolutionary model of cognition plausible? How can correct, simple rules be determined which achieve a desired global behavior? Is chaos theory a useful tool for the design and analysis of evolutionary systems such as genetic algorithms and classifier systems? Topics of interest for the Workshop include: * Genetic algorithms * Classifier systems * Artificial life * Discrete chaos * Discrete non-linear systems * Cellular automata * Emergent behaviors * Non-classical evolutionary systems * Evolutionary epistemology * The application of the above topics to cognitive processing Where possible, we encourage examination of the links to AI. Format All accepted papers will be presented in either a plenary or poster session. In order to provide ample opportunity for discussion, most presentations will be posters. Panel discussions will summarize the findings of each area in the workshop and identify open problems and future research directions. Submissions Intended authors are invited to submit either a full paper (max. 15 pages), or a short paper (3-5 pages); all other participants should submit a summary of previous relevant work with expected contributions. All accepted papers will appear in the workshop proceedings; the full papers will be considered for inclusion in a planned book. Five copies should be submitted by May 13, 1991 to: Workshop on Evolution and Chaos in Cognitive Processing c/o Dwight Deugo School of Computer Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, K1S 5B6, (613) 788-4333, FAX (613) 788-4334 e-mail: dwightdeugo@scs.carleton.ca Authors will be notified of the committee's decision by June 17, 1991. The final version and the workshop registration form and fees ($US65.00) will be due by July 15,1991 Organizing Committee Rob Black, Dwight Deugo, and Una-May O'Reilly (Carleton University) Program Committee Franz Oppacher and Nicola Santoro (Carleton University); Kenneth De Jong (George Mason University); Christopher G. Langton (Los Alamos National Laboratory) ------------------------------ Subject: Intelligent Control and Instrumentation From: <ECBSOH%NTIVAX.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> Date: Fri, 03 May 91 09:10:00 +0800 Recently, I posted a call for papers for an International Conference on Intelligent Control and Instrumentation in Neuron Digest. Unfortunately, The contents listed in the Neuron digest read "Intelligent Conference and Instrumentation". Please can you re-post it again under "Intelligent Control and Instrumentation" Thank you. By the way:- My name is C. B. SOH with E-mail: ecbsoh@ntivax.bitnet Yours' Sincerely Dr. SOH CHEONG BOON Secretary of the IEEE Singapore Section Control Chapter. Note : the Call for papers is attached below. =-------------------------------------------------------- C A L L F O R P A P E R S SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION _________________________________ Hilton International Singapore Feb 18 - 21, 1992 The conference is organised by the IEEE Singapore Section, Control Chapter and co-sponsored by the Computer Chapter, Industrial Electronics Chapter and the Instrumentation and Control Society, Singapore (National Member Organisation of IFAC). The Conference will be concerned with the state-of-the-art in design, theory and application of Intelligent Control and Instrumentation in Robotics, Automation, Control, Manufacturing and related fields. Topics includes, but are not limited to: * Adaptive Control * Neural Network in Control * Robust Control * Intelligent Process Planning * Robotics * Distributed Control Systems * Real-Time Systems * Fault Diagnostics and Detection * Intelligent Control * Intelligent Instrumentation * Discrete Event Control * Communications in Control * System Identification * CAD * Optimal Control * Large Scale Systems * Expert Systems * Motion Control INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE K. J. Astrom Sweden F. Harashima Japan Y. C. Ho USA L. Gerhardt USA T. Fukuda Japan H. Kimura Japan G. A. Bekey USA N. H. McClamroch USA G. B. Andeen USA I. Postlethwaite UK M. G. Rodd UK M. H. Rashid USA A. C. Sanderson USA Y. Sunahara Japan M. Vidyasagar India M. Mansour Switzerland Brian Lee Singapore C. C. Hang Singapore M. Tomizuka USA James C. Hung USA S. Yamamoto Japan B. H. Krogh USA B. K. Bose USA G. C. Goodwin Australia Joseph Chen Singapore P. C. Sen Canada H. A. El-Maraghy Canada Tony Woo USA S. Sankaran Australia K. W. Lim Australia Authors are invited to submit 4 copies of 800-words abstracts of the papers headed by the title, author's name(s), address(es), telephone, facsimile and telex numbers to: Prof C. C. Hang Technical Programme Chairman SICICI '92 IEEE Singapore Section 200 Jalan Sultan #11-03 Textile Centre Singapore 0719 E-Mail: FENGHCC@NUS3090.BITNET Abstracts must be received by 15 June 1991. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 2 September 1991. Proposals for tutorials are also invited. ------------------------------ End of Neuron Digest [Volume 7 Issue 23] ****************************************