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 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

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More information can be found at:

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

For inquiries, please contact the secretariat at: isnn2008@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn