Subject: Autumn School on Hybrid Symbolic Connectionist Systems
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                       AUTUMN SCHOOL
                            on
            HYBRID SYMBOLIC CONNECTIONIST SYSTEMS
  
             Ravensburg -- Weingarten (Germany) 
                   September 25--28, 1996 
 
                      organized  by                          
           ESPRIT BASIC RESEARCH PROJECT 9119 (MIX)          

                   "Modular Integration of               
             Connectionist and Symbolic Processing         
                  in Knowledge-Based Systems"              

The combination of symbolic and connectionist systems is one of the
currently most challenging and interesting fields of Artificial
Intelligence. This school introduces students as well as active
researchers to this new and promising direction of research.

Most symbolic systems are more or less logic based and therefore
perform deductive reasoning on expert knowledge, but have severe
problems with inductive reasoning. On the other hand neural networks
are good in inductive reasoning based on data, but are less apt to
perform deductive reasoning. Another view of this problem is the
integration of prior knowledge (e.g.  expert knowledge) into an
inductive system.

The lectures will give an insight into the ongoing research in the
field where the fundamental theory as well as practical solutions for
concrete applications will be presented.

Participants are expected to have basic knowledge of Neural Networks
and Artificial Intelligence.

Students who need travel grants may indicate this on their application.

                         LECTURES                 

There will be 7 lectures with 2,3 or 4 lessons of 45 min.

1) Melanie Hilario (Univ.  Geneva), Abderrahim Labbi (Univ.  Grenoble),
   Wolfgang Ertel (FH Weingarten): 
	A Framework for the Modular Integration of Knowledge and Data
	in Hybrid Systems (3 lessons)

2) Franz Kurfe_ (New Jersey Inst. of Techn.): 
	Hybrid System Architectures} (4 lessons)

3) Jose Gonzales and Juan R. Velasco (Univ.  Madrid):
	A Comprehensive View of Fuzzy-Neural Hybrids (4 lessons)

4)  Michael Kaiser (Univ.  Karlsruhe):
	Combining Symbolic and Connectionist Techniques in Adaptive Control  
	(4 lessons)

5) Alessandro Sperduti (Univ.  Pisa): 
	Neural Networks for the Processing of Structures (4 lessons) 

6) Christoph Goller (TU Munich): 
	Learning Search-Control Heuristics for Automated Deduction Systems 
	with Connectionist Methods (2 lessons)
  
7) Marco Gori (Univ. Firenze): 
	A Unified View of Symbolic Knowledge and Learning in 
	Recurrent Networks (4 lessons)

                        POSTER SESSION                

The attendees of the autumn school are encouraged to bring along a
poster (size about 40   60 cm) which gives insight into their
research work, the project they are working in, etc. which shall be
presented in a poster session.

                      DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOOL

		Wolfgang Ertel, FH Ravensburg-Weingarten            
			Bertram Fronhoefer TU Munich           

                        GENERAL INFORMATION            

PARTICIPATION FEES:                               
 - Students:   ECU 150.--                 
 - University: ECU 250.--                 
 - Industry:   ECU 400.--              

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION:  April 12, 1996

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE:  May 22, 1996

Applications should be sent preferably by email to: 
	[email-masked]
 
Applications should contain a full address and a short statement about
the applicants scientific qualification (student, PhD student,
industrial researcher, etc.) and his interests in the topics of the
autumn school. If email is not available, applications by surface
mail should be sent to:

Wolfgang Ertel			Phone: +49--751--501--721
FH Ravensburg-Weingarten	Fax: +49--751--501--749
Postfach 1261 
D-88241 Weingarten 

Attendance to the school will be limited to about 50 participants.

LANGUAGE:  All lectures will be in English.

LECTURE SITE:  The lectures will be given in the Informatik Zentrum
  of the Fachhochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten and will start on
  September 25 in the morning. 

ACCOMODATION:  
  Apart from a large range of hotels with prizes from DM 40.-- till DM
  200.--, there are also limited occasions for inexpensive student
  lodging. Low price lunch will be provided by the Mensa (canteen) of
  the Fachhochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten.

LOCATION: 
  Weingarten and its immediate neighbour-city Ravensburg with about
  70000 inhabitants represent the economic and cultural heart of
  Oberschwaben. Above the valley of the river Schussen the famous
  basilica of Weingarten together with the adjacent old Benedictine
  abbey is one of the most significant baroque constructions north of
  the alps. Close to and partly inside the baroque buildings of the
  abbey is the Fachhochschule, a university for engineering and social
  sciences where the school will take place. 

  Oberschwaben is a rural pre-alpine area with various little lakes and
  fens, located in the south-west of Germany, close to the lake of
  Konstanz and the borders to Austria and Switzerland. The alps are not
  far (an hour by car or train) and the lake of Konstanz  provides all
  facilities for marine outdoor activities.

For further information and inquiries concerning participation please
send an e-mail message to the above address.  This call as well as
futher information is available from the WWW-page:

   http://www.fh-weingarten.de/homepags/doz/ertel/ashs.htm 

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{\Large\bf
                        AUTUMN SCHOOL 

                             on

                HYBRID SYMBOLIC CONNECTIONIST SYSTEMS
}
{\large
                FH Ravensburg--Weingarten (Germany) 

                    September 25--28, 1996 
}

\bigskip
                          organized  by                         \\[1ex]
{\large         ESPRIT BASIC RESEARCH PROJECT 9119 (MIX)        }\\[1ex]
                        "Modular Integration of              \\
                 Connectionist and Symbolic Processing        \\
                        in Knowledge-Based Systems"             \\

\end {centering}

\bigskip
\bigskip

The combination of symbolic and connectionist systems is one of the
currently most challenging and interesting fields of Artificial
Intelligence. This school introduces students as well as active
researchers to this new and promising direction of research.

Most symbolic systems are more or less logic based and therefore
perform deductive reasoning on expert knowledge, but have severe
problems with inductive reasoning. On the other hand neural networks
are good in inductive reasoning based on data, but are less apt to
perform deductive reasoning. Another view of this problem is the
integration of prior knowledge (e.g.\ expert knowledge) into an inductive
system.

The lectures will give an insight into the ongoing research in the
field where the fundamental theory as well as practical solutions for
concrete applications will be presented.

Participants are expected to 
have basic  knowledge of Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence.

Students who need travel grants may indicate this on their application.

\bigskip
\begin{centering}
{\bf                            Lectures}               \\
There will be 7 lectures with 2,3 or 4 lessons of 45 min.
\end {centering}

\begin{alist}
\item[1.] Melanie Hilario (Univ.\ Geneva), Abderrahim
Labbi (Univ.\ Grenoble), Wolfgang Ertel \\(FH~Weingarten):
\tit{A Framework for the Modular Integration of 
	   Knowledge and Data in Hybrid Systems} (3 lessons) 

\item[2.] Franz Kurfe_ (New Jersey Inst. of Techn.): \tit{Hybrid System Architectures} (4 lessons) 

\item[3.] Jose Gonzales and Juan R. Velasco (Univ.\ Madrid):
	\tit{A Comprehensive View of Fuzzy-Neural Hybrids} (4 lessons)

\item[4.] Michael Kaiser (Univ.\ Karlsruhe):
	\tit{Combining Symbolic and Connectionist Techniques in
	     Adaptive Control} (4 lessons) 

\item[5.] Alessandro Sperduti (Univ.\ Pisa): \tit{Neural Networks for
	the Processing of Structures} (4 lessons) 

\item[6.] Christoph Goller (TU Munich): \tit{Learning Search-Control
	Heuristics for Automated Deduction Systems with Connectionist Methods}
	(2 lessons)  

\item[7.] Marco Gori (Univ. Firenze): \tit{A Unified View of Symbolic
	Knowledge and Learning in Recurrent Networks} (4 lessons)

\end{alist}
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\begin{centering}
{\bf                            Poster Session               \\}
\end {centering}

The attendees of the autumn school are encouraged to bring along a
poster (size about 40 $\times$ 60 cm) which gives insight into their
research work, the project they are working in, etc. which shall be
presented in a poster session.

\begin{centering}
{\bf                    Directors of the School
}

Wolfgang Ertel, FH Ravensburg-Weingarten           \\
Bertram Fronh\"ofer, TU Munich          \\

\bigskip
{\bf                      General Information           \\
}
\end {centering}

{\bf Participation fees:}                             \\
\begin{tabular}{ll}
 -- Students : & ECU 150.--                \\
 -- University : & ECU 250.--                \\
 -- Industry : & ECU 400.--              
\end{tabular}

{\bf Deadline for Application:} April 12, 1996

{\bf Notification of Acceptance:} May 22, 1996

Applications should be sent preferably by email to:
{\tt    [email-masked]}
\\
Applications should contain a full address and a short statement about
the applicants scientific qualification (student, PhD student,
industrial researcher, etc.)
and his interests in the topics of the autumn school.
If email is not available, applications by surface mail should be sent to:
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FH Ravensburg-Weingarten\\
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Fax: +49--751--501--749}
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Attendance to the school will be limited to about 50 participants.

{\bf Language:} All lectures will be in English.

{\bf Lecture site:} The lectures will be given in the 
Informatik Zentrum of the Fachhochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten and will 
start on September 25 in the morning.

{\bf Accomodation:} 
Apart from a large range of hotels with prizes from 
DM 40.-- till DM 200.--, 
there are also limited occasions for inexpensive student lodging.
Low price lunch will be provided by the Mensa (canteen) of the
Fachhochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten.

{\bf Location:}
Weingarten and its immediate neighbour-city Ravensburg with about
70000 inhabitants represent the economic and cultural heart of
Oberschwaben. Above the valley of the river Schussen the famous
basilica of Weingarten together with the adjacent old Benedictine
abbey is one of the most significant baroque constructions north of
the alps. Close to and partly inside the baroque buildings of the
abbey is the Fachhochschule, a university for engineering and social
sciences where the school will take place.\\
Oberschwaben is a rural pre-alpine area with various little lakes and
fens, located in the south-west of Germany, close to the lake of
Konstanz and the borders to Austria and Switzerland. The alps are not
far (an hour by car or train) and the lake of Konstanz  provides all
facilities for marine outdoor activities.

For further information and inquiries concerning participation please send an 
e-mail message to the above address.
This call as well as futher information is available 
from the WWW-page:\\
{\tt http://www.fh-weingarten.de/homepags/doz/ertel/ashs.htm}

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