CFP

International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery
(FSKD'02)
9th International Conference on Neural Information Processing
(ICONIP'02)
4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Simulated Evolution And Learning
(SEAL'02)

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CALL FOR PAPERS, SPONSORSHIPS, AND
SPECIAL SESSION PROPOSALS
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FSKD'02, ICONIP'02, and SEAL'02 will be jointly held in Orchid Country Club, Singapore from November 18 to 22, 2002. The conferences will not only feature the most up-to-date research results in fuzzy sys- tems, knowledge discovery, neural information processing, and evolu- tionary computation, but also promote cross-fertilization over these exciting and yet closely-related areas.

Topics of Interest ------------------ The joint conferences welcomes paper submissions from researchers, practitioners, and students worldwide in but not limited to the following areas.

FSKD'02:
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THEORY AND FOUNDATIONS - Fuzzy theory and models, Uncertainty
management, Statistical & probabilistic data mining, Computing
with words, Rough sets, Intelligent agents
METHODS AND ALGORITHMS - Classification, Clustering, Information
retrieval & fusion, Data warehousing & OLAP, Fuzzy hardware,
Visualization, Decision trees, Data preprocessing
HYBRID SYSTEMS - Evolutionary neuro-fuzzy systems, Soft computing
APPLICATIONS - Control, Optimization, Natural language processing,
Forecasting, Human-computer interaction, etc.

Keynote Speakers ---------------- Shun-ichi Amari, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan David Fogel, Natural Selection, Inc., USA Mitsuo Kawato, ATR, Japan Xin Yao, The University of Birmingham, UK Lotfi A. Zadeh, University of California, USA

Important Dates --------------- Paper/Summary Deadline : April 30, 2002 Notification of Acceptance : July 15, 2002 Final Paper/ Registration : August 15, 2002