ISAS `97: First Announcement and Call for Papers INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS AND SEMIOTICS `97: A Learning Perspective An International Conference Sponsored by NIST, IEEE, NSF, ARO National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA ****** See our web page for complete information : ******* http://isd.cme.nist.gov/proj/semiotics97 Tutorials: Monday, September 22, 1997 Conference: Tuesday through Thursday, September 23-25, 1997 Honorary Conference Chairs: Thomas A. Sebeok and Lotfi Zadeh FOCUS: The fourth meeting dedicated to Applied Semiotics and its Application in Large and Complex Systems, including Intelligent Machines, ISAS `97 will focus on Learning Processes. Workshops and discussions will examine formal methodologies concerned with: * learning in large symbolic structures, * systems of symbol and knowledge representation emerging from learning processes, and * systems and machines designed to acquire knowledge and act intelligently. New insights will be explored in the areas of modeling, reasoning, analysis, and design, as well as applications of intelligent systems. The role of semiotic methods in building learning architectures will be emphasized. The proceedings will advance multidisciplinary discussions and further inquiries fostered by: - Architectures for Semiotic Modeling and Situation Analysis in Large Complex Systems, an August 1995 meeting held in conjunction with the 10th IEEE Symposium on Intelligent Control in Monterey, Calif. - Intelligent Systems: A Semiotic Perspective, hosted by NIST in October 1996. - The Workshop on Semiotic Analysis and Design of Intelligent Systems, held March 1997, in Triangle Park, N.C. ORGANIZATION: Three general discussions and nine workshops, organized in three parallel tracks. Topic categories are: - Semiotic Modeling of Open Systems - Knowledge Representation in Intelligent Systems - Multiresolutional Methods - Semiotic Methods of Knowledge Processing - Inference in the Loop of Functioning - Architectures of Intelligent Systems - Toward Multidisciplinary Processes in Science and Technology - Toward Intelligent Decision Support Systems - Towards Autonomous Intelligent Machines - Key Phenomena of Intelligence - Evolution of Semiotic Systems - Applying Semiotics to Understand Intelligence SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Five copies of your paper (including abstract) should be received by April 10, 1997. Clearly indicate the corresponding author. For all authors, include title, name, affiliation, address, telephone number, fax, and e-mail address. Please specify workshop for which the paper is being submitted. Initial submissions should be in near-to-final form due to the short amount of time available for changes prior to publication. Notification of acceptance and the author's kit will be mailed by June 13, 1997. The full paper, in camera-ready form, must be received by July 3, 1997. Papers should be in two-column format, using at least 10 point Times font. Length is limited to six pages, including abstract. Please mail submissions to: ISAS 97 Submissions NIST, Intelligent Systems Division Building 220, Room B124 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, USA Fax: 301-990-9688 E-mail: isas97.submit@cme.nist.gov Phone: 301-975-3418 ________________________________________________________ General Chair: James Albus james.albus@nist.gov Program Chair: Alex Meystel alex.meystel@nist.gov Local Arrangements Chair:Richard Quintero richard.quintero@nist.gov Publication Chair: David Coombs isas97.pubs@cme.nist.gov Publicity Chair: Elena Messina isas97.publicity@cme.nist.gov INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE: K. Baheti, NSF, USA Z. Bien, KAIST, Korea P. Borne, Ecole Centrale de Lille, France B. Bouchon-Meunier, U. P Et M Curie, France A. Chikrii, Inst. of Cybernetics, Ukraine M. Coombs, New Mexico State U., USA B. Dean, SNL, USA E. D. Dickmanns, U. der Bundeswehr, Germany V. Finn, VINITI, Russia D. Fogel, Natural Selection, USA K. Furuta, Tokyo Inst. of Technology, Japan J. Goguen, U. of Calif. at San Diego, USA J. Gray, U. of Salford, UK W. Gruver, SFU, Canada M. Gupta, U. of Saskatchewan, Canada M. Herman, NIST, USA M. Juberts, NIST, USA S. Kawaji, Kumamoto U., Japan O. Kaynak, Bogazici U., Turkey Y. Klimontovich, Moscow State U., Russia L. Kohout, Florida State U., USA M. Kokar, Northeastern U., USA S. Lee, U. of So. Calif., USA V. Lefebvre, U. of Calif. at Irvine, USA D. A. Linkens, U. of Sheffield, UK R. Lumia, U. of New Mexico, USA R. Mann, ORNL, USA J. Maulbetsch, EPRI, USA G. T. McKee, U. of Reading, UK L. Miller, NGIS, USA B. Mirkin, DIMACS, Rutgers U., USA A. Mironov, Moscow State U., Russia M. Modarres, U. of Maryland, USA I. Muchnik, DIMACS, Rutgers U., USA C. Nehaniv, U. of Aizu, Japan V. Novak, U. of Ostrava, Czech Republic U. Ozguner, Ohio State U., USA L. Perlovsky, Nichols Research Corp., USA D. Pospelov, Comp. Ctr. Academy of Science, Russia K. Pourrezaei, Drexel U., USA T. Reader, WSMR, USA B. Rieger, O. of Trier, Germany G. Ritter, U. of Florida, USA P. Schenker, JPL, USA K. Schlussel, NGIS, USA D. Skatrud, ARO, USA A. Stopp, Daimler-Benz, Germany M. Sulcoski, NGIS, USA H. Szu, U. of SW Louisiana, USA S. G. Tzafestas, NTUA, Greece J. Umiker-Sebeok, U. of Indiana, USA B. Turksen, U. of Toronto, Canada J. C. A. van der Lubbe, Delft U. of Technology, The Netherlands F.-Y. Wang, U. of Arizona, USA P. Wang, Duke U., USA J. M. Weiss, EPRI, USA P. Werbos, NSF, USA