<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">2012 International Conference on Brain Inspired </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Cognitive</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Systems</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> (BICS 2012) </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The 2012 International Conference on Brain Inspired </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Cognitive</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Systems</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> (BICS 2012) will be held jointly with the 2012 International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2012), July 11-14, 2012, Shenyang, China. Cross-fertilization of the two technical disciplines and newly emerging technologies is strongly encouraged.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Call for Contributed Papers</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The 2012 International Conference on Brain Inspired </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Cognitive</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Systems</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> (BICS 2012) will be held in Shenyang, China, as a sequel of BICS 2004 - 2010. Shenyang is the capital city of Liaoning Province with a long history and rich heritages. Shenyang was first used by the Manchu people as their capital in the 17th century and is today the biggest city in Northeastern China. Shenyang is now an important political, industrial, and cultural center, and serves as the transportation and commercial hub of Northeastern China. The city is well-known for its modern infrastructure, convenient land and air transport network, and abundant natural resources. BICS 2012 aims to provide a high-level international forum for scientists, engineers, and educators to present the state of the art of brain inspired </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">cognitive</span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">systems</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> research and applications in diverse fields. The symposium will feature plenary lectures given by world renowned scholars, regular sessions with broad coverage, and some s! pecial sessions focusing on popular and timely topics. </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">BICS 2012 solicits papers in the following areas: </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Biologically Inspired </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Systems</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">: </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Brain inspired </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">systems</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Brain inspired vision</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Brain inspired audition and sound processing</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Brain inspired other sensory modalities</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Brain inspired motion processing</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Brain inspired robotics</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Brain inspired adaptive and control </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">systems</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Brain inspired evolutionary </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">systems</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Brain inspired oscillatory </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">systems</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Brain inspired signal processing</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Brain inspired learning</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Neuromorphic </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">systems</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Others</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Cognitive</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> Neuroscience:</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Cognitive</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> neuroscience</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Cognitive</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> neuroscience of vision</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Cognitive</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> neuroscience of non-vision sensory modalities</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Cognitive</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> neuroscience of volition</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Systems</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> neuroscience</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Attentional mechanisms</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Affective </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">systems</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Language</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Cortical models</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Sub-cortical models</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Cerebellar models</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Neural correlates</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Others</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Models of Consciousness:</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- World awareness</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Self-awareness</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Global workspace theory</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Imagination</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Qualia models</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Virtual machine approaches</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Formal models fo consciousness</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Control theoretical models</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Developmental/Infant models</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Will and volition</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Emotion and affect</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Philosophical implications</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Neurophysiological grounding</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Enactive approaches</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Heterophenomenology </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Analyitic/Synthetic phenomenology </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Others</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Neural Computation: </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Neuro-computational </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">systems</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Hybrid neural </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">systems</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Neural learning</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Neural control </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">systems</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Neural signal processing</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Architectures of neural computation</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Neural devices</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Neural perception and pattern classifiers</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Neuro-fuzzy </span><span class="il" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">systems</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Evolutionary neural networks</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Biological neural network models</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Applications</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">- Others</span><div><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Prospective authors are invited to submit full-length papers (6-8 pages normally and 10 pages maximum) by the submission deadline through the online submission system (</span><a href="http://bics2012.mae.cuhk.edu.hk/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 137, 170); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">http://bics2012.mae.cuhk.edu.hk</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">). The submission of a paper implies that the paper is original and has not been submitted under review or copyright protected elsewhere and will be presented by an author if accepted. All submitted papers will be refereed by experts in the field based on the criteria of originality, significance, quality, and clarity. The authors of accepted papers will have an opportunity to revise their papers and take consideration of the referees' comments and suggestions. All papers accepted by and presented at BICS 2012 will be published by Springer as multiple volumes of Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence which will be indexed by EI and ISTP. Selected papers will be published in special issues of several SCI journals.</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Call for Special Sessions</span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The BICS 2012 technical program will include special sessions. Their aim is to provide a complementary flavor to the regular sessions and should include topics of interest to the BICS community. Prospective organizers of special sessions should submit proposals indicating: </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">(1) title of the session; </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">(2) rationale of the need for the special session at BICS. The rationale should stress the novelty of the topic and/or its multidisciplinary flavor, and must explain how it is different from the subjects covered by the regular sessions; </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">(3) short biography of the organizers; </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">(4) list of 5-6 contributed papers (including titles, authors, contact information of the corresponding author). </span><br style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Proposals are due on or before 1 January 2012 and should be sent via e-mail (in either pdf or plain ascii text form) to the Special Sessions Chairs, "Sanqing Hu" (</span><a href="mailto:sanqinghu@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 137, 170); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">sanqinghu@gmail.com</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">), "Stefano Squartini" (</span><a href="mailto:s.squartini@univpm.it" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 137, 170); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">s.squartini@univpm.it</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">). Proposals will be evaluated based on the timeliness of the topic, the qualifications of the organizers and the authors of the papers proposed in the session. Sessions in which three or more papers are co-authored by the same person, or by authors from the same group will not be accepted. In its decision, the committee will try to realize a balance of the topics across the technical areas represented in BICS. Notification of acceptance will be sent to the organizers by 7 January 2012. Authors of papers included in successful proposals should submit a manuscript on or before 15 January 2012. Manuscripts should conform to the formatting and electronic submission guidelines of regular BICS papers. When they submit papers, there is a choice to indicate t! hat their papers are special session papers. All papers will undergo peer review process. It is the responsibility of the organizers to ensure that their special session meets the BICS quality standards. If, at the end of the review process, less than four (4) papers are accepted, the session will be cancelled and the accepted papers will be moved to regular sessions.</span><div>
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