Please post and distribute to colleagues and friends: http://www.actapress.com/journals/specialra6.htm First Call for Papers: (with apologies for cross-postings!) Note paper submission deadline: 30 June, 2003 ---------- Call for Papers: Special Issue on "Neuromorphic Systems" International Journal of Robotics & Automation (IJRA), ACTA Press, Vol.19, 2004
There has recently been a growing interest in neuromorphic systems research, which is part of the larger field of computational neuroscience. Neuromorphic systems are implementations in silicon of systems whose architecture and design are based on neurobiology. In general, however, neuromorphic systems research is not restricted to one specific implementation technology. This growing area proffers exciting possibilities, such as sensory systems that can compete with human senses, pattern recognition systems that can run in real time, and neuron models that can truly emulate living neurons. Neuromorphic systems are at the intersection of neuroscience, computer science, and electrical engineering. The earliest neuromorphic systems were concerned with providing an engineering approximation of some aspects of sensory systems, such as the detection of sound in the auditory system or the detection of light in the visual system. More recently, there has been considerable work on robot control systems, on modelling various types of neurons, and on including adaptation in hardware systems. Biorobotics, or the intersection between biology and robotics, is a growing area in neuromorphic systems. Biorobotics aims to investigate biological sensorimotor control systems by building robot models of them. This includes the development of novel sensors and actuators, hardware and software emulations of neural control systems, and embedding and testing devices in real environments. The aim of this Special Issue on Neuromorphic Systems is to bring together active researchers from different areas of this interdisciplinary field, and to report on the lastest advances in this area. Contributions are sought from (amongst others): - engineers interested in designing and implementing systems based on neurobiology - neurobiologists interested in engineering implementations of systems - modellers and theoreticians from all the relevant disciplines Any topic relevant to neuromorphic systems and theory, sensory neuromorphic systems, and neuromorphic hardware will be considered. Instructions for Manuscripts: All manuscripts should be e-mailed to the ACTA Press office at [EMAIL PROTECTED] by June 30, 2003. On the e-mail subject line please put "Submission for the IJRA Special Issue on Neuromorphic Systems." The paper submission should include the name(s) of the author(s) and their affiliations, addresses, fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. Manuscripts should strictly follow the guidelines of ACTA Press, given at the following website: http://www.actapress.com/journals/submission.htm Important Dates: Deadline for paper submission: June 30, 2003 Notification of acceptance: October 30, 2003 Final Manuscripts due: December 30, 2003 Publication in special issue: Vol.19, 2004 Guest Editor: Dr. Amir Hussain Dept. of Computing Science & Mathematics University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.cs.stir.ac.uk/~ahu/
