From wag@EW001.iis.fhg.de Mon Oct 11 18:31:49 EDT 1993 Article: 19098 of comp.ai Xref: crabapple.srv.cs.cmu.edu comp.ai:19098 Path: crabapple.srv.cs.cmu.edu!fs7.ece.cmu.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!xlink.net!news.fhg.de!fhgiis!EW001!wag From: wag@EW001.iis.fhg.de (Thomas Wagner) Newsgroups: comp.ai Subject: Internat. Conf. on Applied Synergetics Date: 7 Oct 1993 11:04:57 GMT Organization: Fraunhofer Institut fuer integrierte Schaltungen Lines: 198 Sender: wag@EW001 (Thomas Wagner) Distribution: world Message-ID: <290t4p$esf@iis.iis.fhg.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: ew001.iis.fhg.de ________________________________________________________ CALL FOR PAPERS In cooperation with the IEEE Electron Device Society and the University of Stuttgart (chair Prof.Dr. Herman Haken) the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits organizes the first International Conference on Applied Synergetics and Synergetic Engineering (ICASSE 94) June 21-23, 1993 Erlangen Germany General Chair: Dieter Seitzer Programm Chair: Friedrich G. Boebel Head of Organization Committee: Thomas Wagner Motivation During the past decade synergetics have developed into an interdiciplinary branch of science, which has made important contributions to such different fields as physics (e.g. laser dynamics), chemistry (e.g. chemical clocks), biology (e.g. morphogenesis), medicine (e.g. brain function modelling), computer and information sciences (e.g. models for cognition and learning) as well as social sciences and economics (e.g. modelling of economic cycles). In recent years increasing attention has been devoted to the application of synergetics to real world problems. Among the lastest and most succesful applications is the "Synergetic Computer", which has been proven to be an extremely powerful tool for autoassociation, classification, identification, OCR, texture analysis, speech and motion recognition, etc. Furthermore the investigation of nonlinear phase transition in solid state and optical devices has helped to design hardware realisations of Synergetic Computers, which are based on the intrinsic synergetic properties of materials. Purpose The conference will serve as a forum for mutual exchange between basic research workers and engineers as well as between hard- and software specialists. As invited speakers international leading experts will provide a thourough overview on the present state of the art of applied synergetics and synergetic engineering, including advanced algorithms, optical and electronic devices and proposals for synergetic hardware ("synistics"). The conference will also serve as a kick-off-meeting to propel the development of synergetic devices which are assumed to be a factor 104 to 106 faster than conventional electronic hardware. Topics Original papers will be solicited in the following areas: Synergetic Modelling will focus on the application of synergetic models to problems in science and technology. The practical benefit of using a synergetic approach must be clearly demonstrated. Synergetic Engineering is devoted to the solution of engineering problems such as quality control, image processing, automation, robot vision and motion, surveillance, speech, motion and texture analysis, OCR, etc. by synergetic means. Synistics includes promising synergetic effects in material sciences, physics, chemistry and biology, which are believed to be good candidates for synergetic hardware, like current filaments in semiconductors, biopolymeres for holographic memory etc., as well as design and proposals for synergetic hardware devices and systems. Proceedings Proceedings will be available at the conference. After the meeting all papers will run through an additional review cycle and will be selected for additional publication in the Springer Series of Synergetics. Deadlines Authors wishing to contribute to the conference should hand in three copies of an abstract (about 300 words) by December 12, 1993. For the abstracts submission by electronic mail is possible for postscript files. The abstracts will be reviewed by senior researchers in the field of Synergetics. All authors will be informed on the decision by the end of January 1994. Full papers will have to be handed in by April 15, 1994. Prices conference lunch one day 210,- 15,- two days 380,- 30,- three days 480,- 40,- Banquet: 30,- Proceedings: 140,- For IEEE members a reduction of 80% is granted. Students pay only 50%. Hotel Reservation Due to strong demand, please take care for your hotel reservation as soon as possible! There are several hotels within walking distance from the conference locations, the address of which you will find below. For a complete hotel list please contact T. Wagner. Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) Division Applied Electronics Mr. Thomas Wagner Wetterkreuz 13 91058 Erlangen Phone: (+49)9131/776-544 or -501 Fax: (+49)9131/776-599 Email: wag@iis.fhg.de Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Fraunhofer Gesellschaft is the largest non-profit organization for applied research and development in Europe. It is designed to bridge the gap between fundamental research on a university level and the profit-oriented requirements of manufacturing. Its over 5000 scientific and technical staff members are organized in 44 institutes located all over Germany. Among them the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) focuses its research and development activities on the application of advanced algorithms and integrated circuits in real production enviroments. With the help of IIS, Erlangen has developed into one of the worldwide centers for applied synergetics and synergetic engineering, which has been demonstrated in 1993 by the first installation of a synergetic computer in an industrial enviroment. IIS supports potential users of high-end technologies by conferences, seminars, counselling, training-on-the-job and contract research and development ranging from testing and application analysis of advanced algorithms to ASICs in Si and GaAs as well as turnkey measurement and control systems for the industrial floor. 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