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From: sd351(a)city.ac.uk (GRANT A S)
Subject: CfP: Workshop on Computational Models of Cognition
Date: 10 Jan 94 14:33:58 GMT
Computational Models of Cognition and Cognitive Functions
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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A one-day workshop organised by S. Grant, & R. Cooper
as part of the AISB 1994 Workshop Series
11th April 1994
Leeds University, England
Abstract:
The workshop will address two major issues. We hope firstly to
survey the variety of symbolic cognitive models currently under development,
and secondly to consider the methodological issues raised by the construction
of such models within cognitive science.
We will welcome submissions concerning computational models of cognition in
complex tasks, in learning, in rich everyday activities, and in phenomena from
clinical psychology. The workshop will focus on the study of architectures
that are well-adapted to these areas, and in the methodology surrounding the
construction of related models; including computational support for model
construction.
The emphasis is on models with a high degree of cognitive plausibility. Models
of aspects of cognition are of interest but their role in complete systems
should be addressed. Ideally, models should be related to real-world data
(rather than simply that from the psychological laboratory).
Required background:
Participants should be familiar with the enterprise of symbolic modelling and
the concepts involved. Ideally they should have some practical experience with
the construction and validation of such models. A basic familiarity with
PROLOG may be assumed by presenters.
Discussion papers:
In the first instance, send an abstract (email strongly preferred) of
100 to 300 words to the organisers, by 21st January 1994. They will
select those that seem to have most synergy, and will invite
submission of full draft discussion papers to those abstracts, by a
deadline to be decided. The papers will be accepted for presentation
on the basis of the full draft. Presenters will each be allocated
one half hour in total, of which they are expected to use between 10
and 20 minutes in presentation.
Non-presenters will be welcomed on the basis of how much they are likely
to give to or take from the workshop. Please submit a short statement
of research interest, noting any relevant publications.
Registration fee (including cost of Monday lunch and materials):
non-members AISB members
General: #90 #60
Full-time students: #75 #45
If you are interested in this topic, even if you have no abstract
ready or cannot come to the workshop, we would like to hear from you.
Please send submissions and correspondence to either or both of:
Dr Simon Grant Dr Richard Cooper
Department of Business Computing Department of Psychology
City University University College
Northampton Square Gower Street
London EC1V 0HB London WC1E 6BT
Email: simon(a)city.ac.uk r.cooper(a)psychol.ucl.ac.uk
Fax: 071 477 8586 071 436 4276
Telephone: 071 477 8418 071 387 7050 x 5418
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A. Simon Grant (not Mr.) (Lecturer) Department of Business Computing
Email: simon(a)city.ac.uk City University, Northampton Square
Phone:(+44)/(0)71-477 8418 Fax:...8586 London, England
Research: Centre for HCI Design, School of Informatics. EC1V 0HB
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COMPLEX REPRESENTATIONS:
THE PLACE OF INDICATOR SEMANTICS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE
*Complex Representations: The Place of Indicator Semantics in
Cognitive Science* is the theme of a conference sponsored by the
Department of Philosophy, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the
Center for the Study of Science in Society at Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, to be held March 18-20, 1994, at
Mountain Lake Resort, Blacksburg, Virginia.
Indicator semantics, and similar teleological accounts of
representation, have enjoyed remarkable success in explaining low-
level cognitive processing. The question now arises whether
indicator semantics could be extended to explain the higher level
representational capacity of more complex organisms -- in
particular, humans. This conference will address will address such
an elaboration -- its viability, desirability, and potential
consequences for the cognitive sciences.
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COMPLEX REPRESENTATIONS:
THE PLACE OF INDICATOR SEMANTICS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE
March 18-20, 1994
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY
FRIDAY, March 18
6:30-8:00 Opening Dinner
8:00-10:00 Welcome: Joe Pitt, Virginia Tech
Speaker: Karen Neander, Australian National
"From Innate To Acquired
Representations"
Commentator: Fred Dretske, Stanford
SATURDAY, March 19
9:00-10:30 Chair: William Williams, Virginia Tech
Speaker: Laurence Shapiro, Wisconsin-Madison
"Indication, Cognitive Science, and
Lego Naturalism"
Commentator: Peter Godfrey-Smith, Stanford
11:00-12:30 Chair: Karl Pribram, Radford
Speaker: Kenneth Taylor, Rutgers
"Must an Intentional System Be
Rational?"
Commentator: George Wittenberg, Mercy Hospital
2:00-3:30 Chair: James Klagge, Virginia Tech
Speaker: Mohan Matthen, Alberta
"On the Semantics of Emotion"
Commentator: Adele Mercier, Queen's University
4:00-5:30 Chair: John Christman, Virginia Tech
Speaker: John Post, Vanderbilt
"Teleosemantics, Physicalism, and
Ethics"
Commentator: Richard Burian, Virginia Tech
8:00-11:00 Reception -- Gavagai Hollow Farm
SUNDAY, March 20, 1994
9:00-10:30 Chair: Thomas Oberdan, Clemson
Speaker: Georges Rey, Maryland
"Keeping Meaning in Mind"
Commentator: Berent Enc, Wisconsin-Madison
11:00-12:30 Chair: Stuart Silvers, Clemson
Speaker: Ruth Millikan, Connecticut-Storrs
"Pushmepullyou Representations"
Commentator: David Israel, Stanford
2:00-3:30 Chair: Harlan Miller, Virginia Tech
Roundtable Discussion
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REGISTRATION
Opening Dinner ___No. Persons @ $25/each = _______
(only if not staying at hotel)
Hotel (including meals) $70.54/day/person (single) = _______
$47.30/day/person (double) = _______
Enclosed with registration TOTAL _______
Please make checks payable to Department of Philosophy. Mail
materials to Spring Conference, Department of Philosophy, VPI & SU,
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0126.
Name: __________________________________________________________
Affilation: ____________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Transportation available from Roanoke Airport to Mountain Lake upon
request. For more information, contact Gary L. Hardcastle, Valerie
Gray Hardcastle, or Peter E. Pruim at valerieh(a)vtvm1.cc.vt.edu.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 10, 1994
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Laborfalvi Benke Tibor
>@> Tibor Benke /benke(a)sfu.ca (^)%(#)
>@> Graduate Student (MA program)
>@> Department of Sociology and Anthropology
>@> Simon Fraser University,
>@> Burnaby, B.C., Canada. V5A 1S6
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From: A.Sloman(a)cs.bham.ac.uk (Aaron Sloman)
Subject: Re: Looking for a school that treats CS as a branch of philosophy
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 12:24:12 GMT
Readers interested in studying in the UK may be interested to know
that at the University of Birmingham several members of the School
of Computer Science have PhDs in philosophy, and quite a lot of our
research and teaching is philosophical (e.g. on the nature of
representations, the architecture of a mind, the nature of
motivation and emotions, etc.).
We offer MSc degrees, PhD degrees and undergraduate degrees, all
including opportunities for philosophical investigation.
1. We offer, in conjunction with the Schools of Psychology, English
and Philosophy, a one year MSc degree in Cognitive Science which
attempts to integrate Philosophy, Computing, AI, Psychology and
Linguistics. Enquiries to Donald Peterson:
Email: D.M.Peterson(a)cs.bham.ac.uk
2. We also offer an AI stream within a one year "conversion MSc"
degree for people whose first degree was not computer science. (The
other three streams are "Information Technology" for people without
any previous computing experience, "Software engineering" and "IT
and Electronic engineering" (I may have that last title wrong -
typing it in from memory) taught in conjuction with the School of
Electrical and Electronic Engineering.) Enquiries concerning
conversion MSc degrees to Sue Laflin
Email: S.Laflin(a)cs.bham.ac.uk
3. We offer PhD research degrees in a variety of topics including
philosophical foundations of computing and AI, cognitive science,
software engineering, mathematical computer science, very large
logic-based databases, HCI, etc. Enquiries to Peter Hancox:
Email: P.J.Hancox(a)cs.bham.ac.uk
4. Finally we have started a variety of undergraduate degrees in AI
in combination with several other disciplines, and these will all
include an element of philosophy (you can't do AI properly without
including philosophy). In october 1993 we started AI and Computer
Science, and Psychology and AI degrees. On october 1994 Mathematics
and AI will be added. Other combinations will follow including
Education and AI. Philosophy can be combined with AI within the Arts
faculty combined honours or general honours programmes. Enquiries
regarding undergraduate degrees in AI to Jim Yandle:
Email J.R.Yandle(a)cs.bham.ac.uk
Aaron
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Aaron Sloman,
School of Computer Science, The University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, England
EMAIL A.Sloman(a)cs.bham.ac.uk OR A.Sloman(a)bham.ac.uk
Phone: +44-(0)21-414-3711 Fax: +44-(0)21-414-4281
A subject mindent elarul. Nyari munkat keresek Magyarorszagon vagy angol
nyelvteruleten - lehetoseg szerint research internshipet - cognitive science
teruleten. Barmifele segitseget, vagy otletet elore is koszonok.
Mellekelve kuldom angol nyelvu resumem plaintext valtozatat. Referenciat,
hardcopy-t, tovabbi informaciot szivesen kuldok.
Szucs Istvan
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Istva'n Szu"cs
Winter Address Campus Address Summer Address
76 Highland Avenue 4041 Baltimore Ave Apt 1 Ro'zsa Ferenc U. 71
Demarest, NJ 07627 Philadelphia, PA 19104 Budapest, Hungary, H1064
Tel.: (201) 767-8521 Tel, Fax (215) 387-4159 Tel, Fax (+361) 131-0741
EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and College of Arts and
Sciences ,Philadelphia, PA double diploma (1995)
Bachelor Degrees in Computer and Cognitive Sciences (BAS) and
Psychology (BS).
Coursework completed: Programming Languages and Techniques, Artificial
Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Sparc Architecture, Mathematical
Foundations of Computer Science, Parallel Programming
Programming languages: C++, ML, Scheme, Prolog, C* (Parallel C
implementation on connection machine.)
Berzsenyi Da'niel Gimna'zium Budapest, Hungary Baccalaureate received 1991.
Special Mathematics Class
Society for Dissemination of Sciences Budapest, Hungary 1987-1991
Earned five certificates in MS-DOS, IBM BASIC Spectrum BASIC, Pascal,
Z80 Assembly.
WORK EXPERIENCE
9/93-present University of Pennsylvania Language Analysis Center
Philadelphia, PA Technical Consultant
Maintain debug, fix hardware and software, including printer, IBM
compatible computers, network, etc. Installing new equipment, optimize
use. Recommend purchases as well as provide technical support to users,
write macros and modules to increase productivity.
6/93-7/93 International Congress on Logic Programming Budapest, Hungary
Network Operator
Operating Compulog's Network of Excellence, supported by the European
Community. (CEC).
7/92-8/92 Kozmo Co. Budapest, Hungary
Programming Consultant
Responsibilities ranged from translations to minor software assignments
for new PC graphical software products of KOZMO.
6/92-8/92 World Phone Inc. Princeton, New Jersey, Budapest, Hungary.
Computer System Consultant
Selecting, setting up and maintaining a computer system for the
company's office in Budapest, Hungary, training employees on using
electronic mail, word processing and application programs; writing
programs to aid administration, use and maintenance.
9/91-5/92 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
Computer Center Consultant
Responsibilities include assisting university students using
application programs.
6/90-8/90 Optimum Corporation Budapest, Hungary
Programming Consultant
Worked on software and minor hardware assignments, sometimes on site,
for a company serving banking institutions.
9/88-6/89 Do'zsa Gyo:rgy u'ti a'ltala'nos iskola
Budapest, Hungary Computer Instructor
Instructing elementary school children on the basics of Computer
Science
Host
Host
Various responsibilities included interpreting for professors between
English and Hungarian, arranging accommodations for delegates,
assisting organizers in administration (registration procedures, room
assignments) updating the electronic data bank and information center
of the congress.
AWARDS
Computer Championship of Budapest First Prize
National Secondary School Competition of Hungary English Finalist
ACTIVITIES
"Champ" host, assisting first year international students at the
University of Pennsylvania.
Volunteer listener for RAP Line (University of Pennsylvania Peer
Support Helpline).
PERSONAL
Citizen of United States and Hungary.
Student Ambassador for the University of Pennsylvania to Hungary.
Member Science and Technology Wing.
Extensive travel and summer study in the United States, Germany, and
Israel.
Fluent in English, Hungarian. Knowledge of Russian.
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.resumes
Subject: Looking for summer research in computer science
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President: Prof. Michael Conrad
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Phone: 1(313)577-0725,-2436 Fax: 577-6868 tel:-6782
Emails: CONRAD(a)CS.WAYNE.EDU, JJB(a)CS.WAYNE.EDU
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Tel: 36(1)135 1540, 115 1690 or 135 3735
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON
MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS AND
BIOCOMPUTING
(MEBC)
September 25-30, 1994
Goa, India
FIRST CIRCULAR
Under the Auspices of:
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay
International Society for Molecular Electronics and Biocomputing
Conference Chairman
Prof. Girjesh Govil
Correspondence
Dr.~Ratna S. Phadke
Scientific Secretary for ISMEBC'94 Tel : +91 (22) 215 2971
Chemical Physics Group FAX : +91 (22) 215 2110
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research e-mail : mebc(a)tifrvax.bitnet
Homi Bhabha Road mebc(a)tifrvax.tifr.res.in
Bombay 400 005 INDIA
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Site
The MEBC conference will be hosted by the Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research, Bombay. It will be held at Hotel Majorda and Goa Penta, Goa,
from September 25 - 30, 1994. The hotel will be able to
accommodate about 250 persons.
Goa is an internationally known beach resort. It is a delight for swimmers,
anglers, water sports buffs and sun bathers. Goa has a 110 km long beach
(swim attire advised). The countryside of Goa has natural curiosities too.
Unspoilt ecosystems, water falls from the western ghats, lakes, more than
one hundred species of birds, wild life sanctuary are to name a few.
Official Language
The official Language of MEBC is English. There will be no simultaneous
translation.
Passports and Visas
Foreign delegates should be in possession of valid passports or other
valid travel documents and valid visas granted by the Indian Missions
abroad. They must apply for conference visas to the Indian Mission
abroad four months in advance.
Official Conference agent
Thomas Cook - India is the official agent to the ISMEBC'94 conference and
will assist the delegates for all their requirements. Thomas Cook has
network all over the world.
Bombay is the nearest and convenient airport for foreign participants.
Domestic airline services are available from Bombay to Goa. Delhi, is also
connected to Goa by air. Train services are available from Bombay to Goa
via Miraj (Miraj to Goa on Meter Gauge). Bus services are available from
Bombay to Panaji, capital of Goa (17 hrs travelling time).
Foreign Exchange and Banking
Currency exchange booths are available at Bombay International Airport and
at the two hotels where the conference will be held.
Registration Information
Registration fees
Delegate $300
Student* $100
Accompanying person $100
* Students who are continuing their undergraduate or graduate
program at the time of registration are eligible for the student fee. A
similar concession may also be granted on request, for senior scientists
coming from developing countries.
To receive additional information, please complete and return the enclosed
preregistration form by mail or e-mail to Dr.~Phadke.
Please do not send the registration fee at this stage.
After preregistration, we will advise you on the registration and
other details.
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Accommodation Information
Accommodation will be available, in Goa in the two adjoining hotels,
Majorda and Goa Penta, that have been reserved for Conference
participants.
All inclusive costs (airport pick up, all meals, conference materials and
conference facilities for five nights):
$175 double occupancy per person
$250 single occupancy
Delegates are expected to arrive on 25th September. The conference
will start with an inaugural ceremony and an evening lecture. The
conference will conclude on the 30th by noon.
Financial Assistance
A limited amount of grants will be made available to assist younger
scientists and delegates from countries with currency restrictions.
Individuals wishing to apply for such support should write to Dr.~Phadke
outlining the nature of their financial situation. The deadline for
receipt of such applications is 15 March 1994 .
International Advisory Committee
Prof.~M. Aizawa (Japan), Prof.~G. Bicz o (Hungary), Prof.~A. E. G. Cass
(UK), Prof.~S. Chandrashekar (India), Prof.~M. Conrad (USA), Prof.~G.
Govil (India), Prof.~E. Greenbaum (USA), Dr.~R. S. Phadke (India),
scientific secretary, Prof.~N. G. Rambidi (Russia), Prof.~M. M. Sharma
(India), Prof.~P. N. Tandon (India)
National Organising Committee
Prof.~V. Singh, Director, TIFR (Chairman), Prof.~G. Govil, Prof.~S. K.
Joshi, Dr.~K. K. Kannan, Prof.~C. L. Khetrapal, Dr.~R. A. Mashelkar, Dr.
R. S. Phadke, Dr.~P. Rama Rao, Prof.~Suresh Chandra
Governing Council of MEBC
Officers
Prof.~Hans Kuhn ( Hon. President), Prof.~Michael Conrad (President),
Prof.~Masuo Aizawa ( President Elect), Prof.~G e za Bicz o (Immediate
Past President), Prof.~Robert Birge (Advisory Vice-President), Prof.~P e
ter Rajczy (Secretary), Prof.~Ann E. Tate (Treasurer)
Governing Board
Prof.~Ludwig Brehmer, Prof.~Danilo De Rossi, Prof.~Felix T. Hong,
Prof.~Pavel I. Lazrev, Prof.~Gen Matsumoto, Prof.~Robert W. Munn,
Prof.~Stanislav Ne s p u rek, Dr.~Ratna S. Phadke, Prof.~Arend von Roggen,
Prof.~Juliusz Sworakowski, Prof.~Yu Wei, Prof.~Joseph Zyss
Scientific Programs
This conference will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion
of major new advances in the wide range of topics in the field of
molecular electronics. There will be plenary lectures, invited talks, oral
presentations and poster sessions.
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Plenary and Invited Talks
The following scientists are expected to give plenary and invited talks:
Aizawa (Japan), Aviram (USA), Barraud (France), Biczo (Hungary), Bozio
(Italy)*, Brehmer (Germany), Cass (UK), Chandrashekar (India), Conrad
(USA), Greenbaum (USA), Hameroff (USA), Hampp (Germany), Hong (USA), Hush
(Australia), Jortner (Israil), Kahn (France), Kuhn (Switzerland), Lehn
(France)*, Marcus(USA)*, Metzger (USA), Misra (India), Mohwald
(Germany)*, Phadke (India), Potember (USA)*, Rajczy (Hungary),
Rambidi (Russia), Rossi (Italy), Rustichelli (Italy), Sienicki
(Poland)*, Szu (USA), Tandon (India), Tate (USA), Tien (USA), Wei
(China), Wegner (Germany)
*- confirmation awaited.
Topics to be covered:
The scientific session will be devoted to:
- Biomimetic and supramolecular chemistry of molecularly designed
``intelligent", ``smart", and ``adaptive" materials, devices and systems.
- Principles underlying self assembled or artificially engineered
molecular aggregates and architectures: LB films, membranes, conducting
polymers, etc.
- Techniques for studies of electron transfer, molecular interactions,
structure and dynamics: STM, AFM, spectroscopy, theoretical
simulations, etc.
- Theory and modeling of molecular sensors and molecular computing
systems: Molecular recognition, molecular switching and molecular
sensors.
- Neural and neuromolecular systems: Present understanding of learning
and memory, how to utilize it in future computer constructions ?
- Materials, nanomanipulations and devices: Molecular, optomolecular and
photonics, biomedical and industrial applications.
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 15 March 1994
Social Activities
There will be social programs organised for the accompanying persons.
XVI IUBMB Congress
XVI International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will be
held in New Delhi, India during 19-22 September 1994. For more details
about this congress please contact:
Dr.~N. Appaji Rao, Secretary General, 16th IUBMB Congress, Department of
Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India.
Phone : +91-80-344411 extn 2310, FAX : +91-80-341683
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Preregistration form
(Last date for submission 30 November 1993 - NOW: at your
earliest convenience)
I wish to preregister for the 5 ISMEBC conference - Goa 1994. My
contact address is as given below.
Last Name :
First Name :
Male/Female : M/F
Designation :
Organization :
Street address :
Room No/Mail Code :
City, State, Zip :
Country :
Telephone :
Fax :
Telex :
e-mail :
Whether presenting a paper : Yes/No
If so, tentative title :
Any accompanying persons :
Please return to
Dr.~Ratna S. Phadke
Scientific Secretary for ISMEBC'94 Tel : +91 (22) 215 2971
Chemical Physics Group FAX : +91 (22) 215 2110
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research e-mail : mebc(a)tifrvax.bitnet
Homi Bhabha Road mebc(a)tifrvax.tifr.res.in
Bombay 400 005 INDIA
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From: eiselt(a)cc.gatech.edu (Kurt Eiselt)
Subject: 1994 Cognitive Science Conference - New submission deadline
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1993 16:37:46 GMT
Sixteenth Annual Conference of the
COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY
August 13-16, 1994
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
CALL FOR PAPERS
Revised due date: Tuesday, February 15, 1994
As Cognitive Science has matured over the years, it has broadened its
scope in order to address fundamental issues of cognition embedded
within culturally, socially, and technologically rich environments. The
Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society aims at
broad coverage of the many topics, methodologies, and disciplines that
comprise Cognitive Science. The conference will highlight new ideas,
theories, methods and results in a wide range of research areas relating
to cognition.
The conference will feature plenary addresses by invited speakers,
technical paper and poster sessions, research symposia and panels, and a
banquet. The conference will be held at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, home
of the Civil Rights movement, the 1996 Olympics, and the Dogwood
Festival.
GUIDELINES FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS
Novel research papers are invited on any topic related to cognition.
Reports of research that cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries
and investigations of cognition within cultural, social and
technological contexts are encouraged. To create a high-quality program
representing the newest ideas and results in the field, submitted papers
will be evaluated through peer review with respect to several criteria,
including originality, quality, and significance of research, relevance
to a broad audience of cognitive science researchers, and clarity of
presentation. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference as
talks or posters, as appropriate. Papers may present results from
completed research as well as report on current research with an
emphasis on novel approaches, methods, ideas, and perspectives.
Authors should submit five (5) copies of the paper in hard copy form by
Tuesday, February 15, 1994, to:
Prof. Ashwin Ram
Cognitive Science 1994 Submissions
Georgia Institute of Technology
College of Computing
801 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0280
If confirmation of receipt is desired, please use certified mail or
enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope or postcard.
DAVID MARR MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR EXCELLENT STUDENT PAPERS
Papers with a student first author are eligible to compete for a David
Marr Memorial Prize for excellence in research and presentation. The
David Marr Prizes are accompanied by a $300.00 honorarium, and are
funded by an anonymous donor.
LENGTH
Papers must be a maximum of eleven (11) pages long (excluding only the
cover page but including figures and references), with 1 inch margins on
all sides (i.e., the text should be 6.5 inches by 9 inches, including
footnotes but excluding page numbers), double-spaced, and in 12-point
type. Each page should be numbered (excluding the cover page).
Template and style files conforming to these specifications for several
text formatting programs, including LaTeX, Framemaker, Word, and
Word Perfect, are available by anonymous FTP from
ftp.cc.gatech.edu:/pub/cogsci94/submission-templates. (Camera-ready
copies will be required only after authors are notified of acceptance;
accepted papers will be allotted six proceedings pages in the usual
double-column camera-ready format.)
COVER PAGE
Each copy of the paper must include a cover page, separate from the body
of the paper, which includes:
1. Title of paper.
2. Full names, postal addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of
all authors.
3. An abstract of no more than 200 words.
4. Three to five keywords in decreasing order of relevance. The
keywords will be used in the index for the proceedings.
5. Preference for presentation format: Talk or poster, talk only, poster
only. Accepted papers will be presented either as talks or posters,
depending on authors' preferences and reviewers' recommendations
about which would be more suitable, and will not reflect the
quality of the papers.
6. A note stating if the paper is eligible to compete for a Marr Prize.
DEADLINE
Papers must be received by Tuesday, February 15, 1994. Papers received
after this date will be recycled.
CALL FOR SYMPOSIA
In addition to the technical paper and poster sessions, the conference
will feature research symposia, panels, and workshops. Proposals for
symposia are invited. Proposals should indicate:
1. A brief description of the topic;
2. How the symposium would address a broad cognitive science audience,
and some evidence of interest;
3. Names of symposium organizer(s);
4. List of potential speakers, their topics, and some estimate of their
likelihood of participation;
5. Proposed symposium format (designed to last 90 minutes).
Symposium proposals should be sent as soon as possible, but no later
than January 14, 1994. Abstracts of the symposium talks will be
published in the proceedings.
CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Kurt Eiselt and Ashwin Ram
STEERING COMMITTEE
Dorrit Billman, Mike Byrne, Richard Catrambone, Alex Kirlik,
Janet Kolodner (chair), Nancy Nersessian, Mimi Recker, and Tony Simon
PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO:
Prof. Kurt Eiselt
Cognitive Science 1994 Conference
Georgia Institute of Technology
Cognitive Science Program
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0505
E-mail: cogsci94(a)cc.gatech.edu
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Evolutionary Digest # 18 (reszlet)
From: fogel(a)ece.UCSD.EDU (Fogel)
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 93 13:48:59 PST
Subject: EP94 registration and program
Dear Colleagues:
I'm sending along a registration form for EP94 followed
by the
preliminary program. If you want to register by email,
please
send your registration to Bill Porto, finance chair, at
porto(a)orincon.com and then follow it up with regular
mail.
If you have any questions regarding the conference,
please either send them to me, or to Bill Porto
as you deem appropriate.
Best wishes for the holidays,
David
_________________________________________________
REGISTRATION FORM FOR
THE THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON EVOLUTIONARY PROGRAMMING
(EP94)
February 24-26, 1994
Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel
San Diego, CA, USA
Sponsored by the Evolutionary Programming Society
In Cooperation with the IEEE Neural Networks Council
Please Indicate Your Form of Registration:
Full Registration:
(All three days/proceedings/banquet)
EP Society or IEEE Member:
Before Jan. 15, 1994: $225
After Jan. 15, 1994: $275
Non-Member:
Before Jan. 15, 1994: $275
After Jan. 15, 1994: $325
Single Day Registration:
(Includes proceedings but not banquet)
Before Jan. 15, 1994: $100
After Jan. 15, 1994: $150
Student Registration:
(No proceedings/no banquet/ID require)
EP Society or IEEE Member:
Before Jan. 15, 1994: $20/day
After Jan. 15, 1994: $30/day
Non-Member:
Before Jan. 15, 1994: $30/day
After Jan. 15, 1994: $40/day
Tickets for the banquet can be purchased at the
conference on
a space available basis. The banquet speaker will be Dr.
Gerald
Joyce of Scripps Clinic and Research Institute.
Papers are due at the conference and the proceedings will
be
published by World Scientific and distributed within four
months.
Total Registration in US$:______________
Please Indicate Form of Payment:
Check in US$ (make payable to "EP94")
VISA/MC __________________________________
Signature ________________________________
Date _____________________________________
Name _____________________________________
Affiliation ______________________________
Address __________________________________
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Country __________________________________
Mail to:
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9363 Towne Centre Dr.
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Attn: Bill Porto, Finance Chair
_________________________________________________
Preliminary Program for
The Third Annual Conference on Evolutionary Programming
February 24-26, 1994
Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel
San Diego, CA, USA
Sponsored by the Evolutionary Programming Society
In Cooperation with the IEEE Neural Networks Council
General Chairman: A.V. Sebald, U.C.S.D.
Technical Program Chairman: L.J. Fogel, Natural
Selection, Inc.
Thursday, February 24, 1994
Registration: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Plenary Talk:
"An Introduction to Simulated Evolution"
D.B. Fogel, Natural Selection, Inc.
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. -- Break
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Evolving Neural Networks
Session Chair:
V.W. Porto, ORINCON Corporation
"Evolving Neural Networks"
- - P.J. Angeline, IBM
- - G.M Saunders, J.B. Pollack, The Ohio State Univ.
"Neural Network Construction using Evolutionary
Programming"
- - J.R. McDonnell, W.C. Page, NCCOSC
- - D. Waagen, TRW
"Growing Universal Neural Networks using GESA"
- - P.P.C. Yip, Y.-H. Pao, Case Western Res.
"Generalization in Populations of Recurrent Neural
Networks"
- - T.M. English, Texas Tech. Univ.
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. -- Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Evolution Strategies
Session Chair:
H.-P. Schwefel, Univ. Dortmund
"Improved Global Convergence by Means of Collective
Learning"
- - R. Salomon, R. Pfeifer, Tech. Univ. Berlin
"Neighborhood Model Evolution Strategies"
- - J. Sprave, Univ. Dortmund
12:00 noon - 1:15 p.m. -- Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Evolutionary Image Processing and Clustering
Session Chairman:
M.A. Zmuda, Wright Laboratories
"Evolving Wavelet Compression Strategies"
- - D. Waagen, J. Argast, TRW
- - J.R. McDonnell, NCCOSC
"E-MORPH: A Two-Phased Learning System for Evolving
Morphological Classificatio"
- - M.M. Rizki, Wright State Univ.
- - L.A. Tamburino, M.A. Zmuda, Wright Lab.
"Classifier Design using Evolutionary Programming"
- - T.W. Brotherton, D.B. Fogel, P.K. Simpson, T.
Pollard, ORINCON Corp.
"An EP Clustering Algorithm for Short and Long Term
Memory Paradigms"
- - M. Bower, Martin Marrietta
"Automatic Control of Physically Realistic Animated
Figures
using Evolutionary Programming"
- - A. Fukunaga, J.T. Ngo, Harvard Univ.
- - J. Marks, Digital Equipment Corp.
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. -- Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Hybrid Evolutionary Computation
Session Chairman:
Z. Michalewicz, Univ. North Carolina
"Evolutionary Operators for Continuous Convex Parameter
Spaces"
- - Z. Michalewicz, T.D. Logan, S. Swaminathan, U.N.C.C.
"Evolutionary Optimization of Constrained Problems"
- - Z. Michalewicz, U.N.C.C.
- - N.F. Attia, Johnson Smith Univ.
4:00 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. -- Break
4:10 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Biological Application of Simulated Evolution
Session Chairman:
G.B. Fogel, U.C.L.A.
"Application of Evolutionary Algorithm to the Structure-
Activity Relationship"
- - I.V. Tetko, V.Y. Tanchuk, A.I. Luik
Inst. Bioorganic Petro. Chemistry
"Evolving Continuous Behaviors in the Iterated Prisoner's
Dilemma"
- - D.B. Fogel, Natural Selection, Inc.
- - P.G. Harrald, Simon Fraser Univ.
7:00 p.m. Banquet
Banquet Speaker:
"A Massively Parallel Analog System for Evolutionary
Optimization:
The Wetware Approach"
G.F. Joyce, Scripps Clin. Res. Inst.
Friday, February 25, 1994
Registration: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Cultural Algorithms
Session Chairman:
R.G. Reynolds, Wayne State Univ.
"An Introduction to Cultural Algorithms,"
- -R.G. Reynolds, Wayne State Univ.
"Modelling the Evolution of Cooperation Using Cultural
Algorithms"
- - R.G. Reynolds, Wayne State Univ.
"Learning to Understand Software using Cultural
Algorithms"
- - R. Posner and R.G. Reynolds, Wayne State Univ.
"A Region-Growing Approach to Edge Detection Based Upon
Cultulral Algorithms"
- - W. Sverdlik, Lawrence Tech. Univ.
- - R.G. Reynolds, Wayne State Univ.
"Optimal Rate Concept Acquisition using Cultural
Algorithms"
- - W.G. Brown, Jackson State Univ.
- - R.G. Reynolds, Wayne State Univ.
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. -- Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Evolutionary Control and Identification
Session Chairman:
J.R. McDonnell, NCCOSC
"Reinforcement Learning using Evolutionary Programming"
- - N. Saravanan, Florida Atlantic Univ.
"Behavior-Based Control for Autonomous Systems"
- - J.B. Watson, Columbus Research Lab.
"Evolving Neural Networks to Control Unstable Dynamical
Systems"
- - P. Pratt, Imperial College Sci. Tech. Med.
"Evolution of Neural Networks by Implicit Specification"
- - A.S. Austin, Beckman Instruments Inc.
"Evolutionary Optimization of State Space Representation
of Experimental Data"
- - J.L. Breeden, Prediction Company
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 -- Lunch
1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Genetic Programming
Session Chairman:
P.J. Angeline, IBM
"Genetic Programming: Myths and Facts"
- - P.J. Angeline, IBM
"Scalability and Generalization in Genetic Programs: The
Donut Problem"
- - W. Tackett, Hughes Missile Syst. Comp.
"The Evolution of Evolvability in Genetic Programming"
- - L. Altenberg, Duke University
"Scalable Learning in Genetic Programming Using Automatic
Function Definition"
- - J. Koza, Stanford University
3:45p.m. - 4:00 p.m. -- Break
4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion:
The Fundamental Questions of
Evolutionary Design: An Open Discussion
Panelists:
- -W. Atmar, AICS Research, Inc.
- -M.E. Gilpin, U.C.S.D.
- -G.F. Joyce, Scripps Clin. Res. Inst.
- -P. Mabee, San Diego State Univ.
Saturday, February 26, 1994
Registration: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Foundations of Evolutionary Algorithms
Session Chairman:
A.V. Sebald, U.C.S.D.
"An Empirical Evaluation of the Gaussian Mutation
Function in Evolutionary Programming"
- - M. Davis, New Mexico State Univ.
"Controlled Offspring Generation in Evolutionary
Programming"
- - G.P. Babu, M. Murty,
Indian Inst. Science
"Evolution of Two: An Example of Space of States
Approach"
- - R. Galar, I. Karcz-Duleba.
Tech. Univ. Wroclaw
"Learning of Strategy Parameters in Evolutionary
Programming:
An Empirical Study"
- - N. Saravanan, Florida Atlantic Univ.
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. -- Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 noon
Genetic Algorithms
Session Chairman:
W.M. Spears, Navy Research Lab.
"POPULATION STRUCTURE AND GA PERFORMANCE"
- - B. MANDERICK, EUR
- - P. SPIESSENS, VUB
"An Evolutionary Algorithm for Syntax Parsing"
- - J.L. Johnson, Western Washington Univ.
"SIMPLE SUBPOPULATION SCHEMES"
- - W.M. SPEARS, NAVY RESEARCH LAB.
"EVOLVING COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATING CLASSIFIER SYSTEMS"
- - L. BULL, T.C. FOGARTY, UNIV. WEST ENGLAND
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. -- Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 pm.
Evolutionary Computing
Session Chair:
R. Freund, NCCOSC
"Tuning Computer CPU Scheduling Algorithms using
Evolutionary Programming"
- - B. Andersen, NCCOSC
"Function Optimization and Parallel Evolutionary
Programming
on the MasPar MP-1"
- - K.M. Nelson, Florida Atlantic Univ.
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. -- Break
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Speculations
Session Chair:
D.B. Fogel, Natural Selection, Inc.
"GROWING AN ARTIFICIAL BRAIN: THE GENETIC PROGRAMMING OF
MILLION-NEURAL-NET-MODULE ARTIFICIAL BRAINS WITH TRILLION
CELL CELLULAR AUTOMATA MACHINES"
- - H. DE GARIS, ATR HUM. INFO. PROC. RES.
"Exploratory Modeling: Search Through Spaces of
Computational Experiments"
- - S. Bankes, RAND
"REMARKS ON PROGRESS INSPIRED BY EVOLUTIONARY
SIMULATIONS"
- - R. GALAR, TECH. UNIV. OF WROCLAW
"Evolutionary Algorithms in Economics: A View"
- - P.G. Harrald, Simon Fraser Univ.
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. -- Break
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion:
The Future of Evolutionary Computation
Moderator:
- - A.V. Sebald, U.C.S.D.
Panelists:
- - K.A. De Jong, George Mason Univ.
- - L.J. Fogel, Natural Selection, Inc.
- - H.-P. Schwefel, Univ. Dortmund
- - C. Taylor, U.C.L.A.
(email is porto(a)orincon.com)