1st Call for Papers

1st Call for special sessions, workshops, demonstrations
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www.icann2016.org

ICANN 2016

25th Annual Conference on Artificial Neural Networks

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The International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN) is the annual flagship conference of the European Neural Network Society (ENNS). In 2016 the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (BarcelonaTech) will organize the 25th ICANN Conference from the 6th to the 9th of September 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, in collaboration with the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF).


INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

1. Wlodek Duch (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland)
2. Erkki Oja (Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland)
3. Joaquin Fuster (University of California at Los Angeles, USA)
4. Murray Shanahan (Imperial College London, UK)
5. Günther Palm (University of Ulm, Germany)
6. Stephen Coombes (University of Nottingham, UK)
7. Etienne Koechlin ( Pierre and Marie Curie University, France)

IMPORTANT DATES

Special session / workshop proposals: 15 January 2016
Proposals for competitions and tutorials: 31 January 2016
Submission of abstracts and papers: 1 March 2016
Submission of demonstration proposals: 1 March 2016
Notification of acceptance: 8 May 2016
Camera-ready paper and registration: 15 May 2016

Conference dates: 6-9 September 2016

CONFERENCE TOPICS

ICANN 2016 will feature the main tracks Brain Inspired computing and Machine Learning research, with strong cross-disciplinary interactions and applications. All research fields dealing with Neural Networks will be present at the conference.
A non-exhaustive list of topics includes:

• Brain Inspired Computing: Cognitive models, Computational Neuroscience, Self-organization, Reinforcement Learning, Neural Control and Planning, Hybrid Neural-Symbolic Architectures, Neural Dynamics, Recurrent Networks, Deep Learning.

• Machine Learning: Neural Network Theory, Neural Network Models, Graphical Models, Bayesian Networks, Kernel Methods, Generative Models, Information Theoretic Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Relational Learning, Dynamical Models.

• Neural Applications for: Intelligent Robotics, Neurorobotics, Language Processing, Image Processing, Sensor Fusion, Pattern Recognition, Data Mining, Neural Agents, Brain-Computer Interaction, Neural Hardware, Evolutionary Neural Networks.

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

- To bring together researchers from two worlds: Information Sciences and Neurosciences

- To keep a wide scope, ranging from Machine Learning Algorithms to models of real nervous systems

- To facilitate discussions and interactions in the effort towards developing more intelligent computational systems and increasing our understanding of neural and cognitive processes in the brain.

- To help researchers to meet, mingle and network with colleagues from all over the world.

- To be the meeting point between research and business.

- To be a global interdisciplinary meeting encompassing Machine Learning and Neural Computation.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE

- A solid cutting-edge scientific programme including talks from the world experts in the field of artificial neural networks.

- A conference schedule tailored to encourage interaction between the attendees, with time for networking and discussion.

- The publication of all accepted contributions in the peer-reviewed book of conference proceedings, in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.

- The opportunity to vote and to be considered for the best paper awards, presented during the final ceremony of ICANN.

- A top-level conference in the field with a reasonable registration fee, thanks to the not-for-profit policy of the ENNS organisation. Students can apply for ENNS funded travel grants to attend.

- An overly attractive conference location in the beautiful Barcelona, Spain, and social events letting you explore the area.

- The participation in a special event to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of ICANN for all the ENNS members.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES

Early registration fees have been kept particularly low for this kind of event because ENNS and ICANN aim at full implementation of the academic
not-for-profit policy.

Undergraduate students (Bachelor and Master level): 90 EUR
PhD Students: 200 EUR
Regular delegates: 250 EUR

ENNS members have a reduction of 40 EUR

Students can apply for ENNS funded travel grants to attend (see the conference website).

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS

All scientific communications presented at ICANN 2016 will be reviewed and scientifically evaluated by a panel of experts. The conference will
feature three categories of communications:

- oral communications (15'+5')
- poster communications (on permanent display and 2 hours presentation)
- demonstrations

Authors willing to present original contributions for any category must submit a manuscript of maximum 8 pages length that will be refereed to international standards by at least three referees. Accepted papers of contributing authors will be published in Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Selected papers will be invited after the conference for a full journal paper submission.

Authors willing to present a contribution for oral communications and posters without submitting an full manuscript must submit a 1-page abstract that will also be refereed by at least three referees. The abstracts will be published all together in a proceedings section without an author index.

In case of program constraints the priority will be given to original contributions accompanied by a full paper submission.

Submission of communications will be online. More details are available on the conference website.

WORKSHOPS, SPECIAL SESSIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS,

COMPETITION PROPOSALS and TUTORIALS

ICANN 2016 invites proposals for workshops, special sessions, demonstrations, competitions and tutorials to be held during the conference.

For more information, please refer to the website.

BEST PAPER AWARDS

ENNS will sponsor a maximum of four best paper awards, two in the Brain Inspired Computing track (one poster and one oral communication) and two
in the Machine Learning research track. All awardees will be presented during the final ceremony.

ORGANISATION

General Chair:
Antonio J. Pons Rivero (UPC Barcelona, Spain)

Local co-Chairs:
Jordi Garcia-Ojalvo (UPF Barcelona, Spain), Paul Verschure (UPF Barcelona, Spain)

Organising Committee Chairs:
Daniel Malagarriga (UPC Barcelona, Spain), Lara Escuain (UPC Barcelona, Spain), Caroline Kleinheny (ENNS Lausanne, Switzerland)

Communication Chair:
Paolo Masulli (ENNS Lausanne, Switzerland)

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Antonio J. Pons Rivero
General Chair of ICANN 2016
Terrassa School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (ETSEIAT)
Nonlinear dynamics, nonlinear optics and lasers Group
BarcelonaTech (UPC)
Edifici GAIA
Rbla. Sant Nebridi, 22
08222 Terrassa, Spain

Caroline Kleinheny
Secretary of the European Neural Network Society
University of Lausanne
Internef 137k, Quartier UNIL Dorigny
1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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