Passed 2009 Events on Artificial Intelligence.

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January 6-8, 2009, Kunming, Yunnan, China. Item #4393
CMC 2009 International Conference on Communications and Mobile Computing.
Hongping Wu. Email: hpwu@world-research-institutes.cn.
Deadlines: paper submission: August 15.
 CMC 2009 intends to be a global forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss recent advances and new techniques in communications and mobile computing. We invite you to submit your original papers on the most recent results and technology trends to one of the 5 symposiums listed below.

CMC 2009 conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society and all papers in the proceedings will be included in EI Compendex, ISTP, and IEEE Xplore.

In addition to research papers, CMC 2009 also seeks exhibitions of modern products and equipment for communications and mobile computing. 

January 10-12, 2009, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, China. Item #4410
CEA'09 The 3rd WSEAS International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications.

email: (subject: WSEAS): info@wseas.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: November 30.

January 14-17, 2009, Porto, Portugal. Item #4366
BIOSIGNALS 2009 - International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing.

BIOSIGNALS Secretariat, Address: Av. D.Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq. 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal, tel: +351 265 520 185, fax: +44 203 014 5436, email: secretariat@biosignals.org.
Deadlines: full paper submission: June 27; position paper submission: September 12.
SCOPE

The purpose of the International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing is to bring together researchers and practitioners from multiple areas of knowledge, including biology, medicine, engineering and other physical sciences, interested in studying and using models and techniques inspired from or applied to biological systems. A diversity of signal types can be found in this area, including image, audio and other biological sources of information. The analysis and use of these signals is a multidisciplinary area including signal processing, pattern recognition and computational intelligence techniques, amongst others.

BIOSIGNALS encourages authors to submit papers to one of the main topics indicated below, describing original work, including methods, techniques, advanced prototypes, applications, systems, tools or survey papers, reporting research results and/or indicating future directions. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference by one of the authors and published in the proceedings. Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality. There will be both oral and poster sessions. The proceedings will be indexed by several major international indexers.
Special sessions are also welcome. Please contact the secretariat for further information on how to propose a special session. Additional information can be found at http://www.biosignals.org.


CONFERENCE TOPICS

- Medical Signal Acquisition, Analysis and Processing
- Wearable Sensors and Systems
- Real-time Systems
- Biometrics
- Pattern Recognition
- Computational Intelligence
- Evolutionary Systems
- Neural Networks
- Speech Recognition
- Acoustic Signal Processing
- Time and Frequency Response
- Wavelet Transform
- Medical Image Detection, Acquisition, Analysis and Processing
- Physiological Processes and Bio-signal Modeling, Non-linear dynamics
- Bioinformatics
- Cybernetics and User Interface Technologies
- Electromagnetic fields in biology and medicine

January 20, 2009, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Item #4247
ICMSAO'09 The Third International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, and Applied Optimization.

email: icmsao@aus.edu.
Deadlines: extended abstracts: April 15; proposals for tutorials: May 15.

January 20-23, 2009, Allahabad, India. Item #4476
First International Conference on Human Computer Interaction.

Prof. U.S.Tiwary, Indian Institute of information Technology, Jhalwa, Allahabad - 211012, India. Email: hci@iiita.ac.in.
Deadlines: passed.
The topics in HCI 2009 include but are not confined to the following:

Track 1:Signal & Vision Processing
Track Chair: Ling Guan Ryerson University, Canada
Track Code: SVP

Topics:

   1.
      Vision Based Interfaces
   2.
      Multimodel Interfaces
   3.
      Object/Target Detection/Tracking/Recognition/Classification
   4.
      Combining visible & non-visible signals
   5.
      Multimodal Facial Recognition

 

Track 2: Language Processing
Track Chair: Stuart C. Shapiro, University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Track Code: LangP

Topics:

   1.
      Natural language Interfaces
   2.
      Text mining and summarization
   3.
      Adversarial IR (e.g., email spam filtering, index spam, etc)
   4.
      User modeling for IR
   5.
      Citation analysis for IR
   6.
      Question-Answering Systems/ Techniques & Methods
   7.
      Ontology Based Systems
   8.
      Knowledge representation in Natural Languages
   9.
      Machine Translation
  10.
      Corpus Development/Evaluation/implementation Systems
  11.
      Information Retrieval/ Extraction/filtering

Track 3: Cognitive Modeling
Track Chair: Sun Ichi Amari, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Tokyo. Track Code: COG

Topics:

   1.
      User State Detection
   2.
      Affective User-centered analysis, design and evaluation
   3.
      Affective Interfaces/ Systems/ Application/ Interaction
   4.
      User Modeling & Personalization
   5.
      Cognitive models for web design
   6.
      Cognitive modeling Interaction design
   7.
      Human factors in Signal & Iamge Processing

Track 4: Sensors and Embedded systems for HCI
Track Chair: Ajith Abraham, Norwegian University of Science and  Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Track Code: SNE

Topics:

   1.
      Wearable Sensors
   2.
      Eye/Head Tracking
   3.
      Sensor Based interactive System Design
   4.
      Interactive HealthCare Systems/Techniques
   5.
      Brain/Computer Interactions
   6.
      Computer Assisted Systems/Technoques for Physically Challenged
   7.
      Sensor Based Embedded Systems
   8.
      Intelligent Embedded Systems
   9.
      Real Time Embedded Systems for HCI

Track 5: Graphics, Animation and Gaming
Track Chair: Peter Comninos, Bournemouth University, England, UK
Track Code: GAG

Topics:

   1.
      facial Animation
   2.
      User Interface Development Environments
   3.
      Game Engine
   4.
      Web Games, Multiplayer online Games
   5.
      Real time Motion Synthesis
   6.
      Motion Capture Techniques
   7.
      Rendering visualization methods and techniques

 

January 21-22, 2009, Sunderland, UK. Item #4451
Conference on Natural Computing and Intelligent Robotics and Natural Computing Applied Forum Meeting.

Prof. Stefan Wermter, Chair for Intelligent Systems, School of Computing and Technology, University of Sunderland, St Peter's Way, Sunderland, SR6 0DD, United Kingdom, tel: +44 191 515 3279, fax: +44 191 515 3553, email: Stefan.Wermter at Sunderland.ac.uk.
Deadlines: abstracts or papers: November 17.
Submissions are invited for the forthcoming Conference on Natural
Computing and Intelligent Robotics and NCAF meeting to be held at
the University of Sunderland, 21-22 January 2009. This forum
should be ideal to bring together PhD students and staff in an
enjoyable setting.  Submissions are invited in general areas of
natural computing including:

* Nature-inspired  Knowledge Representation
* Multimodal Knowledge Representation
* Neural Networks
* Artificial Life
* Evolutionary Computation
* Genetic Algorithms
* Biological Computation
* Neuroscience-inspired architectures
* Reinforcement Learning
* Machine Learning
* Hybrid Intelligent Systems

and particularly in areas related to biologically-inspired
intelligent robotics, such as:

* Language processing robots and speech interfaces
* Smart sensors and perception
* Human-robot interaction
* Learning robots
* Multimodal integration
* Biorobots and neuroscience-inspired architectures
* Robot control and navigation
* Neural, statistical and symbolic integration
* Hybrid architectures.

January 26 - February 6, 2009, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Item #4526
Summer Schools in Logic and Learning.

email: Diane.Kossatz@anu.edu.au.

January 30 - February 1, 2009, Huntsville, Alabama, USA. Item #4427
FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TECHNOLOGY, KNOWLEDGE AND SOCIETY.

Jeffrey Sands. Email: jeffrey.sands@technology-conference.com.
Deadlines: abstract: October 9.
This Conference will address a range of critically important themes in the various fields that address the relationships between technology, knowledge and society. The Conference is cross-disciplinary in scope, a meeting point for technologists with a concern for the social and social scientists with a concern for the technological. The focus is primarily, but not exclusively, on information and communications technologies.

As well as impressive line-up of international main speakers, the Conference will also include numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by practitioners, teachers and researchers. We would particularly like to invite you to respond to the Conference Call-for-Papers. Presenters may choose to submit written papers for publication in the fully refereed International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society. If you are unable to attend the Conference in person, virtual registrations are also available which allow you to submit a paper for refereeing and possible publication in this fully refereed academic Journal, as well as access to the electronic version of the Conference proceedings.

February 4-6, 2009, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Item #4368
ICNN 2009 - International Conference on Neural Networks.

James A. Nelson, PhD, Professor of Information Systems, 3 DH, COB, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, tel: +1 575 649 5938, fax: +1 253 679 5938. Email: jnelson@nmsu.edu.
Deadlines: paper submission: October 27.

February 5-8, 2009, Lisbon, Portugal. Item #4371
VISAPP The fourth International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications.

email: secretariat@visapp.org.
Deadlines: full paper submission: September 15, position paper submission: October 22.
CONFERENCE AREAS

Each of these topic areas is expanded below. Papers should address one or more of the listed topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related topics are also allowed.

      1. Image Formation and Processing
      2. Image Analysis
      3. Animation and Simulation
      4. Interactive Environments

AREA 1: IMAGE FORMATION AND PROCESSING

      - Computational Geometry
      - Multi-view Geometry
      - Illumination and Reflectance Modeling
      - Image Formation, Acquisition Devices and Sensors
      - Multimodal and Multisensor Models of Image Formation
      - Image Quality
      - Image Filtering
      - Spatial Color Indexing
      - Enhancement and Restoration
      - Mathematical Morphology
      - Implementation of Image and Video Processing Systems 

AREA 2: IMAGE ANALYSIS

      - Early Vision and Image Representation
      - Surface Geometry and Shape
      - Feature Extraction
      - Segmentation and Grouping
      - Time-Frequency Analysis
      - Wavelet Analysis
      - Statistical Approach
      - Structural and Syntactic Approach
      - Fractal and Chaos Theory in Image Analysis
      - Image Registration
      - Video Analysis 

AREA 3: IMAGE UNDERSTANDING

      - Recognition and Indexing
      - Cognitive & Biologically Inspired Vision
      - Cognitive Models for Interpretation, Integration and Control
      - Neural Networks
      - Object, Event and Scene Recognition, Retrieval and Indexing
      - Human Activity Recognition
      - Face and Gesture Recognition
      - Dynamics and Learning for Gesture Interpretation
      - Visual Learning
      - Pattern Recognition in Image Understanding
      - Optical Color Pattern Recognition
      - Data Mining in Pattern Recognition
      - Model Acquisition and Validation
      - 2D and 3D Scene Understanding
      - Localization and Recognition of 3D Object Features
      - Recognizing 3-D Object Shapes from Range Data 

AREA 4: MOTION, TRACKING AND STEREO VISION

      - Real-time Vision
      - Active and Robot Vision
      - Visually Guided Robotics
      - Visual Navigation
      - Motion and Tracking
      - Stereo Vision and Structure from Motion
      - Matching Correspondence and Flow
      - Model-based Object tracking in Image Sequences
      - Tracking of People and Surveillance
      - Segment Cluster Tracking
      - Retrieval of 3D Objects from Video Sequences
      - Detecting 3D Objects Using Patterns of Motion and Appearance
      - Image-based Modeling and 3D Reconstruction 

February 5-6, 2009, Granada, Spain. Item #4546
Seminar on New Trends on Intelligent Systems and Soft Computing.

Juan-Carlos Cubero, Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación e Inteligencia Artificial, ETS Informática. Avda. Periodista Manuel Saucedo Aranda s/n, Universidad de Granada. 18071 Granada. Spain. Tel: +34 958240597, fax: +34 958243317, JC.Cubero@decsai.ugr.es.

February 21-23, 2009, Cambridge, UK. Item #4355
AIKED'09 - The 8th WSEAS International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Engineering and Databases.

email: (subject: WSEAS): info@wseas.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: December 31.
 TOPICS:
A) Artificial Intelligence:
Neural Networks (n.n.),
Mathematical foundation, supervised and unsepervised learning, algorithms, implementation, neurobiology and neurosciences, time series analysis, n.n. applications in all branches of electrical engineering and computer science. Fuzzy (f.) Systems (fuzzy logic, f. mathematics (f.sets, f.geometry, f.analysis, f.control, f.optimization), f.languages, f.automata, f. algorithms, f.information theory, f.expert systems, f.operational research, f.database mining, forecasting and information retrieval, f.internet computing, f.discrete event systems, f. multimedia, f.applications in all branches of electrical engineering and computer science.

B) Knowledge Engineering and Data Bases:
Information and Knowledge Engineering, Information Retrieval Systems, Image Processing, Knowledge and Information Management Techniques, Data Mining Techniques, Knowledge and Information Extraction and Discovery Techniques, Database Engineering and Systems, Knowledge Delivery Methods, Document Processing, Data Security, Knowledge Life Cycle, Business Architectures, Formal and Visual Specification Languages, Software Tools and Support, Performance Evaluation Techniques, Clustering Techniques, Web Technology and Systems for Information and Knowledge Based Applications, Web-Based Design and Development, Data Warehouses, Workflow Management, Service Recovery / Fault-Tolerance, Large-Scale Information Processing Methods, Data and Knowledge Processing, Video Databases, Distributed Databases, Information and Knowledge Structures, Information Quality (Quality Metrics), E-Libraries (Digital Libraries), Intelligent Knowledge-Based Systems, Agent-Based Techniques and Systems, Content Management, Information Reliability and Security, Modeling and Simulation, Decision Support Systems, Expert Systems, Aspect-Oriented Programming, Re-usability of Software/Knowledge/Information, Privacy Issues, Interoperability Issues, Transaction Processing Systems, Object-Oriented Modeling and Systems, Hardware and Software Architectures, Knowledge Classification Tools, Case-Based Reasoning, Bayesian Techniques, Managing Copyright Laws, Digital Watermarking, Data/Information/Knowledge Models, Applications (e-Commerce, Multimedia, Business, Banking, ...) OCR, Electronic Publishing, Artistic Imaging, Digital Typography, Geographic Information Systems, Data Fusion, Algorithms, Data Base and Data Mining, Wireless Networks, Parallel and Network Computing, Routing, Sorting and Clustering, Interconnection Networks, Routing and Scheduling, Compilers, Architecture and Systems, Routing Algorithms, Sorting and Routing Special Topics

February 24-26, 2009, Dubai, UAE. Item #4555
Intelligence Support Systems for Lawful Interception, Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Gathering.

Email: talucas@telestrategies.com.

February 26 - March 3, 2009, Snowbird, Utah. Item #4390
Cosyne09 Computational and Systems Neuroscience.

Alex Wade. Email: alexwade@gmail.com.
Deadlines: proposals for workshops: September 15, abstract submission: December 2
The MAIN MEETING is organized in a single track, and consists of both
oral and poster sessions. Some oral presentations are invited (see
below), while others are selected based on short submitted abstracts.
Poster presentations are also selected from the submitted abstracts.

The WORKSHOPS are held in 6-10 parallel sessions, allowing for more
in-depth discussion of specialized topics. A Call for Workshop
Proposals will be sent out shortly.

March 6-9, 2009, Arlington, Virginia, USA. Item #4471
AGI-09 The Second Conference on Artificial General Intelligence.

Ben Goertzel. Email: ben -at- novamente.net.
Deadlines: paper: November 12.

March 8-12, 2009, Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Item #4382
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing The 24nd Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing.

Andre C P L F de Carvalho. Email: andre@icmc.usp.br.
Deadlines: papers: August 16.
TOPICS OF INTEREST
We are looking for all possible contributions related to algorithms on
data streams.

Topics include (but are not restricted) to:

Data Stream Models
Data Stream Management Systems
Data Stream Query Languages
Continuous queries and Summarization from Data Streams
Sampling Data Streams
Single-Pass Algorithms
Scalable Algorithms
Change Detection Algorithms
Clustering on Data Streams
Classification and Regression on Data Streams
Association Rules on Data Streams
Feature Selection on Data Streams
Visualization Techniques for Data Streams
Evaluation of Data Streams Models
Data Stream applications
Sensor Networks
Real-Time Applications


March 15-18, 2009, Paraty, Brazil. Item #4426
ICA2009 - 8th International Conference on Independent Component Analysis and Signal Separation.

email: ica2009@dmo.fee.unicamp.br.
Deadlines: submission: November 10.
Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in the following areas
(but not limited to):

* Algorithms and Architectures: non-linear ICA, probabilistic models,
sparse coding, linear & nonlinear models, convolutive & noisy models;

* Theory: optimization, complex methods, time-frequency representations;

* Applications: audio, bio-informatics, biomedical engineering,
communications, finance, text, image processing, psychology;

* Emerging Technologies: analogue and digital VLSI implementations,
photonics;

* Functional Neuroimaging: EEG, MEG, fMRI analysis, applications in
neuroscience;

* Speech and Musical Audio: source separation, denoising, dereverberation,
temporal models, computational auditory scene analysis (CASA),
beamforming;

* Visual and Sensory Processing: image processing and coding,
image separation.

March 21-23, 2009, Xiamen, China. Item #4402
GCIS 2009 Global Congress on Intelligent Systems.

email: gcis <AT> world-research-institutes.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: October 15.
 Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to: artificial intelligence, machine learning, intelligent control and automation, computational intelligence, soft computing, nature-inspired computation, bio-inspired algorithms, neuro-fuzzy techniques, genetic and evolutionary algorithms,  semantic web, etc..

March 23-25, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic. Item #4356
NN'09 - 10th WSEAS International Conference on Neural Networks.

email: (subject: WSEAS): info@wseas.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: January 31.
TOPICS:
Mathematical foundation of Neural Networks (NN)
Learning Theory, Supervised and Unsupervised learning
Architectures of NN
Clustering
Hybrid and Knowledge Based Networks
Algorithms of NN
Neuro-Fuzzy Systems
Neural Networks training via Genetic Algorithms
Evolutionary Computing for NN
Universal Approximators' problems and formalism
Neurodynamics and Attractor Networks
Software based of NN concepts
Digital Implementation of NN (FPGA, DSP, ASIC, etc...)
Analog Implementation of NN (MOS, CMOS Tehcnologies, etc.)
Mixed Implementation of NN
Neurobiology and neurosciences
Prediction, Estimation and Statistics
Simulation with NN
Time series analysis
Non-linear Systems' study via NN
Complex Systems' and Very Large Scale Systems' study via NN
Neural Control
NN in Robotics and Mechatronics
NN applications in Signal Processing
NN applications in Patern Recognition
NN applications in Communications
NN applications in Networking
NN applications in Power Systems
NN applications in Production Systems
Biological, Environmental, Space Science, Health Science, Financial Science Applications of NN
NN applications in Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Naval, Agricultural Engineering
Other Topics and Other Applications
 

March 23-25, 2009, Vancouver, BC, CANADA. Item #4429
UIA 38th Annual Symposium - Powering Sound Ideas.

Ron Manna. Tel: +1 631 694 9555. Fax: +1 631 694 1322. Email: rmanna@misonix.com.
Deadlines: paper and/or poster proposal: October 10.

March 30 - April 2, 2009, Nashville, TN, USA. Item #4407
SSCI 2009 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence.

Vincenzo Piuri. Email: vincenzo.piuri@unimi.it.
Deadlines: paper submissions: October 31.

March 31 - April 2, 2009, Los Angeles/Anaheim, USA. Item #4401
CSIE 2009 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering.

email: csie2009 <AT> world-research-institutes.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: October 21.
CSIE 2009 intends to be a global forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss recent advances and new techniques in computer science and information engineering. CSIE 2009 consists of the following Technical Symposiums:

    Bio-, Medical-, & Chemical- Informatics Symposium
    Communications & Mobile Computing Symposium
    Computer Applications Symposium
    Computer Design & VLSI Symposium
    Data Mining & Data Engineering Symposium
    Intelligent Systems Symposium
    Multimedia & Signal Processing Symposium
    Software Engineering Symposium

April 1-3, 2009, Cumberland Lodge, UK. Item #4498
Workshop on Sparsity in Machine Learning and Statistics.

email: smls2009@gmail.com.
Deadlines: abstract: January 15.
Sparse estimation is playing an increasingly important role in the
statistics and machine learning communities. Several methods have 
recently
been developed in both fields, which rely upon the notion of sparsity 
(e.g.
penalty methods like the Lasso, the Winnow algorithm, linear programming
boosting, Dantzig selector, etc.), which can be thought of as a 
mathematical
version of Occam's razor. Many of the key theoretical ideas and 
statistical
analysis of the methods have been developed independently, but there is
increasing awareness of the potential for cross-fertilization of ideas
between statistics and machine learning. Sparse estimation is starting 
to
have an important impact on applied areas also, with applications 
ranging
from biostatistics, medical imaging, to geoscience and finance.  To 
bring
together results on sparsity from different applied and theoretical 
fields
of machine learning and statistics, we are planning to hold a workshop 
on
1-3rd April 2009 at Cumberland Lodge, UK.

April 2-3, 2009, London, UK. Item #4505
19th annual MASAMB workshop: Mathematical and Statistical Aspects of Molecular Biology.

masamb@imperial.ac.uk.
Deadlines: abstract submission: January 25.
Likely topics for sessions this year

•       Analysis and Inference of Biological Networks
•       
Systems Biology
•       
Phylogenetics and Comparative Genomics
•       
Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics


April 3-4, 2009, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. Item #4510
American Society for Engineering Education ASEE Spring 2009 Northeast Conference.

email: info@asee2009online.org.
Deadlines: abstracts: February 27.
Suggested conference topics are listed below. Other innovations in course and laboratory experiences and assessments are also most welcome for
submission:

• Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Engineering Technology/ Community Colleges • Industrial, Automation and Manufacturing Engineering • Engineering Technology and Community Colleges • Innovations In Engineering Education • First Year Experiences • K-12 Education (Engineering Curriculum Integration) • Mechanical Engineering • Computer Science and Information Technology • Women in Engineering and Computer Science • Robotics • Service Learning • Sustainability • Design Projects • Engineering and Technology in the Liberal Arts • Systems Engineering • Globalization • Ethics • Diversity In Engineering • Multidisciplinary Research 

April 6-9, 2009, Cairo, Egypt. Item #4349
WCEEENG The 2009 World Congress on Electronics and Electrical Engineering.

email: info@wceeeng.org.
Deadlines: full paper submission: December 15.
The world congress on electronics and electrical engineering is one of the big world events in the field of electronics and electrical engineering technological progress. The objective of the congress is to cover contemporary technology in the area of electronics and electrical engineering. The congress will include in its activities: regular papers that cover theory, design and technical aspects, invited lecturers, planner talks, seminars, workshops and exhibition. The congress will provide a rich scientific forum for overall world university faculties; research institutes researchers and industry specialists.

April 6-8, 2009, Pécs, Hungary. Item #4398
The First International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Grid Computing for Engineering.

Barry Topping. Email: conf2009@civil-comp.com.
Deadlines: papers: July' 10.

April 8-13, 2009, Phuket, Thailand. Item #4397
ICCES'09 International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences.

João Manuel R. S. Tavares. Email: tavares@fe.up.pt.
Deadlines: proposal for mini-symposia: October 15; abstract submission: January 1.
   	   	  
SYMPOSIUM 	Organizer(s) 	Email(s)
Computational and Experimental Smart Structures Technology 	Prof. R. Schmidt 	schmidt@iam.rwth-aachen.de
A symposium in honor of the 60th Anniversary of Professor Brent Adams 	Drs. David Field, David Fullwood, Hamid Garmestani, Surya R. Kalidindi, Anthony Rollett 	skalidin@coe.drexel.edu
Cell & Molecular Biomechanics - Experiments & Computation 	Profs C.T. Lim, J.N. Reddy, Takami Yamaguchi, Mohammad R. K. Mofrad 	ctlim@nus.edu.sg
Fracture and Failure of Heterogeneous Materials 	Prof. Bhavani Sankar 	sankar@ufl.edu
Image Processing and Analysis 	Prof. Joao Manuel R. S. Tavares
Dr. Yongjie (Jessica) Zhang
Dr. Maria Joao M. Vasconcelos 	tavares@fe.up.pt
Multiscale Biomechanics 	Dr. Muhammad H. Zaman
Dr. Mohammad R. K. Mofrad 	mhzaman@mail.utexas.edu
Numerical Methods for Governing Equations including Fractional Derivatives 	Prof. Wen Chen 	chenwen@hhu.edu.cn
Papers by the students from Thailand 	Prof. R. Schmidt 	schmidt@iam.rwth-aachen.de

April 8-10, 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Item #4450
CATA-2009 - 24th International Conference on Computers and Their Applications.

Gongzhu Hu, Central Michigan University. Email: hu1g@cmich.edu.
Deadlines: full paper submission: November 1.
The topics will include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Biomedical Engineering
Bioinformatics and Geoinformatics
Compilers
Computer-aided Design/manufacturing
 Computer and Network Security
Computer Architecture and VLSI
Computer Graphics
Computer Modeling
Computer Networks
Computer Simulation
Computer Vision
Computing Practice & Applications
Control Systems
Data Communications
Databases
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
Digital Signal Processing
Expert Systems
Human-Computer Interface & Visualization
Image Processing
Information Systems
Multimedia Applications
Neural Networks
Operating and Distributed Systems
Parallel Processing
Pattern Recognition
Programming Languages
Real-time Computing
Robotics
Software Engineering and CASE
Text Processing

April 8-13, 2009, Phuket, Thailand. Item #4524
Symposium Image Processing and Analysis at ICCES'09.

João Manuel R. S. Tavares. Email: tavares@fe.up.pt.
Deadlines: abstracts: January 1.

April 15-17, 2009, Novotel, Bruges, Belgium. Item #4528
Workshop Medical Imaging Systems within EUROSIS EUROMEDIA 2009.

João Manuel R. S. Tavares, University of Porto, email: tavares@fe.up.pt.
Deadlines: submission: January 20.

April 16-19, 2009, Clearwater, Florida USA. Item #4394
AISTATS*09 Call for Papers Twelfth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics.

email: aistats09@gmail.com.
Deadlines: papers: November 5.
Papers on all aspects of the interface between AI & Statistics are
strongly encouraged, including but not limited to:

    * Active learning and experimental design
    * Approximate and Monte Carlo Inference
    * Bayesian statistics
    * Causal modeling
    * Density Estimation
    * Information retrieval
    * Game theory
    * Cluster analysis and unsupervised learning
    * Graphical models
    * Integrated man-machine modeling methods
    * Interpretability in modeling
    * Kernel methods
    * Knowledge discovery in databases
    * Metadata and the design of statistical data bases
    * Model uncertainty, multiple models
    * Online learning
    * Pattern recognition
    * Prediction: classification and regression
    * Probability and search
    * Semi-supervised learning
    * Statistical decision making
    * Vision, robotics, natural language processing, speech
recognition
    * Visualization of very large datasets

April 21, 2009, Madrid, Spain. Item #4602
AIRWeb - Fifth International Workshop on Adversarial Information Retrieval on the Web at WWW 2009.

Dennis Fetterly. Email: fetterly@microsoft.com.
Deadlines: paper submissions: February 23.
Particular areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Link spam
* Content spam
* Cloaking
* Blog/forum/wiki spam
* Tag spam
* Review and rating spam
* Click fraud detection
* Reverse engineering of ranking algorithms
* Web content filtering
* Online advertisement blocking
* Stealth crawling

April 22-24, 2009, Bruges, Belgium. Item #4433
ESANN'2009 - 17th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks Advances in Computational Intelligence and Learning.

email: esann@dice.ucl.ac.be.
Deadlines: papers: November 21.
Scope and topics
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Since its first happening in 1993, the European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks has become the reference for researchers on fundamentals and theoretical aspects of artificial neural networks, computational intelligence, machine learning and related topics. Each year, around 100 specialists attend ESANN, in order to present their latest results and comprehensive surveys, and to discuss the future developments in this field.

The ESANN'2009 conference will follow this tradition, while adapting its scope to the new developments in the field. The ESANN conferences cover artificial neural networks, machine learning, statistical information processing and computational intelligence. Mathematical foundations, algorithms and tools, and applications are covered.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of machine learning, computational intelligence and artificial neural networks topics covered during the ESANN conferences:

THEORY and MODELS
Statistical and mathematical aspects of learning
Feedforward models
Kernel machines
Graphical models, EM and Bayesian learning
Vector quantization and self-organizing maps
Recurrent networks and dynamical systems
Blind signal processing
Ensemble learning
Nonlinear projection and data visualization
Fuzzy neural networks
Evolutionary computation
Bio-inspired systems

INFORMATION PROCESSING and APPLICATIONS
Data mining
Signal processing and modeling
Approximation and identification
Classification and clustering
Feature extraction and dimension reduction
Time series forecasting
Multimodal interfaces and multichannel processing
Adaptive control
Vision and sensory systems
Biometry
Bioinformatics
Brain-computer interfaces
Neuroinformatics

Papers will be presented orally (single track) and in poster sessions; all posters will be complemented by a short oral presentation during a plenary session. It is important to mention that the topics of a paper decide if it better fits into an oral or a poster session, not its quality. The selection of posters will be identical to oral presentations, and both will be printed in the same way in the proceedings. Nevertheless, authors must indicate their preference for oral or poster presentation when submitting their paper. 


Special sessions
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Special sessions will be organized by renowned scientists in their respective fields. Papers submitted to these sessions are reviewed according to the same rules as submissions to regular sessions. They must also follow the same format, instructions, deadlines and submission procedure.

The special sessions organized during ESANN'2009 are:

1)      Semi-supervised learning
        Antônio de Pádua Braga (Federal Univ. Minas Gerais, Brazil)
2)      Learning (with) Preferences
        Fabio Aiolli, Alessandro Sperduti (Univ. degli Studi di Padova, Italy)
3)      Brain Computer Interfaces: from theory to practice
        Luc Boullart (Ghent University), Patrick Santens (Ghent University      Hospital), George Otte (Dr. Guislain Institute), Bart Wyns (Ghent University,   Belgium)
4)      Efficient learning in recurrent networks
        Benjamin Schrauwen (Ghent University, Belgium), Jochen J. Steil (Bielefeld
        University, Germany), Barbara Hammer (Clausthal University of
        Technology, Germany)
5)      Weightless Neural Systems
        Massimo De Gregorio (Istituto di Cibernetica-CNR, Italy), Priscila M. V
        Lima, Felipe M. G. França (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
        Neural Maps and Learning Vector Qunatization - Theory and Applications
        Thomas Villmann, Frank-Michael Schleif (Univ. Leipzig, Germany)


April 22-24, 2009, Bruges, Belgium. Item #4444
ESANN 2009 Special session on Semi-Supervised Learning.

Antônio de Pádua Braga. Email: apbraga@ufmg.br.
Deadlines: paper submission: November 21.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

  * Applications of semi-supervised learning
  * New and scalable semi-supervised learning algorithms
  * Comparative studies of semi-supervised learning methods
  * Semi-supervised learning for structured output prediction and
other learning tasks
  * Co-training
  * Partial supervision

  * Semi-supervised clustering

  * New insights in the use and applicability of semi-supervised learning
  * Theoretical contributions towards a better understanding of
semi-supervised learning.

April 22-24, 2009, Bruges, Belgium. Item #4446
Special Session on Preference Learning at ESANN 2009.

Fabio Aiolli, Dept. of Pure and Applied Mathematics, University of Padova, Via Trieste 63, 35121 Padova, Italy, work tel: +39 049 827 1353, website: http://www.math.unipd.it/~aiolli, email: aiolli@math.unipd.it.
Deadlines: papers: November 21.
We invite papers on learning preferences and/or learning with
preferences. In particular topics of interest include, but are not
limited to:

- theory about any aspect of preference learning
- preference based models to cope with structured (complex)
predictions
- preference mining and preference elicitation
- preference/ranking aggregation
- semi-supervised preference learning
- scalability and efficiency of preference based learning algorithms
- evaluation measures for preference learning
- applications of preference learning: information retrieval, e-
commerce, games, ecc.

April 23-25, 2009, Thessaloniki, Greece. Item #4472
AIAI 2009 - 5th IFIP Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications & Innovations.

General Co-Chair, Ioannis Vlahavas, Dept. Of Informatics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, tel: +302310998145, email: vlahavas@csd.auth.gr.
Deadlines: abstract submission: October 27, full paper submission: November 3, worksop proposal submission: November 3, tutorial proposal submission: November 3.
TOPICS:

Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

Applications or Theoretical Advances
Adaptive Control
Artificial Neural Networks
Data Fusion
Expert Systems
Fuzzy Logic and Systems
Machine Learning
Reasoning Methods
Genetic Algorithms

Knowledge Engineering
Data Mining & Information Retrieval
Decision Support Systems
Intelligent information systems for modeling
Knowledge management for e-Learning & enterprise portals
Ontologies and Semantic Web

Signal Processing Techniques for Knowledge Extraction
Computer Vision
Human-machine interaction / presence
Learning and Adaptive Systems
Pattern recognition
Speech and natural language interfaces

Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence
Multimedia computing
Multimedia Ontologies
	


Smart Graphics
Colour/Image Analysis
Speech Synthesis

Trends in Computing
Accessibility & computers
Affective computing
Agent & Multi-Agent Systems
Autonomous & ubiquitous computing
Distributed AI Systems & Architectures
Grid-based computing
Profiling and personalization
Robotics and virtual reality

Artificial Intelligence Applications
AI in eBusiness/Commerce, eHealth, eLearning
AI in Engineering and in Industry
AI in Environmental Modeling
AI in Finance
AI in Telecommunications - Transportation
AI in crisis and risk management
AI in Medical Informatics & Biomedical Engineering
AI in politics decision making

Others
Evaluation of AI Systems
Social impact and ethical issues of AI

April 23-25, 2009, Kuopio, Finland. Item #4482
ICANNGA'09 International Conference on Adaptive and Natural Computing Algorithms.

Karin Koivisto, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland. Email: karin.koivisto@uku.fi, tel: +358 400 990 791, fax: +358 17 163 191.
Deadlines: papers: December 15.
TOPICS
Contributions are sought in the following topic areas (the list is not exhaustive):

    * Neural Networks: architectures, algorithms, approximation, complexity, associative memory, biological foundations, computational neuroscience, neurodynamics, neurocognition.
    * Learning: kernel methods, support vector machines, supervised and unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, Bayesian learning.
    * Evolutionary Computation: genetic algorithms, genetic programming, multi-objective optimization, biological computation, classifier systems, artificial life, artificial immune systems, evolution strategies, ant colony optimization, particle swarm optimization, swarm intelligence, evolvable hardware.
    * Soft Computing: fuzzy systems, rough systems, uncertain systems, hybrid systems, neuro-fuzzy controllers, embedded computing for intelligent systems, random search methods, probabilistic computing, chaotic computing, symbolic computing.
    * Bioinformatics and Computational Biology: molecular computing, DNA computing, bioinformatics databases, computational genomics, computational proteomics, clustering, mapping gene expression and micro arrays, gene identification and annotation, molecular evolution, molecular sequence analysis, protein structure, protein classification.
    * Quantum Computing: standard and adiabatic quantum computing, quantum random walks, quantum supercomputing, quantum versions of classical computational paradigms.
    * Applications: medicine, environment, quantitative socio-dynamics, pattern recognition, classification, signal processing, control, simulation, robotics, diagnostics, transport, defense, security, power systems, finance and business, data mining and intelligent databases, speech recognition and natural language processing, image processing and computer vision, real-time computational intelligence and games, grid computing, biometrics.

April 27-30, 2009, Bangkok, Thailand. Item #4419
PAKDD-09 The 13th Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining.

email: tummxx@gmail.com.
Deadlines: abstract submission: September 9; paper submission: September 16; proposals for workshops: September 19; proposals fo tutorials: November 17.
A. Data Mining Foundations
A1. Theoretic Foundations
A2. Novel Algorithm
A3. Association Rules
A4. Classification and Ranking
A5. Clustering
A6. Text Mining
A7. Machine Learning
A8. Privacy Preserving Data Mining
A9. Statistical Methods
A10. Parallel and Distributed Data Mining
A11. Interactive and Online Mining
A12. KDD Process and Human Interaction
A13. Knowledge Management
A14. Data and Knowledge Visualization

B. Data Mining in Specialized Domain
B1. High Dimensional Data
B2. Temporal Data
B3. Biomedical Domains
B4. Dynamic Data Mining
B5. Scientific Databases
B6. Semi-structured/unstructured Data
B7. Multimedia
B8. Reliability and Robustness Issues
B9. Integrated Media
B10. Security and Intrusion Detection
B11. Web Data and the Internet
B12. Mining Trends, Opportunities or Risks
B13. OLAP and Data Mining
B14. Integration of Data Warehousing
B15. Graphic Model Discovery
B16. Software Warehouse and Software Mining

April 28-30, 2009, Rome, Italy. Item #4455
CESSE 2009 : International Conference on Computer, Electrical, and Systems Science, and Engineering.

email: info@waset.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: December 30.
Computer Science and Engineering
Computer Vision, Graphics and Intelligence
Computational and Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Pattern Analysis and Recognition
Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality
Human-Computer Interaction
Simulation and Modeling
Natural Language Understanding
Networks and Systems
Computer networks
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Computer Architecture
Operating Systems
Security and Cryptography
Mobile computing
Reconfigurable computing systems
Sensor networks
Embedded systems
Data Management
Databases
Information Retrieval
Web Data Management
Web Information Systems
Multimedia DB's
Mining Data, Text, and the Web
Educational Technology
Bioinformatics and Biosciences

Electrical Science and Engineering
Advanced Power Semiconductors
Analogue and Digital Signal Processing
Biomedical Engineering
Computer and AI Applications in Power Industry
Control Science and Control Engineering
Distributed Generation, Fuel Cells and Renewable Energy Systems
Educational and training programs
Electric vehicle technologies
Electrical Machinery and Electrical Apparatus
Electromagnetic compatibility
Electrotechnologies
High Voltage and Insulation Technology
Intelligent control systems
Materials for Electrotechnics
Measuring Technology and Instruments
Mechatronics & Robotics
Nuclear Energy
Power Electronics and Power Drives
Power Engineering Education
Power Market
Power Optimization
Power Quality and Electromagnetic Compatibility
Power System and its Automation
Power System Reliability and Security
Power Systems Communication
Power Systems Deregulation
Predictive control
Process control
Real-time control
Renewable Energy
Computation Intelligence in Electrical Engineering

Systems Science and Engineering
Systems Modeling
Simulation & Control
Adaptive intelligent systems
Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering
Defense systems and Applications
Aeronautics guidance, Navigation, and Control, Integrated Systems
Architecture, Intelligent Health Monitoring Systems
Moon and Mars missions, Space Rovers and Exploration
Biomedical and Bioinformatics
Emerging Technology
Internet and Cyberspace Security
Security Engineering and Technology
Safety Reliability & Quality Assurance
Systems Engineering Education
Technology Assessment
Internet/Electronic Commerce
Data Mining & Management
Intelligent Communications and Transportation
Manufacturing Systems
Large-Scale Systems
Bio-inspired systems and Robotic Systems
Image Processing/Pattern Recognition
Multiagent Systems & Distributed AI
Human/Machine Systems
Computation Intelligence Theory and Applications to SoS

April 28-29, 2009, Heidelberg, Germany. Item #4673
GeneGo’s User Group Meetings.

email: erin@genego.com.

April 30-May 2, 2009, Sparks, Nevada, USA. Item #4431
SIAM International Conference on Data Mining.

Nicole C. Jorlett. Email: Jorlett@siam.org.
Deadlines: abstracts, proposal for workshop and tutorials: October 3; manuscripts: October 10.

May 8-13, 2009, Tainan, Taiwan. Item #4484
NC-2009 - 8th Neural Coding Workshop.

email: ppoon <at> mail <dot> ncku <dot> edu <dot> tw.

May 10-13, 2009, Rabat, Morocco. Item #4370
AICCSA-2009 The 7th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications.

email: AICCSA2009@emi.ac.ma.
Deadlines: paper and poster submissions: September 29.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

    * Algorithms and Bioinformatics
    * Computer Architecture and Real time Systems
    * Database and Data Mining
    * DSP/Image Processing/Pattern Recognition/Multimedia
    * Geographical Information Systems/ Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GIS/GNSS)
    * Modeling and Simulation
    * Networking and Telecommunications
    * Parallel and Distributed Systems
    * Security and Information Assurance
    * Soft Computing (AI, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, etc.)
    * Software Engineering

May 10-15, 2009, Budapest, Hungary. Item #4527
ALA 2009: Learning Agents Workshop at AAMAS 2009.

email: taylorm@usc.edu.
Deadlines: submission: February 1.
    * Novel combinations of reinforcement and supervised learning
approaches
    * Integrated learning approaches that work with other agent
reasoning modules like negotiation, trust models, coordination, etc.
    * Supervised multi-agent learning
    * Reinforcement learning in multi-agent systems
    * Distributed Learning
    * Adaptation and learning in dynamic environments
    * Evolution of agents in complex environments
    * Co-evolution of agents in a multi-agent setting
    * Cooperative exploration and learning to cooperate and
collaborate
    * Learning trust and reputation
    * Communication restrictions and their impact on multi-agent
coordination
    * Design of reward structure and fitness measures for coordination
    * Scaling learning techniques to large systems of learning and
adaptive agents
    * Emergent behavior in adaptive multi-agent systems
    * Game theoretical analysis of adaptive multi-agent systems
    * Neuro control in multi-agent systems
    * Bio-inspired multi-agent systems
    * Applications of adaptive and learning agents and multi-agent
systems to real world complex systems Learning of Co-ordination

May 13-15, 2009, Istanbul, Turkey. Item #4520
GameNets 2009.

Tamer Basar, Univ. of Illinois at U-C, USA.
Deadlines: passed.
 Game theory provides a formal mathematical framework to study complex interactions among interdependent rational players. For more than half a century, game theory has led to revolutionary developments in economics, and has also found important applications in politics, sociology, psychology, engineering, and transportation.

Recently, there has been a surge in research activities that employ game theory to model and analyze the performance of various networks, such as communication networks, computer networks, social networks, biological networks, molecular networks, and neural networks. There already exist several successful examples where game theory provides deeper understanding of complex network dynamics and leads to better design of efficient, scalable, and robust networks. Still, there remain many interesting open research problems yet to be identified and explored, and many issues to be addressed. Moreover, studies of different networks heretofore have largely been performed independently, although in many cases it is apparent that they share many similarities in terms of problem structures and the technical challenges they offer.

May 17-20, 2009, San Jose, California, USA. Item #4425
ICWSM-2009 Third International Conference on Weblogs and Social Media.

email: icwsm09@aaai.org.
Deadlines: proposals for tutorials: December 1; paper submission: January 21; poster/demo submission: January 21.
AREAS OF INTEREST

Disciplines which are relevant to our meeting include computer
science, linguistics, psychology, statistics, sociology, multimedia
and semantic web technologies. The following are key areas of
interest:


[01] Psychological, personality-based and ethnographic studies of social media
[02] Analyzing relationship between social media and mainstream media
[03] Centrality/influence of social media publications and authors
both within genres and between genres of data
[04] Ranking/relevance of blogs; web page ranking based on blogs
[05] Data acquisition: crawling/spidering and indexing
[06] Human computer interaction; social media tools; navigation and
visualization
[07] Multimedia: tools and techniques for distribution, sharing, and
analysis of social activity with/around multimedia.
[08] Semantic analysis; cross-system and cross-media name tracking;
named relations and fact extraction; discourse analysis; summarization
[09] Semantic Web; unstructured knowledge management; collaborative
creation of structured knowledge
[10] Subjectivity in textual data; sentiment analysis;
polarity/opinion identification and extraction
[11] Social network analysis; communities identification; expertise
and authority discovery; collaborative filtering
[12] Text categorization; topic recognition; demographic/gender/age
identification
[13] Trend identification and tracking; time series forecasting;
measuring predictability of phenomena based on social media
[14] New social media applications; interfaces; interaction techniques
[15] Trust; reputation; recommendation systems

May 17-20, 2009, San Jose, California, USA. Item #4538
3rd Int'l AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media.

email: icwsm09 (at) aaai (dot) org.
Deadlines: paper/poster/demo submission: January 2.
AREAS OF INTEREST

Disciplines which are relevant to our meeting include computer
science, linguistics, psychology, statistics, sociology, multimedia
and semantic web technologies. The following are key areas of
interest:

[01] Psychological, personality-based and ethnographic studies of social media;

[02] Analyzing relationship between social media and mainstream media;

[03] Centrality/influence of social media publications and authors
both within genres and between genres of data;

[04] Ranking/relevance of blogs; web page ranking based on blogs;

[05] Data acquisition: crawling/spidering and indexing;

[06] Human computer interaction; social media tools; navigation and
visualization;

[07] Multimedia: tools and techniques for distribution, sharing, and
analysis of social activity with/around multimedia;

[08] Semantic analysis; cross-system and cross-media name tracking;
named relations and fact extraction; discourse analysis;
summarization;

[09] Semantic Web; unstructured knowledge management; collaborative
creation of structured knowledge;

[10] Subjectivity in textual data; sentiment analysis;
polarity/opinion identification and extraction;

[11] Social network analysis; communities identification; expertise
and authority discovery; collaborative filtering;

[12] Text categorization; topic recognition; demographic/gender/age
identification;

[13] Trend identification and tracking; time series forecasting;
measuring predictability of phenomena based on social media;

[14] New social media applications; interfaces; interaction techniques;

[15] Trust; reputation; recommendation systems.


May 18-21, 2009, Trondheim, Norway. Item #4408
CEC 2009 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation.

Andy Tyrrell, CEC 2009 General Chair, email: amt@ohm.york.ac.uk.
Deadlines: proposals for special sessions: September 1; paper submissions:November 1; proposals for tutorials: December 1.
Topics

The annual IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation is one of the leading events in the area of evolutionary computation. It covers all topics in evolutionary computation, including:

    * Ant Colony Optimisation
    * Artificial Immune Systems
    * Artificial Life
    * Autonomous Mental & Behaviour Development
    * Bioinformatics & Bioengineering
    * Coevolution & Collective Behaviour
    * Cognitive Systems & Applications
    * Combinatorial & Numerical Optimisation
    * Computational Finance & Economics
    * Constraint & Uncertainty Handling
    * Estimation of Distribution Algorithms

	

    * Evolutionary Data Mining
    * Evolutionary Design
    * Evolutionary Games
    * Evolutionary Intelligent Agents
    * Evolutionary Learning Systems
    * Evolvable Hardware & Software
    * Evolving Neural Networks & Fuzzy Systems
    * Molecular & Quantum Computing
    * Multi-Criterion Optimisation
    * Particle Swarm Intelligence
    * Representation & Operators

May 18-19, 2009, Tilburg, the Netherlands. Item #4488
Benelearn 09 - 18th Annual Belgian-Dutch Conference on Machine Learning.

Menno van Zaanen, Tilburg centre for Creative Computing, Dept. of Communication and Information Sciences, Tilburg University, The Netherlands, email: mvzaanen (at) uvt.nl.
Deadlines: submission: February 28.
Topics

We invite the submission of extended abstracts and papers on all
aspects of machine learning and related disciplines, including, but
not limited to

Kernel Methods
Web/Link Mining
Bayesian Networks
Case-based Learning
Computational Learning Theory
Data Mining
Evolutionary Computation
Hybrid Learning Systems
Graphical Models
Inductive Learning
Inductive Logic Programming
Knowledge Discovery in Databases
Language Learning
Learning and Problem Solving
Learning by Analogy
Learning in Multi-Agent Systems
Learning in Dynamic Domains
Learning for Bioinformatics
Multi-strategy Learning
Neural Networks
Reinforcement Learning
Robot Learning
Scientific Discovery
Meta-Learning
Statistical Learning
Probabilistic Logic Learning
Computational models of Human Learning
Learning for Language and Speech
Applications of Machine Learning
Learning and Ubiquitous Computing

May 19-21, 2009, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA. Item #4423
FLAIRS-2009 The 22nd International FLAIRS Conference.

David Bisant. Email: bisant@umbc.edu.
Deadlines: paper submissions: November 23.
Papers are being solicited for a special track on Neural Networks and
Data Mining at the 22nd International FLAIRS Conference (FLAIRS-2009).
The special track will be devoted to data mining with the aim of
presenting new and important contributions in this area. The areas
include, but are not limited to, the following: applications such as
Intelligence analysis, medical and health applications, text, video, and
multi-media mining, E-commerce and web data, financial data analysis,
intrusion detection, remote sensing, earth sciences, and astronomy;
modeling algorithms such as hidden Markov, decision trees, neural
networks, statistical methods, or probabilistic methods; case studies in
areas of application, or over different algorithms and approaches;
feature extraction and selection; post-processing techniques such as
visualization, summarization, or trending; preprocessing and data
reduction; data engineering or warehousing;  or other data mining
research which is related to artificial intelligence or neural modeling.

For those interested in computational neurobiology, see the track on
Computational
Biology and Bioinformatics.

May 20-22, 2009, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan. Item #4372
IAPR Conference on Machine Vision Applications.

email: saito (at) ozawa.ics.keio.ac.jp.
Deadlines: papers: November 7.

May 24, 2009, Kelowna, BC, Canada. Item #4514
AI'09 - 22nd Canadian AI Graduate Student Symposium.

email: Svetlana.Kiritchenko@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.
Deadlines: papers:January 30.

May 25-27, 2009, Xi'an, China. Item #4404
ICIEA 2009 The 4th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications.

ICIEA 2009 Secretariat, email: secretariat@ieeeiciea.org.
Deadlines: full paper submission: October 15.
Conference Tracks

Authors are invited to submit full papers describing original research work in areas including, but not limited to:

Industrial Informatics: Human-machine interactions, Diagnosis and prognosis, Intelligent automation, Intelligent transportation system, Manufacturing execution systems, Networked embedded controllers, Machine-to-machine, Condition based maintenance, SOA, Multi-agent systems.

Computational Intelligence: Artificial neural network, Fuzzy systems, Genetic algorithm, Evolutionary computing, Machine learning, Data mining

Control and Systems: Adaptive and intelligent control, Hybrid control, Digital control theory and development, Robust control, Nonlinear systems and control, Process control, networked control, cooperative control, bio-control

Energy and Environment: Energy management and control systems, Energy distribution, storage and recovery, Alternative and green energy, Waste management, Waste treatment and recycling, Water network and security, Sensor technologies, Intelligent Micro-grids

Mechatronics: Robotics, Sensors and actuators, Sensor fusion, High precision motion control, Micro electromechanical systems, industrial automation, Remote operation

Power Electronics: Power devices and components, Power quality control, FACTS, PFC, STATCOM, Harmonic analysis and compensations, Switching circuits and power converters, Motors and drives

Signal Processing: Image processing, Computer vision, Bio-image processing, Audio/video processing, Data processing, Estimation and identification, Remote sensing

Network and Communication Technologies: Network protocols, Mobile computing, Mobile ad hoc networks, Mobile agents, Network architectures, Quality of services, Cross-layer design/optimisation, Design and performance evaluation, Traffic control, Wireless systems

Aerospace Electronics and Information System: Design, integration, test or analysis of electronic components and systems. Acquisition, transmission, processing, fusion, management, simulation and display of information for aerospace systems 

May 25-27, 2009, Kelowna, Canada. Item #4553
AI 2009 Graduate Student Symposium.

Svetlana Kiritchenko, National Research Council Canada, Svetlana.Kiritchenko@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.
Deadlines: papers: January 30.
PhD and Master’s students are invited to submit original work in all areas of Artificial Intelligence. It is not expected that submissions will consist of polished work with complete results; instead, more weight will be placed on the significance of the work, the proposed ideas or solutions, and the overall presentation. Submissions should therefore have emphasis on work in progress, with directions for future research clearly indicated wherever appropriate. 

May 25-27, 2009, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Item #4554
AI'09 - The twenty-second Canadian Conference on Artificial Intelligence.

Yong Gao, email: yong.gao@ubc.ca.
Deadlines: paper submission: January 23.
Knowledge Representation
Constraint Satisfaction
Automated Reasoning
Games
Search
Planning
Cognitive Models
Case-based Reasoning
	Machine Learning
Uncertainty
Robotics
Agent Systems
Natural Language
User Modeling
Neural Nets
Evolutionary Computation
	AI Applications
Web Applications
Data Mining
Information Retrieval
Bioinformatics and BioNLP
Smart Graphics
Multi-media Processing
E-Commerce 

May 26-29, 2009, Wuhan, China. Item #4430
ISNN 2009 The Sixth International Symposium on Neural Networks.

email: isnn2009@mail.hust.edu.cn.
Deadlines: proposals for special sessions: November 1, paper submission deadline: December 1.
PROGRAM TOPICS
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1. Theories
Computational neuroscience
Connectionist theory
Cognitive science
Mathematical modeling of neural systems
Neurodynamic analysis
Neurodynamic optimization
Adaptive dynamic programming
Neuroinformatics
Bioinformatics
Self-organization and goal-oriented learning
Embodied intelligence

2. Models
Embedded neural systems
Forward neural networks
Recurrent neural networks
Gene regulatory network
Consensus in neural networks
Competitive networks
Coupled network model
Hybrid intelligent systems
Hardware implementation
Evolving neural networks
Complex neural models
Neural networks models in economics and marketing
Neural models in finance
Fuzzy neural networks
Hierarchical memory organizations
Incremental learning models
Swarm intelligence and optimization
Bio-inspired intelligent models
Associative memory models
Adaptive sensory-motor coordination
Cellular neural network models
Self-organizing map models

3. Algorithms
Probabilistic methods
information-theoretic methods
Supervised and unsupervised learning
Semi-supervised learning
Reinforcement learning
Support vector machines
Kernel methods
Principal component analysis
Independent component analysis
Boosting and adaptive boost algorithms
Multi-resolution algorithms
Assembly learning algorithms
Autonomous mental development
Hybrid optimization algorithms
Evolutionary computation algorithms
Fuzzy modeling and fuzzy systems
Statistical learning methods

4. Applications
Brain imaging
Medical imaging processing
Data mining and knowledge discovery
Pattern recognition
Machine learning and learning control systems
Time series analysis
Financial data prediction
Image and signal processing
Intelligent control system
Expert system
Computer Vision
Robotics
Games
Telecommunications
Transportation systems
Intrusion detection
Information security
Fault diagnosis
Real-world applications
Multi-agent learning systems
Planning and scheduling
Decision-making support systems
Computational intelligence for power systems
Sensor networks
Multimedia systems
Biomedical data analysis
Human-robot interaction
Intelligent navigation systems
Speech and language processing
Sequence learning and sequential behaviors
Computational intelligence for text mining
Computational intelligence for Web mining

May 27, 2009, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Item #4511
13th ICCNS - Thirteenth International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems.

Brian Bowlby. Email: bowlby@bu.edu.
Deadlines: abstracts: January 31.
Session Topics:
* vision                                                * object recognition
* image understanding                        * neural circuit models           
* audition                                             * neural system models                     
* speech and language                       * mathematics of neural systems     
* unsupervised learning                      * robotics        
* supervised learning                          * hybrid systems (fuzzy, evolutionary, digital)
* reinforcement and emotion              * neuromorphic VLSI
* sensory-motor control                      * industrial applications
* cognition, planning, and attention     * other
* spatial mapping and navigation                               

May 31, 2009, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Item #4447
NAACL HLT 2009 combines the Annual Meeting of the North American Association for Computational Linguistics (NAACL) with the Human Language Technology Conference (HLT).

Diana Inkpen. Email: diana@site.uottawa.ca.
Deadlines: paper submission: December 1, short paper submission: February 9.
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas, and are 
understood to be applied to speech and/or text:

-Large scale language processing
-Speech indexing and retrieval
-Information retrieval (including monolingual and CLIR)
-Information extraction
-Speech-centered applications (e.g., human-computer, 
human-robot  interaction, education and learning systems, assistive 
technologies, digital entertainment)
-Machine translation
-Summarization
-Question answering
-Topic classification and information filtering
-Non-topical classification (e.g., sentiment/attribution/genre analysis)
-Topic clustering
-Text and speech mining
-Statistical and machine learning techniques for language processing
-Spoken term detection and spoken document indexing
-Language generation
-Speech synthesis
-Speech understanding
-Speech analysis and recognition
-Multilingual processing
-Phonology
-Morphology (including word segmentation)
-Part of speech tagging
-Syntax and parsing (e.g., grammar induction, formal grammar, algorithms)
-Word sense disambiguation
-Lexical semantics
-Formal semantics and logic
-Textual entailment and paraphrasing
-Discourse and pragmatics
-Dialog systems
-Knowledge acquisition and representation
-Evaluation (e.g., intrinsic, extrinsic, user studies)
-Development of language resources (e.g., lexicons, 
ontologies, annotated corpora)
-Rich transcription (automatic annotation of information 
structure and sources in speech)
-Multimodal representations and processing, including speech and  gesture

May 31 - June 4, 2009, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Item #4540
IRMLeS'09 1st Int. Workshop on Inductive Reasoning and Machine Learning on the Semantic Web at ESWC.

Claudia d'Amato, email: claudia.damato@di.uniba.it.
Deadlines: papers: March 7.
    * Knowledge Discovery and Ontologies
          o Data mining techniques using ontologies
          o Ontology Mining and Knowledge Discovery in ontological knowledge bases
          o Ontology-based interpretation and validation of discovered knowledge
          o Graph mining for ontologies
          o Evaluation methodologies and metrics for the interaction of knowledge discovery and ontologies
    * Inductive Reasoning with Concept Languages
          o inductive concept retrieval and query answering
          o approximate classification
          o inductive methods for ontology construction
          o concept change and novelty detection for ontology evolution
          o rule induction for ontology mapping
          o fuzzy reasoning for ontology construction and evolution
    * Statistical learning in the context of standard Semantic Web languages
          o refinement operators for concept and rule languages
          o concept learning and Web rules learning
          o kernels and instance-based learning for structured representations
          o semantic distances, dissimilarity measures and conceptual clustering
          o extensions of Bayesian methods for concept and rule languages 
    * Knowledge-intensive learning from:
          o Linked Open Data and Semantic Networks
          o semi-structured data e.g. semantic mark-up mixed with text content (RSS, RDFa microformats, DublinCore) 
    * Applications (life sciences, cultural heritage, semantic multimedia,…) and Tools 

June 1-3, 2009, Czerniejewo, Poland. Item #4374
RoMoCo'09 Seventh International Workshop on Robot Motion and Control.

Krzysztof Kozlowski, Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Control and Systems Engineering, ul. Piotrowo 3a, 60-965 Poznan, Poland. Email: krzysztof.kozlowski@put.poznan.pl.
Deadlines: abstract submission: January 15.
 TOPICS

Papers are invited on all theoretical and application aspects of robot control. The scope of the workshop includes but is not limited to:

    * control, modelling and parameter identification of robots and manipulators;
    * robot control techniques: non-adaptive and adaptive, robust, hybrid, learning;
    * path and trajectory planning: nonredundant, redundant and hyperredundant manipulators, mobile robots, microrobot holonomic and nonholonomic systems;
    * collision avoidance;
    * applications: manufacturing, space, underwater, civil engineering and service, medicine, economic and social aspects of robotics;
    * neural networks in robot motion and control. 

June 1-3, 2009, Bali, Indonesia. Item #4414
PCO'2009 Global Conference on Power Control and Optimization.

Nader Barsoum, email: icpco.20@gmail.com.
Deadlines: paper submission: February 1
TOPICS OF INTEREST
Scope of the conference is contemporary and original research and educational development in the area of electrical power engineering, control systems and methods of optimization. The scope of the conference includes, but not limited to the following topics:

Power Generation, stations
Hybrid power system
Hydrogen fuel cell
Renewable energy system
Space harmonic and vector analysis
Finite element machine design
Speed drive systems
Micro-controller design
Variable structure control
Direct torque control
Smart controller and prototype machine
Actuators and mechatronics
Robotics and automation
Nano Physics
Micro and nano motors
NEMS and MEMS
Modeling and simulation
Simulator design
Software engineering
Soft Computing
Computational Intelligent
Hybrid Optimization
Global Optimization
Fuzzy Programming
Neuro-Fuzzy Systems
Artificial Neural Network
Artificial Immune System
GPS, MADS and VNS Techniques
Fuzzy and Rough set
Evolutionary Computation
Particle Swarm Optimization
Ant Colony Optimization
Simulated Annealing
Tabu Search
Probabilistic Reasoning
Memetic Algorithms
Meta-Heuristic Techniques
Classical Optimization Approaches
Scheduling and Planning
Combinatorial and Discrete Optimization
Application of Optimization

June 1-5, 2009, Chania, Crete, Greece. Item #4517
CHAOS2009 - 2nd Chaotic Modeling and Simulation International Conference.

Christos H. Skiadas, Conference Chair, Data Analysis and Forecasting Laboratory, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Crete, Greece. Email: skiadas@chaos2009.net.
Deadlines: abstracts, extended abstracts or regular papers/posters: December 15.
The general topics and the special sessions proposed for the Conference (Chaos2009) include but are not limited to:
Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics, Stochastic Chaos, Chemical Chaos, Data Analysis and  Chaos, Hydrodynamics, Turbulence and Plasmas,
 Optics and Chaos, Chaotic Oscillations and Circuits, Chaos in Climate Dynamics, Geophysical Flows, Biology and Chaos, 
Neurophysiology and Chaos, Hamiltonian Systems, Chaos in Astronomy and Astrophysics,  Chaos and Solitons, 
Micro- and Nano- Electro-Mechanical Systems, Neural Networks and Chaos, Ecology and Economy.

June 1-11, 2009, Chicago, USA. Item #4655
Summer School on Theory and Practice of Computational Learning and the associated workshop.

Mikhail Belkin, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Department of Statistics (courtesy appointment), The Ohio State University, Computer Science and Engineering, 2015 Neil Avenue, Dreese Labs 597. Columbus, OH 43210 [map], tel: 614 292 5841, email: mbelkin at cse.ohio-state.edu.

The topics will include:

Foundations of Statistical Learning
Kernel Methods and Support Vector Machines
Semi-supervised and Active Learning
Boosting and Ensemble methods
Compressed Sensing and Sparse representations
Manifold Methods and Geometry of Point Clouds
Graphical Models
Machine Learning in Computer Vision, Speech, Text and Natural Language
Processing
Learning in Neuroscience and Human Computer Interaction

June 3-5, 2009, Chania, Crete, Greece. Item #4496
CMBI - International Workshop on Content-Based Multimedia Indexing.

Jenny Benois-Pineau. Email: jenny.benois@labri.fr.
Deadlines: papers: January 8.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Multimedia indexing and retrieval (image, audio, video, text)
Matching and similarity search
Construction of high level indices
Multimedia content extraction
Identification and tracking of semantic regions in scenes
Multi-modal and cross-modal indexing
Content-based search
Multimedia data mining
Metadata generation, coding and transformation
Large scale multimedia database management
Summarisation, browsing and organization of multimedia content
Presentation and visualization tools
User interaction and relevance feedback
Personalization and content adaptation
Evaluation and metrics 

June 4-5, 2009, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Item #4434
NAACL HLT 2009 Workshop on Semi-supervised Learning for Natural Language Processing.

email: ssl.nlp2009@gmail.com.
Deadlines: papers: March 6.

June 5-7, 2009, Istanbul, Turkey. Item #4411
ACMOS'09 - 11th WSEAS International Conference on Automatic Control, Modelling and Simulation.

email: (subject: WSEAS): info@wseas.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 30.
 TOPICS:
Circuits and Electronics for Control
Electrical and Electronic Measurement
Large Scale Systems
Hierarchical Control
Hybrid Systems
Digital Control
Fuzzy Systems and Fuzzy Control
Neural Networks and Neural Control
Genetic Algorithms and Evolutionary Control
Intelligent Control
Non-linear Systems and Non-Linear Automatic Control
Sliding Mode Control
Differential Geometry methods in non-linear control
Adaptive Control
Robust Control
Optimal Control
Stochastic Control
Satellite Systems Control
Industrial Control
CAD/CAM systems
Manufacturing Systems Control
Man-Machine Interaction
Cybernetics
Chemical processes control
Multivariable Control
Multirate Control
Parallel and Distributed Systems
Decentralized Control
Real-time Control
Human-Machine Systems and Cybernetics
Modeling
Simulation
Optimization Problems in Control Engineering
Decision Support Systems
Failure of Systems
Fault Tolerance
Diagnostics
Machine Learning, Knowledge Acquisition
Virtual Reality for Automation
Microprocessors
Embedded Systems
Geometric modeling and Fractals
Financial Aspects in Control Engineering
Control of Large Systems via Internet
Control Education
Automation in Biology
Automation in Medicine
Automation in Chemical Engineering
Machines and Mechanical Engineering
Control in Agriculture
Control in Business, Management and Economics
Control in Social Sciences
Applications in Astronomy (telescopes)
Signal Processing Systems for Control
Application in Underwater Systems and Oceanic Engineering
Unmanned Vehicles
Artificial Man
Philosophical Aspects of Control
Other Applications

June 5, 2009, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Item #4493
NAACL HLT 2009 Workshop on Active Learning for Natural Language Processing.

email: al.nlp2009@googlemail.com.
Deadlines: submission: March 6.
TOPICS

We are interested in bringing together researchers in this area to explore
the challenges of active learning for NLP tasks.  General work on active
learning on NLP classification tasks, sequence labeling, parsing, semantics,
and other more complex tasks will be welcome in the workshop.  More specific
topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  - theoretical analysis of active learning in the context of NLP
    applications
  - novel active learning approaches to estimate the training utility
    of individual selection units
  - cost-sensitive active learning approaches incorporating data
    acquisition costs
  - approaches to model or predict annotation costs as well as studies
    on factors that influence annotation time
  - criteria for stopping or monitoring progress of active learning
  - overfitting of data acquired with active learning: how much is the
    data biased towards the learning scheme involved in the selection
    and what are the limitations of re-use with other learning schemes
  - Human-Computer Interaction aspects of annotation including
    requirements, impact of interface design on annotation time, and
    methods to deal with reliability of annotators
  - approaches to multi-task active learning
  - approaches to deal with or reduce computational complexity of
    active learning approaches including parallelization, issues of
    pool- or batch-size, varying degrees of look-ahead, etc.
  - active learning and domain adaption
  - active learning compared to or combined with other semi-supervised
    or even unsupervised learning approaches
  - application of active learning in real annotation projects and
    experiences gained thereby

June 5-7, 2009, Shanghai, China. Item #4494
ICDL2009 - 8th IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning.

Jochen Triesch. Email: triesch@fias.uni-frankfurt.de.
Deadlines: proposals for special session and tutorial: January 25; papers: February 8.
ICDL is a multidisciplinary conference pertaining to all subjects
related to the development and learning processes of natural and
artificial systems, including perceptual, cognitive, behavioral,
emotional and all other mental capabilities that are exhibited by
humans, higher animals, and robots.  Its visionary goal is to
understand autonomous development in humans and higher animals in
biological, functional, and computational terms, and to enable such
development in artificial systems. ICDL strives to bring together
researchers in neuroscience, psychology, artificial intelligence,
robotics and other related areas to encourage understanding and
cross-fertilization of latest ideas. Topics of interest include, but
are not restricted to:

(1)     Biological and biologically inspired architectures and general
        principles of development
(2)     Neuronal, cortical and pathway plasticity
(3)     Autonomous generation of internal representation
(4)     Neural networks for development and learning
(5)     Dynamics in neural systems and neurodynamical modeling
(6)     Attention mechanisms and the development of attention skills
(7)     Visual, auditory, touch systems and their development
(8)     Motor systems and their development
(9)     Language acquisition & understanding through development
(10)    Multimodal integration through development
(11)    Conceptual learning through development
(12)    Motivation, value, reinforcement, and novelty
(13)    Emotions and their development
(14)    Learning and training techniques for assisting development
(15)    Development of reasoning skills
(16)    Models of developmental disorders
(17)    Development of social skills
(18)    Philosophical and social issues of development
(19)    Robots with development and learning skills
(20)    Using robots to study development and learning

June 6-7, 2009, Wuhan, China. Item #4573
CINC 2009 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Natural Computing.

Miss Tian, email: EI_index@163.com.
Deadlines: paper submission: February 1.
#  Ant Colony Optimization
# Computational Intelligence
# Intelligent Systems
# Neural Networks
# Artificial Immune Systems
# Connectionism
# Knowledge Discovery
# Particle Swarm Optimization
# Artificial Life
# Data Mining
# Learning and Memory
# Pattern Recognition
# Associative Memory
# DNA Computing
# Machine Learning Probabilistic Reasoning
# Biological Computing
# Computation
# Neurocognition
# Reinforcement Learning
# Bioinformatics Feature Extraction
# Neurodynamics
# Support Vector Machines
# Cognitive Science
# Intelligent Control
# Neurofuzzy Systems
# Swarm Intelligence 

June 8-25, 2009, Dresden, Germany. Item #4513
Workshop & Seminar on Complex dynamics in large-scale interacting brain networks: Towards physical models of sleep and consciousness.

email: codybs09@pks.mpg.de.
Deadlines: applications:February 28.
Recent developments in the physically realistic modeling of functional systems of the mammalian brain ask for an ever increasing need to develop novel concepts and overarching theories that allow to link the microscopic dynamics of neural circuits with brain functions on the systems level. The workshop specifically aims at debating the state-of-the-art concepts and theories for the 
physics of large-scale brain activity and its relation to ongoing computational processes in the brain. Out of this broad area, the workshop will focus on sleep, consciousness and memory. The seminar & workshop will provide an outstanding opportunity to bring together researchers working in the relevant sub-domains in order to confront theories and concepts with recent experimental results as well as the latest developments in computational modelling and simulation.

June 8-10, 2009, Joensuu, FINLAND. Item #4707
16th International ECSE Summer School in Novel Computing.

email: ecse09@cs.joensuu.fi.
Deadlines: registration: May 20.
   Jean-Luc LeBrun: Scientific Writing Skills
        http://www.scientific-writing.com/
        "Publish or perish, reviewers decide.
        Be cited or not, readers decide"

June 10-12, 2009, Salamanca, Spain. Item #4432
IWANN2009 - 10th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks.

email: iwann2009pc@dte.uma.es.
Deadlines: proposals for special sessions: November 25; papers: January 23
1. Mathematical and theoretical methods in computational intelligence.   	

1.1 Complex and social systems.
1.2 Evolutionary and genetic algorithms.
1.3 Fuzzy logic.
1.4 Mathematics for neural networks.
1.5 RBF structures.
1.6 Self-organizing networks and methods.
1.7 Support vector machines.
2. Neurocomputational formulations 	

2.1 Single-neuron modelling.
2.2 Perceptual modelling.
2.3 System-level neural modelling.
2.4 Spiking neurons.
2.5 Models of biological learning
3. Learning and adaptation 	3.1 Adaptive systems.
3.2 Imitation learning.
3.3 Reconfigurable systems.
3.4 Supervised, non-supervised, reinforcement and statistical algorithms.
4. Emulation of cognitive functions 	

4.1 Decision Making.
4.2 Multi-agent systems.
4.3 Sensor mesh.
4.4 Natural language.
4.5 Pattern recognition.
4.6 Perceptual and motor function (visual, auditory, tactile, virtual reality, etc.).
4.7 Robotics.
4.8 Planning motor control.
5. Bio-inspired systems and neuro-engineering 	

5.1 Embedded intelligent systems.
5.2 Evolvable computing
5.3 Evolving hardware.
5.4 Microelectronics for neural, fuzzy and bioinspired systems
5.5 Neural prostheses,
5.6 Retinomorphic systems
5.7 Brain-computer interfaces (BCI)
5.8 Nanosystems
5.9 Nanocognitive systems
6. Ambient intelligence 	

6.1 Unobtrusive hardware
6.2 Seamless mobile/fixed communication and computing infrastructure
6.3 Dynamic and massively distributed device networks.
6.4 Human-centric computer interfaces
6.5 Dependable and secure systems and devices
6.6 Ambient assisting living (AAL)
7. Applications 	7.1 Adaptive interfaces.
7.2 Biomimetic applications
7.3 Data analysis and pre-processing
7.4 Data mining
7.5 Economy and financial engineering.
7.6 Fuzzy systems for control.
7.7 Internet
7.8 Neural networks for control.
7.9 Power systems.
7.10 Signal processing
7.11 Telecommunication applications.
7.12 Time series and prediction 

June 10-12, 2009, Reykjavik, Iceland. Item #4481
MCS 2009 Eighth International Workshop on Multiple Classifier Systems.

email: mcs2009 AT surrey DOT ac DOT uk.
Deadlines: papers: January 19.
Workshop topics

Papers describing original work in the following and related research topics are welcome:

    * Foundations of multiple classifier systems
    * Methods for classifier fusion
    * Design of multiple classifier systems
    * Neural network ensembles
    * Bagging and boosting
    * Mixtures of experts
    * Algebraic and discrete mathematical methods, intelligent agents, etc.
    * Applications, especially in remote sensing

June 10-12, 2009, Salamanca, Spain. Item #4495
Special Session on Machine Learning and the future of medical care in 4P: personalised, predictive, preventive and participatory at IWANN2009.

Alfredo Vellido. Email: avellido@lsi.upc.edu.
Deadlines: paper: January 23.

June 10-12, 2009, Salamanca, Spain. Item #4504
SPECIAL SESSION ON "(SOCIAL) COGNITIVE ROBOTICS" at IWANN2009.

Cecilio Angulo - Technical University of Catalonia (Spain). Email: Cecilio.Angulo@upc.edu.
Deadlines: paper: January 23.

June 10-12, 2009, Salamanca, Spain. Item #4688
HAIS'2009 - The 4th International Conference on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Systems.

email: escorchado@ubu.es.

June 10-12, 2009, Salamanca, Spain. Item #4690
DCAI'09 - International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence 2009.

Juan Manuel Corchado, Dpto. de Informática y Automática, Facultad de Ciencias. University of Salamanca, 37008, Salamanca, ESPAÑA, tel: +34 923 294400 (Ext:1525), tel: +34 618 696589, fax: +34 923 294514, email: corchado@usal.es.

June 10-12, 2009, Salamanca, Spain. Item #4539
SPECIAL SESSION ON "Machine Learning and the future of medical care in 4P: personalised, predictive, preventive and participatory" at IWANN2009.

Alfredo Vellido, avellido@gmail.com.
Deadlines: paper: January 23.
The main topics of interest, any of them based on Computational Intelligence, Machine Learning and otherwise AI-related techniques, include (but are
not necessarily limited to):
• Structured methodologies for multi-modal data (data fusion combining different modalities, e.g.: molecular biomarkers, histology, imaging,
electrophysiological measurements and clinical signs).
• Methodologies for the analysis of functional and spectral signal and imaging data.
• Methodologies with a focus on model interpretation (including, for instance, visualization, feature selection and extraction, graphs, and rules).
• Survival analysis.
• Methodologies for computer-based medical decision support and treatment planning.
• Early studies of remote, mobile and non-standard healthcare systems.
• Current and planned clinical applications.

June 14-19, 2009, Atlanta, USA. Item #4403
IJCNN 2009 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks.

Robert Kozma. Email: kozma*at*memphis*dot*edu.
Deadlines: papers: December 15; proposals for tutorials and sessions: October 15.

June 14-17, 2009, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Item #4415
NAFIPS'09 - 28th North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Annual Conference.

Atsushi Inoue. Email: atsushi.inoue@ewu.edu.
Deadlines: papers: February 6.
Topics Of Interest Include, But Are Not Limited To:

Fuzzy sets methodology/Algorithms/Mathematics
Computational Intelligence/Learning
Fuzzy modeling/Intelligent data analysis
Pattern recognition/Image processing
Data mining/Databases
Human-centric interfaces/Visualization
Neuro-fuzzy systems/Evolutionary optimization
Adaptive systems/Uncertainty management
Control/Robotics/Computer vision
Bioinformatics/Software engineering/Intelligent agents
Applications/Computational experiments/Case studies
Hybrid architectures

June 14-16, 2009, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Item #4469
The 2009 North American Conference on Computing and Philosophy.

Tony Beavers. eamil: afbeavers at gmail dot com.
Deadlines: papers: February 1.
To this end, we are interested in receiving submissions that explore themes in the intersection of philosophy and computing insofar as they involve, for instance:

    * Academic/Scientific Citation Networks
    * Artificial Neural (Connectionist) Networks
    * Biological Neural Networks
    * The Internet / World-Wide Web
    * Multi-Agent Reasoning and Decision-Making
    * Networked Computing
    * Networked Robotics / Swarm Intelligence
    * Semantic Networks
    * Social Networking
    * Stigmergic Systems
    * Ubiquitous Computing

June 14-19, 2009, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Item #4486
Special Session on Computational Intelligence in Direct Support of Patient Care at IJCNN 2009.

DeLeo, James. Email: DeleoJ@cc.nih.gov.
Deadlines: papers: December 15.
Session Title: Computational Intelligence in Direct Support of Patient Care

 

Brief Description:  This session is intended to provide a forum for biomedical researchers, computer scientists and information technologists to present their recent research, development, implementation and experience with computational intelligence techniques such as neural networks, evolutionary programming, fuzzy logic, artificial intelligence, statistics, ensembling, etc. related to direct support of patient care in four broad areas, namely, (1) designing and conducting clinical research trials, (2) designing and using clinical data repositories, (3) data visualization, understanding and mining with numeric, categorical, text, signal and image data, and (4) medical devices.  Papers that show how the application of computational intelligence has been or could be successful with regard to translational medicine, meaning translating the findings in basic biomedical research into practical knowledge that has direct impact in improving health are of particular interest..  Also papers that demonstrate or suggest practical useful results with regard to comparative effectiveness, meaning improving the effectiveness of medical choices related to both health improvement and cost benefits are also of interest.   Finally, papers that demonstrate successful use of multidisciplinary team work related to the general themes of this session are of interest. (Those having regulatory agency and commercial interests in the subject matter of this session are welcome to participate.) 

June 14-18, 2009, Montreal, Canada. Item #4492
ICML-2009 The 26th International Conference On Machine Learning.

Andrea Danyluk. Email: andrea "at" cs "dot" williams "dot" edu.
Deadlines: papers: January 26, proposals for tutorials: February 6.
ICML 2009 invites submission of engagingly written papers on
substantial, original, and previously unpublished research in *all*
aspects of machine learning.  We welcome submissions of innovative
work on systems that are self adaptive, systems that improve their own
performance, or systems that apply logical, statistical, probabilistic
or other formalisms to the analysis of data, to the learning of
predictive models, or to interaction with the environment.  We welcome
innovative applications, theoretical contributions, carefully
evaluated empirical studies, and we particularly welcome work that
combines all of these elements.  We also encourage submissions that
bridge the gap between machine learning and other fields of research.
ICML 2009 will be held in Montreal, Canada, June 14-18, 2009, and will
be co-located with the Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
Conference (UAI), and the Conference on Learning Theory (COLT), and
Multidisciplinary Symposium on Reinforcement Learning (MSRL).

June 14-19, 2009, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Item #4506
Special Session on Soft Computing tools for Bioinformatics at IJCNN 2009.

Dr. Francesco Masulli, Associate Professor of Computer Science, DISI - Dept. Computer and Information Sciences University of Genova - Via Dodecaneso 35, 16146 Genoa - ITALY tel: +39 010 353 6604 fax: +39 010 353 6699 and Adjunct Associate Professor Center for Biotechnology - College of Science and Technology -Temple University - Philadelphia - PA, USA. Email: masulli@disi.unige.it.
Deadlines: paper submission: January 5.
Topics:
We welcome papers which present novel algorithms or refined classical methods for the analysis of high dimensional bioinformatic data sets. The target problems include but are not limited to:
* Data integration and fusion
* Ensemble techniques
* Biological sequence identification
* DNA/CGH/SNP/miRNA arrays
* Gene regulatory and ontology networks
* Protein-protein, protein-small molecule interactions
* Protein structure prediction
* Cellular metabolism and signaling
* Pharmacogenomics and pharmacodynamics
* Metabolic pathways
* Signal processing
* Unsupervised and supervised classification
* Imaging/data visualization
* Text mining methods
* Biomarker selection

June 14-18, 2009, Montreal, Quebec. Item #4669
ICML 2009 Workshop on Sparse Methods for Music Audio in conjunction with the 26th International Conference on Machine Learning.

Douglas Eck. Email: eckdoug@iro.umontreal.ca.
Deadlines: submission: April 15.
Topics
Since this is an exploratory workshop, we solicit contributions that
relate to sparse methods in music audio, interpreted in the broadest
possible sense. Particular topics include:

    * audio classification
    * music recommendation
    * music structure discovery/recovery
    * polyphonic pitch extraction
    * scene analysis/source separation
    * measures of music similarity
    * auditory perception models
    * music audio representation and coding

June 14, 2009, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Item #4672
Tutorial on "Introduction to Bioinformatics Data Sets Mining using Fuzzy Biclustering" at IJCNN 2009.

Dr. Francesco Masulli, Associate Professor of Computer Science, DISI - Dept. Computer and Information Sciences, University of Genova - Via Dodecaneso 35, 16146, Genoa - ITALY, tel: +39 010 353 6604 fax: +39 010 353 6699, and, Adjunct Associate Professor, Center for Biotechnology - College of Science and, Technology -Temple University - Philadelphia - PA, USA. Email: masulli@disi.unige.it.

June 16-18, 2009, San Francisco, California, USA. Item #4516
AAIM 2009.

Rong Pan. Email: poonwing@gmail.com.
Deadlines: submissions: January 20.
Main Topics (not exclusive):

Basic Algorithms
  Approximation Algorithm
  Data Structures
  Computational Geometry
  Computational Biology
  Graph Algorithms
  Randomized Algorithms
  Online Algorithms
  Experimental Algorithms

Operations Research and Management Science
  Discrete Optimization
  Network Optimization
  Facility Location
  Scheduling Algorithms
  Routing Algorithms
  Resource Allocation
  Mathematical Programming

Data Mining, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval
  Classification Algorithms
  Clustering Algorithms
  Recommendation Algorithms
  Association Rules
  Regression Algorithms
  Data Streaming Processing

Online Advertising and Ecommerce
  Ad Matching and Ranking
  Combinatorial Auction
  Procurement Auction
  Exchange and Marketplace
  Trading Algorithms
  Computational Finance
  Computational Game Theory
  Mechanism Design

June 18, 2009, Montreal, Canada. Item #4485
ICML/UAI/COLT 2009 WORKSHOP.

email: Icml-uai-colt-workshops09@ssli.ee.washington.edu.
Deadlines: proposals for workshops: January 19

June 18-21, 2009, Montreal, Canada. Item #4499
UAI 2009 - The 25th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence.

Jeff Bilmes. Email: jbilmes@gmail.com.
Deadlines: proposals for workshops: January 19; papers: March 13.

June 18-19, 2009, Montreal, Canada. Item #4626
Multidisciplinary Symposium on Reinforcement Learning.

msrl09@rl-community.org.
Deadlines: abstract: April 10.

June 18, 2009, Montreal, Canada. Item #4659
Abstraction in Reinforcement Learning Workshop at ICML/UAI/COLT 2009.

email: arl@cs.umass.edu.
Deadlines: submission: April 15.
Although reinforcement learning methods have been effectively applied
to a number of problems of practical importance, successful
large-scale applications remain the exception rather than the norm.
Problems with large state spaces still pose considerable challenges to
existing algorithms.

Abstraction is the process of factoring out irrelevant details, in
other words, of focusing only on the information that is relevant for
a particular purpose. For a number of years, the research community
has been exploring various forms of abstraction as potential
mechanisms for scaling up reinforcement learning algorithms to large,
complex problems. State abstraction approaches and temporal
abstraction methods have become well established, while recent
representation-discovery methods have shown a great deal of promise.

The goal of this workshop is to promote interaction between
researchers that work on various forms of abstraction in reinforcement
learning, to explore possible areas of synergy between existing
approaches, and to open up discussion on novel techniques that can
harness the existing strengths of different types of abstractions.

We welcome submissions on all aspects of abstraction in Reinforcement
Learning, including, but not limited to, papers addressing the
following topics:

Representation: Novel representational frameworks for temporal and
state abstraction; experiences with existing frameworks.

Discovery: Methods that allow artificial agents to perform state and
temporal abstraction autonomously, using their experience in their
environment.
   
Algorithms: Learning and planning algorithms that can fully take
advantage of temporal abstraction by reasoning at the correct temporal
granularity in the presence of actions at different time scales.
   
Applications: Descriptions of real-world applications that make
effective use of various abstraction methods; suggestions for
real-world and simulated environments that can support ongoing
research in the area.
   
Synergy: Methods that use one type of abstraction to discover or
improve the performance of another type of abstraction.
   
Overview/Methodology: Reviews of existing methods; comments on
methodology; new research directions.

Submissions will be reviewed by the program committee on the basis of
relevance, significance, technical quality, and clarity.

June 18, 2009, Montreal, Canada. Item #4678
Workshop on Numerical Mathematics in Machine Learning at ICML.

Matthias Seeger. Email: mseeger@gmail.com.
Deadlines: abstract submissions: April 27.
Topics:

Potential short talks / posters should aim to address:

- Raising awareness about the increasing importance of stability and
  predictable run-time behaviour of numerical machine learning algorithms and
  primitives
- Stability and predictable behaviour as a criterion for making algorithm
  choices in machine learning
- Lessons learned (and not learned) in machine learning about numerical
  mathematics. Ideas for improvement
- Novel developments in numerical mathematics, with potential impact on
  machine learning problems

Contributions will be considered only if a clear effort is made to analyze
problems that arise, and if choices of algorithms, preconditioning, etc. are
clearly motivated. For reasons stated in "Motivation", submissions that
apply numerical methods in a black box fashion, or that treat numerical
techniques without motivating the use for machine learning, cannot be
considered. The usual "smoothing over problems" conference paper style is
discouraged, and naming and analyzing problems is strongly encouraged.

Potential Subtopics (submissions are not limited to these):

A- Solving large linear systems
   Arise in the linear model/Gaussian MRF (mean computations), nonlinear
   optimization methods (Newton-Raphson, IRLS, ...)
   - Preconditioning, use of model structure.
     Our main interest is on semi-generic ideas that can be applied to a
     range of machine learning real-world situations
B- Novel numerical software developments relevant to ML
   - Parallel implementations of LAPACK, BLAS
   - Sparse matrix packages
C- Approximate eigensolvers
   Arise in the linear model (covariance estimation), spectral clustering
   and graph Laplacian methods, PCA
   - Lanczos algorithm and specialized variants
   - Preconditioning
D- Exploiting matrix/model structure, fast matrix-vector multiplication
   - Matrix decompositions/approximations
   - Multi-pole methods
   - Signal-processing primitives (e.g., variants of FFT)
F- Parallel numerical computation for ML
G- Other numerical mathematics (ODEs, PDEs, Quadrature, etc.) focusing on
   machine learning

June 18, 2009, Montreal, Canada. Item #4685
On-line Learning with Limited Feedback Workshop at ICML/UAI/COLT 2009.

Alessandro Lazaric. Email: alessandro.lazaric@inria.fr.
Deadlines: submission: April 26.
OVERVIEW

The main focus of the workshop is the problem of on-line learning when only
limited feedback is available to the learner. In on-line learning, at each
time step the learner has to predict the outcome corresponding to the next
input based on the feedbacks obtained so far. Unlike the usual supervised
problem, in which after each prediction the learner is revealed sufficient
information to evaluate the goodness of all predictions he could have made,
in many cases only limited feedback may be available to the learner.
Depending on the nature of the limitation on the feedback, different classes
of problems can be identified:

  1. Delayed feedback. The utility of an action (i.e., the prediction) is
returned only after a certain amount of time. This is the case of
reinforcement learning and on-line control problems where the final outcome
of an action may be available only when a goal is finally achieved.

  2. Partial feedback. The feedback is limited to that on the learner's
prediction so that no information is available on what would other possible
predictions bring. Multi-armed bandits, when only the utility of the pulled
arm is returned to the learner, is the classic example for this.

  3. Indirect feedback. Neither the true outcome, nor the utility of the
prediction is observed. Only an indirect feedback loosely related to the
prediction is returned.

The increasing interest in on-line learning with limited feedback is also
motivated by a number of applications, such as recommender systems, web
advertisement systems, in which the user's feedback is limited to
accepting/ignoring the proposed item, and the true label (i.e., the item the
user would prefer the most) is never revealed to the learner.

June 19, 2009, Seattle, USA. Item #4684
ERLARS 2009 - 2nd International Workshop on Evolutionary and Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Robot Systems in conjunction with RSS 2009.

Nils T Siebel. Email: nils@erlars.org.
Deadlines: submission: May 1.
Relevant Topics

Papers are invited on all aspects of learning methods for the control of
autonomous robot systems, including, but not limited to:

 * Model-free visual servoing
 * Mobile robot navigation by means of reinforcement learning
 * Combining offline- and online learning methods for robot control
 * Reinforcement learning by evolutionary algorithms of neural
   network-based and other robot controllers
 * Hybrid systems that combine modelling and parameter estimation by
   reinforcement learning
 * Learning from scratch and cascaded learning architectures
 * Developmental and epigenetic robotics
 * Balancing exploration and exploitation of acquired knowledge
 * Simulated environments for autonomous robot learning scenarios

June 21-25, 2009, Moncalieri, Italy. Item #4666
7th Workshop on Bayesian Nonparametrics.

YeeWhye Teh, email: yeewhye@gmail.com.
Deadlines: posters: April 30.

June 22-24, 2009, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Item #4489
The 23rd International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning.

Jure Zabkar. Email: jure.zabkar@gmail.com.
Deadlines: submission (papers & posters): March 1; late breaking papers: June 1.
The world is full of systems that have continuous aspects, and about
which we only have incomplete, qualitative knowledge. Humans are
amazingly effective at working with such knowledge, and many science,
engineering, and educational applications could benefit greatly from
similar capabilities. In seeking to understand the ability to reason
qualitatively, the QR community pursues research at the interface of
Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, Engineering, and Science.
This research includes:

  * Development of algorithms and systems for constructing,
simulating, and applying qualitative and semi-quantitative models
  * Study, from a cognitive modelling perspective, how humans
represent and use incomplete knowledge
  * Development of methods for system modelling, explanation,
diagnosis, and design, with applications in science, engineering, and
education

June 22-23, 2009, Macao, China. Item #4696
IWACI2009 - Second International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence.

Haibo He. Email: Haibo.He@stevens.edu.
Deadlines: submission: April 30.
Topic Areas
The workshop includes topics on neural networks, fuzzy systems, and evolutionary computation. However, the workshop will favor papers representing advanced theories and innovative applications. Papers will be selected based on originality, significance, technical quality, and clarity.

June 24-27, 2009, Tainan, Taiwan. Item #4420
IEA-AIE 2009 The Twenty Second International Conference on Industrial, Engineering & Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems.

Chao-Lin Liu. Email: nccu.dmg@gmail.com.
Deadlines: papers: November 8.

June 24-26, 2009, Paris, France. Item #4456
ICMLPR 2009 - International Conference on Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition.

email: info@waset.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: February 28.
Machine Learning Methods and Technologies
Artificial neural networks
Bayesian networks
Case-based reasoning
Clustering
Computational models of human learning
Computational learning theory
Constructive induction and theory revision
Cooperative learning
Decision tree learning
Discovery
Ensemble methods
Evaluation of learning methods
Incremental induction and on-line learning
Inductive logic programming
Information retrieval and learning
Instance based learning
Kernel methods
Knowledge base refinement
Knowledge intensive learning
Machine learning of natural language
Meta learning
Multi-agent learning
Multi-strategy learning
Planning and learning
Prediction of complex structures
Regression
Reinforcement learning
Rule learning
Statistical approaches
Semi-supervised learning
Unsupervised learning
Vision and learning

Pattern Recognition and Basic Technologies
Statistical Pattern Recognition
Structural and Syntactic Pattern Recognition
Neural Networks
Machine Learning and Data Mining
Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Learning
Classification and Clustering
Feature Selection, Dimensionality Reduction, Manifold Learning
Kernel Methods and Support Vector Machines
Invariance in Recognition
Multiresolution Techniques
OCR, Document Analysis and Understanding
Information Retrieval

Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision
Sensors and Early Vision
Color and Texture
Segmentation and Grouping
Motion and Tracking
Stereo and Structure from Motion
Image-Based Modeling
Illumination and Reflectance Modeling
Shape Representation
Object Recognition
Video Analysis and Event Recognition
Face and Gesture
Statistical Methods and Learning
Performance Evaluation
Medical Image Analysis
Image and Video Retrieval
Applications

Computer Vision and Image Analysis
Active Vision
Early Vision
Feature Extraction
Motion Analysis
Representation
Recognition (2D and 3D)
Texture and Colour
Scene Understanding
Segmentation
Shape from X
Visual Navigation

Signal, Speech and Image Processing
Enhancement and Restoration
Filtering
Image and Data Representation
Image Registration
Mathematical Morphology
Signal Coding and Compression
Signal Segmentation
Speech Processing and Understanding
Visualisation

Systems, Robotics and Applications
Automation and Robotics
Biomedical Imaging
Biometrics
Human-Robot Interaction
Image Database Systems
Mobile Robots
Multimedia
Multiprocessor Systems
Parallel Algorithms and Languages
Range Imaging
Real Time Systems
Remote Sensing Applications
Smart Sensors
Surveillance
Visual Inspection
VLSI Architectures

Cognitive Approaches & Soft Computing
Affective Computing
Cognitive Architecture for Recognition
Context learning for HCI and content retrieval
Data Mining in Pattern Recognition
Fuzzy Logic & Evolutionary Algorithms
Fusion and Ensemble Learning
Human Computer Interaction and Communication
Human Behavior Understanding Technology
Intelligent Agent Technology and Systems

June 25-27, 2009, Åódź, Poland. Item #4475
16th International Conference Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems.

email: mixdes2009@dmcs.p.lodz.pl.
Deadlines: papers: February 28.
The MIXDES conference series started in Debe near Warsaw in 1994 and has been organized yearly in different Polish cities. This year we would like to continue the tradition of inviting you to the most attractive places in Poland and the will take place in Åódź.
The aim of the MIXDES conference is to provide an annual Central-European forum for the presentation and discussion of recent advances in design, modeling, simulation, testing and manufacturing in various areas such as micro- and nanoelectronics, semiconductors, sensors, actuators and power devices.

The topics of the MIXDES Conference include:

1. Design of Integrated Circuits and Microsystems
Design methodologies. Digital and analog synthesis. Hardware-software codesign. Reconfigurable hardware. Hardware description languages. Intellectual property-based design. Design reuse.

2. Thermal Issues in Microelectronics
Thermal and electro-thermal modelling, simulation methods and tools. Thermal mapping. Thermal protection circuits.

3. Analysis and Modelling of ICs and Microsystems
Simulation methods and algorithms. Behavioural modelling with VHDL-AMS and other advanced modelling languages. Microsystems modelling. Model reduction. Parameter identification.

4. Microelectronics Technology and Packaging
New microelectronic technologies. Packaging. Sensors and actuators.

5. Testing and Reliability
Design for testability and manufacturability. Measurement instruments and techniques.

6. Power Electronics
Design, manufacturing, and simulation of power semiconductor devices. Hybrid and monolithic Smart Power circuits. Power integration.

7. Signal Processing
Digital and analogue filters, telecommunication circuits. Neural networks. Artificial intelligence. Fuzzy logic. Low voltage and low power solutions.

8. Embedded Systems
Design, verification and applications.

9. Medical Applications
Medical and biotechnology applications. Thermography in medicine.

June 26-28, 2009, Tbilisi, Georgia. Item #4412
CI'09 Computational Intelligence.

email: (subject: WSEAS): info@wseas.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 30.
  TOPICS:
Computational Intelligence:
Neural Networks: Foundation, supervised and unsupervised learning, algorithms, implementation, neurobiology and neurosciences, time series analysis, n.n. applications in all branches of electrical engineering and computer science. Neuro-Fuzzy Systems. Universal Approximators. Fuzzy Systems: Fuzzy sets, Fuzzy geometry, Fuzzy mathematical analysis, Fuzzy Differential Equations, Fuzzy Differential geometry, Fuzzy Dynamical Systems, Fuzzy Probability Theory, Fuzzy Statistics, Fuzzy optimization, Fuzzy Languages, Fuzzy Automata, Fuzzy Information theory, Fuzzy Expert systems, Fuzzy Operational research, Fuzzy database mining, forecasting and information retrieval, Fuzzy internet computing,Fuzzy discrete event systems, Fuzziness in multimedia engineering, Computing with words. Fuzzy Techniques in Evolutionary Computing. Takagi-Sugeno Models and Generalizations. Universal Approximator Theory. Applications. Evolutionary Computation: Mathematical foundations of Evolutionary Computation (EC), evolution Strategies, evolutionary programming, statistical problems in EC, simulation, coevolution and collective behavior, multiobjective evolutionary algorithms, evolvable hardware, ant colonies, immune systems, molecular computing, DNA computing, particle swarm and differential evolution, applications, Neural-Fuzzy-Evolutionary Systems.


Computational Intelligence Applications in:
Simulation, Modeling and Control, Prediction and Model Identification, Data Analysis, Signal Processing, Prediction and Time Series Analysis, System Identification, Data Fusion and Mining, Knowledge Discovery, Intelligent Information Systems, Image Processing, Image Understanding, Parallel Computing applications in Identification & Control, Pattern Recognition, Clustering, Classification, Distributed Systems, Decision Making and Information Retrieval Case-Based Reasoning, Decision Analysis, Intelligent Databases & Information Retrieval, Multi-criteria Decision Making, Qualitative and Approximate-Reasoning Modelling. Mathematical Biology, Simulation in Information Retrieval and Management, Decision Analysis, Fluid Mechanics, Simulation in Civil Engineering, Simulation in Economy, Ecology, Biology, Finances, Stochastic differential equations, Probability Theory and Applications, Stochastic Processes, Mathematical Statistics, Applied Statistics, Prediction Theory, Estimation Theory, Operational Research, Queueing Theory, Reliability Theory, Routing Theory, Measurement Theory, Epidemiology, Financial mathematics, Functional Languages, Coding, Cryptology, Object-Oriented Programming, Computational Geometry, Multimedia, Discrete structures, Extremal problems, Enumeration problems, Network algorithms, Network optimization, Approximation algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Coding and Information Theory, Error-correcting codes, Communication protocols, Remote Sensing, Human-Machine Systems, Sonar and underwater acoustic systems, Undersea Systems, Navigation and Tracking Systems, Space Systems, Wavelets, Verification and Validation, Virtual Reality, Symbolic Computation. Instrumentation and Measurement, Sensors, Data and Knowledge Acquisition, Industrial Measurement, Electronics, VLSI for Manufacturing Systems, Large Scale Systems, Hierarchical Control, Decentralized Control, Supervision, Diagnosis and Man-Machine Interaction, Flexible Structures, Modeling and Model Reduction, Production Planning, Scheduling and CIME, Quintitative methods, Transportation Systems, Robotics, Environmental Engineering, Water and Gas Systems, Large Scale manufacturing processes, Industrial Control, Complex Systems, Chemical Industry, Oil Industry, Car Industry, Mechatronics, Power Systems, Aerospace and Naval Applications, CAD/CAM systems. Optimization Theory, Linear Programming, Quadratic Programming, Convex Programming, Nonlinear Programming, Stochastic Programming, Combinatorial Programming, Integer Programming, Convex, Nonsmooth and Variational analysis, Multiobjective programming, Game Theory, Algorithms for parallel architectures, Global Optimization, Variational Principles and Applications, Software Development, Heuristic Algorithms, Tabu Methods, Simulated Annealing, Computational Analysis of Optimization Algorithms, Electromagnetics, Transportation and Urban Systems, Socioeconomic Systems, Health Care, Enviromental Management, Risk Management, Law and technology:
 

June 28-July 1, 2009, Paris, France. Item #4443
KDD-2009: The Fifteenth ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining.

General Chair John Elder. http://www.datamininglab.com/.
Deadlines: abstract submission: February 2; paper submission: February 6.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
===================================================

Novel data mining algorithms
Data mining foundations
Innovative applications of data mining
Data mining and KDD systems and frameworks Mining data streams and sensor data Mining multi-media data Mining social networks and graph data Mining spatial and temporal data Mining biological and biomedical data Mining text, Web, semantic web and semi-structured data Mining dynamic data Pre-processing and post-processing in data mining Robust and scalable statistical methods Security, privacy, and adversarial data mining High performance and parallel/distributed data mining Mining tera-/peta-scale data Visual data mining and data visualization Data integration issues in mining Data and knowledge provenance in KDD


All submitted papers will be judged based on their technical merit, rigor, significance, originality, repeatability, relevance, and clarity. Papers submitted to KDD'09 should be original work, not previously published in a peer-reviewed conference or journal. Substantially similar versions of the paper submitted to KDD'09 should not be under review in another peer-reviewed conference or journal during the KDD-09 reviewing period.

June 28 - July 18, 2009, Telluride, Colorado, USA. Item #4536
Neuromorphic Cognition Engineering Workshop.

Ralph Etienne-Cummings, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 105 Barton Hall/3400 N. Charles St. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218. Email: retienne@jhu.edu, URL: http://etienne.ece.jhu.edu/~etienne.
Deadlines: applications: March 1.
GOALS:

Neuromorphic engineers design and fabricate artificial neural systems
whose organizing principles are based on those of biological nervous
systems. Over the past 12 years, this research community has focused on
the understanding of low-level sensory processing and systems
infrastructure; efforts are now expanding to apply this knowledge and
infrastructure to addressing higher-level problems in perception,
cognition, and learning. Inthis 3-week intensive workshop and through
the Institute for Neuromorphic Engineering (INE), the mission is to
promote interaction between seniorand junior researchers; to educate new
members of the community; to introduce new enabling fields and
applications to the community; to promote on-going collaborative
activities emerging from the Workshop, and to promote a self-sustaining
research field.

June 28, 2009, Seattle, WA, USA. Item #4664
RSS 2009 Workshop on bridging the gap between high-level discrete representations and low-level continuous behaviors.

Dana Kulic. dana@learning-robots.de.
Deadlines: poster abstract submission: April 20.

June 28, 2009, Seattle, Washington, USA. Item #4665
2009 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference.

Jeff Trinkle, Dept. of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3590, Office: MRC 330c, tel: (518) 276 2510, email: trink <at> cs <dot> rpi <dot> edu.
Deadlines: paper submissions: January 15.

June 28, 2009, Seattle, WA, USA. Item #4670
Workshop on Regression in Robotics - Approaches and Applications.

Christian Plagemann, Stanford University, email: plagemann@stanford.edu.
Deadlines: poster abstracts: April 24.
Goal & Topics:

We invite abstract submissions from researchers working on machine
learning, robotics and/or control theory with a general interest in 
regression
and function approximation. Ideally, submissions should contribute to
one or several of the following topics:

**Approaches: Which learning approaches have been applied successfully
to solve regression problems in robotics or have a high potential for 
doing so?

**Problem settings: Which robot learning problems contain regression or
function approximation as a central component? What are the specific
aspects that make the problem challenging?

**Theoretical foundations: How can challenging requirements such as 
online
updates, active sampling, high dimensionality, non-homogeneous noise and
missing features be addressed?

**Benchmarking and evaluation: What are suitable methods for 
evaluation of
regression methods? What metrics are being used and, subsequently, which
should be used? Which benchmark data sets are available and which are 
missing?

Submission Details:

Interested parties should send an abstract in PDF form of up to 2 
pages to
submission@robreg.org by Friday, April 24, 2009. Accepted abstracts 
will take
the form of poster presentations and a selection will be chosen for 
additional
short talks.

June 28, 2009, Paris, France. Item #4674
StReBio'09 - ACM SIGKDD workshop on Statistical and Relational Learning and mining in Bioinformatics.

Jan Ramon. Email: Jan.Ramon@cs.kuleuven.be.
Deadlines: submission: April 20.
TOPICS OF INTEREST

The purpose of the workshop is to provide a forum for presenting and
discussing new methods, problem settings, applications and models,
exploiting structured data in the field of biology. Methods include, but
are not restricted to

     * Statistical Relational Learning
     * Relational Probabilistic Models
     * Multi-relational Data Mining
     * Graph Methods

The data, structures or models considered can include but are not limited
to

     * Sequences (DNA, RNA, protein)
     * Pathways (chemical, metabolic, mutation, interaction pathways)
     * 2D, 3D structures of proteins, RNA
     * Chemical structures (e.g. QSAR, especially regarding interaction of
compounds with proteins)
     * Evolutionary relations (phylogeny, homology relations)
     * Ontologies integration (gene, enzyme, protein function ontologies)
     * Large networks (regulatory, co-expression, interaction, metabolic,
...)
     * Concept graphs (heterogenuous graphs linking information on
articles, authors and biological entities such as compounds, proteins,
genes, ...

June 28, 2009, Paris, France. Item #4698
CSI-KDD 2009 - ACM SIGKDD Workshop on CyberSecurity and Intelligence Informatics.

Gerhard Paaß. Email: Gerhard.Paass@iais.fraunhofer.de.
Deadlines: submission deadline: April 27.
Topics of Interest
Novel Knowledge Discovery Methods for the Security Domain:

    * Knowledge discovery integrating heterogeneous data sources, such as text, web-sites, program code, video, audio, biometrics, and speech.
    * Knowledge discovery for the joint detection, monitoring or understanding of intrusion, deception, fraud and criminal activity.
    * Advanced data mining approaches for spam and phishing detection, and filtering of web pages to discover illegal content.
    * Active, adaptive or anticipatory knowledge discovery approaches to keep filters up to date.
    * Data and graph mining of network structures and communication patterns.
    * Adversarial knowledge discovery, e.g. for randomized/perturbed attacks.
    * Knowledge discovery for the attack attribution problem, e.g. by the analysis of traffic, log and protocol under the umbrella of e-forensics techniques.
    * Quantification of threats imposed by data mining techniques to privacy/security and possible remedies like privacy preserving multi-party data mining.
    * Knowledge discovery techniques applied to malware analysis or to any contextual information related to the malware problem.

Innovative Techniques and Applications in Intelligence Informatics:

    * Terrorism Informatics: terrorism knowledge portals and database, forecasting and countering terrorism, terrorism root cause analysis and social network analysis.
    * Infrastructure protection: public health and bioterrorism information infrastructure, transportation and communication infrastructure, border safety, intrusion detection.
    * Emergency response: disaster prevention, detection and management, communication and decision support for search and rescue.
    * Criminal data mining and network analysis, intelligence-related knowledge discovery.
    * Deception and intent detection, authorship analysis and identification.
    * Cyber-crime detection and analysis, web-based intelligence monitoring and analysis.
    * Criminal/intelligence information sharing, visualization, policy and governance.
    * Enterprise risk management and information system security: fraud detection, accounting and IT auditing, corporate sentiment surveillance, market influence analytics and media intelligence.

June 29 - July 1, 2009, Trabzon, Turkey. Item #4490
INISTA 2009 International Symposium on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications.

H. İbrahim Okumuş, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey, tel: +90 462 377 2916, fax: +90 462 325 7405. Email: inista@inista.org.
Deadlines: papers: February 16; proposals for special sessions: December 26.
 

• Artificial Intelligence Algorithms
	

• Intelligent Approaches in Robotic and Automation

• Artificial Neural Networks
	

• Intelligent Approaches in Signal and Image Processing

• Bioinformatics
	

• Intelligent Approaches in System Identification/Modeling

• Data Mining
	

• Intelligent Control Systems

• Evolutionary Computations
	

• Intelligent Defense/Security Systems

• Expert Systems
	

• Intelligent Life

• Fuzzy Logic
	

• Machine Learning

• Genetic Algorithms
	

• Memetic Computing

• Hardware Implementations for Intelligent Systems
	

• Natural Language Processing

• Human-Computer Interaction
	

• Partical Swarms
• Inteligent Agents 	

• Smart Sensors and Materials

• Intelligent Applications in Biomedical Engineering
	

• Other topics related with Intelligent Systems

June 29, 2009, Seattle, WA, USA. Item #4676
RSS 2009 Workshop on Autonomous Flying Vehicles: Fundamentals and Applications As part of the Robotics: Science and Systems Conference 2009.

Srikanth Saripalli, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, email: srikanth.saripalli@asu.edu.
Deadlines: poster abstract: April 24.
Topics:


  We invite posters from researchers working in the following areas:


  - Navigation
  - Collision avoidance
  - Multi-aircraft coordination
  - Novel sensing and state estimation methods
  - Applications: mapping, search and rescue, inspection, patrolling.

June 30-July 3, 2009, Vilnius, Lithuania. Item #4483
ASMDA 2009 - XIII International Conference Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis.

ASMDA 2009, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Akademijos str. 4, 08663 Vilnius, Lithuania, tel: +3705 2109323, fax: +3705 2729209, email: asmda2009@asmda.net.
Deadlines: proposals for streams: November 5; abstracts: December 5.
Methodological approaches

    * Poisson, Markov, semi-Markov processes,
    * Point processes,
    * Martingales, Stochastic calculus,
    * Random evolutions,
    * Decision and Controlled Processes,
    * Diffusion and Poisson approximations,
    * Asymptotic models and Weak Convergences,
    * Statistical inference for Stochastic processes ,
    * Hidden Markov and semi-Markov processes,
    * Fitting models for data,
    * Reliability and survival analysis,
    * Bayesian inference,
    * Functional data analysis,
    * Discriminant and Regression Analysis,
    * Mixture model and Probabilistic approach to Clustering,
    * Analysis of complex data (incomplete, censored, missing, spatio-temporal, imprecise, fuzzy,...),
    * Theories of uncertainty,
    * Graphical models and Bayesian networks,
    * Multidimensional Scaling,
    * Sensory Analysis,
    * Classification and Documentation,
    * Data and Text Mining,
    * Chaotic and Stochastic processes,
    * Analysis of Chaotic processes. 

Special techniques and algorithms:

    * Neural Networks,
    * Genetic and Fuzzy Algorithms,
    * Support Vector Machine,
    * Monte Carlo Methods
    * Chaotic Simulation. 

June 30 - July 3, 2009, Graz, Austria. Item #4541
RoboCup International Symposium 2009.

Michail G. Lagoudakis. Email: lagoudakis@intelligence.tuc.gr.
Deadlines: abstracts: February 2; papers: February 9.
AREAS OF INTEREST

* Robot Hardware and Software
     -- mobile and humanoid robots
     -- sensors and actuators
     -- embedded and mobile devices
     -- robot construction and new materials
     -- robotic system integration
     -- robot software architectures
     -- robot programming environments and languages
     -- real-time and concurrent programming
     -- robot simulators

* Perception and Action
     -- distributed sensor integration
     -- sensor noise filtering
     -- real-time image processing and pattern recognition
     -- motion and sensor models
     -- sensory-motor control
     -- robot kinematics and dynamics
     -- high-dimensional motion control

* Robotic Cognition and Learning
     -- world modeling
     -- localization, navigation, and mapping
     -- planning and reasoning
     -- decision making under uncertainty
     -- reinforcement learning
     -- complex motor skill acquisition
     -- motion and sensor model learning

* Multi-Robot Systems
     -- team coordination methods
     -- communication protocols
     -- learning and adaptive systems
     -- teamwork and heterogeneous agents
     -- dynamic resource allocation
     -- adjustable autonomy

* Human-Robot Interaction
     -- human-robot interfaces
     -- speech synthesis and natural language generation
     -- visualization

* Education and Edutainment
     -- Robotics and Artificial Intelligence education
     -- educational robotics
     -- robot kits and programming tools
     -- robotic entertainment

* Applications
     -- disaster rescue information systems
     -- search and rescue robots
     -- robotic surveillance
     -- service robots
     -- robots at home

July 1-4, 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark. Item #4662
EMMDS 2009: European Workshop on Challenges in Modern Massive Data Sets.

mmds-organizers@imm.dtu.dk.
Deadlines: poster registration: June 1.
Scope:
The 2009 European Workshop on Challenges in Modern Massive Data Sets (MMDS
2009) will address algorithmic, mathematical, and statistical challenges
in modern statistical data analysis. The goals of MMDS 2009 are to explore
novel techniques for modeling and analyzing massive, high-dimensional, and
nonlinearly-structured scientific and internet data sets, and to bring
together computer scientists, statisticians, mathematicians, and data
analysis practitioners to promote cross-fertilization of ideas.

July 2-5, 2009, Milan, Italy. Item #4452
ICINCO 2009 - 6th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics.

ICINCO Secretariat, Address: Av. D.Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq. 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal, tel: +351 265 520 185, fax: +44 203 014 5435. Email: secretariat@icinco.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: February 23.
CONFERENCE AREAS

Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following conference areas:

   1. Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
   2. Robotics and Automation
   3. Signal Processing, Systems Modeling and Control

AREA 1: INTELLIGENT CONTROL SYSTEMS AND OPTIMIZATION

      - Decision support systems
      - Distributed control systems
      - Expert systems for industry
      - Intelligent fault detection and identification
      - Knowledge-based systems applications
      - Planning and Scheduling
      - Machine learning in control applications
      - Hybrid learning systems
      - Mechatronic systems
      - Neural networks based control systems
      - Optimization algorithms
      - Software agents for intelligent control systems
      - Soft computing
      - Fuzzy control
      - Genetic algorithms
      - Evolutionary computation and control 

AREA 2: ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION

      - Robot design, development and control
      - Human-robots interfaces
      - Network robotics
      - Mobile robots and autonomous systems
      - Human augmentation and shared control
      - Cybernetics
      - Space and underwater robots
      - Intelligent transportation technologies and systems
      - Vehicle control applications
      - Telerobotics and Teleoperation
      - Industrial networks and automation
      - Intelligent warehouses
      - Modeling, simulation and architectures
      - Vision, recognition and reconstruction
      - Virtual Reality
      - Image processing
      - Surveillance
      - Control and supervision systems
      - Web-based control
      - Autonomous agents
      - Petri nets (system design/verification with nets, protocols and networks)
      - Reasoning about action for intelligent robots
      - Natural language dialogue with robots 

AREA 3: SIGNAL PROCESSING, SYSTEMS MODELING AND CONTROL

      - Speech recognition
      - Signal reconstruction
      - Computer and microprocessor-based control
      - Hierarchical control
      - Instrumentation networks and software
      - Field-buses
      - Real-time systems control
      - Environmental monitoring and control
      - Time series and system modeling
      - Time-frequency analysis
      - Feature extraction
      - Information-based models for control
      - Discrete event systems
      - Hybrid dynamical systems
      - System identification
      - Adaptive signal processing and control
      - Nonlinear signals and systems
      - Optimization problems in signal processing
      - Change detection problems 

July 2-4, 2009, Leuven, Belgium. Item #4556
ILP, MLG, SRL 2009 - International Workshop on Statistical Relational Learning and 19th International Conference on Inductive Logic Programming and 7th International Workshop on Mining and Learning with Graphs.

ilp-mlg-srl@cs.kuleuven.be.
Deadlines: paper / abstract submissions: April 3.

July 3-4, 2009, Marseille, France. Item #4679
Machine Learning for Aerospace.

mla09@ad.mech.tohoku.ac.jp.
Deadlines: abstract: April 3.
Workshop Topics:
1.Multi-Objective Design Optimisation
2.Multi-Disciplinary Design Optimisation
3.Robust Design
4.Data Mining
5.Data Fusion

July 4-5, 2009, Milan, Italy. Item #4453
ANNIIP 2009 - The Fifth International Workshop on Artificial Neural Networks and Intelligent Information Processing.

email: workshops@icinco.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 10.
   	
The Fifth International Workshop on Artificial Neural Networks and
Intelligent Information Processing - ANNIIP 2009
4-5 July, 2009 - Milan, Italy
 
In conjunction with the 6th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - ICINCO 2009
 
Chair
Kurosh Madani
The University of PARIS XII,
Paris, France


Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Bio-inspired Artificial Neural Networks
- Hybrid information processing
- Hierarchical Artificial Neural Network models and systems
- Intelligent sensors and smart instrumentation
- Self-organizing systems
- Self-diagnosable machines
- Self-optimizing systems
- Artificial Neural Networks based Cooperative systems
- Social Behaviour based systems
- Multi-agent and distributed intelligent systems
- Neuro-Fuzzy and Fuzzy logic based systems
- Complex Intelligent Artificial Systems
- Artificial Neural Network and Intelligent Systems software and hardware issues
- Modular Artificial Neural Network based systems
- Modular implementation of Artificial Neural Networks
- Stability and instability in Artificial Neural networks
- Application of Artificial Neural Networks and Intelligent Systems:
         - Artificial Neural Networks based pattern recognition
         - Artificial Neural Networks based signal processing
         - Artificial Neural Networks based image processing
         - Artificial Neural Networks based data fusion
         - Artificial Neural Networks based data mining
         - Artificial Neural Networks based decision
         - Artificial Neural Network based control
         - Artificial Neural Network based system identification
         - Artificial Neural Network in robustness and safety
         - Artificial Neural Network in Management and Financial Applications
         - Artificial Neural Network based solutions for industrial environment 

July 6-9, 2009, Seattle, WA, USA. Item #4518
Fusion 2009 - 12th International Conference on Information Fusion.

Robert Lynch. Email: robert.s.lynch@navy.mil.
Deadlines: special session proposal: February 2, tutorial proposal: February 2, papers: March 2.
Topics of interest include (but not limited to) the following:
1. Theory and Representation
Probability theory, Bayesian inference; Fuzzy sets, Fuzzy logic; Dempster-Shafer, evidential reasoning, belief functions; Logic based fusion, preference aggregation, vote; Random sets; Neural networks; Ontology & Category Theory.
2. Algorithms
Data Registration, sensor registration; Detection, combined detection and tracking; Classification, Automatic Target Recognition; Nonlinear Filtering and Smoothing; Particle filters, Markov chain Monte Carlo; Target Tracking and Localization; Feature Aided Tracking; Data association; Video tracking, radar tracking; Situation assessment; Pattern analysis; Behavior modeling; Predictive and Impact assessment; Process management; Sensor Resource Management; Active and Passive Data Fusion; High level fusion; Image Fusion; Hard soft data fusion; Database Fusion; Distributed Fusion; Data Mining; Machine learning.
3. Modeling, simulation and evaluation
Target modeling; Sensor modeling; Simulation tools, benchmarks; Testbeds; Fusion performance modeling; Fusion performance evaluation.
4. Application Areas
Sensor networks; Defense and intelligence; Aerospace; Public Security; Computer Security; Robotics and; Automation; Intelligent Transportation; Logistics; Automotive; Manufacturing; Economics and Financial; Environmental Monitoring; Medical Care.

July 6, 2009, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Item #4609
The Ninth IASTED International Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications ~WOC 2009~.

IASTED Secretariat – WOC 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: important deadlines; submissions due March 23, 2009; notification of acceptance April 17, 2009; final manuscripts due May 4, 2009; registration deadline May 15, 2009.
PURPOSE

The Ninth IASTED International Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications (WOC 2009) will be a major forum for scientists, engineers, and practitioners throughout the world to present their latest research, results, ideas, developments, and applications in all areas of telecommunication systems, with emphasis on wireless and optical communications. Its aim is to strengthen relations between the telecommunication industry, research laboratories, and universities.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

WOC 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Antennas, Radar and Wave Propagation (ARP 2009)
    * Environmental Management and Engineering (EME 2009)
    * Modelling and Simulation (MS 2009)

SCOPE

WOC 2009 will highlight the latest research and developments in Wireless and Optical Communications. This conference is intended for research scientists from around the world and will feature universities, institutions, telecommunication companies, service developers, and organizations using telecommunication technologies.
COMMUNICATIONS THEORY AND TECHNIQUES

    * Coding Techniques
    * CDMA Systems
    * Spread Spectrum Techniques
    * Turbo Codes
    * Space-Time Codes
    * Multiplexing
    * Multiple Access Techniques
    * Channel Estimation
    * Fading Channels
    * MIMO Channels
    * Multiuser Detection
    * Transmission Diversity
    * Modulation
    * Adaptive Modulation and Coding
    * Demodulation
    * Equalization
    * Synchronization
    * Queuing Theory
    * Filtering Techniques
    * Noise Reduction
    * Signal Processing in Communications

COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOLS AND STANDARDS

    * Internet Protocols (IP)
    * Mobile IP
    * Congestion Control Protocols
    * Transport Control Protocols (TCP)
    * Routing Protocols
    * Wireless Application Protocols (WAP)
    * IP and ATM over Optical Networks
    * IP over WDM
    * IP over Wireless
    * IP over ATM
    * MAC Protocols
    * Photonics-based Communications Protocols
    * Communications Standards (GSM, UMTS, GPRS, CDMA2000, 802.11 WLANs, HiPerLAN, 802.15 WPANs)
    * Interference and Coexistence of Wireless Standards

NETWORK MANAGEMENT, SERVICES, AND SECURITY

    * Intelligent Networks and Services
    * Digital Integrated Services (ISDN, BISDN)
    * System Capacity Analysis
    * Optimization
    * Routing and Signalling Issues
    * Wavelength Assignment
    * Resource Management
    * Bandwidth Management
    * Dynamic Channel Allocation
    * Performance Management
    * Traffic Measurements and Modelling
    * Location-based Services
    * Location Management
    * Roaming and Handoff
    * Traffic Engineering and Control
    * Network Performance
    * Network Security
    * Congestion Control Mechanisms
    * Admission and Flow Control
    * Packet Scheduling
    * Regulatory Issues
    * Network Modelling and Simulation
    * Performance Modelling and Evaluation
    * Quality of Service
    * Multicast Services
    * Service Security and Privacy
    * Wireless LAN Security
    * Reliability

APPLICATIONS

    * m-Commerce
    * e-Commerce
    * Electronic Banking
    * Mobile Internet
    * Video Conferencing
    * Distance Education
    * Multimedia Applications
    * Virtual Home Environments (VHE)
    * Telemedicine
    * Streaming Applications
    * IP Telephony
    * Online Gaming
    * Web Services

ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, AND INFRASTRUCTURE

    * Optical Network Architecture
    * Optical Network Multilayer Design
    * Fibre Design and Fabrication
    * Network Design Software
    * Synchronous Optical Networks (SONET)
    * Inter-Satellite Optical Links
    * Inter-Working between Optical and Wireless Networks
    * Architecture, Design, and Infrastructure of Optical Networks
    * Metro and Access Networks
    * Modelling and Simulation
    * WDM Systems and Networks
    * Passive Optical Networks
    * Broadband
    * FTTx Architecture and Design
    * Ethernet and Packet-based Networks
    * Optical / Wireless Convergence
    * Optical Network Planning
    * Optical Performance Monitoring
    * Long-Haul, Metro, and Access Networks (to replace Metro and Access Networks)
    * Reconfigurable Networks

OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

    * Light-Emitting Diodes
    * Lasers
    * Optical Amplifiers
    * Modulators
    * WDM Systems
    * Optical Switches
    * Optical MEMS Components
    * Filters for DWDM
    * Transmitter and Receiver Subsystems
    * Transceivers
    * Amplifiers
    * Active and Passive Components
    * Fibre Wave-Guided Components
    * Optical Splitting and Directional Couplers
    * Array Wave-Guided Devices
    * Sensors
    * Fibre Cables
    * Specialty Fibre
    * Ultrafast Optical Communications
    * Secure Optical Communications
    * ROADM

OPTICAL FUNDAMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES

    * Optical Switching Technologies
    * Optical Packet Switching
    * Light Matter Interaction
    * Wave-Guide Fabrication Techniques, including Ultra-Short Pulse Approaches
    * Propagation Characteristics
    * Polarization Compensation
    * Chromatic Dispersion Compensation
    * Modulation Techniques
    * Multiplexing (WDM, OTDM, CDM)
    * Nonlinear Optical Effects
    * Nanostructural Material Technology
    * Ultrafast Optical Communications
    * Secure Optical Communications
    * Wavelength Switching
    * Integrated Optics
    * 40G Technologies
    * Hybrid and Monolithic Integration
    * Quantum Communication

WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES

    * IP over Wireless Networks
    * Wireless ATM Networks
    * Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANET)
    * Wireless PANs
    * Wireless LANs
    * Remote LANs
    * ATM and IP Integration
    * Multimedia over Wireless Networks
    * High-Speed Switching
    * 3rd and 4th Generation Wireless Network Technologies
    * Broadband Wireless Access
    * Cellular Technology
    * BlueTooth and Wideband Technology
    * OFDM Technology
    * WCDMA Technology
    * IrDA Technology
    * Broadcast Technologies
    * GPS Technology
    * Mobile and Personal Computing
    * Software Defined Radio
    * Reconfigurable Radio
    * Ultra Wide Band Radio
    * Home Network Technologies
    * Wireless Local Loops
    * Wireless Technologies for Sensors
    * Wi-Fi
    * WiMAX Technology

WIRELESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

    * Radio Access Network Architecture
    * Core/Backbone Network Architecture
    * Multimedia Wireless IP Network Architecture
    * RF Systems Engineering
    * RF Network Planning
    * Core Network Planning

WIRELESS SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

    * Broadband Mobile Communication Systems
    * Satellite Communication Systems
    * Antennas
    * Amplifiers
    * High-Speed Routers
    * Mobile Terminal Systems
    * GSM/W-CDMA/Bluetooth Chips
    * WLAN/WPAN Chips
    * CDMA2000/WLAN Chips
    * Transmitter and Receiver Components
    * RF Electronics

ALGORITHM AND PROTOCOL

    * Cross-Layer design
    * Data Aggregation
    * Distributed Algorithms and Complexity Analysis
    * Localization
    * MAC & Link Layer Problem
    * Mobility Support
    * Network Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks
    * Protocols for Sensor Networks
    * Redundancy
    * RFID
    * Routing & Transport Protocol
    * Self-Configuration and Maintenance Algorithm
    * Self-Healing Ad-Hoc Networks
    * SoC and SiP with Integrated Sensors
    * Time Synchronization
    * Target Tracking
    * Trends in Technology and Standards

SYSTEM

    * Bandwidth Management
    * Data Storage and Retrieval
    * Energy Efficient Design
    * Fault Tolerance and Reliability
    * Middleware Design
    * Power Management
    * System Debugging and Testing
    * System Implementation
    * Trade-Off Analysis
    * Traffic Scheduling

SECURITY

    * Base Station Secure Management
    * Encryption Algorithm
    * Data Aggregation
    * Information Processing
    * Integrity Control
    * Location and Mobility
    * Mechanisms for Authentication
    * Mobility
    * QoS
    * Reconfigurability
    * Security and Encyption

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

    * Battery Technology
    * Embedded Chip Design
    * Operating System
    * Programming Abstraction
    * Programming and Interfacing
    * Sensor Interfaces and Placement
    * Software Tools for Chip Programming
    * Topology Control
    * Transceiver and Antenna Design
    * Ubiquitous Wireless Connectivity

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

    * Modelling and Validation of Sensor Network Architectures
    * Monitoring Tools
    * Performance Comparison on Capacity, Coverage, and Connectivity
    * Performance Measurement
    * Simulation and Theoretical Analysis
    * Tracing and Trace Analysis

APPLICATIONS

    * Application Evaluation and Comparison
    * Application of Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks
    * Application Requirements
    * Demos and Prototype Testing
    * Potential Application Areas
    * Real Life WSN Applications

July 6, 2009, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Item #4610
The Sixth IASTED International Conference on Antennas, Radar and Wave Propagation ~ARP 2009~.

IASTED Secretariat – ARP 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: important deadlines; submissions due March 23, 2009; notification of acceptance April 17, 2009; final manuscripts due May 4, 2009; registration deadline May 15, 2009.
PURPOSE

The International Conference on Antennas, Radar and Wave Propagation (ARP 2009) will be a major forum for international researchers and professionals to present their latest research, results, and ideas in all areas of antennas, radar, and wave propagation. ARP 2009 aims to strengthen relations between industry, research laboratories, and universities.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

ARP 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Wireless and Optical Communications (WOC 2009)
    * Environmental Management and Engineering (EME 2009)
    * Modelling and Simulation (MS 2009)

SCOPE

The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:
Antennas and Antenna Arrays

    * Smart Antennas
    * Micro Strip Antennas
    * Antenna-Coupled Infrared Detectors
    * Micro Machined Monolithic Antennas
    * Phased-Array Antennas
    * Fractal Element Antennas
    * Reflector Antennas
    * Beam Scanning Capability
    * Photonics in Antenna Systems
    * MEMS Components
    * Modelling
    * Performance Evaluation

Radar

    * SAR / ISAR
    * Chaotic Signal Radar
    * MTI Radar
    * STAP
    * Super-Resolution Algorithms
    * Multiple Hypothesis Tracking
    * Beam Forming
    * Detection and Target ID Algorithms
    * Signal Processing
    * Radar Imaging

Wave Propagation

    * Atmospheric Effects on Propagation
    * Propagation in Earth-Space and Deep Space Environments
    * Propagation in Indoor and Industrial Environments
    * Propagation in Suburban and Urban Environments
    * Audio Propagation in Cellular Networks
    * Scattering, Diffraction and Diversity
    * Wave Penetration
    * Bio-Electromagnetics

Materials and Structures

    * Microwave Materials
    * Electromagnetic Properties of Materials
    * Metamaterials
    * Periodic Structures
    * Band-Gap Structures
    * FSS
    * RF-MEMS
    * Waveguides
    * RF Circuit Components

Microwave Metrology

    * Instruments and Techniques for Measuring Impedance
    * Noise
    * Power
    * Time
    * Frequency
    * Voltage
    * Current
    * Scattering Parameters
    * Biological Effects

Computational Electromagnetics

    * Propagation Modelling
    * Scattering and Inverse Scattering Problems
    * CAD
    * Channel Modelling
    * Meshing Strategy
    * Multipole Methods
    * Method of Moments
    * Wavelet-based Methods
    * Finite Element Analysis

July 6, 2009, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Item #4611
The IASTED International Conference on Environmental Management and Engineering ~EME 2009~.

IASTED Secretariat – EME 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: important deadlines; submissions due March 23, 2009; notification of acceptance April 17, 2009; final manuscripts due May 4, 2009; registration deadline May 15, 2009.
PURPOSE

With steady population growth and increasing energy demand around the world, the prudent management of the world's dwindling resources has become an issue of utmost importance. Concomitantly, the areas of greatest population growth -- and insatiable energy demand -- are found in nations with high levels of pollution. The IASTED International Conference on Environmental Management and Engineering aims to convene scholars, researchers and individuals in government to discuss the challenges posed by the confluence of finite energy supplies, demographic trends and political considerations, and possible solutions thereto. The resulting threats to the environment, food and water supplies will be of particular interest.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

EME 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Wireless and Optical Communications (WOC 2009)
    * Antennas, Radar and Wave Propagation (ARP 2009)
    * Modelling and Simulation (MS 2009)

SCOPE

The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:

    * Water resources management
    * Air quality
    * Conservation
    * Ecological Restoration
    * Pollution Reduction
    * Habitat Rehabilitation
    * Land Management
    * Wastewater Treatment
    * Natural Resource Management
    * Remote Sensing
    * Carbon Sequestration
    * Sustainable Development
    * Waste Management
    * Soil Erosion
    * Biomonitoring
    * Environmental Impact Assessment
    * Clean Energy
    * Biodegradable Materials

July 6, 2009, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Item #4612
MS 2009 - The 20th IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation.

IASTED Secretariat – MS 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: submissions: March 23, 2009; notification of acceptance April 17, 2009; final manuscripts due May 4, 2009; registration deadline May 15, 2009.
PURPOSE

The 20th IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation (MS 2009) will be a major forum for international researchers and practitioners interested in all areas of modelling and simulation. It will be an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

MS 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Wireless and Optical Communications (WOC 2009)
    * Antennas, Radar and Wave Propagation (ARP 2009)
    * Environmental Management and Engineering (EME 2009)

SCOPE

The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:
MODELLING AND SIMULATION METHODOLOGIES

    * Model Development
    * Bond Graph Modelling
    * Statistical and Probabilistic Modelling
    * Numerical Methods
    * Mathematical Modelling
    * Physically-based Modelling
    * Agent-based Modelling
    * Dynamic Modelling
    * 3-Dimensional Modelling
    * Continuous and Discrete Methodology
    * Computational Geometry
    * Time Series Analysis
    * Finite Element Methods
    * Simulation Tools and Languages
    * Discrete Event Simulation
    * Petri Nets
    * Object Oriented Implementation
    * Web-based Simulation
    * Monte Carlo Simulation
    * Distributed Simulation
    * Simulation Optimization
    * Simulation Uncertainty
    * Neural Networks
    * Artificial Intelligence
    * Expert Systems
    * Knowledge-based Systems
    * Fuzzy Systems
    * Genetic Algorithms
    * Data Modelling
    * Computer Aided Design
    * CASE Systems in Engineering Design
    * Multi-Paradigm
    * Visualization
    * Virtual Reality
    * Synthetic Environments
    * Applications

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS MODELLING

    * Air Modelling and Simulation
    * Atmospheric Modelling
    * Hazardous Material
    * Mobile Source Emissions
    * Ecosystem Modelling
    * Hydrological Modelling
    * Aquatic Ecosystems
    * Marine Ecosystems
    * Freshwater Ecosystems
    * Biological Systems
    * Agricultural Modelling
    * Terrain Analysis
    * Meteorological Modelling
    * Earth System Modelling
    * Reservoir Simulation
    * Climatic Modelling
    * Natural Resource Management
    * Terrestrial Ecosystems

ENERGY AND POWER SYSTEMS MODELLING

    * Energy Flow Modelling
    * Modelling of Energy Sources
    * Power Plant Modelling
    * Turbine Modelling
    * Transmission Line Modelling
    * Transient Analysis
    * Stability Studies
    * Harmonics Modelling
    * Power Quality Analysis
    * Fault Simulation
    * Power Network Simulation
    * SCADA Systems
    * Energy Demand Modelling
    * Energy Economics
    * Electricity Market Modelling
    * Fluid Power Systems

MODELLING IN BIOMEDICINE AND BIOMECHANICS

    * Biomedical Modelling
    * Biomechanical Modelling
    * Medical Robotics
    * Medical Instrument Design
    * Patient Simulators
    * Surgical Simulators
    * Surgical Training
    * Surgical Modelling
    * Image-guided Surgery
    * Cardiovascular Modelling
    * Arterial Wall Mechanics
    * Respiratory Mechanics
    * Orthopaedic Modelling
    * Joint Modelling
    * Limb Modelling
    * Dental Modelling
    * Muscular Modelling
    * Modelling of Sports Injuries
    * Medical Imaging
    * Medical Vision
    * Virtual Reality
    * Human Animation
    * Health Care Modelling
    * Tele-Medicine
    * Medical Education

APPLICATIONS IN MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH

    * Business Process Simulation
    * Resource Management
    * Knowledge Management Systems
    * Operations Research
    * Economics
    * Optimization
    * Stochastic Models
    * Logic Programming
    * Operation and Production Management
    * Supply Chain Management
    * Work Flow Management
    * Total Quality Management
    * Logistics
    * Risk Analysis
    * Scheduling
    * Forecasting
    * Cost Benefit Analysis
    * Economic Revitalization
    * Financial Models
    * Accounting
    * Policy Issues
    * Regulatory Impact Analysis

APPLICATIONS IN AUTOMATION, CONTROL, AND ROBOTICS

    * Industrial Automation
    * CAD/CAM
    * Human-Machine Interfaces
    * Flexible Manufacturing Systems
    * Assembly Planning
    * Material Handling
    * Process Automation
    * Intelligent Control
    * Process Control
    * Robot Design
    * Multi-Robot Systems
    * Tele-Robotics
    * Mobile Robots
    * Robust Robot Control
    * Motion Planning
    * Scheduling
    * Sensing and Data Fusion
    * Intelligent Agents
    * Virtual Reality
    * Fluid Power Technology

APPLICATIONS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

    * Information System Management
    * Telecommunications
    * The Internet
    * Multimedia Systems
    * Wireless System Architectures
    * Network Simulation
    * Mobile Networks
    * 3rd and 4th Generation Networks
    * Congestion Control Mechanisms
    * Fluid Models
    * Protocols
    * RF Circuit Modelling
    * Software Engineering
    * Database Management
    * Quality of Service
    * Performance Modelling
    * Distance Education
    * E-Commerce
    * M-Commerce

July 6-10, 2009, Porto, Portugal. Item #4623
Summer School NN2009 Neural Networks in Classification, Regression and Data Mining.

email: nn-2009@isep.ipp.pt.
Deadlines: early registration: May 18; poster submission: June 15.

July 8-12, 2009, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Item #4604
GECCO-2009 - Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference.

Franz Rothlauf. rothlauf@uni-mainz.de.
Deadlines: paper submission for workshops: March 25.

July 8-12, 2009, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Item #4605
12th International Workshop on Learning Classifier Systems at GECCO-2009.

Jaume Bacardit, University of Nottingham (UK). Email: jaume.bacardit@nottingham.ac.uk.
Deadlines: paper submission for workshops: March 25.

July 8-12, 2009, Montreal, Canada. Item #4617
WORKSHOP ON Support of Patient Care Workshop as part of GECCO-2009.

scicomp2009@gmail.com.
Deadlines: paper submission: March 25.
Here is a partial list of appropriate medical application topics:

· disease prevention, early detection, diagnoses and prognosis
· lifetime treatment planning and follow-up
· biomedical numeric, categorical, text, image & signal data mining
· knowledge extraction from electronic patient records
· low-cost screening devices & cost reduction in any aspect of medicine
· continuous patient monitoring and alarm systems
· detecting untoward effects such as adverse drug reactions, drug-drug interactions, etc
· patient-management workflow optimization
· disease modeling & treatment selection
· survival prediction & other time-to-event modeling
· medical biometric technology & personal multimedia data processing
· building and using biomedical ontologies
· designing clinical research trials
· drug dose targeting & drug evaluation
· medical devices, patient monitoring & preventive treatment strategies
· subject recruitment for clinical research protocols
· translational research & comparative effectiveness
· genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics in relation to clinical practice
· pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics & pharmacogenomic

July 10-13, 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA. Item #4418
The 2nd International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation.

email: imeti@mail.2009iiisconferences.org.
Deadlines: papers/abstracts submissions and invited sessions proposals: December 19.

July 10-13, 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA. Item #4439
WMSCI 2009 - The 13th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics.

email: wmsci@mail.2009iiisconferences.org.
Deadlines: papers, proposals for sessions: February 25.

July 10-13, 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA. Item #4508
CCCT 2009 - The 7th International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies.

email: ccct@mail.2009iiisconferences.org.
Deadlines: papers/abstracts: January 7; proposals for invited sessions: March 9.
Major Areas
Computing / Information Systems and Technologies Communications Systems, Technologies and Applications Control Systems, Technologies and Applications Hybrid Systems, Dual Technologies, Cross-Fertilizing Research and Analogical Thinking

July 10-13, 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA. Item #4515
KGCM 2009 - The 3rd International Conference on Knowledge Generation, Communication and Management.

email: kgcm@mail.iiis2009.org.
Deadlines: papers/abstracts submissions and invited sessions proposals: December 19.
MainTopics:

Knowledge Communication
Knowledge Generation
Knowledge Management
Knowledge Engineering
Knowledge Representation
Knowledge Communication and Conferences
Knowledge Verification and Validation
Peer Reviewing
Scientific and Technical Publishing
Electronic Publishing
Electronic Libraries

July 10-13, 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA. Item #4532
CITSA 2009 - The 6th International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications.

CITSA 2009, email: citsa@mail.ICTconfer.org.
Deadlines: papers/abstracts submissions and invited sessions proposals: January 28.

July 10-13, 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA. Item #4544
AG 2009 - Second International Symposium on Academic Globalization.

Email: ag@mail.ICTconfer.org.
Deadlines: papers/abstracts submissions and invited sessions proposals: February 11.

July 11-17, 2009, Pasadena, California, USA. Item #4405
IJCAI International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence.

General Inquiries and Registration, The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, 445 Burgess Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA, 650-328-3123, 650-321-4457 (fax), email: ijcai09@aaai.org.
Deadlines: abstracts: January 7; papers: January 12.

July 11-17, 2009, Pasadena, California, USA. Item #4512
Fifth International Workshop on Neural-Symbolic Learning and Reasoning at IJCAI-09.

Pascal Hitzler, Institute AIFB, University of Karlsruhe, 76128 Karlsruhe. Email: hitzler@aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de.
Deadlines: abstract submission: April 7.
The Workshop on Neural-Symbolic Learning and Reasoning is intended to create an atmosphere of exchange of ideas, providing a forum for the presentation and discussion of the key topics related to neural-symbolic integration. Topics of interest include:

     * The representation of symbolic knowledge by connectionist systems;
     * Learning in neural-symbolic systems;
     * Extraction of symbolic knowledge from trained neural networks;
     * Reasoning in neural-symbolic systems;
     * Biological inspiration for neural-symbolic integration;
     * Neural networks and probabilities;
     * Neural networks and relational learning;
     * Applications in robotics, semantic web, engineering, bioinformatics, etc.


July 12-15, 2009, Baoding, China. Item #4572
ICMLC2009 - International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics.

Patrick Chan. Email: patrickchan@ieee.org.
Deadlines: submission: March 1.

July 12, 2009, Pasadena, California, USA. Item #4618
StrucK-09: The IJCAI-09 Workshop on Learning Structural Knowledge from Observations.

Ugur Kuter. Email: ukuter@cs.umd.edu.
Deadlines: paper submission: March 20.
Human cognition organizes knowledge in different complexity levels: 
higher-level knowledge is formed
by first acquiring simple concepts, which are then combined to learn 
complex ones. As a result, many cognitive
architectures use structural models to represent relations between 
knowledge of different complexity. Structural
modeling has led to a number of representation and reasoning 
formalisms including frames, schemas, abstractions,
hierarchical task networks (HTNs), and goal graphs among others. These 
formalisms have in common the use of
certain kinds of constructs (e.g., objects, goals, skills, and tasks) 
that represent knowledge of varying degrees of
complexity and that are connected through structural relations.

In recent years, we have observed increasing interest towards the 
problem of learning such structural knowledge
from observations. These observations range from traces generated by 
an automated planner to video feeds from
a robot performing some actions. Researchers have been addressing 
instances of this problem from different
perspectives in a variety of research communities, among others 
including

     -- Machine Learning (including inductive logic programming (ILP))
     -- Automated Planning
     -- Case-Based Reasoning
     -- Cognitive Science

July 13-16, 2009, Orlando, FL, USA. Item #4473
AIPR-09 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition.

email: contact (at) promoteresearch.org.
Deadlines: paper: February 2.
The scope of the conference includes all areas of AI and PR and all related areas. Sample topics include but WILL NOT be limited to:

                            * Applications of AI
                            * Artificial neural networks
                            * Automated problem solving
                            * Bayesian-based methodologies
                            * Bio-informatics 
                            * Biometrics
                            * Brain modeling 
                            * Case-based reasoning
                            * Cognitive science
                            * Collaborative filtering
                            * Computational biology
                            * Computational intelligence
                            * Computer vision
                            * Constraint processing
                            * Data mining
                            * Decision support systems
                            * Distributed AI
                            * Evolutionary algorithms
                            * Expert systems
                            * Fractals 
                            * Fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic
                            * Game playing
                            * Genetic algorithms
                            * Hardware aspects of AI
                            * Heuristics
                            * Image processing
                            * Information retrieval
                            * Intelligent agents
                            * Intelligent databases
                            * Intelligent information fusion
                            * Intelligent information systems
                            * Intelligent networks
                            * Intelligent software engineering
                            * Intelligent tutoring systems
                            * Intelligent user interfaces
                            * Intelligent business
                            * Knowledge acquisition
                            * Knowledge discovery
                            * Knowledge management
                            * Languages for AI
                            * Learning and adaptive sensor fusion
                            * Machine learning
                            * Machine translation
                            * Medical imaging
                            * Natural language processing
                            * Neural networks and applications
                            * Pattern recognition
                            * Probabilistic reasoning
                            * Remote sensing
                            * Robotics
                            * Rough sets
                            * Search techniques
                            * Self-adaptation techniques
                            * Semantic indexing
                            * Signal processing
                            * Social impact of AI
                            * Soft computing
                            * Software aspects of AI
                            * Speech processing
                            * Statistical methods for AI
                            * Steganography and digital watermarking
                            * Swarm intelligence
                            * Symbolic data analysis    
                            * Temporal abstractions
                            * Text mining 
                            * Text processing
                            * Uncertainty
                            * Wavelets  
                            * Web intelligence 

July 13-16, 2009, Orlando, FL, USA. Item #4497
Special session on Machine Learning at AIPR-09.

email: jeedward@gmail.com.

July 13-16, 2009, Las Vegas, USA. Item #4502
GEM'09 - The 2009 International Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Methods.

H. R. Arabnia, PhD, Professor, Computer Science, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer), Advisory Board, IEEE Technical Committee on TCSC, Vice President, Int'l Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine, The University of Georgia, Dept. of Computer Science, 415 Boyd Building, Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, USA, tel: (706) 542 3480, fax: (706) 542 2966, email: hra@cs.uga.edu.
Deadlines: papers: February 25.
SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  O  Genetic programming
  O  Genetic algorithms
  O  Hybrid genetic / memetic algorithms
  O  Artificial life
  O  Genetic benchmarks and software packages
  O  Optimization methodologies
  O  Swarm intelligence and optimization
  O  Artificial immune systems
  O  Evolutionary programming
  O  Fuzzy systems and evolutionary computing
  O  Biologically inspired systems
  O  Evolutionary strategies
  O  Combinatorial optimization problems
  O  Ant colony optimization
  O  Learning classifiers
  O  Agent technologies
  O  Parallel/distributed evolutionary algorithms
  O  Evolvable hardware
  O  Evolutionary scheduling
  O  Search based strategies
  O  Evolutionary multi-objective optimization
  O  Prediction methods
  O  Co-evolution
  O  Novel methodologies
  O  Robotics
  O  Biological methods
  O  Applications

July 13-16, 2009, Las Vegas, USA. Item #4503
ICAI'09 The 2009 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence.

H. R. Arabnia, PhD, Professor, Computer Science, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer), Advisory Board, IEEE Technical Committee on TCSC, Vice President, Int'l Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine, The University of Georgia, Dept. of Computer Science, 415 Boyd Building, Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, USA, tel: (706) 542 3480, fax: (706) 542 2966, email: hra@cs.uga.edu.
Deadlines: proposals for organizing/chairing sessions/workshops: January 16; papers: February 25.
SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  O  Brain models / cognitive science
  O  Natural language processing
  O  Fuzzy logic and soft computing
  O  Software tools for AI
  O  Expert systems
  O  Decision support systems
  O  Automated problem solving
  O  Knowledge discovery
  O  Knowledge representation
  O  Knowledge acquisition
  O  Knowledge-intensive problem solving techniques
  O  Knowledge networks and management
  O  Intelligent information systems
  O  Intelligent data mining and farming
  O  Intelligent web-based business
  O  Intelligent agents
  O  Intelligent networks
  O  Intelligent databases
  O  Intelligent user interface
  O  AI and evolutionary algorithms
  O  Intelligent tutoring systems
  O  Reasoning strategies
  O  Distributed AI algorithms and techniques
  O  Distributed AI systems and architectures
  O  Neural networks and applications
  O  Heuristic searching methods
  O  Languages and programming techniques for AI
  O  Constraint-based reasoning and constraint programming
  O  Intelligent information fusion
  O  Learning and adaptive sensor fusion
  O  Search and meta-heuristics
  O  Multisensor data fusion using neural and fuzzy techniques
  O  Integration of AI with other technologies
  O  Evaluation of AI tools
  O  Social intelligence (markets and computational societies)
  O  Social impact of AI
  O  Emerging technologies
  O  Applications (including: computer vision, signal processing,
     military, surveillance, robotics, medicine, pattern recognition,
     face recognition, finger print recognition, finance and
     marketing, stock market, education, emerging applications, ...)

  O  The 2009 International Workshop on Machine Learning; Models,
     Technologies and Applications:

     - General Machine Learning Theory
       . Statistical learning theory
       . Unsupervised and Supervised Learning
       . Multivariate analysis
       . Hierarchical learning models
       . Relational learning models
       . Bayesian methods
       . Meta learning
       . Stochastic optimization
       . Simulated annealing
       . Heuristic optimization techniques
       . Neural networks
       . Reinforcement learning
       . Multi-criteria reinforcement learning
       . General Learning models
       . Multiple hypothesis testing
       . Decision making
       . Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods
       . Non-parametric methods
       . Graphical models
       . Gaussian graphical models
       . Bayesian networks
       . Particle filter
       . Cross-Entropy method
       . Ant colony optimization
       . Time series prediction
       . Fuzzy logic and learning
       . Inductive learning and applications
       . Grammatical inference

     - General Graph-based Machine Learning Techniques
       . Graph kernel and graph distance methods
       . Graph-based semi-supervised learning
       . Graph clustering
       . Graph learning based on graph transformations
       . Graph learning based on graph grammars
       . Graph learning based on graph matching
       . General theoretical aspects of graph learning
       . Statistical modeling of graphs
       . Information-theoretical approaches to graphs
       . Motif search
       . Network inference
       . General issues in graph and tree mining

     - Machine Learning Applications
       . Aspects of knowledge structures
       . Computational Finance
       . Computational Intelligence
       . Knowledge acquisition and discovery techniques
       . Induction of document grammars
       . Supervised and unsupervised classification of web data
       . General Structure-based approaches in information retrieval,
         web authoring, information extraction, and web content mining
       . Latent semantic analysis
       . Aspects of natural language processing
       . Intelligent linguistic
       . Aspects of text technology
       . Computational vision
       . Bioinformatics and computational biology
       . Biostatistics
       . High-throughput data analysis
       . Biological network analysis:
         protein-protein networks, signaling networks, metabolic networks,
         transcriptional regulatory networks
       . Graph-based models in biostatistics
       . Computational Neuroscience
       . Computational Chemistry
       . Computational Statistics
       . Systems Biology
       . Algebraic Biology

July 13-16, 2009, Las Vegas, USA. Item #4507
IPCV'09 - The 2009 International Conference on Image Processing, Computer Vision, and Pattern Recognition.

H. R. Arabnia, PhD, Professor, Computer Science, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer), Advisory Board, IEEE Technical Committee on TCSC, Vice President, Int'l Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine, The University of Georgia, Dept. of Computer Science, 415 Boyd Building, Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, USA, tel: (706) 542 3480, fax: (706) 542 2966, email: hra@cs.uga.edu.
Deadlines: papers: February 25; proposal for organizing sessions/workshops: January 16.
SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  O  Software tools for imaging
  O  Image-based modeling and algorithms
  O  Illumination and reflectance modeling
  O  Motion and tracking algorithms and applications
  O  Biometric authentication
  O  Event recognition techniques in image sequences
  O  Medical image processing and analysis
  O  Image geometry and multi-view geometry
  O  Segmentation techniques
  O  Geometric modeling and fractals
  O  Scene and object modeling
  O  Image data structures and databases
  O  Image compression, coding, and encryption
  O  Image display techniques
  O  Digital imaging for film and television
  O  Image formation techniques
  O  Image generation, acquisition, and processing
  O  Image feature extraction
  O  Novel document image understanding techniques + OCR
  O  Enhancement techniques
  O  Novel noise reduction algorithms
  O  Mathematical morphology
  O  3D imaging
  O  Watermarking methods and protection
  O  Wavelet methods
  O  Mosaic, image registration and fusion methods
  O  Color and texture
  O  Image restoration
  O  Printing technologies
  O  Interpolation techniques
  O  Shape representation
  O  Video analysis
  O  Indexing and retrieval of images (image databases)
  O  Signal and speech processing
     ------
  O  Object recognition
  O  Multi-resolution vision techniques
  O  Face and gesture
  O  Stereo vision
  O  Soft computing methods in image processing and vision
  O  Machine learning technologies for vision
  O  Performance analysis and evaluation (real-time vision)
  O  Camera networks and vision
  O  Sensors and early vision
  O  Active and robot vision
  O  Cognitive and biologically inspired vision
  O  Fuzzy and neural techniques in vision
  O  Graph theory in image processing and vision
  O  Special-purpose machine architectures for vision
     ------
  O  Dimensionality reduction methods in pattern recognition
  O  Classification and clustering techniques
  O  Symbolic learning
  O  Statistical pattern recognition
  O  Invariance in pattern recognition
  O  Knowledge-based recognition
  O  Structural and syntactic pattern recognition
  O  Applications including: security, medicine, robotic, GIS,
     remote sensing, industrial inspection, nondestructive
     evaluation (or NDE), ...
  O  Case studies
  O  Emerging technologies
     ------
  O  Multimedia Systems and Applications:
     - Media blending technologies
     - Multimedia retrieval methods
     - Multimedia documents and authoring
     - Coding and compression techniques
     - Annotation and visualization
     - Multimedia databases and archival systems
     - Video surveillance and sensor networks
     - Content analysis and data mining
     - User interface challenges
     - Operating system support for multimedia systems
     - Network architectures and protocols
     - Content protection methods
     - Synchronization (inter-media and intra-media) technologies
     - Security and privacy
     - Capture and sensor systems (embedded, multi-sensors, ...)
     - Multimedia processing techniques (audio, image, video, ...)
     - Data storage and management
     - Server design issues for multimedia systems
     - Distributed multimedia
     - Multimedia programming
     - Multimedia interface design
     - Multimedia computing
     - Interactive multimedia applications
     - Benchmarking systems
     - Interactive television (video-on-demand, home shopping, voting, and games)
     - Hypermedia systems
     - Video conferencing and groupware
     - Fundamentals of human perception
     - Audio and music processing for multimedia
     - Multimedia tools
     - Multimedia and education
     - Real world applications and emerging technologies

July 13-16, 2009, Las Vegas, USA. Item #4509
WORLDCOMP'09 The 2009 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing.

H. R. Arabnia, PhD, Professor, Computer Science, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer), Advisory Board, IEEE Technical Committee on TCSC, Vice President, Int'l Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine, The University of Georgia, Dept. of Computer Science, 415 Boyd Building, Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, USA, tel: (706) 542 3480, fax: (706) 542 2966, email: hra@cs.uga.edu.
Deadlines: papers: February 25; proposal for organizing sessions/workshops: January 16.
The 2009 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing (WORLDCOMP'09) is composed of the following
22 conferences (all will be held simultaneously, same location and dates: July 13-16, 2009, USA):

o BIOCOMP'09: The 2009 International Conference on Bioinformatics
  and Computational Biology

o CDES'09: The 2009 International Conference on Computer Design

o CGVR'09: The 2009 International Conference on Computer Graphics
  and Virtual Reality

o CSC'09: The 2009 International Conference on Scientific Computing

o DMIN'09: The 2009 International Conference on Data Mining

o EEE'09: The 2009 International Conference on e-Learning,
  e-Business, Enterprise Information Systems, and e-Government

o ERSA'09: The 2009 International Conference on Engineering of
  Reconfigurable Systems and Algorithms

o ESA'09: The 2009 International Conference on Embedded Systems
  and Applications

o FCS'09: The 2009 International Conference on Foundations of
  Computer Science

o FECS'09: The 2009 International Conference on Frontiers in
  Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering

o GCA'09: The 2009 International Conference on Grid Computing and
  Applications

o GEM'09: The 2009 International Conference on Genetic and
  Evolutionary Methods

o ICAI'09: The 2009 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence

o ICOMP'09: The 2009 International Conference on Internet Computing

o ICWN'09: The 2009 International Conference on Wireless Networks

o IKE'09: The 2009 International Conference on Information and
  Knowledge Engineering

o IPCV'09: The 2009 International Conference on Image Processing,
  Computer Vision, and Pattern Recognition

o MSV'09: The 2009 International Conference on Modeling, Simulation
  and Visualization Methods

o PDPTA'09: The 2009 International Conference on Parallel and
  Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications

o SAM'09: The 2009 International Conference on Security and Management

o SERP'09: The 2009 International Conference on Software Engineering
  Research and Practice

o SWWS'09: The 2009 International Conference on Semantic Web and
  Web Services

July 13-16, 2009, Las Vegas, USA. Item #4521
SWWS'09 - The 2009 International Conference on Semantic Web and Web Services.

H. R. Arabnia, PhD, Professor, Computer Science, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer), Advisory Board, IEEE Technical Committee on TCSC, Vice President, Int'l Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine, The University of Georgia, Dept. of Computer Science, 415 Boyd Building, Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, USA, tel: (706) 542 3480, fax: (706) 542 2966, email: hra@cs.uga.edu.
Deadlines: papers: February 25; proposal for organizing sessions/workshops: January 16.
SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  O  Semantic Web:
     - Machine learning approaches for semantic web
     - Semantic web for e-Business and e-Learning
     - Trust networks on semantic web
     - Database technologies for semantic web
     - Semantic knowledge portals
     - Semantic web mining
     - Semantic web inference methodologies
     - Metadata generation
     - Semantic web services
     - Semantic web trust, privacy, and security
     - Tools, languages, and techniques for semantic annotation of web data
     - Semantic intellectual property rights
     - Semantic searching
     - Reasoning in the semantic web
     - Semantic brokering
     - Visualization and modeling
     - Hypermedia and semantic web
     - Software agents for semantic web
     - Community web portals
     - Semantic web and enterprises
     - Trust management for semantic web
     - Semantic interoperability
     - Ontology creation, evolution, reconciliation, and mediation
     - Semantic web mining
     - Semantic web-based knowledge management
     - Ontology languages for semantic web
     - Autonomous semantic web services
     - Service discovery, description, composition and invocation
     - Data semantics
     - Semantic verification of web sites
     - Case studies

  O  Web Services:
     - Web Service Technologies and Research Directions:
       + Enhancements to the basic web services platform
         (SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, ...)
       + Advanced web service technologies including security,
         workflow/process management, transactions, mobile
         and wireless, portals, services management,
         quality-of-service (QoS)
       + Novel web service architectures
       + Development and modeling frameworks for web
         service applications
       + Composite web services, enabling technologies and
         support infrastructure
       + Data structures and models
     - Practices for developing enterprise-class web services
       and applications:
       + Design patterns
       + Architecting for customization, maintenance, and management
       + Architecting for easy integration or service "consumption"
       + Fault-tolerant architectures
       + Service mediation systems and architectures
     - Case studies of web service development and deployment:
       + e-Commerce applications using web services
       + Business-to-Business (B2B) applications using web services
       + Mobile and wireless applications using web services
       + Utility and on-demand computing using web services
       + Government applications using web services
       + Applications of web services in developing countries
     - Multimedia applications using web services
     - Communication applications using web services
     - Interactive TV applications using web services
     - Novel applications, case studies, and emerging technologies

July 13-16, 2009, Las Vegas, USA. Item #4530
DMIN'09 The 2009 International Conference on Data Mining.

H. R. Arabnia, PhD, Professor, Computer Science, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer), Advisory Board, IEEE Technical Committee on TCSC, Vice President, Int'l Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine, The University of Georgia, Dept. of Computer Science, 415 Boyd Building, Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, USA, tel: (706) 542 3480, fax: (706) 542 2966, email: hra@cs.uga.edu.
Deadlines: papers: March 11.
SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  O  Data Mining Tasks
     - Regression/Classification
     - Time series forecasting
     - Segmentation/Clustering/Association
     - Deviation and outlier detection
     - Explorative and visual data mining
     - Web mining
     - Mining text and semi-structured data
     - Temporal and spatial data mining
     - Multimedia mining (audio/video)
     - Others

  O  Data Mining Algorithms
     - Artificial neural networks
     - Fuzzy logic and rough sets
     - Decision trees/rule learners
     - Support vector machines
     - Evolutionary computation/meta heuristics
     - Statistical methods
     - Collaborative filtering
     - Case based reasoning
     - Link and sequence analysis
     - Ensembles/committee approaches
     - Others

  O  Data Mining Integration
     - Mining large scale data
     - Distributed and grid based data mining
     - Data and knowledge representation
     - Data warehousing and OLAP integration
     - Integration of prior/domain knowledge
     - Metadata and ontologies
     - Agent technologies for data mining
     - Legal and social aspects of data mining
     - Others

  O  Data Mining Process
     - Data cleaning and preparation
     - Feature selection and transformation
     - Attribute discretisation and encoding
     - Sampling and rebalancing
     - Missing value imputation
     - Model selection/assessment and comparison
     - Induction principles
     - Model interpretation
     - Others

  O  Data Mining Applications
     - Bioinformatics/Medicine
     - Business/Industrial
     - Engineering
     - Military/Security
     - Social science
     - Others

  O  Data Mining Software
     We particularly encourage submissions of industrial applications and
     case studies from practitioners. These will not be evaluated using
     solely theoretical research criteria, but will take general interest
     and presentation stringer into consideration.

  O  Alternative and additional examples of possible topics include:
     Data Mining for Business Intelligence; Emerging technologies in data
     mining; Computational performance issues in data mining; Data mining
     in usability; Advanced prediction modelling using data mining; Data
     mining and national security; Data mining tools; Data analysis;
     Data preparation techniques (selection, transformation, and
     preprocessing); Information extraction methodologies; Clustering
     algorithms used in data mining; Genetic algorithms and categorization
     techniques used in data mining; Data and information integration;
     Microarray design and analysis; Privacy-preserving data mining; Active
     data mining; Statistical methods used in data mining; Multidimensional
     data; Automatic data cleaning; Data visualization; Theory and practice
     (knowledge representation and discovery); Knowledge Discovery in
     Databases (KDD); Uncertainty management; Data reduction methods; Data
     engineering; Content mining; Indexing schemes; Information retrieval;
     Metadata use and management; Multidimensional query languages and
     query; Multimedia information systems; Search engine query processing;
     Pattern mining; Applications (examples: data mining in education,
     marketing, finance and financial services, business applications,
     medicine, bioinformatics, biological sciences, science and technology,
     industry and government, ...).

July 13-16, 2009, Las Vegas, USA. Item #4600
BIOCOMP'09 The 2009 International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.

H. R. Arabnia, PhD, Professor, Computer Science, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Supercomputing (Springer), Vice President, Int'l Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine, Advisory Board, IEEE Technical Committee on TCSC, The University of Georgia, Dept. of Computer Science, 415 Boyd Building, Athens, Georgia 30602-7404, USA, tel: (706) 542 3480, email: hra@cs.uga.edu.
Deadlines: submissions: February 25.
SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

   O  Gene regulation
   O  Gene expression databases
   O  Gene pattern discovery and identification
   O  Genetic network modeling and inference
   O  Gene expression analysis
   O  RNA and DNA structure and sequencing
   O  Biomedical engineering
   O  Microarrays
   O  Molecular sequence and structure databases
   O  Molecular dynamics and simulation
   O  Molecular sequence classification, alignment and assembly
   O  Image processing in medicine and biological sciences
   O  Sequence analysis and alignment
   O  Informatics and Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research
   O  Software tools for computational biology and bioinformatics
   O  Comparative genomics
   O  Protein modeling
   O  Molecular interactions
   O  Metabolic modeling and pathways
   O  Evolution and phylogenetics
   O  Macromolecular structure prediction
   O  Proteomics
   O  Protein folding and fold recognition
   O  Medical informatics
   O  Epidemic models
   O  Biological data mining and knowledge discovery
   O  Pattern classification and recognition
   O  Structural and functional genomics
   O  Amino acid sequencing
   O  Stochastic modeling
   O  Cheminformatics
   O  Bio-ontologies + semantics
   O  Computational drug discovery
   O  Graph theory and bioinformatics
   O  Biological databases and information retrieval
   O  Biological data integration and visualization
   O  Evolution of regulatory genomic sequences
   O  Experimental studies and results
   O  Application of computational intelligence in medicine and
      biological sciences (artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic,
      evolutionary computing, and simulated annealing).
   O  High-performance computing as applied to natural and medical sciences
   O  Computer-based medical systems (automation in medicine, ...)
   O  Other aspects and applications relating to technological
      advancements in medicine and biological sciences.
   O  Novel applications

July 13, 2009, Pasadena, CA, USA. Item #4601
HYCAS 2009 International Workshop on Hybrid Control of Autonomous Systems in conjunction with IJCAI-09.

Nils T Siebel. Email: nils@hycas.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: March 6.

July 13, 2009, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Item #4613
CA 2009 - The Eleventh IASTED International Conference on Control and Applications.

IASTED Secretariat – CA 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: submissions due March 2; notification of acceptance March 23; final manuscripts: May 8, 2009; registration: May 22.
PURPOSE

The 11th IASTED International Conference on Control and Applications (CA 2009) will be a major forum for international researchers and practitioners interested in all areas of control and applications. It will be an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

CA 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Visualization, Imaging and Image Processing (VIIP 2009)
    * Technical, Medical and Scientific Publishing (TMSP 2009)
    * Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (EuroIMSA 2009)

SCOPE

The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:

    * Control Theory
    * Stability
    * Linear Control
    * Non-Linear Control
    * Optimization
    * Identification and Estimation
    * Intelligent Control
    * Adaptive Control
    * Predictive Control
    * Fuzzy Control
    * Control using Neural Networks
    * Genetic Algorithms
    * Process Control
    * Re-Configurable Control Systems
    * Stochastic Control
    * Robust Control
    * Variable Structure Control
    * Virtual Reality in Control

	

    * Robotics
    * Real Time Systems
    * Fault Detection
    * Modelling and Simulation
    * Control Education
    * Discrete Events and Hybrid Systems
    * Mechatronics
    * Bio-Engineering
    * Environmental Systems
    * Vehicles and Transportation Systems
    * Power Systems Applications
    * Control of Distributed Parameter Systems
    * UAV/UGV/UUV Control
    * Cooperative Control Systems
    * Decision
    * Digital Control
    * Heuristics in Control Applications

July 13, 2009, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Item #4614
VIIP 2009 - The Ninth IASTED International Conference on Visualization, Imaging and Image Processing.

IASTED Secretariat – VIIP 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: submissions: March 2, 2009; notification of acceptance March 23, 2009; final manuscripts due May 8, 2009; registration deadline May 22, 2009.
PURPOSE

The IASTED International Conference on Visualization, Imaging and Image Processing (VIIP 2009) will establish an international medium for the exchange of new ideas and practical experience between researchers and practitioners working in the fields of imaging, image processing, and visualization. It is an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas, as well as their applications.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

VIIP 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Control and Applications (CA 2009)
    * Technical, Medical and Scientific Publishing (TMSP 2009)
    * Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (EuroIMSA 2009)

SCOPE

The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to the following.
Rendering

    * Illumination Models
    * Volume Rendering
    * Rendering Hardware and its Applications
    * Rendering Dynamic/Animated Environments
    * Shadows and Visibility
    * Sampling, Filtering, and Anti-aliasing
    * Texture Models, Analysis, and Synthesis
    * Non-photorealistic Rendering
    * Image-based Measurement and Rendering
    * Point-based Rendering
    * Real-time Rendering and Real-time Ray Tracing

Modelling

    * Modelling of Natural Phenomena
    * 3D Object Extraction
    * Surface Reconstruction
    * Geometric Algorithms
    * Computational Geometry

Animation

    * Motion Control and Editing
    * Dynamic Behaviour of Moving Components
    * Character Animation
    * Hair, Cloth and Fluids
    * Crowd Animation and Social Agents
    * Facial Animation
    * Natural Phenomena
    * Data Driven Animation
    * Physics-based Animation

Image Processing and Analysis

    * Image Acquisition
    * Image Manipulation and Compression
    * Image Synthesis
    * Pattern Analysis and Recognition
    * Medical Imaging

	
Computer Vision

    * Machine Vision
    * Object Recognition
    * Active Vision
    * Cognitive Vision
    * Tracking
    * Face and Gesture Recognition
    * Image and Semantics

Visualization and HMI (Human-Machine Interfaces)

    * Scientific and Mathematical Visualization
    * Data Treatment and Visualization
    * Visual Information Systems
    * Human-Computer Interaction
    * Virtual Reality
    * Holographic Imaging
    * Visualization and Manipulation of Virtual Objects
    * Visualization Software
    * Intelligent Interfaces
    * Augmented Reality
    * Intelligent Ambience
    * Molecules, Proteins, Medical Illustrative Visualization
    * Flow Field Visualization
    * Navigation in Parameter Space

Applications in all fields including:

    * Medicine
    * Geosciences
    * Astronomy
    * Ocean Engineering
    * Communications
    * Manufacturing
    * Environmental Sciences
    * Digital Art

July 13, 2009, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Item #4615
The IASTED International Conference on Technical, Medical and Scientific Publishing ~TMSP 2009~.

IASTED Secretariat – TMSP 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: important deadlines; submissions due March 2, 2009; notification of acceptance March 23, 2009; final manuscripts due May 8, 2009; registration deadline May 22, 2009.
PURPOSE

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

TMSP 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Control and Applications (CA 2009)
    * Visualization, Imaging and Image Processing (VIIP 2009)
    * Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (EuroIMSA 2009)

SCOPE

The topics of interest include but are not limited to:

    * Alternative Publishing and Communication
    * Bio-Medical Journalism
    * Content Search, Analysis and Retrieval
    * Data Mining
    * Digital Preservation, Content Authentication
    * Distributed Systems
    * Dynamic Formatting
    * Electronic Advertising
    * Energy-Efficient Computing
    * E-publishing
    * Ethics in Biomedical Journalism
    * Evidenced-based Medicine
    * Free Access Advantages
    * Global Access to Scientific Literature
    * Innovation Through Collaboration
    * Innovative Business Models for Scholarly Publishing
    * Integration of Web 2.0 Features
    * Knowledge Linking, Discovery, Presentation
    * M2M Publishing Services (Market Place)
    * Medical Journalism
    * Medicine Management Studies
    * Mobile Distribution of e-Contents, e-Books
    * Multilingual and Multimodal Interfaces
    * National and International Collaborative Projects
    * New Reading and Publishing Technologies
    * Open Access Initiatives
    * Open Access Policies
    * Operating Systems
    * Publishing Technologies
    * Scientific Publishing Business Models
    * Security, Privacy and Copyright Models
    * Semantic Web, Metadata, and Information Granularity
    * Simulation Techniques and Methodologies
    * Sustainability for Open Access Publishing
    * Sustainability for Open Source Software
    * Wireless Technologies

	

July 13, 2009, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Item #4616
The Fifth IASTED European Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications ~EuroIMSA 2009~.

IASTED Secretariat – EuroIMSA 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: important deadlines; submissions due March 2, 2009; notification of acceptance March 23, 2009; final manuscripts due May 8, 2009; registration deadline May 22, 2009.
PURPOSE

IASTED's International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications will be an opportunity for international research scientists, engineers, and practitioners to present their latest research, ideas, developments, and applications in these fields. EuroIMSA 2009 will include keynote addresses, contributed papers, and tutorials on a wide range of topics.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

EuroIMSA 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Control and Applications (CA 2009)
    * Visualization, Imaging and Image Processing (VIIP 2009)
    * Technical, Medical and Scientific Publishing (TMSP 2009)

SCOPE

The topics of interest include but are not limited to:
Web and Internet Systems and Tools

    * Internet Architectures
    * Web and Internet Tools
    * Web Design
    * Internet Search Technologies
    * Optimization Techniques
    * Protection and Security
    * Privacy
    * Fault Tolerance
    * Internet Computing
    * Parallel and Distributed Processing
    * Java based Applications for Web
    * Software Agents
    * Expert Systems
    * Knowledge-based Systems
    * Computer Vision

Multimedia Information Systems

    * Multimedia Tools and Architectures
    * Multimedia Broadcasting Systems on the Web
    * Operating System Support for Multimedia
    * Multimedia Communication Systems
    * Multimedia Networking
    * Distributed Multimedia Systems
    * Content-based Multimedia Retrieval
    * Multimedia Performance and Management
    * Mobile Multimedia
    * Video-on-Demand
    * Digital Video Broadcasting
    * IP based Networks
    * ATM Networks
    * Transport Protocols
    * Routing Protocols
    * Quality of Service
    * Scheduling
    * Resource Management

Networked Multiplayer Games

    * Multimedia Technologies and Games
    * Game Architecture and Development
    * Graphics and Virtual Worlds
    * Internet-based Multiplayer Games

	
Data Management

    * Database Management Systems
    * Databases and the Web
    * Intelligent Databases
    * Multimedia Databases
    * Digital Libraries
    * Data Modelling
    * Data Warehousing
    * Data Mining
    * Database Ontology
    * Coding and Compression
    * Digital Watermarking
    * Video Storage Servers
    * Information Retrieval

Collaborative Systems and Distance Learning

    * Distance Learning
    * Educational Multimedia
    * Distributed Learning
    * Collaborative Learning
    * Collaborative Systems and Applications
    * Virtual Reality
    * Video Conferencing
    * Computer Animation
    * Human-Computer Interfaces
    * Modelling and Simulation

Applications

    * Electronic Commerce
    * Mobile Commerce
    * Internet Banking
    * Business
    * Medicine
    * Engineering
    * Education
    * Entertainment
    * Others

July 13, 2009, Pasadena, CA, USA. Item #4625
IJCAI 2009 Workshop on Intelligence and Interaction.

Xiaojin Zhu. Email: jerryzhu@gmail.com.
Deadlines: paper submission: March 20.
*** Topics of interest ***
We invite submissions from leading researchers in both AI and HCI
describing research that
explores challenges at the intersection of AI and HCI. The workshop is
intended to highlight
research directions and opportunities for (1) learning and reasoning
to enhance human-computer
(and human-robot) interaction, and (2) the potential for embedding and
involving people more
deeply in the operation of learning and reasoning systems. Specific
topics may include (but are
not limited to):
- For what aspects of intelligent systems is human involvement most
important? Why?
- What are the challenges of incorporating different types of human
guidance, such as data
provided before a system is operational, explicit corrections provided
in response to system
errors, and additional information collected by passive observation of
interaction with a
system?
- How can we better characterize human interaction with a learning
process and seamlessly
incorporate human guidance in the analysis of learning algorithms?
- What are the appropriate ways for people to interact with different
types of intelligent systems?
- How can intelligent systems be sufficiently efficient to maintain
interactive responsiveness?
- How should we evaluate systems that combine intelligence with human
guidance?

July 13, 2009, California, USA. Item #4657
CIAM 2009 - IJCAI-09 Workshop on Cross-Media Information Access and Mining.

Vittorio Ferrari. Email: ferrari@vision.ee.ethz.ch.
Deadlines: papers: March 13.

July 14-18, 2009, Durham, United Kingdom. Item #4445
ISIPTA '09 - 6th International Symposium on Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications.

Frank Coolen. Email: frank.coolen@durham.ac.uk.
Deadlines: paper submission: January 30; poster abstracts: April 15.
Themes of the symposium
-----------------------

The symposium is open to contributions on all aspects of imprecise
probability. But we particularly welcome contributions on imprecise
probability in statistical inference and decision making.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- models of coherent imprecise assessments
- sets of probability measures (credal sets)
- interval-valued probabilities
- upper and lower expectations or previsions
- non-additive set functions, and in particular Choquet capacities (and
 Choquet integration), fuzzy measures, possibility measures, belief and
 plausibility measures
- random sets
- rough sets
- comparative probability orderings
- qualitative reasoning about uncertainty
- imprecision in utilities and expected utilities
- limit laws for imprecise probabilities
- physical models of imprecise probability
- philosophical foundations for imprecise probabilities
- psychological models for imprecision and indeterminacy in probability
 assessments
- elicitation techniques for imprecise probabilities
- robust statistics
- probabilistic bounding analysis
- data mining with imprecise probabilities
- dealing with missing data
- estimation and learning of imprecise probability models
- decision making with imprecise probabilities
- ambiguity aversion and economic models of imprecise probability
- uncertainty in financial markets
- algorithms for manipulating imprecise probabilities
- Dempster-Shafer theory
- information algebras and probabilistic argumentation systems
- probabilistic logic, propositional and first-order
- credal networks and other graphical models
- credal classification
- applications in statistics, economics, finance, management,
 engineering, computer science and artificial intelligence,
 psychology, philosophy and related fields.

Special sessions
----------------

In memory of Henry Kyburg and Pauline Coolen-Schrijner, two special sessions
will be organized. The papers for these sessions will be selected by the
steering committee.

July 14, 2009, Pasadena, California, USA. Item #4477
IAAI-09 Twenty-first IAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence.

email: info08@aaai.org.
Deadlines: papers: January 20.

July 14-17, 2009, Singapore. Item #4487
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics.

AIM 2009 Conference secretariat, Integrated Meetings Specialists, Blk 998 Toa Payoh North #07-18/19, Singapore 318993, tel: +65 63564727, fax: +65 63567471, email: ims@inmeet.com.sg.
Deadlines: papers, tutorials/workshops proposals: January 15.
The 2009 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics will be held on July 14-17, 2009 in Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Center, Singapore. The theme of the conference is "Mechatronics for Everyday Lives". AIM 2009 conference invites submissions of high quality research papers describing original work on abstractions, algorithms, theories, methodologies, and case studies on the following topics: Actuators, Automotive Systems, Bioengineering, Data Storage Systems, Electronic Packaging, Fault Diagnosis, Human-Machine Interfaces, Industry Applications, Information Technology, Intelligent Systems, Machine Vision, Manufacturing, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, Micro/Nano Technology, Modeling and Design, Motion Vibration and Noise Control, Neural and Fuzzy Control, Opto-Electronic Systems, Prototyping, Real-Time and Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation, Robotics, Sensors, System Integration, Transportation Systems, and other fields of mechatronics.

July 15-17, 2009, Oslo, Norway. Item #4457
ICCET 2009 : International Conference on Computer Engineering and Technology.

email: info@waset.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: March 31.
 Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Automated Software Engineering
Bioinformatics and Scientific Computing
Biomedical Engineering
Compilers and Interpreters
Computational Intelligence
Computer Animation
Computer Architecture & VLSI
Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems
Computer Based Education
Computer Games
Computer Graphics & Virtual Reality
Computer Graphics and Multimedia
Computer Modeling
Computer Networks and Data Communication
Computer Security
Computer Simulation
Computer Vision
Computer-aided Design/Manufacturing
Computing Ethics
Computing Practices & Applications
Control Systems
Data Communications
Data Compression
Data Encryption
Data Mining
Database Systems
Digital Library
Digital Signal and Image Processing
Digital System and Logic Design
Distributed and Parallel Processing
Distributed Systems
E-commerce and E-governance
Event Driven Programming
Expert Systems
High Performance Computing
Human Computer Interaction
Image Processing
Information Retrieval
Information Systems
Internet and Web Applications
Knowledge and Data Engineering
Knowledge Data Engineering
Mobile Computing
Multimedia Applications
Natural Language Processing
Neural Networks
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Pattern Recognition
Performance Evaluation
Programming Languages
Reconfigurable Computing Systems
Robotics and Automation
Security & Cryptography
Software Engineering & CASE
System Security
System Security and Control
Technology in Education
Technology Management
Theoretical Computer Science
Ubiquitous/Mobile Computing
VLSI
Wireless Communication and Mobile Computing
Wireless Sensor Networks

July 16-19, 2009, Ohio, USA. Item #4501
USNCCM X - 10th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics.

Somnath Ghosh, tel: d. John B. Nordholt Professor, The Ohio State University, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Room W496, 201 West 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, tel: (614) 292 2599, fax: (614) 292 3163, email: usnccm-10@usnccm-10.eng.ohio-state.edu.
Deadlines: abstract submission: January 31.
Congress Topics
1. Computational Mechanics of Materials

     (i) Multi-scale and Multi-physics Modeling
     (ii) Polymers and Polymer Composites
     (iii) Metals and Alloys
     (iv) Electronic Materials
     (v) Electro-magnetic (Meta) Materials
     (vi) Ice Mechanics   
     (vii) Granular media

2. Computational Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
     (i) Quantum Mechanics and Links to Continuum
     (ii) Ab Initio Methods
     (iii) Molecular Dynamics Modeling
     (iv) Quasi-Continuum Modeling

3. Computational Methods in Biological and Biomedical
     Applications
     (i) Biomechanics   
     (ii) Bio-MEMS   
     (iii) Life Sciences   
     (iv) Haptics Technology
     (v) Tissue Engineering

4. Computational Methods in Solid and Structural Mechanics

     (i) Adaptive Materials Systems, Structures and Smart
          Materials 
     (ii) Micromechanics and Nanomechanics
     (iii) Novel methods of Constitutive Modeling       
     (iv) Nonlinear Dynamics

5. Computational Methods in Multiphysics Applications
 
6. Computational Methods in Energy Research
 
7. Computational Methods in Structural Integrity and
     Reliability
     (i)  Damage and Failure Mechanics   
     (ii) Dynamic Failure and Fracture 
     (iii) Aging Structures     
     (iv) NDE and Wave Propagation

8. Computational Fluid Dynamics
     (i) Micro and Nano-tribology
     (ii) Micro and Nano Fluidics

9. Verification and Validation
     (i) Uncertainty Quantification
     (ii) Stochastic Analysis
     (iii) Interfacing Critical Experiments with Computations

10. Computational Methods in Manufacturing
     (i) Composite Machining
     (ii) Simulation of Processes and Manufacturing 
     (iii) Metal forming
     (iv) Micro-Forming
     (v) Precision Manufacturing

11. Computational Environmental Science
 
12. Computational Geomechanics 
 
13. Computational Methods in Inverse Problems and
      Optimization
 
14. Novel and Unconventional Computational Methods
     (i) Meshfree,  Meshless and Wavelet Methods
     (ii) Extended and Generalized Finite Element Methods
     (iii) Particle Methods
     (iv) Isogeometric Methods
     (v) Voronoi Cell Methods
     (vi) Mixed and Hybrid Methods
     (vii) Phase field Modeling

15. Mathematical Foundations
 
16. CAD, CAM and CAE 
 
17. Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems
 
18. Computer Science Issues
     (i) High Performance and Parallel Computing
     (ii) Scientific Visualization
     (iii) Data and Signal Processing


July 18-22, 2009, Verona, Italy. Item #4479
AIME'09 - 12th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine.

Ameen Abu-Hanna, Dept. Medical Informatics, AMC - University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands, email: a.abu-hanna at amc.uva.nl.
Deadlines: proposals for tutorials: February 9, proposals for workshops: February 9, abstract submission: February 2, paper submission: February 9.
Scope

Original contributions are sought regarding the development of theory, techniques, and applications of AI in BioMedicine, including the exploitation of AI approaches to molecular medicine and biomedical informatics.
Contributions to theory may include presentation or analysis of the properties of novel AI methodologies potentially useful to solve biomedical problems.
Papers on techniques should describe the development or the extension of AI methods and their implementation, and discuss the assumptions and limitations of the proposed methods.
Application papers should describe the implementation of AI systems to solve significant medical problems, and should present sufficient information to allow evaluation of the practical benefits of the system.
Original long and short papers are sought on the development of theory, systems, and applications of AI in Medicine, including the exploitation of AI approaches to molecular medicine and biomedical informatics and to healthcare organizational aspects.
Contributions to theory may include presentation or analysis of the properties of novel AI methods potentially useful in solving medical problems.
Papers addressing theory should describe the development or the extension of AI methods and discuss the assumptions and limitations of the proposed methods and their novelty with respect to the state of the art.
Papers addressing systems should describe the requirements, design and implementation of new AI-inspired tools and systems, and discuss their applicability in the medical field.
Application papers should describe the implementation of AI systems to solve significant medical problems, and should present sufficient information to allow evaluation of the practical benefits of the system.
The scope of the conference includes the following areas:

    * Knowledge Acquisition and Management
    * Machine Learning, Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
    * Biomedical Ontologies and Terminologies
    * Decision Support Systems
    * Neural Networks and Belief Networks
    * Reasoning under Uncertainty
    * Temporal and Spatial Representation and Reasoning
    * Case-Based Reasoning
    * Planning and Scheduling
    * Protocols and Guidelines
    * Information Retrieval
    * Natural Language Generation and Understanding
    * Biomedical Computer Vision, Imaging, and Signal Interpretation
    * Intelligent Agents
    * Telemedicine and Cooperative Systems
    * Cognitive Modelling
    * Healthcare Process Management

July 20-22, 2009, Leipzig, Germany. Item #4383
ICDM 2009-9th Industrial Conference on Data Mining.

email info@data-mining-forum.de.
Deadlines: long papers: 28 February, short papers: 30 April, industrial papers: 31 May.
Paper submission

Paper submissions should be related but not limited to any of the following topics:

Applications of Data Mining in ...

    * Marketing
    * Medicine
    * E-Commerce (Mining Logfiles)
    * Biotechnology
    * Quality Management
    * Multimedia Data (Image, Video, Text, Signals)
    * Web-Mining
    * Intrusion Detection in Networks
    * Case-Based Reasoning
    * Clustering
    * Classification & Prediction
    * Association Rules
    * Telecommunication
    * Design of Experiment
    * Strategy of Experimentation
    * Capability Indices
    * Deviation and Novelty Detection
    * Control Charts
    * Design of ExperimentsPaper submission

Paper submissions should be related but not limited to any of the following topics:

Applications of Data Mining in ...

    * Marketing
    * Medicine
    * E-Commerce (Mining Logfiles)
    * Biotechnology
    * Quality Management
    * Multimedia Data (Image, Video, Text, Signals)
    * Web-Mining
    * Intrusion Detection in Networks
    * Case-Based Reasoning
    * Clustering
    * Classification & Prediction
    * Association Rules
    * Telecommunication
    * Design of Experiment
    * Strategy of Experimentation
    * Capability Indices
    * Deviation and Novelty Detection
    * Control Charts
    * Design of Experiments
    * Capability Indices
    * Desirability’s
    * Capability Indices
    * Desirability’s

July 20-23, 2009, Singapore. Item #4437
INCOSE 2009 - 19th Annual INCOSE International Symposium.

Conference Manager (INCOSE), ASK International Conference, 2 chemin de la Serre, 31450, Belberaud, France, email: is2009 (at) askintlconference.com.
Deadlines: submissions: November 3.

July 20-25, 2009, Colmar, France. Item #4478
MMEDIA 2009 - The First International Conference on Advances in Multimedia.

email: petre@iaria.org.
Deadlines: papers: February 20.
Tracks:

Fundamentals in multimedia

    Multimedia systems, architecture, and applications; New multimedia platforms; Multimedia architectural specification languages; Theoretical aspects and algorithms for multimedia; Multimedia content delivery networks; Network support for multimedia data; Multimedia data storage; Multimedia meta-modeling techniques and operating systems; Multimedia signal coding and processing (audio, video, image); Multimedia applications (telepresence, triple-play, quadruple-play, …); Multimedia tools (authoring, analyzing, editing, browsing, …); Computational multimedia intelligence (fuzzy logic, neural networks, genetic algorithms, …); Intelligent agents for multimedia content creation, distribution, and analysis; Multimedia networking; Wired and wireless multimedia systems; Distributed multimedia systems; Multisensor data integration and fusion; Multimedia and P2P; Multimedia standards

Multimedia content and modeling

    Interfaces for multimedia creation; Multimedia streaming and services; Image modeling and editing; Audio modeling and transformation; Video modeling and transformation; Image recognition; Multimedia databases; Multimedia coding and encryption; Multimedia modeling for learning content; Multimedia description languages; Image clustering; Media fusion for communication and presentation

Multimedia content-based retrieval and analysis

    Multimodal data analysis; Multimedia databases; Semi-automatic and automatic methods for multimedia annotation; Image/video/audio databases; Content-based image retrieval; Semantics-based search and integration of multimedia and digital content; Multimedia data modeling, indexing, and mining; Statistical modeling of multimedia data; Multimedia extraction and annotation; Content search/browsing/retrieval; Internet imaging and multimedia; Multimodal content analysis; Multimedia abstraction and summarization; Semantic analysis of multimedia data; Media assimilation and fusion

Perception and cognition for multimedia users

    Quality of experience; Relevance feedback; Human-computer interaction; Multimodal interaction; Multimodal user interfaces; Mobile user-centered interfaces; Peer-to-peer multimedia systems and streaming; Pervasive and interactive multimedia systems (digital TV, mobile systems, gaming,…); Multimedia in personal, sensor and ad-hoc networks; Visualization and virtual reality; Intelligent browsing and visualization; Perception and cognition; Perception and modeling of the environment; Multimedia collaboration; Social networking 

Multimedia ontology

    Multimedia semantics; Emergent semantics; Media ontology learning; Ontology for media web mining; Multimedia ontologies; Multimedia information management; Approaches using metadata standards; Conceptual clustering; Modeling and recognition of visual objects and actions 

Mobile and ubiquitous multimedia

    Architectures, protocols, and algorithms for multimedia mobility; Middleware and distributed computing support for mobile and ubiquitous multimedia; Mobile and ubiquitous multimedia in intelligent transportation systems; Enabling platforms for mobile multimedia; Roaming and limited bandwidth; Intermittent connectivity; Streaming mobile multimedia; Mobile multimedia software architectures; Mobile multimedia applications and services; Communication and cooperation via mobile multimedia; Business models for mobile multimedia; Provisioning of mobile multimedia services; Context-aware mobile and ubiquitous multimedia; Mobile computer graphics, games and entertainment; Mobile and ubiquitous multimedia in ad hoc networks; Personalization, privacy and security in mobile multimedia; Social and regulatory aspects of mobile multimedia; Multimedia in the Extended Home; Ubiquitous/Seamless content sharing

Multimedia services

    Reliability, availability, serviceability of multimedia services; Multimedia content distribution services; Real-time multimedia services; Audio-visual multimedia services; Multimedia signal processing and communications; Media representation and algorithms; Audio, image, video processing, coding and compression; Multimedia database, content delivery and transport; Multimedia service protocols; Mobility of multimedia services; Internet telephony and hypermedia technologies and systems; Media enabled eCommerce service; Case studies, field trials and evaluation of new multimedia services

Multimedia applications

    Real-time interactive multimedia applications Adaptive and context-aware multimedia applications; Ambiance multimedia applications; Media applications on mobile devices; Multi-modal interaction; Virtual environments; Personalization; Collaboration, contextual metadata, collaborative tagging; Web applications; Multimedia authoring; Multimedia-enabled new applications (eLearning, entertainment,…..); Cooperative networks and applications; Mobile multimedia applications & services; Semantic metadata for mobile applications; Semantics enabled multimedia applications; Semantics enabled networks and middleware for multimedia applications; Wireless ad-hoc and sensor networks/RFID applications Industrial use-cases and applications 

Multimedia security and content protection

    Multimedia security (watermark, encryption,… ); Mobile multimedia systems and services; Security, privacy, and cryptographic protocols; Network security issues and protocols; Key management and authentication; Authentication and access control; Intrusion detection and prevention; Content protection and digital rights management; Trusted computing; Information hiding; Protection of user-generated content

Multimedia control and management

    Wireless and mobile multimedia network management; Multimedia measurement, control, and management; Content management and delivery; IP multimedia system operations and management; Managing the quality of experience and quality of service; Measuring the quality of performance in multimedia systems; Mobile multimedia network traffic engineering and optimization; Monitoring and managing mobile multimedia; Resource reservation for multimedia services; Multicast and broadcast multimedia service management; Management of service oriented architectures; Pricing, accounting and billing for multimedia services

July 20-24, 2009, Porto, Portugal. Item #4491
IRF'2009 Integrity - Reliability - Failure - Third International Conference.

email: sg@fe.up.pt.
Deadlines: abstracts: February 28.
 TOPICS OF INTEREST

 

The conference will address the following main topics:

Analytical and Numerical Tools:
FEM, BEM and hybrid methods 
Analysis of Structural Components/Members 
Optimum Design Techniques
Metal Forming and Metal Cutting
Dynamics and Vibration 
Computational Methods in Failure Diagnostics 
Dynamic Loading of Structures 
Probabilistic Methods
Reliability Assessment 
	

Design Against Failure:
Structural Integrity 
Safe Life and Damage Tolerance 
Design for Reliability 
Advanced Composite Materials 
Optimum Design 
Riveted, Welded, Threaded and Adhesive Joints 
Explosive and Seismic Effects 
Crashworthiness
Biomedical Systems Design 
Intelligent Manufacturing 
Damage Failure Analysis

 

Testing and Diagnostics:
Condition Monitoring 
Destructive and Nondestructive Testing
Damage Mechanics and Assessment
Prototyping and Full-Scale Testing 
Vibration Monitoring 
Failure Diagnostics 
Residual Stresses

 
	

Modes of Failure:
Fatigue, Corrosion-Fatigue 
Stress Corrosion Cracking 
Fatigue Creep Interaction 
Environmentally Assisted Failures 
Brittle Fracture

Surface and Interface Engineering:
Functionally Graded Materials 
Adaptive Structures and Smart Materials 
Coatings, Plating and Metal Finishing Damage
Failure of Interfaces 
Surface Integrity 
Surface Treatments  and Shot-peening
	

Nanotechnologies & Nanomaterials:

NEMS and MEMS Technologies

Nanocomposites

Nanodevices

Diagnostics and Control

Nanosensors

Molecular Devices

 
 

July 20-21, 2009, London, UK. Item #4500
Workshop on Advances in Machine Learning for Computational Finance.

Dr. David R. Hardoon, The Centre for Computational Statistics & Machine Learning, Intelligent Systems Research Group, Dept. of Computer Science, University College, London, Gower Street, London, UK WC1E 6BT, tel: +44 (0) 20 7679 0425, fax: +44 (0) 20 7387 1397, email: D.Hardoon@cs.ucl.ac.uk.
Deadlines: extended abstracts: February 23.
Topics of the workshop include (but not limited to): 
. *Optimisation methods
. *Reinforcement learning
. *Supervised and semi-supervised learning
. *Kernel methods
. *Bayesian estimation
. *Wavelets
. *Evolutionary computing
. *Recurrent and state space models
. *SVM’s
. *Neural networks
. *Boosting
. *Multi-agent simulation
. *....
. *High frequency data
. *Trading strategies and hedging techniques
. *Execution models
. *Forecasting
. *Volatility
. *Extreme events
. *Credit risk
. *Portfolio management and optimisation
. *Option pricing
. *...

July 23, 2009, Leipzig, Germany. Item #4335
MLDM´2009 - 6th International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Mining.

email: info@mldm.de.
Deadlines: paper submission: February 10.
The MLDM´2009 conference is the sixth event in a series of Machine Learning and Data Mining meetings, initially organised as international workshops. The aim of MLDM´2009 is to bring together from all over the world researchers dealing with machine learning and data mining, in order to discuss the recent status of the research in the field and to direct its further developments.
Basic research papers as well as application papers are welcome. All kinds of applications are welcome, but special preference will be given to multimedia related applications, biomedical applications, and webmining. Paper submissions should be related but not limited to any of the following topics:


association  rules                                                                            applications of  clustering
applications in  medicine                                                                 aspects of  data mining
automatic semantic annotation of media content                              Bayesian  models and  methods
conceptional  learning and  clustering                                              case-based  reasoning and  learning
classification and interpretation of images, text, video                      classification and  model estimation
case-cased reasoning and associative memory                                 content-based image  retrieval
decision  trees                                                                                deviation and  novelty detection
ensemble methods                                                                           feature grouping,  discretization, selection and transformation
feature  learning                                                                              frequent  pattern mining
high-content analysis of microscopic images in medicine,
biotechnology and chemistry                                                            Goodness measures and evaluation (e.g., false discovery rates)
inductive learning including decision tree and rule induction learning    knowledge extraction from text, video, signals and images
learning/ adaption of recognition and perception                                 learning of internal representations and models
learning of  appropriate behaviour                                                      learning of  action patterns
learning in image pre-processing and segmentation                             learning and adaptive  control
learning  robots                                                                                 learning in  process automation
learning  for handwriting recognition                                                   learning of semantic  inferencing rules
learning of  ontologies                                                                        learning of  visual ontologies
mining gene data bases and biological data bases                               mining images, temporal-spatial data, images from remote sensing
mining text  documents                                                                      mining structural representations such as log files, text documents
                                                                                                        and  htm-documents
mining financial or  stockmarket data                                                  mining  images in  computer vision
mining  images and  texture                                                                 mining  motion from sequence
network analysis and intrusion detection                                             neural  methods
nonlinear function learning and neural net based learning                     organisational learning and evolutional learning
probabilistic  information retrieval                                                       rule  induction and  grammars
retrieval  methods                                                                              real-time event learning and detection
Selection bias                                                                                    Sampling methods
Selection with small samples                                                               similarity measures and learning of similarity
statistical learning and neural net based learning                                   support  vector machines
subspace  methods                                                                             statistical and conceptual clustering methods: basics
statistical and  evolutionary learning                                                     speech  analysis
symbolic learning and neural networks in document processing             time series and sequential pattern mining
text mining                                                                                          visualization and  data mining
video mining 

July 23-26, 2009, Manchester, UK. Item #4519
ICCM 2009 - 9th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling.

David Peebles. Email: d.peebles@hud.ac.uk.
Deadlines: tutorial submission: March 5;; papers submission: April 14.

July 23-25, 2009, Rodos Island, Greece. Item #4547
13th WSEAS International Conference on Computers at CSCC2009.

email: (WSEAS in the Subject): info@wseas.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 30.

July 23, 2009, Boston, MA, USA. Item #4705
Information Retrieval and Advertising Workshop at the 32nd Annual ACM SIGIR Conference.

Mikhail Bilenko, email: mbilenko@gmail.com.
Deadlines: submission: May 19.
Papers from a rich set of empirical, experimental, and theoretical
perspectives are invited.  Topics of interest for the workshop include
but are not limited to:
- Commercial intent estimation for queries
- User behavior analysis
- Personalized and customized advertising
- Human-computer interaction issues in online advertising, including ad fatigue
- Ad matching and ranking algorithms
- Content analysis for advertising (keyword extraction, categorization, etc.)
- Keyword analysis (phrase substitution, whole-page matching, etc.)
- Measuring advertisement efficiency
- Advertising in social networks
- Advertising in alternative contexts (video, news, blogs, images, etc)
- Multilingual issues in advertising
- Collaborative filtering approaches for advertising

July 26-29, 2009, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Item #4367
ICDAR'2009 - Tenth International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition.

email: icdar2009 @ icdar2009.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: January 12.
    *  Character Recognition
    * Handwriting Recognition
    * Graphics Recognition
    * Document Image Analysis
    * Document Understanding
    * Document Analysis Systems
    * Basic Research and Methodologies for Document Processing
    * Camera-based Document Processing
    * Document Databases and Digital Libraries
    * Multimedia Documents
    * Sketching Interfaces
    * Performance Evaluation
    * Forensic Science
    * Analysis of Historical Documents
    * Applications

July 29-31, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic. Item #4458
ICMNC 2009 - International Conference on Mathematical and Natural Computing.

email: info@waset.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: March 30.
Neural Networks
architectures, algorithms, approximation, complexity, associative memory, biological foundations, computational neuroscience, neurodynamics, neurocognition.

Learning
kernel methods, support vector machines, supervised and unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, Bayesian learning.

Evolutionary Computation
genetic algorithms, genetic programming, multi-objective optimization, biological computation, classifier systems, artificial life, artificial immune systems, evolution strategies, ant colony optimization, particle swarm optimization, swarm intelligence, evolvable hardware.

Soft Computing
fuzzy systems, rough systems, uncertain systems, hybrid systems, neuro-fuzzy controllers, embedded computing for intelligent systems, random search methods, probabilistic computing, chaotic computing, symbolic computing.

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
molecular computing, DNA computing, bioinformatics databases, computational genomics, computational proteomics, clustering, mapping gene expression and micro arrays, gene identification and annotation, molecular evolution, molecular sequence analysis, protein structure, protein classification.

Quantum Computing
standard and adiabatic quantum computing, quantum random walks, quantum supercomputing, quantum versions of classical computational paradigms.

Applications
medicine, environment, quantitative socio-dynamics, pattern recognition, classification, signal processing, control, simulation, robotics, diagnostics, transport, defense, security, power systems, finance and business, data mining and intelligent databases, speech recognition and natural language processing, image processing and computer vision, real-time computational intelligence and games, grid computing, biometrics.

July 29 - August 1, 2009, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Item #4523
COGSCI2009 31st Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society.

Xiaojin Zhu. Email: jerryzhu@gmail.com.
Deadlines: submissions: February 1.

August 3-6, 2009, Shanghai, China. Item #4571
IJCBS'09 International Joint Conference on Bioinformatics, Systems Biology and Intelligent Computing.

Guozheng Li. Email: ijcbs09@orca.st.usm.edu.
Deadlines: workshop/special session proposals: February 1; paper submission: February 15.
Bioinformatics: Bio-molecular and phylogenetic databases, bio-languages, interoperability in bio-databases, bio-ontology and data mining; identification and classification of genes; sequence search and alignment; protein structure prediction and molecular simulation; molecular evolution and phylogeny; functional genomics, proteomics; drug discovery; gene expression analysis; bioinformatics engineering; bio-data visualization; algorithms, modeling and simulation of bio-sets; biomarkers of toxicity; bio-imaging; signaling and computation, genetics and genomics.
Systems Biology: Modeling and simulation of biological processes, pathways, networks, pipelines, mathematical and quantitative models of cellular and multicellular systems, emergence of properties in complex biological systems, methods to predict biological network behavior from incomplete information, statistical modeling of biological data, prediction and validation, synthetic biological systems, high performance bio-computing, self-organization in living systems (cells, organisms, swarms, ecosystems, etc.), platforms for computational modeling of living systems (parallel, distributed, and multi-resolution simulation methods), differential, discrete and/or stochastic modeling-language frameworks, applications of systems biology towards understanding disease mechanisms, pharmaceutical drug discovery and drug target validation.
Intelligent Computing: Machine learning, data mining, pattern recognition, agents, neural computing, kernel methods, evolutionary computing, swarm intelligence and optimization; feature selection/extraction; ensemble methods; manifold learning theory; artificial life and artificial immune systems; technology to develop artificial components, systematization methodology for intelligent systems, and scientific principles related to artificial life.

August 10-14, 2009, Joensuu, FINLAND. Item #4708
16th International ECSE Summer School in Novel Computing.

email: ecse09@cs.joensuu.fi.
Deadlines: registration: June 15.
two parallel courses:
        Douglas A. Reynolds (MIT Lincoln Lab)
        "Speaker and Language Recognition"

        Paul De Bra (Eindhoven Univ Technology)
        "Platforms for Stories-Based Learning
        in Future Schools"

August 16-18, 2009, Incheon, Korea. Item #4438
CIRAS2009 - the 6th International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems.

email: ciras@nus.edu.sg.
Deadlines: submission: February 1.

August 17-21, 2009, Zurich, Switzerland. Item #4537
VISION AND SPORTS SUMMER SCHOOL.

email: vs3@vision.ee.ethz.ch.
Deadlines: application deadline: May 10 2009.
OVERVIEW

Vision and Sports is a special special kind of summer school. In addition to a
broad-range of lectures on state-of-the-art Computer Vision techniques, it
offers exciting sport activities, such as Kung-Fu, Ultimate Frisbee, and
Volleyball. Sports will be organized by the same internationally renowned
experts who deliver the lectures. The school offers the best of both worlds to
participants: high-quality teaching on Computer Vision, and lots of fun with a
variety of attractive sports. This will offer plenty of opportunity for
personal contact between students and teachers.

The Vision and Sports Summer School will cover a broad range of subjects,
reflecting the diversity of Computer Vision. Each lecture will cover both basic
aspects and state-of-the-art research. Every day there will two Computer Vision
classes and one sports session. The classes will include both lectures and
practical exercises.

August 17, 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Item #4627
SIP 2009 - The Eleventh IASTED International Conference on Signal and Image Processing.

IASTED Secretariat ó SIP 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: submissions: March 27, 2009; notification of acceptance: April 27; final manuscripts: May 12, 2009; registration: May 26.
PURPOSE

This conference is an international forum for researchers and practitioners interested in the advances in and applications of signal and image processing. It is an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas. SIP 2009 aims to strengthen relationships between companies, research laboratories, and universities.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

SIP 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA 2009)
    * Identification, Control and Applications (ICA 2009)
    * Computational Intelligence (CI 2009)

SCOPE

The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to the following:
Signal Processing and Applications

    * Detection and Estimation of Signal Parameters
    * Signal Identification
    * Nonlinear Signals and Systems
    * Time-Frequency Signal Analysis
    * Signal Reconstruction
    * Spectral Analysis
    * Filter Design and Structures
    * FIR Filters
    * IIR Filters
    * Adaptive Filters
    * Multi-Channel Filtering
    * Signal Noise Control
    * Multiple Filtering and Filter Banks
    * Fast Algorithms
    * Adaptive and Clustering Algorithms
    * Fast Fourier Transforms
    * Discrete Cosine Transforms

    * Discrete Hilbert Transforms
    * Wavelet Transforms
    * Array Signal Processing
    * Digital Signal Processing
    * Statistical Signal Processing
    * Adaptive Signal Processing
    * Multidimensional Signal Processing
    * Mobile Signal Processing
    * Optical Signal Processing
    * Real Time Signal Processing
    * Higher Order Statistical Analysis
    * Cyclo-Stationary Signal Analysis
    * Fuzzy Logic Applications in Signal Processing
    * Neural Networks for Signal Processing
    * Applications in Telecommunications
    * Industrial Applications
    * Other Applications

Acoustics, Speech Processing, and Applications

    * Audio and Speech Processing
    * Speech Analysis
    * Speech Synthesis
    * Speech Recognition
    * Speaker Verification
    * Speech Coding
    * Speech Compression
    * Speech Enhancement
    * Echo Cancellation
    * Voice Control
    * Speech Quality
    * Speech Processing Software
    * Human-Computer Interaction
    * Spoken Language Interfaces
    * Synchronization Techniques
    * Speech Processing Devices
    * Multi-Lingual Speech Processing
    * Natural Language Processing
    * Machine Learning
    * Speech Translation
    * Visual Speech Perception

    * Animation
    * Computer Vision
    * Fuzzy Applications
    * Artificial Intelligence
    * Knowledge-based Processing
    * Neural Networks
    * Soft Computing
    * Acoustic Modelling
    * Acoustic Imaging
    * Acoustic Signal Processing
    * Physical Acoustics
    * Structural Acoustics
    * Acoustical Oceanography
    * Hydro Acoustics
    * Architectural Acoustics
    * Engineering Acoustics
    * Bio Acoustics
    * Aero Acoustics
    * Sonar Detection
    * Ultrasonics
    * Noise Control Applications

Image Processing and Applications

    * Image Coding
    * Image Compression
    * Image Enhancement
    * Image Restoration
    * Image Segmentation
    * Image Representation
    * Pattern Recognition
    * Multi-Resolution and Multi-Spectral Processing
    * Tomographic Reconstruction
    * Motion Detection and Estimation
    * Object Tracking
    * Image Sequence Processing
    * Content-based Image Retrieval
    * Image Databases
    * Computer Imaging
    * Radar Imaging
    * Sonar Imaging
    * Medical Imaging

    * Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    * Seismic Imaging
    * Color and Texture
    * Image Display and Printing
    * Image Quality
    * Video Processing
    * Video Coding
    * Video Streaming
    * Multimedia Processing
    * Digital Image Processing
    * Watermarking
    * Image Visualization
    * Remote Sensing
    * Sonar Imaging
    * Artificial Intelligence Applications
    * Neural Networks Applications
    * Fuzzy Logic Applications
    * Computer Vision
    * Other Applications

August 17, 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Item #4628
The 13th IASTED International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications ~IMSA 2009~ Human-centered Multimedia Computing.

IASTED Secretariat ó IMSA 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: important deadlines; submissions due March 27, 2009; notification of acceptance April 27, 2009; final manuscripts due May 12, 2009; registration deadline May 26, 2009.
PURPOSE

The 13th IASTED International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA 2009) is a major contact venue for research scientists, engineers, and practitioners throughout the world to present their latest developments and applications in this field. IMSA 2009 aims to strengthen relations among universities, research laboratories and industry. Full papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

IMSA 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Signal and Image Processing (SIP 2009)
    * Identification, Control and Applications (ICA 2009)
    * Computational Intelligence (CI 2009)

SCOPE

This conference covers all aspects of Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications, including but not limited to:
Web and Internet Systems and Tools

    * Internet Architectures
    * Web and Internet Tools
    * Web Design
    * Internet Search Technologies
    * Optimization Techniques
    * Protection and Security
    * Privacy
    * Fault Tolerance
    * Internet Computing
    * Parallel and Distributed Processing
    * Java-based Applications for Web
    * Software Agents
    * Expert Systems
    * Knowledge-based Systems
    * Computer Vision

Multimedia Information Systems

    * Multimedia Tools and Architectures
    * Multimedia Broadcasting Systems on the Web
    * Operating System Support for Multimedia
    * Multimedia Communication Systems
    * Multimedia Networking
    * Distributed Multimedia Systems
    * Content-based Multimedia Retrieval
    * Multimedia Performance and Management
    * Mobile Multimedia
    * Video-on-Demand
    * Digital Video Broadcasting
    * IP-based Networks
    * ATM Networks
    * Transport Protocols
    * Routing Protocols
    * Quality of Service
    * Scheduling
    * Resource Management

Networked Multiplayer Games

    * Multimedia Technologies and Games
    * Internet-based Multiplayer Games
    * Game Architecture and Development

	
Data Management

    * Database Management Systems
    * Databases and the Web
    * Intelligent Databases
    * Multimedia Databases
    * Digital Libraries
    * Data Modelling
    * Data Warehousing
    * Data Mining
    * Database Ontology
    * Coding and Compression
    * Digital Watermarking
    * Video Storage Servers
    * Information Retrieval
    * Collaborative Systems and Distance Learning
    * Distance Learning
    * Educational Multimedia
    * Distributed Learning
    * Collaborative Learning
    * Collaborative Systems and Applications
    * Virtual Reality
    * Video Conferencing
    * Computer Animation
    * Human-Computer Interfaces
    * Modelling and Simulation

Applications

    * Electronic Commerce
    * Mobile Commerce
    * Internet Banking
    * Business
    * Medicine
    * Engineering
    * Education
    * Entertainment
    * Others
    * Graphics and Virtual Worlds

August 17, 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Item #4629
ICA 2009 - The IASTED International Conference on Identification, Control and Applications.

IASTED Secretariat ó ICA 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: submissions; March 27; notification of acceptance: April 27; final manuscripts: May 12; registration: May 26.
PURPOSE

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

ICA 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Signal and Image Processing (SIP 2009)
    * Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA 2009)
    * Computational Intelligence (CI 2009)

SCOPE

The topics of interest include but are not limited to:
Identification

    * Identifiability
    * Identification of Linear, Nonlinear, Time-varying, Multivariable, Hybrid and Distributed systems
    * Identification for Control, Adaptive Control and Data-based Controller Tuning
    * Robustness Issues in Identification
    * Black-box Modeling (Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines, Kriging...)
    * Model validation, Monitoring and Fault Detection
    * Parameter Estimation and Inverse Modeling
    * Statistical Analysis and Uncertainty Characterization
    * Linear and Nonlinear Time Series Analysis
    * Learning, Data Mining and Bayesian Approaches
    * Sequential Monte Carlo Methods, including Particle Filtering
    * Estimation from Spatio-temporal Data
    * State Estimation and Parameter Tracking

Application

    * Bioengineering and Medical Systems
    * Econometrics
    * Ecosystems
    * Energy and Information Networks
    * Mechanical Systems and Robotics
    * Modal Analysis
    * Motion Control
    * Physical Measurements
    * Structural Health Monitoring
    * Telecommunications
    * Transportation

	
Control

    * Aerospace and Automotive Systems
    * Agricultural Systems
    * Agents and Agent-based Systems
    * Biological and Pharmaceutical Processes
    * Biomedical and Chemical Processes
    * Discrete Event Systems
    * Distributed Intelligent Networked Systems
    * Embedded Control Systems
    * Fault Diagnosis
    * Fault Tolerant Control
    * Fuzzy and Neural Control, Petri Nets
    * Genetic and Evolutionary Computation
    * Hybrid Systems
    * Integrated Control and Supervision
    * Mathematical Modeling
    * Marine Control
    * Mechatronic Systems
    * Metal Processing
    * Mining Systems
    * Power Systems
    * Predictive and Adaptive Control
    * Process Control
    * Real-time Control
    * Robust Control
    * Vehicular and Traffic Control

August 17, 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Item #4630
CI 2009 - The Fourth IASTED International Conference on Computational Intelligence.

IASTED Secretariat ó CI 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: submissions: March 27, 2009; notification of acceptance: April 27; final manuscripts: May 12; registration: May 26.
PURPOSE

The Fourth IASTED International Conference on Computational Intelligence (CI 2009) will be a major forum for international researchers and professionals to present their latest research, results, and ideas in all areas of computational intelligence.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

CI 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Signal and Image Processing (SIP 2009)
    * Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA 2009)
    * Identification, Control and Applications (ICA 2009)

SCOPE

The relevant topics for this conference include, but are not limited to:

    * Adaptive and Optimal Control
    * Ant Colony Optimization
    * Artificial Immune Systems
    * Artificial Intelligence
    * Artificial Neural Systems
    * Associative Memory
    * Autonomous Systems
    * Bioinformatics
    * Biological Computing
    * Chaotic and Complex Systems
    * Classification
    * Clustering
    * Cognitive Processes
    * Communication Networks and Protocols
    * Computational Biology
    * Computational Genomics
    * Computational Intelligence and Telecommunications
    * Computer Vision
    * Connectionism
    * Cooperative Robotics
    * Data Fusion and Mining
    * Distributed Systems
    * DNA Computing
    * Educational Technology
    * Embedded Systems
    * Evolutionary Systems
    * Evolvable Hardware
    * Expert Systems
    * Fault Diagnosis
    * Fuzzy Systems
    * Genetic Algorithms
    * Genetic Programming
    * Hardware Implementation
    * Hybrid Systems
    * Image Understanding 

	

    * Immunocomputing
    * Intelligent Systems
    * Knowledge Discovery
    * Learning Algorithms
    * Life Sciences
    * Machine Learning
    * Memetic Algorithms
    * Model-Predictive Control
    * Molecular Computers
    * Multi-Agent Systems (MAS)
    * Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms
    * Natural Neural Systems
    * Neural Genetic Systems
    * Neural Networks
    * Neural-Fuzzy Systems
    * Parallel Computing
    * Particle Swarm Optimization
    * Pattern Recognition
    * Prediction and Time Series Analysis
    * Probabilistic Reasoning
    * Quantum Computing
    * Real Time Control
    * Reinforcement Learning
    * Self-Organizing Maps
    * Sensor Fusion
    * Statistical Data Analysis
    * Support Vector Machines
    * Swarm Intelligence
    * System Design Automation
    * System Identification
    * Technological Forecasting
    * Theory and Foundations
    * Time Series Forecasting
    * Application of the Above Methods

August 20-22, 2009, Moscow, Russia. Item #4413
ISCGAV'09 The 9th WSEAS International Conference on Signal Processing, Computational Geometry and Artificial Vision.

email: (subject: WSEAS): info@wseas.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: June 30.
TOPICS:
Filter design and structures, Fast algorithms, Adaptive filters
Nonlinear Signals and Systems, Signal reconstruction
Time-frequency analysis, Spectral estimation
Higher order spectrum analysis, Parameter estimation, Detection
Array signal processing, Statistical signal analysis, Signal and system modeling
Cyclostationary signal analysis, Speech production and perception
Speech analysis, Speech synthesis, Speech coding, Speech recognition
Speech enhancement and noise reduction
Active noise control, Active noise reduction
Echo cancellation, Psychoacoustics
Broadband audio coding, Signal processing for music
Binaural systems, Room acoustics
Digital transforms, HDTV
Multidimensional systems, Multidimensional Filters
Machine vision, Image coding
Image motion / sequence / video
Computed imaging, Geophysical and seismic processing
Image analysis and segmentation, Image filtering, restoration and enhancement
Image representation and modeling, Pattern recognition
Computational Geometry, Non-linear Computational Geometry
Chaos in Computational Geometry, Multisensor Data Fusion
Architectures and VLSI hardware, Programmable signal processors
Algorithms and applications mappings, Design methology and CAD tools
Languages and real time software, Real time system estimation
Optimization problems in signal processing,
Radar, Sonar
Biomedical processing, Geophysical signal processing, Underwater signal processing
Remote sensing, Robotics, Astronomy
Satellite signals processing
Measure and Instrumentation
Virtual reality, Virtual factory
Mobile communications
Image and scene analysis
Coding, Monitoring, Supervision, Internet
Signal Processing for Wireless communications
Video systems, Video technologies, VLSI
Sensors and measuring techniques, Remote sensing, Tele-informatics, Networking,
Machine Vision, Computer Vision, Robotic Vision
Special Topics and Applications
Others

August 22-25, 2009, BANGALORE, India. Item #4564
IEEE CASE 2009 - IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering.

Y. Narahari, Indian Institute of Science, General Chair, hari@csa.iisc.ernet.in.
Deadlines: proposals for special sessions: February 1; papers: February 15; proposals for tutorials and workshops: March 1.
   - Foundations of Automation

   - Knowledge Sciences and Automation

   - Sensors and Sensor Networks

   - Manufacturing, Logistics and Supply Chain Automation

   - Automation in Life Sciences and Health Care

   - Automation in Meso, Micro and Nano-Scale

August 23-25, 2009, San Diego, California, USA. Item #4658
Salford Data Mining Conference 2009.

abaldwin@salford-systems.com.

The Conference is aimed at bringing together researchers and practitioners to learn about data mining technology from practical and theoretical experts. Expect to exchange ideas and experiences focused on the practice of both data mining and the real world analysis of complex data.

August 26-28, 2009, London, United Kingdom. Item #4459
ICMLDA 2009 : International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Analysis.

email: info@waset.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 30.
Analysis of Time Series, Longitudinal and Panel Data
Aspects of data mining
Association rules
Automatic semantic annotation of media content
Bayesian models and methods
Case-based reasoning and learning
Case-cased reasoning and associative memory
Classification and interpretation of images, text, video
Classification and model estimation
Classification and Regression
Cluster Analysis and Similarity Structures
Computational Intelligence
Conceptional learning and clustering
Content-based image retrieval
Data Preprocessing and Information Extraction
Data Visualization and Scaling Methods
Decision trees
Deviation and novelty detection
Ensemble methods
Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Mining
Feature grouping, discretization, selection and transformation
Feature learning
Frequent pattern mining
Goodness measures and evaluation
High-content analysis of microscopic images in medicine, biotechnology and chemistry
Inductive learning including decision tree and rule induction learning
Knowledge extraction from text, video, signals and images
Knowledge Representation and Knowledge Discovery
Learning and adaptive control
Learning for handwriting recognition
Learning in image pre-processing and segmentation
Learning in process automation
Learning of action patterns
Learning of appropriate behaviour
Learning of internal representations and models
Learning of ontologies
Learning of semantic inferencing rules
Learning of visual ontologies
Learning robots
Learning/adaption of recognition and perception
Mining financial or stockmarket data
Mining gene data bases and biological data bases
Mining images and texture
Mining images in computer vision
Mining images, temporal-spatial data, images from remote sensing
Mining motion from sequence
Mining structural representations such as log files, text documents and htm- documents
Mining text documents
Mixture Analysis in Clustering
Network analysis and intrusion detection
Neural methods
Nonlinear function learning and neural net based learning
Online Algorithms and Data Streams
Organisational learning and evolutional learning
Probabilistic information retrieval
Real-time event learning and detection
Retrieval methods
Rule induction and grammars
Sampling methods
Selection bias
Selection with small samples
Similarity measures and learning of similarity
Speech analysis
Statistical and conceptual clustering methods
Statistical and evolutionary learning
Statistical learning and neural net based learning
Statistical Relational Learning
Subspace methods
Supervised Classification, Discrimination, and Pattern Recognition
Support vector machines
Symbolic learning and neural networks in document processing
Text mining
Time series and sequential pattern mining
Tools for Intelligent Data Analysis
Typing for Modeling
Video mining
Visualization and data mining

Applications of Machine Learning and Data Analysis
Marketing and Management Science
Banking and Finance
Business Intelligence and Personalization
Data Analysis in Retailing
Econometrics and Operations Research
Image and Signal Analysis
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Medical and Health Sciences
Text Mining, Web Mining, and the Semantic Web
Statistical Natural Language Processing
Linguistics
Subject Indexing and Library Science
Statistical Musicology
Archaeology and Archaeometry
Psychology
Data Analysis in Higher Education

August 26-28, 2009, London, United Kingdom. Item #4460
ICIST 2009 : International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Technologies.

email: info@waset.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 30.
Intelligent Systems Architectures and Applications
Artificial Neural Networks
Mathematical foundations of neural networks
Architectures and algorithms
Learning theory (supervised/ unsupervised/ reinforcement learning)
Knowledge based networks
Implementation issues of neural networks
Support Vector Machines
Neural network applications
Fuzzy Systems, fuzzy logic and possibility theory
Fuzzy expert systems
Fuzzy system design using evolutionary algorithms
Fuzzy system modeling and simulation
Fuzzy systems and applications
Evolutionary Algorithms
Genetic algorithms, evolution strategies, genetic programming and evolutionary programming
Learning Classifiers
Hybrid evolutionary algorithms
Evolutionary algorithms and applications
Fusion of neural network- fuzzy systems
Fusion of fuzzy systems- evolutionary algorithms
Fusion of neural network - evolutionary algorithms
Fusion of neural network- fuzzy systems- evolutionary algorithms
Intelligent agents (architectures, environments, adaptation/ learning and knowledge management)
Bayesian networks and probabilistic reasoning
Rough sets
Statistical learning techniques
Fusion of statistical methods and soft computing techniques
CAD systems
Intelligent optimization techniques
Intelligent techniques in Bioinformatics

Intelligent Image and Signal Processing
Design and implementation of intelligent signal processing systems
Image, vedio and multidimensional signal processing
Multimedia signal processing
Speech processing
Features and classification
Texture analysis
Document analysis
Stereoscopic vision
Shape processing
Object recognition
Image and video retrieval
Image and video compression

Intelligent Internet Modeling
Web intelligence
Search engines
Information retrieval (web mining)
Database querying
Ontology
XML mining
Intelligent networking between Web Sites
Network security, intrusion detection
Information aggregation and fusion
Interaction with intelligent agents
Intelligent agents and interfaces for personalization and adaptivity
Intelligent tutoring systems on the WWW
Adaptive hypermedia systems
Agents for digital cities, virtual communities and agent societies

Intelligent Data mining
Discovering patterns in continuous data
Uncertainty management for data mining
Clustering algorithms and applications
Classification trees
Mining time series
Mining in a Mobile Environment
Statistical Considerations in Learning
XML Mining
Text Mining
Distributed Data Mining

Intelligent Business Systems
e-learning, e-commerce, e-business, e-finance
Risk management
Derivatives pricing
Portfolio management and asset allocation
Stock market, forex market analysis, dynamics; simulation
Hedging, trading & arbitrage strategies
Financial modeling
Computational economics
Intelligent management
Multicriteria decision making

Intelligent Control and Automation
Mathematical modeling and analysis of complex systems
Soft computing/computational intelligence in control systems
Knowledge based control systems
Adaptive control systems
Control applications in robotics, manufacturing, process control, industrial systems, automotive, vehicular systems, spacecraft and so on

Intelligent Agents
Adaptation and learning
Agent architectures and communication languages
Communication, collaboration, and interaction of humans and agents
Conversational agents
Coordinating multiple agents
Designing agent systems - methodologies & software engineering
Evolution of agents
Knowledge acquisition and management
models of emotion, motivation, or personality
multi-agent communication, coordination, and collaboration

Intelligent Knowledge Management
Application of knowledge representation techniques to semantic modeling
Development and management of heterogeneous knowledge bases
Automatic acquisition of data and knowledge bases (especially raw text)
Performance evaluation
Parallel database systems
Data and knowledge sharing
Cooperation in heterogeneous systems
Domain modeling and ontology-building
Concurrent engineering and computer integrated manufacturing
Digital Libraries
Multimedia Databases

August 26-28, 2009, London, United Kingdom. Item #4461
ICISVC 2009 : International Conference on Image, Signal and Vision Computing.

email: info@waset.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 30.
Image, Signal and Vision Computing
Computer vision
Pattern recognition (statistical and structural)
Machine learning
Remote sensing
Shape and texture analysis
Image coding and processing
Image analysis
Medical applications
Surveillance
Defense applications
Industrial applications
Software and hardware
Augmented and Virtual Reality
Automated visual surveillance
Computer graphics
Enhancement of video and still images
Feature detection and feature extraction
Geometric algebra in vision and graphics
Graph matching
Image analysis and understanding
Image based rendering
Image compression and coding
Mesh acquisition and simplification
Medical imaging applications
Motion tracking and analysis
Object recognition
Optical Character Recognition
Pattern recognition, clustering, and classification
Reconstruction techniques
Scientific visualization
Shape recovery from multiple images
Signal processing
Sonar and acoustical imaging
Statistical inference and characterization
Stereo analysis

Image/Video Coding and Transmission
Still image coding
video coding
stereoscopic and 3-D coding
distributed source coding
image/video transmission over wireless networks

Image/Video Processing
Image filtering
restoration and enhancement
image segmentation
video segmentation and tracking
morphological processing
stereoscopic and 3-D processing
feature extraction and analysis
interpolation and super-resolution
motion detection and estimation
implementation and systems

Image Formation
Biomedical imaging
remote sensing
geophysical and seismic imaging
optimal imaging
synthetic-natural hybrid image systems

Image Scanning, Display, and Printing
Scanning and sampling
quantization and halftoning
color reproduction
image representation and rendering
display and printing systems,
image quality assessment

Image/Video Storage, Retrieval, and Authentication
Image and video databases
image indexing and retrieval
video indexing
retrieval and editing
multimodality image/video indexing and retrieval
authentication and watermarking

Applications
Biomedical sciences
geosciences and remote sensing
document image processing and analysis, other applications

August 26-28, 2009, London, United Kingdom. Item #4462
ICCNS 2009 - International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Sciences.

email: info@waset.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 30.
 Affective Systems
Architectures
Attentional Mechanisms
Audition, Speech, and Language
Axiomatic Models
Biological Neural Network Models
Biologically Inspired Systems
Biologically-Inspired Cognitive Architectures
Categorization, Language, and Reward
Cerebellar Models
Cognition, Language, and Attention
Cognition, Planning and Attention
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience of vision
Cognitive-Emotional Interactions
Control Theory/Methodology
Cortical Models
Developmental/Infant Models
Emotion/affect
Enactive approaches
Event location in the brain
Evolutionary Neural Networks
Fuzzy or Neuro-Fuzzy Systems
Global Workspace Theory
Grounding in neurophysiology
Heterophenomenology
Hybrid systems (fuzzy, evolutionary, digital)
Imagination
Image understanding
Industrial applications
Language
Learning and Recognition
Mathematics of neural systems
Models of consciousness involving, incorporating or addressing
Navigation, Control, and Planning
Neural Circuits and Systems
Neural Computation
Neural system models
NeuroComputational Hybrid Systems
Neuromorphic systems
Neuromorphic VLSI
Object recognition
Pattern Classifiers
Philosophical implications
Reinforcement and Emotion
Robotics
Sensory-Motor Control and Robotics
Spatial mapping and navigation
Speech and language
Sub-Cortical Models
Supervised learning
Support Vector Machines
Synthetic phenomenology
Unsupervised learning
Virtual Machine Approaches
Vision, Decision Making, and Awareness
Will/volition
Other Applications in Science and Engineering   

August 27-29, 2009, London, United Kingdom. Item #4470
EANN 2009 - The 11th International Conference on Engineering Applications of Neural Networks.

Dominic Palmer-Brown. Email: d.palmer-brown@uel.ac.uk.
Deadlines: papers: April 21.
 Suggested topics for the conference include, but are not limited to, the following:
Neural Computing and Related Methods:

    * Learning theory
    * Evolutionary architectures
    * Support vectors machines
    * Supervised Learning
    * Unsupervised Learning
    * Reinforcement Learning
    * Self-Organising systems
    * Adaptive architecture
    * Fuzzy logic and systems
    * Hybrid system
    * Hardware development
    * Low cost architectures

Research areas :

    * Data mining
    * Computer vision
    * Pattern Recognition
    * Colour, Motion analysis
    * Signal Processing
    * Fusion
    * Telecommunications
    * Robotics
    * Intelligent Transportation Systems
    * Financial Forecasting
    * Time Series Analysis
    * Adaptive Control
    * Modelling and identification
    * Prediction
    * Process Monitoring and Diagnosis

Applications :

    * Engineering Applications
    * Biomedical Engineering
    * Environmental Data Analysis
    * Decision Making Systems
    * Manufacturing Engineering
    * Computer science
    * Thermal Engineering
    * Financial Engineering
    * E-learning
    * Virtual Learning Environments
    * Intelligent Tutoring systems
    * Olympic Applications
    * Computer Forensics
    * Cryptography

August 29 - September 10, 2009, Cambridge, UK. Item #4710
MACHINE LEARNING SUMMER SCHOOL.

Zoubin Ghahramani, email: zoubin@eng.cam.ac.uk.
Deadlines: application: June 1.
We invite you to apply to attend the 13th Machine Learning Summer 
School, which will be held at the University of Cambridge. The school 
will offer lectures and practicals given by leading researchers in the 
field on a wide range of topics in machine learning. We hope to 
attract international students, young researchers and industry 
practitioners with a keen interest in machine learning and a strong 
mathematical background.

August 31 - September 2, 2009, Lyon, France. Item #4467
IDA-2009 - The 8th International Symposium on Intelligent Data Analysis.

email: ida09@liris.cnrs.fr.
Deadlines: submission: March 30.
Algorithms & Techniques (Machine Learning, Data Mining, Statistics):

    * Artificial neural networks - Bayesian networks - Heuristic methods
    * Optimization problems - Case-based reasoning - Computational models of human learning
    * Computational learning theory - Cooperative learning - Unsupervised learning
    * Decision and induction
    * Evolutionary computation
    * Grammatical inference
    * Incremental and on-line learning
    * Information retrieval and learning
    * Knowledge acquisition and learning
    * Data pre- and post-processing
    * Data visualisation
    * Statistical pattern recognition and analysis
    * Performance and optimization
    * Bootstrap and randomization
    * Causal modeling
    * Decision analysis
    * Exploratory data analysis
    * Knowledge-based analysis
    * Classification, projection, regression, optimization clustering
    * Data cleaning
    * Model specification, selection, estimation
    * Reasoning under uncertainty
    * Uncertainty and noise in data

Theoritical contributions (Data analysis principles, Data modeling):

    * Data Mining theories
    * Information retrieval restrictions
    * Legal data analysis restrictions
    * Innovative data analysis (models, information types, and objectives)
    * Theoretical IDA issues
    * New paradigms
    * Analysis of IDA algorithms

Applications Fields (Practical, Applied and Industrial Data Analysis):

    * Analysis of different kinds of data (e.g., censored, temporal etc.)
    * Applications (e.g., commerce, engineering, finance, legal, manufacturing, medicine, public policy, science, bioinformatics, biosurveillance)
    * Assistants, intelligent agents for data analysis evaluation of IDA systems
    * Human-computer interaction in IDA
    * IDA systems and tools
    * Information extraction, information retrieval
    * Experiment design

August 31 - September 4, 2009, Berlin, Germany. Item #4680
"Advanced Scientific Programming in Python" a G-Node Summer School.

python-summerschool@bccn-berlin.de.
Deadlines: applications: May 31.
Many scientists spend much of their time writing, debugging, and
maintaining software. But while techniques for doing this efficiently
have been developed, only few scientists actually use them. As a
result, they spend far too much time writing deficient code and
reinventing the wheel instead of doing research. In this course we
present a selection of advanced programming techniques with
theoretical lectures and practical exercises tailored to the needs of
the programming scientist. To spice up theory and foster our new
skills in a real-world programming project, we will team up to develop
an entertaining scientific computer game.

We will use the Python programming language for the entire
course. With a large collection of open-source scientific modules and
all features of a full-fledged programming language, Python is rapidly
gaining popularity in the neuroscience community. It enables the
scientist to quickly develop powerful, efficient, and structured
software and is becoming an essential tool for scientific computing.

September 1-4, 2009, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Item #4436
The Twelfth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing.

Professor Barry H.V. Topping, Editorial Office, Dun Eaglais, Station Brae, Kippen, Stirling, FK8 3DY, UK, tel: 44(0)1786 870 191, fax: 44(0)1786 870 192, email: conf2009 AT civil-comp.com.
Deadlines: abstract submission November 15.

September 1-4, 2009, Redondo Beach, California, USA. Item #4667
K-CAP 2009 The Fifth International Conference on Knowledge Capture.

Andreas Hotho. hothocs@uni-kassel.de.
Deadlines: papers: April 15; proposal submission for tutorials: April 1; poster and demo submissions: June 15.
The Fifth International Conference on Knowledge Capture, K-CAP 2009 will feature Invited Talks, Technical Papers, Workshops, Posters and Demos on a range of topics including:

    * Knowledge acquisition tools
    * Authoring tools
    * Knowledge extraction systems
    * Knowledge management environments
    * Knowledge capture for the Semantic Web
    * Collaborative and social approaches to knowledge management and acquisition
    * Learning apprentices
    * Mixed-initiative planning and decision-support tools
    * Acquisition of problem-solving knowledge
    * Knowledge-based markup techniques
    * Advice taking systems
    * Knowledge engineering and modelling methodologies 

 

September 1, 2009, Cambridge, UK. Item #4686
Beyond Gray Droids: Domestic Robot Design for the 21st Century - Workshop at HCI 2009.

email: drd09-chairs[at]cl.cam.ac.uk.
Deadlines: submission: April 27.
Workshop Topics:

This workshop aims to provide a forum for researchers interested in improving the design of domestic robots. By gathering in a friendly environment, the hope is that researchers can openly share their ideas and vision for the future of this field.

Thus, we invite researchers who wish to participate in the workshop to submit position papers, works-in-progress, or completed research. Topics include:

    * Assistive Technology
    * Affective Computing
    * Affective Robotics
    * Domestic Design
    * Human-Centered Design
    * Human-Machine Interaction
    * Inclusive Design
    * Multi-cultural Design
    * Robot Design
    * Social Robotics 

...as well as other relevant topics. 

September 3-5, 2009, Budapest, Hungary. Item #4548
SMO '08 - 9th WSEAS International Conference on Simulation, Modelling and Optimization.

email: (WSEAS in the Subject): info@wseas.org.
Deadlines: papers: May 31.
 TOPICS:
Matrix Theory, Tensor Analysis, Linear and Multilinear Algebra
Simulation via Computational Linear Algebra techniques
Iterative methods
Error Estimation in Iterative Methods
Eigenvalue Problems
Componentwise and Structured Perturbations
Convex Optimization
Approximation of Large-scale Dynamical Systems
Ordinary Differential Equations
Partial Differential Equations
Integral Equations
Integral-Differential Equations
Algebro-Differential Equations
Numerical Methods for Singular Equations
Numerical Linear Algebra
Optimization
Numerical Behaviour of Optimization Algorithms
The Art of Computer Programming of Numerical Methods
Parallel Computing
Distributed Computing
Supercomputing
Finite Elements
Mathematical Aspects of Scientific Computing
Error Analysis
Stability Problems
Convergence Problems
High Complexity Numerical Methods
Non-Linear Systems Theory
Dynamical Systems and Chaos
Dynamical Systems
Large Scale Systems
Identification
Signal Processing
Systems and Control
Robotics
Neural Networks
Fuzzy Systems
Evolutionary Compuation
Simulation in Mathematical Biology
Simulation in Information Retrieval and Management
Electromagnetics
Fluid Mechanics
Simulation in Civil Engineering
Simulation in Economy, Ecology, Biology, Finances
Stochastic differential equations
Linear Programming, Quadratic Programming
Convex Programming, Nonlinear Programming
Complementarity problems, Stochastic Programming
Combinatorial Programming, Integer Programming
Convex, Nonsmooth and Variational analysis
Multiobjective programming
Game Theory
Algorithms for parallel architectures
Global Optimization
Optimal Control
Stochastic Control
Variational Principles and Applications
Software Development
Heuristic Algorithms
Tabu Methods, Simulated Annealing
Probability Theory and Applications
Stochastic Processes
Mathematical Statistics, Applied Statistics
Prediction Theory, Estimation Theory
Identification
Operational Research, Queueing Theory
Reliability Theory, Routing Theory
Measurement Theory
Marketing and Production Organization
Transportation Systems
Epidemiology
Financial mathematics
Information systems and traffic management
Inventory theory
Scheduling
Management Science
Randomized Algorithms
Equational logic programming
Functional Languages
Parallel and Distributed Computation
Problems in Discrete mathematics
Combinatorics and Graph Theory
Functional systems theory
Coding
Cryptology
Object-Oriented Programming
Computational Geometry
Industrial Systems
Real Time Systems
Multimedia
Discrete structures
Extremal problems
Enumeration problems
Network algorithms
Network optimization
Approximation algorithms
Theoretical Computer Science
Coding and Information Theory
Error-correcting codes
Data compression
Switching networks
Communication protocols
Number theory
Group, Ideal, Ring, Field and Galois Theory and Applications
Knowledge Modelling
Decentralised Systems
Remote Sensing
Human-Machine Systems
Sonar and underwater acoustic systems
Undersea Systems
Navigation and Tracking Systems, Space Systems
Wavelets
Verification and Validation
Virtual Reality
Symbolic Computation
Classification

September 3-5, 2009, Budapest, Hungary. Item #4549
SSIP '09 - 9th WSEAS International Conference on Signal, Speech and Image Processing.

email: (WSEAS in the Subject): info@wseas.org.
Deadlines: papers: May 31.
 TOPICS:
Filter design and structures
Fast algorithms
Adaptive filters
Nonlinear Signals and Systems
Multirate filtering and filter banks
Signal reconstruction
Time-frequency analysis
Spectral estimation
Higher order spectrum analysis
Parameter estimation
Detection
Array signal processing
Statistical signal analysis
Signal and system modeling
Cyclostationary signal analysis
Speech production and perception
Speech analysis
Speech synthesis
Speech coding
Speech recognition
Speech enhancement and noise reduction
Active noise control
Active noise reduction
Echo cancellation
Psychoacoustics
Broadband audio coding
Signal processing for music
Binaural systems
Room acoustics
Digital transforms
HDTV
Multidimensional systems
Machine vision
Image coding
Image motion / sequence / video
Computed imaging
Geophysical and seismic processing
Image analysis and segmentation
Image filtering, restoration and enhancement
Image representation and modeling
Pattern recognition
Neural networks
Fuzzy Systems
Evolutionary computation
Expert systems
Multisensor Data Fusion
Architectures and VLSI hardware
Programmable signal processors
Algorithms and applications mappings
Design methology and CAD tools
Languages and real time software
Real time system estimation
Optimization problems in signal processing
Radar
Sonar
Biomedical processing
Geophysical signal processing
Underwater signal processing
Remote sensing
Robotics
Astronomy
Satellite signals processing
Measure and Instrumentation
Other relevant topics

September 4-6, 2009, Bled, Slovenia. Item #4717
First ACTIVE Summer School on Advanced Technologies for a Knowledge-Powered Enterprise.

email: tina.anzic@ijs.si.
Deadlines: application: July 15.
*Semantic technologies and content,
*Social software and Web 2.0,
*Adaptive and context-aware systems,
*Context mining,
*Process mining,
*Knowledge filters,
*Stream mining,
*Anomaly detection,
*Meta learning,
*Forecasting, and
*Social network analysis.

September 5-7, 2009, Arlington, VA. Item #4675
AAAI 2009 Fall Symposium on Manifold Learning and its Applications.

Xiaojin Zhu. Email: jerryzhu@gmail.com.
Deadlines: papers, extended abstracts: May 15.
 Theory of manifold learning
        o Distance metrics
        o Laplace operators, harmonic analysis
        o Dimensionality estimation
        o Regression and classification
        o Sparsity and compressive sensing
        o Approximation of manifolds
        o Parameterizations and embeddings
* Manifold learning and graph-based methods
        o Kernel, spectral, topological, and probabilistic methods
        o Method taxonomies
* Applications of manifold learning
        o AI, bioinformatics, computer vision, NLP, robotics, social
networks

September 5-6, 2009, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Item #4713
MLSB 09 Third International Workshop on Machine Learning in Systems Biology.

Pierre Geurts : email: pierre.geurts@gmail.com.
Deadlines: extended abstract: June 12.
Methods

Machine learning algorithms
Bayesian methods
Data integration/fusion
Feature/subspace selection
Clustering
Biclustering/association rules
Kernel methods
Probabilistic inference
Structured output prediction
Systems identification
Graph inference, completion, smoothing
Semi-supervised learning

Applications

Sequence annotation
Gene expression and post-transcriptional regulation
Inference of gene regulation networks
Gene prediction and whole genome association studies
Metabolic pathway modeling
Signaling networks
Systems biology approaches to biomarker identification
Rational drug design methods
Metabolic reconstruction
Protein function and structure prediction
Protein-protein interaction networks
Synthetic biology

September 7-9, 2009, Sheffield, United Kingdom. Item #4545
PRIB 2009 - 4th IAPR International Conference in Pattern Recognition for Bioinformatics.

PRIB 2009 Secretariat, Dept. of Automatic Control & Systems Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom, tel: +44 114 2225618, fax: +44 114 2225661, email: prib2009@sheffield.ac.uk.
Deadlines: paper submission and special sessions proposal: April 14.
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The International Association of Pattern Recognition (IAPR) sponsored conference
aims to bring together top researchers, practitioners and students from around the
world to discuss the applications of pattern recognition methods in the field of
bioinformatics to solve problems in the life sciences. Prospective authors are invited
to submit papers in the research areas of interest to the workshop. These include:

 Bio-sequence analysis
 Gene and protein expression analysis
 Protein structure and interaction prediction
 Motifs and signal detection
 Metabolic modelling and analysis
 Systems and synthetic biology
 Pathway and network analysis
 Immuno- and chemo-informatics
 Evolution and phylogeny
 Biological databases, integration and visualisation
 Bio-imaging

Pattern recognition techniques of interest include, but not limited to:
 Static, syntactic and structural pattern recognition
 Data mining, Data based modelling
 Neural networks, Fuzzy systems
 Evolutionary computation and swarm intelligence
 Hidden Markov models, Graphical models

September 7-11, 2009, Bled, Slovenia. Item #4599
ECML PKDD 2009 The European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases.

David R. Hardoon. Email: D.Hardoon@cs.ucl.ac.uk.
Deadlines: abstract submission: April 3; paper submission: April 14.
Call For Papers
**************

The European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and
Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases provides an international
forum for the discussion of the latest high quality research results
in all areas related to machine learning and knowledge discovery in
databases. Encouraged are submissions of papers that describe the
application of machine learning and data mining methods to real-world
problems, particularly exploratory research that describes novel
learning and mining tasks and applications requiring non-standard
techniques. Submissions that demonstrate both theoretical and
empirical rigor are especially encouraged.

September 7, 2009, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Item #4631
EuroPES 2009 - The Ninth IASTED European Conference on Power and Energy Systems.

IASTED Secretariat, EuroPES 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: submissions: May 1; notification of acceptance June 15; final manuscripts due July 1; registration: July 20.
PURPOSE

The Ninth IASTED European Conference on Power and Energy Systems (EuroPES 2009) will serve as a major forum for international researchers and professionals to present their latest research, results, and ideas in all areas of power and energy systems. EuroPES 2009 aims to strengthen relations between the power industry, research laboratories, and universities.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

EuroPES 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Applied Simulation and Modelling (ASM 2009)
    * Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (ASC 2009)

SCOPE

The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:
Planning, Operation, and Control

    * Renewable Generation
    * Bulk Power Generation
    * Distributed Power Generation
    * Energy Storage
    * Power System Stability
    * Power System Operation
    * Power System Control and Protection
    * Power Transmission
    * Power Distribution
    * Load Shedding
    * Islanding Mechanisms
    * FACTS and HVDC Transmission System

Analysis, Management, and Modelling

    * Power Flow Analysis
    * Demand Side Management
    * Asset Management
    * Condition Monitoring
    * Security Assessment
    * Fault Diagnosis
    * Power Breakdown Analysis
    * Reliability
    * Power Quality
    * Load Modeling, Estimation, and Forecast
    * Artificial Intelligence Applications in Energy and Power Systems

Alternative Energy

    * Biomass Energy
    * Geothermal Resources
    * Hydrogen as Fuel
    * Photovoltaic Power Generation
    * Photovoltaic Power Systems
    * Renewable Energy Sources
    * Solar Cells
    * Solar Energy
    * Waste Products as Fuel
    * Water Power
    * Wind Power
    * Sustainable Energy

	
Policies and Economics

    * Power System Planning
    * Power Market Deregulation
    * Global Restructuring
    * Energy Pricing
    * Retail Power Markets
    * Electricity Power Pools
    * Power Engineering and Education
    * Investment Coordination
    * ROI Caps
    * Power Economics
    * Regulations
    * Energy Policies
    * Risk Analysis
    * Forecasting
    * Breakdown Impacts
    * Problems of the Power Industry
    * Modernization of Power Grids
    * Energy Efficiency
    * Energy and Environment
    * Deregulation of Electric Supply Industry

Nuclear Energy

    * Nuclear Technologies
    * Nuclear Safety
    * Security of Supply
    * Technology Transfer
    * Reactor Analysis
    * Fuel Cycle
    * Transmutation
    * Nuclear Power Plants

September 7, 2009, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Item #4632
ASM 2009 - The 18th IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling.

IASTED Secretariat ó ASM 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: submissions: May 1; notification of acceptance: June 15; final manuscripts: July 1; registration: July 20.
PURPOSE

The 18th IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling (ASM 2009) will provide an international forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange new ideas and practical experience in the areas of simulation and modelling. It is an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas. ASM 2009 aims to strengthen relations between industry practitioners, research laboratories, and universities.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

ASM 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Power and Energy Systems (EuroPES 2009)
    * Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (ASC 2009)

SCOPE

The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:
Modelling and Simulation Methods

    * Modelling
    * Simulation
    * Identification
    * Estimation
    * Bond Graphs
    * Statistical Modelling
    * Numerical Methods
    * Mathematical Modelling

	

    * Physically-based Modelling
    * Agent-based Modelling
    * Dynamic Modelling
    * 3-Dimensional Modelling
    * Computational Geometry
    * Time Series Analysis
    * Finite Element Methods

Simulation Tools and Techniques

    * Simulation Tools
    * Mathematical Programming
    * Discrete Event Simulation
    * Petri Nets
    * Object-Oriented Implementation
    * Web-based Simulation

	

    * Java-based Simulation
    * Monte Carlo Simulation
    * Neural Networks/Computational Intelligence
    * Artificial Intelligence
    * Expert Systems
    * Visualization

Environmental Modelling and Simulation

    * Atmospheric Modelling and Simulation
    * Contamination
    * Hazardous Material
    * Mobile Source Emissions
    * Hydrological Modelling and Simulation
    * Hydrological Forecasting
    * Hydrological Processes
    * Water Balance Calculations
    * Ground Water Modelling
    * Salinity Modelling
    * Water Quality & Pollution
    * Effects of Climate Variability
    * Aquatic & Marine Ecosystems

	

    * Fresh Water Ecosystems
    * Biological Systems
    * Agricultural Modelling
    * Population Dynamics
    * Landscape Ecology
    * Terrain Analysis
    * Climatic & Meteorological Modelling
    * Earth System Modelling
    * Ecosystem Management
    * Natural Resource Management
    * Terrestrial Ecosystems
    * Resource Management
    * Risk Analysis

Applied Simulation in the Energy Sector

    * Power Systems Modelling
    * Modelling of Energy Sources
    * Power Plants Modelling
    * Fault Simulation
    * Power Network Simulation
    * Energy Demand Modelling

	

    * Energy Forecasting
    * Wind Power Modelling
    * Solar Power Modelling
    * Alternative Energy Modelling
    * Energy Economics
    * Electricity Market Modelling

Symposium
Biological, Biomedicine, and Biomechanics Modelling

    * Biotechnology
    * Biomedical Modelling
    * Medical Robotics
    * Medical Computer Modelling
    * Medical Instruments
    * Patient Simulators
    * Surgical Simulators
    * Surgical Training
    * Surgical Modelling
    * Simulators for General Anesthesia
    * Image-Guided Surgery
    * Cardiovascular Modelling
    * Arterial Wall Mechanics
    * Respiratory Mechanics
    * Artificial Heart and Valves

	

    * Orthopedic Modelling
    * Joint Modelling
    * Limb Modelling
    * CT Scanning
    * Dental Modelling
    * Muscular Modelling
    * Modelling of Sports Injuries
    * Medical Imaging
    * Tele-Medicine
    * Medical Education
    * Medical Vision
    * Virtual Reality
    * Human Animation
    * Health Care Modelling

September 7, 2009, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Item #4633
ASC 2009 - The 13th IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing.

IASTED Secretariat ó ASC 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: submissions: May 1; notification of acceptance: June 15; final manuscripts: July 1; registration: July 20.
PURPOSE

The 13th IASTED International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (ASC 2009) will create an international forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange new ideas and practical experience in the areas of soft computing and artificial intelligence. The conference provides an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas. ASC 2009 will strengthen relations between industry practitioners, research laboratories, and universities.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

ASC 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Power and Energy Systems (EuroPES 2009)
    * Applied Simulation and Modelling (ASM 2009)

SCOPE

The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:
Artificial Intelligence

    * Knowledge Acquisition
    * Knowledge Representation
    * Case-based Reasoning
    * Temporal Reasoning
    * Model-based Reasoning
    * Connectionist Models
    * Bayesian Models
    * Machine Learning
    * Learning Algorithms and Training
    * Man-Machine Interfaces

	

    * Intelligent Agents
    * Intelligent Control
    * Multi-Agent Systems
    * Cognitive Processes
    * Intelligent Databases
    * Expert Systems
    * Distributed Artificial Intelligence
    * Cooperative AI Systems
    * Intelligent Systems
    * Adaptive Intelligent Systems

Soft Computing

    * Logic Programming
    * Probabilistic Reasoning
    * Chaos
    * Data Mining
    * Fuzzy Logic and Systems
    * Neuro-Fuzzy Systems
    * Fuzzy Modelling
    * Fuzzy Evolutionary Computation
    * Fuzzy Hardware

	

    * Neuro-Fuzzy-Genetic Algorithms
    * Neural Networks
    * Neuro-Computing
    * Genetic Algorithms
    * Genetic Programming
    * Evolutionary Engineering
    * Software Tools
    * Hybrid Systems
    * Causal Models

Applications

    * Engineering
    * Science
    * Education
    * Medicine
    * Business
    * Accounting
    * Finance
    * Marketing
    * Economics
    * Financial Markets
    * Law
    * Computing
    * Speech Generation and Recognition
    * Linguistics

	

    * Natural Language Processing
    * Planning and Resource Management
    * Optimization and Scheduling
    * Smart Sensors and Materials
    * Signal and Image Processing
    * Communication
    * Multimedia
    * Computer Vision
    * e-Business and e-Learning
    * Intelligent Transportation Systems
    * Smart Homes
    * Biometric Systems and Security
    * Collaborative Work
    * Emerging Application

September 7, 2009, Bled, Slovenia. Item #4700
MLD '09 - 1st International Workshop on learning from Multi-Label Data.

Grigorios Tsoumakas. Email: tsoumakas@gmail.com.
Deadlines: submission: June 10.
Held in conjunction with ECML/PKDD 2009:

The goal of this workshop is to bring researchers and practicioners
that work on various aspects of multi-label learning into a fruitful
dicussion about the state-of-the-art and the remaining open problems,
and to offer them an opportunity to identify new promising research
directions. To achieve this goal we are soliciting two types of
contributions: a) mature research results, and b) interesting
preliminary results or stimulating position statements. In addition,
the workshop will feature at least one discussion session to allow for
a more interactive and engaging experience.

September 7, 2009, Bled, Slovenia. Item #4703
MML 2009: 2nd International Workshop on Machine Learning and Music.

email: rramirez@iua.upf.edu.
Deadlines: submission: June 14.
We invite contributions describing machine learning approaches to music
processing
including, but not limited to:

Sound synthesis and analysis
Pattern discovery in music
Computational musicology
Folk song analysis and classification
Music genre classification
Music analysis
Music Information Retrieval
Knowledge Representation and Computational Models
Psychoacoustics and Music Perception
Cognitive Modeling
Adaptive Systems and Music Education
Algorithmic Composition
Interactive Performance Systems
Digital Audio Signal Processing

September 7, 2009, Bled, Slovenia. Item #4706
Workshop on Learning from non-IID data: Theory, Algorithms and Practice During ECML-PKDD 2009.

lniid09@liste.lif.univ-mrs.fr.
Deadlines: paper submission: June 10.
In this workshop, we will discuss recent developments, explore new
issues and share ideas for future directions for learning from non-IID
data. We welcome papers that address any of the above questions or
that focus on any of the following topics:

    * Theoretical: results on generalization bounds and learnability,
contributions that mathematically formalize the types of non-IIDness
encountered, results on the extent to which non-IIDness does not harm
the validity of theoretical results build on the IID assumption,
helpfulness of the online learning framework,
    * Algorithmic: theoretically motivated algorithms designed to
handle non-IID data, approaches that make it possible for classical
learning results to carry over, online learning procedures,
    * Practical: successful applications of non-IID learning methods
to learning from streaming data, web data, biological data,
multimedia, natural language, social network mining.

September 7-10, 2009, Milano, Italy. Item #4720
CIG-2009 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence and Games.

Julian Togelius, IDSIA, Galleria 2, 6928 Manno-Lugano, Switzerland, email: julian@togelius.com.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Learning in games
* Coevolution in games
* Neural-based approaches for games
* Fuzzy-based approaches for games
* Console and video games
* Character Development and Narrative
* Player/Opponent modeling in games
* CI/AI-based game design
* Multi-agent and multi-strategy learning
* Comparative studies
* Applications of game theory
* Board and card games
* Economic or mathematical games
* Imperfect information games
* Non-deterministic games
* Evasion (predator/prey) games
* Realistic games for simulation or training
* Player satisfaction in games
* Games for mobile or digital platforms
* Games involving control of physical objects
* Games involving physical simulation

September 8, 2009, Manchester, UK. Item #4765
Manchester Workshop on Neural Coding and Computation.

Marcelo Montemurro. Email: m.montemurro@manchester.ac.uk.

September 8, 2009, Manchester, UK. Item #4786
Manchester Workshop on Neural Coding and Computation.

Rasmus Petersen (r.petersen@manchester.ac.uk).

September 11-16, 2009, Petrozavodsk, Russia. Item #4671
RuSSIR 2009 - 3rd Russian Summer School in Information Retrieval.

email: school[at]romip[dot]ru.

The main RuSSIR 2009 program includes four courses, five lectures each:

Information Retrieval Modeling
Djoerd Hiemstra, University of Twente

Modeling Web Searcher Behavior and Interactions
Eugene Agichtein, Emory University

Enterprise and Desktop search
Pavel Dmitriev, Yahoo! Labs
Pavel Serdyukov, University of Twente
Sergey Chernov, L3S Research Center

Computational advertising: business models, technologies and issues
James G. Shanahan, Independent Consultant

September 14-18, 2009, Rhodes, Greece. Item #4384
41st European Brain and Behaviour Society (EBBS) Annual General Meeting.

Alessandro Treves. Email: ale@sissa.it.
Deadlines: proposals for symposia: June 15.

September 14-17, 2009, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic. Item #4440
ISMIS'09 - The Eighteenth International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems.

Petr Berka. Email: berka@vse.cz.
Deadlines: paper submission: March 31.
The scope of ISMIS'09 is intended to represent a wide range of topics on
applying Artificial Intelligence techniques to areas as diverse as decision
support, automated deduction, reasoning, knowledge based systems, machine
learning, computer vision, robotics, planning, databases, information
retrieval, etc.

September 14-17, 2009, Limassol, Cyprus. Item #4569
ICANN 2009 - 19th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks.

Ms Christina Distra, tel: +357 22 713716, fax: +357 22 869735, email: synedrio@topkinisis.com.
Deadlines: special session/workshops proposals: February 1; paper submissions: February 15.
 TOPIC AREAS
The scope of the conference will cover, but is not limited to,the following areas:

    * Computational neuroscience
    * Connectionist cognitive science
    * Data analysis and pattern recognition
    * Graphical networks models, Bayesian networks
    * Hardware implementations and embedded systems
    * Intelligent Multimedia and the Semantic Web
    * Neural and hybrid architectures and learning algorithms
    * Neural control, planning and robotics applications
    * Intelligent control and adaptive systems
    * Neural dynamics and complex systems
    * Neuroinformatics and bioinformatics
    * Real world applications
    * Self-organization
    * Sequencial and structured information processing
    * Brain-computer interface and cognitive architectures
    * Signal and time series processing, blind source separation
    * Vision and image processing
    * Computational intelligence applications to biomedical systems
    * Critical infrastructure systems
    * Manufacturing systems
    * Intelligent environmental systems

September 14-16, 2009, Guzelyurt, North Cyprus. Item #4682
AI, ML, DM Track at ISCIS 2009 24th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences.

email: tanseletu@gmail.com.
Deadlines: submission of papers: April 17.
The submitted papers are expected to be in broad areas of AI, Machine
Learning and Data Mining, including

- Data pre-processing, data reduction, feature selection, and feature
transformation
- Handling imbalanced data
- New algorithms for association rules, classification, clustering,
pattern discovery, etc
- Models and algorithms for emerging applications in chemistry,
biology, environment, sociology, streams, semantic web, and other
scientific domains
- Mining distributed, heterogeneous, spatial and temporal datasets
- Mining textual and unstructured datasets
- Scalable data mining algorithms
- Social networks mining and analysis
- Privacy preserving data mining algorithms
- Integration of mining and multiagents
- Data mining in electronic commerce, such as recommendation,
sponsored web search, advertising, and marketing tasks
- Human-machine interaction and visual data mining
- data warehousing, OLAP and data mining
- Evolutionary computation
- Knowledge representation and reasoning
- Natural language processing
- Robotics
- Machine learning and knowledge discovery

September 16-19, 2009, Ulsan, Korea. Item #4531
ICIC'09 - International Conference on Intelligent Computing.

ICIC2008-Ulsan-Hefei Secretariat, email: icic@ic-ic.org, email: icic@iim.ac.cn.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 10; special session proposal: March 20, tutorial proposal: April 2.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
A. THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES
A1 Neural Networks
A2 Evolutionary Learning & Genetic Algorithms
A3 Granular computing & Rough sets
A4 Fuzzy Theory and Models
A5 Fuzzy Systems and Soft Computing
A6 Particle Swarm Optimization and Niche Technology
A7 Swarm Intelligence and Optimization
A8 Supervised & Semi-supervised Learning
A9 Unsupervised & Reinforcement Learning
A10 Kernel Methods and Supporting Vector Machines
A11 Cognitive Science & Computational Neuroscience
A12 Independent Component Analysis and Blind Source Separation
A13 Combinatorial & Numerical Optimization
A14 Systems Biology and Computational Biology
A15 Neural Computing and Optimization
A16 Nature Inspired Computing and Optimization
A17 Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
A18 Artificial Life and Artificial Immune Systems
A19 Ensemble Methods
A20 Machine Learning Theory and Methods
 
B. EMERGING APPLICATIONS
 
B1 Biological and Quantum Computing
B2 Intelligent Computing in Bioinformatics
B3 Intelligent Computing in Neuroinformatics & Cheminformatics
B4 Intelligent Computing in Computational Biology and Drug Design
B5 Computational Genomics and Proteomics
B6 Intelligent Computing in Signal Processing
B7 Intelligent Computing in Pattern Recognition
B8 Intelligent Computing in Image Processing
B9 Intelligent Computing in Communication and Computer Networks
B10 Intelligent Computing in Robotics
B11 Intelligent Computing in Computer Vision
B12 Intelligent Computing in Brain Imaging and Bio-medical Engineering
B13 Intelligent Agent and Web Applications
B14 Intelligent Sensor Networks
B15 Intelligent Fault Diagnosis & Financial Engineering
B16 Intelligent Control and Automation
B17 Intelligent Data Fusion and Security
B18 Intelligent Prediction & Time Series Analysis
B19 Natural Language Processing and Expert Systems
B20 Intelligent Image/Document Retrievals
 

September 17-19, 2009, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Item #4762
1st Hands-on Training Workshop on Forecasting & Time Series Predictions with Artificial Neural Networks.

Chipo Mlambo, University of Cape Town (UCT), Graduate School of Business, tel: +27 (0)21 406 1442, fax: +27 (0)21 406 1412, email: chipo.mlambo@gsb.uct.ac.za.

September 18-22, 2009, Rethymno, Crete, Greece. Item #4621
ICNAAM 2009 International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics.

T.E. Simos. Email: tsimos.conf@gmail.com.
Deadlines: submission of short abstracts: September 5; submission of extended abstract: September 18.
	

 

Topics to be covered include (but are not limited to):

All the research areas of Numerical Analysis and Computational Mathematics

(Numerical ODEs, Numerical PDEs (inc. BVPs), Scientific Computing and Algorithms, Stochastic Differential Equations, Approximation, Numerical  Linear Algebra, Numerical Integral Equations, Error Analysis and Interval Analysis, Difference Equations and Recurrence Relations, Numerical problems in Dynamical Systems, Applications to the Sciences (Computational Physics, Computational Statistics, Computational Chemistry, Computational Engineering etc.), Differential Algebraic Equations, Numerical methods in Fourier analysis etc)

All the research areas of Applied and Industrial Mathematics

(Mathematical Physics, Mathematical Chemistry, Mathematical Biology and Mathematical Medicine, Optimization and Operational Research, Theoretical Mechanics, Discrete Applied  Mathematics, Statistics, Probability, Dynamical Systems, Algorithms, Experimental Mathematics, Theoretical Computer Science, Applied Analysis,  Mathematical Modelling (including but not limited to  mathematical modelling of engineering and environmental processes, manufacturing, and industrial  systems, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, CFD, and transport phenomena; solid mechanics and mechanics of metals; electromagnets and MHD; reliability modelling and system optimization; decision sciences in an industrial and manufacturing context; civil engineering systems and structures; mineral and energy resources; relevant software engineering issues associated with CAD and CAE; and materials and metallurgical engineering, mathematical modelling of  social, behavioral and other sciences), Decomposition and Reconstruction Algorithms, Subdivision Algorithms, Continuous and Discrete Wavelet Transform, Time-frequency Localization, Phase-Space Analysis, Subband Coding, Image Compression, Real-Time Filtering, Radar and Sonar Applications, Transient Analysis, Medical Imaging, Multigrid Methods, Frames, Bifurcation and Singularity Theory, Deterministic Chaos and Fractals, Soliton and Coherent Phenomena, Formation of Pattern, Evolution, Complexity Theory and Neural Networks, Analytical Approaches and Simulations for more Accurate Descriptions, Predictions, Experimental Observations and Applications of Nonlinear Phenomena in Science and Engineering, Theoretical and Applied aspects of Computational Geometry, Control Theory and Automation, Fuzzy Sets and Systems and Fuzzy Logic, Applied Algebra, Quality Theory of Differential Equations, Neural Networks , etc.)

 

September 19-20, 2009, Thessaloniki, Greece. Item #4709
ICAPS'09 Workshop on Bridging The Gap Between Task And Motion Planning.

Bhaskara Marthi, email: bhaskara@willowgarage.com.
Deadlines: papers: June 23.
The topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
   *  Combining geometric, kinematic, and dynamic constraints with
reasoning about tasks, time and resources
   *  Integration of discrete and continuous representations
   *  Efficient planning in high-dimensional continuous spaces
   *  Hierarchical/multi-level planning architectures
   *  Incremental techniques for online motion and task planning
   *  Techniques for integrating task and manipulation planning
   *  Planning with compliant motion
   *  Planning for cooperative manipulation by multiple effectors
   *  Planning for whole body control

September 21-23, 2009, Istanbul, Turkey. Item #4622
ICONS 2009: The 2nd IFAC International Conference on Intelligent Control Systems and Signal Processing.

http://www.icons2009.org/.
Deadlines: papers:March 21.

September 21-25, 2009, Goettingen, Germany. Item #4766
Seventh fall course on COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE.

email: hecke@nld.ds.mpg.de.

The course is intended to provide graduate students and young researchers from all
parts of neuroscience with working knowledge of theoretical and computational
methods in neuroscience and to acquaint them with recent developments in this field.
The course includes tutorials and lectures of the following researchers:

    * Michele Giugliano: In vivo-like, noisy stimulation paradigms in in vitro cellular
electrophysiology
    * Robert Gütig: (working title) Spike-timing based sensory coding and processing
    * Jason Kerr: Population imaging in vivo: from the awake to the anesthetized
    * Benjamin Lindner: Interspike interval statistics and response properties of neurons in the
fluctuation driven regime
    * Gianluigi Mongillo: Collective dynamics of recurrent networks with short-term synaptic plasticity.


The course takes place at the Department of Nonlinear Dynamics of the Max-Planck
Institute for Dynamics and Selforganization, Bunsenstr. 10, D-37073 Goettingen.
A course fee of 100 Euro includes participation in the tutorials, study materials,
and part of the social events. The number of participants is limited to about 30.
Course language is English.

September 23-25, 2009, Vancouver, Canada. Item #4463
ICSIP 2009: International Conference on Signal and Image Processing.

email: info@waset.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: May 30.
Image acquisition
Image processing
Medical image processing
Pattern recognition and analysis
Visualization
Image coding and compression
Face Recognition
Super-resolution imaging
Image segmentation
Face recognition
3-D and Surface Reconstruction
Document analysis
Radar Image Processing
Sonar Image Processing
Signal Identification
Signal Reconstruction
Spectral Analysis
Filter Design
Adaptive Filters
Multi-channel Filtering
Noise Control
Fast Algorithms
Fast Fourier Transforms
Wavelet Transforms
Digital Signal Processing
Mobile Signal Processing
Statistical Signal Processing
Optical Signal Processing
Data Mining Techniques
Motion Detection
Content-based Image retrieval
Video Signal Processing
Watermarking
Detection and Estimation of Signal Parameters
Signal Identification
Nonlinear Signals and Systems
Time-Frequency Signal Analysis
Signal Reconstruction
Spectral Analysis
Filter Design and Structures
FIR Filters
IIR Filters
Adaptive Filters
Multi-channel Filtering
Signal Noise Control
Multiple Filtering and Filter Banks
Fast Algorithms
Adaptive and Clustering Algorithms
Fast Fourier Transforms
Discrete Cosine Transforms
Discrete Hilbert Transforms
Wavelet Transforms
Array Signal Processing
Digital Signal Processing
Statistical Signal Processing
Adaptive Signal Processing
Multidimensional Signal Processing
Mobile Signal Processing
Optical Signal Processing
Real Time Signal Processing
Higher Order Statistical Analysis
Cyclo-stationary Signal Analysis
Fuzzy Logic Applications in Signal Processing
Neural Networks for Signal Processing
Applications in Telecommunications
Industrial Applications

September 26-28, 2009, Vouliagmeni Beach, Athens, Greece. Item #4550
ACC'09 - Applied Computing Conference.

email: (WSEAS in the Subject): info@wseas.org.
Deadlines: papers: June 30.

September 26-29, 2009, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Item #4771
SiNAPSA Neuroscience Conference '09 with Educational Workshop on Memory.

Maja Bresjanac, MD, PhD, Institute of Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Zalo¡ka 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija, tel: +386 1 543 7033, fax: +386 1 543 7021, maja.bresjanac@mf.uni-lj.si.

September 27 - October 3, 2009, Pula, Italy. Item #4534
Third Course on the Analysis of Patterns.

Tijl De Bie. Email: tijl.debie@gmail.com.

DESCRIPTION

Every aspect of modern society has been affected by the data revolution.
Cheap collection, storage and transmission of vast amounts of information
have revolutionized the practice of science, technology and business.
Ideas from various disciplines have been deployed to help in the task
of designing computer systems that can automatically detect and exploit
useful regularities (patterns) in general types of data.

This is the third meeting of a series devoted to pursuing a unified
theoretical description of the various branches of Pattern Analysis.
These include statistical approaches to pattern recognition,
combinatorial approaches to pattern matching, grammatical
representations of structures, and many more fields of mathematics
and computer science. The summer school will aim to emphasize a
fundamental unity in goals and methods in all these diverse fields,
to enhance our understanding of the central principles of pattern
analysis, and to assist in the development of new pattern analysis
approaches.

The meeting is interdisciplinary in nature, and can be seen both as a
School for advanced students, and as a Workshop for researchers.
Leading researchers in various subfields of pattern analysis will hold
tutorials on their subject area, while new ideas will be presented in
poster sessions, discussions and short seminars. Students in machine
learning, pattern recognition, statistics, optimization, data mining,
bioinformatics, are particularly encouraged to apply.

September 27 - October 4, 2009, Kyoto, Japan. Item #4695
VOEC'09 - ICCV09 Workshop on Video-Oriented Object and Event Classification.

iccv09voec@lv-nus.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: May 20.
   1.

      Feature design for video-based object and event classification
   2.

      Machine learning techniques for video-based object and event classification
   3.

      Video-based biometric (e.g. face, gesture, gait, etc)
   4.

      Video-based object detection (e.g. human, car, etc)
   5.

      Motion analysis in video (e.g. motion segmentation, structure from motion, etc)
   6.

      Action, activity, and event classification in videos
   7.

      Techniques for large-scale video analysis
   8.

      Techniques for low-quality video analysis (e.g. super-resolution, video stabilization, etc)
   9.

      Techniques for extracting semantics yet preserving privacy (e.g. blind vision, middleware)
  10.

      Other video based applications

September 28 - October 03, 2009, Rhodes, Crete, Greece. Item #4660
ICCMSE 2009 - 7th International Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering.

T.E. Simos. Email: tsimos.conf@gmail.com.
Deadlines: short abstract: September 5; short paper: September 25.
 Topics to be covered include (but are not limited to):
bullet	

Computational Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, Computational Physics,
bullet	

Theoretical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Mathematical Chemistry,
bullet	

Computational Engineering, Computational Mechanics,
bullet	

Computational Biology and Medicine,
bullet	

Computational Geosciences and Meteorology,
bullet	

Computational Economics and Finance,
bullet	

Financial Forecasting,

 
bullet	

Scientific Computation,
bullet	

High Performance Computing,
bullet	

Parallel and Distributed Computing,
bullet	

Visualization,
bullet	

Problem Solving Environments,
bullet	

Software Tools,

 
bullet	

Advanced Numerical Algorithms,
bullet	

Modelling and  Simulation of Complex Systems,
bullet	

Web-based Simulation and Computing,
bullet	

Grid-based Simulation and Computing,
bullet	

Computational Grids,

 
bullet	

Fuzzy Logic,
bullet	

Hybrid Computational Methods,
bullet	

Data Mining and Information Retrieval,
bullet	

Virtual Reality,
bullet	

Reliable Computing,
bullet	

Image Processing,
bullet	

Computational Science and Education. 

September 29 - October 2, 2009, Kyoto, Japan. Item #4480
ICCV'09 - 12th IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision.

ICCV2009 Steering Committee, Matsuyama Laboratory, Dept. of Intelligence Science and Technology, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
Deadlines: paper submission: March 10.
Tutorials and Workshops:    September 27-28,October 3-4, 2009

October 3-5, 2009, Porto, Portugal. Item #4681
ALT 2009 - The 20th International Conference on Algorithmic Learning Theory.

Ricard Gavaldà, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, email: gavalda@lsi.upc.edu.
Deadlines: submission: May 10.
Topics of Interest: We invite submissions that make a wide variety of 
contributions to the theory of learning, including the following:

     * Comparison of the strength of learning models and the design 
and evaluation of novel algorithms for learning problems in 
established learning-theoretic settings such as
           o inductive inference,
           o statistical learning theory,
           o on-line learning,
           o query models
           o unsupervised, semi-supervised and active learning.
     * Analysis of the theoretical properties of existing algorithms:
           o families of algorithms could include
                 + boosting,
                 + kernel-based methods, SVM,
                 + Bayesian networks,
                 + methods for reinforcement learning or learning in 
repeated games,
                 + graph- and/or manifold-based methods,
                 + methods for latent-variable estimation and/or 
clustering,
                 + MDL,
                 + decision tree methods,
                 + information-based methods,
           o analyses could include generalization, convergence or 
computational efficiency.
     * Definition and analysis of new learning models. Models might
           o identify and formalize classes of learning problems 
inadequately addressed by existing theory or
           o capture salient properties of important concrete 
applications.

October 5-7, 2009, Madeira, Portugal. Item #4557
ICNC - International Conference on Neural Computation.

ICNC Secretariat, Adress: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq. 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal, tel: +351 265 100 033, fax: +44 203 014 8638, email: icnc.secretariat@insticc.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 28.
CONFERENCE TOPICS

- Computational neuroscience

- Support vector machines

- Complex-valued neural networks

- Self-organizing maps

- Biometrics: recognition/authentication

- Neuroinformatics and bioinformatics

- Image processing

- Speech recognition

- Pattern recognition

- Stochastic neural networks

- Neuro-fuzzy systems and hybrid systems

- Learning paradigms and algorithms

- Supervised and unsupervised learning

- Adaptive architectures and mechanisms

- Independent component analysis

- Hardware neural network implementation

- Neural network software and applications

- Industrial, financial and medical applications

 

October 5-7, 2009, Madeira, Portugal. Item #4558
IJCCI - International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence.

ICNC Secretariat, Adress: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq. 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal, tel: +351 265 100 033, fax: +44 203 014 8638, email: ijcci.secretariat@insticc.org.
Deadlines: position paper submission: June 16.
The purpose of the International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners, on the areas of fuzzy computation, evolutionary computation and neural computation.

IJCCI is composed of three co-located conferences, each specialized in at least one of the aforementioned main knowledge areas.

 International Conference on Fuzzy Computation (ICFC)

 International Conference on Evolutionary Computation (ICEC)

 International Conference on Neural Computation (ICNC)

  

October 5-7, 2009, Madeira, Portugal. Item #4559
ICFC - International Conference on Fuzzy Computation.

ICNC Secretariat, Adress: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq. 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal, tel: +351 265 100 033, fax: +44 203 014 8638, email: icfc.secretariat@insticc.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 28.
 
  CONFERENCE TOPICS

 

- Fuzzy control in robotics: sensors, navigation and coordination

- Fuzzy hardware, fuzzy architectures

- Soft computing and intelligent agents

- Mathematical foundations: Fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic

- Approximate reasoning and fuzzy inference

- Fuzzy systems design, modeling

- System identification and fault detection

- Fuzzy information retrieval and data mining

- Fuzzy information processing, fusion, text mining

- Learning and adaptive fuzzy systems

- Complex fuzzy systems

- Pattern recognition: Fuzzy clustering and classifiers

- Fuzzy image, speech and signal processing, vision and multimedia

- Industrial, financial and medical applications

October 5-7, 2009, Madeira, Portugal. Item #4560
ICEC - International Conference on Evolutionary Computation.

ICEC Secretariat, Av. D. Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq. 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal, tel: +351 265 100 033, fax: +44 203 014 8638, email: icec.secretariat@insticc.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 28.
 
  CONFERENCE TOPICS

 

- Fuzzy control in robotics: sensors, navigation and coordination

- Fuzzy hardware, fuzzy architectures

- Soft computing and intelligent agents

- Mathematical foundations: Fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic

- Approximate reasoning and fuzzy inference

- Fuzzy systems design, modeling

- System identification and fault detection

- Fuzzy information retrieval and data mining

- Fuzzy information processing, fusion, text mining

- Learning and adaptive fuzzy systems

- Complex fuzzy systems

- Pattern recognition: Fuzzy clustering and classifiers

- Fuzzy image, speech and signal processing, vision and multimedia

- Industrial, financial and medical applications

October 6-8, 2009, Madeira, Portugal. Item #4561
KMIS - International Conference on Knowledge Management and Information Sharing.

ICKM Secretariat, Av. D. Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq. 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal, tel: +351 265 100 033, fax: +44 203 014 8638, email: ickm.secretariat@insticc.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 28.
CONFERENCE TOPICS

 

- Metadata and structured documents

- Digital libraries

- Best practices & communities of practice

- Business intelligence & CRM

- Communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing

- Interoperability

- Impact measurement of knowledge management

- Tools and technology for knowledge management

- Knowledge management projects

- E-Learning, e-training and executive training

- Organizational memories

- Organizational semiotics

- Learning organization & organizational learning

- Content management & digital rights management

- Intelligent information systems

- Social networks and the psychological dimension

- Intellectual capital

- K-Economy, k-community and k-enterprise

- Studies, metrics & benchmarks

- Innovation facilitation

- KM strategies and implementations

- KM tools and technologies

October 6-8, 2009, Madeira, Portugal. Item #4562
KEOD - International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development.

ICKE Secretariat, Av. D. Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq. 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal, tel: +351 265 100 033, fax: +44 203 014 8638, email: icke.secretariat@insticc.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 28.
CONFERENCE TOPICS

 

- Knowledge representation

- Knowledge level modeling

- Knowledge acquisition

- Reflection and metadata approaches

- Decision support systems

- Expert systems

- Ontology engineering

- Networked ontologies

- Semantic web

- Process knowledge and semantic services

- Knowledge reengineering

- AI programming

- Intelligent problem solving

- Natural language processing

- Human-machine cooperation

- Workflow engineering

- Intelligent multi-agent systems

- Applications and case-studies

- Domain analysis and modeling

- Validation and verification

- Mobile access to knowledge systems

- Social and cognitive aspects of KE

- Knowledge engineering education

October 6-8, 2009, Madeira, Portugal. Item #4563
KDIR - International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval.

ICKD Secretariat, Adress: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq. 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal, tel: +351 265 100 033, fax: +44 203 014 8639, email: ickd.secretariat@insticc.org, Web: http://www.ickd.ic3k.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 21.
CONFERENCE TOPICS

 

- Information retrieval

- Foundations of knowledge discovery in databases

- Data analytics

- Data mining in electronic commerce

- Interactive and online data mining

- Process mining

- Integration of data warehousing and data mining

- Data reduction and quality assessment

- Mining high-dimensional data

- Mining text and semi-structured data

- Mining multimedia data

- Mining spatial and temporal datasets

- Structured data analysis and statistical methods

- BioInformatics & pattern discovery

- Clustering and classification methods

- Pre-processing and post-processing for data mining

- Visual data mining and data visualization

- High performance implementations

- Privacy protection and ethics

- Software development

- Business intelligence applications

October 5-7, 2009, Madeira, Portugal. Item #4568
IC3K - International Joint Conference on Knowledge Discovery, Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management.

IC3K Secretariat, Address: Av. D.Manuel I, 27A 2ºesq. 2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal, tel: +351 265 100 033, fax: +44 203 014 8639, email: ic3k.secretariat@insticc.org.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 21.

October 5-8, 2009, Cairo, Egypt. Item #4701
WCPEE'09 - The 2009 World Congress on Power and Energy Engineering.

2181 Zahraa Nasr City, Apt. # 41, 11818, Cairo, Egypt, www.infomesr.org , email: Admin@infomesr.org, Mobile: 002 ó 010 ó 6896063, tel: / fax: 002 ó 02 ó 24488366.
Deadlines: full paper submission: before July 15; notification of full paper acceptance: August 1; camera-ready revised manuscript: September 1; program is released: before October 1.
Plesae, visit our website: http://infomesr.org/WCPEE09.html

October 8-9, 2009, Hamburg, Germany. Item #4750
MODELLING HETEROGENEOUS DATA IN THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES.

Cristina Vertan. fsha060@uni-hamburg.de.
Deadlines: passed.

October 8-9, 2009, Mexico City, Mexico. Item #4776
IWACI 2009 - International Workshop on Advanced Computational Intelligence.

Wen Yu, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico.

October 9-11, 2009, Lincoln, NE, USA. Item #4747
BIOT-2009 - 6th Annual Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Symposium.

Barbara Gnirk. Email: bgnirk1@unl.edu.
Deadlines: papers and 2-page abstracts: July 22.

October 11-14, 2009, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Item #4474
2009 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics.

C. L. Philip Chen, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 78249 USA, tel: (210) 458 7076, fax: (210) 458 5947.
Deadlines: proposals for special sessions: February 1; papers: March 15; proposals for tutorial/workshops: April 15.
 Theme:
The 2009 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC2009) provides an international forum that brings together those actively involved in areas of interest to the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, to report on up-to-the-minute innovations and developments, to summarize the state-of-the-art, and to exchange ideas and advances in all aspects of systems science and engineering, human machine systems, and cybernetics. The theme of the conference is:

Intelligent Human-Machine Systems for Quality of Life

Advances in Systems Science and Engineering, Human-Machine Systems, and Cybernetics continually play increasing roles in creating intelligent environments involving state-of-art technologies interacting with humans to provide an enriching experience and thereby improving the quality of our lives. Papers related to this conference theme are especially solicited, including theories, methodologies, and emerging applications such as recognition of activities of daily living. Contributions covering theoretical developments and practical applications, including but not limited to the following technical areas, are invited:
Systems Science & Engineering: 	Human-Machine Systems: 	Cybernetics:

    * Communications Conflict
    * Resolution
    * Consumer and Industrial Applications
    * Control of Uncertain Systems
    * Cooperative Systems and Control
    * Decision Support Systems
    * Discrete Event Systems and Petri Nets
    * Distributed Intelligent Systems
    * Enterprise Information Systems
    * Fault Monitoring and Diagnosis
    * Intelligent Power Grid
    * Smart Metering
    * Infrastructure Systems and Services
    * Homeland Security
    * Intelligent Green Production Systems
    * Intelligent Transportation Systems
    * Large-Scale/Complex Syst, Syst of Sys
    * Manufacturing Systems & Automation
    * Mechatronics
    * Micro and/or Nano Systems
    * Quality/Reliability Engineering
    * Robotic Systems
    * Service Systems and Organizations
    * Smart Sensor Networks
    * System Modeling & Control
    * Technology Assessment

	

    * Assistive Technology
    * Augmented Cognition
    * Brain-based Information Communications
    * Design Methods
    * Entertainment Engineering
    * Human-Computer Interaction
    * Human Factors
    * Human Performance Modeling
    * Human-Machine Cooperation and Systems
    * Human-Machine Interface & Communications
    * Web Intelligence and Interaction
    * Information Visualization
    * Information Systems for Design & Marketing
    * Virtual and Augmented Reality Systems
    * Interactive and Digital Media
    * Interactive Design Science & Engineering
    * Kansei (sense/emotion) Engineering
    * Medical Informatics
    * Multimedia Systems
    * Multi-user Interaction
    * Resilience Engineering
    * Supervisory Control
    * Systems Safety and Security
    * Team Performance and Training Systems
    * User Interface Design
    * Wearable Computing

	

    * Agent-Based Modeling
    * Artificial Immune Systems
    * Artificial Life
    * Biometric systems and Bioinformatics
    * Computational Intelligence
    * Computational Life Science
    * Cybernetics for Informatics
    * Evolutionary Computation
    * Expert & Knowledge-based Systems
    * Information Assurance &
      Intel. Multimedia Computation
    * Heuristic Algorithms
    * Hybrid models of NN, Fuzzy Sys &
      Evolutionary Computing
    * Image Processing/Pattern Recognition
    * Fuzzy Systems and Their applications
    * Intelligent Internet Systems
    * Knowledge Acquisition in Intelligent
    * Machine Learning
    * Machine Vision
    * Media Computing
    * Medical Informatics
    * Neural Networks and Their Applications
    * Optimization
    * Self-Organization
    * Swarm Intelligence

October 11-15, 2009, St. Louis, MO, USA. Item #4570
IROS 2009 - The 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems.

Ning Xi, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, 2120 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226, tel: (517) 432 1925, email: xin@egr.msu.edu.
Deadlines: proposals for organized/special sessions: February 15; papers, proposals for tutorials/workshops, and videos: March 1.
Papers are solicited in all related areas in robotics and intelligent systems. All papers must be in PDF format prepared strictly following the IEEE PDF Requirements for Creating PDF Documents for Xplore. The standard number of pages is 6 and the page limit is 8 with extra payment for pages beyond 6. Detailed instructions are available on the conference website. We also solicit organized/special sessions on emerging areas and innovative applications of new technologies. Papers in organized/special sessions must be submitted through the regular submission process, while the proposals must be submitted to the co-chairs. Proposals for tutorials and workshops are welcome, and are encouraged to address the conference theme, to discuss new technologies in robots and intelligent systems, and to attract industrial participations. Proposals must be submitted directly to one of the co-chairs of workshop/tutorials. 

October 11-13, 2009, Perlis, Malaysia. Item #4624
ICoMMS 2009 - International Conference Man Machine Systems.

email: icomms@unimap.edu.my.
Deadlines: extended abstract submission: February 28.
Robotics

Special Robotic Structures
Robot Applications
Robot Sensors and Actuators
Robot Control
Autonomous Vehicles
Tele Robots
Medical Robots
Robots for Disabled
Robots for Space Applications

Artificial Intelligence Method & Applications

Autonomous Agents
Man Machine Interfacing
Digital and Analog Control
Bio Sensors and Control
Data Storage and Retrieval
Tele-Operation
Expert Systems
Image Processing
Gaze and Emotion Detection
Pattern Recognition
Speech Processing
Speech Analysis
Speech Recognition and Acoustic Engineering

Man Machine Automation

Intelligent Process Systems
Information Management
Communication Systems
Vision Servo Drives
Mechatronics and Bio-Mechatronics
PLC, Microcontrollers and Microsystems
Soft Computing and Control methods
Environmental Aspects
Instrumentation
Quality and Reliability
System Integration

 Bio Medical Engineering

Biomedical Image Processing
Cell Simulation and Modeling
Bio-signal Measurements
Bio-sensors
Hospital Automation
Human Machine interface
Rehabilitation for Disabled
Affective Computer Feedback
Brain-computer techniques


October 12, 2009, Beijing, China. Item #4634
The Third IASTED Asian Conference on Power and Energy Systems ~AsiaPES 2009~.

IASTED Secretariat ó AsiaPES 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: important deadlines; submissions due May 22, 2009; notification of acceptance June 22, 2009; final manuscripts due August 7, 2009; registration deadline August 28, 2009.
PURPOSE

The Third IASTED Asian Conference on Power and Energy Systems (AsiaPES 2009) will create an international forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange new ideas and practical experience in the areas of energy and power systems. AsiaPES 2009 aims to strengthen relations between the energy sector, research laboratories, and universities.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

AsiaPES 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Modelling, Simulation and Identification (MSI 2009)
    * Communication Systems, Networks and Applications (CSNA 2009)
    * Robotics, Telematics and Applications (RTA 2009)
    * Advances in Management Science and Risk Assessment (AMSRA 2009)

SCOPE

The topics to be covered by AsiaPES 2009 include, but are not limited to:
Planning, Operation, and Control

    * Renewable Generation
    * Bulk Power Generation
    * Distributed Power Generation
    * Energy Storage
    * Power System Stability
    * Power System Operation
    * Power System Control and Protection
    * Power Transmission
    * Power Distribution
    * Load Shedding
    * Islanding Mechanisms
    * FACTS and HVDC Transmission System

Analysis, Management, and Modelling

    * Power Flow Analysis
    * Demand Side Management
    * Asset Management
    * Condition Monitoring
    * Security Assessment
    * Fault Diagnosis
    * Power Breakdown Analysis
    * Reliability
    * Power Quality
    * Load Modelling, Estimation, and Forecast
    * Artificial Intelligence Applications in Energy and Power Systems

Nuclear Energy

    * Nuclear Technologies
    * Nuclear Safety
    * Security of Supply
    * Technology Transfer

	
Alternative Energy

    * Biomass Energy
    * Geothermal Resources
    * Hydrogen as Fuel
    * Photovoltaic Power Generation
    * Photovoltaic Power Systems
    * Renewable Energy Sources
    * Solar Cells
    * Solar Energy
    * Waste Products as Fuel
    * Water Power
    * Wind Power
    * Sustainable Energy

Policies and Economics

    * Power System Planning
    * Power Market Deregulation
    * Global Restructuring
    * Energy Pricing
    * Retail Power Markets
    * Electricity Power Pools
    * Power Engineering and Education
    * Investment Coordination
    * ROI Caps
    * Power Economics
    * Regulations
    * Energy Policies
    * Risk Analysis
    * Forecasting
    * Breakdown Impacts
    * Problems of the Power Industry
    * Modernization of Power Grids
    * Energy Efficiency
    * Energy and Environment
    * Deregulation of Electric Supply Industry

October 12, 2009, Beijing, China. Item #4635
MSI 2009 - The IASTED International Conference on Modelling, Simulation and Identification.

IASTED Secretariat, MSI 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: submissions: May 22; notification of acceptance: June 22; final manuscripts: August 7; registration: August 28.
PURPOSE

The IASTED International Conference on Modelling, Simulation and Identification (MSI 2009) will be a major forum for international researchers and practitioners interested in all areas of modelling, simulation and identification. It will be an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

MSI 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Power and Energy Systems (AsiaPES 2009)
    * Communication Systems, Networks and Applications (CSNA 2009)
    * Robotics, Telematics and Applications (RTA 2009)
    * Advances in Management Science and Risk Assessment (AMSRA 2009)

SCOPE

The topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:
MODELLING AND SIMULATION METHODOLOGIES

    * Model Development
    * Bond Graph Modelling
    * Statistical and Probabilistic Modelling
    * Numerical Methods
    * Mathematical Modelling
    * Physically-based Modelling
    * Agent-based Modelling
    * Dynamic Modelling
    * 3-Dimensional Modelling
    * Continuous and Discrete Methodology
    * Computational Geometry
    * Time Series Analysis
    * Finite Element Methods
    * Simulation Tools and Languages
    * Discrete Event Simulation
    * Petri Nets
    * Object Oriented Implementation
    * Web-based Simulation
    * Monte Carlo Simulation
    * Distributed Simulation
    * Simulation Optimization
    * Simulation Uncertainty
    * Neural Networks
    * Artificial Intelligence
    * Expert Systems
    * Knowledge-based Systems
    * Fuzzy Systems
    * Genetic Algorithms
    * Data Modelling
    * Computer Aided Design
    * CASE Systems in Engineering Design
    * Multi-Paradigm
    * Visualization
    * Virtual Reality
    * Synthetic Environments
    * Applications

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS MODELLING

    * Air Modelling and Simulation
    * Atmospheric Modelling
    * Hazardous Material
    * Mobile Source Emissions
    * Ecosystem Modelling
    * Hydrological Modelling
    * Aquatic Ecosystems
    * Marine Ecosystems
    * Freshwater Ecosystems
    * Biological Systems
    * Agricultural Modelling
    * Terrain Analysis
    * Meteorological Modelling
    * Earth System Modelling
    * Climatic Modelling
    * Natural Resource Management
    * Terrestrial Ecosystems

ENERGY AND POWER SYSTEMS MODELLING

    * Energy Flow Modelling
    * Modelling of Energy Sources
    * Power Plant Modelling
    * Turbine Modelling
    * Transmission Line Modelling
    * Transient Analysis
    * Stability Studies
    * Harmonics Modelling
    * Power Quality Analysis
    * Fault Simulation
    * Power Network Simulation
    * SCADA Systems
    * Energy Demand Modelling
    * Energy Economics
    * Electricity Market Modelling
    * Fluid Power Systems

MODELLING IN BIOMEDICINE AND BIOMECHANICS

    * Biomedical Modelling
    * Biomechanical Modelling
    * Medical Robotics
    * Medical Instrument Design
    * Patient Simulators
    * Surgical Simulators
    * Surgical Training
    * Surgical Modelling
    * Image-guided Surgery
    * Cardiovascular Modelling
    * Arterial Wall Mechanics
    * Respiratory Mechanics
    * Orthopaedic Modelling
    * Joint Modelling
    * Limb Modelling
    * Dental Modelling
    * Muscular Modelling
    * Modelling of Sports Injuries
    * Medical Imaging
    * Medical Vision
    * Virtual Reality
    * Human Animation
    * Health Care Modelling
    * Tele-Medicine
    * Medical Education

APPLICATIONS IN MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH

    * Business Process Simulation
    * Resource Management
    * Knowledge Management Systems
    * Operations Research
    * Economics
    * Optimization
    * Stochastic Models
    * Logic Programming
    * Operation and Production Management
    * Supply Chain Management
    * Work Flow Management
    * Total Quality Management
    * Logistics
    * Risk Analysis
    * Scheduling
    * Forecasting
    * Cost Benefit Analysis
    * Economic Revitalization
    * Financial Models
    * Accounting
    * Policy Issues
    * Regulatory Impact Analysis

APPLICATIONS IN AUTOMATION, CONTROL, AND ROBOTICS

    * Industrial Automation
    * CAD/CAM
    * Human-Machine Interfaces
    * Flexible Manufacturing Systems
    * Assembly Planning
    * Material Handling
    * Process Automation
    * Intelligent Control
    * Process Control
    * Robot Design
    * Multi-Robot Systems
    * Tele-Robotics
    * Mobile Robots
    * Robust Robot Control
    * Motion Planning
    * Scheduling
    * Sensing and Data Fusion
    * Intelligent Agents
    * Virtual Reality
    * Fluid Power Technology

APPLICATIONS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

    * Information System Management
    * Telecommunications
    * The Internet
    * Multimedia Systems
    * Wireless System Architectures
    * Network Simulation
    * Mobile Networks
    * 3rd and 4th Generation Networks
    * Congestion Control Mechanisms
    * Fluid Models
    * Protocols
    * RF Circuit Modelling
    * Software Engineering
    * Database Management
    * Quality of Service
    * Performance Modelling
    * Distance Education
    * E-Commerce
    * M-Commerce

 

October 12, 2009, Beijing, China. Item #4636
CSNA 2009 - The IASTED International Conference on Communication Systems, Networks and Applications.

IASTED Secretariat ó CSNA 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: important deadlines; submissions due May 22, 2009; notification of acceptance June 22, 2009; final manuscripts due August 7, 2009; registration deadline August 28, 2009.
PURPOSE

The IASTED International Conference on Communication Systems, Networks and Applications (CSNA 2009) will act as a major forum for the presentation of innovative developments and the exchange of information between researchers and practitioners on the use of communication systems and networks in regards to their use in applications.

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

CSNA 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Power and Energy Systems (AsiaPES 2009)
    * Modelling, Simulation and Identification (MSI 2009)
    * Robotics, Telematics and Applications (RTA 2009)
    * Advances in Management Science and Risk Assessment (AMSRA 2009)

SCOPE

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

    * Computer Networks
    * IP Networks
    * ATM Networks
    * Optical Transmission
    * WDM Systems
    * Data Networks
    * Local Area Networks
    * High Speed Internet
    * Wireless Networks
    * Wireless LAN
    * Ad Hoc Networks
    * Wireless Sensor Network
    * Heterogeneous Networks
    * Bluetooth Technology
    * Personal Communication Systems
    * Broadband Communications
    * Access Networks
    * 3G and 4G Networks
    * Mobile Communications
    * Multimedia Communications
    * CDMA Systems
    * OFDM Technology
    * Communication Protocols
    * Spread Spectrum
    * Turbo Coding
    * Channel Estimation
    * Fading Channels
    * Equalization
    * Multicast Switching and Networking
    * Handoff and Routing
    * Resource Management 

	   	

    * Mobility Management
    * Network Architecture
    * Network Interfaces
    * Network Management
    * Network Performance
    * Internetworking
    * Network Security
    * Quality of Service Issues
    * Congestion Control
    * Signal Processing for Communications
    * Network Programming
    * Communication Software
    * Software Agents
    * Artificial Intelligence Applications
    * Modelling and Simulation

Applications

    * m-Commerce
    * e-Commerce
    * Electronic Banking
    * e-Publishing
    * Cryptography
    * Law and Technology
    * Video Conferencing
    * Collaborative Systems
    * Parallel and Distributed Systems
    * Distance Education
    * Information Systems
    * The Internet
    * Multimedia
    * Telemedicine

October 12, 2009, Beijing, China. Item #4637
RTA 2009 - The IASTED International Conference on Robotics, Telematics and Applications.

IASTED Secretariat ó RTA 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: important deadlines; submissions due May 22, 2009; notification of acceptance June 22, 2009; final manuscripts due August 7, 2009; registration deadline August 28, 2009.
PURPOSE

This conference will be an international forum for researchers and practitioners interested in the advances in robotics, telematics and the broad range of its applications. Specific emphasis will also be placed on telerobotics, which receives increasing attention due to the tremendous progress in telecommunication and data processing technologies. Applications of telematics are widely diversified and interact strongly with telerobotics. Telematics methods offer, in addition, interesting cross fertilization potential with the accompanying conference on telehealth technologies. In the frame of RTA 2009, different aspects of robotics will be addressed ó including the point of view of developers and researchers from university and industry as well as the aspect of business applications. It is an opportunity to present and observe the latest research results and ideas in the areas of:

    * Robotics Technologies
    * Robotics Applications
    * Telerobotics and Telematics

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

RTA 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Power and Energy Systems (AsiaPES 2009)
    * Modelling, Simulation and Identification (MSI 2009)
    * Communication Systems, Networks and Applications (CSNA 2009)
    * Advances in Management Science and Risk Assessment (AMSRA 2009)
SCOPE

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Telerobotics & Telematics

    * Telerobotics
    * Telemaintenance, Tele-Services, Tele-Medicine
    * Traffic Telematics
    * Facility Management
    * E-Commerce
    * Telematics in Education (E-learning)
    * Security Aspects
    * Vehicle Telematics

Control Technology

    * Remote Control
    * Distributed Control
    * Delayed Control
    * Predictive Control
    * Automation Systems
    * Traffic Control Systems
    * Sensor Networks
    * Smart Homes

Information Processing

    * Distributed Information Systems
    * Embedded Systems
    * Internet Techniques
    * Virtual Reality
    * Security Aspects

Communication Technology

    * General Packet Radio Services (GPRS)
    * Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
    * Global Positioning System (GPS)
    * Satellite Navigation Systems
    * Bandwidth Limitations
    * Quality of Service
    * Tele-Medicine
    * Tele-Education

	
Robotics

    * Robot Design and Architecture
    * Programming
    * Artificial Intelligence
    * Modelling, Identification, and Control
    * Motion Planning and Scheduling
    * Path Planning
    * Control
    * Manipulators
    * Computer Vision
    * Robot Sensing and Data Fusion
    * Micro-Robotics
    * Multimedia Robotics
    * Robot Simulation
    * Biomimetic Robotics

Applications

    * Aerospace
    * Agricultural Applications
    * Automotives
    * Biomechanics
    * Bioscience Applications
    * Design Automation
    * Education
    * Flight Simulators
    * Health Care and Rehabilitation
    * Industrial Automation
    * Transportation
    * Manufacturing
    * Medical Robotics
    * Surgical Applications
    * Satellite Navigation
    * Unmanned and Underwater Vehicles
    * Personal Robots

October 12, 2009, Beijing, China. Item #4638
The IASTED International Conference on Advances in Management Science and Risk Assessment ~AMSRA 2009~.

IASTED Secretariat ó AMSRA 2009, B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9, tel: 403 288 1195, fax: 403 247 6851, email: calgary@iasted.org.
Deadlines: important deadlines; submissions due May 22, 2009; notification of acceptance June 22, 2009; final manuscripts due August 7, 2009; registration deadline August 28, 2009.
PURPOSE

All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references. The conference chair makes the final decision on the acceptance or rejection of the paper.

AMSRA 2009 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on:

    * Power and Energy Systems (AsiaPES 2009)
    * Modelling, Simulation and Identification (MSI 2009)
    * Communication Systems, Networks and Applications (CSNA 2009)
    * Robotics, Telematics and Applications (RTA 2009)

October 12-15, 2009, Aveiro, Portugal. Item #4668
IROBOT'2009 - Thematic Track on Intelligent Robotics at EPIA'2009.

Luis Paulo Reis. Email: lpreis@fe.up.pt.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 15.
Topics of Interest

-----------------------

 AI Planning for robotics

 Autonomous vehicles

 Cognitive Robotics

 Computer vision and object recognition

 Coordination in robotics

 Evolutionary robotics and reactive intelligence

 Human-robots interfaces

 Learning and adaptation in robotics

 Mobile robot performance measures

 Modelling and simulating complex robots

 Multi-Robot systems

 Field Robots

 Real-time reactivity

 Robot behaviour engineering

 Robot Expressiveness and Emotional Awareness

 Robotic surveillance

 Sensor fusion

 Simulation and virtual reality systems in robotics

October 12-15, 2009, Portugal. Item #4697
Web and Network Intelligence EPIA 2009 thematic track.

Alipio Jorge. Email: alipio.jorge@gmail.com.
Deadlines: paper submission: April 29.
** Topics

·         Web mining
·         Visual Web mining
·         Link mining
·         Web usability
·         Web automation and adaptation
·         Web content mining
·         Multimedia Web mining
·         Recommender systems for the Web
·         Focused crawling
·         Community detection
·         Social network mining and analysis
·         Graph mining
·         Complex networks

October 12 - 14, 2009, Informatics Forum, Edinburgh, UK. Item #4784
PASCAL2 WORKSHOP ON SPATIOTEMPORAL MODELLING.

Mike Dewar. Email: mikedewar@gmail.com.
Deadlines: passed.
* learning and inference
* multi-scale modelling
* experiment design
* spatiotemporal covariance functions
* heterogeneous models
* sensor networks
* disease mapping
* ...


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