On popular demand, the paper submission DEADLINE has been EXTENDED till 12:00 GMT, 1ST OCTOBER 2015 - for details, see the BICS'2015 (Final) Call for Papers below (with ISI-SCI journal ONLY conference proceedings!)
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BICS'2015 CFP website:
http://www.cs.stir.ac.uk/events/bics2015/cfp_e.html (ALL papers accepted (after a rigorous peer-review process) for presentation at the Conference will be
published in the leading ISI-SCI indexed Springer journal: Cognitive
Computation (
http://springer.com/12559) as a multi-part Special Issue! -
for more details, see the conference website, and below)
Introduction to
BICS'2015:
The seventh 2015 International Conference on Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems (
BICS 2015) will be held on December 11-13, 2015, in Hefei, Anhui, China, as a sequel of
BICS 2004 - 2013. The first
BICS 2004 was held in Stirling, Scotland, UK and the last
BICS 2013 was held in Beijing, China, 9-13 June 2013 (
http://www.conference123.org/bics2013/). The aim of
BICS
2015 is to provide a high-level international forum for scientists,
engineers, and educators to present the state-of-the-art of brain
inspired cognitive systems research and applications in diverse fields.
The conference will feature plenary lectures given by world renowned
scholars, regular sessions with broad coverage, and special sessions
focusing on popular and timely topics.
Proceedings Information:
BICS
2015 will be unique in that there will be no conference proceedings.
ALL accepted papers will be published (following a rigorous peer review
process) in the leading ISI-SCI indexed Springer journal: Cognitive
Computation (
http://springer.com/12559), as a multi-part Special Issue.
Conference Location
The conference will be held in Anhui
University in Hefei, China. Hefei, formerly known as Hofei, Luzhou, or
Luchow, is the capital and largest city of Anhui Province in Eastern
China. Hefei Xinqiao International Airport provides scheduled passenger
service to major airports in China and international cities as well.
Hefei plays an important role in scientific research in China. It has
seven national laboratories, second only to Beijing. We would be
delighted to welcome you to Hefei in December. For more details on the
venue, including travel information, see:
http://www.cs.stir.ac.uk/events/bics2015/venue_e.htmlImportant Dates (Final Call for Papers)
Full paper submission: EXTENDED TILL 1 October 2015 (1200 GMT)
First notification: 31 October 2015
Conference Dates: 11-13 December 2015
Revised/final manuscripts due: 31 December 2015
BICS'2015 Issue Publication Date: early 2016
Paper Submission:
All prospective authors are invited to submit full-length papers (10-15
pages maximum) through the online Springer submission system (selecting
the BICS2015 Special Issue), with a covering letter indicating the paper
is being submitted for
BICS'2015 (
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- please indicate the relevant
BICS Symposium name (see topics list on the Conference website). The submission of a paper implies that the paper is original and
has not been submitted under review or copyright protected elsewhere.
The authors of accepted papers will have an opportunity to revise their
papers. If the paper is accepted, at least one of the authors listed on
the paper (or his/her representative) must attend the conference and present the paper.
On behalf of:
BICS'2015 General co-Chairs:
Professor Amir Hussain (University of Stirling, Scotland, UK) and Professor Bin Luo (Anhui University, China)