Artificial Neural Networks and Computational Brain Theory Group

Workshop Announcement and Call for Participation

On Thursday, April 22, 1999 (1-5 PM) at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, the Artificial Neural Networks & Computational Brain Theory Group (ANNCBT) and the Illinois Working Group on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (IWGGEC) held their first joint workshop:
 

"ADAPTIVE COMPUTATION AT UIUC"

The workshop provided an opportunity for researchers in both groups to discuss current research and prospects for future collaboration. Although it was organized primarily for group members, it was open to all interested students and faculty, and we strongly encouraged participation by researchers not affiliated with either group.

Organizing Committee
David Goldberg, Department of General Engineering (deg(AT)uiuc.edu)
Sylvian Ray, Department of Computer Science (ray(AT)cs.uiuc.edu)
William Hsu, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (bhsu(AT)ncsa.uiuc.edu)
Jesse Reichler, Department of Computer Science (reichler(AT)cs.uiuc.edu)
Clay Holroyd, Neuroscience Program (holroyd(AT)uiuc.edu)

Format
The basic format of the workshop was a half-day of presentations with two coffee breaks, and an informal poster area.  Our intention was to accommodate a diversity of subjects and presentation styles. Talks ranged from three-minute summaries of work in progress to ten minute formal presentations, including several software and hardware demonstrations.

The complete list of registered attendees included 77 people.  Attendance was approximately 80 people.
The workshop program, full schedule of talks, and abstracts for oral presentations are now available.

Participation
The purpose of the joint workshop was to open a dialogue among researchers at the UIUC working on different aspects of non-traditional, adaptive computation. We therefore strongly encouraged all ANNCBT and IWGGEC affiliates, as well as non-affiliates working in related areas, to prepare at least some minimal, informal presentation of their current research work and/or future plans (including speculation and wild hypotheses).

Representative topics include neural networks, computational neuroscience, cognitive models, genetic and evolutionary computation, intelligent agents, distributed AI, probabilistic reasoning, fuzzy logic, ordinal computing, non-traditional control and optimization, and hybrid models.

Presenters were asked to submit a brief abstract (25-500 words), and specify the desired length of the talk (between 2 and 45 minutes), indicating whether a poster will accompany the material.  Submission of multiple abstracts was welcomed.

Summary of Key Dates
April 12, 1999: last day for intention to submit
April 22, 1999: day of workshop

Registration
In order to get an idea of how many people will be attending, we requested that all potential attendees register using an online form, or via e-mail by sending information to jointworkshop(AT)ncsa.uiuc.edu.

Online Participation Form

Adaptive Computation at UIUC

Sponsored by the Artificial Neural Networks and Computational Brain Theory Group (ANNCBT) and the Illinois Working Group on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (IWGGEC)

Registration Information
(Information from this form will only be used for mailing list registration and will not be distributed to third parties without prior consent.)
 
Name
Department
E-mail address
*Web page
*Phone number
*Fax number
*optional fields

Areas of Interest
 
Neural Networks
Neuroscience / Cognitive Science
Genetic Algorithms and Evolutionary Computation
Other Interests:

Attendance

Please check one of the following:
I plan to attend the workshop.  (This is not a firm commitment, simply an attendance estimator.)
I cannot attend the workshop, but I am interested in future activities of (check one or both):
   ANNCBT                     IWGGEC 

If you would like to be placed on the mailing list for workshop announcements or for ANNCBT meetings, check the appropriate boxes:
Sign me up for the workshop announcement mailing list
Sign me up for the ANNCBT group mailing list

Presentation

If you would like to present something at the workshop, please check all those that apply.
 
I would like to present a poster
I would like to present a short (2-10 minute) synopsis of recent or current research
I would like to present a short (2-10 minute) software/hardware demonstration
I would like to present a longer formal presentation (approximate length )

We are asking that presenters submit a title and abstract for each presentation.
You may provide these here, or e-mail them later to jointworkshop(AT)ncsa.uiuc.edu.
(Multiple submissions are encouraged; please be sure to annotate each title and abstract with the intended presentation format.)

Other comments:


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