-------------- BEGIN visionsciencelist.v001.n142 -------------- 001 - Cynthia Bradford <cindy@c - Boston University, May 2000 conference 002 - Bill Warren <Bill_Warren@ - Graduate Study in Visual Navigation 003 - troilod(a)ne-optometry.edu - Myopia conference; call for papers VisionScienceList Digest --------------- MESSAGE visionsciencelist.v001.n142.1 --------------- From: Cynthia Bradford &lt;cindy(a)cns.bu.edu&gt; Subject: Boston University, May 2000 conference Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 16:25:41 -0500 ***** CALL FOR PAPERS ***** FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS Tutorials: May 24, 2000 Meeting: May 25-27, 2000 Boston University 677 Beacon Street Boston, Massachusetts 02215 http://cns.bu.edu/meetings/ Sponsored by Boston University's Center for Adaptive Systems and Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems with financial support from the National Science Foundation This interdisciplinary conference has drawn about 300 people from around the world each time that it has been offered. Last year's conference was attended by scientists from 31 countries. The conference is structured to facilitate intense communication between its participants, both in the formal sessions and during its other activities. As during previous years, the millennium conference will focus on solutions to the fundamental questions: How Does the Brain Control Behavior? How Can Technology Emulate Biological Intelligence? The conference will include invited tutorials and lectures, and contributed lectures and posters by experts on the biology and technology of how the brain and other intelligent systems adapt to a changing world. The conference is aimed at researchers and students of computational neuroscience, connectionist cognitive science, artificial neural networks, neuromorphic engineering, and artificial intelligence. A single oral or poster session enables all presented work to be highly visible. Abstract submissions encourage submissions of the latest results. Costs are kept at a minimum without compromising the quality of meeting handouts and social events. CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS Richard Andersen: "Reach plans in eye-coordinates" Jean Bullier: "Role of feedback connections and timing in visual information processing" Daniel Bullock: "How the brain composes actions" Gail Carpenter: "Adaptive resonance theory" Jennifer Cole: "Cognitive and processing constraints on spoken language: Evidence from phonology" Robert Desimone: "Neuronal mechanisms for selective attention" Rodney Douglas: "Computational implications of cortical architecture" Timothy Ebner: "Sequential processing of motor control signals in the premotor and primary motor cortices: A multiplexing strategy" Michael Goldberg: "Beyond the receptive field: Spatially accurate visual processing in monkey cerebral cortex" Steven Greenberg: "What are the essential cues for understanding spoken language?" Stephen Grossberg: "Distributed learning, planning, and control of eye movements" Nancy Kanwisher: "fMRI investigations of visual attention" Jack Loomis: "Visual space perception in real and virtual environments" Ennio Mingolla: "Perceptual learning, surface color, cortical feedback and the McCullough effect" Michael Mozer: "Temporal dynamics of information transmission in cognitive systems" Michael Paradiso: "What do neurons in visual cortex see?" Alex Pentland: "Audio-visual learning" Ronald Rensink: "The dynamics of visual attention" Walter Schneider: "Functional imaging of the modules of human learning" Shihab Shamma: "Representation of pitch and timbre in the auditory system" Robert Shapley: "Dynamics of visual responses in the primary visual cortex" Paul Smolensky: "Optimality in networks and grammars" David Touretzky: "Partial remapping and the structure of hippocampal maps" William Warren: "Visual control of locomotion from optic flow" CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Session Topics: * vision * spatial mapping and navigation * object recognition * neural circuit models * image understanding * neural system models * audition * mathematics of neural systems * speech and language * robotics * unsupervised learning * hybrid systems (fuzzy, evolutionary, digital) * supervised learning * neuromorphic VLSI * reinforcement and emotion * industrial applications * sensory-motor control * cognition, planning, and attention * other Contributed abstracts must be received, in English, by January 28, 2000. Notification of acceptance will be provided by email by February 29, 2000. A meeting registration fee of $50 for regular attendees and $35 for students must accompany each Abstract. See Registration Information for details. The fee will be returned if the Abstract is not accepted for presentation and publication in the meeting proceedings. Registration fees of accepted abstracts will be returned on request only until April 14, 2000. Each Abstract should fit on one 8.5" x 11" white page with 1" margins on all sides, single-column format, single-spaced, Times Roman or similar font of 10 points or larger, printed on one side of the page only. Fax submissions will not be accepted. Abstract title, author name(s), affiliation(s), mailing, and email address(es) should begin each Abstract. An accompanying cover letter should include: Full title of Abstract; corresponding author and presenting author name, address, telephone, fax, and email address; and a first and second choice from among the topics above, including whether it is biological (B) or technological (T) work. Example: first choice: vision (T); second choice: neural system models (B). (Talks will be 15 minutes long. Posters will be up for a full day. Overhead, slide, and VCR facilities will be available for talks.) Abstracts which do not meet these requirements or which are submitted with insufficient funds will be returned. Accepted Abstracts will be printed in the conference proceedings volume. No longer paper will be required. The original and 3 copies of each Abstract should be sent to: Cynthia Bradford, Boston University, Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, 677 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215. REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Early registration is recommended. To register, please fill out the registration form below. Student registrations must be accompanied by a letter of verification from a department chairperson or faculty/research advisor. If accompanied by an Abstract or if paying by check, mail to the address above. If paying by credit card, mail as above, or fax to (617) 353-7755, or email to cindy(a)cns.bu.edu. The registration fee will help to pay for a reception, 6 coffee breaks, and the meeting proceedings. STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS: Fellowships for PhD candidates and postdoctoral fellows are available to cover meeting travel and living costs. The deadline to apply for fellowship support is January 28, 2000. Applicants will be notified by email by February 29, 2000. Each application should include the applicant's CV, including name; mailing address; email address; current student status; faculty or PhD research advisor's name, address, and email address; relevant courses and other educational data; and a list of research articles. A letter from the listed faculty or PhD advisor on official institutional stationery should accompany the application and summarize how the candidate may benefit from the meeting. Students who also submit an Abstract need to include the registration fee with their Abstract. Fellowship checks will be distributed after the meeting. REGISTRATION FORM Fourth International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems Boston University 677 Beacon Street Boston, Massachusetts 02215 Tutorials: May 24, 2000 Meeting: May 25-27, 2000 FAX: (617) 353-7755 http://cns.bu.edu/meetings/ (Please Type or Print) Mr/Ms/Dr/Prof: _____________________________________________________ Name: ______________________________________________________________ Affiliation: _______________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________ City, State, Postal Code: __________________________________________ Phone and Fax: _____________________________________________________ Email: _____________________________________________________________ The conference registration fee includes the meeting program, reception, two coffee breaks each day, and meeting proceedings. The tutorial registration fee includes tutorial notes and two coffee breaks. CHECK ONE: ( ) $75 Conference plus Tutorial (Regular) ( ) $50 Conference plus Tutorial (Student) ( ) $50 Conference Only (Regular) ( ) $35 Conference Only (Student) ( ) $25 Tutorial Only (Regular) ( ) $15 Tutorial Only (Student) METHOD OF PAYMENT (please fax or mail): [ ] Enclosed is a check made payable to "Boston University". Checks must be made payable in US dollars and issued by a US correspondent bank. Each registrant is responsible for any and all bank charges. [ ] I wish to pay my fees by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, or Discover Card only). Name as it appears on the card: _____________________________________ Type of card: _______________________________________________________ Account number: _____________________________________________________ Expiration date: ____________________________________________________ Signature: __________________________________________________________ --------------- MESSAGE visionsciencelist.v001.n142.2 --------------- From: Bill Warren &lt;Bill_Warren(a)Brown.edu&gt; Subject: Graduate Study in Visual Navigation Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 11:09:08 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" GRADUATE TRAINEESHIPS Visual Navigation in Humans and Robots Brown University Fall 2000 The Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences at Brown University is seeking graduate applicants interested in visual navigation in humans and robots. The project investigates the nature of the information and spatial knowledge that is used in active navigation, and how the layout of new environments is learned. The research is based in a unique 40 x 40 ft Virtual Environment Navigation Lab (VENLab) with an Intersense wide-area tracker, Kaiser head-mounted display, and SGI Onyx 2 graphics. Human experiments study active navigation and learning in virtual environments, where 3D layout and landmark properties can be manipulated. In conjunction, biologically-inspired navigation strategies are tested on a mobile robot platform. The project is under the direction of Drs. Michael Tarr, William Warren (Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences, Brown) and Leslie Kaelbling (Computer Science, MIT). More information is available at www.cog.brown.edu, or the Dept. of Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences, Box 1978, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912. Application materials can be obtained from The Graduate School, Brown University, Box 1867, Providence, RI 02912, phone (401) 863-2600, or on-line at www.brown.edu. The application deadline is Jan. 1, 2000. This program is funded by a Learning and Intelligent Systems grant and an IGERT training grant, both from NSF. -- Bill William H. Warren, Professor Dept. of Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences Box 1978 Brown University Providence, RI 02912 (401) 863-3980 ofc, 863-2255 FAX Bill_Warren(a)brown.edu