June 2015 - Comp-neuro - lists.cnsorg.org

Brain Imaging Faculty Search --Rutgers@Newark
by Stephen José Hanson 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

The Department of Psychology at Rutgers University-Newark anticipates hiring at the assistant professor (tenure track) level. We seek applications from individuals with specializations in areas of Psychology and Neuroscience that primarily use fMRI as a methodology. Examples of research areas of special interest include social, developmental and cognitive neuroscience. Applicants that incorporatebrain connectivity concepts in their research are encouraged to apply. Applicants will have access to the new Rutgers University Brain Imaging Center (RUBIC; Siemens 3T Trio). This position requires a Ph.D. in Psychology, Neuroscience, or related field. Highest priority will be given to applicants who demonstrate excellence in teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels, provide research mentorship to students, and have research programs that can be supported by external funding. Applicants should submit a CV, statement of research and teaching interests, 3 top pre/re-prints and 3 letters of recommendation to:facultysearch@psychology.rutgers.edu. We will give priority to applications received by October 15th but will continue the search until the position is filled. Diversity Mission: Rutgers/Newark is the most ethnically diverse research-oriented campus in America (16 consecutive years, US News & World Report). Applicants may include a brief statement in their cover letter explaining how their membership in our department will advance the University commitment to diversity.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other classification protected by law. Rutgers-Newark is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages applications from minorities, women, and other underrepresented groups. Please send queries to me (jose(a)rubic.rutgers.edu) > -- Stephen José Hanson Director RUBIC (Rutgers Brain Imaging Center) Professor of Psychology Member of Cognitive Science Center (NB) Member EE Graduate Program (NB) Member CS Graduate Program (NB) Rutgers University email: jose(a)rubic.rutgers.edu web: psychology.rutgers.edu/~jose lab: www.rumba.rutgers.edu fax: 866-434-7959 voice: 973-353-3313 (RUBIC)

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Deadline soon! Nominations for Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience
by Mark Goldman 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

Dear Computational Neuroscience Community, We are now nearing the deadline (next week, Wednesday June 17) for soliciting nominations for the Society for Neuroscience's annual Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience. The Swartz Prize, supported by the Swartz Foundation, honors an individual whose activities have produced a significant cumulative contribution to theoretical models or computational methods in neuroscience or who has made a particularly noteworthy advance in theoretical or computational neuroscience. Recipients receive a $25,000 prize and complimentary registration, transportation (economy air or ground), and two nights hotel accommodations for the SfN annual meeting, as well as a lecture slot at the Dynamical Neuroscience Satellite Event (sponsored by NIMH). The SfN president presents the prize at a lecture at the SfN annual meeting. How to nominate an individual: *Submit all materials using SfN's award nomination site <http://www.sfn.org/Awards-and-Funding/Individual-Prizes-and-Fellowships/Nom…>, accessible through the Society for Neuroscience webpage:* *http://www.sfn.org/Awards-and-Funding/Individual-Prizes-and-Fellowships/Outstanding-Research-and-Career-Awards/Swartz-Prize-for-Theoretical-and-Computational-Neuroscience * *Please include the following:* * One nomination letter * Maximum of two optional letters of recommendation (one letter must include a summary of past, present, and future research, maximum of two pages) * Current CV * A list of publications and abstracts authored or co-authored by the nominee Best regards, Mark Goldman

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post-doc position: information and its relation to causation, emergence, adaptation, evolution, and consciousness (Prof. Giulio Tononi)
by albantakis 05 Jun '15

05 Jun '15

A postdoctoral position is available at the center for sleep and consciousness science in the laboratory of Dr. Giulio Tononi (University of Wisconsin, Madison), to study the relation of information and causation within the framework of the integrated information theory of consciousness (Oizumi, Albantakis, Tononi 2014; Scholarpedia: Integrated Information Theory; see http://templeton.3bweb.com/projects/integrated-information-maximally-irredu… for a project description). Immediate funding is available for a range of projects related to foundational questions regarding the ontological status of information, and its relation to causation, emergence, adaptation, evolution, and consciousness. The successful candidate will work in the information integration theory group (http://integratedinformationtheory.org/) at the center for sleep and consciousness science, which is dedicated to a broad range of research problems focused on two neurobiological problems – the mechanisms and functions of sleep and the neural substrates of consciousness. Candidates are expected to have strong training in an analytically rigorous discipline such as theoretical biology/neuroscience, physics, mathematics, computer science, or engineering. We explicitly encourage mathematicians to apply. Experience in information theory, complex systems, and an interest in the philosophy of information/causation are a plus. Programming experience is required (knowledge of MATLAB, Python, and/or C++ is of advantage). Appointments are renewable from year to year for up to 3 years, starting as soon as possible or until the positions are filled. Post-doc salaries correspond to the National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award (NRSA) stipend schedule for postdoc trainees, based on number of years of postdoctoral experience. Candidates should send a CV, brief statement of previous research and future research interests, and email addresses and phone numbers of three references to: Giulio Tononi, gtononi(a)wisc.edu. Tononi G (2015) Integrated Information Theory. /Scholarpedia/. Albantakis L, Hintze A, Koch C, Adami C, Tononi G (2014) Evoluation of Integrated Causal Structures in Animats Exposed to Environments of Increasing Complexity. /PLoS Comput Biol/ 10(12):e1003966 Oizumi M, Albantakis L, Tononi G (2014) From the Phenomenology to the Mechanisms of Consciousness: Integrated Information Theory 3.0. /PLoS Comput Biol/ 10(5):e1003588 Hoel, E. P., Albantakis, L., & Tononi, G. (2013). Quantifying causal emergence shows that macro can beat micro. /PNAS/, /110/(49), 19790–19795. The scope of work will range from: -theoretical development and computational implementation of the notion of intrinsic causal information -causal analysis, including the systematic use of perturbations, counterfactuals, and irreducibility -analysis of complex systems in terms their causal/informational structure -meaning (understanding and control) from the intrinsic perspective of the system -actual causation (causal explanation) -examining similarities and differences between existing notions of information and causation (Shannon information, algorithmic information,…) -defining emergence in terms of the spatio-temporal grain size at which a system of elements achieves a maximum of causal power -evolutionary/adaptive aspects of information/causation including simulations based on small adaptive neural networks (animats), which evolve and adapt to an environment that requires sensitivity to context for survival -- Larissa Albantakis, PhD Department of Psychiatry University of Wisconsin 6001 Research Park Blvd Madison, WI 53719

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Cajal Advanced Neuroscience Training Course: Bioinformatics for the neuroscientist
by Padraig Gleeson 05 Jun '15

05 Jun '15

Dear colleagues, Announcing a new neuroscience summer course - “Bioinformatics for the Neuroscientist”. This course is part of the CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme sponsored by FENS and IBRO and hosted at the Bordeaux School of Neuroscience in Bordeaux, France. The Cajal Advanced Neuroscience Training “Bioinformatics for the Neuroscientist” will provide students with a practical knowledge of state of the art bioinformatics and modelling methods used to understand the molecular and cellular basis of neuronal function and pathologies. The course will feature introductory lectures about theory and tools, practical hands on sessions, and scientific seminars illustrating how bioinformatics answered specific neurobiological questions. We will cover genomics, epigenetics, functional genomics, biological pathways and models of biochemistry and electrophysiology of single neurons. Date and Location: 21 September – 2 October 2015 Bordeaux, France Course Directors: Nicolas Le Novère (Babraham Institute, UK) Marie-Claude Potier (CNRS-Inserm-UPMC, France) Macha Nikolski (University of Bordeaux, France) - On-site chair Faculty: Julio Banga (Instituto Investigationes Marinas, Spain) Aurélien Barré (Centre Bordelais de Bioinformatique, France) Sven Bergmann (University of Lausanne, Switzerland) Sandrine Caburet (Institut Jacques Monod, France) Claudine Chaouiya (Gulbenkian Insitute of science, Portugual) Benjamin Dartigues (Centre Bordelais de Bioinformatique, France) Laura Furlong (Pompeu Fabra University, Spain) Padraig Gleeson (UCL, UK) Pierre de la Grange (Genosplice, France) Justine Guégan (Institut du Cerveau et de la moëlle) Christophe Junot (CEA, France) Olivier Kirsh (Université Paris Diderot, France) Frédéric Lemoine (Institut du Cerveau et de la moëlle) Ivan Moszer (Institut du Cerveau et de la moëlle) Hayssam Soueidan (Centre Bordelais de Bioinformatique, France) Raluca Uricaru (Centre Bordelais de Bioinformatique, France) Reiner Veitia (Institut Jacques Monod, France) Alejandro Villaverde (Instituto Investigationes Marinas, Spain) Applications: http://www.fens.org/Training/CAJAL-programme/CAJAL-Trainign-Courses-in-2015…. *The application deadline is 12th June.* More information about the CAJAL Training programme: www.fens.org/Training/CAJAL-programme/ ----------------------------------------------------- Padraig Gleeson Room 321, Anatomy Building Department of Neuroscience, Physiology& Pharmacology University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT United Kingdom +44 207 679 3214 p.gleeson(a)ucl.ac.uk -----------------------------------------------------

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BIOPHYSICS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
by Roman Poznanski 05 Jun '15

05 Jun '15

BEYOND THE FRONTIERS OF ARTIFICIAL CONSCIOUSNESS, 450pp , 25 color plates Pre-order your copy now ! http://www.amazon.com/Biophysics-Consciousness-A-Foundational-Approach/dp/9… The problem of how the brain produces consciousness, subjectivity and "something it is like to be" remains one of the greatest challenges to a complete science of the natural world. While various scientists and philosophers approach the problem from their own unique perspectives and in the terms of their own respective fields, Biophysics of Consciousness: A Foundational Approach attempts a consilience across disparate disciplines to explain how it is possible that an objective brain produces subjective experience. This volume unites the crème de la crème of physicists, neuroscientists, and psychiatrists in the attempt to understand consciousness through a foundational approach encompassing ontological, evolutionary, neurobiological, and Freudian interpretations with the focus on conscious phenomena occurring in the brain. By integrating the perspectives of these diverse disciplines with the latest research and theories on the biophysics of the brain, the book tries to explain how consciousness can be an adaptive and causal element in the natural world. Contents: •Preface •Foreword (Searle) •List of Contributors •Neurobiological Naturalism (Feinberg and Mallatt) •The Evolutionary Origins of Consciousness (Feinberg and Mallatt) •How Language Evolution Reshaped Human Consciousness (Arbib) •Consciousness by Surprise: A Neuropsychoanalytic Approach to the Hard Problem (Solms) •Can Qualitative Biophysics Solve the Hard Problem? (Pereira Jr. et al.) •The Causal Roots of Mental and Neural Integration (Manzotti and Chella) •The Two-Brains Hypothesis: Implications for Consciousness (Bercovich et al.) •On the Brain's Electromagnetic Field System as the Origin of Consciousness (Hales) •The Neurophenomenology of Consciousness (Poznanski et al.) •The Holoinformational Foundations of Consciousness (Di Biase) •Neural Transition Dynamics and Conscious Perceptive States (Bernroider) •The 'Quantum Underground': Where Life and Consciousness Originate (Craddock et al.) •Quantum Spin Formalism on Consciousness (Hu and Wu) •Consciousness in the Universe — A Review of the Orch OR Theory (Hameroff and Penrose) •Index Readership: Researchers in neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, biophysics and quantum physics investigating conscious phenomena occurring in the brain ------- Roman R. Poznanski Professor Laboratory of Biological Modeling The Rockefeller University 1230 York Avenue New York, NY 10065-6399 Office: (212) 327-7646 E-mail: rpoznanski(a)rockefeller.edu http://romanpoznanski.blogspot.com and Chief-Editor, Journal of Integrative Neuroscience http://www.worldscinet.com/jin/mkt/editorial.shtml

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Neural Metrics 2.0 : Deadline approaching (June 15th)
by Marcel van Gerven 05 Jun '15

05 Jun '15

Neural Metrics 2.0 : Connectomics & Large-Scale Methods The Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour/Radboud University is organizing a summer school on neural metrics with the aim to get participants acquainted with the quantitative analysis of neural organisation and function. In Neural Metrics 2.0 we will build on the success from the previous year, focussing on methods for understanding brain networks such as connectomics as well as large scale and Bayesian methods, with world class speakers, hands-on tutorials, student projects and an interactive debate. The topics covered range from cellular connectomics to human functional connectomics. The course is designed for PhD students and starting postdoctoral researchers working at the interface between cognitive neuroscience and the application of advanced methods. Please consult the Radboud Summer school website (http://www.ru.nl/radboudsummerschool/ <http://www.ru.nl/radboudsummerschool/>) for details on the program, social events and registration. Further details for the Neural Metrics Summer School can be found below and on the website (http://www.ru.nl/radboudsummerschool/courses/brain-behaviour/@972443/neural… <http://www.ru.nl/radboudsummerschool/courses/brain-behaviour/@972443/neural…>). Dates : Monday 10 August - Friday 14 August 2015 (1 week) Application Deadline : 15 June 2015 Course leaders : Bernhard Englitz, Marcel van Gerven, Fleur Zeldenrust, Tansu Celikel Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour & Radboud University Participant profile : This course was developed for PhD students and early postdoctoral researchers working at the interface between cellular and cognitive neuroscience requiring advanced methods of analysis. This includes research in the field of Neuroscience with an MSc in Biology, Computer Science, Psychology, Physics, Al, Mathematics, Engineering or a similar major. Admission requirements : As part of the admission procedure, we ask you to send us your CV and a brief motivation letter in which you explain your interest in our course. Course fee : 600 Euros The course fee includes the registration fee, course materials, access to library and IT facilities, coffee/tea, lunch, and a number of social activities. Accommodation is available for the course participants (additional charges apply). For details please see http://www.ru.nl/radboudsummerschool/practical-matters/housing/ <http://www.ru.nl/radboudsummerschool/practical-matters/housing/> Discounts : • 15% discount for students and PhD candidates from Radboud University and partner universities, Confirmed Speakers (alphabetical): > Misha Ahrens (HHMI, Janelia) > Matthias Bethge (University Tübingen) > Vincent Bonin (VIB, Leuven) > Romain Brette (Institut de la Vision, Paris) > Kevin Briggman (NIH, Bethesda) > Tansu Celikel (Donders Institute, Nijmegen) > Moritz Helmstädter (MPI for Brain Research, Frankfurt) > Henry Kennedy (INSERM, Lyon) > Timm Lochmann (TU Berlin) > David Norris (Donders Institute, Nijmegen) > Rémi Proville (Donders Institute, Nijmegen) > Andrew Reid (FZ Jülich) > Jan Schnupp (Oxford University) > Alessandro Treves (SISSA, Trieste) > Fleur Zeldenrust (Univ. Amsterdam)

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[meetings] SECOND CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS- Workshop: Embodied sensorimotor interaction: from locomotion to collective behavior at SWARM2015
by Poramate Manoonpong 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

SECOND CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS- Workshop: Embodied sensorimotor interaction: from locomotion to collective behavior at SWARM2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wednesday, October 28 (full-day), Kyoto University, Japan Deadline for poster abstract submission: June 30, 2015 Notification of acceptance: July 31, 2015 Workshop Overview ------------------ Animals show fascinating adaptive and versatile abilities. For example, they can move around and at the same time avoid obstacles in order to successfully navigate through their complex cluttered environment for finding their food source. While moving, they can also adapt their locomotion to deal with unknown situations. Furthermore, they can interact with each other to form collective behavior for anti-predator, enhanced foraging, and even increased locomotion efficiency. These complex achievements emerge from tightly as well as loosely coupled interactions between many ingredients including biomechanics (i.e., morphology, muscles, and materials), sensory feedback, centralized/decentralized mechanisms, and communication. Developing these key ingredients and implementing them in artificial systems to approach the level of performance of living creatures remains a grand challenge. To address these issues, our workshop at SWARM 2015 (http://www.ohk.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/SWARM2015/), "Embodied sensorimotor interaction: from locomotion to collective behavior" will bring together leading experts, working in the domains of bio-inspired robotics, swarm robotics, modular robotics, embodied AI, evolutionary robotics, and computational neuroscience, to present their recent developments on robot locomotion and collective behavior and discuss future directions to overcome this challenge. The full-day workshop is composed of the following parts: 1) Invited talks by experts from swarm robotics, bio-inspired locomotion control, and embodied AI, 2) poster presentations, 3) Discussion and future steps We are also pleased to invite contributions in the form of 1 page conf. style abstract http://www.ohk.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/SWARM2015/ on (but are not limited to) the following topics. The selected contributions will be presented in a form of a poster during the workshop. We particularly encourage young scientists to contribute and attend, even presenting their research at an early stage an engage in discussions. We also welcome live demonstrations on robot locomotion and collective behavior. Submissions have to be sent to poma(a)mmmi.sdu.dk<mailto:poma@mmmi.sdu.dk> in PDF format. One author per accepted workshop contribution (poster, demo) and attendee are required to register (http://www.ohk.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/SWARM2015/). The Workshop topics include (but are not limited to) the following: ------------------ - Bio-inspired robotics (e.g., walking robots, flying robots, etc.), - Locomotion control, - Collective behavior control, - Swarm and self-organizing systems (e.g., modular robots) ===================== Tentative List of Speakers: · Dario Floreano (Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, EPFL, Switzerland) · John Hallam (Centre for BioRobotics, The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, SDU, Denmark) · Kasper Støy (IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark) · Nora Ayanian (the Automatic Coordination of Teams Lab, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, USA) · Koh Hosoda (Dept. of Adaptive Machine Systems, Grad. school of Engineering, Osaka University, Japan) · Yulia Sandamirskaya (Institute for Neural Computation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany) · Shinya Aoi (Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan) · Yuichi Ambe (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan) · Poramate Manoonpong (Embodied AI & Neurorobotics Lab, Centre for BioRobotics, The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, SDU, Denmark) ===================== We hope that you will be able to attend and look forward to seeing you in Kyoto, Japan! The workshop organizers: Florentin Wörgötter, Poramate Manoonpong, Yuichi Ambe, Shinya Aoi

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FENS Featured Regional Meeting 2015 - Extended deadlines, preliminary programme and social events
by Dimitrios A. Adamos 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

Only few months are left for the FENS Featured Regional Meeting , which will be held at Ioannis Vellidis Congress Center , Thessaloniki , from 7 to 10 October 2015!! Online you can find the analytic preliminary program at http://ffrm2015.com/programme/scientific-programme We would like to remind you that abstract submission deadline and early registration fees apply up to 30th of June! Please visit http://ffrm2015.com to register and submit your abstract online. Also , we would like to bring to your attention that during the congress two social events will take place : - Basketball Tournament(/free of charge/) The three organizing nations share a long history in Basketball, with numerous, unforgettable, exciting games conducted between national and associational teams. The city of Thessaloniki itself has a close relationship with basketball, as it has been largely known as the capital of modern Greek basketball. An indoors basketball tournament will be hosted at the Thessaloniki YMCA court. Students and older students are going to participate in the tournament in mixed teams. Medical support to ...older students will be kindly provided by the Aristotle University Medical School. Interested participants will be (almost) randomly allocated to four teams • Brainiacs • Synaptics • Connectomes • Old timers T-shirts will be provided to the players, who are kindly requested to bring their shoes and shorts. Two initial classification games will take place and the small and big finals will follow. The duration of the games will be 15 min each. The winners will have the opportunity to publish their papers in most international journals, under privileged reviewing processes. The Old timers are supposed to win, provided they make it through the tournament. When registering for the FFRM2015, do not forget to mention you wish to participate to the Basketball Tournament! It’s a no-brainer! *-Food Festival (*40€ per person / 30 € for undergraduate student) A Gastronomy Festival will be held at the area of the port, in a Warehouse at Pier A, an alternative and modern location of the city. The main objective of the event is a search of gastronomic identity of Thessaloniki in combination with Balkan flavors, on which so much is said and written. The street food “festival” will be accompanied by Greek and Balkan sounds from a live band. In case you are interesting to participate in one or both these events, please declare it during your registration online. For those who have already register and they decided to participate, please contact Meeting Secretariat at f.kyritsi(a)events.gr.

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Research Staff Member opening at NeuroMentix
by Chad Peck 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

NeuroMentix is seeking candidates for a Research Staff Member opening. NeuroMentix is an early stage start up dedicated to a new, groundbreaking class of artificial intelligence technologies closely modeled after the brain. The Research Staff Member will initially participate in government funded research to refine, adapt, and demonstrate the technology. As our approach has important implications for understanding and modeling global brain function, we believe a career with NeuroMentix has the potential for a truly transformative, positive impact on science, technology, and our world. Job Description The selected Research Staff Member will participate in the development, demonstration, and application of a new class of biologically-inspired, network-based artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. The responsibilities include requirements analysis; network and component design, implementation, and testing; experimental design and analysis; documentation of inventions and scientific results through patents, technical reports and scientific publications; presentations and demonstrations to customers and other researchers. Required: * A PhD in computational neuroscience, computer science, machine learning, cognitive systems, electrical engineering, physics, or a related field * Two years of development experience with C/C++ * Two years of development experience in a UNIX/Linux environment * Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research * Working knowledge of functional neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, machine learning techniques, non-linear dynamical systems, and neural networks * Preferred availability by August 2015 Desired: * One year of experience with a computational neuroscience simulator (NEST is preferred) * Demonstrated expertise with generative neural networks, such as deep learning systems * Experience with robot control or software automaton design, development and testing * Demonstrated experience with team software development and integration practices * Expertise with key results and methodologies from experimental psychology If you are a highly driven, adaptable, and impactful researcher, please send your resume and contact information to employment(a)neuromentix.com. NeuroMentix is located in Newtown, CT, USA. More information about NeuroMentix can be found at www.neuromentix.com. NeuroMentix is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants must be a US citizen or possess US work authorization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, age, or disability. NeuroMentix participates in E-Verify.

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Intelligence for Embedded and Cyber-physical Systems (IntECS 2015) @IEEE SSCI: papers are due in 10 days
by Giacomo Boracchi 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

**CALL FOR PAPERS** Symposium on "Intelligence for Embedded and Cyber-physical Systems" (IntECS 2015) at IEEE Symposium Series in Computational Intelligence 2015 7 - 10 December 2015, Cape Town, South Africa ( http://ieee-ssci.org.za/) *IntECS 2015 Web site*: http://ies.deib.polimi.it/events/intecs-2015-ieee-ssci/ ********************************************************** *IMPORTANT DATES* Paper submission: June 14, 2015 Author notifications: September 4, 2015 Camera-ready submission: October 4, 2015 Early registration: October 4, 2015 Conference Dates: December 7 - 10, 2015 *********************************************************** In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in designing embedded and cyber-physical systems featuring intelligent skills. Beside addressing the specific tasks they have been designed for, these systems are expected, for example, to autonomously make decisions/activate reactions, perform self-diagnosis, and learn from and interact with the operating environment. This symposium addresses novel and emerging computational-intelligence and machine-learning solutions to provide such an intelligent behavior to embedded and cyberphisical systems. IntECS aspires at providing a forum for researchers who are actively working on intelligent embedded and cyberphisical systems and, more in general, on computational intelligent solutions for real world applications. The symposium will be held within the IEEE 2015 Symposium Series in Computational Intelligence (7 - 10 Dec. 2015, Cape Town, South Africa) **Topics** . Intelligence for embedded systems . Intelligence for cyber-physical systems . Cognitive fault-diagnosis systems . Smart objects and Internet of Things . Intelligent sensor networks . Intelligent sensors and robotics . Intelligent measurement systems . Adaptive solutions to operate in evolving/changing environments . Intelligent systems for real-world applications . Computational intelligence techniques for smart buildings and critical-infrastructure monitoring **Keywords** Embedded systems, cyber-physical systems, fault-diagnosis systems, intelligent applications, intelligent sensors, intelligent sensor networks, Computational Intelligence, Internet of Things. **Symposium Organizers** - Cesare Alippi (Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Italy)cesare.alippi(a)polimi.it - Giacomo Boracchi (Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Italy)giacomo.boracchi(a)polimi.it - Manuel Roveri (Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Italy)manuel.roveri(a)polimi.it **Technical Program Committee** Demetrios Eliadis, KIOS Research Center, Cyprus Stavros Ntalampiras, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Maurizio Bocca, Bosch Research and Technology Center, CA (USA) Michalis Michaelidis, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Huajin Tang, A*STAR, Singapore Joe-Air Jiang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Stefano Squartini, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy Rami Abielmona, Larus Technologies, Canada Dongbin Zhao, University of Chinese Academy of Science, China Guillerme DeSouza, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA Ana-Maria Cretu, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada Vicenç Puig, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain **Paper Submission Procedure** Submissions must contain original, high quality, not submitted or elsewhere published work. Authors must submit their paper through the IEEE SSCI 2015 webpage http://ieee-ssci.org.za/ Accepted papers will be included in the IEEE SSCI 2015 proceedings and indexed through IEEExplore. Further information and Paper submission can be found at the IEEE SSCI 2015 webpage http://ieee-ssci.org.za/ *********************************************************** The call for papers as well as more detailed information can be retrieved from IntECS 2015 webpage http://ies.deib.polimi.it/events/intecs-2015-ieee-ssci/ and from the main SSCI 2015 webpage http://ieee-ssci.org.za/ Please make sure you select: "Intelligence for Cyber-physical and Embedded Systems" (IntECS 2015) during the submission process *********************************************************** -- Giacomo Boracchi, PhD DEIB - Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria Politecnico di Milano Via Ponzio, 34/5 20133 Milano, Italy. Tel. +39 02 2399 3467 http://home.dei.polimi.it/boracchi/

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