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From: mike@bucasb.bu.edu (Michael Cohen)
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Subject: Neural Net Summer School and Program at the Wang Institute
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Date: 12 Nov 89 18:30:31 GMT
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY, A WORLD LEADER IN NEURAL NETWORK RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY,
PRESENTS TWO MAJOR SCIENTIFIC EVENTS:


MAY 6--11, 1990
NEURAL NETWORKS: FROM FOUNDATIONS TO APPLICATIONS
A self-contained systematic course by leading neural architects who know the 
field as only its creators can.


MAY 11--13, 1990
NEURAL NETWORKS FOR AUTOMATIC TARGET RECOGNITION
An international research conference presenting INVITED and CONTRIBUTED 
papers, herewith solicited, on one of the most active research topics in 
science and technology today.


SPONSORED BY
THE CENTER FOR ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS
AND
THE WANG INSTITUTE
OF
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
WITH PARTIAL SUPPORT FROM
THE AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

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                             CALL FOR PAPERS
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              NEURAL NETWORKS FOR AUTOMATIC TARGET RECOGNITION
                             MAY 11--13, 1990

This research conference at the cutting edge of neural network science and
technology will bring together leading experts in academe, government, and
industry to present their latest results on automatic target recognition in
invited lectures and contributed posters. Automatic target recognition is a
key process in systems designed for vision and image processing, speech and
time series prediction, adaptive pattern recognition, and adaptive 
sensory-motor control and robotics. It is one of the areas emphasized by the
DARPA Neural Networks Program, and has attracted intense research activity
around the world. Invited lecturers include:

JOE BROWN, Martin Marietta, "Multi-Sensor ATR using Neural Nets"

GAIL CARPENTER, Boston University, "Target Recognition by Adaptive Resonance: 
ART for ATR"

NABIL FARHAT, University of Pennsylvania, "Bifurcating Networks for Target 
Recognition"

STEPHEN GROSSBERG, Boston University, "Recent Results on Self-Organizing 
ATR Networks"

ROBERT HECHT-NIELSEN, HNC, "Spatiotemporal Attention Focusing by Expectation 
Feedback"

KEN JOHNSON, Hughes Aircraft, "The Application of Neural Networks to the 
Acquisition and Tracking of Maneuvering Tactical Targets in High Clutter 
IR Imagery"

PAUL KOLODZY, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, "A Multi-Dimensional ATR System"

MICHAEL KUPERSTEIN, Neurogen, "Adaptive Sensory-Motor Coordination using 
the INFANT Controller"

YANN LECUN, AT&T Bell Labs, "Structured Back Propagation Networks for
Handwriting Recognition"

CHRISTOPHER SCOFIELD, Nestor, "Neural Network Automatic Target Recognition 
by Active and Passive Sonar Signals" 

STEVEN SIMMES, Science Applications International Co., "Massively Parallel 
Approaches to Automatic Target Recognition"

ALEX WAIBEL, Carnegie Mellon University, "Patterns, Sequences and Variability:
Advances in Connectionist Speech Recognition"

ALLEN WAXMAN, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, "Invariant Learning and Recognition of 
3D Objects from Temporal View Sequences"

FRED WEINGARD, Booz-Allen and Hamilton, "Current Status and Results of Two 
Major Government Programs in Neural Network-Based ATR" 

BARBARA YOON, DARPA, "DARPA Artificial Neural Networks Technology Program: 
Automatic Target Recognition"

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CALL FOR PAPERS---ATR POSTER SESSION: A featured poster session on ATR
neural network research will be held on May 12, 1990. Attendees who wish to
present a poster should submit 3 copies of an extended abstract 
(1 single-spaced page), postmarked by March 1, 1990, for refereeing. Include
with the abstract the name, address, and telephone number of the corresponding
author. Mail to: ATR Poster Session, Neural Networks Conference, Wang
Institute of Boston University, 72 Tyng Road, Tyngsboro, MA 01879. Authors
will be informed of abstract acceptance by March 31, 1990.

SITE: The Wang Institute possesses excellent conference facilities on a
beautiful 220-acre rustic setting. It is easily reached from Boston's Logan
Airport and Route 128. 

REGISTRATION FEE: Regular attendee--$90; full-time student--$70. Registration 
fee includes admission to all lectures and poster session, one reception, two 
continental breakfasts, one lunch, one dinner, daily morning and afternoon 
coffee service. STUDENTS: Read below about FELLOWSHIP support.

REGISTRATION: To register by telephone with VISA or MasterCard call 
(508) 649-9731 between 9:00AM--5:00PM (EST). To register by FAX, fill out 
the registration form and FAX back to (508) 649-6926. To register by mail, 
complete the registration form and mail with your full form of payment as 
directed. Make check payable in U.S. dollars to "Boston University". See below 
for Registration Form. To register by electronic mail, use the address 
"rosenber@bu-tyng.bu.edu". On-site registration on a space-available basis will 
take place from 1:00--5:00PM on Friday, May 11. A RECEPTION will be held from 
3:00--5:00PM on Friday, May 11. LECTURES begin at 5:00PM on Friday, May 11 
and conclude at 1:00PM on Sunday, May 13.