BCBL: Conference: 13th Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop

13th Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop

NCPW 13 CONFERENCE

"I am not interested in developing a powerful brain. All I'm after is just a mediocre brain." Alan Turing.

We cordially invite you to participate in the Thirtienth Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop (NCPW13) to be held in San Sebastian from July 12-14, 2012.

This well-established and lively workshop aims at bringing together researchers from different disciplines such as artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science, neurobiology, philosophy and psychology to discuss their work on models of cognitive processes. Previous themes have encompassed categorisation, language, memory, development, action.

There will be no specific theme, but papers must be about emergent models -- frequently, but not necessarily -- of the connectionist/neural network kind, applied to cognition. These workshops have always been characterised by their limited size, high quality papers, the absence of parallel talk sessions, and a schedule that is explicitly designed to encourage interaction among the researchers present in an informal setting.

Note that NCPW13 will see the celebration of both the 20th anniversary of the NCPW series and of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alan Turing.

INVITED SPEAKERS

Mark Seidenberg. Hilldale and Donald O. Hebb Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Jeffrey Elman. Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego. Co-Director, Kavli Institute for Brain & Mind. USA.
Randall C. O'Reilly. Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado. USA.
Kim Plunkett. Director of the Oxford BabyLab, Fellow of St. Hugh's College, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience. Oxford University, UK.

ORGANIZED BY

BCBL - Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language. The scientific program will consist of keynote lectures, oral sessions and poster sessions.

The Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop (NCPW) Series.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

Abstract deadline:: March 31st, 2012. EXTENDED TO APRIL 15TH
Notification of abstract acceptance:: May 1st, 2012
Early registration deadline:: June 1st, 2012
Online registration deadline:: July 1st, 2012
Conference dates:: July 12 - 14, 2012

LATEST NEWS

The Rumelhart Memorial Travel awards

05-07-2012

The NCPW13 Organizing Committee is delighted to announce that the following students have been awarded with the Rumelhart Memorial Travel Award, generously funded by Prof. Jay McClelland:

Christina Bergmann
Lang Chen
Christopher Cox
Nichoals Ketz
Pavlos Kollias
Anna Schapiro
Maria Shippi
Alastair Smith
Katherine Twomey

Conference program and Proceedings

05-03-2012

The program will be announced shortly. Please check regularly for updates.

Details about proceedings (deadlines, format) will also be posted in due time.

Negotiations with different journals are also currently being conducted about collecting papers for a special issue.

More info coming soon!

The Rumelhart Memorial Travel awards

05-02-2012

The NCPW13 committee will notify by email the acceptance/rejection of the Rumelhart Memorial Travel Awards in the next days.

Abstract submission deadline EXTENDED

03-27-2012

Due to numerous requests, the deadline for the abstract submissions to the NCPW13, is extended to April 15th, 2012.

Important dates to remember:

New abstract deadline: April 15th, 2012
Notification of abstract acceptance: May 1st, 2012
Early registration deadline: June 1st, 2012
Online registration deadline: July 1st, 2012
Conference dates: July 12 - 14, 2012

The Rumelhart Memorial Travel awards

03-01-2012

The Rumelhart Memorial Travel awards, generously funded by Professor Jay McClelland, will provide funding to support travel costs for students presenting at the conference. Awards of US$250 are available to students from Western European countries, and US$750 for students from elsewhere.

You can apply for the travel awards during the abstract submission process.