FIFTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NEURAL NETWORKS (ISNN 2008) September 24-28, 2008, Beijing, China http://www.csai.tsinghua.edu.cn/~isnn2008 or http://www.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/~isnn2008 ************************************************ CALL FOR PAPERS AND SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSALS ************************************************ Following the successes of previous events, the fifth International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2008) will be held in Beijing, which has been the capital of China for about five hundred years, and is now one of the largest international cities in the world. As the cultural, educational and high-tech centre of the nation, Beijing has many world-class conference facilities, communication infrastructures, and hotels, and has successfully hosted many important international conferences. In addition, Beijing is an ideal place for sightseeing. Her rich culture and historical attractions such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven will provide vistors with unique opportunities for social activities. Besides, the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing in 2008 and the participants may visit the Olympic venues. The participants may also enjoy Peking operas, beautiful sceneriess, Chinese cuisine, and the hospitality of Beijing citizens. Prospective authors are invited to contribute high-quality papers to ISNN 2008. In addition, ISNN 2008 Program Committees solicit proposals for special sessions within the technical scopes of the symposium. Special sessions, to be organized by internationally recognized experts, aim to bring together researchers in special focused topics. Papers submitted for special sessions are to be peer-reviewed with the same criteria used for the contributed papers. Researchers interested in organizing special sessions are invited to submit formal proposals to ISNN2008. A special session proposal should include the session title, a brief description of the scope and motivation, names, contact information and brief biographical information on the prospective organizers. ************************************************ PROGRAM TOPICS ************************************************ Computational neuroscience Connectionist theory Cognitive science Mathematical modeling of neural systems Neurodynamic analysis Neurodynamic optimization Adaptive dynamic programming Embedded neural systems Probabilistic and information-theoretic methods Principal and independent component analysis Hybrid intelligent systems Supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning Brain imaging Neuroinformatics Bioinformatics Support vector machines and kernel methods Autonomous mental development Data mining Pattern recognition Time series analysis Image and signal processing Robotic and control applications Telecommunications Transportation systems Intrusion detection and fault diagnosis Hardware implementation Real-world applications ************************************************ COMMITTEE CHAIRS ************************************************ General Chair: Bo Zhang, Beijing, China General Co-Chair Jianwei Zhang, Hamburg, Germany Advisory Committee Chairs: Xingui He, Beijing, China Yanda Li, Beijing, China Shoujue Wang, Beijing, China Steering Committee Chairs: Jun Wang, Hong Kong, China Zengqi Sun, Beijing, China Organizing Committee Chairs: Fuchun Sun, Beijing, China Zengguang Hou, Beijing, China Program Committee Chairs: Jinde Cao, Nanjing, China Ying Tan, Beijing, China Wen Yu, Mexico City, Mexico Plenary Sessions Chair Derong Liu, Chicago, USA Special Sessions Chairs: Xiaoou Li, Mexico City, Mexico Changyin Sun, Naniing, China Cong Wang, Guangzhou, China Publications Chairs: Zhigang Zeng, Wuhan, China Yunong Zhang, Guangzhou, China Publicity Chairs: Andrzej Cichocki, Tokyo, Japan Alois Knoll, Munich, Germany Yi Shen, Wuhan, China Finance Chair: Huaping Liu, Beijing, China Registration Chair: Fengge Wu, Beijing, China Local Arrangements Chairs: Lei Guo, Beijing, China Minsheng Zhao, Beijing, China Electronic Review Chair: Xiaofeng Liao, Chongqing, China ************************************************ PAPER SUBMISSION ************************************************ Authors are invited to submit full-length papers (6 pages normally and 10 pages maximum) by the submission deadline through the online submission system. Potential organizers are also invited to enlist five or more papers with cohesive topics to form special sessions. The submission of a paper implies that the paper is original and has not been submitted under review or is not copyright-protected elsewhere and will be presented by an author if accepted. All submitted papers will be refereed by experts in the field based on the criteria of originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The authors of accepted papers will have an opportunity to revise their papers and take consideration of the referees' comments and suggestions. Papers presented at ISNN2008 will be published in the EI-indexed proceedings and some selected top papers will be included in special issues of several SCI-indexed journals. ************************************************ IMPORTANT DATES ************************************************ Special session proposals deadline: February 15, 2008 Paper submission deadline: March 15, 2008 Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2008 Camera-ready copy and author registration: June 15, 2008 More information can be found at: http://www.csai.tsinghua.edu.cn/~isnn2008 or http://www.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/~isnn2008 For general inquiries, please contact the secretariat at: isnn2008@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
