WORLD CONGRESS ON NEURAL NETWORKS 1994

WORLD CONGRESS ON NEURAL NETWORKS 1994 (WCNN '94) Annual Meeting of the International Neural Network Society Town and Country Hotel - San Diego, California, USA - June 4-9, 1994 Revised Call for Papers Due Date: Tuesday, February 15, 1994 The International Neural Network Society is pleased to announce that it can accept post-deadline papers and is inviting INNS members and non-members to submit papers for WCNN '94 by Tuesday, February 15, 1994. Papers will be reviewed by the Organizing Committee for acceptance and presentation format and will be published in the proceedings. INNS members can designate one paper that they have authored for automatic acceptance and publication in the proceedings. Papers submitted utilizing this deadline extension will not be eligible for revision. Papers previously accepted by journals, or publicly accessible Tech reports may be submitted for poster presentations. Submit three copies of the paper with a one page abstract of the talk which clearly cites the paper well enough to permit easy access to it. Only the abstract will be published. Submission Procedures (These procedures supersede the previously published Call for Papers information in the brochure.): o Six (6) copies (1 original, (5) copies) Do not fold or staple originals. o Six page limit in English. $20 per page for papers exceeding (6) pages (do not number pages). Checks for over length charges should be made out to INNS and must be included with submitted paper. o Format: camera-ready 8 1/2" x 11" white paper, 1" margins all aides, one column format, single spaced, in Times or similar type style of 10 points or larger, one side of paper only. Faxed copies are not acceptable. o Center at the top of first page: Full title of paper, author names(s), affiliation(s), and mailing address(es), followed by blank space, and abstract (us to 15 lines), and text. o Cover letter to accompany paper must include: full title of paper, corresponding author(s), and presenting author name, address, telephone and fax numbers, 1st and 2nd choices of Technical Session (see session topics), and INNS membership number if applicable. o Author agrees to the transfer of copyright to INNS for the conference proceedings. All submitted papers become the property of INNS. _________________________________ SCHEDULE: Saturday, June 4, 1994 and Sunday, June 5, 1994 INNS UNIVERSITY SHORT COURSES Monday, June 6, 1994 NEURAL NETWORK INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION RECEPTION OPENING CEREMONY Tuesday, June 7, 1994 PARALLEL SESSIONS EXHIBITS SPECIAL SESSION ON "BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS" SPECIAL SESSION ON "COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS" PLENARY 1: LOTFI ZADEH PLENARY 2: PER BAK Wednesday, June 8, 1994 PARALLEL SESSIONS EXHIBITS SPECIAL SESSION ON "FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS" PLENARY 1: BERNARD WIDROW PLENARY 2: MELANIE MITCHELL SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIGINNS) SESSIONS Thursday, June 9, 1994 PARALLEL SESSIONS EXHIBITS SPECIAL SESSION ON "NEURAL NETWORKS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING" SPECIAL SESSION ON "MIND, BRAIN, AND CONSCIOUSNESS" PLENARY 1: PAUL WERBOS PLENARY 2: JOHN TAYLOR Friday, June 10, 1994 and Saturday, June 11, 1994 SATELLITE MEETING: WNN/FNN 94 SAN DIEGO - NEURAL NETWORKS AND FUZZY LOGIC Sponsoring Society: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Cooperating: INNS, Society for Computer Simulation, SPIE and all other interested societies. For more information contact: Mary Lou Padgett, Auburn University, 1165 Owens Road, Auburn AL 36830 ph: 205-821-2472 or 3488; fax: 205-844-1809; e-mail: mpadgett(a)eng.auburn.edu -- NASA Rep: Robert Savely, NASA/JSC __________________________________________________ WCNN 1994 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Paul Werbos, Chair Harold Szu Bernard Widrow Liaison to the European Neural Network Society: John G. Taylor Liaison to the Japanese Neural Network Society: Kunihiko Fukushima PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Daniel Alkon Shun-ichi Amari James A. Anderson Richard Andersen Kaveh Ashenayi Andrew Barto David Brown Horacio Bouzas Gail Carpenter David Casasent Ralph Castain Cihan Dagli Joel Davis Judith Dayhoff Guido DeBoeck David Fong Judith Franklin Walter Freeman Kunihiko Fukushima Michael Georgiopoulos Lee Giles Stephen Grossberg Dan Hammerstrom Robert Hecht-Nielsen Robert Jannarone Jari Kangas Christof Koch Teuvo Kohonen Bart Kosko Clifford Lau Soo-Young Lee George Lendaris Daniel Levine Alianna Maren Kenneth Marko Thomas McAvoy Thomas McKenna Larry Medsker Len Neiberg Erkki Oja Robert Pap Rich Peterson David Rumelhart Mohammed Sayeh Dejan Sobajic Harold Szu John Taylor Brian Telfer Shiro Usui John Weinstein Bernard Widrow Takeshi Yamakawa Lotfi Zadeh Mona Zaghloul COOPERATING SOCIETIES/INSTITUTIONS: American Association for Artificial Intelligence American Institute for Chemical Engineers American Physical Society Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US FDA Cognitive Science Society European Neural Network Society International Fuzzy Systems Association Japanese Neural Network Society Korean Neural Network Society US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases US Office of Naval Research Society for Manufacturing Engineers SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Division of Cancer Treatment, US National Cancer Institute ____________________________________________________ SESSIONS AND CHAIRS: 1 Biological Vision ... S. Grossberg Invited Talk: Stephen Grossberg - Recent Results in Biological Vision 2 Machine Vision ... K. Fukushima, R. Hecht-Nielsen Invited Talk: Kunihiko Fukushima - Visual Pattern Recognition with Selective Attention Invited Talk: Robert Hecht-Nielsen - Foveal Active Vision: Methods, Results, and Prospects 3 Speech and Language ... D. Rumelhart, T. Peterson 4 Biological Neural Networks ... T. McKenna, J. Davis Session One: From Biological Networks to Silicon Invited Speakers: Frank Werblin, UC Berkeley Richard Granger, UC Irvine Theodore Berger, USC Session Two: Real Neurons in Networks Invited Speakers: Jim Schwaber, DuPont Misha Mahowald, Oxford University David Stenger, NRL Session Three: Networks for Motor Control and Audition Invited Speakers: Randy Beer, Case Western Reserve University Daniel Bullock, Boston University Shihab Shamma, University of Maryland Session Four: Learning and Cognition and Biological Networks Invited Speakers: Mark Gluck, Rutgers University Nestor Schmajuk, Northwestern University Michael Hasselmo, Harvard University 5 Neurocontrol and Robotics ... A. Barto, K. Ashenayi 6 Supervised Learning ... G. Lendaris, S-Y. Lee Invited Talk: George Lendaris - Apriori Knowledge and NN Architectures Invited Talk: Soo-Young Lee - Error Minimization, Generalization, and Hardware Implementability of Supervised Learning 7 Unsupervised Learning ... G. Carpenter, R. Jannarone Invited Talk: Gail Carpenter - Distributed Recognition Codes and Catastrophic Forgetting Invited Talk: Robert Jannarone - Current Trends of Learning Algorithms 8 Pattern Recognition ... T. Kohonen, B. Telfer Invited Talk: Teuvo Kohonen - Physiological Model for the Self-Organizing Map Invited Talk: Brian Telfer - Challenges in Automatic Object Recognition: Adaptivity, Wavelets, Confidence 9 Prediction and System Identification ... P. Werbos, G. Deboeck Invited Talk: Guido Deboeck - Neural, Genetic, and Fuzzy Systems for Trading Chaotic Financial Markets 10 Cognitive Neuroscience ... D. Alkon, D. Fong 11 Links to Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence ... J. Anderson, L. Medsker Invited Talk: Larry Medsker - Hybrid Intelligent Systems: Research and Development Issues 12 Neural Fuzzy Systems ... L. Zadeh, B. Kosko 13 Signal Processing ... B. Widrow, H. Bouzas Invited Talk: Bernard Widrow - Nonlinear Adaptive Signal Processing 14 Neurodynamics and Chaos ... H. Szu, M. Zaghloul Invited Talk: Walter Freeman - Biological Neural Network Chaos Invited Talk: Harold Szu - Artificial Neural Network Chaos 15 Hardware Implementations ... C. Lau, R. Castain, M. Sayeh Invited Talk: Clifford Lau - Challenges in Neurocomputers Invited Talk: Mark Holler - High Performance Classifier Chip 16 Associative Memory ... J. Taylor, S. Usui Invited Talk: John G. Taylor - Where is Associative Memory Going? Invited Talk: Shiro Usui - Review of Associative Memory 17 Applications ... D. Casasent, B. Pap, D. Sobajic Invited Talk: David Casasent - Optical Neural Networks and Applications Invited Talk: Yoh-Han Pao - Mathematical Basis for the Power of the Functional-Link Net Approach: Applications to Semiconductor Processing Invited Talk: Mohammed Sayeh - Advances in Optical Neurocomputers 18 Neuroprocessing and Virtual Reality ... L. Giles, H. Hawkins Invited Talk: Harold Hawkins - Opportunities for Virtual Environment and Neuroprocessing 19 Circuits and System Neuroscience ... J. Dayhoff, C. Koch Invited Talk: Judith Dayhoff - Temporal Processing for Neurobiological Signal Processing Invited Talk: Christof Koch - Temporal Analysis of Spike Patterns in Monkeys and Artificial Neural Networks 20 Mathematical Foundations ... S-I. Amari, D. Levine Invited Talk: Shun-ichi Amari - Manifolds of Neural Networks and EM Algorithms Additional session invited talks to be determined. Session invited talks will not be scheduled to run concurrently at WCNN 1994. *Invited INNS wishes to acknowledge the US Office of Naval Research for its generous support of the Biological Neural Networks Session at WCNN 1994 ___________________________________________________________ NEW IN '94! INNS UNIVERSITY SHORT COURSES INNS is proud to announce the establishment of the INNS University Short Course format to replace the former tutorial program. The new 2-day, 4-hour per course format provides twice the instruction with much greater depth and detail. There will be six parallel tracks offered in three segments (morning, afternoon, and evening each day). INNS reserves the right to cancel Short Courses and refund payment should registration not meet the minimum number of persons required per Short Course. [Dates and times are listed after each instructor; course descriptions are available by contacting INNS.] A. Teuvo Kohonen, Helsinki University of Technology - SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1994, 6-10 PM Advances in the Theory and Applications of Self-Organizing Maps B. James A. Anderson, Brown University - SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1994, 1-5 PM Neural Network Computation as Viewed by Cognitive Science and Neuroscience C. Christof Koch, California Institute of Technology - SUNDAY, JUNE 5. 1994, 6-10 PM Vision Chips: Implementing Vision Algorithms with Analog VLSI Circuits D. Kunihiko Fukushima, Osaka University - SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1994, 1-5 PM Visual Pattern Recognition with Neural Networks E. John G. Taylor, King's College London - SUNDAY, JUNE 5. 1994, 1-5 PM Stochastic Neural Computing: From Living Neurons to Hardware F. Harold Szu, Naval Surface Warfare Center - SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1994, 6-10 PM Spatiotemporal Information Processing by Means of McCollouch-Pitts and Chaotic Neurons G. Shun-ichi Amari, University of Tokyo - SUNDAY, JUNE 5. 1994, 8 AM-12 PM Learning Curves, Generalization Errors and Model Selection H. Walter J. Freeman, University of California, Berkeley - SUNDAY, JUNE 5. 1994, 8 AM-12 PM Review of Neurobiology: From Single Neurons to Chaotic Dynamics of Cerebral Cortex I. Judith Dayhoff, University of Maryland - SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1994, 8 AM-12 PM Neurodynamics of Temporal Processing J. Richard A. Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1994, 6-10 PM Neurobiologically Plausible Neural Networks K. Paul Werbos, National Science Foundation - SUNDAY, JUNE 5. 1994, 1-5 PM L. Bernard Widrow, Stanford University - SUNDAY, JUNE 5. 1994, 8 AM-12 PM Adaptive Filters, Adaptive Controls, Adaptive Neural Networks, and Applications M. Gail Carpenter, Boston University - SUNDAY, JUNE 5. 1994, 8 AM-12 PM Adaptive Resonance Theory N. Takeshi Yamakawa, Kyushu Institute of Technology - SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1994, 6-10 PM What are the Differences and the Similarities Among Fuzzy, Neural, and Chaotic Systems? O. Stephen Grossberg, Boston University - SUNDAY, JUNE 5. 1994, 1-5 PM Autonomous Neurodynamics: From Perception to Action P. Lee Giles, NEC Research Institute - SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1994, 8 AM-12 PM Dynamically-Driven Recurrent Neural Networks: Models, Training Algorithms, and Applications Q. Alianna Maren, Accurate Automation Corporation - SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1994, 1-5 PM Introduction to Neural Network Applications R. David Casasent, Carnegie Mellon University - SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1994, 8 AM-12 PM Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks S. Per Bak, Brookhaven National Laboratory - SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1994, 1-5 PM Introduction to Self-Organized Criticality T. Melanie Mitchell, Sante Fe Institute - SATURDAY, JUNE 4. 1994, 8 AM-12 PM Genetic Algorithms, Theory and Applications U. Lotfi A. Zadeh, University of California, Berkeley - SUNDAY, JUNE 5. 1994, 1-5 PM Fuzzy Logic and Calculi of Fuzzy Rules and Fuzzy Graphs V. Nikolay G. Rambidi, International Research Institute for Management Sciences - SUNDAY, JUNE 5. 1994, 6-10 PM Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Based on Molecular Neural Networks __________________________________________________________ PLENARIES: 1. Tuesday, June 7, 1994, 6-7 PM Lotfi A. Zadeh, University of California, Berkeley "Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks, and Soft Computing" 2. Tuesday, June 7, 1994, 7-8 PM Per Bak, Brookhaven National Laboratory "Introduction to Self-Organized Criticality" 3. Wednesday, June 8, 1994, 6-7 PM Bernard Widrow, Stanford University "Adaptive Inverse Control" 4. Wednesday, June 8, 1994, 7-8 PM Melanie Mitchell, Sante Fe Institute "Genetic Algorithms: Why They Work and What They Can Do For You" 5. Thursday, June 9, 1994, 6-7 PM Paul Werbos, US National Science Foundation "Brain-Like Intelligence in Artificial Models: How Do We Really Get There?" 6. Thursday, June 9, 1994, 7-8 PM John Taylor, King's College London "Capturing What It Is Like to Be: Modelling the Mind with Neural Networks" __________________________________________________________ SPECIAL SESSIONS: Special Session 1: "Biomedical Applications of Neural Networks" Tuesday, June 7, 1994 Co-sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, U.S. NIH; the Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute, U.S. NIH; and the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Chairs: David G, Brown, PhD Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA John Weinstein, MD, PhD National Cancer Institute, NIH This special session will focus on recent progress in applying neural networks to biomedical problems, both in the research laboratory and in the clinical environment. Applications moving toward early commercial implementation will be highlighted, and working demonstrations will be given. The track will commence with an overview session including invited presentations by Dr. John Weinstein, NCI, NIH on the present status of biomedical applications research and by his co-session chair Professor Shiro Usui, Toyohasi University on biomedical applications in Japan. A second morning session, chaired by Dr. Harry B. Burke, MD, PhD, University of Nevada and by Dr. Judith Dayhoff, PhD, University of Maryland, University of Maryland, will address neural networks for prediction and other nonimaging applications. The afternoon session, chaired by Dr. Maryellen L, Giger, PhD, University of Chicago, and Dr. Laurie J. Mango, Neuromedical Systems, Inc., will cover biomedical image analysis/image understanding applications. The final session, chaired by Dr. David G. Brown, PhD, CDRH, FDA is an interactive panel/audience discussion of the promise and pitfalls of neural network biomedical applications. Other prominent invited speakers include Dr. Nozomu Hoshimiya of Tohoku University and Dr. Michael O'Neill of the University of Maryland. Submission of oral and/or poster presentations are welcomed to complement the invited presentations. Special Session 2: "Commercial and Industrial Applications of Neural Networks" Tuesday, June 7, 1994 Co-sponsored by the Society for Manufacturing Engineers Overall Chair: Bernard Widrow, Stanford University This special session will be divided into four sessions of invited talks and will place its emphasis on commercial and industrial applications working 24 hours a day and making money for their users. The sessions will be organized as follows: Morning Session 1 "Practical Applications of Neural Hardware" Chair: Dan Hammerstrom, Adaptive Solutions, Portland, Oregon, USA Morning Session 2 "Applications of Neural Networks in Pattern Recognition and Prediction" Chair: Kenneth Marko, Ford Motor Company Afternoon Session 1 "Applications of Neural Networks in the Financial Industry" Chair: Ken Otwell, BehavHeuristics, College Park, Maryland, USA Afternoon Session 2 "Applications of Neural Networks on Process Control and Manufacturing" Chair: Tariq Samad, Honeywell Special Session 3: "Financial and Economic Applications of Neural Networks" Wednesday, June 8, 1994 Chair: Guido J. Deboeck, World Bank This special session will focus on the state-of the-art in financial and economic applications. The track will be split into four sessions: Morning Session 1 Overview on Major Financial Applications of Neural Networks and Related Advanced Technologies" Morning Session 2 Presentation of Papers: Time-Series, Forecasting, Genetic Algorithms, Fuzzy Logic, Non-Linear Dynamics Afternoon Session 1 Product Presentations Afternoon Session 2 Panel discussion on "Cost and Benefits of Advanced Technologies in Finance" Invited speakers to be announced. Papers submitted to regular sessions may receive consideration for this special session. Special Session 4: "Neural Networks in Chemical Engineering" Thursday, June 9, 1994 Co-sponsored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Chair: Thomas McAvoy, University of Maryland This special session on neural networks in the chemical process industries will explore applications to all areas of the process industries including process modelling, both steady state and dynamic, process control, fault detection, soft sensing, sensor validation, and business examples. Contributions from both industry and academia are being solicited. Special Session 5: "Mind, Brain and Consciousness" Thursday, June 9, 1994 Session Chair: John Taylor, King's College London Session Co-chair: Walter Freeman, University of California, Berkeley Session Committee: Stephen Grossberg, Boston University and Gerhardt Roth, Brain Research Institute Invited Speakers include S. Grossberg, P. Werbos, G. Roth, B. Libet, J. Taylor Consciousness and inner experience have suddenly emerged as the centre of activity in psychology, philosophy, and neurobiology. Neural modelling is preceding apace in this subject. Contributors from all areas are now coming together to move rapidly towards a solution of what might be regarded as one of the deepest problems of human existence. Neural models, and their constraints, will be presented in the session, with an assessment of how far we are from building a machine that can see the world the way we do. _____________________________________________________________ SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIGINNS) SESSIONS INNS Special Interest Groups have been established for interaction between individuals with interests in various subfields of neural networks as well as within geographic areas. Several SIGs have tentatively planned sessions for Wednesday, June 8, 1994 from 8 - 9:30 PM: Automatic Target Recognition - Brian Telfer, Chair A U.S Civilian Neurocomputing Initiative - Andras Pellionisz, Chair Control, Robotics, and Automation - Kaveh Ashenayi, Chair Electronics/VLSI - Ralph Castain, Chair Higher Level Cognitive Processes - John Barnden, Chair Hybrid Intelligence - Larry Medsker, Chair Mental Function and Dysfunction - Daniel Levine, Chair Midwest US Area - Cihan Dagli, Chair Power Engineering - Dejan Sobajic, Chair ______________________________________________________ NEW in '94! NEURAL NETWORK INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION The State-of-the-Art in Advanced Technological Applications MONDAY JUNE 6, 1994 - 8 AM to 9 PM SPECIAL EXPOSITION-ONLY REGISTRATION AVAILABLE: $55 * Dedicated to Currently Available Commercial Applications of Neural Nets & Related Technologies * Commercial Hardware and Software Product Demos * Poster Presentations * Panel Conclusions Led by Industry Experts * Funding Panel EXPOSITION CHAIR -- Takeshi Yamakawa, Kyushu Institute of Technology CHAIRS -- Hardware: Dan Hammerstrom, PhD, Adaptive Solutions, Inc. Takeshi Yamakawa, Kyushu Institute of Technology Robert Pap, Accurate Automation Corporation Software: Dr. Robert Hecht-Nielsen, HNC, Inc. Casimir C. Klimasauskas, Co-founder, NeuralWare, Inc. John Sutherland, Chairman and VP Research, AND America, Ltd. Soo-Young Lee, KAIST Asain Liaison Pierre Martineau, Martineau and Associates European Liaison Plus: NEURAL NETWORK CONTEST with $1500 GRAND PRIZE chaired by Bernard Widrow, Harold Szu, and Lotfi Zadeh with a panel of distinguished judges! EXPOSITION SCHEDULE Morning Session: Hardware 8-11 AM Product Demonstration Area and Poster Presentations 11 AM-12 PM Panel Conclusion Afternoon Session: Software 1-4 PM Product Demonstration Area and Poster Presentations 4-5 PM Panel Conclusion Evening Session 6-8 PM Neural Network Contest 8-9 PM Funding Panel HOW TO PARTICIPATE: To demonstrate your hardware or software product contact James J. Wesolowski, 202-466-4667; (fax) 202-466-2888. For more information on the neural network contest, indicate your interest on the registration form. Further information and contest rules will be sent to all interested parties! Deadline for contest registration is March 1, 1994. ______________________________________________________ FEES at WCNN 1994 REGISTRATION FEE (includes all sessions, plenaries, proceedings, reception, and Industrial Exposition. Separate registration for Short Courses.) - INNS Members: US$195 - US$395 - Non Members: US$295 - US$495 - Full Time Students: US$85 - US$135 - Spouse/Guest: US$35 - US$55 SHORT COURSE FEE (Pay for 2 short courses, get the third FREE) - INNS Members: US$225 - US$275 - Non Members: US$275 - US$325 - Full Time Students: US$125 - US$150 CONFERENCE HOTEL: Town and Country Hotel (same site as conference) - Single: US$70 - US$95 - Double: US$80 - US$105 TRAVEL RESERVATIONS: Executive Travel Associates (ETA) has been selected the official travel company for the World Congress on Neural Networks. ETA offers the lowest available fares on any airline at time of booking when you contact them at US phone number 202-828-3501 or toll free (in the US) at 800-562-0189 and identify yourself as a participant n the Congress. Flights booked on American Airlines, the official airline for this meeting, will result in an additional discount. Please provide the booking agent you use with the code: Star #S0464FS ________________________________________________________ TO RECEIVE CONFERENCE BROCHURES AND REGISTRATION FORMS, HOTEL ACCOMMODATION FORMS, AND FURTHER CONGRESS INFORMATION, CONTACT THE INTERNATIONAL NEURAL NETWORK SOCIETY AT: International Neural Network Society 1250 24th Street, NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20037 USA phone: 202-466-4667 fax: 202-466-2888 e-mail: 70712.3265(a)compuserve.com ------------------------------