ICNNAI'2008 - The Sixth International Conference on Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence May 27-30, Minsk, Belarus :PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS Scope The aim of the conference is to present and discuss research results and their applications, to support and accelerate world-wide exchange of ideas. The continuous exchange of scientific and technical information is of particular importance for the research and the transfer of research to practice. The scope of this conference covers the theory and application of neural networks and techniques of artificial intelligence. New techniques, instruments and both software and hardware components are included. Organized by: * Ministry of Education (Belarus) * Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics * Belarus SIG of INNS In cooperation with: * International Neural Network Society * Brest State Technical University (Belarus) * United Institute of Informatics Problems of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus * Belarus State University (Belarus) Topics 1. Cognitive Science * Neuro psychological systems * Brain-like models * Modelling learning and memory * Neuro cognition * Models of beehive * Models of perception * Evolving brain-like structures 2. Theory and Algorithms * Neural network architectures * Learning algorithms * Self-organizing systems * Chaos theory * Fuzzy neural systems * Genetic algorithms * Neurodynamics and spiking neurone 3. Neural Networks Applications * Data mining * Signal processing * Intelligent control and mobile robots * Time-series prediction * Pattern recognition * Image coding, processing, analysis and understanding * System identification * Speech recognition and language processing * Application in engineering, medicine and business * Hardware implementation * High performance computing * Intelligent sensors * Intelligent agents * Fuzzy hybrid systems (evolutionary, expert, neural) * Genetic systems * Multi-agents systems * Decision making systems Committees Chairmen Honorary Chair: Mikhail Batura (Belarus) General Conference Chair: Rauf Sadykhov (Belarus) Conference Co-chairs: Vladimir Golovko (Belarus) Alexander Kuznetsov (Belarus International Program Committee: Sergey Ablaneyko (Belarus) Juan Miguel Santos (Argentina) Andreas Matt (Austria) Helmut Mayer (Austria) Herwig Unger (Germany) Colin Fyfe (United Kingdom) Kurosh Madany (France) Jean-Jacques Mariage (France) Marco Gori (Italy) Lucio Grandinetti (Italy) Carlo Morabito (Italy) Akira Imada (Japan) Hubert Roth (Germany) Nicola Kasabov (New Zeland) Ian Cloete (Germany) Alessandro E.P. Villa (Switzerland) Anatoly Sachenko (Ukraine) Alexander Dorogov (Russia) Alexander Galushkin (Russia) Antanas Zilinskas (Lithuania) Sarunas Raudys (Lithuania) Vera Kurkova (Czechia) Vladimir Golenkov (Belarus) Alexander Petrovsky (Belarus) Vladimir Rubanov (Belarus) Vladimir Golenkov (Belarus) Irina Bausova (Latvia) Qiangfu Zao(Japan) Robert Hiromoto (USA) Vincenzo Piuri (Italy) Leon Bobrowski (Poland) Darryl Davis (United Kingdom) Tom Downs ( Australia) Dmitry Gorodnichy (Canada) Victor Krasnoproshin (Belarus) Stanislav Sedukhin (Japan) Vlad Shmerko (Canada) Akbar Shahsavand (Iran) Donald Wunsch (USA) BorisVelitchkovsky (Germany) George Losik (Belarus) Jon A.Benediktsson (Iceland) Tapio Saramaki (Finland) Sebastiano B. Serpico (Italy) Organizing Committee: Alexander Doudkin (Belarus) - Chairman International Program Committee Address: Prof. Rauf Sadykhov (General Chairman) Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics Brovka str. 6, Minsk, 220027, Belarus tel.: +37517 293 23 79 fax: +37517 293 23 80 icnnai@lsi.bas-net.by rsadykhov@bsuir.by http://lsi.bas-net.by/rus/icnnai08.html Alexander Doudkin (Organizing Committee Chairman) United Institute of Informatics Problems of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Surganova str. 6, Minsk, 220012, Belarus tel: +37517 284 21 48 tel/fax: +37517 284 21 64 doudkin@newman.bas-net.by General Information Conference location The International Conference on Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence will be held at Belarussian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, Belarus in May 27-30, 2008. Proceedings Accepted papers will be published in conference proceedings. Deadlines Submission Deadline February 15, 2008 Notification of Acceptance March 15, 2008 Delivery of full papers April 15, 2008 Submission instructions: Prospective authors are requested to send a paper (maximum 6 pages including figures, tables and references) for review by the International Program Committee. All submissions must be written in English, starting with a succinct statement of the problem, the result achieved, their significance and comparison with previous work, as well as a list of references. The submissions should also include: title of proposed paper, authors names, affiliations, addresses, name of author to contact for correspondence, e-mail address and fax of contact author, topics which best describe the paper (max. 5 keywords). Please submit your paper exclusively in electronic media. Paper should be submitted electronically by 15 February 2008 in postscript (preferable) or pdf format. Please put the conference name - ICNNAI'2008 on all correspondence and on the mailing envelope. Registration To register for the conference, please fill in the enclosed form and return it by e-mail or fax. The registration fee include: the camera ready conference proceedings, coffee breaks, conference reception and excursion. The conference registration fee is expected not to exceed 200 EURO (for students and PhD students – 50% discount). Accommodation Accommodation has been booked at the conference venue, and in the numerous Hotels nearby suitable for a range of budgets. Please see the web site for details after the paper deadline date. The City of Minsk Minsk is the capital of the Republic of Belarus. It is located in a picturesque place on the river Svisloch, which was in ancient times one of the busiest trade-routes connecting the Baltic and the Black seas. Minsk is the city where one can find the best pieces of Belarusian cultural heritage: museums and exhibitions, theatres, world famous Belarusian ballet, folklore dancing ensembles and choirs. Numerous scientific centres and leading institutions of higher education, situated in Minsk, are well-known abroad for their fundamental and applied researches. Minsk is a cross-road of the most popular European tours. It is connected by motorways, railways and airlines with all the European capitals and also with the main cities of the world.