CALL FOR 2009 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks

Travel Grants

There are two categories of travel grants available to a very limited
number of researchers or students who have both IEEE and IEEE
Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) memberships, and who will
present papers that have been accepted through the normal paper
submission process for IJCNN 2009 Atlanta:

A) Researchers from Developing
Countries Grant Program (for non-students)

B) Student Member Travel Grant Program

Details will be provided soon on the IJCNN09 Atlanta website.

Rami
Abielmona, rabielmo.a_t. ieee.org

Larus Technologies, Ottawa

Student Grants Chair

CALL
FOR PAPERS

2009 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks

THE CENTURY OF BRAIN COMPUTATION: Neural
Network Alliances with Cognitive Computing and Intelligent Machine
Embodiments

14-19 June 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia,
USA

http://www.ijcnn2008.com

The International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) is
sponsored by the International Neural Network Society and the IEEE
Computational Intelligence Society. It continues to be the premier
event in the field of neural networks, covering all topics in neural
network theory and applications, including, but not limited to:

Connectionist methods in cognitive science and cognitive modeling
(language, reasoning,perception, learning, consciousness, emotion, etc.)
Computational neuroscience
Neuro-technologies and neuro-engineering, brain-machine interfaces
Cognitive robotics, developmental robotics and neural robotics
Data mining and pattern recognition
Signal processing and time series analysis
Image processing and machine vision
Neurocontrol
Neuroinformatics and bioinformatics
Hybrid neural-symbolic, neuro-fuzzy, neuro-evolutionary systems,
neuro-swarm, neural dynamic logic and other methods
Connectionist methods of emergent intelligence
Bayesian models and statistical machine learning methods
Support vector machines and Kernel methods
Learning methods: supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement
Adaptive dynamic programming and neurodynamic optimization
Neural dynamics, complex systems, and chaos
Hardware implementations of neural networks, neuromorphic
engineering
Intelligent tools and methods (expert systems, embedded systems,
data mining, multi-agent systems)
Real world applications of neural networks (games, finance,
social systems, biomedical, power systems, telecommunication, defense,
manufacturing)


IJCNN 2009 features world-renowned plenary
speakers:

Gail Carpenter
Boston University

Leon O. Chua
UC Berkeley

Robert Desimone
MIT, Cambridge


Eugene Izhikevich
Neuroscience Institute, San Diego


Edgar Koerner
Honda Research, Offenbach


John Taylor
King’s College, London


Bernard Widrow
Stanford University

Robert Kozma

General Chair

University of Memphis

Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy

Program Chair

Missouri S&T University


Important deadlines for IJCNN09 Atlanta

Special
Pre-Conference Tutorial Proposals:

October 15, 2008

Special
Special Session Proposals:

November 7, 2008

Paper Submission (including special session papers),

Post-Conference Workshop and Panel Session Proposals:

December 15, 2008

Decision
Notification:

January 30, 2009

Final
Submission:

March
10, 2009


Call
for Papers

Prospective authors are invited to submit complete papers of no more than six (6) pages (including results, figures, tables, and references) in IEEE two-column format. Authors should submit their papers in PDF through the online submission system, which will be available at the website:
http://www.ijcnn2009.com. See the conference website
for details.

Call for Special Sessions

The IJCNN 2009 solicits proposals for special sessions and panel discussions within the technical scope of the conference. Special sessions and panel discussions are organized by internationally renowned
experts and aimed to bring together researchers in a focused topic.
Special sessions and panel discussions have become both a tradition and an
important component of the IJCNN. Papers submitted for special sessions or panel
discussions are to be peer-reviewed with the same criteria used for contributed papers.
Researchers interested in organizing a special session are invited to submit a
formal proposal to the Special Sessions chair. Special session or panel
discussion proposals should include the session title, a brief description of
its scope, motivation, its appeal to the attendees of this conference,
organizer names and contact information, and brief CVs of the organizers.


Donald C. Wunsch, dwunsch .a_t_. mst.edu

Missouri S&T University

Special Sessions Chair


Call for Competitions

IJCNN2009 will feature a variety of competitions where cutting edge
neural network technologies will be compared with alternative, more
traditional methods for solving difficult practical problems. This
includes a time series prediction competition, learning by imitation in
modern computer games, microarray classification, pedestrian
trajectories avoidance, and others.


The call is open for additional competitions. Proposals should be
submitted to Competition Chair by October 30. Decision on the
competition proposals will be made by November 30. The winners of each
competition will receive corresponding awards. Best competition results
will be considered for inclusion in the IJCNN2009 Special Issue of the
Neural Networks journal (Elsevier). Details will be displayed on the
IJCNN2009/competition site.

For details please see the IJCNN2009 website for competitions, or
contact Competition Chair Amaury Lendasse with "Competion" as a
subject.

Amaury
Lendasse, lendasse at__ hut dot fi

Helsinki U. of Tech., Finland

Competitions Chair


Call for Pre-Conference Tutorial Proposals

Proposals are invited for IJCNN2009 tutorials to be held on June 14,
2009,
immediately preceding the main program of the conference. Space has
been
reserved for up to 16 two hour tutorials, with the possibility of four
hour
tutorials if the schedule allows. Each tutorial is expected to have
20-40
attendees. In addition to the core areas of neural networks, areas such
as
cognitive modeling, computational neuroscience, bioinformatics,
robotics,
sensor networks, etc., are strongly encouraged. Tutorial organizers
will be
offered honoraria based on the number of registered attendees for their
tutorials. More details are available at the website
www.ece.uc.edu/~aminai/ijcnn09_tutorials.htm

Ali Minai

University of Cincinnati

Tutorials Chair


Call for Post-Conference Workshops

Post-conference workshops offer a unique opportunity for in-depth
discussions of specific topics in neural networks and computational
intelligence. Aimed at both researchers and students, each workshop
is moderated by scientists whose recent work has had a significant
impact within their field. The format of each workshop can include
presentations as well as panel discussions among participants. These
interactions will highlight exciting new developments and currents
trends
of research, and will facilitate an exchange of ideas that will drive
the
field forward in the coming years. The workshop organizers can prepare
various materials including a booklet of notes that can be made
available
for distribution ahead of time or following the meeting. In line with
the
topic of the IJCNN09 meeting, "The Century of Brain Computation",
we particularly encourage workshops on the topics of Cognitive
Computing
and Intelligent Machine Embodiment.

Please direct your inquiries to the workshop chair.

Jean P. Thivierge, jthivier .a_t_ . indiana.edu

Indiana University

Workshops Chair

Call for Panel Sessions

The IJCNN 2009 Program Committee solicits proposals for panel
discussions within the technical scope of the conference. As with
special sessions, panel discussions are organized by internationally
renowned experts and they are aimed to bring together educators,
researchers, practitioners, and industrialists in a focused topic.

Panels should address timely and, preferably, controversial issues and
must be debate-oriented that would appeal to a wide audience rather
than series of short presentations. The topic could be technical-,
funding-, research-, or professional-related.

A panel proposal should include:


Panel title
Organizer(s)' contact information and CVs
Panel description
A short statement about the scope, motivation, importance and
relevance of the panel and the potential issues of controversy
related to the theme of the conference
A tentative list of questions that will be posed to the panelists
A list of panelists along with their affiliations
A short biographical sketches and of each panelist


Proposals must be submitted electronically by December 15,
2008 to:

Irwin
King, king _at_ cse dot cuhk dot edu . hk

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Panel Sessions Chair