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Irving Biederman professzor (University of California)
Neurocomputational Basis of Object and Face Recognition
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Dr Benedek Gyorgy
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Call for Papers
1998 Annual Meeting
Lisboa, Portugal
September 2 - 5, 1998
The European Society for Philosophy and Psychology is calling for
papers to be presented at its Seventh Annual Meeting in Lisboa,
Portugal, 2nd-5th September, 1998.
The aim of the Society is "to promote interaction between philosophers
and psychologists on issues of common concern". Psychologists,
neuroscientists, linguists, computer scientists and biologists are
encouraged to report experimental, theoretical and clinical work that
they judge to have philosophical significance. Philosophers are
encouraged to present work of significance to psychology and the
above disciplines.
In recent years ESPP sessions have covered such topics as spatial
concepts, simulation theory, attention, problems of consciousness,
emotion, perception, early numerical cognition, memory and time,
motor
imagery, externalism, connectionism, and the interpretation of
neuropsychological results.
Submitted papers are refereed and selected on the basis of quality and
relevance to both psychologists and philosophers. Papers should not
exceed a length of 20 minutes (about 8 double-spaced pages). Papers
must be accompanied by a camera-ready 300-word abstract (to be
includedin the conference booklet). There will also be poster
presentations. A submission for a poster presentation should consist
of a 500-word abstract. Submitted papers may also be considered for
presentation as posters. The deadline for submission is March 1st,
1998.
Please send three copies to:
Dr. John Campbell or Dr. Regine Kolinsky
New College Laboratoire de Psychologie Experimentale
Oxford, OX1 3BN Universite Libre de Bruxelles, CP 191
United Kingdom 50 Av. F. Roosevelt
(john.campbell@ B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgique
new.oxford.ac.uk) (rkolins(a)ulb.ac.be)
Local arrangements are being handled by Dr. Joao Branquinho. He can be
contacted by e-mail at: Glossar(a)ptmat.lmc.fc.ul.pt (Messages should be
marked 'for Dr. Branquinho' in the 'Subject' slot.)
For information on membership of the European Society for Philosophy
and Psychology, contact Susan Struycken at S.Struycken(a)kub.nl
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**** SELF-LEARNING ROBOTS II: BIO-ROBOTICS ****
An Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) Seminar
Savoy Place, London: February, 12th, 1998.
Co-sponsors:
Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
British Computer Science Society (BCS)
Society for the study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of
Behaviour (AISB)
Biologically inspired robotics or bio-robotics is an exciting trend in
the integration of engineering and life sciences. Although this has a
long history dating back to the turn of the century, it is only within
the last few years that it has picked up momentum as many have realised
that life is still the best model we have for intelligent behavior.
This cross fertilisation is beginning to bear fruit in robotics within
specialist areas such as evolutionary methods, artificial life, neural
computing, and navigation. It is now time to bring these threads
together and ask the life scientists to assess the developments and
also to discuss how and what the life sciences could learn from
robotics.
This one-day seminar aims to bring together some of Europe's
leading researchers within the areas of animal and robot behavior to
discuss the foundations and future directions of biologically inspired
robotics. Each Speaker will be followed by a Discussant who will follow
up on some of the issues raised by in the paper and make general points
about the field.
9.30-10.30 EMBODIED COGNITION
Francisco Varela (Speaker) Biologist and Neuroscientist, France.
Stevan Harnad (Discussant) Psychologist, UK.
10.30-10.45 COFFEE
10.45-11.45 EVOLUTIONARY LEARNING
Stefano Nolfi (Speaker) Roboticist and Psychologist, Italy.
Richard Dawkins (Discussant) Evolutionary Zoologist, UK.
11.45-12.45 CONDITIONED LEARNING.
Marco Dorigo (Speaker) Computer Scientist and Roboticist, Belgium.
Tony Savage (Discussant) Animal Psychologist, N.Ireland.
12.45-2.00 LUNCH
2.00-3.00 NAVIGATION: THE INSECT MODEL
Dimitrios Lambrinos (Speaker) Computer Scientist and Roboticist, Switzerland.
Tom Collett (Discussant) Neurobiologist, UK.
3.00-4.00 NAVIGATION: THE MAMMALIAN MODEL
Neil Burgess (Speaker) Neuroscientist, UK.
Ariane Etienne (Discussant) Ethologist, Switzerland.
4.00-4.15 TEA
PANEL: THE FUTURE OF BIO-ROBOTICS 4.15-5.45
Introduced and Chaired by Jean-Arcady Meyer, Computer Scientist and
Ethologist, France.
ORGANISERS
Noel Sharkey, Computer Scientist, Psychologist, and Roboticist,
University of Sheffield, UK.
Tom Ziemke, Computer Scientist and Roboticist,
Universities of Sheffield, UK and Skovde, Sweden.
REGISTRATION.
I would be advisable to register as early as possible since places
will be limited. Please contact Jon Maddison jmaddison(a)iee.org.uk
FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT -- PLEASE DISTRIBUTE
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RESEARCH IN COMPUTER SIMULATIONS OF SOCIAL SYSTEMS
Research Fellowship Opportunities at the Complex Adaptive Systems Laboratory
Central European University
Budapest, Hungary
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The Complex Adaptive Systems Laboratory at Central European University is
seeking candidates to participate in our program of research. Our focus is
on agent-based computer simulations of complex social systems. We study
systems involving economics, sociology, history, political science, legal
studies, environmental policy and related fields.
We are seeking collaborators from Central and Eastern Europe and the former
Soviet Union. We have several possible ways to bring candidates to our
Laboratory:
Doctoral Support Program -- candidates for the PhD at Universities in the
region who will carry out social system simulations in the Systems Lab as
part of their thesis research
Doctoral Fellowships -- for candidates who apply and are admitted to PhD
programs at CEU, who work jointly with the Systems Lab and the particular
CEU Department.
Post-Doctoral Fellowships -- candidates with recent PhD's who participate in
the Systems Lab's research program in Budapest
Visiting Faculty Research Fellowships -- faculty members at Universities in
the region who participate in the Systems Lab's research program in Budapest
Independent Researcher Fellowships -- we have the flexibility to bring
outstanding researchers without current University affiliation, who have a
clearly demonstrated abilities in the application of computation to
simulation or visualization.
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We are looking for collaborators who can make effective use of the
resources of the Lab to contribute to its research program. Our research is
focused on
(1) developing user-friendly modeling environments for the creation of
agent-based models of social systems, including web-based interface with
the simulation environment, very fast simulation engines utilizing
massively-parallel virtual architectures, and advanced 3-D visualizations
of the parameter space of the simulations.
(2) collaboration with social scientists to work at the state of the art in
creating agent-based models of social systems. These include systems of
concern to economics, political science, sociology, history, archaeology,
international relations, legal studies, environmental science and policy.
An appropriate research collaborator would fall into one of two classes:
(1) must possess demonstrated outstanding computer programming skills and
experience along with education, interest and/or experience in a social
system science. Applicants in this category must have strong abilities in
C, C++ or Objective C, Java, and operating systems including Unix (Linux),
Windows NT or Macintosh OS a plus. VRML and/or Silicon Graphics
Visualization software experience is necessary for those interested in
visualization.
OR
(2) must be currently active in social systems research, an interest and/or
experience in computer simulation, and have good computer skills.
Post-Doctoral and Independent Scientist applicants in this category should
have recent publications of their work in social systems, PhD students
should describe their thesis proposal in one of the social sciences.
Research in this category explores the application of agent-based
simulation to social systems, including using insights from cognitive
science, psychology, linguistics, and related fields.
We use the SWARM agent-based modeling environment in Objective-C.
http://www.santafe.edu/projects/swarm/
and aCe, an architecture-independent extension of C for massively parallel
computation.
http://newton.gsfc.nasa.gov/aCe/
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Application Procedure: Applicants should send by email or fax:
1 - Cover sheet with Name, Address, Phone, Fax, Email and other contact
information.
2 - A Curriculum Vitae including educational background, description of
past research projects, work experience and computer experience.
3 - A two page (500 -750 words) statement describing your research
interests in general, and the sort of research question you would like to
pursue during your fellowship. Include appropriate bibliographic references.
4 - The names of two or three professional references with their contact
information.
A full CEU application form will be sent by postal mail to candidates who
pass an initial selection.
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Stipends: The stipends for PhD students and Post-doctoral fellows are
equivalent to the normal student stipend at CEU. In the case of Visiting
Faculty higher stipends are provided.
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Application Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a revolving basis
starting 15 January 1997. Applications are welcome after that date;
earlier applicants will have greater likelihood of success.
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Submission of Applications:
Applications and supporting material may be submitted electronically to:
<fellow(a)syslab.ceu.hu>
They may also be sent to our fax machine: ++ 36-1-327-3888 in Budapest
Otherwise mail applications to:
Dr. John B. Corliss
Systems Laboratory - Fellowship Application
Central European University
Kerepesi ut 87
H-1106 Budapest, Hungary
Further information about the Systems Lab and this program is available at:
http://www.syslab.ceu.hu/fellowship.html
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Central European University (CEU) is an internationally recognized
institution of post-graduate education in the social sciences. It seeks to
contribute to the development of open societies in Central and Eastern
Europe and the former Soviet Union by promoting a system of education in
which ideas are creatively, critically, and comparatively examined. CEU
serves as an advanced center of research and policy analysis and
facilitates academic dialogue while preparing its graduates to serve as the
region's next generation of leaders and scholars.
Central European University was established in 1991 as a pan-regional
university committed to promoting educational development throughout
Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union (CEE/fSU). CEU is
a unitary institution, under a common Board of Trustees and Senate, with
teaching sites in Hungary and Poland. Its primary administrative offices
are in Budapest.
CEU has an absolute charter from the Board of Regents of the State of New
York (USA).
Non-Discrimination Policy
Central European University does not discriminate on the basis of --
including but not limited to -- race, color, national or ethnic origin,
religion, gender or sexual orientation in administering its educational
policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic
and other school-administered programs.
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Jack Corliss, Director
Complex Adaptive Systems Laboratory Tel. (36-1) 327-3886
Central European University Fax (36-1) 327-3888
Budapest, Hungary e-mail: fellow(a)syslab.ceu.hu
http://www.syslab.ceu.hu/fellowship.html