Robotics meetings & conferences

European Congress on Head & Neck Oncology 2014

24-26 April 2014 Liverpool, United Kingdom

An emphasis has been placed on addressing the need for a multidisciplinary approach to facilitate cooperation between  the various clinical and research specialties involved in the management of head and neck cancer. ECHNO 2014 will provide you with the latest research and techniques in the ongoing effort to improve the lives of patients everywhere. The Congress’s stellar scientific programmme will feature experts from around the World, who will facilitate stimulating debates about the most controversial topics in Proton Therapy, Robotics and Transoral Laser.

5th International Conference on Neural Computation Theory and Applications (NCTA 2013)

20 - 22 September, 2013 Vilamoura - Algarve, Portugal

NCTA is sponsored by INSTICC – Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication

Scope

Neural computation and artificial neural networks have seen an explosion of interest over the last few years, and are being successfully applied across an extraordinary range of problem domains, in areas as diverse as finance, medicine, engineering, geology and physics, in problems of complex dynamics and complex behavior prediction, classification or control. Several architectures, learning strategies and algorithms have been introduced in this highly dynamic field in the last couple of decades. This conference intends to be a major forum for scientists, engineers and practitioners interested in the study, analysis, design, modeling and implementation of neural computing systems, both theoretically and in a broad range of application fields.

Conference Topics

Pattern Recognition

Industrial, financial and medical applications

Computational neuroscience

Neural network software and applications

Complex-valued neural networks

Neuroinformatics and bioinformatics

Learning paradigms and algorithms

Supervised and unsupervised learning

Adaptive architectures and mechanisms

Support Vector Machines and Applications

Complex artificial neural network based systems and dynamics

Higher level artificial neural network based intelligent systems

Bio-inspired and humanoid robotics

Artificial Emotions and Emotional Intelligence

Collective & Distributed Intelligent Systems and Dynamics

Image Processing and Artificial Vision Applications

Intelligent Artificial Perception and Neural Sensors

Modular Implementation of Artificial Neural Networks

Neural based Data Mining and Complex Information Processing

Neural Multi-agent Intelligent Systems and Applications

Self-organization and Emergence

Stability and Instability in Artificial Neural Networks

Neural Network Hardware Implementation and Applications

Neural Computation issues in Social Behaviour Emergence

Secretariat

NCTA Secretariat
Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2º esq.
             2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 100 033
Fax: +44 203 014 8638
e-mail: ncta.secretariat@insticc.org
Web: http://www.ncta.ijcci.org/

5th International Conference on Evolutionary Computation Theory and Applications (ECTA 2013)

September 20-22, 2013 Vilamoura - Algarve, Portugal

ECTA is sponsored by INSTICC – Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication

Scope

Considered a subfield of computational intelligence focused on combinatorial optimisation problems, evolutionary computation is associated with systems that use computational models of evolutionary processes as the key elements in design and implementation, i.e. computational techniques which are based to some degree on the evolution of biological life in the natural world. A number of evolutionary computational models have been proposed, including evolutionary algorithms, genetic algorithms, the evolution strategy, evolutionary programming, swarm intelligence and artificial life.

This conference intends to be a major forum for scientists, engineers and practitioners interested in the study, analysis, design, modeling and implementation of evolvable systems, both theoretically and in a broad range of application fields. ECTA welcomes both theoretical research and practical applications.

The conference also aims to foster hybrid approaches within evolutionary computation and also involving fuzzy computation and neural computation.

Conference Topics

Genetic Algorithms

Machine Learning

Cognitive Systems

Artificial Life

Representation techniques

Software engineering issues; Metamodelling

Evolutionary multiobjective optimization

Game Theory and applications

Evolution strategies

Evolutionary robotics and intelligent agents

Society and cultural aspects of evolution

Concurrent co-operation

Co-evolution and collective behavior

Biocomputing and complex adaptive systems

Bio-inspired hardware and networks

Swarm/collective intelligence

Evolutionary art and design

Hybrid Systems

Contacts

ECTA Secretariat

Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2º esq.
             2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal

Tel.: +351 265 100 033
Fax: +44 203 014 8638
e-mail: ecta.secretariat@insticc.org

2nd Joint World Congress of the International Society for Posture & Gait Research (ISPGR) and Gait & Mental Function

June 22 – 26, 2013 Akita, Japan

6th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering

5-8 November 2013 San Diego, California

Neural engineering is an emerging core discipline, which coalesces neuroscience with engineering. Please join us at:

The 6th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, which will be held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina – CA from 5-8 November 2013, just before The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting. Members of both the Neuroscience and Engineering Communities are encouraged to attend this highly multidisciplinary meeting. The conference will highlight the emerging engineering innovations in the restoration and enhancement of impaired sensory, motor, and cognitive functions, novel engineering for deepening knowledge of brain function, and advanced design and use of neurotechnologies.

Neural engineering draws expertise from computational neuroscience, neurology, neurosurgery, electrical engineering, materials engineering, and cell and molecular neuroscience. Through innovations in neurotechnology the community seeks to synergize scientists, engineers, and clinicians toward improved medical therapies.

Living Machines 2013--The 2nd International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems

29th July to 2nd August 2013 Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom

Main Conference

The main conference will take the form of a three-day single-track oral and poster presentation programme, 30th July to 1st August 2013, that will include six plenary lectures from leading international researchers in biomimetic and biohybrid systems.

Biomimetics can, in principle, extend to all fields of biological research from physiology and molecular biology to ecology, and from zoology to botany. Promising research areas include system design and structure, self-organization and co-operativity, new biologically active materials, self-assembly and self-repair, learning, memory, control architectures and self-regulation, movement and locomotion, sensory systems, perception, and communication. Biomimetic research, particularly at the nano-scale, should also lead to important advances in component miniaturisation, self-configuration, and energy-efficiency.  A key focus of the conference will be on complete behaving systems in the form of biomimetic robots that can operate on different substrates on sea, on land, or in the air. A further central theme will be the physiological basis for intelligent behaviour as explored through neuromimetics—the modelling of neural systems. Exciting emerging topics within this field include the embodiment of neuromimetic controllers in hardware, termed neuromorphics, and within the control architectures of robots, sometimes termed neurorobotics.

Biohybrid systems usually involve structures from the nano-scale (molecular) through to the macro-scale (entire organs or body parts). Important implementation examples are: Bio-machine hybrids where, for instance, biological muscle is used to actuate a synthetic device. Brain-machine interfaces where neurons and their molecular machineries are connected to microscopic sensors and actuators by means of electrical or chemical communication, either in vitro or in the living organism. Intelligent prostheses such as artificial limbs, wearable exoskeletons, or sensory organ-chip hybrids (such cochlear implants, and artificial retina devices) designed to assist the disabled or elderly, or to aid in rehabilitation from illness. Implantable or portable devices that have been fabricated for monitoring health care or for therapeutic purposes such as artificial implants to control insulin release. Biohybrid systems at the organism level such as robot-animal or robot-human communities.  Biohybrid systems may take advantage of progress in the field of synthetic biology.

12th European AAATE Conference (Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe)

19-22 September, 2013 Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal

AAATE 2013 is sponsored by INSTICC – Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the "12th European AAATE Conference" that will take place September 19 to 22 in Vilamoura, Portugal, in the Algarve region, one of the most beautiful areas of our country. Those that have been associated to the area of “Assistive Technology” in Europe for the last two decades might remember that the last of the ECART Conferences – the precursor of the AAATE Conferences - took place in Lisbon, Portugal in 1995. And it was during this ECART Conference in 1995 that AAATE was officially created. Thus, in 2013 AAATE will commemorate its 18th anniversary, reaching the adult age. As so, we hope to be able to meet the expectations of all of those in Europe and abroad that know the importance of a solid scientific basis in the area of "Assistive Technology" as a crucial support to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities and older persons in Europe.

One of the main objectives of the AAATE2013 Conference is to bring together researchers, professionals, manufacturers, end users and their families, and combine their knowledge, expertise, needs and expectations, contributing in a multidisciplinary way to the success of this meeting. This will be achieved not only by the presentation of papers during the two and a half days of the conference, but also through the participation in Instructional Courses and in a "Research Symposium" held immediately after the main Conference, a novel approach to contribute to the advancement of the field in Europe. We are looking forward to meet you all in Vilamoura, Portugal, for the 2013 AAATE Conference!

CARDIOTECHNIX 2013

September 19-21, 2013 Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal

Technology has been essential for the advancement in cardiology diagnostic and treatment since the first accurate recording of the electrocardiogram and its development as a clinical tool in 1895, also the year of the discovery of X-rays by W.K.Röntgen, followed by ultrasound application for medical diagnosis by Dussik in 1941, and many other technologies. In the XXI century significant advances continue to be witnessed even more frequently and it seems evident that there is a very high potential of improving healthcare quality by combining medical knowledge in the area of cardiology with engineering technologies, especially those derived from communications, electronics and informatics.

This conference intends to be a meeting point of both academics and practitioners, in order to promote the exchange ideas and developed synergies.

Congress Areas

1 . Cardiovascular Imaging and Cardiography
2 . Computing and Telecommunications in Cardiology
3 . Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics

Secretariat

CARDIOTECHNIX Secretariat
Address: Av. D. Manuel I, 27A, 2º esq.
             2910-595 Setúbal - Portugal
Tel.: +351 265 100 033
Fax: +20 3014 9464
e-mail: cardiotechnix.secretariat@insticc.org
Web: http://www.Cardiotechnix.org

International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2013)

June 24-26, 2013 Seattle, Washington

The program for ICORR 2013 will highlight advances in rehabilitation robotics, including novel designs, their employment in clinical trials and case studies, and their relevance to end users. It will provide a forum for interaction between engineers, clinicians and therapists with the objective of developing rehabilitation strategies for effective reintegration into the community.

Scientific Program Topics

Assistive Robotics
Diagnostic Robotics
Therapeutic Robotics
Robotics for Caregiving
Neuroprosthetics
Social Robotics
Robotic Wheelchair
Mechatronics in Prosthetics
Robotics for Human-Motion Analysis
Evaluation & Clinical Experience

The conference consists of 2 ½ days of single track sessions followed by a half day of workshops and tutorials.

Contacts

For program questions, please contact:

Theodore Milner, Chair  (McGill University)
theodore.milner@mcgill.ca

For questions about abstract submission, registration, and local information, please contact:
ICORR 2013 Secretariat
University of Washington
Box 359490
Seattle, WA 98195-9490

206-685-9636
icorr@u.washington.edu