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Here's the call for papers for NIPS 95, and the call for
proposals for the post-NIPS workshops.
--john lazzaro
CALL FOR PAPERS
Neural Information Processing Systems
Natural and Synthetic
Monday, Nov. 27 - Saturday, Dec. 2, 1995
Denver, Colorado
This is the ninth meeting of an interdisciplinary conference which
brings together neuroscientists, engineers, computer scientists,
cognitive scientists, physicists, and mathematicians interested
in all aspects of neural processing and computation. The confer-
ence will include invited talks, and oral and poster presenta-
tions of refereed papers. There will be no parallel sessions.
There will also be one day of tutorial presentations (Nov. 27)
preceding the regular session, and two days of focused workshops
will follow at a nearby ski area (Dec. 1-2). Major categories
for paper submission, with example subcategories, are as follows:
Neuroscience: systems physiology, signal and noise analysis,
oscillations, synchronization, mechanisms of inhibition and
neuromodulation, synaptic plasticity, computational models
Theory: computational learning theory, complexity theory,
dynamical systems, statistical mechanics, probability and
statistics, approximation and estimation theory
Implementation: analog and digital VLSI, novel neuro-devices,
neurocomputing systems, optical, simulation tools, parallelism
Algorithms and Architectures: learning algorithms, decision
trees constructive/pruning algorithms, localized basis func-
tions, recurrent networks, genetic algorithms, combinatorial
optimization, performance comparisons
Visual Processing: image recognition, coding and classifica-
tion, stereopsis, motion detection and tracking, visual psycho-
physics
Speech, Handwriting and Signal Processing: speech recognition,
coding and synthesis, handwriting recognition, adaptive equali-
zation, nonlinear noise removal, auditory scene analysis
Applications: time-series prediction, medical diagnosis, finan-
cial analysis, DNA/protein sequence analysis, music processing,
expert systems, database mining
Cognitive Science & AI: natural language, human learning and
memory, perception and psychophysics, symbolic reasoning
Control, Navigation, and Planning: robotic motor control, pro-
cess control, navigation, path planning, exploration, dynamic
programming, reinforcement learning
Review Criteria: All submitted papers will be thoroughly refereed
on the basis of technical quality, novelty, significance, and
clarity. Submissions should contain new results that have not
been published previously. Authors should not be dissuaded from
submitting recent work, as there will be an opportunity after the
meeting to revise accepted manuscripts before submitting final
camera-ready copy.
Paper Format: Submitted papers may be up to eight pages in
length, including figures and references. The page limit will be
strictly enforced, and any submission exceeding eight pages will
not be considered. Authors are encouraged (but not required) to
use the NIPS style files obtainable by anonymous FTP at the sites
given below. Papers must include physical and e-mail addresses
of all authors, and MUST indicate one of the nine major
categories listed above. Authors may also indicate a subcategory,
and their preference, if any, for oral or poster presentation;
this preference will play no role in paper acceptance. Unless
otherwise indicated, correspondence will be sent to the first au-
thor.
Submission Instructions: Send six copies of submitted papers to
the address below; electronic or FAX submission is not accept-
able. Include one additional copy of the abstract only, to be
used for preparation of the abstracts booklet distributed at the
meeting. Submissions mailed first-class from within the US or
Canada, or sent from overseas via Federal Express/Airborne/DHL or
similar carrier must be POSTMARKED by May 20, 1995. All other
submissions must ARRIVE by this date. Mail submissions to:
Michael Mozer
NIPS*95 Program Chair
Department of Computer Science
University of Colorado
Colorado Avenue and Regent Drive
Boulder, CO 80309-0430 USA
Mail general inquiries/requests for registration material to:
NIPS*95 Registration
Dept. of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401 USA
FAX: (303) 273-3875
e-mail: nips95@mines.colorado.edu
Sites for LaTex style files: Copies of "nips.tex" and "nips.sty" are
available via anonymous ftp at
helper.systems.caltech.edu (131.215.68.12) in /pub/nips,
b.gp.cs.cmu.edu (128.2.242.8) in /usr/dst/public/nips.
The style files and other conference information may also be retrieved
via World Wide Web at
http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/Web/Groups/NIPS/NIPS.html
NIPS*95 Organizing Committee: General Chair, David S. Touretzky,
CMU; Program Chair, Michael Mozer, U. Colorado; Publications
Chair, Michael Hasselmo, Harvard; Tutorial Chair, Jack Cowan, U.
Chicago; Workshops Chair, Michael Perrone, IBM; Publicity Chair,
David Cohn, MIT; Local Arrangements, Manavendra Misra, Colorado
School of Mines; Treasurer, John Lazzaro, Berkeley.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS MAY 20, 1995 (POSTMARKED)
-please post-
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
NIPS*95 Post Conference Workshops
December 1 and 2, 1995
Vail, Colorado
Following the regular program of the Neural Information Processing
Systems 1995 conference, workshops on current topics in neural
information processing will be held on December 1 and 2, 1995, in
Vail, Colorado. Proposals by qualified individuals interested in
chairing one of these workshops are solicited. Past topics have
included: active learning and control, architectural issues, at-
tention, bayesian analysis, benchmarking neural network applica-
tions, computational complexity issues, computational neurosci-
ence, fast training techniques, genetic algorithms, music, neural
network dynamics, optimization, recurrent nets, rules and connec-
tionist models, self-organization, sensory biophysics, speech,
time series prediction, vision and audition, implementations, and
grammars.
The goal of the workshops is to provide an informal forum for
researchers to discuss important issues of current interest.
Sessions will meet in the morning and in the afternoon of both
days, with free time in between for ongoing individual exchange
or outdoor activities. Concrete open and/or controversial issues
are encouraged and preferred as workshop topics. Representation
of alternative viewpoints and panel-style discussions are partic-
ularly encouraged. Individuals proposing to chair a workshop
will have responsibilities including: 1) arranging short informal
presentations by experts working on the topic, 2) moderating or
leading the discussion and reporting its high points, findings,
and conclusions to the group during evening plenary sessions (the
"gong show"), and 3) writing a brief summary.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties should submit a short
proposal for a workshop of interest postmarked by May 20, 1995.
(Express mail is not necessary. Submissions by electronic mail
will also be accepted.) Proposals should include a title, a
description of what the workshop is to address and accomplish,
the proposed length of the workshop (one day or two days), and
the planned format. It should motivate why the topic is of in-
terest or controversial, why it should be discussed and what the
targeted group of participants is. In addition, please send a
brief resume of the prospective workshop chair, a list of publi-
cations and evidence of scholarship in the field of interest.
Submissions should include contact name, address, email address,
phone number and fax number if available. Mail proposals to:
Michael P. Perrone
NIPS*95 Workshops Chair
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
P.O. Box 704
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(email: mpp@watson.ibm.com)
PROPOSALS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MAY 20, 1995
-Please Post-