ESANN'2009

17th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks
 Advances in Computational Intelligence and Learning 

      Bruges (Belgium) - April 22-23-24, 2009

         Announcement and call for papers

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The call for papers for the ESANN'2009 conference is now available on the Web:
       http://www.dice.ucl.ac.be/esann
For those of you who maintain WWW pages including lists of related ANN sites: 
we would appreciate if you could add the above URL to your list; thank you very 
much!

We make all possible efforts to avoid sending multiple copies of this call for 
papers; however we apologize if you receive this e-mail twice, despite our 
precautions.


***** Deadline for submission of papers: November 21, 2008 *****


You will find below a short version of this call for papers, without the 
instructions to authors (available on the Web).  

ESANN'2009 is organized in collaboration with the UCL (Universite catholique de 
Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve) and the KULeuven (Katholiek Universiteit Leuven).  
The conference is technically co-sponsored by the International Neural Networks 
Society, the European Neural Networks Society, the IEEE Computational 
Intelligence Society, the IEEE Region 8, the IEEE Benelux Section (sponsors to 
be confirmed).


Scope and topics
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Since its first happening in 1993, the European Symposium on Artificial Neural 
Networks has become the reference for researchers on fundamentals and 
theoretical aspects of artificial neural networks, computational intelligence, 
machine learning and related topics. Each year, around 100 specialists attend 
ESANN, in order to present their latest results and comprehensive surveys, and 
to discuss the future developments in this field.

The ESANN'2009 conference will follow this tradition, while adapting its scope 
to the new developments in the field. The ESANN conferences cover artificial 
neural networks, machine learning, statistical information processing and 
computational intelligence. Mathematical foundations, algorithms and tools, and 
applications are covered.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of machine learning, computational 
intelligence and artificial neural networks topics covered during the ESANN 
conferences:

THEORY and MODELS
Statistical and mathematical aspects of learning
Feedforward models
Kernel machines
Graphical models, EM and Bayesian learning
Vector quantization and self-organizing maps
Recurrent networks and dynamical systems
Blind signal processing
Ensemble learning
Nonlinear projection and data visualization
Fuzzy neural networks
Evolutionary computation
Bio-inspired systems

INFORMATION PROCESSING and APPLICATIONS
Data mining
Signal processing and modeling
Approximation and identification
Classification and clustering
Feature extraction and dimension reduction
Time series forecasting
Multimodal interfaces and multichannel processing
Adaptive control
Vision and sensory systems
Biometry
Bioinformatics
Brain-computer interfaces
Neuroinformatics

Papers will be presented orally (single track) and in poster sessions; all 
posters will be complemented by a short oral presentation during a plenary 
session. It is important to mention that the topics of a paper decide if it 
better fits into an oral or a poster session, not its quality. The selection of 
posters will be identical to oral presentations, and both will be printed in 
the same way in the proceedings. Nevertheless, authors must indicate their 
preference for oral or poster presentation when submitting their paper.


Special sessions
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Special sessions will be organized by renowned scientists in their respective 
fields. Papers submitted to these sessions are reviewed according to the same 
rules as submissions to regular sessions. They must also follow the same 
format, instructions, deadlines and submission procedure.

The special sessions organized during ESANN'2009 are:

1)      Semi-supervised learning
        Antônio de Pádua Braga (Federal Univ. Minas Gerais, Brazil)
2)      Learning (with) Preferences
        Fabio Aiolli, Alessandro Sperduti (Univ. degli Studi di Padova, Italy)
3)      Brain Computer Interfaces: from theory to practice
        Luc Boullart (Ghent University), Patrick Santens (Ghent University      
Hospital), George Otte (Dr. Guislain Institute), Bart Wyns (Ghent University,   
Belgium)
4)      Efficient learning in recurrent networks
        Benjamin Schrauwen (Ghent University, Belgium), Jochen J. Steil 
(Bielefeld
        University, Germany), Barbara Hammer (Clausthal University of
        Technology, Germany)
5)      Weightless Neural Systems
        Massimo De Gregorio (Istituto di Cibernetica-CNR, Italy), Priscila M. V
        Lima, Felipe M. G. França (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 
Brazil) 
        Neural Maps and Learning Vector Qunatization - Theory and Applications
        Thomas Villmann, Frank-Michael Schleif (Univ. Leipzig, Germany)



Location
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The conference will be held in Bruges (also called "Venice of the North"), one 
of the most beautiful medieval towns in Europe.  Bruges can be reached by train 
from Brussels in less than one hour (frequent trains).  The town of Bruges is 
world-wide known, and famous for its architectural style, its canals, and its 
pleasant atmosphere.

The conference will be organized in a hotel located near the centre (walking 
distance) of the town. There is no obligation for the participants to stay in 
this hotel. Hotels of all levels of comfort and price are available in Bruges; 
there is a possibility to book a room in the hotel of the conference at a 
preferential rate through the conference secretariat. A list of other smaller 
hotels is also available.

The conference will be held at the Novotel hotel, Katelijnestraat 65B, 8000 
Brugge, Belgium.


Proceedings and journal special issue
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The proceedings will include all communications presented to the conference 
(tutorials, oral and posters), and will be available on-site. Extended versions 
of selected papers will be published in the Neurocomputing journal (Elsevier).


Call for contributions
----------------------

Prospective authors are invited to submit their contributions before November 
21, 2008.  The electronic submission procedure is described on the ESANN portal 
http://www.dice.ucl.ac.be/esann/.

Authors must also commit themselves that they will register to the conference 
and present the paper in case of acceptation of their submission (one paper per 
registrant).  Authors of accepted papers will have to register before February 
28, 2009; they will benefit from the advance registration fee.  The ESANN 
conference applies a strict policy about the presentation of accepted papers 
during the conference: authors of accepted papers who do not show up at the 
conference will be blacklisted for future ESANN conferences, and the lists will 
be communicated to other conference organizers.


Deadlines
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Submission of papers            21 November 2008  
Notification of acceptance              17 January 2009 
ESANN conference                        22-24 April 2009

Conference secretariat
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       ESANN'2009
       d-side conference services       phone: + 32 2 730 06 11
       24 av. L. Mommaerts              Fax: + 32 2 730 06 00
       B - 1140 Evere (Belgium)         E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
                     http://www.dice.ucl.ac.be/esann


Steering and local committee
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François Blayo          Ipseite (CH)
Gianluca Bontempi               Univ. Libre Bruxelles (B)
Marie Cottrell          Univ. Paris I (F)
Jeanny Hérault          INPG Grenoble (F)
Mia Loccufier           Univ. Gent (B)
Bernard Manderick               Vrije Univ. Brussel (B)
Jean-Pierre Peters              FUNDP Namur (B)
Joos Vandewalle         KUL Leuven (B)
Michel Verleysen                UCL Louvain-la-Neuve (B)

Scientific committee (to be confirmed)
--------------------
Cecilio Angulo          Univ. Polit. de Catalunya (E) 
Miguel Atencia          Univ. Malaga (E) 
Peter Bartlett          Univ.California, Berkeley (USA) 
Michael Biehl           University of Groningen (NL) 
Martin Bogdan           Univ. Tübingen (D) 
Hervé Bourlard          IDIAP Martigny (CH) 
Antonio Braga           Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) 
Joan Cabestany          Univ. Polit. de Catalunya (E) 
Colin Campbell          Bristol University (UK) 
Stéphane Canu           Inst. Nat. Sciences App. (F) 
Valentina Colla                 Scuola Sup. Sant'Anna Pisa (I) 
Nigel Crook             Oxford Brookes University (UK) 
Holk Cruse              Universität Bielefeld (D) 
Dante Del Corso                 Politecnico di Torino (I) 
Wlodek Duch             Nicholas Copernicus Univ. (PL) 
Marc Duranton           NXP Semiconductors (USA) 
Richard Duro            Univ. Coruna (E) 
André Elisseef          IBM Research (CH) 
Deniz Erdogmus          Oregon Health & Science University (USA)  
Anibal Figueiras-Vidal  Univ. Carlos III Madrid (E) 
Jean-Claude Fort                Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse (F) 
Leonardo Franco                 Univ. Malaga (E) 
Damien François                 Univ. cat Louvain (B) 
Colin Fyfe              Univ. Paisley (UK) 
Stan Gielen             Univ. of Nijmegen (NL) 
Mirta Gordon            IMAG Grenoble (F) 
Marco Gori              Univ. Siena (I) 
Bernard Gosselin                Fac. Polytech. Mons (B)  
Manuel Grana            UPV San Sebastian (E) 
Anne Guérin-Dugué       IMAG Grenoble (F) 
Barbara Hammer          Clausthal Univ. of Technology (D) 
Martin Hasler           EPFL Lausanne (CH) 
Verena Heidrich-Meisner         Ruhr-Univ. Bochum (D) 
Tom Heskes              Univ. Nijmegen (NL) 
Katerina Hlavackova-Schindler Austrian Acad. of Sciences (A) 
Christian Igel          Ruhr-Univ. Bochum (D) 
Jose Jerez              Univ. Malaga (E) 
Christian Jutten                INPG Grenoble (F) 
Juha Karhunen           Helsinki Univ. of Technology (FIN) 
Samuel Kaski            Helsinki Univ. Tech. (FIN) 
Stefanos Kollias                National Tech. Univ. Athens (GR) 
Jouko Lampinen          Helsinki Univ. of Tech. (FIN) 
Petr Lansky             Acad. of Science of the Czech Rep. (CZ) 
Beatrice Lazzerini              Univ. Pisa (I) 
Paulo Lisboa            Liverpool John Moores University (UK) 
Erzsebet Merenyi                Rice Univ. (USA) 
David Meunier           University of Cambridge (UK) 
Anke Meyer-Bäse                 Florida State university (USA) 
Jean-Pierre Nadal               Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris (F) 
Erkki Oja                       Helsinki Univ. of Technology (FIN) 
Tjeerd olde Scheper     Oxford Brookes University (UK) 
Arlindo Oliveira                INESC-ID (P) 
Gilles Pagès            Univ. Paris 6 (F)  
Thomas Parisini                 Univ. Trieste (I)  
Hélène Paugam-Moisy     Université Lumière Lyon 2 (F) 
Kristiaan Pelckmans     K. U. Leuven (B) 
Alberto Prieto          Universitad de Granada (E) 
Didier Puzenat                  Univ. Antilles-Guyane (F) 
Leonardo Reyneri                Politecnico di Torino (I) 
Jean-Pierre Rospars     INRA Versailles (F) 
Fabrice Rossi           INRIA (F) 
Francisco Sandoval      Univ.Malaga (E) 
Jose Santos Reyes       Univ. Coruna (E) 
Craig Saunders          Univ.Southampton (UK) 
Benjamin Schrauwen      Univ. Gent (B) 
Udo Seiffert            IPK Gatersleben (D) 
Bernard Sendhoff                Honda Research Institute Europe (D) 
Alessandro Sperduti     Università degli Studi di Padova (I) 
Jochen Steil            Univ. Bielefeld (D) 
John Stonham            Brunel University (UK) 
Johan Suykens           K. U. Leuven (B) 
John Taylor             King’s College London (UK) 
Peter Tino              University of Birmingham (UK) 
Claude Touzet           Univ. Provence (F)  
Marc Van Hulle                  KUL Leuven (B)  
Alfredo Vellido                 Polytechnic University of Catalonia (E) 
Pablo Verdes            Novartis Phrama (CH)  
David Verstraeten               Univ. Gent (B)  
Thomas Villmann                 Univ. Leipzig (D)  
Heiko Wersing           Honda Research Institute Europe (D)  
Axel Wismüller                  Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ. München (D)  
Bart Wyns               Ghent University (B)  
Michalis Zervakis               Technical Univ. Crete (GR)  


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ESANN - European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks - 
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Learning
http://www.dice.ucl.ac.be/esann

* For submissions of papers, reviews, registrations:
Michel Verleysen
Univ. Cath. de Louvain - Machine Learning Group
3, pl. du Levant - B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve - Belgium
tel: +32 10 47 25 51 - fax: + 32 10 47 25 98 
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

* Conference secretariat
d-side conference services
24 av. L. Mommaerts - B-1140 Evere - Belgium
tel: + 32 2 730 06 11 - fax: + 32 2 730 06 00 
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
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