The 2017 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks will be held at the William A. EganCivic and Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 14–19, 2017. The conference isorganized jointly by the International Neural Network Society and the IEEE Computational Intelli-gence Society, and is the premiere international meeting for researchers and other professionalsin neural networks and related areas.

Organizing Committee

General Chair: Yoonsuck ChoeTexas A&M University, USA

Program Chair: Chrisina JayneRobert Gordon University, UK

Technical Co-Chairs:Barbara Hammer

University of Bielefeld, GermanyIrwin King

Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, HKPlenary Chair: Cesare Alippi

Politecnico di Milano, ItalySpecial Sessions Co-Chairs:Derong Liu

University of Illinois, Chicago, USATatiana Tambouratzis

University of Piraeus, GreeceTutorials Chair: Asim Roy

Arizona State University, USAWorkshop Chair: Lazaros Iliadis

Democritus University of Thrace, GreecePoster Session Chair: Richard Duro

Universidad Coruna, SpainCompetition Chair: Juyang (John) Weng

Michigan State University, USAPanels Chair: Robert Kozma

University of Memphis, USAAwards Chair: Nikola Kasabov

Auckland Univ. of Technology, AustraliaWeb Reviews Chair: Tomasz Cholewo

Lexmark International Inc., USASponsors & Exhibits Chair: Lipo Wang

Nanyang Technological Univ, SingaporePublications Chair: Bill Howell

Nat. Resources Canada (retired), CanadaInternational Liaison: Teresa Ludermir

Univ. Federal de Pernambuco, BrazilEuropean Liaison: Danilo P. Mandic

Imperial College, UKAsia-Pacific Liaison: Minho Lee

Kyungpook National University, KoreaNeuroscience Liaison: Peter Erdi

Kalamazoo College, USARobotics Liaison: Pierre-Yves Oudeyer

INRIA, FranceIndustry Liaison: Sven F. Crone

Lancaster University, UKPublicity Co-Chairs:Giacomo Boracchi

Politecnico di Milano, ItalySimone Scardapane

Sapienza Univ., Rome, ItalyTeck-Hou Teng

Singapore Management Univ., SingaporeLocal Arrangements Co-Chairs:

Frank W. Moore, Kenrick MockUniv. of Alaska, Anchorage, USA

Registration Chair: Jaerock KwonKettering University, USA

Webmaster: Jaewook YooTexas A&M University, USA

The range of topics covered include, but is not limited to, the following.(See http://ijcnn.org for a more detailed list of topics).

• Deep learning • Big data• Neural network theory & models • Pattern recognition• Computational neuroscience • Machine learning• Cognitive models • Collective intelligence• Brain-machine interfaces • Hybrid systems• Embodied robotics • Self-aware systems• Evolutionary neural systems • Data mining• Neurodynamics • Sensor networks• Neuroinformatics • Agent-based systems• Neuroengineering • Computational biology• Hardware, memristors • Bioinformatics• Neural network applications • Artificial life• Machine perception (vision, speech, ...) • Connectomics• Social media • Philosophical issues

The conference will feature:

• Contributed technical talks and posters of latest research.• Plenary lecturers by leading researchers in neural networks and related

fields.• Special sessions covering topics of active current interest.• Pre-conference tutorials and post-conference workshops by experts.• Challenging competitions on applying neural networks to hard computational

problems.

Submission Deadlines:

Special session proposals: September 15, 2016Competition proposals: September 15, 2016Tutorial & workshop proposals: October 15, 2016Paper submission: November 15, 2016

IJCNN 2017

The 2017 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks will be held at the William A. EganCivic and Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 14–19, 2017. The conference isorganized jointly by the International Neural Network Society and the IEEE Computational Intelli-gence Society, and is the premiere international meeting for researchers and other professionalsin neural networks and related areas.

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