Dear colleague, the deadline for paper submissions for eunite 2001 has been extended as follows: 31 July 2001 =09 Deadline for the submission of an abstract or paper (receival acknowledgement by the conference secretariat will follow) 31 August 2001=09=09 Confirmation of acceptance 31 August, 2001=09=09 Deadline for early registration 30 September 2001=09=09 Deadline for submission of the final paper for the proceedings The call for papers can be found below and a detailed announcement and call for=20 papers (incl. registration form) is attached as pdf-file. We would be glad to receive your contribution soon and kindly ask you to distribute the call=20 for papers as much as possible! Thanks in advance and best regards, Sabina Faust EUNITE Service Center Tel.: +49 (0)2408 6969 Fax: +49 (0)2408 94582 E-Mail: Sabina.Faust@eunite.org ***************************************************************************= ********************** Announcement & Call for Papers EXTENDED DEADLINE: 31 July 2001 eunite 2001: European Symposium on Intelligent Technologies, Hybrid Systems=20 and their implementation on Smart Adaptive Systems 13 - 14 December 2001 Tenerife, Spain EUNITE 2001 will take place from 13 -14 December 2001 on Tenerife, an ideal location for=20 having motivating discussions, exchanging experiences, and combining business with leisure=20 in a relaxed atmosphere!The symposium is organised by the European Network of Excellence EUNITE.=20 The symposium will show state-of-the-art presentations as well as new developments in the so called=20 Intelligent Technologies: fuzzy logic, neural networks, evolutionary computation and machine learning.=20 The focus will be on hybrid systems that combine two or more of these technologies and/or address=20 issues on adaptivity, preferably with special interest to solve industrial problems. The aim is also=20 to investigate Adaptive Intelligent Systems: systems that coordinate perception, reasoning, and action=20 to pursue multiple goals while functioning autonomously in dynamic environments.=20 EUNITE 2001 will have parallel sessions where experts present their newest developments and applications.=20 Topics of interest include but are not limited to:=20 Intelligent & Hybrid Developments and Applications in=20 * Intelligent Control - Methodology (special interest in adaptivity issues) and Applications * Databases and Intelligent Information Retrieval * Smart Decision Support Systems * Data Analysis=20 * Signal Processing * Pattern Recognition=20 * Image Processing Learning in: * Complex i/o Behaviors * Optimization and Planning=20 * Reasoning * Reasoning with Uncertainty=20 * Performing Complex Cognitive Tasks Adaptive WWW based Systems * WWW Recommender Systems=20 * WWW Metadata for User Modeling=20 * Adaptive Hypermedia Dystems and Techniques=20 * Security and Privacy Aspects of User Models on the WWW=20 * Intelligent WWW Agents for Personalization and Adaptivity =20 * Adaptive Navigation=20 * Personalization and Adaptivity in E-commerce * Intelligent Tutoring Systems on the WWW=20 Artificial Systems with Adaptive behavior=20 * Perception and Motor Control=20 * Learning and Development=20 * Autonomous and Intelligent Robots=20 * Adaptive Models and Representation=20 * Characterization of Environments=20 * Software Agents and Virtual Creatures=20 E-learning * Simulators * Web Based Simulators * Web Based Tutorials * Internet Teaching * Online Exams * Web Based Tools for Education Additionally the Technical Committees of EUNITE are responsible for organizing workshops on: * Applications in Industry and Production Planning * Applications in Traffic Control and Transportation * Applications in Multimedia, Networking and Telecommunication * Medicine and Biomedical Applications * Applications Financial Engineering and Forecasting=20 During EUNITE 2001 the participants will have the opportunity: * to discuss and exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face * to establish business or research relations with those people who are important in the=20 area of the symposium * to find European partners for future collaboration Who will benefit? * Practitioners interested in the benefits of using Intelligent Technologies like Fuzzy Logic,=20 Neural Networks, Machine Learning and Evolutionary Computation to solve their problems * Consultants, applied researchers and people in industry who are already running projects=20 with intelligent technologies and want to exchange their experience in successful projects * Researchers wanting to identify important research problems for the coming years * Individuals wanting to keep up to date with recent developments * Those who have recently entered this rapidly expanding field, requiring a complete perspective=20 of the subject and its applications.=20 Why attend?=20 EUNITE 2001 provides you with the opportunity to:=20 * Keep up to date with the state-of-the-art in this rapidly advancing and expanding field * Meet consultants, researchers and people from industry to discuss possible applications of=20 intelligent technologies * Get to know successfully exploited technical as well as management applications of intelligent=20 technologies in different industrial sectors=20 * Exchange your experiences in successful projects with other practitioners * Make out future research problems=20 * Gain new perspectives on the relevance of intelligent technologies to commercial and industrial=20 requirements, through the example of commercially-established applications * Be part of a forum for industry and academia, and ensure improved collaboration on future=20 developments Committees General Chairman: Kauko Leivisk=E4, University of Oulu, Finland Programme Committee: Azvine, Ben; BTEXACT, United Kingdom Carlsson, Christer; Abo Akademi University, Finland=09 Linkens, Derek Arthur; University of Sheffield, United Kingdom=09 Nauck, Detlef; BTEXACT, United Kingdom=09 Dorffner, Georg; Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Austria=09 Kirschfink, Heribert; Momatec GmbH, Germany=09 Jantzen, Jan; Technical University of Denmark, Denmark=09 Leivisk=E4, Kauko=09University of Oulu; Finland=09 Thuillard, Marc; Switzerland=09 Strackeljan, Jens; Technische Universit=E4t Clausthal, Germany=09 Organization Committee Chairman: =09=09=09=09=09=09=09 Karl Lieven, EUNITE Administrator, Germany Members:=20 Sabina Faust, EUNITE Service Center, Germany Dominika Siemion, EUNITE Service Center, Germany Georgios Tselentis, EUNITE Service Center, Germany Contact EUNITE Service Center c/o ELITE Foundation Pascalstr. 69 52076 Aachen Germany Tel.: +49 (0)2408 6969 Fax: +49 (0)2408 9458-199 Sabina.Faust@eunite.org For general information on EUNITE please contact: info@eunite.org=20 www.eunite.org =20 Call for Papers Authors are invited to submit papers including clear concluding remarks. After acceptance=20 for presentation the papers will be published in the proceedings on CD-ROM. Proposals for sessions/workshops are welcome. Persons interested in organising a session/workshop=20 should contact the organiser as soon as possible. We intend to publish=20 * the papers on CD-ROM and additionally=20 * a booklet containing abstracts (max. 1 DIN A4 page) of the papers.=20 Instructions for Authors=20 1. The papers and abstracts should be prepared in the following format: * Paper for the CD-ROM We prefer that the paper (including all figures) will be saved in Microsoft Word for PC or PDF format.=20 A template file in Word 97 for PC with instructions for authors can be downloaded on=20 http://www.mitgmbh.de/template/paper.htm. * Abstract for the booklet The abstract should be saved in Microsoft Word for PC or ASCII-format and it shall not contain=20 any illustrations, figures, or graphics nor any special characters. A template file in Word 97 for PC with instructions for authors can be downloaded on=20 http://www.mitgmbh.de/template/abstract.htm. 2.=20 The papers and abstracts should be saved on the following FTP Server:=20 * Server Name: ftp.mitgmbh.de * User name: eunite * Password: Available at the Service Center, please contact Sabina.Faust@eunite.org or call +49 (0)2408 6969 * Directory: /eunite * Name of the files: Papers:=09P_AuthorName.fileformat (e.g. P_Smith.doc, P_Jones.ps etc.) Abstracts: A_ AuthorName.fileformat (e.g. A_Smith.doc, A_Jones.ps etc.) 3. In an accompanying email to eunite2001@eunite.org, authors should specify:=20 * Name of the corresponding author and address=20 * Name of the file saved on the FTP Server * Title of the paper * Software (name and version) and type of computer used=20 * the first two choices from the topics of interest as given on page 3 and 4 of this call for papers,=20 under which the paper can be classified.=20 If the files are corrupted we will try to get in contact in order to find a solution.=20 Submitted papers will be reviewed, and all accepted papers will be published on CD-ROM. The abstracts=20 will be published in a booklet. Each participant will receive the CD-ROM and the booklet with the abstracts.=20 A copy of the proceedings will be given to each participant at the conference. After the conference, the=20 proceedings will be available from ELITE. Submission and acceptance of a paper commits one of the authors to present the paper. The paper will be=20 omitted from the proceedings, if the registration fee is not received by 30 July 2001. Dates and deadlines 31 July 2001 =09 Deadline for the submission of an abstract or paper (receival acknowledgement by the conference secretariat will follow) 31 August 2001=09=09 Confirmation of acceptance 31 August, 2001=09=09 Deadline for early registration 30 September 2001=09=09 Deadline for submission of the final paper for the proceedings 13-14 December 2001=09 Symposium=20 General Information Language All papers at the symposium will be presented in English. Simultaneous translation will not be available. Venue Hotel Semiramis C/ L. C=F3logan Zulueta, 12. Urbanizaci=F3n La Paz=20 38400 Puerto de la Cruz=20 Tenerife, Spain Phone: 922373200 Fax: 922373193=20 E-Mail: hotelsemiramis@retemail.es=20 Further Information: For further information please visit www.eunite.org or contact the Service Center at EUNITE Service Center c/o ELITE Foundation Pascalstr. 69 52076 Aachen Germany Tel.: +49 (0)2408 6969 Fax: +49 (0)2408 9458-199 Sabina.Faust@eunite.org For general information on EUNITE please contact: info@eunite.org=20 www.eunite.org =20