LAWCN 2017: Latin American Workshop on Computational Neuroscience 2017 UFRGS (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul) Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, November 22-24, 2017 |
Conference website | http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/lawcn/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lawcn2017 |
Submission deadline | July 30, 2017 |
Computational neuroscience is the study of brain function regarding the information processing properties of the structures that make up the nervous system. It is an interdisciplinary science that links the diverse fields of neuroscience, as cognitive science, medicine, psychology, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics and even philosophy. The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), located in Porto Alegre, in the south of Brazil, has promoted a more restricted version of this Workshop in November 2012. Since then, participants and investigators in the interdisciplinary fields related to Computational Neuroscience are claiming to resume the realization of this event. In this sense, with a broader scope aiming to encourage young researchers and graduate master and doctorate students in all Latin America, this edition will have three main topics: a) neuroscience, b) neuroengineering and c) artificial intelligence and related techniques.
The Workshop will consist mainly of the following activities:
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presentation of up to 8 key renowned international and national researchers;
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presentation of up to 50 oral presentations;
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presentation of poster presentations;
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presentation of practical applications in neuroscience, both from University and from companies active in the field; and
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practical demonstration of the A2200 Enigma machine, which belongs to the Informatics Institute, as a special tribute to the 105th Birthday Anniversary of Alan Turing, considered one of the founding fathers of Computer Science.
All participants who investigate and contribute to the understanding of the properties of the brain, such as Medicine, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Psychology, Philosophy and others are welcomed. Issues related to the support of Communication and Information Technology and High-Performance Computing in Neuroscience will receive particular attention. UFRGS is happy to welcome LATIN AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE (LAWCN) in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Submission Guidelines
- Papers should be submitted exclusively through EasyChair website: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lawcn2017
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Papers will be evaluated based on their originality, quality, and significance of the theoretical and practical contribution to Computational Neuroscience;
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Only papers presented at the conference will be included in the proceedings;
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All papers (Short and Full) and Digital Posters must be in PDF format and include abstract, figures, tables and references in the minimum/maximum amount of pages (according to the category desired);
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Papers can be submitted in four categories (see image bellow):
- Short paper not related directly to Computer Science:
- Length: between 3 and 8 pages
- Languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese
- Short paper related to Computer Science:
- Length: between 6 and 8 pages
- Language: English
- Full paper not related directly to Computer Science:
- Length: between 10 and 15 pages
- Languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese
- Full paper related to Computer Science:
- Length: between 10 and 15 pages
- Language: English
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Papers that are not related directly to Computer Science will be published in the Latin-American Workshop on Computational Neuroscience Proceedings and can be submitted in English, Portuguese or Spanish. Papers that are related to Computer Science will be published in Springer-Verlag Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) Proceedings;
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Papers (Short and Full) can be selected by the Program Committee for Oral or Poster presentations, regardless its length and category.
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At least one author of each accepted paper for oral or poster presentation must register at the conference. If more than one paper per author is accepted, there is an extra registration fee;
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Since LAWCN has goals to foster and encourage investigation careers of young and talented researchers, the Program Committee will select the best papers to be published in indexed journals. Contacts with editors have already been made and will continue until the realization of the Workshop to stimulate Science divulgation.
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One of the authors must sign and attach a disclosure form if the paper is accepted;
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More details about the papers submission process can be found on the Congress web page.
List of Topics
- a) Neuroscience:
- Sensory processing
- Network dynamics
- Reinforcement learning
- Motivation and decision making
- Statistical approaches in neuroscience
- Systems Neuroscience
- Learning and memory Attention
- Arousal of Sensory-Motor Integration Learning in networks
- Ethical and philosophical issues related to Neuroscience
- b) Neuroengineering:
- Large-scale recordings
- Neural signal processing
- Neuromodulation
- Neuroprosthetics
- Robotics
- Biomedical devices development
- Humanoid robots
- Robots for Elderly People
- Sensing in Robotics
- Fusion of Sensors
- Hardware implementations in Neuroscience
- Software implementations in Neuroscience
- Brain-Computer Interfaces: design and applications
- Ethical and philosophical issues related to Neuro-engineering
- c) Artificial Intelligence and related techniques:
- Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Neuroscience
- Bioinformatics
- Clustering and Applications
- Computer Vision, Cognitive and Humanoid Vision
- Databases, Data Mining, Intelligent Data Analysis, Knowledge-based Systems and Linguistic Tools
- Data Visualization and Applications
- Deep Learning
- Statistical Pattern Recognition/Document Processing and Recognition
- Fuzzy and Hybrid Techniques
- Geometric Algebra Application in Perception-Action
- High-Performance Computing for Pattern Recognition
- Image Coding, Processing, and Analysis
- Kernel Machines
- Mathematical Theory of Computational Neuroscience
- Neural Networks
- Parallel and Distributed Applications for Computational Neuroscience
- Robotics and Humanoids
- Shape and Texture Analysis
- Signal Processing and Analysis
- Spatio-temporal Analysis
- Ethical and philosophical issues related to Artificial Intelligence
Committees
Available at http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/lawcn/comittee.php
Publication
LAWCN 2017 proceedings will be published at the congress website and the best papers will be published in the journals below.
a) Springer-Verlag Communications in Computer and Information Science (ISSN 1865-0929) for Computer Science
b) E.T.C. (ISSN 1808-0588) for Neuroengineering
c) IEEE-RITA (ISSN 1932-8540) for Artificial Intelligence.
Contact
The organizing committee can be contacted through lawcn2017@easychair.org