Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1993 13:08:31 -0500 From: rsun@athos.cs.ua.edu (Ron Sun) Subject: CFP: ISIKNH'94, Integrating Knowledge and Neural Heuristics To: nl-kr@cs.rpi.edu CALL FOR PAPERS International Symposium on Integrating Knowledge and Neural Heuristics (ISIKNH'94) Sponsored by University of Florida, and AAAI, in cooperation with IEEE Neural Network Council, and Florida AI Research Society. Time: May 9-10 1994; Place: Pensacola Beach, Florida, USA. A large amount of research has been directed toward integrating neural and symbolic methods in recent years. Especially, the integration of knowledge-based principles and neural heuristics holds great promise in solving complicated real-world problems. This symposium will provide a forum for discussions and exchanges of ideas in this area. The objective of this symposium is to bring together researchers from a variety of fields who are interested in applying neural network techniques to augmenting existing knowledge or proceeding the other way around, and especially, who have demonstrated that this combined approach outperforms either approach alone. We welcome views of this problem from areas such as constraint-(knowledge-) based learning and reasoning, connectionist symbol processing, hybrid intelligent systems, fuzzy neural networks, multi-strategic learning, and cognitive science. Examples of specific research include but are not limited to: 1. How do we build a neural network based on {\em a priori} knowledge (i.e., a knowledge-based neural network)? 2. How do neural heuristics improve the current model for a particular problem (e.g., classification, planning, signal processing, and control)? 3. How does knowledge in conjunction with neural heuristics contribute to machine learning? 4. What is the emergent behavior of a hybrid system? 5. What are the fundamental issues behind the combined approach? Program activities include keynote speeches, paper presentation, and panel discussions. ***** Scholarships are offered to assist students in attending the symposium. Students who wish to apply for a scholarship should send their resumes and a statement of how their researches are related to the symposium. ***** Symposium Chairs: LiMin Fu, University of Florida, USA. Chris Lacher, Florida State University, USA. Program Committee: Jim Anderson, Brown University, USA Michael Arbib, University of Southern California, USA Fevzi Belli, The University of Paderborn, Germany Jim Bezdek, University of West Florida, USA Bir Bhanu, University of California, USA Su-Shing Chen, National Science Foundation, USA Tharam Dillon, La Trobe University, Australia Douglas Fisher, Vanderbilt University, USA Paul Fishwick, University of Florida, USA Stephen Gallant, HNC Inc., USA Yoichi Hayashi, Ibaraki University, Japan Susan I. Hruska, Florida State University, USA Michel Klefstad-Sillonville CCETT, France David C. Kuncicky, Florida State University, USA Joseph Principe, University of Florida, USA Sylvian Ray, University of Illinois, USA Armando F. Rocha, University of Estadual, Brasil Ron Sun, University of Alabama, USA Keynote Speaker: Balakrishnan Chandrasekaran, Ohio-State University Schedule for Contributed Papers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper Summaries Due: December 15, 1993 Notice of Acceptance Due: February 1, 1994 Camera Ready Papers Due: March 1, 1994 Extended paper summaries should be limited to four pages (single or double-spaced) and should include the title, names of the authors, the network and mailing addresses and telephone number of the corresponding author. Important research results should be attached. Send four copies of extended paper summaries to LiMin Fu Dept. of CIS, 301 CSE University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 USA (e-mail: fu@cis.ufl.edu; phone: 904-392-1485). Students' applications for a scholarship should also be sent to the above address. General information and registration materials can be obtained by writing to Rob Francis ISIKNH'94 DOCE/Conferences 2209 NW 13th Street, STE E University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32609-3476 USA (Phone: 904-392-1701; fax: 904-392-6950) --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you intend to attend the symposium, you may submit the following information by returning this message: NAME: _______________________________________ ADDRESS: ____________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ PHONE: ______________________________________ FAX: ________________________________________ E-MAIL: _____________________________________