From eilif.mueller at epfl.ch Tue Jun 3 10:59:00 2008 From: eilif.mueller at epfl.ch (Eilif Mueller) Date: Tue Jun 3 11:34:13 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] Call for contributions: Python in Neuroscience Message-ID: <20080603105900.24e2ec65@markov> CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS Special Section: "Python in Neuroscience" Journal: Frontiers in Neuroinformatics [www.frontiersin.org/neuroinformatics] Associate Editor: Rolf K?tter (Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Netherlands) Guest Editors: James A. Bednar (University of Edinburgh, UK) Andrew Davison (UNIC, CNRS, France) Markus Diesmann (RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan) Marc-Oliver Gewaltig (Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH, Germany) Michael Hines (Yale University, USA) Eilif Muller (LCN-EPFL, Switzerland) Important Dates: Abstract/outline submission deadline: June 14th, 2008. Invitations for full paper submissions sent by June 21st, 2008. Invited full paper submission deadline: September 14th, 2008. Special Section Abstract: Python is rapidly becoming the de facto standard language for systems integration. Python has a large user and developer-base external to the neuroscience community, and a vast module library that facilitates rapid and maintainable development of complex and intricate systems. In this special section, we highlight recent efforts to develop Python modules for the domain of neuroscience software and neuroinformatics: - simulators and simulator interfaces - data collection and analysis - sharing, re-use, storage and databasing of models and data - stimulus generation - parameter search and optimization - visualization - VLSI hardware interfacing - ... Moreover, we seek to provide a representative overview of existing mature Python modules for neuroscience and neuroinformatics, to demonstrate a critical mass and show that Python is an appropriate choice of interpreter interface for future neuroscience software development. Submission Procedure: Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 14th, 2008 a max. 1 page abstract/outline of work related to the focus of the special section to eilif.mueller@epfl.ch, CC'd to rk@cns.umcn.nl for consideration for inclusion as an elaborated full article in the special section. Please include a provisional title, a full author list, and format the subject of your email as follows: "[python SI] outline - Your Name". Authors will be notified whether their contribution has been accepted by June 21st, 2008. Full Article Information: * Full articles will be solicited by invitation only, based on the abstracts/outlines we receive by June 14th, 2008. * The deadline for submission of invited full articles will be September 14th, 2008. * Article formatting will be as for standard Frontiers "Original Research Articles". Guidelines and instructions for their preparation can be found at http://frontiersin.org/authorinstructions#manuscriptGuidelines. * General author instructions for Frontiers in Neuroinformatics can be found at http://frontiersin.org/authorinstructions/. * Frontiers in Neuroinformatics is an open access journal, following a pay-for-publication model. Details of the publication fees can be found at http://www.frontiersin.org/publicationfees/. * Further details will be provided to authors of accepted abstracts by June 21st, 2008. From arjen.van.ooyen at falw.vu.nl Wed Jun 4 12:02:10 2008 From: arjen.van.ooyen at falw.vu.nl (Arjen van Ooyen) Date: Wed Jun 4 13:44:21 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] PhD and Postdoc positions on neuronal morphogenesis and network formation Message-ID: <48466822.6040207@falw.vu.nl> Applications are invited for PhD and Postdoctoral positions in the Neuroinformatics Group of the Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research (CNCR), VU University Amsterdam. The positions are funded by an EU-FP7 grant for the collaborative project ?Self-Constructing Computing Systems? (SECO) and by the NWO Computational Life Sciences project ?Neuronal Network Formation through Reciprocal Interactions between Activity and Structure? (NETFORM). The aim of our research is to investigate the principles by which neurons grow out and assemble themselves into functioning circuits. The first research line focuses on the development of dendritic and axonal growth models. We will create computational models of neuronal morphogenesis in which cell-type specific axonal and dendritic trees develop through neurite elongation and branching as mediated by the actions of growth cones and in interaction with the cellular environment. A major challenge is to find a balanced level of description of neurite outgrowth based on cellular, biophysical mechanisms (e.g., cytoskeletal dynamics) that will be suitable for an algorithmic implementation. The models will be used to study, for example, competitive interactions in neuronal morphogenesis, the impact of electrical activity on neuronal morphology, the formation of aberrant neuronal morphology in brain diseases, and axonal navigation in the development of cortical and thalamic circuitry. The second research line focuses on the reciprocal interactions between neuronal network structure and activity dynamics in developing neural circuits. Using computational models, we will explore the impact of activity-dependent plasticity rules (modulating neuronal morphology, structural connectivity, synaptic strengths, and intrinsic neuronal excitability) on the evolution of developing neuronal networks under their own (spontaneous) firing activity. One important open question that we will address is whether homeostatic, activity-dependent processes at the local synapse or neuron level are capable of achieving homeostasis of global network activity. We will study whether networks will evolve towards self-consistent states, in which firing patterns stabilizes the synaptic connectivity structure that also gives rise to these firing patterns. Ideal candidates should combine a strong neurobiological interest and knowledge with an excellent background in computational/biophysical modeling (research line 1) or computational neuroscience/neuronal network modeling (research line 2). PhD positions are for a period of 4 years, Postdoctoral positions between 2 to maximally 4 years. For further information about these positions, please contact Dr. Arjen van Ooyen, arjen.van.ooyen@cncr.vu.nl, or Dr. Jaap van Pelt, jaap.van.pelt@cncr.vu.nl. Application letters including a CV, research experience, a short statement of research interests, and contact details of two referees should be sent by email to Dr. Arjen van Ooyen before the 7th July 2008. -- Dr. Arjen van Ooyen Neuroinformatics Group Department of Experimental Neurophysiology Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research VU University Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1085 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands E-mail: arjen.van.ooyen@cncr.vu.nl Phone: +31.20.5987090 Fax: +31.20.5987112 Room: B-451 Web: http://www.bio.vu.nl/enf/vanooyen From celiasmith at uwaterloo.ca Wed Jun 4 17:04:18 2008 From: celiasmith at uwaterloo.ca (Chris Eliasmith) Date: Thu Jun 5 09:57:39 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] Two tenure track positions in Theoretical Neuroscience Message-ID: <4846AEF2.6030805@uwaterloo.ca> Please circulate widely. For further information on the Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at the University of Waterloo, please see http://ctn.uwaterloo.ca/ or contact Chris Eliasmith celiasmith@uwaterloo.ca. --------------Job ad----------------- Two Tenure Track Positions in Neuroscience The Department of Biology at University of Waterloo is seeking two positions in the area of Neuroscience at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. Neuroscientists who work at the experimental or the theoretical level are welcome to apply. One successful applicant will be invited to apply for a prestigous Tier II Canada Research Chair, if appropriate. Both are expected to be part of, and interact with, the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience at University of Waterloo (http://ctn.uwaterloo.ca/). Duties of the successful applicants will include research, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and graduate student supervision. Applicants must have a Ph.D., relevant postdoctoral experience and be prepared to establish active research programs. Applicants should send their curriculum vitae, the names of three individuals willing to furnish letters of reference, and a brief outline of their future research direction to: Dr. William D. Taylor, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, CANADA. This information may also be sent to the Biology Chair's Secretary: Ms. Gini Ivan-Roth at: givan@scimail.uwaterloo.ca The closing date for applications is September 30, 2008. Anticipated starting date is on or after January 1, 2009. From pprodrigues at liaad.up.pt Thu Jun 5 13:03:54 2008 From: pprodrigues at liaad.up.pt (Pedro Pereira Rodrigues) Date: Fri Jun 6 11:56:02 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] Call for Papers - First Ubiquitous Knowledge Discovery Workshop (UKD08) Message-ID: <4847C81A.5090905@liaad.up.pt> First Ubiquitous Knowledge Discovery Workshop (UKD08) September 19, 2008 in Antwerp, Belgium in conjuction with ECML/PKDD 2008 Conferences http://wiki.kdubiq.org/UbiqKD_1stWorkshopPKDD08/index.php/Main/Home Papers submission date: not later than June 16th, 2008 Papers should be sent electronically (postscript or pdf) to ukd@kdubiq.org ===================================================== Over the last years, ubiquitous computing has started to create a new world of small, heterogeneous, and distributed devices that have the ability to sense, to communicate and interact in ad hoc or sensor networks and peer2peer systems. These large scale distributed systems have in many cases to interact in real-time with their users. Knowledge Discovery in ubiquitous environments (KDubiq) is an emerging area of research at the intersection of the two major challenges of highly distributed and mobile systems and advanced knowledge discovery systems. It aims to provide a unifying framework for systematically investigating the mutual dependencies of otherwise quite unrelated technologies employed in building next-generation intelligent systems: machine learning, data mining, sensor networks, grids, P2P, data stream mining, activity recognition, Web 2.0, privacy, user modelling and others. In a fully ubiquitous setting, the learning typically takes place in situ, inside the small devices. Its characteristics are quite different from the current mainstream data mining and machine learning. Instead of offline-learning in a batch setting, sequential learning, anytime learning, real-time learning, online learning etc. under real-time constraints from ubiquitous and distributed data is needed. Instead of learning from stationary distributions, concept drift is the rule rather than the exception. Instead of large stand-alone workstations, learning takes place in unreliable, highly resource constrained environments in terms of battery power and bandwidth. The goal of this workshop is to promote an interdisciplinary forum for researchers who deal with sequential learning, anytime learning, real-time learning, online learning, etc. from ubiquitous and distributed data. Distributed Learning from Data Streams is a recent and increasing research area with challenging applications and contributions from fields like Data Bases, Data Mining, Machine Learning, and Statistics. From alessandro at idsia.ch Fri Jun 6 01:49:42 2008 From: alessandro at idsia.ch (Alessandro Antonucci) Date: Fri Jun 6 11:56:04 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] 3rd SIPTA School on Imprecise Probabilities: few places remaining Message-ID: <48487B96.4060904@idsia.ch> 3rd SIPTA School on Imprecise Probabilities: few places remaining [All our apologies for cross-posting.] Third school of the Society for Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications (SIPTA), July 2-8, 2008, Montpellier, France. Dear colleagues, There are a few places remaining at the 3rd SIPTA (Society for Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications) school, which takes place in Montpellier, France, during 2-8 July 2008. Please, note the following attractive points: - Variety of topics including: Uncertainty theories, (Robust) Bayesian methods, Game-theoretic probability, Coherent lower previsions, Predictive inference, Credal networks, Independence, Algorithms; - Low fees of 150 euros for the week, covering accomodation, breakfast, lunches & social activities; - Nice location by the mediterranean coast. For more details, see the school's website, http://www.lirmm.fr/SIPTASchool08/ or the short flyer at http://www.lirmm.fr/SIPTASchool08/docs/SIPTASchool08_flyer.pdf Please, contact us for registration. We also welcome you to circulate this announcement around you. Best regards, Jean-Marc Bernard Kevin Loquin (for the scientific and organizing committees) From pkoenig at uos.de Fri Jun 6 09:51:33 2008 From: pkoenig at uos.de (=?ISO-8859-15?Q?Peter_K=F6nig?=) Date: Fri Jun 6 11:56:07 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] =?iso-8859-15?q?PhD_positions_Cognitive_Science_=40?= =?iso-8859-15?q?_University_Osnabr=FCck?= Message-ID: <4848EC85.50306@uos.de> PhD position in Cognitive Neuroscience / Visual Psychophysics - University Osnabr?ck, Germany The research group for Neurobiopsychology (Prof. Dr. Peter K?nig http://www.cogsci.uni-osnabrueck.de/~NBP/) has two vacancies for positions of a PHd student. (Scholarships are for a maximum of three years, to start at November 1st, 2008. ) The positions involve research within the Research Training Group Adaptivity in Hybrid Cognitive Systems (http://www.cogsci.uos.de/PhD/GK) in the area of processing of visual, auditory and tactile information and sensorimotor integration under natural conditions and includes the statistical analysis of natural stimuli, simulation of multimodal sensory systems, integration of experimental data on the neuronal activity with visual and auditory stimulation and the implementation on autonomous systems. Furthermore, the position involves participation in teaching Cognitive Science courses with an emphasis on Neurobiopsychology. The position offers the possibility of further academic qualification. The Research Training Group is associated with the Institute of Cognitive Science and research groups from the Institutes of Informatics and Psychology. It includes research groups in Artificial Intelligence, Computational Linguistics, Neurobiopsychology, Neuroinformatics, Philosophy of Cognition, Knowledge Based Systems, and Differential Psychology. The Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Osnabr?ck is one of the largest European centres in Cognitive Science, offering degree programmes for BSc, MSc, and PhD in Cognitive Science and carries out research on a broad range of cognitive processes. The Research Training Group Adaptivity in Hybrid Cognitive Systems combines a curricular PhD study programme with an interdisciplinary research programme in Cognitive Science. The language of instruction is English. Candidates are expected to have a university degree (diploma/Master or PhD) and a good research record in at least one of the following areas: Computer simulation of neuronal systems, electrophysiology, and visual psychophysics, as well as a good command of the English language. The University of Osnabr?ck strives to increase the number of women in research and teaching. Women are therefore explicitly encouraged to apply. Applications with the usual documentation should be submitted no later than 18. July 2008 to the Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabr?ck, Albrechtstra?e 28, 49076 Osnabr?ck. Further information can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Peter K?nig, (peter.koenig@uni-osnabrueck.de). -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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CARMEN seeks to produce an e-Science infrastructure for Neuroscience, by generating a data repository and analysis server for neural recordings from multiple electrode arrays and optically derived signals. You will develop novel algorithms to optimise data yield from multiple electrode recordings in vivo; this will require design, coding and testing of new statistical approaches. Additionally, you will develop methods for real-time data streaming from an experimental recording straight into the CARMEN data store, allowing distant collaborators to view raw and processed data in near-real time. This will involve collaboration with an experimental hardware manufacturer for which travel to the US will be required. You will have excellent computing skills, with experience of a wide range of software development. A high level of ability in mathematics and statistics is also required, as are good interpersonal skills to work with the many partners of the CARMEN project. The project would suit an experienced computer scientist or mathematician interested in applying their skills to researching brain function. The appointment may be made at either Research Associate (post-doctoral) or Research Assistant (pre-PhD) level. For more information, check http://www15.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_newcastle02.asp?newms=jj&id=24453 (don't be discouraged by the closing date and contact Stuart directly if you are interested in the position) Best, Marcus -- Marcus Kaiser, Ph.D. School of Computing Science Newcastle University Claremont Tower Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, U.K. Phone: +44 191 222 8161 Fax: +44 191 222 8232 http://www.biological-networks.org/ From M.J.vanSteensel at umcutrecht.nl Tue Jun 10 08:47:03 2008 From: M.J.vanSteensel at umcutrecht.nl (Steensel, M.J. van) Date: Tue Jun 10 10:29:52 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] Final call: Brain-Computer Interfacing in 2008 symposium / 4th BCI2000 workshop Message-ID: Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I will, of course, post a summary of responses shortly. with thanks, Jim Stone -- Dr Jim Stone, Psychology Department, Sheffield University, Sheffield, S10 2TP, UK. Tel: 0114 2226522. http://jim-stone.staff.shef.ac.uk/ From alexandru.floares at gmail.com Mon Jun 16 09:30:06 2008 From: alexandru.floares at gmail.com (Alexandru Floares) Date: Mon Jun 16 09:55:36 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] ISMDS08 Deadline extension 30.06.2008 Message-ID: [apologies for multiple postings] Deadline for submission has been extended to ** JUNE 30 ** ********************** Last Call for Papers *************************************** Special session on *Intelligent Systems for Medical Decisions Support ( ISMDS08 ) * http://cibb08.disi.unige.it/ISMDS08.html*, * at the FIFTH INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE METHODS FOR BIOINFORMATICS AND BIOSTATISTICS, CIBB 2008, http://cibb08.disi.unige.it/, 3-4 October, 2008, Vietri sul Mare, Salerno, Italy. ****************************************************************************** *Description and Scope * Medicine and its scientific and technological background are rapidly and profoundly changing in the Information Age. The impact on the biomedical equipment used to produce and collect laboratory data, signals and images is impressive. New high throughput technologies have appeared and existing technologies have been radically transformed. For example, techniques like electroencephalography or radiography, which two decades ago seemed to reach a bottleneck, came to a new life and their importance as diagnostic tools is continuously increasing. As a result, our capacity to produce and record huge amount of complex biomedical data - patient conditions, diagnostic tests, treatments, outcomes, different kind of "omics" data (genomics/proteomics, etc), biosignals and images ? have dramatically increased. This data provides an unprecedented source of information that can lead to potential improvements in medical diagnostic, prognostic, and individualized, optimized treatment strategy. However, much more work is required. Although technology has brought about tremendous new sources of important biomedical data, we have not moved very far with regard to extracting the knowledge that lies latent in this data. In recent years, modern computer science has brought forth tremendous new tools such as artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic, evolutionary computing, support vector machines, and the like. Yet the professional, political and social issues that separate the medical community and the intelligent computing community have delayed the serious application of these tools to accelerate progress in translational medicine; genome to phenome, bench to bedside and clinical trials to public health. *Topics* We encourage papers describing new or applying existing intelligent computing methods to real and practical medical and health-care problems in which the biomedical problems are central. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: ? disease modeling, diagnosis and prevention ? prognostic and treatment outcome predictions ? patient monitoring and alarm systems ? optimization of patient-management workflows ? biomedical data\text\web mining* *and data visualization ? integration of biomedical data sources and domain knowledge ? translational bioinformatics (genomics, proteomics, etc.) ? biomedical signals and images processing ? design of clinical trials Submissions addressing theoretical problems should clearly outline the expected impact of the proposed solution to the medical field. *Audience * * * - Medical informaticians - Bioinformaticians - Neuroinformaticians - Computer scientists - Statisticians - Molecular biologists and medical doctors - Biomedical and electrical engineers - Other researchers and developers *Important Dates* * * Paper submission deadline: 15 June 2008 Notification of acceptance: 30 June 2008 Final papers due: 1 September 2008 Conference: 3-4 October 2008 *Submissions* * * Authors are requested to abide by the following instructions in preparing their manuscripts: Prepare your paper in LATEX following the guidelines downloadable at http://cibb08.disi.unige.it/cibb.tgz. The size of the paper should not exceed 10 pages in this format. ? When your paper is ready, submit it in PDF format by uploading to this *link*. The deadline for up-loading the manuscript is June 15th, 2008. Please compile carefully the electronic form stating 1. Paper title, 2. Keyword(s), 3. Authors names and affiliations, 4. Contact Author's name and contact details including telephone/fax numbers and e-mail address, and 5. Abstract (200 words). The papers will be peer-reviewed and the authors will be notified via email of the results of the review by June 30th, 2008. Submission implies the willingness of at least one author per paper to register and present the paper at the conference. Accepted papers will be published in the compact disk of conference proceedings. A selection of papers presented at CIBB 2008 will be published as a post conference volume of Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics LNBI/LNCS series of Springer Verlag http://www.springer.com/series/5381 *Session Chairs* * * *Alexandru Floares, *SAIA - Solutions of Artificial Intelligence Applications & Artificial Intelligence Department, Oncological Institute Cluj-Napoca, Transilvania, Romania Email: alexandru.floaresieee.org * * *Jim DeLeo, *Scientific Computing Section, Department of Clinical Research Informatics, NIH Clinical Center & NIH Biomedical Computing Interest Group, Email: jdeleo nih.gov * Program Committee * Radu Badea, *Medical Imaging Dept, University of Medicine and Pharmacy - 3rd Medical Clinic, Cluj-Napoca, Romania* Vladimir Cherkassky, *Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA* Leif E. Peterson, *Center for Biostatistics, Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas USA* Paulo JG Lisboa,* School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, UK* Augie Turano, *Department of Veterans Affairs Solution Architect - IT Logistics, Pittsburgh, PA USA* Sincerely Yours, Alexandru Floares and Jim Deleo (Session Chairs) -- Alexandru Floares, MD, PhD Head of Artificial Intelligence Department Oncological Institute Cluj-Napoca 400015 Str. Republicii, Nr. 34-36, Cluj-Napoca, Transilvania, Romania President of SAIA - Solutions of Artificial Intelligence Applications 400310 Str. Al. Vlahuta, Bl. Lama C, Ap. 45, Cluj-Napoca, Transilvania, Romania Email: Alexandru.Floares@gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.neuroinf.org/pipermail/comp-neuro/attachments/20080616/9c12ba79/attachment-0001.html From israel at cc.huji.ac.il Mon Jun 16 15:17:09 2008 From: israel at cc.huji.ac.il (Israel Nelken) Date: Mon Jun 16 15:29:47 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] The ICNC Ph.D. program is becoming international! Message-ID: <5c3b379c0806160617v57c04a75me434254c128cba2f@mail.gmail.com> The Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computations (ICNC) at the Hebrew University solicits applications for its Ph.D. Program in computational neuroscience. The Ph.D. Program exists since 1992, and currently has about 60 students, with 12-15 new admissions every year. Graduate studies are expected to last 5 years. Starting from the beginning of the next academic year, course language will be English. The program welcomes students with various backgrounds, including biology, physics, chemistry, psychology, computer science, engineering and mathematics. The program supports its students with comfortable fellowships and covers 50% of the tuition fees. Limited travel allowances are available. For a description of the program, see *http://icnc.huji.ac.il/phd/general_info.php*. Examples of Ph.D. theses of ICNC students are available at * http://icnc.huji.ac.il/phd/theses/*. The faculty members of the ICNC at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are involved in creating a new and exciting approach to solving the mysteries of the brain, capitalizing on unusually intense scientific collaboration among its members. The center is renowned for its scientific achievements and its unique Ph.D. Program. The center supports cutting edge research projects on brain research; it organizes and sponsors international research workshops; and hosts post-doctorate fellows from around the world who come to take part in research at the ICNC. Selected publications by ICNC members are available at *http://icnc.huji.ac.il/publications/index.php?issueno=4*. Candidates should send the following information to Ms. Ruthi Suchi, the administrative director of the ICNC (*icnc@alice.nc.huji.ac.il*): 1. Updated CV 2. A 1-page statement of the scientific interests and objectives of the candidate 3. Two or more recommendation letters 4. Transcripts of each university attended, in electronic form or scanned and saved as a .pdf file Submission deadline for foreign students is July 15. Candidates who will pass the initial screening will be interviewed remotely by the selection committee of the program. Successful candidates will be invited for a personal interview at the Hebrew University. For further information, please contact Prof. Israel Nelken (director of the program), *israel@cc.huji.ac.il*. -- Prof. Israel Nelken Dept. of Neurobiology The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences Edmond Safra Campus, Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, ISRAEL Tel: ++972-2-6584229 Fax: ++972-2-6586077 israel@cc.huji.ac.il -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.neuroinf.org/pipermail/comp-neuro/attachments/20080616/4792db0d/attachment.html From b.kappen at science.ru.nl Mon Jun 16 15:52:13 2008 From: b.kappen at science.ru.nl (Bert Kappen) Date: Mon Jun 16 16:28:30 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] full professor position in stochastics and theoretical neuroscience Message-ID: <575C3C18-7997-4BF8-8246-71573830A091@science.ru.nl> Dear all, At the Radboud university in Nijmegen there is a tenured position available in the department of mathematics for a full-time professor of stochastics. The selected candidate is expected to explore collaborations in the area of theoretical neuroscience and/or machine learning. Please find attached the advertisement for this position. Best regards, -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: advert.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 30471 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.neuroinf.org/pipermail/comp-neuro/attachments/20080616/c0ed317a/advert-0001.pdf -------------- next part -------------- Bert Kappen B.Kappen@science.ru.nl www.snn.ru.nl/~bertk 024 3614241 06 52078210 From rqqg1 at leicester.ac.uk Mon Jun 16 18:21:20 2008 From: rqqg1 at leicester.ac.uk (Quian Quiroga, Dr R.) Date: Tue Jun 17 10:30:49 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] PhD position in visual Neuroscience - Art perception. Message-ID: <7722595275A4DD4FA225B92CDBF174A172A587537F@EXC-MBX3.cfs.le.ac.uk> We invite applications from outstanding graduates for a full-time, three-year PhD studentship, starting in October 2008. The project will be co-supervised by Dr Sandra Dudley & Prof Rodrigo Quian Quiroga at the University of Leicester, and David Barrie, Director of The Art Fund, the UK's leading independent art charity. This project aims to combine approaches from neuroscience, aesthetics and anthropology to explore, contextualise and explain art perception in public display spaces. Combining data collected using an eye-tracker with ethnographic observations, the project will challenge existing disciplinary boundaries in studying the perception of art objects, and form a new framework for research in this area. The project will contribute to understanding of the impact of public art across a range of academic subjects and in museum and gallery practice. Further information on the project and details of how to apply can be found at http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/SL273/PhD_Studentship/ and at http://www.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/AHRCCollaborativeStudentshipwithArtFund.html. The deadline for Applications is Friday 4 July 2008. Candidates may be required to attend for interview on Monday 14 July 2008. To discuss the project informally, please contact Prof. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga rqqg1@le.ac.uk or Dr Sandra Dudley, shd3@le.ac.uk. Rodrigo Quian Quiroga Professor of Bioengineering Department of Engineering, University of Leicester LE1 7RH Leicester, United Kingdom Tel / Fax: +44 (0)116 252 2314 / 2619 www.le.ac.uk/neuroengineering -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.neuroinf.org/pipermail/comp-neuro/attachments/20080616/7208ca98/attachment.html From meade at rice.edu Tue Jun 17 11:04:32 2008 From: meade at rice.edu (Andrew Meade) Date: Tue Jun 17 11:14:32 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] Student Paper Competition and Conference CfPs Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, The following CfP, for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Infotech@Aerospace 2009 Conference and Exhibit, might be of interest to you all. Excuse the multiple copies you might receive. Please note that the extended abstract submission deadline is the 18th of August 2008. Of particular interest is the student paper competition to be held on the topic of Intelligent Systems (Draft Paper Deadline: 6 October 2008). The requirements and submission process for this competition are described in the attached document. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This workshop-conference serves as AIAA?s main interface between the Aerospace and Information Systems communities, and will provide a unique opportunity for fostering interaction among the varied disciplines across these communities. The primary focus of I@A is on information technologies that enable the design, implementation, and operation of current and future aerospace systems. Sessions will address developments in key areas such as autonomous system capabilities and technologies; networked system concepts and design; robotic systems and technologies; human factors and human-system interaction, and more. Topics of interest include (but are not restricted to): ? Neural networks ? Machine learning techniques ? Machine vision ? Model-based reasoning ? Intelligent and adaptive control ? Human-machine interaction Important Dates: Extended abstract deadline: August 18, 2008 Lead author notification: December 5, 2008 Final manuscript deadline: April 2, 2009 Conference: 6-9 April 2009 For further information, click on the link above or contact the organizers below: General Chair: Dr. Sanjay Garg NASA Glenn Research Center, MS 77-1 21000 Brookpark Road Cleveland, OH 44135 216/433-2685 ; Fax 216/433-8990 sanjay.garg@grc.nasa.gov Technical Program Chairs: Dr. Grigory Adamovsky NASA Glenn Research Center, MS 77-1 21000 Brookpark Road Cleveland, OH 44135 216/433-3736 ; Fax 216/433-8643 grigory.adamovsky-1@nasa.gov Dr. Michel Ingham Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109 818/393-6426 ; Fax 818/393-4100 michel.d.ingham@jpl.nasa.gov Prof. James Rankin Ohio University 120 RTEC Athens, OH 45701 740/593-0371 ; Fax 740/593-0380 rankinj@ohio.edu *************************************** From bettina at bblaesing.de Wed Jun 18 14:10:10 2008 From: bettina at bblaesing.de (bettina@bblaesing.de) Date: Wed Jun 18 14:37:29 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] PhD at CITEC Message-ID: <1076464825@web.de> Dear colleagues, we invite applications for the PhD project "Perceptual grounding of spatial frames of reference in communication and action" in the Center of Excellence CITEC "Cognitive Interaction Technology" at Bielefeld University (see attachment for more information). Best regards, Constanze Vorwerg & Bettina Blaesing, CITEC Dr. rer. nat. Bettina Blaesing Neurocognition and Action - Biomechanics Faculty of Psychology and Sport Sciences University of Bielefeld PF 100 131 33501 Bielefeld, Germany Phone: 0049-(0)521-106-5137 E-Mail: bettina.blaesing@uni-bielefeld.de http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/sport/arbeitsbereiche/ab_ii/personal/blaesing.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The position available involves working with a team of researchers to understand intrinsic and circuit mechanisms underlying slow wave sleep oscillations in the thalamocortical system. It includes developing detailed conductance-based and large-scale reduced network models of thalamic and cortical circuits based on anatomical and physiological data available from our collaborators; simulating the behavior of anatomically realistic thalamocortical networks in different sleep states and to study the role of sleep oscillations in consolidation of memory traces acquired during wakefulness. More information about our research is available at http://www.snl.salk.edu/~bazhenov/ This position requires experience in computational neuroscience and/or computer modeling. Background in electrophysiology and programming experience with C/C++ and Matlab are very desirable. Applicants should send a brief statement of research interests, a CV and the names of three references to Maxim Bazhenov at bazhenov@salk.edu From tetiana.aksenova at cea.fr Thu Jun 19 15:12:40 2008 From: tetiana.aksenova at cea.fr (AKSENOVA Tetiana 218551) Date: Thu Jun 19 15:47:18 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] PhD position in neural engineering for an excellent PhD student at the Centre of Atomic Energy (CEA) Grenoble, France. Message-ID: PhD position in neural engineering for an excellent PhD student at the Centre of Atomic Energy (CEA) Grenoble, France. http://www-instn.cea.fr/Publication_Sujet.php3?nomfichier=SL-DRT-08-148&lang=EN&id_rubrique=140 Applicants are invited for a PhD position in the field of neural engineering with the focus on Brain Computer Interface. The successful applicant will perform research in signal processing, modelling from experimental data, machine learning, and fast calculations for on-line real time applications. The aim of the project is the development of self paced ECoG based Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) by means of a multidisciplinary study combining modelling and experiments. Brain-Computer Interfaces aim to provide an alternative communication pass and control system for the individuals with severe disabilities to send the commands to the external world using the measures of brain activity The candidate will have to interact with other researchers in a mixed team of mathematicians and engineers using mathematical and computational methods as well as of experimentalists performing BCI in animals and humans. Candidates should have, or expect to obtain, MSc in a relevant discipline (Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or Physics). Programming experience with Matlab and C(C++) as well as statistical knowledge is welcome. The work will be performed at the Centre of Atomic Energy (CEA, Grenoble, France) at the Research Group of Microelectronics for Health, LETI-Minatec, CEA. LETI is a CEA laboratory located in Grenoble which is one of the main European research centres. For more information look at http://www-leti.cea.fr/scripts/home/publigen/content/templates/show.asp?P=256&L=EN The PhD position is associated with Doctoral School - Engineering for Health, Cognition and Environment (EDISCE), University Joseph Fourier Grenoble 1 (UJF). The position is for three years, starting on October-November 2008 and is funded by CEA. Applications including a CV, a motivation letter and the names of two references must be sent electronically to Tetiana Aksenova (tetiana.aksenova@cea.fr ). For more information please e-mail Dr.Tetiana Aksenova (tetiana.aksenova@cea.fr ). _____________________ Tetiana Aksenova, PhD CEA L?ti MINATEC D?partement des micro-Technologies pour la Biologie et la Sant? (DTBS) Laboratoire LE2S 17 Rue des Martyrs - 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9 Tel: +33 438 78 03 20 Fax: +33 438 78 54 56 Email : tetiana.aksenova@cea.fr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.neuroinf.org/pipermail/comp-neuro/attachments/20080619/bb7979d5/attachment.html From rybak at drexel.edu Sun Jun 22 19:48:57 2008 From: rybak at drexel.edu (Ilya Rybak) Date: Mon Jun 23 09:31:50 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] Please post Message-ID: <006c01c8d490$3f848e10$6700a8c0@RYBAK0> Postdoctoral/research associate position in computational neuroscience A postdoctoral/research associate position is available in the Lab for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience at the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine. Current projects in the lab supported by NIH include (1) computational modeling of brainstem respiratory network and neural control of breathing and (2) computational modeling of the spinal circuitry involved in the locomotor rhythm generation and neural control of locomotion. Requirements for the position include a PhD, experience in modeling of single neurons (in the Hodgkin-Huxley style) and small and/or high-scale biological neural networks, and strong C++ programming skills. Experience in the analysis of nonlinear systems is an advantage. The successful candidate will be involved in ongoing collaborations with several research groups in the USA and other countries performing complementary experimental studies. The position is available for at least 2 years. Interested individuals should respond (preferably by email) with a CV and names of at least 3 references to Dr. Ilya A. Rybak, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Drexel University College of Medicine, 2900 Queen Lane, Philadelphia PA 19129; email: rybak@drexel.edu Applications will be accepted until position is filled. ****************************Ilya A. Rybak, Ph.D.ProfessorDepartment of Neurobiology and AnatomyDrexel University College of Medicine2900 Queen LanePhiladelphia, PA 19129USA Tel.: (215) 991-8596 Fax: (215) 843-9082 E-mail: rybak@drexel.edu ilya.rybak@drexelmed.edu http://neurobio.drexelmed.edu/Rybakweb/rybak.html From s.li.1 at bham.ac.uk Mon Jun 23 13:48:09 2008 From: s.li.1 at bham.ac.uk (Sheng Li) Date: Mon Jun 23 14:39:55 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] Programmer/Data Analyst in Neuroimaging at the UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM Message-ID: <468E635F877FE94BBEFFC0309BCA1954E75D53@psgfs4.adf.bham.ac.uk> UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY Programmer/Data Analyst in Neuroimaging Applications are invited for the position of Programmer/Data Analyst to work with Professor Zoe Kourtzi in the area of neuroimaging in the School of Psychology. The successful candidate will provide programming support for data analysis on high-performance computing facilities, as well as database development and management, and software development for research in neuroimaging. The School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham is a top class 5* department that has a strong group in Cognitive Neuroscience, a state-of-the-art Imaging Centre (3T scanner), and access to the Blue Bear Cluster (high-performance computing facility) for parallel programming and advanced data analysis. Candidates should have a degree (or equivalent experience) in computer sciences, electrical engineering or an IT-related subject. Informal enquiries can be addressed to Professor Zoe Kourtzi on email: Z.Kourtzi@bham.ac.uk. Sheng Li, PhD Research Fellow Cognitive Neuroimaging Lab School of Psychology University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK Tel: +44 121 4158728 Email: s.li.1@bham.ac.uk Web: http://cnil.bham.ac.uk/ From pkoenig at uos.de Tue Jun 24 12:45:14 2008 From: pkoenig at uos.de (=?ISO-8859-15?Q?Peter_K=F6nig?=) Date: Tue Jun 24 13:00:52 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] PhD position University =?iso-8859-15?q?Osnabr=FCck=2C_Neurobiops?= =?iso-8859-15?q?ychology_group_Peter_K=F6nig?= Message-ID: <4860D03A.1000804@uos.de> Institute of Cognitive Science The research group for Neurobiopsychology (Prof. Dr. Peter K?nig) offers a vacancy (50%) for the position of a Researcher (Diploma/Master level) (Salary level according to E 13 TV-L) to be filled at earliest practicable date for a period of two years. The position involves independent research within the research project "Does the study of simple visual stimuli assess the primitives of natural vision?" in the area of processing of visual information and includes the statistical analysis of natural stimuli, design of ambiguous stimuli, performance of psychophysical (eye-tracking) and physiological (EEG) recordings and parallel simulation of visual processing and control of eye movements. Furthermore, the position involves participation in teaching Cognitive Science courses with an emphasis on Neurobiopsychology. The position offers the possibility of further academic qualification. Candidates are expected to have a university degree (diploma/Master) and a good research record in at least one of the following areas: recording of eye movements, EEG recording, spectral data analysis techniques, profound programming knowledge as well as a good command of the English language. The University of Osnabr?ck strives for an increase in the number of women in academic employment. Women are therefore especially encouraged to apply and will be preferentially considered under the condition of equal qualification. Also disabled candidates are given a preference under the provision of equal qualification. . Applications with the usual documentation should be submitted no later than July 15th, 2008 to the Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabr?ck, Albrechtstra?e 28, 49076 Osnabr?ck. Further information can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Peter K?nig, (peter.koenig@uni-osnabrueck.de). -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The appointee will play a key role in researching spatial and episodic memory using multivariate analysis of high spatial resolution functional MRI data. Application of decoding techniques to the human hippocampus and related brain areas offers an exciting new avenue for exploring how memories are coded by the neurons of the brain. The appointee will benefit from interactions with a critical mass of cognitive neuroscience researchers, methodologists and technologists at the Centre that contribute to an excellent environment for conducting the highest quality research. Applicants should have a PhD in computer science, mathematics, physics, cognitive neuroscience or a related discipline. They should have advanced skills in programming (e.g. Matlab, C++) combined with experience of or an interest in applying these skills to biological questions relating to human memory. Experience of analysing fMRI data, and of machine learning/multivariate analysis techniques is also highly desirable. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a consistently outstanding academic record, including publications. Excellent organisational and communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, are also required. This post is available from 1^st October 2008 and is funded for three years. Starting salary on the UCL Grade 7 scale in the range ??30,939 - ??36,429 pa inclusive, superannuable. Further details should first be obtained from Miss Katy Brinded, Personnel Officer, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG (tel: 020 7676 2191; email: personnel@ion.ucl.ac.uk ). Informal enquiries welcome to: e.maguire@fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk From jiang at gradschool.uni-luebeck.de Fri Jun 27 15:56:20 2008 From: jiang at gradschool.uni-luebeck.de (Chaoqun Jiang) Date: Fri Jun 27 16:06:19 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] Job Offer: Post-Doctoral Fellow at Graduate School in University of Luebeck, Germany Message-ID: <4864F184.6030102@gradschool.uni-luebeck.de> The Graduate School of Computing in Medicine and Life Sciences (funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG, and the German Government within the German university excellence program) at University of Luebeck is now offering the position of a *Post-Doctoral Fellow * Funding period is 2 years, with possible extension(s). Applications are invited from candidates having research background in ? Robotics, especially in Medical Applications ? Medical Technology ? Sensor- and Image-based Navigation in medical applications The successful candidate will manage large research projects, support the school's program teaching and management and work towards the acquisition of new projects and external funding. In the research projects s(he) will directly manage a group of more than 3 full-time researchers. We expect a PhD in one of the fields Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or Mathematics. Expertise in robotics and/or sensor technology is of advantage. Preference is given to self-motivated candidates with excellent communication skills. Part-time work is possible. Compensation is competitive (Group E 14 of the German Tarifvertrag der L?nder (TV-L)). A final evaluation of the position is done after the position has been filled. If you are interested, please, in any case contact Prof. Dr. Schweikard via email (schweikard@rob.uni-luebeck.de ) or phone (+49 (0)451 500 5200) prior to sending your documents. L?beck University is an equal opportunities employer. Female and disabled candidates with equivalent qualifications will be favoured in the consideration. Complete applications should be sent no later than 04.08.2008 to: *Universit?t zu L?beck* Rektorat -- Dezernat Personal -- Kennziffer 424 08 *Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 L?beck* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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By encouraging idea-sharing and discussions on the underlying logical, cognitive, physical, and sociological foundations as well as the enabling technologies of intelligent agents, IAT 2008 will foster the development of novel paradigms and advanced solutions in agent-based computing. IAT 2008 will be jointly held with the 2008 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI-08). The two conferences will have a joint opening, keynote, reception, and banquet. Attendees only need to register for one conference and can attend workshops, sessions, tutorials, panels, exhibits and demonstrations across the two conferences. We are also planning a joint panel, joint paper sessions, and doctor symposium that discuss common problems in the two areas. +++++++++++++++++++ Topics of Interest +++++++++++++++++++ We invite submissions in all IAT related areas. Papers exploring new directions or areas will receive a careful and supportive review. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: * Autonomy-Oriented Computing (AOC) - Agent-Based Complex Systems Modeling and Development - Agent-Based Simulation - Autonomy-Oriented Modeling and Computation Methods - Behavioral Self-Organization - Complex Behavior Characterization and Engineering - Emergent Behavior - Hard Computational Problem Solving - Nature-Inspired Paradigms - Self-Organized Criticality - Self-Organized Intelligence - Swarm Intelligence * Autonomous Knowledge and Information Agents - Agent-Based Distributed Data Mining - Agent-Based Knowledge Discovery And Sharing - Autonomous Information Services - Distributed Knowledge Systems - Emergent Natural Law Discovery in Multi-Agent Systems - Evolution of Knowledge Networks - Human-Agent Interaction - Information Filtering Agents - Knowledge Aggregation - Knowledge Discovery - Ontology-Based Information Services * Agent Systems Modeling and Methodology - Agent Interaction Protocols - Cognitive Architectures - Cognitive Modeling of Agents - Emotional Modeling - Fault-Tolerance in Multi-Agent Systems - Formal Framework for Multi-Agent Systems - Information Exchanges in Multi-Agent Systems - Learning and Self-Adaptation in Multi-Agent Systems - Mobile Agent Languages and Protocols - Multi-Agent Autonomic Architectures - Multi-Agent Coordination Techniques - Multi-Agent Planning and Re-Planning - Peer-to-Peer Models for Multi-Agent Systems - Reinforcement Learning - Social Interactions in Multi-Agent Systems - Task-Based Agent Context - Task-Oriented Agents * Distributed Problem Solving - Agent-Based Grid Computing - Agent Networks in Distributed Problem Solving - Collective Group Behavior - Coordination and Cooperation - Distributed Intelligence - Distributed Search - Dynamics of Agent Groups and Populations - Efficiency and Complexity Issues - Market-Based Computing - Problem-Solving in Dynamic Environments * Autonomous Auctions and Negotiation - Agent-Based Marketplaces - Auction Markets - Combinatorial Auctions - Hybrid Negotiation - Integrative Negotiation - Mediating Agents - Pricing Agents - Thin Double Auctions * Applications - Agent-Based Assistants - Agent-Based Virtual Enterprise - Embodied Agents and Agent-Based Systems Applications - Interface Agents - Knowledge and Data Intensive Systems - Perceptive Animated Interfaces - Scalability - Social Simulation - Socially Situated Planning - Software and Pervasive Agents - Tools and Standards - Ubiquitous Systems and E-Technology Agents - Ubiquitous Software Services - Virtual Humans - XML-Based Agent Systems ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On-Line Submissions and Publication ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ High-quality papers in all IAT related areas are solicited. Paper submissions should be limited to a maximum of 7 pages in the IEEE 2-column format, the same as the camera-ready format (see the Author Guidelines of last year at http://www.ieeeconfpublishing.org/cpir/AuthorKit.asp?Community=CPS&Facility=CPS_Nov&ERoom=IAT+2007). All submitted papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee on the basis of technical quality, relevance, significance, and clarity. Note that IAT'08 will accept ONLY on-line submissions, containing PDF versions. Please use the Submission Form on the IAT'08 website to submit your paper. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings by the IEEE Computer Society Press that are indexed by EI. Submissions accepted as regular papers will be allocated 7 pages in the proceedings and accorded oral presentation times in the main conference. Submissions accepted as short papers will be allocated 4 pages in the proceedings and will have a shorter presentation time at the conference than regular papers. All co-authors will be notified at all time, for the submission, notification, and confirmation on the attendance. Submitting a paper to the conference and workshops means that, if the paper is accepted, at least one author should attend the conference to present the paper. The acceptance list and no-show list will be openly published on-line. For no-show authors, their affiliations will receive a notification. A selected number of IAT'08 accepted papers will be expanded and revised for inclusion in Web Intelligence and Agent Systems: An International Journal (http://wi-consortium.org/journal.html) and in Annual Review of Intelligent Informatics (http://www.wi-consortium.org/annual.html) The best paper awards will be conferred at the conference on the authors of (1) the best research paper and (2) the best application paper. Application-oriented submissions will be considered for the best application paper award. More detailed instructions and the On-Line Submission Form can be found from the IAT'08 homepage: http://datamining.it.uts.edu.au/wi08/html/iat/. ++++++++++ Workshops ++++++++++ As an important part of the conference, the workshop program will focus on new research challenges and initiatives. All papers accepted for workshops will be included in the Workshop Proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society Press that are indexed by EI, and will be available at the workshops. Detailed information is available at the conference homepage. Accepted Workshops: =================== Workshop on Collective Intelligence in Semantic Web and Social Networks Workshop on Web Information Retrieval Support Systems Workshop on Web Personalization, Reputation and Recommender Systems Workshop on Intelligent Web Interaction Workshop on Intelligent e-government Workshop on New Computing Paradigms for Web Intelligence meets Brain Informatics Workshop on Fuzzy Logic On the Web Workshop on Natural Language Processing and Ontology Engineering Workshop on Web Intelligence & Intelligent Agent Technology in e-Learning Workshop on Computational Social Networks Workshop on Optimization-based Data Mining and Web Intelligence Workshop on Human Aspects in Ambient Intelligence: Agent Technology, Human-Oriented Knowledge and Applications Workshop on e-Commerce, Business, and Services Workshop on Agents and Data Mining Interaction Workshop on P2P Computing and Autonomous Agents Workshop on Logics for Intelligent Agents and Multi-Agent Systems Workshop on Data Mining in Bioinformatics 2008 WI-IAT Doctoral Workshop Note: we will not have a separate workshop registration fee (i.e., conference registration covers everything). ++++++++++ Tutorials ++++++++++ IAT'08 also welcomes Tutorial proposals. IAT'08 will include tutorials providing in-depth background on subjects that are of broad interest to the Web intelligence community. Both short (2 hours) and long (half day) tutorials will be considered. The tutorials will be part of the main conference technical program. Detailed information is available at the conference homepage. Note: we will not have a separate tutorials registration fee (i.e., only one conference registration covers everything). ++++++++++++++++++++ Industry/Demo-Track ++++++++++++++++++++ We solicit Industry/Demo-Track papers by the following methods. (1) Industry papers of 4 pages can be submitted on the same schedule as the research track. (2) Separate 2 page demo proposals can submitted at a later schedule. (3) Full regular paper submissions can include a demo option. That is, a full paper submissions will be asked to specify if they would like to give a demonstration; choice of demonstrations (while utilizing information from the regular reviewing process) will be selected based on value as a demonstration. For options (1) and (2), please find more detailed instructions at the homepage: http://datamining.it.uts.edu.au/wi08/html/iat/ ++++++++++++++++ Important Dates ++++++++++++++++ * Workshop proposal submission: April 10, 2008 * Electronic paper submission (7 pages): July 10, 2008 * Tutorial proposal submission: July 10, 2008 * Workshop paper submission: July 30, 2008 * Author notification: September 3, 2008 * Conference dates: December 9-12, 2008 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Conference Organization ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Conference General Chairs: * Chengqi Zhang, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia * Nick Cercone, York University, Canada Program Chair: * Lakhmi Jain, University of South Australia, Australia IAT Program Co-Chairs: * Maria Gini, University of Minnesota, USA * Boi B. Faltings, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Swiss * Takao Terano, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan WI Program Co-Chairs: * Pawan Lingras, Saint Mary's University, USA * Matthias Klusch, German Research Center for AI, Germany * Jie Lu, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Organizing Chair: * Longbing Cao, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Workshop Co-Chairs: * Yuefeng Li, Queensland University of Technology, Australia * Gabriella Pasi, University of Milano, Italy Tutorial Chair: * Ajith Abraham, Norwegian University of science and Technology, Norway Industry/Demo-Track Chair: * Ngoc Thanh Nguyen, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland Publicity Co-Chairs: * Ioannis E. Anagnostopoulos, University of the Aegean, Greece * Jia Hu, International WIC Institute/BJUT, China * Richi Nayak, Queensland University of Technology, Australia IEEE-CS-TCII Chair: * Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan ACM-SIGART Chair * Maria Gini, University of Minnesota, USA WIC Co-Chairs/Directors: * Ning Zhong, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan * Jiming Liu, University of Windsor, Canada WIC Advisory Board: * Edward A. Feigenbaum, Stanford University, USA * Setsuo Ohsuga, Waseda University, Japan * Benjamin Wah, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA * Philip Yu, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA * L.A. Zadeh, University of California, Berkeley, USA WIC Tech. Committee & WI/IAT Steering Committee: * Jeffrey Bradshaw, UWF/Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, USA * Nick Cercone, York University, Canada * Dieter Fensel, University of Innsbruck, Austria * Georg Gottlob, Oxford University, UK * Lakhmi Jain, University of South Australia, Australia * Jianchang Mao, Yahoo! Inc., USA * Pierre Morizet-Mahoudeaux, Compiegne University of Technology, France * Hiroshi Motoda, Osaka University, Japan * Toyoaki Nishida, Kyoto University, Japan * Andrzej Skowron, Warsaw University, Poland * Jinglong Wu, Kagawa University, Japan * Xindong Wu, University of Vermont, USA * Yiyu Yao, University of Regina, Canada *** Contact Information *** The WIC Office Email: wi08@wi-consortium.org From a.silver at ucl.ac.uk Fri Jun 27 18:14:34 2008 From: a.silver at ucl.ac.uk (Angus Silver) Date: Sat Jun 28 11:52:32 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] PhD Studentship - Neural Networks - at UCL Message-ID: <004a01c8d870$e3558ab0$350fa8c0@AngusOffice> PhD Studentship investigating signal processing in neural networks with biologically realistic models at University College London Applications are invited for a 3 year PhD Studentship in Computational Neuroscience in Professor Silver's Laboratory, Research Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, UK. The studentship covers fees and provides a stipend for UK and EU nationals. The project will explore signal processing in cortical networks using biologically realistic models. This will involve using an advanced software tool, neuroConstruct created in the Silver Lab, for constructing biologically realistic neural networks in 3D space (http://www.neuroConstruct.org ). Development of large scale network models will also require software development, particularly in a parallel computing environment. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team of experimental biologists, physicists and computational biologists. Related papers include: 1) Gleeson, P. Steuber, V. and Silver, R.A. (2007). neuroConstruct: A tool for modeling networks of neurons in 3D space. Neuron, 54, 219-35 2) Mitchell SJ, Silver RA. (2003) Shunting inhibition modulates neuronal gain during synaptic excitation. Neuron. 38, 433-45. 3) Steuber, V., Mittmann, W., Hoebeek, F.E., Silver, R.A., De Zeeuw, C.I., Hausser, M. and De Schutter, E. (2007). Cerebellar LTD and pattern recognition by Purkinje cells. Neuron 54, 121-136. 4) Traub RD, Contreras D, Cunningham MO, Murray H, LeBeau FE, Roopun A, Bibbig A, Wilent WB, Higley MJ, Whittington MA. Single-column thalamocortical network model exhibiting gamma oscillations, sleep spindles, and epileptogenic bursts. J Neurophysiol. 2005, 93(4):2194-232. Applicants should have excellent software development skills and a good degree in mathematics, computer science, physics or biological sciences. Previous experience in neuroscience is not required but would be an advantage. Applications should include a CV, the contact details of two referees and a short statement of research interests. These should be sent by email to Angus Silver (a.silver@ucl.ac.uk). R. Angus Silver Professor of Neuroscience, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow, Department of Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology, University College London, Gower Street, London. WC1E 6BT Tel: +44 207 679 7830 http://www.physiol.ucl.ac.uk/research/silver_a/index.php -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.neuroinf.org/pipermail/comp-neuro/attachments/20080627/39e50896/attachment.html From mail at jan-peters.net Sat Jun 28 15:20:33 2008 From: mail at jan-peters.net (Jan Peters) Date: Sat Jun 28 15:44:05 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] Call For Papers: Autonomous Robots - Special Issue on Robot Learning Message-ID: <122B352E-6CA4-4BE0-A72B-85B240A8F762@jan-peters.net> = = = ======================================================================== Call For Papers: Autonomous Robots - Special Issue on Robot Learning = = = ======================================================================== Quick Facts ========= Editors: Jan Peters, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Andrew Y. Ng, Stanford University Journal: Autonomous Robots Submission Deadline: November 8, 2008 Author Notification: March 1, 2009 Revised Manuscripts: June 1, 2009 Approximate Publication Date: 4th Quarter, 2009 Abstract ====== Creating autonomous robots that can learn to act in unpredictable environments has been a long standing goal of robotics, artificial intelligence, and the cognitive sciences. In contrast, current commercially available industrial and service robots mostly execute fixed tasks and exhibit little adaptability. To bridge this gap, machine learning offers a myriad set of methods some of which have already been applied with great success to robotics problems. Machine learning is also likely play an increasingly important role in robotics as we take robots out of research labs and factory floors, into the unstructured environments inhabited by humans and into other natural environments. To carry out increasingly difficult and diverse sets of tasks, future robots will need to make proper use of perceptual stimuli such as vision, lidar, proprioceptive sensing and tactile feedback, and translate these into appropriate motor commands. In order to close this complex loop from perception to action, machine learning will be needed in various stages such as scene understanding, sensory-based action generation, high-level plan generation, and torque level motor control. Among the important problems hidden in these steps are robotic perception, perceptuo-action coupling, imitation learning, movement decomposition, probabilistic planning, motor primitive learning, reinforcement learning, model learning, motor control, and many others. Driven by high-profile competitions such as RoboCup and the DARPA Challenges, as well as the growing number of robot learning research programs funded by governments around the world (e.g., FP7-ICT, the euCognition initiative, DARPA Legged Locomotion and LAGR programs), interest in robot learning has reached an unprecedented high point. The interest in machine learning and statistics within robotics has increased substantially; and, robot applications have also become important for motivating new algorithms and formalisms in the machine learning community. In this Autonomous Robots Special Issue on Robot Learning, we intend to outline recent successes in the application of domain-driven machine learning methods to robotics. Examples of topics of interest include, but are not limited to: ? learning models of robots, task or environments ? learning deep hierarchies or levels of representations from sensor & motor representations to task abstractions ? learning plans and control policies by imitation, apprenticeship and reinforcement learning ? finding low-dimensional embeddings of movement as implicit generative models ? integrating learning with control architectures ? methods for probabilistic inference from multi-modal sensory information (e.g., proprioceptive, tactile, vision) ? structured spatio-temporal representations designed for robot learning ? probabilistic inference in non-linear, non-Gaussian stochastic systems (e.g., for planning as well as for optimal or adaptive control) From several recent workshops, it has become apparent that there is a significant body of novel work on these topics. The special issue will only focus on high quality articles based on sound theoretical development as well as evaluations on real robot systems. Time Line ======== Submission Deadline: November 8, 2008 Author Notification: March 1, 2009 Revised Manuscripts: June 1, 2009 Approximate Publication Date: 4th Quarter, 2009 Editors ====== Inquiries on this special issue should be send to one of the editors listed below. Jan Peters (http://www.jan-peters.net/) Senior Research Scientist, Head of the Robot Learning Laboratory Department for Machine Learning and Empirical Inference, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany Andrew Y. Ng (http://ai.stanford.edu/~ang/) Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA From kozloski at us.ibm.com Mon Jun 30 20:54:00 2008 From: kozloski at us.ibm.com (James R Kozloski) Date: Tue Jul 1 10:36:51 2008 Subject: [Comp-neuro] Postdoc position announcement, IBM Research (in collaboration with Stockholm Brain Institute) Message-ID: Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Computational Brain Modeling at IBM Research IBM is seeking a post-doctoral researcher to participate in a joint research collaboration between the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center and the Stockholm Brain Institute (SBI) in Sweden. This collaboration will involve modeling multiple brain regions and their interactions to provide insights into the emotional system and its effects on behavior and learning. The post-doctoral researcher will analyze, propose, and develop neural systems models at various levels of abstraction. The researcher will also test these models and validate them against experimental data acquired by our research collaborators and data in the literature. The researcher will interface with modelers, experimentalists, and computer scientists. Further, the researcher will develop software for models and neural system simulation environments targeted for high performance computing platforms, especially the Blue Gene/L supercomputer. Finally, the researcher will publish research results. Time will be spent in both Yorktown Heights, NY (IBM), and Stockholm, Sweden (SBI). Required qualifications and skills * PhD in neuroscience, engineering, computer science, physics or related discipline * Strong background in computational neuroscience and neural system modeling, including experience with a broad range of neural modeling techniques such as compartmental modeling, integrate-and-fire neurons, Wilson-Cowan modeling, non-linear system dynamics, etc. * Strong mathematical and statistical analysis skills. * Strong computer science skills, including experience with C/C++ programming, Linux, distributed and parallel processing, MPI, and MatLab.* * Strong communication skills. The ideal candidate will be fluent in both Swedish and English. To be considered for the position, the applicant must apply through the web posting. Here are the directions to the posting: 1) Go to https://jobs3.netmedia1.com/cp/search.jsp?tc=1209499928350 2) Search for "neural system modeling" ______________________________ James Kozloski Research Staff Member IBM T.J. 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