Fw: 6th On-line World Conference on Soft Computing

>
> Dear Colleague
>
> I would like to invite you to the 6th Online World Conference on Soft
> Computing in Industrial Applications, from September 10-24, 2001 on the
> Internet. Outstanding plenary papers, industrial and reseach papers,
> tutorials and survey papers, a virtual exhibition, published proceedings
> and other exciting activities have been planned.
>
> I hope that this CFPs could be useful for your work.
> Please forward the following to anybody who you think may be interested.
> Apologies if you have already seen this.
>
> If you would like to be removed from our list please send an email to
> wsc6@ipk.fhg.de with REMOVE in the subject.
>
> WSC6
> Mario Koeppen
> (General Chair)
>
>
>
>
> (A printable pdf version of the CFP is available at
> http://vision.fhg.de/wsc6/docs/wsc6cfp.pdf)
>
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>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> 6th ONLINE WORLD CONFERENCE
> ON SOFT COMPUTING IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS (WSC6)
>
>
>
> September 10 - 24, 2001
> On the Internet (World Wide Web)
> http://vision.fhg.de/wsc6
>
>
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> Deadline for Paper Submission (Min 3 pages abstract): May 21st, 2001
>
> WSC6 MIRROR SITES
> http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/wsc6
> http://www.cec.uchile.cl/~wsc6
> ...
>
> AIM AND SCOPE
>
> Original papers and on-line tutorials are invited for the 6th Online World
> Conference on Soft Computing in Industrial Applications (WSC6) to be held
> on the Internet and organized by the World Federation on Soft Computing
> (WFSC) (http://www.bioele.nuee.nagoya-u.ac.jp/WFSC). We aim to have
> inspiring discussions between the authors and participants, and make them
> visible to everyone on the Internet.
>
> WSC6 will aim at bringing together outstanding research and developments
in
> the field of soft computing (evolutionary computation, fuzzy logic, neural
> networks, and their fusion) across the world with the aim to publish
> high-quality research rapidly and with less cost. Although WSC6 is an
> on-line conference, its published proceedings will also be available.
> Extended versions of best papers of the conference will be published in
the
> brandnew Elsevier Science International On-line Journal "Applied Soft
> Computing."
>
> The conference will have a special focus on emerging technologies and on
> the foundations of soft computing. Topics of interest include, but are
not
> restricted to:
>
> - Fuzzy Control
> - Fuzzy Information Fusion
> - Soft Computing for Optimization, Clustering and Classification
> - Search Spaces and Generalization
> - Intelligent Information Retrieval
> - Data Mining
> - Fuzzy Image Processing
> - Fault Diagnosis
> - Bio-inspired Systems
> - Kansei Information Processing
> - New Evolutionary Algorithms
> - Evolutionary Design
> - Simulation Environments
> - Support Vector Machines
> - Immunic System
> - Anticipatory Systems
> - Autopoietic Systems
> - Language Processing
> - Neuro-Hardware
> - WWW Modelling and Analysis
> - Digital Watermarking
> - Autonomous Reasoning
> - Data Visualization
> - Agent Architectures
>
>
> CONFERENCE FORMAT
>
> WSC6 will be held on-line on the World Wide Web. This means that there
will
> be contents of both static and dynamic nature. Full contents will be
> accessible only to the REGISTERED participants. However there will be some
> information that will be accessible to everyone over the Internet without
> restriction.
>
> The conference will consist of four parts: On-line Tutorial & Survey Paper
> Session, Plenary Paper Session, Technical Sessions and a Virtual
> Exhibition. For details about each part please follow the information on
> the WSC6 server.
>
> VIRTUAL EXHIBITION of commercial, industrial and academic stands will
> complement the technical programme of WSC6. It will present information
on
> commercial products, industrial projects and academic research groups
> related to soft computing and engineering design & manufacturing.
> Companies and professional organisations interested in the development or
> use of soft computing will also be welcome to present their perspective.
>
>
> OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
>
> All papers and on-line discussion during the conference will be in
English.
>
>
> SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
>
> To submit a regular paper, send an extended abstract (minimum three pages)
> in ascii, ps or pdf format to wsc6@ipk.fhg.de by May 21, 2001, or upload
> them on the WSC6 website.
>
> Organized session proposals are welcome. Please notify the Technical
> Programme Chair about your intention to organize a session as soon as
> possible. Then, at least three extended abstracts of session papers have
> to be submitted by May 21, 2001.
>
> For on-line tutorial proposals and survey papers, get in contact with the
> On-line Tutorial Chair before May 21, 2001 and send the final presentation
> by August 14, 2001.
>
>
> PAPER ACCEPTANCE
>
> Each accepted paper will be presented during the on-line conference.
> Participants will have a chance to discuss the submitted papers. By
> October 31, 2001, camera-ready copies have to be submitted and will be
> reviewed for final inclusion in the conference proceedings.
>
>
> VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
>
> WSC6 conference is also organising a Virtual Exhibition as before. The
> stands will present information on commercial products, industrial
> projects, academic research groups and publications related to soft
> computing and its industrial application.
>
> For the exhibition, please provide the Virtual Exhibition Chair with a
> small logo (50x50 pixels size, GIF format, no animation please), and a
> description of your exhibition (max. twenty five words, text format).
>
> INDUSTRIAL STAND: Commercial and Industrial organisations can advertise
> their products at a very nominal cost! You may also win 'The Best
> Industrial Stand Award'!
>
> ACADEMIC STAND: The academics and Professional Institutions can now join
> the virtual exhibition FREE OF CHARGE. The academic stand would display
> research activities of different groups in the area, on-line demonstration
> of products, etc. There is an award for 'The Best Academic Stand' !
>
> PUBLICATIONS STAND: Researchers and Publishers can now join the virtual
> exhibition. The Publications stand would display new books, journals and
> on-line publications (free toolboxes and downloadable tutorials etc.)
> related to Soft Computing and its applications. There is an award for
'The
> Best Publication Stand' too!
>
>
> AWARDS
>
> The conference will recognise excellence of contributions in a number of
> ways and the following two awards will be made at the end of the
> conference: Best Paper Award and Best Student Paper Award. Also, extended
> versions of the best papers will be published in the new Elsevier Science
> International On-line Journal "Applied Soft Computing." Additionally,
> there are the Virtual Exhibition Best Stands Awards.
>
>
> SOCIAL PROGRAMME
>
> Although WSC6 has no physical location, there are plans for an on-line
> social event for the cultural interests of the participants. The event
> will be related to World-Music.
>
>
> IMPORTANT DATES
>
> May 21, 2001
> Deadline for submission of extended abstracts, on-line survey paper
> proposals and on-line tutorial proposals
>
> Juni 29, 2001
> Acceptance/rejection notification
>
> August 14, 2001
> Deadline for Camera-ready papers and on-line presentations
> Deadline for Booking Virtual Exhibition Stand
>
> September 1, 2001
> Virtual Exhibition Opens
>
> September 10-24, 2001
> On-line Conference
>
> October 1, 2001
> Virtual Exhibition Closes
>
> Oct 31, 2001
> Submission of camera-ready papers for final review
>
>
> ORGANIZATION
>
> Honorary Chair
> David E. Goldberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
>
> General Chair
> Mario Kšppen, Fraunhofer IPK Berlin, Germany
>
> International Co-Chairs
> Nikhil R. Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, India
> Javier Ruiz-del-Solar, Universidad de Chile, Chile
>
> Scientific Chair
> Seppo J. Ovaska, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
>
> Technical Programme Chair
> Rajkumar Roy, Cranfield University, UK
>
> Publication Chair
> Frank Hoffmann, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
>
> On-line Chair
> Yukinori Suzuki, Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan
>
> On-line Tutorial Chair
> Takeshi Furuhashi, Nagoya University, Japan
>
> Virtual Exhibition Chair
> Janos Abonyi, University of Veszprem, Hungary
>
> Best Paper Award Chair
> Katrin Franke, Fraunhofer IPK Berlin, Germany
>
> Social Program Chair
> Bertram Nickolay, Fraunhofer IPK Berlin, Germany
>
>
> INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC BOARD
>
> F. Abbatista, Italy
> A. Asano, Japan
> B.de Baets, Belgium
> R. Baeza-Yates, Chile
> H.H. Bothe, Denmark
> S. Cagnoni, Italy
> C.A. Coello Coello, Mexico
> P. Culverhouse, UK
> A. Duffy, UK
> M. Embrechts, USA
> T. Fukuda, Japan
> J. Gero, Australia
> E. Goodman, USA
> I.B. Gurevich, Russia
> P. Hajela, USA
> K. Hameyer, Belgium
> V. Kurkova, Czechia
> V. Kvasnicka, Slowakia
> W. Langdon, UK
> K.M. Lee, Korea
> W.M. Lippe, Germany
> Z. Michalewicz, USA
> V.V. Mottl, Russia
> Z. Nakao, Japan
> W. Pedrycz, Canada
> D T Pham, UK
> G. Raidl, Austria
> A. Roy, USA
> A. Satyadas, USA
> L. Schomaker, The Netherlands
> U. Seiffert, Australia
> Y.G. Smetanin, Russia
> A. Soria-Frisch, Germany
> J. Tanskanen, Finland
> H. Tizhoosh, Canada
> O. Unold, Poland
> V.B. Valkovsky, Russia
> H.M. Voigt, Germany
> L. Vuurpijl, The Netherlands
>
> CONTACTS
>
> 1. Submission of Extended Abstract:
>
> Mario Koeppen
> WSC6 General Chair
> Fax.+49-30-391 7517
> Email: wsc6@ipk.fhg.de (problems to mario.koeppen@ipk.fhg.de)
>
> 2. Submission of On-line Tutorial & Survey Paper Proposals:
>
> Takeshi Furuhashi
> WSC6 On-line Tutorial Chair
> Email: furuhashi@nuee.nagoya-u.ac.jp and wsc6@ipk.fhg.de
>
> 3. Booking Virtual Exhibition Stand and enquiry:
>
> Janos Abonyi
> WSC6 Virtual Exhibition Chair
> University of Veszprem,
> Department of Process Engineering
> P.O. Box 158, 8201 Veszprem, Hungary
> Email: abonyij@fmt.vein.hu
> http://www.fmt.vein.hu/softcomp/
>
>
> For FURTHER INFORMATION and ENQUIRIES, registration, sponsorship,
> and advertisement please contact the Conference Chair:
>
> Mario Koeppen
> WSC6 General Chair
> (wsc6@ipk.fhg.de)
> Fraunhofer IPK Berlin
> Dept. Pattern Recognition
> Pascalstr. 8-9, 10587 Berlin, Germany
> Tel. +49-30-39006 200
> Fax. +49-30-391 7517
> E-Mail: mario.koeppen@ipk.fhg.de
>
>
> SPONSORING
>
> WSC6 is technically co-sponsored by
>
> IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
> http://www.isye.gatech.edu/ieee-smc/
>
> International Computer Science Conventions (ICSC) /
> Natural and Artificial Intelligence Systems Organization (NAISO)
> http://www.icsc.ab.ca
>
> WSC6 is officially sponsored by
>
> Universidad de Chile
> http://www.uchile.cl
>
> Fraunhofer Vision
> http://vision.fhg.de
>
> WSC6 is supported by
>
> Fraunhofer IPK Berlin
> http://www.ipk.fhg.de
>
>
> CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP WANTED: WSC6 provides an excellent opportunity for
> Companies and Professional Institutions to influence future trends and
> promote leadership in soft computing, engineering design and manufacturing
> by way of sponsorship. Please visit WSC6 servers for further information
> and to sponsor WSC6.
>
>
> PAST WSC CONFERENCES
>
> WSC1 http://www.bioele.nuee.nagoya-u.ac.jp/wsc1/
>
> WSC2 http://www.bath.ac.uk/Departments/Eng/wsc2/
>
> WSC3 http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/wsc3
>
> WSC4 http://www3.muroran-it.ac.jp/wsc4/index.html
>
> WSC5 http://wsc-virtual.hut.fi
>
>
> PUBLISHED WSC PROCEEDINGS
>
> WSC2:
> SOFT COMPUTING IN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND
> MANUFACTURING
> Edited by Pravir K. Chawdhry, University of Bath, UK
> Rajkumar Roy, University of Bedford, UK
> Raj K. Pant, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India
> ISBN: 3-540-76214-0, published 1997
>
> WSC3:
> ADVANCES IN SOFT COMPUTING
> ENGINEERING DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING
> Edited by Rajkumar Roy, Cranfield University, Bedford, UK
> Takeshi Furuhashi, University of Nagoya, Japan
> Pravir K. Chawdhry, University of Bath, UK
> ISBN: 1-85233-062-7, published 1998
>
> WSC4:
> SOFT COMPUTING IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
> Edited by Yukinori Suzuki, Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan
> Seppo J. Ovaska, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
> Takeshi Furuhashi, University of Nagoya, Japan
> Rajkumar Roy, Cranfield University, Bedford, UK
> Yasuhiko Dote, Muroran Institute of Technology, Japan
> ISBN: 1-85233-293-X, published 2000
>
> WSC5:
> PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH ONLINE WORLD CONFERENCE ON
> SOFT COMPUTING IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS (CD Edition)
> Helsinki University of Technology
> Institute of Intelligent Power Electronics
> http://www.hut.fi/Units/PowerElectronics
> ISBN: 951-22-5205-8, published 2000
>
>
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> Please visit the World Federation on Soft Computing website:
> http://www.bioele.nuee.nagoya-u.ac.jp/WFSC
>
>
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Received on Fri Feb 16 10:58:33 2001