EmerNet: International Workshop on
Emergent Neural Computational
Architectures Based on Neuroscience.
Call for Papers
Date: Saturday 11th September 1999.
Location: Appleton Tower at the University of
Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
This EPSCR supported workshop will be held
directly after ICANN 99.
To see the call in a more structured way you can also go to
http://www.his.sunderland.ac.uk/emernet/icann99w.html
Description and Motivation
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Existing computing approaches lack the flexibility and reliability
performed by biological information processing systems. While
much is known about the processing of biological systems, little
use has been made of this in computation. If there is to be
progress in building computational machines that have the
capabilities of natural computing systems, collaboration among
those researching biological information processing and computer
science is critical.
The EmerNet project aims to bring these two areas together,
which should enable computer scientists to comprehend how the
brain processes information, as well as generating new
techniques for considering computation. The focus of the
EmerNet Network is to comprehend more from neuroscience
and to exploit this in computing to build computational neural
architectures.
Areas of Interest for Workshop
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Areas of interest include issues of neuroscience and neural
network, such as:
1.Synchronisation: How does the brain synchronise its
processing? How does the brain schedule its processing?
2.Processing speed: How does the brain compute with
relatively slow computing elements but still achieve rapid
and real time performance?
3.Robustness: How does human memory manage to
continue to operate despite failure of its components?
4.Modular construction: What can we learn from the brain
for building modular more powerful artificial neural
network architectures to solve larger tasks?
5.Learning in context: How can we build learning
algorithms which consider context? How can we design
incremental learning algorithms and dynamic
architectures?
Workshop Details
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The workshop will be held on Saturday 11 Sept 1999, the day
following the ICANN 99 conference, at the Appleton Tower
which is located at the University of Edinburgh's central campus.
This day-long workshop will be made up of 10-12 talks with
two being invited talks and the remainder contributed by
participants. Those wishing to contribute talks are required to
send a four-page abstract via email for consideration to
Professor Wermter and Mark Elshaw. Registration for the
EmerNet workshop is free. Those registering for the ICANN
conference should register for this workshop on the same form.
Others should contact Mark Elshaw or Professor Stefan
Wermter to arrange registration for the workshop.
It is intended that scientists from the UK who will present papers
can have their railway traveling costs for the workshop fully
reimbursed.
*******Deadline for papers is 15th August
(for planning purposes it would be good if you could indicate your
interest to present or participate immediately)
Invited Speakers
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Prof. Mike Denham
University of Plymouth
Prof. John Taylor
King's College London
Publication
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If there is sufficient interest it is planned that extended versions of
the submissions will be published in a special issue of a journal or
book.
Committee
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Prof. Stefan Wermter
University of Sunderland
Prof. Jim.Austin
University of York
Prof. David Willshaw
University of Edinburgh
Contacts
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Prof. Stefan Wermter
University of Sunderland
Centre of Informatics
SCET
St. Peters Way
Sunderland SR6 0DD
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 191 515 3279
Fax: +44 191 515 2781
Email:
Stefan.Wermter at sunderland.ac.uk
(please cc all msg to Mark Elshaw)
Mark Elshaw
(For Workshop Organisation)
University of Sunderland
Centre for Informatics
SCET
St. Peters Way
Sunderland SR6 0DD
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 191 515 3682
Fax: +44 191 515 2781
Email: mark.elshaw at sunderland.ac.uk
For more information on the EmerNet
network see http://www.his.sunderland.ac.uk/emernet/
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Professor Stefan Wermter
Research Chair in Intelligent Systems
University of Sunderland
Centre of Informatics, SCET
St Peters Way
Sunderland SR6 0DD
United Kingdom
phone: +44 191 515 3279
fax: +44 191 515 2781
email: stefan.wermter at sunderland.ac.ukhttp://www.his.sunderland.ac.uk/
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