worden@ut-emx.UUCP (Sue J. Worden) (06/26/89)
I hardly ever see the following book referenced, but I think it might
provide a reasonable introduction to some of your areas of interest:
Glorioso, Robert M. and Fernando C. Colon Osorio
ENGINEERING INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS : Concepts, Theory, and Applications
Digital Equipment Corporation; Bedford, Massachusetts; 1980
ISBN 0-932376-06-1; 472 pages
Abbreviated Table of Contents
Chap 1 : Computers and Intelligence
Chap 2 : Game Playing and Machines
Chap 3 : Reason, Logic, and Mathematics
Chap 4 : Computers and Automata
Chap 5 : Adaption, Learning, Self-Repair, and Self-Organization
Chap 6 : Stochastic Automata Models
Chap 7 : Adaptive, Learning, and Self-Organizing Controllers
Chap 8 : Cybernetic Techniques in Communication Systems
Chap 9 : Stochastic Automata Models in Computer and Communication Networks
Chap 10 : Reliability and Repair
Chap 11 : Neurons and Neural Models
Chap 12 : Threshold Logic
Chap 13 : Pattern Recognition
Chap 14 : Computer Vision
Chap 15 : Robotics
From your posting, I gather that your orientation is toward a blend of
computer science, computer engineering, and linear/non-linear systems
theory and engineering. That in itself indicates that you are probably
seeking a university with faculty/student/program crossovers between
appropriate academic departments. The University of Texas at Austin
is one such university. For all the tantalizing details, write:
Dean of Graduate Studies
Main Building 101
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78712
You might also write to the chairman of various departments, requesting
a list of faculty members and their current research interests, as well
as any department-specific admissions procedures and/or requirements:
Chairman
Department of Computer Science
(or, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
(or, for robotics info, Department of Mechanical Engineering)
(or, for more non-linear systems info, Department of Physics)
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78712
Finally, in whatever graduate program you finally choose, I encourage
you to set aside a few course hours for psychology (cognitive science),
neuroanatomy/neurophysiology, et cetera. The organic perspective gained
on our technological pursuits is invaluable.
- Sue Worden
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin