From ctyan@ee.duke.edu Tue Mar 29 23:30:44 EST 1994 Article: 2058 of comp.ai.fuzzy Xref: glinda.oz.cs.cmu.edu comp.ai.fuzzy:2058 Path: honeydew.srv.cs.cmu.edu!bb3.andrew.cmu.edu!news.sei.cmu.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!news.duke.edu!ee.duke.edu!ctyan From: ctyan@ee.duke.edu (Ching-Yu Tyan) Newsgroups: comp.ai.fuzzy Subject: JCIS'94 Announcement and Call for Papers Date: 29 Mar 1994 01:04:28 GMT Organization: Duke University EE Dept.; Durham, NC Lines: 193 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2n7uqs$9g1@news.duke.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ee.ee.duke.edu ********************* ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS ******************** Joint Conference on Information Sciences (JCIS) 3rd Annual Conference on Fuzzy Theory and Technology and 1st Annual Computer Theory and Informatics Conference and Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems *** Nov.13,1994 (Tutorials), Nov.14-16,1994 (Conferences) Pinehurst, NC *** ANNOUNCEMENT: The "Joint Conference on Information Sciences" consists of two international conferences and one workshop. All interested attendees including researchers, organizers, speakers, exhibitors, students and other participants should register either in PLAN A: 3rd International Conference on Fuzzy Theory and Technology, or PLAN B: 1st International Conference on Computer Theory & Informatics and Workshop on Mobile Computering Systems. ORGANIZERS: Honorary Chairs: Lotfi A. Zadeh & Azriel Rosenfeld Managing Chair: Paul P. Wang Keynote Speakers: Lotfi A. Zadeh & Stephen Grossberg Plenary Speakers: Suguru Arimoto Dennis Bahler James Bowen Abe Kandel George Klir Phillipe Smets John R. Rice I. B. Turksen Benjamin Wah Stephen S. Yau TUTORIALS: Session A: Fuzzy Theory & Technology (Nov. 13, 1994, 8:30am - 12:30pm) George Klir (Fuzzy Set and Logic) I.B. Turksen (Fuzzy Expert Systems) Jack Aldridge (Fuzzy Control) Marcus Thint (Fuzzy Logic and Neural Network Integration) Session B: Computers (Nov. 13, 1994, 1:30pm - 6:30pm) Richard Palmer (Neural Network) Frank Y. Shih (Pattern Recognition) Patrick Wang (Intelligent Pattern Recognition & Applications) Ken W. White (Success with Machine Vision I & II) CALL FOR PAPERS: A summary shall not exceed 4 pages of 10-point font, double-column, single- spaced text, (1 page minimum) with figures and table included. Any summary exceeding 4 pages will be charged $100 per additional page. Three copies of the summary are required by July 30, 1994. It is very important to mark "PLAN A" or "PLAN B" on your manuscripts. Final version of the full length paper must be submitted by November 14, 1994. Four copies of the full length paper shall be prepared according to the "Information for Authors" appearing at the back cover of "Information Science, an International Journal (Elsevier Publishing Co.). A full length paper shall not exceed 20 pages including figures and tables. For more information, please contact Conference Chair: Prof. Paul P. Wang Dept. of Electrical Engineering Duke University Durham, NC 27708-0291, USA PHONE: (919)660-5271, 660-5259 FAX: (919)660-5293, 684-4860 EMAIL: ppw@ee.duke.edu CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES: before 9/15/94 after 9/15/94 Full Registration $275.00 $395.00 Student Registration $85.00 $160.00 Tutorial w/ Conf. Reg. $150.00 $200.00 Tutorial w/o Conf. Reg. $300.00 $500.00 Exhibit Booth Fee $400.00 $500.00 One Day Fee $165.00 (Full) $80.00 (Student) **Full Conference Registration**: Includes admission to all sessions, exhibit area, coffee, tea and soda. A copy of conference proceedings (summary) at conference and one year subscription of Information Sciences - Applications, An international Journal, published by Elsevier Publishing Co. In addition, the right to purchase the hard-cover deluxe books at 1/2 price. Banquets (Nov. 14 & 15, 1994) are included through Hotel Registration. Tutorial are not included. **Student Conference Registration**: For full-time student only. A letter from your department is required. You must present a current student ID with picture. A copy of conference Proceedings (summary) is included. Admission to all sessions, exhibit area, coffee, tea and soda. The right to purchase the hard-cover deluxe books at 1/2 price. Banquets and free subscription of INS Journal-applications are not included. Tutorials are not included. **Tutorials Registration**: Any person can register for the Tutorials. A copy of lecture notes for the course registered is included. Coffee, tea, and soda is included. The summary and free subscription to the INS Journal is, however, not included. The right to purchase hard-cover deluxe books is included. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM Indicate Conference Selection ( ) PLAN A ( ) PLAN B ( ) TUTORIALS Full Registration ( ) $275.00 ( ) $395.00 Student Registration ( ) $85.00 ( ) $160.00 Tutorial w/ Conf. Reg. ( ) $150.00 ( ) $200.00 Tutorial w/o Conf. Reg. ( ) $300.00 ( ) $500.00 Exhibit Booth Fee ( ) $400.00 ( ) $500.00 One Day Fee ( ) $165.00 (Full) ( ) $80.00 (Student) NAME Last Name ________________________________ First Name ________________________________ Middle Initial ____________________________ MAILING ADDRESS City _________________________________________ State and ZIP (USA only)______________________ Country ______________________________________ Phone ________________________________________ FAX __________________________________________ e-mail _______________________________________ Information to appear on Badge: Title (Circle One) Ms Dr Prof no title other____________________ Full Name ______________________________________ Affiliation______________________________________ City/State/Country ______________________________ Total Enclosed (US Dollars) _________________ Please make check payable and mail to: FT&T, C/o P. P. Wang Department of Electrical Engineering Box 90291, Duke University Durham NC 27708-0291 U.S.A. All foreign payments must be made by draft on a US bank in US dollars. No credit card or purchase orders can be accepted. VARIOUS CONFERENCE CONTACTS: Local Information: Tutorial & Conference Information: Rhett T. George Paul P. Wang Dept. of Electrical Engr. E-mail: ppw@ee.duke.edu Box 90291, Duke University Tel: (919)660-5271, 660-5259 Durham, NC 27708-0291 E-mail: rtg@ee.duke.edu Jerry C. Y. Tyan Tel: (919)660-5228 E-mail: ctyan@ee.duke.edu Tel: (919)660-5233 Kitahiro Kaneda E-mail: hiro@ee.duke.edu Tel: (919)660-5233 Article 22005 of comp.ai: Xref: glinda.oz.cs.cmu.edu comp.ai:22005 Path: honeydew.srv.cs.cmu.edu!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!newsfeed.pitt.edu!godot.cc.duq.edu!news.duke.edu!ee.duke.edu!ctyan From: ctyan@ee.duke.edu (Ching-Yu Tyan) Newsgroups: comp.ai Subject: JCIS - Announcement & Call for Papers Date: 4 May 1994 21:33:05 GMT Organization: Duke University EE Dept.; Durham, NC Lines: 516 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2q94ah$7kg@news.duke.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: ee.ee.duke.edu ********************* ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS ******************** Joint Conference on Information Sciences (JCIS) 3rd Annual Conference on Fuzzy Theory and Technology and 1st Annual Computer Theory and Informatics Conference and Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems *** Nov.13,1994 (Tutorials), Nov.14-16,1994 (Conferences) Pinehurst, NC *** ORGANIZERS Honorary Chairs Lotfi A. Zadeh & Azriel Rosenfeld Managing Chair of the Joint Conferences Paul P. Wang Dept. of Electrical Engineering Duke University Durham, NC 27708-0291 Tel: (919) 660 5271, 660-5259 Fax: (919) 660-5293, 684-4860 e-mail: ppwee.duke.edu Advisorv Board Nick Baker Earl Dowell Erol Gelenbe Stephen Grossberg Kaoru Hirota Abe Kandel George Klir Teuvo Kohonen Tosiyasu L. Kunii Jin-Cherng Lin E. Mamdani Xuan-Zhong Ni C.V Ramamoorthy John E.R Staddon Masaki Togai Victor Van Beuren Max Woodbury Stephen S. Yau Lotfi Zadeh H. Zimmerman Keynote Speakers Lotfi A. Zadeh & Stephen Grossberg Plenarv Speakers Suguru Arimoto Dennis Bahler James Bowen Abe Kandel George Klir Phillipe Smets John R. Rice l.B. Turksen Benjamin Wah Stephen S. Yau General Information The JOINT CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SCIENCES consists of two international conferences and one workshop. All interested attendees including researchers, organizers, speakers, exhibitors, students and other participants should register either in Plan A: 3rd International Conference on Fuzzy Theory and Technology or Plan B: First International Conference on Computer Theory & lnformatics and Workshop on Mobile Computing Svstems. Any participants can attend all the keynote speeches, plenary sessions, all parallel sessions and exhibits. The only difference is that all authors registered in Plan A will participate in Lotfi A. Zadeh BestPaper Competition. Plan B will have no best paper competition; at least for this year. In addition, each plan will publish its own proceeding. Tutorials Session A: Fuzzy Theory & Technology (Sunday, November 13, 1994, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm) 1. George Klir .................................Fuzzy Set and Logic 2. l. B. Turksen ................................Fuzzy Expert Systems 3. Jack Aldridge .......................................Fuzzy Control 4. Marcus Thint .......................Fuzzy Logic and NN Integration Session B: Computers (Sunday, November 13, 1994, 1:30pm- 6:30pm) 1. Richard Palmer ....................................Neural Network 2. Frank Y. Shih ................................Pattern Recognition 3. Patrick Wang ......Intelligent Pattern Recognition & Applications 4., 5. Ken W. White...............Success with Machine Vision I & II Time Schedule & Venue Tutorials ....................November 13, 1994 o 8:30 am - 6:30 pm Conferences .............November 14 - 16, 1994 o 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Venue........Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Pinehurst, NC, U.S.A. PARTICIPATION PLAN A: 3rd Annual Conference on Fuzzy Theory and Technology PROGRAM COMMITTEE Jack Aldridge Suguru Arimoto W Bandler P Bonnisone Bruno Bosacchi B Bouchon-Meunier J Buckley Dev Garg Rhett George George Georgiou I R Goodman Siegfried Gottwald Silvia Guiasu M M. Gupta Ralph Horvath D L Hung Timothy Jacobs Y.K Jani Joaquim Jorge Paul Kainen S.C. Kak Abe Kandel P Klement L J Kohout Vladik Kreinovlch N Kuroki Reza Langari Harry Hua Li Don Meyers C K Mitchell John Mordeson Akira Nakamura Kyung Whan Oh Maria Orlowska Robert M. Pap Arthur Rarner Elie Sanchez B Scwhott Shouyoe Shao Sujeet Shenoi Frank Shih H Allison Smith L M Sztandera Alade ToKuta R Tong I Turksen Guo Jun Wang Tom Whalen Edward K Wong T Yamakawa The conference will consist of both plenary sessions and contributory sessions, focusing on topics of critical interest and the direction of future research. For contributory sessions, full papers are being solicited. We welcome you to organize sessions Example topics include, but are not limited to the following: TOPICS: 3rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON FUZZY THEORY AND TECHNOLOGY o Fuzzy Mathematics o Basic Principles and Foundations of Fuzzy Logic o Qualitative and Approximate-Reasoning Modeling o Hardware Implementations of Fuzzy Logic Algorithms o Design . Analysis, and Synthesis of Fuzzy Logic Controllers o Learning and Acquisition of Approximate Models o Fuzzy Expert Systems o Neural Network Architectures o Artificially Intelligent Neural Networks o Artificial Life o Associative Memory o Computational Intelligence o Cognitive Science o Fuzzy Neural Systems o Relations between Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks o Theory of Evolutionary Computation o Efficiency/robustness comparisons with other direct search algorithms o Parallelcomputer:applications o Integration of Fuzzy Logic and Evolutionary Computing o Comparisons between different variants of evolutionary algorithms o Evolutionary Computation for neural networks o Fuzzy logic in Evolutionary algorithms o Neurocognition o Neurodynamics o Optirnization o Pattern Recognition o Learning and Memory o Machine Learning Applications o Implementations (electronic, Optical, biochips) o Intelligent Control APPLICATIONS OF THE TOPICS: o Hybrid Systems o Image Processing o Image Understanding o Pattern Recognition o Robotics and Automation o Intelligent Vehicle and Highway Systems o Virtual Reality o Tactile Sensors o Machine Vision o Motion Analysis o Nuro biology o Sensation and Perception o Sensorimotor Systems o Speech, Hearing and Language o Signal Processing o Time Series Analysis o Prediction o System ldentification o System Control o Intelligent Information Systems o Case-Based Reasoning o Decision Analysis o Databases and Information Retrieval o Dynamic Systems Modeling & Diagnosis o Electric & Nuclear Power Systems PARTICIPATION PLAN B: 1st Annual Computer Theory and Informatics Conference & Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems PROGRAM COMMITTEE: FIRST ANNUAL, COMPUTER & INFORMATICS Rafi Ahmed R Alonso Suguru Arimoto B. Badrinath C.R. Baker Martin Boogaard O Bukhres P Chrysantis Eliseo Clementini E.M. Ehlers Ahmed Elmagarmid K Ferentinos Godfrey Mohamed Gouda Albert G. Greensberg S Helal T Imielinski Subhash C Kak Abe Kandel Teuvo Kohomen Timo Koski Devendra Kumar Tosiyasu L Kunii Shahram Latifi Lin-shan Lee Mark Levene Jason Lin M i Lu Yanni Manolopoulos Jorge Muruzabal Sham B Navathe Sigeru Ornatu C V Ramamoorthy Hari N. Reddy John R Rice Abdellah Salhi Frank S.Shih Harpreet Singh Stanley Y W. Su Abdullah Uz Tansel Kishor Trivedi Millist Vincent Benjamin Wah Z.A Wahab Jun Wang Patrick Wang Edward K. Wong Lotfi A Zadeh TOPICS: 1st ANNUAL COMPUTER THEORY & INFORMATICS CONFERENCE The conference will consist of both plenary sessions and contributory sessions, focusing on topics of critical interest and the direction of future research. For contr ibutory sessions, full papers are being solicited. We welcome you to organize sessions. Example topics include, but are not limited to the following: o Computational Theory: Coding theory, automata, information theory, modern algebraic theory, measure theory, probability and statistics, and numerical methods o Design of Algorithms: algorithmic complexity, theory of algorithms, design, analyis and evaluation of efficient algorithms for engineering applications (such as computer-aided design, computational fluid dynamics, computer graphics, and virtual reality), combinatorics, scheduling theory, discrete optimization, data compression, and approximation theory o Software Design: Formal languages, theory and design of optimizing compilers (especially those for parallel and supercomputers), object-oriented programming, database theory and data organization, software design methodology, program verification, and software reliability. o Computer systems and architectures: parallel and distributed computing systems, high speed computer networks, theory and data orgarization, software design methodology, program verification, and software reliability. o Evaluation methods and tools: Performance evaluation methods, visualization tools, and simulation theory and methodology. TOPICS: WORKSHOP ON MOBILE COMPUTING SYSTEMS The workshop will focus on system support for mobile information and data access, to recognize the role of mobile computer systems in today's business and scientific communities. The workshop will be organized to gather leading researchers and practitioners in the field. We shall focus on issues related but not limited to: o Architectures for Mobile Computing Systems o Mobile ComputingTechnology o Wireless Communications o User lnterfaces in Palmtop Computing o Databases for Nomadic Computing o Transaction Models and Management o System Cornplexity, Integrity and Security o Legal/Social/Health Issues o Operating System Support o Battery Management o Nomadic Applications o Handheld Multimedia o Personai Communication Networks PROGRAM COMMITTEE: WORKSHOP ON MOBILE COMPUTING SYSTEMS R Alonso (Technology) B Badrinath (Query Processing) O Bukhres (Database Systems) P Chrysantis (Transactions) S Helal (Applications) T Imielinski (New Directions) Note: All Attendees must choose either Participation Plan A or Participation Plan B PUBLICATIONS The conference publishes two Proceedings on Summary; One entitled "Third International Conference on Fuzzy Theory and Technology" and the other entitled "First International Conference on Computer Theory and Informatics, and First Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems." Both proceedings will be made available on November 13,1994. A summary shall not exceed 4 pages of 10-point font, doublecolumn, single-spaced text, (1 page minimum) with figures and tables included. Any summary exceeding 4 pages will be charged $100 per additional page. Three copies of the summary are required by July 30, 1994. It is very important to mark "plan A" or "plan B" on your manuscript. The conference will make the choice for you if you forget to do so. Final version of the full length paper must be submitted by November 14, 1994. Four (4) copies of the full length paper shall be prepared according to the "Information for Authors" appearing at the back cover of Information Sciences, an International Journal (Elsevier Publishing Co.). A full paper shall not exceed 20 pages including figures and tables. All full papers will be reviewed by experts in their respective fields. Revised papers will be due on April 15, 1995. Accepted papers will appear in the hard-covered proceeding (book) with uniform typesetting to be published by a publisher (there will be two books published this year, one for each plan) or Information Sciences Journal (INS journal now has three publications: Informatics and Computer Science, Intelligent Systems, Applications). All fully registered conference attendees will receive a copy of proceeding (summary) on November 14, 1994; a free one-year subscription (paid by this conference) of Information Sciences Journal - Applications. Lastly, the right to purchase either or both hard-covered, deluxe, professional books at 1/2 price. The Title of the books are "Advances in Fuzzy Theory & Technology, Volume lll", "Advances in Computer Science and Informatics, Voiume 1." Lotfi A. Zadeh "Best Paper Award" FT&T 1994 All technical papers subrnitted to FT & T, 1994 are automatically qualified as candidates for this award. The prize for this award is $2,500 plus hotel accommodations (traveling expenses excluded) at FT & T, 1995. The date for announcement of th best paper is May 30,1995. Oral presentation in person at FT & T, 1994, is required and an acceptance speech at FT & T, 1995 is also required. The evaluation committee for FT & T, 1994 consists of the following 10 members: Jack Aldridge B. Bouchon-Meunier George Klir l.R. Goodman John Mordeson Sujeet Shenoi H. Chris Tseng Frank Y. Shih Akira Nakamura Edward K. Wong I. B. Turksen. The selection of the top ten best papers will be decided by conference attendees and session chairs jointly. EXHIBITIONS JCIS '94 follows on last year's highly successful exhibits by some major publishers, most publishers, lead by Elsevier, will return. Intelligent Machines, Inc. will demonstrate their highly successful new software "O'inca"-a FL-NN, Fuzzy-Neuro Design Framework. Dr. Ken W. White of Ithaca, N.Y. will demonstrate his visual-sense systems. Virtus - a virtual reality company based in Cary, North Carolina has committed to participate. Negotiations are also underway with UNCVR research laboratory for its participation. This conference intends to develop "virtual reality" as one of the themes to benefit all attendees. Interested potential contributors should contact Dr. Paul P. Wang or Dr. Rhett T. George. Interested vendors should contact: Rhett George, E.E. Dept., Duke University Telephone: (919) 660-5242 Fax: (919) 660-5293 rtg@ee.duke.edu TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS The Travel Center of Durham, Inc. has been designated the official travel provider. Special domestic fares have been arranged and The Travel Center is prepared to book all flight travel. Domestic United States and Canada:1 -800-334-1 085 International FAX: (919) 687-0903 HOTEL RESERVATIONS Pinehurst Resort & Country Club Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S.A. This is the conference site and lodging. Group Reservation Request designed specifically for our conference. Very Special discount rates have been agreed upon. Daily Rates for Hotel: Single Occupancy - $122.00 Double Occupancy - $91.00 per person Daily Rates for Manor Inn: Single Occupancy - $108.00 Double Occupancy - $79.00/person (Rates are per person, per night and include accommodations, breakast and dinner daily.) Pinehurst Resort encompasses an elegant historic hotel (registered with Historic Hotels of America") with the best in accommcations, gourmet dining and modern meeting facilities. Our AAA Four Diamond and Mobil Four Star resort offers a wide range of activities including seven championship golf courses, tennis, waters sports, croquet and sport shooting. Please contact: JACKIE HAYTER Associate Director of Sales Pinehurst Resort and Country Club Carolina Vista P.O. Box 4000 Pinehurst, NC 28374-4000 (919) 295-1339 - (919) 295-8484 1-800-659-G0LF SPONSORS Machine Intelligence and Fuzzy Logic Laboratory o Department of Electrical Engineering, Duke University o Elsevier Science Inc. New York, N.Y. PARTICIPANTS IFSA, International Fuzzy Systems Association o Institute Of Information science, Academia Sinica. JCIS '94 REGISTRATION FEES & INFO. Up to 9/15/94 After 9/15/94 Full Registration $275.00 $395.00 Student Registration $85.00 $160.00 Tutorial w/ Conf_ Reg. $150.00 $200.00 Tutorial w/o Conf. Reg. $300.00 $500.00 Exhibit Booth Fee $400.00 $500.00 One Day Fee (no pre-reg. discount) $165.00 Full $80.00 Student Above fees applicable to both Plan A & Plan B FULL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: Includes admission to all sessions, exhibit area, coffee, tea and soda A copy of conference proceedings (summany) at conference and one year subscnption of Information Sciences - Applications, An International Journal, published by Elsevier Publishing Co. In addition, the right to purchase the hard-cover deluxe books at 1/2 price. Banquets (November 14 & 15, 1994) are included through Hotel Registration. Tutorials are not included STUDENT CONFERENCE REGISTRATION. For full-time students only. A letter from your department is required. You must present a current student I D with picture. A copy of Conference Proceedings (Summary) is included. Admission to all sessions, exhibit area, coffee, tea and soda. The nght to purchase the hard-cver deluxe books at 1/2 price Free Subscription of INS Journal - Applications is not included. TUTORIALS REGISTRATION: Any person can register for the Tutorials A copy of lecture notes for the oaurse registered is included. Coffee, tea and soda is included The summary and tree subscription to the INS journal is, however, not included. The right to purchase hard-cover deluxe books is included. VARIOUS CONFERENCE CONTACTS: LOCAL INFORMATlON Rhett T. George Dept. of Electrical Engineering Box 90291, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0291 e-mail: rtg@ee.duke.edu Tel. (919) 660-5228 TUTORIAL & CONFERENCE INFORMATION Paul P. Wang Kitahiro Kaneda e-mail: ppw@ee.duke.edu e-mail: hiro@ee.duke.edu Tel. (919) 660-5271, 660-5259 Tel. (919) 660-5233 Jerry C.Y. Tyan e-mail: ctyan@ee.duke.edu Tel. (919) 660-5233