Fifth International Symposium on Neural Networks

September 24-28, 2008
The Lake View Hotel, Haidian District, Beijing, China

Announcement

Sep. 19, 2008

Welcome Message from General Chair and Co-chair:

We are extremely pleased to welcome you, neural network researchers from China and all over the world, to attend ISNN 2008 in beautiful Beijing in its best season. Thanks to the successful Summer Olympic Games, Beijing is also becoming one of the most pleasant congress cities for holding international academic events. We believe that you will enjoy this symposium both from the perspective of neural network research and the perspective of the Chinese culture.

This year, Neural Networks remain one of the most active research areas, along with the increasing research efforts on cognitive systems, brain science, and numerous real-world applications.
In the USA, Europe and China, a series of large research initiatives have started in Neuro-IT, brain-inspired perception and action, and cognitive systems. Recently, methods of neural networks have become one basis of learning, adaptive pattern recognition, modeling and control.

Modeling of natural neural networks is also one of the most important tasks of analyzing the human brain from the systems point of view. The extension of neural network methods to cognitive systems, the interdisciplinary
merging with robotics, control, pattern recognition, machine learning, parallel processing of multimodal data, human-computer interaction and complex systems will generate an enormous range of research topics and potential applications in almost every field.

Thanks to the hard work of the Program Committee and the Organization Committee, this symposium will provide you with a very good program. Four excellent plenary speakers will introduce you to the frontiers of networks research and applications, and will help you to identify important
future research directions. The panel discussion will answer the questions you might have come across in your research and/or learning.

The venue of ISNN 2008 is in the center of the "Golden Academic Triangle" of Beijing: Tsinghua University, Beijing University and several major Institutes of the Chinese Academy of Science.

It also located just between Zhong-Guan-Cun and Shang-Di, the Chinese "Silicon Valley". Therefore, you can experience the campus atmosphere of the two top Chinese universities, as well as the rapidly developing Chinese IT industries during your stay at the conference. On the other hand, this symposium will definitely contribute a lot to the globalization of research and teaching in China in addition to the enhancement of the research horizons of the symposium attendants.

The Lake View Hotel is within walking distance of the Park of the Yuan-Min-Yuan Ruins and a short drive from the Summer Palace and the Olympic Parks. We hope ISNN 2008 will be a memorable event for you, just like the Beijing Olympic Games have been for the Athletes around the world.

Bo Zhang
General Chair of ISNN 2008
Tsinghua University, China

Jianwei Zhang
General Co-chair of ISNN 2008
University of Hamburg, Germany

Call for Papers and Special Sessions

Following the successes of previous events, the fifth International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN2008) will be held in Beijing, which has been the capital of China for about five hundred years, and is now one of the largest international cities in the world.

Nowadays, as the cultural, educational and high-tech centre of the nation, Beijing possesses many world-class conference facilities, communication infrastructures, and hotels, and has successfully hosted many important international conferences.

In addition, Beijing is an ideal place for sightseeing. Its rich culture and historical attractions such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Temple of Heaven will provide participants with unique portunities for social activities. Besides, the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing during Aug. 8-24 and the Paralympic Games will be held during Sept. 6-17.

You are cordially invited to witness these great feasts. We will organize participants to visit the Olympic venues during or after the Symposium.

All submitted papers will be refereed by experts in the field based on the criteria of originality, significance, quality, and clarity.

The authors of accepted papers will have an opportunity to revise their papers and take consideration of the referees' comments and suggestions. Papers presented at ISNN2008 will be published in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) and will be indexed by EI Compendex.

Some selected top papers will be included in special issues of several journals.

ISNN 2008 Program Committees also solicit proposals for special sessions within the technical scopes of the symposium. A special session proposal should include the session title, a brief description of the scope and motivation, names, contact information and brief biographical information on the organizers.

Potential organizers are invited to enlist five or more papers with cohesive topics to form special sessions. Papers submitted for special sessions are to be peer-reviewed with the same criteria used for the contributed papers.

Program:

September 24-27, 2008

Registration:
Reception Hall, Lakeview Hotel, Haidian District, Beijing, China

Social Events:
Welcome Reception
September 24, 2008
18:00-20:00 hrs
Zhong Hua Banquet Hall, Lakeview Hotel

Banquet
September 26, 2008
18:30-21:00 hrs
Quanjude Peking Roast Duck

Closing Ceremony
September 27, 2008
18:00-20:00 hrs
Zhong Hua Banquet Hall, Lakeview Hotel

Technical Programs
Plenary Talks
September 25, 2008
8:30-12:00 hrs
Zhong Hua Banquet Hall, Lakeview Hotel

Panel Session
September 25, 2008
16:00-17:45 hrs
Conference Room A, Lakeview Hotel

Parallel Oral Sessions
September 25, 2008.
14:00-18:00
Conference Room B-E.
September 26-27, 2008.
8:00-12:00, 14:00-18:00
Conference Room A-E.

Poster Session
September 26, 2008.
10:00-12:00
Corridor of Daxuetang Conference Hall, Lakeview Hotel
September 25, 2008

Tea/Coffee Breaks
10:00-10:30, 15:40-16:00
September 26-27, 2008
9:40-10:00, 15:40-16:00

Download Program Final - [PDF file, 1,1Mb]:

http://isnn2008.csai.tsinghua.edu.cn/~isnn2008/main.files/Program_final.pdf

PROGRAM TOPICS

1. Theories

Computational neuroscience
Connectionist theory
Cognitive science
Mathematical modeling of neural systems
Neurodynamic analysis
Neurodynamic optimization
Adaptive dynamic programming
Neuroinformatics
Bioinformatics

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
Neual models in finance
Fuzzy neural networks

3. Algorithms

Probabilistic methods
information-theoretic methods
Supervised and unsupervised learning
Reinforcement learning
Support vector machines
Kernel methods
Principal component analysis
Independent component analysis
Boosting and adaboost algorithms
Multi-resolution algorithms
Assembly learning algorithms
Autonomous mental development
Hybrid optimization algorithms

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

5. Emerging Areas

More information can be found at:

www.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/~isnn2008 or http://isnn2008.csai.tsinghua.edu.cn/~isnn2008/

For inquiries, please contact the secretariat at:

E-mail: isnn2008 AT mail.tsinghua.edu.cn