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From: fellous@pipiens.usc.edu (Jean-Marc Fellous)
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Subject: Toward an Emotional Computer
Summary: Toward An Emotional Computer
Keywords: Emotions
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Date: 16 Dec 90 21:06:10 GMT
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My general goal (PhD thesis in Computer Science) is to find (if possible ?)
models of Emotions to be applied to the different aspects of Computer Science
(AI, DAI, Neural Networks, Brain Theory, Logic ...).
I would appreciate any suggestion, comment, reference and contacts with
people interested in this exiting topic.
In the meantime, here is an annoucement -

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|                 C N E  Student Workshop on Emotions                      |
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The Center For Neural Engineering of the university of Southern California 
invites all students interested in Emotions to submit a paper to be eventually 
presented during a one-day Workshop (of a date t.b.a. at the End of February 
1991).
The Workshop is opened to Graduate students (MA,MS,PhD) and College Seniors 
irrespective to their major (faculty will only be considered for publication), 
having pursued (or pursuing) research activities on such aspects of Emotions as

	- The nature of Emotion
	- The physiology of Emotion
	- The perception of Emotions
	- The relations between Emotion and Cognition
	- Developemental aspects of Emotion
	- Artificial Intelligence models of Emotions
	- Neural network models of Emotions
	- Philosophical issues of Emotion and reductionism
	- ...

Applicants should send a 2 page summary of the proposed paper and a letter of 
motivation in which they state their status, major, interests, name, address and
telephone number (for reply).

Materials should be submitted by January 31st to

	Jean-Marc Fellous
	Center for Neural Engineering
	University of Southern California
	Los Angeles  CA 90089-2520
	Telephone (213) 740 3506
	email fellous@rana.usc.edu

ps: Travel expenses will not be covered by the CNE, but lunch will be provided.
pps: Authors of the chosen papers will receive a copy of the presented
papers (by mail if they could not attend the Workshop).


Thank you,

Jean-Marc
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