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Today's Topics:

 Re: Learning in Computer Vision
 Job Vacancy in Image Interpretation/ Sensor Fusion
 Postdoc Fellowship: Oculomotility and Direction Perception
 ISPRS Workshop, Call for Papers  
 Call for Papers: Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
 Call for Papers: 2nd Intern. Conf. on Tools for AI

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Date: Sun, 21 Jan 90 18:52:07 -0600
From: honavar@cs.wisc.edu (Vasant Honavar)
Subject: Re: Learning in Computer Vision

1.  Generation, Local Receptive Fields, and Global Convergence Improve 
Perceptual Learning in Connectionist Networks, Vasant Honavar & Leonard Uhr,
In: Proceedings of the 1989 International Joint Conference on Artificial 
Intelligence, Morgan Kaufmann, San Mateo, CA. 1989. Also: Computer Sciences 
Technical Report #804, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1988.

2.  Perceptual Development and Learning: From Behavioral, Neurophysiological,
and Morphological Evidence to Computational Models, Vasant Honavar, 
Computer Sciences Tech. Rep. #818, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
1989.

3.  Brain-Structured Connectionist Networks that Perceive and Learn,
Vasant Honavar & Leonard Uhr, Connection Science (In Press), 1989.
Also: Computer Sciences Tech. Rep. #843, University of Wisconsin, Madison,1989.

4.  Handwritten Digit Recognition With a Back-propagation Network,
Yann Le Cun et al., In: Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 2,
D. S. Toretzky (ed), Morgan Kaufmann, San Mateo, CA. (In Press) 1990.

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Date: 24 Jan 90 15:03:15 GMT
From: Andrew Wallace <andy@cs.heriot-watt.ac.uk>
Subject: Job vacancy in Image Interpretation/ Sensor Fusion
Organization: Computer Science, Heriot-Watt U., Scotland

                              Heriot-Watt University
                          Department of Computer Science

                 3D Visual Interpretation and Multi-Sensor Fusion

        Applications   are   invited   for   two   SERC-funded    Research
        Associateships to work on the fusion of passive and active two and
        three dimensional visual data, the construction of  unified  scene
        descriptions   and  their  interpretation.   This  is  part  of  a
        collaborative project between several  university  and  industrial
        sites  and  is  aimed at the production of advanced vision systems
        which have generic properties  but  are  nevertheless  capable  of
        visual  inspection  to  a  high  degree  of accuracy.  The persons
        appointed will join a lively research group at Heriot-Watt working
        on several aspects of computer vision and visual perception.

        Applicants should have an Honours Degree in a  relevant  technical
        discipline,  together with subsequent postgraduate experience.  If
        appropriate, registratiuon for  a  higher  degree  is  encouraged.
        Each  post  is tenable for a minimum of two years and a maximum of
        three years, commencing as soon as possible after  the  1st  April
        1990.   The  starting  salary will be in the range L=9816 to L=16014
        depending on age and experience.   Enquiries  should  be  directed
        initially to the Staff Officer, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton,
        Edinburgh EH14 4AS, from whom further information and  application
        forms  may be obtained.  The closing date for applications is 23rd
        February 1990.

        Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr. Andrew Wallace   at  the
        Department   of   Computer   Science,   tel.   031-225-6465   x542
        (andy@uk.ac.hw.cs)

    Andrew Wallace		JANET : andy@cs.hw.ac.uk
				ARPA  : andy@uk.ac.hw.cs
				UUCP  : ..ukc!cs.hw.ac.uk!andy

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Date: 	Wed, 24 Jan 90 14:37:32 EST
From: Color and Vision Network <CVNET%YORKVM1.bitnet@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca>
Subject: Postdoc Fellowship: Oculomotility And Direction Perception

                     POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AVAILABLE IN
                    OCULOMOTILITY AND DIRECTION PERCEPTION
         AT THE SMITH-KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, SAN FRANCISCO

     A  2-3  year  NEI/INRSA  Postdoctoral  Fellowship  is  available  in   the
laboratory  of  Dr  Joel  M  Miller,  where  several  lines of research provide
opportunities for a Fellow to pursue an existing project, or  his  or  her  own
related interests.
     Our newest project concerns the  patterns  and  limits  of  saccadic  gain
adaptation  in  humans,  and  will  study  this  very  tractable form of neural
plasticity to make inferences about the physiologic and mathematical properties
of underlying modifiable structures.
     We also study  direction  perception  around  the  time  of  saccadic  eye
movements  to  provide  insights into the functional connectivity of visual and
motor systems.  Various labs have generated conflicting results in  this  area;
our results (ARVO, 89) have begun to clarify matters.
     We have developed an eye muscle  force  transducer  that  is  chronically-
implantable  with  minimal  effect  on  normal  ocular  motility (ARVO, 90).  A
trained monkey is now providing correlated eye position and  horizontal  rectus
force   signals,   which   will  support  inferences  about  agonist-antagonist
coordination and globe response to muscle forces.
     A biomechanical modeling effort is also ongoing, using binocular alignment
data  and  MRI  scanning  to  develop  computer-based  aids  for  diagnosis and
treatment planning in strabismus (ARVO, 88; Vis Res, 1989).
     Fellowship applicants should have or expect a PhD  or  MD  degree  by  the
start  of  the  Fellowship,  and  must  be  US Citizens or Permanent Residents.
Strong computer skills (mainly Unix, C and MacII) are desirable.
     The Smith-Kettlewell visual  and  oculomotor  research  faculty  includes:
Alexander I Cogan, MD PhD; Carter C Collins, PhD; Arthur Jampolsky, MD; Takuji,
Kasamatsu, MD PhD; Edward Keller, PhD; Suzanne P McKee, PhD; Anthony N  Norcia,
PhD;  Alan  B  Scott, MD; Erich Sutter, PhD; Christopher W Tyler, PhD.  Regular
scientific activities include weekly colloquia and journal club  meetings.   We
offer staffed facilities for electronic and mechanical design and construction,
medical illustration, photography, histology, and electronic communication.
     Candidates should contact, without delay:

	    Joel M Miller, PhD           Internet:   jmm@skivs.ski.org
	    Smith-Kettlewell Institute   Usenet:     uunet!skivs!jmm
	    2232 Webster St              Bitnet:     jmm%skivs.ski.org@uunet.uu.net
	    San Francisco, CA 94115      Voice:      415/561-1703

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Date: Monday, 22 January 1990 11:11:02 EST
From: Dave.McKeown@maps.cs.cmu.edu
Subject: ISPRS Workshop, Call For Papers  

The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Commission 7 
is sponsoring a Workshop on Global and  Environmental Monitoring: Techniques
and Impacts, on September 17-21, 1990 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.  
The main topics for the workshop are:

Interpretation of Photographic and Remote Sensing Data
- visual image interpretation and pattern recognition.
- spectral, spatial and temporal signatures.
- resource inventories.
- thematic mapping of vegetation, forestry, agriculture, soils,
  geology, geomorphology, hydrology, snow, oceanography, ice
  atmospheric sciences, archaeology, human settlements, and engineering.

Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing
- modelling.
- measurements in spectral domains.

Spatial Information Extraction and Manipulation
- digital image processing.
- remote sensing integration with geographic information systems
- evaluation of multi-sensor, multi-temporal, multi-spectral, and
  multi-resolution data.

Expert Systems for Remote Sensing
- automated information extraction, artificial intelligence, computer vision
  and image understanding.
- integrated systems for GIS and remote sensing.
- knowledge-based techniques.
- systems for data fusion.

Abstract Submissions:
	
Accepted in English or French, double spaced and no longer than 500 words.
Text should include author's name, affiliation, mailing address and telephone
number.  Netmail submissions are encouraged.  Full papers will be published as 
a part of the proceedings.  Particularly good papers will be considered for 
publication in Photogrammetria, the Journal of the International Society for 
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Deadline for submissions is *February 28, 
1990*.


Forward submissions to:
	David M. McKeown, Jr.
	Digital Mapping Laboratory
	School of Computer Science
	Carnegie Mellon University
	Pittsburgh, PA 15213
	(412) 268-2626
	dmm@cs.cmu.edu

For additional information contact:
	Chairman, Scientific Committee
	Dr. David Goodenough
	Canada Center for Remote Sensing
	Surveys, Mapping & Remote Sensing Sector
	Energy, Mines and Resources Canada
	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A0Y7
	Telefax 613-952-7353

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From: <U1O@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
Subject: call for papers: Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tuesday, 23 Jan 1990 14:08:42 EST

CALL FOR PAPERS:
	Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing
	SPECIAL ISSUE ON Neural Networks In Manufacturing

Guest Editor
Professor Soundar Kumara, Department of Industrial and Managament
                          Systems Engineering, The Pennsylvania State
                          University, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A.
Professor Setsuo Ohsuga,  Research Center for Advanced Science and
                          Technology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Professor Yung C. Shin,   Department of Industrial and Managament
                          Systems Engineering, The Pennsylvania State
                          University, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A.

This special issue is dedicated to the enhancement of advanced
manufacturing research through the exploration of the applicability of
Artificial Neural Networks. 
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 

* Survey and Tutorial based articles on Neural Networks and Their
  Applicability to Manufacturing
* Neural Nets and Associative Memory in Engineering Design
* Knowledge Representation Via Neural Networks
* Connectionist Architecture for Manufacturing Control
* Neural Networks in Robotics
* Example Applications

 Authors are encouraged to submit four copies of completed manuscripts to

Professor Soundar  R. T. Kumara
Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
207 Hammond Building
University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A

Manuscript Due Date:   May 1, 1990

If any questions, feel free to contact Professor Soundar Kumara
(814)863-2359

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Date: 25 Jan 90 07:55:28 GMT
From: ck@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Cris Koutsougeras)
Subject: Call for Papers: 2nd Intern. Conf. on Tools for AI
Organization: Computer Science Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA

                     CALL  FOR  PAPERS
              2nd International Conference on
            TOOLS  FOR  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE

           Washington D.C.,  November 6-9, 1990

           Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society

                           Topics

*       Artificial Intelligence and  Knowledge-Based  Archi-
tectures
(KB Architectures; Production System Architectures;  AI  Ar-
chitectures)
*       Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering
(KB Environments; Expert Systems; Software for  AI;  AI  for
Software)
*       Machine Learning
(Inductive; Deductive; Connectionist)
*       Neural Networks
(Self-organizing; Adaptive; Autonomous; AI Networks;  Neural
Architectures)
*       Artificial Intelligence Applications
(Vision; Speech; Signal Processing; Robotics; VLSI; CAD)

SUBMISSIONS:
Submit four copies of panel proposals,  tutorial  proposals,
and  full papers (5000 words) by May 15, 1990 to Prof. W. T.
Tsai, Dept. of Computer Science, 4-192 EE/CSci Building, 200
Union  Street S.E., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
55455. The best papers of the conference will be  considered
for  publication  in  IEEE Transaction on Knowledge and Data
Engineering.

DEADLINES:
May 15, 1990 - submission
July 15, 1990 - Acceptances
August 25, 1990 - final papers to IEEE Computer Society
November 6-9, 1990 - TAI conference meets

Honorary Chair : C. V. Ramamoorthy
General Chair : N. G. Bourbakis
Program Chair : W. T. Tsai
Program Vice Chairs : K. DeJong, T. Ichikawa, S. Y. Kung, R.
Lauber, M. Papazoglou, P. Wang

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
J. Barber , R. Brause , J. Bubenko , C. L. Chang , S. Chris-
todoulakis  ,  A.  Despain  ,  H.  Freeman  , D. Gajski , D.
Gelernter , J. Gaudiot , J. Herath , L. Housen , J. Huges  ,
M. Ibrahim , L. Kerschberg , C. Koutsougeras , Y. Kwong , J.
Latombe , K. Lautenbach , S. Lee , Y. Lee , R.  Michalski  ,
T.  Mitchel  ,  M.  Perlin  , P. Reintjes , R. Reynolds , A.
Rosenfeld , T. Tanaka , T. Tsai , E. Tzanakou , J.  Urban  ,
J. Yang , J. Zytkow , I. Zualkernan

Finance Chair : P. Sheu

Publications Chair : A. Dollas

Tutorials Chair : J. Y. Juang

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