I've just finished reviewing a pile of papers for some upcoming conference: IJCNN 2014, and EAIS 2014. While these papers represent some good work, in some cases their presentation leaves a lot to be desired. After spending my post-doc career in ecology, I have come to the conclusion that authors in our community could learn something from the way papers are written in other sciences.
In the sciences, a paper has five-six sections: the abstract; introduction; methods; results; discussion; and sometimes conclusions. Each of these sections has a specific function, and these functions fit papers in computational intelligence just as well as other sciences. Now, computer science in general and computational intelligence in particular is fairly unusual among academic disciplines in that we write full papers for conferences, and give conference papers almost as much weight as journal articles. But this structure evolved to make the contents of papers easier to understand, so it is just as applicable to conference papers as it is to journal articles. The difference is that conference papers are mostly preliminary work, and are shorter, whereas journal articles are longer and report more complete work.
Firstly, the abstract. This is not just a slapped-on piece of text that kinda-sorta says what you did. The abstract is where you summarise the entire paper: what you did, why you did it, what you found. The abstract is the hook by which you draw the reader into your paper, so a bad abstract means people won't read (and cite!) your paper later on.
The introduction sets the scene for your paper: this is where you survey the relevant literature (including all of the introduction stuffing that seems to account for about half of most people's citation count), establish what the problem is, establish what has already been done, and say what you are going to do. If you have any hypotheses or research questions, this is where you lay them out. And every paper should be investigating some hypothesis or research question, even if you don't explicitly state it. The last part of the introduction is where you are setting out for your reader exactly what it is you are trying to achieve in your paper: the earlier parts of the introduction are where you set out why you're doing it.
The methods is where you describe what you did. If you are describing a new technique or algorithm, describe it here, then describe how you evaluated it. If you are using computational intelligence to approach a real-world problem, then describe how you did this. The methods should have enough detail that someone could replicate your work, if they had access to the same data as you did. Don't needlessly repeat well-known algorithms here: I'm quite sick of reviewing conference papers that describe a simple genetic algorithm in their methods section. I know how a simple genetic algorithm works, and so does 99% of the people who are likely to read that paper. If it's well-established, just say which algorithm you used and reference it, that's what references are for.
In the results section you report your results. Since this is a conference paper, you need to focus on the key results. Don't fill half a page or more with a table of numbers! Especially don't give your tables of results captions like "Table of results" - most of your audience will have at least a functional level of reading comprehension, and therefore will already know that they're results. The caption of a table should describe the contents of the table, especially what each column / row heading means, and what the numbers represent. Captions are supposed to be independent of the text, that is,a reader should be able to understand the contents of the table without having to read the entire paper. A large collection of numbers is hard to understand, so in a conference paper it is often better to use a graphical representation of the results than a table. The text of the results describe the results but does not interpret them, so results sections can be quite short. You can describe any analyses of results you did in the results section, but that should probably be left to the discussion.
The discussion in many ways mirrors the introduction, because you are interpreting your results in the context of the literature you cited in the introduction. You are also answering your research questions, identifying any potential shortcomings in your approach, and suggesting future lines of research.In other words, the discussion is where you bring together all of the other sections of your paper. A well-written discussion eliminates the need for a conclusion.
Write succinctly, don't spend a lot of time saying something that can be explained by a reference. When I started writing conference papers in the mid-late 90s, they were limited to four-six pages because conference proceedings were all on paper. Now, conference proceedings are on DVD the page limits tend to be longer, closer to eight pages. But this is the limit, not the recommended number of pages. It's like the speed limit on the roads, the speed limit is the fastest you are allowed to drive, not the minimum speed you should be driving at all times. Just as you adjust your driving speed to the conditions, you should adjust the length of your paper to the material you are presenting: it is better to produce a succinctly-written, clear and to-the-point four page conference paper than it is produce an eight page paper that covers the same work but buries the important points among pages of padding.
Every sentence in a conference papers needs to tell a story, if a sentence doesn't contribute something to the paper, take it out. Avoid common grammatical errors, and don't rely on a spell-checker. Spell-checkers only tell you if a word is incorrectly spelt, it doesn't tell you if it is the wrong word for that sentence (I've seen quite enough instances of a "pubic announcement", which sounds far ruder than what I assume they meant, which was a "public announcement"). Proof-read the paper at least twice, and if English is not your first language, for goodness sake get a native English speaker to read it. English grammar is bad enough for us native speakers, it has so many traps in it (especially with things like past / present / future tense) that errors are almost inevitable. Grammatical errors jar the reader out of the flow of the work, and if that happens often enough they will lose the thread of the paper and not understand what you are trying to communicate.
Researchers in computational intelligence can do good research, and are able to write good software. There is no reason they should not be able to write good conference papers.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014
Neural Networks new articles 10 February-16 February
1. Multiple mu-stability of neural networks with unbounded time-varying delays
Author(s): Lili Wang, Tianping Chen
2. Extreme learning machine for ranking: Generalization analysis and applications
Author(s): Hong Chen, Jiangtao Peng, Yicong Zhou, Luoqing Li, Zhibin Pan
3. Learning using privileged information: SV M+ and weighted SVM
Author(s): Maksim Lapin, Matthias Hein, Bernt Schiele
4. Similarity preserving low-rank representation for enhanced data representation and effective subspace learning
Author(s): Zhao Zhang, Shuicheng Yan, Mingbo Zhao
Author(s): Lili Wang, Tianping Chen
2. Extreme learning machine for ranking: Generalization analysis and applications
Author(s): Hong Chen, Jiangtao Peng, Yicong Zhou, Luoqing Li, Zhibin Pan
3. Learning using privileged information: SV M+ and weighted SVM
Author(s): Maksim Lapin, Matthias Hein, Bernt Schiele
4. Similarity preserving low-rank representation for enhanced data representation and effective subspace learning
Author(s): Zhao Zhang, Shuicheng Yan, Mingbo Zhao
Thursday, February 6, 2014
The problem with academic journals 8
It's been a long time since I last blogged about the problems with academic journals. Several of my old posts described the behaviour of the giant academic publisher Elsevier, specifically trying to buy a law in the US Congress that would virtually ban researchers publishing in open-access journals. This resulted in an enormous backlash against Elsevier, including a boycott that now has more than 14,000 names, culminating in the proposed legislation being dropped.
Unfortunately, Elsevier is back to their old bad behaviour: they have been sending notices to researchers and academic network sites demanding the removal from the web of papers that the researchers' had published in Elsevier journals. While Elsevier may be within their legal rights to do so (since they demand that authors sign over copyright to Elsevier), preventing people from self-archiving papers that they wrote is highly
detrimental to science. In other words, Elsevier gets the research papers for free (submitted by the authors), they get the quality control for free (done by volunteer reviewers), and the administration of journals for free (done by volunteer editors). Then, they do some basic formatting and proof-reading, demand that the authors surrender all rights to the article, and publish it at an enormous profit.
Some publishers like the IEEE work the same way but allow for self-archiving, that is, they allow authors to post papers they have authored on their own websites for other researchers to access. The IEEE seems to be doing quite well out of this practice, but then the high offices of the IEEE are held by engineers and academics rather than businessmen. Does Elsevier really think that they can get away with this kind of bully-boy behaviour?
There are a couple of Elsevier journals that I've published several papers in, and I still have research that I was going to submit to them. But now I think that It's time for me to find some alternative journals to submit my work to. I'm currently reviewing one article for an Elsevier journal, and I took that task on because a friend asked me to, but after that, I won't review for any Elsevier journals. And I will not, under any circumstances, serve on the editorial board of any Elsevier journals.
Unfortunately, Elsevier is back to their old bad behaviour: they have been sending notices to researchers and academic network sites demanding the removal from the web of papers that the researchers' had published in Elsevier journals. While Elsevier may be within their legal rights to do so (since they demand that authors sign over copyright to Elsevier), preventing people from self-archiving papers that they wrote is highly
detrimental to science. In other words, Elsevier gets the research papers for free (submitted by the authors), they get the quality control for free (done by volunteer reviewers), and the administration of journals for free (done by volunteer editors). Then, they do some basic formatting and proof-reading, demand that the authors surrender all rights to the article, and publish it at an enormous profit.
Some publishers like the IEEE work the same way but allow for self-archiving, that is, they allow authors to post papers they have authored on their own websites for other researchers to access. The IEEE seems to be doing quite well out of this practice, but then the high offices of the IEEE are held by engineers and academics rather than businessmen. Does Elsevier really think that they can get away with this kind of bully-boy behaviour?
There are a couple of Elsevier journals that I've published several papers in, and I still have research that I was going to submit to them. But now I think that It's time for me to find some alternative journals to submit my work to. I'm currently reviewing one article for an Elsevier journal, and I took that task on because a friend asked me to, but after that, I won't review for any Elsevier journals. And I will not, under any circumstances, serve on the editorial board of any Elsevier journals.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Neural Networks new articles 2 January - 3 February, 2014
1. Safe semi-supervised learning based on weighted likelihood
Author(s): Masanori Kawakita, Jun’ichi Takeuchi
2. Effects of asymmetric and self coupling on metastable dynamical transient rotating waves in a ring of sigmoidal neurons
Author(s): Yo Horikawa
3. Kernel learning at the first level of inference
Author(s): Gavin C. Cawley, Nicola L.C. Talbot
4. Convergence behavior of delayed discrete cellular neural network without periodic coefficients
Author(s): Jinling Wang, Haijun Jiang, Cheng Hu, Tianlong Ma
5. Generalization performance of Gaussian kernels SVMC based on Markov sampling
Author(s): Jie Xu, Yuan Yan Tang, Bin Zou, Zongben Xu, Luoqing Li, Yang Lu
6. Assist-as-needed robotic trainer based on reinforcement learning and its application to dart-throwing
Author(s): Chihiro Obayashi, Tomoya Tamei, Tomohiro Shibata
7. Cross-person activity recognition using reduced kernel extreme learning machine
Author(s): Wan-Yu Deng, Qing-Hua Zheng, Zhong-Min Wang
8. Robust head pose estimation via supervised manifold learning
Author(s): Chao Wang, Xubo Song
9. Synchronization control of memristor-based recurrent neural networks with perturbations
Author(s): Weiping Wang, Lixiang Li, Haipeng Peng, Jinghua Xiao, Yixian Yang
Author(s): Masanori Kawakita, Jun’ichi Takeuchi
2. Effects of asymmetric and self coupling on metastable dynamical transient rotating waves in a ring of sigmoidal neurons
Author(s): Yo Horikawa
3. Kernel learning at the first level of inference
Author(s): Gavin C. Cawley, Nicola L.C. Talbot
4. Convergence behavior of delayed discrete cellular neural network without periodic coefficients
Author(s): Jinling Wang, Haijun Jiang, Cheng Hu, Tianlong Ma
5. Generalization performance of Gaussian kernels SVMC based on Markov sampling
Author(s): Jie Xu, Yuan Yan Tang, Bin Zou, Zongben Xu, Luoqing Li, Yang Lu
6. Assist-as-needed robotic trainer based on reinforcement learning and its application to dart-throwing
Author(s): Chihiro Obayashi, Tomoya Tamei, Tomohiro Shibata
7. Cross-person activity recognition using reduced kernel extreme learning machine
Author(s): Wan-Yu Deng, Qing-Hua Zheng, Zhong-Min Wang
8. Robust head pose estimation via supervised manifold learning
Author(s): Chao Wang, Xubo Song
9. Synchronization control of memristor-based recurrent neural networks with perturbations
Author(s): Weiping Wang, Lixiang Li, Haipeng Peng, Jinghua Xiao, Yixian Yang
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Volume 18, Number 1, February 2014
1. Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Advances in Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms for Data Mining
Author(s): Bandyopadhyay, S. ; Maulik, U. ; Coello, C.A.C. ; Pedrycz, W.
Pages: 1-3
2. A Survey of Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms for Data Mining: Part I
Author(s): A. Mukhopadhyay, U. Maulik, S. Bandyopadhyay, and C. A. Coello Coello
Pages: 4-19
3. Survey of Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms for Data Mining: Part II
Author(s): A. Mukhopadhyay, U. Maulik, S. Bandyopadhyay, and C. A. Coello Coello
Pages: 20-35
4. Large-Scale Experimental Evaluation of Cluster Representations for Multiobjective Evolutionary Clustering
Author(s): A. Garcia-Piquer, A. Fornells, J. Bacardit, A. Orriols-Puig, and E. Golobardes
Pages: 36-53
5. A New Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm for Mining a Reduced Set of Interesting Positive and Negative Quantitative Association Rules
Author(s): D. Martin, A. Rosete, J. Alcala-Fdez, and F. Herrera
Pages: 54-69
6. Population Classification in Fire Evacuation: A Multiobjective Particle Swarm Optimization Approach
Author(s): Y.-J. Zheng, H.-F. Ling, J.-Y. Xue, and S.-Y. Chen
Pages: 70-81
7. Complex Network Clustering by Multiobjective Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization Based on Decomposition
Author(s): M. Gong, Q. Cai, X. Chen, and L. Ma
Pages: 82-97
8. A Novel Graph-Based Estimation of the Distribution Algorithm and Its Extension Using Reinforcement Learning
Author(s): X. Li, S. Mabu, and K. Hirasawa
Pages: 98-113
9. Adaptive Operator Selection With Bandits for a Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Decomposition
Author(s): K. Li, A. Fialho, S. Kwong, and Q. Zhang
Pages: 114-131
10. Performance Metric Ensemble for Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms
Author(s): G. G. Yen, and Z. He
Pages: 131-144
Author(s): Bandyopadhyay, S. ; Maulik, U. ; Coello, C.A.C. ; Pedrycz, W.
Pages: 1-3
2. A Survey of Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms for Data Mining: Part I
Author(s): A. Mukhopadhyay, U. Maulik, S. Bandyopadhyay, and C. A. Coello Coello
Pages: 4-19
3. Survey of Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms for Data Mining: Part II
Author(s): A. Mukhopadhyay, U. Maulik, S. Bandyopadhyay, and C. A. Coello Coello
Pages: 20-35
4. Large-Scale Experimental Evaluation of Cluster Representations for Multiobjective Evolutionary Clustering
Author(s): A. Garcia-Piquer, A. Fornells, J. Bacardit, A. Orriols-Puig, and E. Golobardes
Pages: 36-53
5. A New Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm for Mining a Reduced Set of Interesting Positive and Negative Quantitative Association Rules
Author(s): D. Martin, A. Rosete, J. Alcala-Fdez, and F. Herrera
Pages: 54-69
6. Population Classification in Fire Evacuation: A Multiobjective Particle Swarm Optimization Approach
Author(s): Y.-J. Zheng, H.-F. Ling, J.-Y. Xue, and S.-Y. Chen
Pages: 70-81
7. Complex Network Clustering by Multiobjective Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization Based on Decomposition
Author(s): M. Gong, Q. Cai, X. Chen, and L. Ma
Pages: 82-97
8. A Novel Graph-Based Estimation of the Distribution Algorithm and Its Extension Using Reinforcement Learning
Author(s): X. Li, S. Mabu, and K. Hirasawa
Pages: 98-113
9. Adaptive Operator Selection With Bandits for a Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm Based on Decomposition
Author(s): K. Li, A. Fialho, S. Kwong, and Q. Zhang
Pages: 114-131
10. Performance Metric Ensemble for Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithms
Author(s): G. G. Yen, and Z. He
Pages: 131-144
Monday, February 3, 2014
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Volume 22, Number 1 February 2014
1. Observer-Based Adaptive Decentralized Fuzzy Fault-Tolerant Control of Nonlinear Large-Scale Systems With Actuator Failures
Author(s): S. Tong, B. Huo, and Y. Li
Pages: 1-15
2. A New Possibilistic Programming Approach For Solving Fuzzy Multiobjective Assignment Problem
Author(s): P. Gupta and M. K. Mehlawat
Pages: 16-34
3. Consistency Measures for Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Preference Relations
Author(s): B. Zhu and Z. Xu
Pages: 35-45
4. Probabilistically Weighted OWA Aggregation
Author(s): R. R. Yager and N. Alajlan
Pages: 46-56
5. The Parameter Reduction of the Interval-Valued Fuzzy Soft Sets and Its Related Algorithms
Author(s): X. Ma, H. Qin, N. Sulaiman, T. Herawan, and J.H. Abawajy
Pages: 57-71
6. EFIS—Evolving Fuzzy Image Segmentation
Author(s): A. A. Othman, H. R. Tizhoosh, and F. Khalvati
Pages: 72-82
7. Some Hamacher Aggregation Operators Based on the Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers and Their Application to Group Decision Making
Author(s): P. Liu
Pages: 83-97
8. Fuzzy Clustering With a Modified MRF Energy Function for Change Detection in Synthetic Aperture Radar Images
Author(s): M.Gong, L.Su, M.Jia, and W.Chen
Pages: 98-109
9. Linguistic Prototypes for Data From Eldercare Residents
Author(s): A. Wilbik, J. M. Keller, and J. C. Bezdek
Pages: 110-123
10. Stability and Stabilization of Discrete-Time T–S Fuzzy Systems With Stochastic Perturbation and Time-Varying Delay
Author(s): X. Yang, L. Wu, H.-K .Lam, and X. Su
Pages: 124-138
11. Fault Detection for T–S Fuzzy Systems With Unknown Membership Functions
Author(s): X.-J. Li and G.-H. Yang
Pages: 139-152
12. Sampled-Data Fuzzy Control of Chaotic Systems Based on a T–S Fuzzy Model
Author(s): Z.-G. Wu, P. Shi, H. Su, and J. Chu
Pages: 153-163
13. Adaptive Fuzzy Robust Output Feedback Control of Nonlinear Systems With Unknown Dead Zones Based on a Small-Gain Approach
Author(s): Y. Li, S. Tong, Y. Liu, and T. Li
Pages: 164-176
14. Amount of Information and Attitudinal-Based Method for Ranking Atanassov’s Intuitionistic Fuzzy Values
Author(s): K. Guo
Pages: 177-188
15. H-∞ Fuzzy Control With Randomly Occurring Infinite Distributed Delays and Channel Fadings
Author(s): S. Zhang, Z. Wang, D. Ding, and H. Shu
Pages: 189-200
16. An Agent-Based Fuzzy Collaborative Intelligence Approach for Precise and Accurate Semiconductor Yield Forecasting
Author(s): T. Chen and Y.-C. Wang
Pages: 201-211
17. On Energy-to-Peak Filtering for Nonuniformly Sampled Nonlinear Systems: A Markovian Jump System Approach
Author(s): H. Zhang, Y. Shi, and J. Wang
Pages: 212-222
18. Stability Analysis of Polynomial-Fuzzy-Model-Based Control Systems With Mismatched Premise Membership Functions
Author(s): H.K. Lam and S.-H. Tsai
Pages: 223-229
19. Comments on “Finite-Time H-∞ Fuzzy Control of Nonlinear Jump Systems With Time Delays Via Dynamic Observer-Based State Feedback”
Author(s): Y. Zhang, C. Liu, and H. R. Karimi
Pages: 230
Author(s): S. Tong, B. Huo, and Y. Li
Pages: 1-15
2. A New Possibilistic Programming Approach For Solving Fuzzy Multiobjective Assignment Problem
Author(s): P. Gupta and M. K. Mehlawat
Pages: 16-34
3. Consistency Measures for Hesitant Fuzzy Linguistic Preference Relations
Author(s): B. Zhu and Z. Xu
Pages: 35-45
4. Probabilistically Weighted OWA Aggregation
Author(s): R. R. Yager and N. Alajlan
Pages: 46-56
5. The Parameter Reduction of the Interval-Valued Fuzzy Soft Sets and Its Related Algorithms
Author(s): X. Ma, H. Qin, N. Sulaiman, T. Herawan, and J.H. Abawajy
Pages: 57-71
6. EFIS—Evolving Fuzzy Image Segmentation
Author(s): A. A. Othman, H. R. Tizhoosh, and F. Khalvati
Pages: 72-82
7. Some Hamacher Aggregation Operators Based on the Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Numbers and Their Application to Group Decision Making
Author(s): P. Liu
Pages: 83-97
8. Fuzzy Clustering With a Modified MRF Energy Function for Change Detection in Synthetic Aperture Radar Images
Author(s): M.Gong, L.Su, M.Jia, and W.Chen
Pages: 98-109
9. Linguistic Prototypes for Data From Eldercare Residents
Author(s): A. Wilbik, J. M. Keller, and J. C. Bezdek
Pages: 110-123
10. Stability and Stabilization of Discrete-Time T–S Fuzzy Systems With Stochastic Perturbation and Time-Varying Delay
Author(s): X. Yang, L. Wu, H.-K .Lam, and X. Su
Pages: 124-138
11. Fault Detection for T–S Fuzzy Systems With Unknown Membership Functions
Author(s): X.-J. Li and G.-H. Yang
Pages: 139-152
12. Sampled-Data Fuzzy Control of Chaotic Systems Based on a T–S Fuzzy Model
Author(s): Z.-G. Wu, P. Shi, H. Su, and J. Chu
Pages: 153-163
13. Adaptive Fuzzy Robust Output Feedback Control of Nonlinear Systems With Unknown Dead Zones Based on a Small-Gain Approach
Author(s): Y. Li, S. Tong, Y. Liu, and T. Li
Pages: 164-176
14. Amount of Information and Attitudinal-Based Method for Ranking Atanassov’s Intuitionistic Fuzzy Values
Author(s): K. Guo
Pages: 177-188
15. H-∞ Fuzzy Control With Randomly Occurring Infinite Distributed Delays and Channel Fadings
Author(s): S. Zhang, Z. Wang, D. Ding, and H. Shu
Pages: 189-200
16. An Agent-Based Fuzzy Collaborative Intelligence Approach for Precise and Accurate Semiconductor Yield Forecasting
Author(s): T. Chen and Y.-C. Wang
Pages: 201-211
17. On Energy-to-Peak Filtering for Nonuniformly Sampled Nonlinear Systems: A Markovian Jump System Approach
Author(s): H. Zhang, Y. Shi, and J. Wang
Pages: 212-222
18. Stability Analysis of Polynomial-Fuzzy-Model-Based Control Systems With Mismatched Premise Membership Functions
Author(s): H.K. Lam and S.-H. Tsai
Pages: 223-229
19. Comments on “Finite-Time H-∞ Fuzzy Control of Nonlinear Jump Systems With Time Delays Via Dynamic Observer-Based State Feedback”
Author(s): Y. Zhang, C. Liu, and H. R. Karimi
Pages: 230
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Monday, January 27, 2014
Neural Networks, Volume 51, March 2014
1. Editorial Board
Pages IFC
Pages: 1-8
Author(s): Jiejie Chen, Zhigang Zeng, Ping Jiang
Pages: 9-16
Author(s):Jim Jing-Yan Wang, Halima Bensmail, Xin Gao
4. Long-term time series prediction using OP-ELM
Pages: 50-56
Author(s):Alexander Grigorievskiy, Yoan Miche, Anne-Mari Ventelä, Eric Séverin, Amaury Lendasse
5. Least Square Fast Learning Network for modeling the combustion efficiency of a 300WM coal-fired boiler
Pages: 57-66
Author(s):Guoqiang Li, Peifeng Niu, Huaibao Wang, Yongchao Liu
Pages: 17-25
Author(s):Xing He, Chuandong Li, Tingwen Huang, Chaojie Li
7. Stability analysis of switched stochastic neural networks with time-varying delays
Pages: 39-49
Author(s):Xiaotai Wu, Yang Tang, Wenbing Zhang
8. Lagrangian support vector regression via unconstrained convex minimization
Pages: 67-79
Author(s):S. Balasundaram, Deepak Gupta, Kapil
9. Periodicity and global exponential stability of generalized Cohen–Grossberg neural networks with discontinuous activations and mixed delays
Pages: 80-95
Author(s):Dongshu Wang, Lihong Huang
Pages: 26-38
Author(s):Hamid Soleimani, Arash Ahmadi, Mohammad Bavandpour, Ozra Sharifipoor
11. Current Events
Pages I-II
Pages IFC
Neuroscience
2. Global Mittag-Leffler stability and synchronization of memristor-based fractional-order neural networksPages: 1-8
Author(s): Jiejie Chen, Zhigang Zeng, Ping Jiang
Learning Systems
3. Feature selection and multi-kernel learning for sparse representation on a manifoldPages: 9-16
Author(s):Jim Jing-Yan Wang, Halima Bensmail, Xin Gao
4. Long-term time series prediction using OP-ELM
Pages: 50-56
Author(s):Alexander Grigorievskiy, Yoan Miche, Anne-Mari Ventelä, Eric Séverin, Amaury Lendasse
5. Least Square Fast Learning Network for modeling the combustion efficiency of a 300WM coal-fired boiler
Pages: 57-66
Author(s):Guoqiang Li, Peifeng Niu, Huaibao Wang, Yongchao Liu
Mathematical and Computational Analysis
6. Neural network for solving convex quadratic bilevel programming problemsPages: 17-25
Author(s):Xing He, Chuandong Li, Tingwen Huang, Chaojie Li
7. Stability analysis of switched stochastic neural networks with time-varying delays
Pages: 39-49
Author(s):Xiaotai Wu, Yang Tang, Wenbing Zhang
8. Lagrangian support vector regression via unconstrained convex minimization
Pages: 67-79
Author(s):S. Balasundaram, Deepak Gupta, Kapil
9. Periodicity and global exponential stability of generalized Cohen–Grossberg neural networks with discontinuous activations and mixed delays
Pages: 80-95
Author(s):Dongshu Wang, Lihong Huang
Engineering and Applications
10. A generalized analog implementation of piecewise linear neuron models using CCII building blocksPages: 26-38
Author(s):Hamid Soleimani, Arash Ahmadi, Mohammad Bavandpour, Ozra Sharifipoor
11. Current Events
Pages I-II
Monday, January 20, 2014
Reminder: paper submission deadline for KES 2014
A reminder that the deadline for submitting papers to the 18th International Conference on Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Information & Engineering Systems (KES) 2014 is 15 March, 2014. This conference will be held in Gdynia, Poland, 15-17 September, 2014.
Friday, January 17, 2014
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, Volume 25, Issue 2, February 2014
1. What Are the Differences Between Bayesian Classifiers and Mutual-Information Classifiers?
Author(s): Bao-Gang Hu
Pages: 249 - 264
2. Multikernel Least Mean Square Algorithm
Author(s): Felipe A. Tobar; Sun-Yuan Kung; Danilo P. Mandic
Pages: 265 - 277
3. Quantum Neural Network-Based EEG Filtering for a Brain-Computer Interface
Author(s): Vaibhav Gandhi; Girijesh Prasad; Damien Coyle; Laxmidhar Behera; Thomas Martin McGinnity
Pages: 278 - 288
4. Multiclass From Binary: Expanding One-Versus-All, One-Versus-One and ECOC-Based Approaches
Author(s): Anderson Rocha; Siome Klein Goldenstein
Pages: 289 - 302
5. Short-Term Load and Wind Power Forecasting Using Neural Network-Based Prediction Intervals
Author(s): Hao Quan; Dipti Srinivasan; Abbas Khosravi
Pages: 303 - 315
6. HRLSim: A High Performance Spiking Neural Network Simulator for GPGPU Clusters
Author(s): Kirill Minkovich; Corey M. Thibeault; Michael John O’Brien; Aleksey Nogin; Youngkwan Cho; Narayan Srinivasa
Pages: 316 - 331
7. Sliding-Mode Control Design for Nonlinear Systems Using Probability Density Function Shaping
Author(s): Yu Liu; Hong Wang; Chaohuan Hou
Pages: 332 - 343
8. Nanophotonic Reservoir Computing With Photonic Crystal Cavities to Generate Periodic Patterns
Author(s): Martin Andre Agnes Fiers; Thomas Van Vaerenbergh; Francis Wyffels; David Verstraeten; Benjamin Schrauwen; Joni Dambre; Peter Bienstman
Pages: 344 - 355
9. Efficient Probabilistic Classification Vector Machine With Incremental Basis Function Selection
Author(s): Huanhuan Chen; Peter Tino; Xin Yao
Pages: 356 - 369
10. Zhang Neural Network for Online Solution of Time-Varying Linear Matrix Inequality Aided With an Equality Conversion
Author(s): Dongsheng Guo; Yunong Zhang
Pages: 370 - 382
11. Robust Pole Assignment for Synthesizing Feedback Control Systems Using Recurrent Neural Networks
Author(s): Xinyi Le; Jun Wang
Pages: 383 - 393
12. Efficient Dual Approach to Distance Metric Learning
Author(s): Chunhua Shen; Junae Kim; Fayao Liu; Lei Wang; Anton van den Hengel
Pages: 394 - 406
13. Event-Based Visual Flow
Author(s): Ryad Benosman; Charles Clercq; Xavier Lagorce; Sio-Hoi Ieng; Chiara Bartolozzi
Pages: 407 - 417
14. Decentralized Stabilization for a Class of Continuous-Time Nonlinear Interconnected Systems Using Online Learning Optimal Control Approach
Author(s): Derong Liu; Ding Wang; Hongliang Li
Pages: 418 - 428
15. Novel Adaptive Strategies for Synchronization of Linearly Coupled Neural Networks With Reaction-Diffusion Terms
Author(s): Jin-Liang Wang; Huai-Ning Wu; Lei Guo
Pages: 429 - 440
Author(s): Bao-Gang Hu
Pages: 249 - 264
2. Multikernel Least Mean Square Algorithm
Author(s): Felipe A. Tobar; Sun-Yuan Kung; Danilo P. Mandic
Pages: 265 - 277
3. Quantum Neural Network-Based EEG Filtering for a Brain-Computer Interface
Author(s): Vaibhav Gandhi; Girijesh Prasad; Damien Coyle; Laxmidhar Behera; Thomas Martin McGinnity
Pages: 278 - 288
4. Multiclass From Binary: Expanding One-Versus-All, One-Versus-One and ECOC-Based Approaches
Author(s): Anderson Rocha; Siome Klein Goldenstein
Pages: 289 - 302
5. Short-Term Load and Wind Power Forecasting Using Neural Network-Based Prediction Intervals
Author(s): Hao Quan; Dipti Srinivasan; Abbas Khosravi
Pages: 303 - 315
6. HRLSim: A High Performance Spiking Neural Network Simulator for GPGPU Clusters
Author(s): Kirill Minkovich; Corey M. Thibeault; Michael John O’Brien; Aleksey Nogin; Youngkwan Cho; Narayan Srinivasa
Pages: 316 - 331
7. Sliding-Mode Control Design for Nonlinear Systems Using Probability Density Function Shaping
Author(s): Yu Liu; Hong Wang; Chaohuan Hou
Pages: 332 - 343
8. Nanophotonic Reservoir Computing With Photonic Crystal Cavities to Generate Periodic Patterns
Author(s): Martin Andre Agnes Fiers; Thomas Van Vaerenbergh; Francis Wyffels; David Verstraeten; Benjamin Schrauwen; Joni Dambre; Peter Bienstman
Pages: 344 - 355
9. Efficient Probabilistic Classification Vector Machine With Incremental Basis Function Selection
Author(s): Huanhuan Chen; Peter Tino; Xin Yao
Pages: 356 - 369
10. Zhang Neural Network for Online Solution of Time-Varying Linear Matrix Inequality Aided With an Equality Conversion
Author(s): Dongsheng Guo; Yunong Zhang
Pages: 370 - 382
11. Robust Pole Assignment for Synthesizing Feedback Control Systems Using Recurrent Neural Networks
Author(s): Xinyi Le; Jun Wang
Pages: 383 - 393
12. Efficient Dual Approach to Distance Metric Learning
Author(s): Chunhua Shen; Junae Kim; Fayao Liu; Lei Wang; Anton van den Hengel
Pages: 394 - 406
13. Event-Based Visual Flow
Author(s): Ryad Benosman; Charles Clercq; Xavier Lagorce; Sio-Hoi Ieng; Chiara Bartolozzi
Pages: 407 - 417
14. Decentralized Stabilization for a Class of Continuous-Time Nonlinear Interconnected Systems Using Online Learning Optimal Control Approach
Author(s): Derong Liu; Ding Wang; Hongliang Li
Pages: 418 - 428
15. Novel Adaptive Strategies for Synchronization of Linearly Coupled Neural Networks With Reaction-Diffusion Terms
Author(s): Jin-Liang Wang; Huai-Ning Wu; Lei Guo
Pages: 429 - 440
Thursday, January 16, 2014
IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games, Volume 5, Number 4, December 2013
1. A Survey of Real-Time Strategy Game AI Research and Competition in StarCraft
Author(s): Ontanon, S. ; Synnaeve, G. ; Uriarte, A. ; Richoux, F. ; Churchill, D. ; Preuss, M.
Pages: 293-311
2. Repeated Goofspiel: A Game of Pure Strategy
Author(s):Dror, M. ; Kendall, G.
Pages: 312-324
3. A Heuristic-Based Planner and Improved Controller for a Two-Layered Approach for the Game of Billiards
Author(s):Landry, J.-F. ; Dussault, J.-P. ; Mahey, P.
Pages: 325-336
4. Automated 3-D Animation From Snooker Videos With Information-Theoretical Optimization
Author(s):Jiang, R. ; Parry, M.L. ; Legg, P.A. ; Chung, D.H.S. ; Griffiths, I.W.
Pages: 337-345
5. Incentive Learning in Monte Carlo Tree Search
Author(s):Kao, K.-Y. ; Wu, I-C. ; Yen, S.-J. ; Shan, Y.-C.
Pages: 346-352
Author(s): Ontanon, S. ; Synnaeve, G. ; Uriarte, A. ; Richoux, F. ; Churchill, D. ; Preuss, M.
Pages: 293-311
2. Repeated Goofspiel: A Game of Pure Strategy
Author(s):Dror, M. ; Kendall, G.
Pages: 312-324
3. A Heuristic-Based Planner and Improved Controller for a Two-Layered Approach for the Game of Billiards
Author(s):Landry, J.-F. ; Dussault, J.-P. ; Mahey, P.
Pages: 325-336
4. Automated 3-D Animation From Snooker Videos With Information-Theoretical Optimization
Author(s):Jiang, R. ; Parry, M.L. ; Legg, P.A. ; Chung, D.H.S. ; Griffiths, I.W.
Pages: 337-345
5. Incentive Learning in Monte Carlo Tree Search
Author(s):Kao, K.-Y. ; Wu, I-C. ; Yen, S.-J. ; Shan, Y.-C.
Pages: 346-352
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development, Volume 5, Number 4, December 2013
1. Computational Audiovisual Scene Analysis in Online Adaptation of Audio-Motor Maps
Author(s): Yan, R. ; Rodemann, T. ; Wrede, B.
Pages: 273-287
2. Modeling Cross-Modal Interactions in Early Word Learning
Author(s): Althaus, N. ; Mareschal, D.
Pages: 288-297
3. Learning to Reproduce Fluctuating Time Series by Inferring Their Time-Dependent Stochastic Properties: Application in Robot Learning Via Tutoring
Author(s): Murata, S. ; Namikawa, J. ; Arie, H. ; Sugano, S. ; Tani, J.
Pages: 298-310
4. Conceptual Imitation Learning Based on Perceptual and Functional Characteristics of Action
Author(s): Hajimirsadeghi, H. ; Ahmadabadi, M.N. ; Araabi, B.N.
Pages: 311-325
5. A Robotic Model of Reaching and Grasping Development
Author(s): Savastano, P. ; Nolfi, S.
Pages: 326-337
Author(s): Yan, R. ; Rodemann, T. ; Wrede, B.
Pages: 273-287
2. Modeling Cross-Modal Interactions in Early Word Learning
Author(s): Althaus, N. ; Mareschal, D.
Pages: 288-297
3. Learning to Reproduce Fluctuating Time Series by Inferring Their Time-Dependent Stochastic Properties: Application in Robot Learning Via Tutoring
Author(s): Murata, S. ; Namikawa, J. ; Arie, H. ; Sugano, S. ; Tani, J.
Pages: 298-310
4. Conceptual Imitation Learning Based on Perceptual and Functional Characteristics of Action
Author(s): Hajimirsadeghi, H. ; Ahmadabadi, M.N. ; Araabi, B.N.
Pages: 311-325
5. A Robotic Model of Reaching and Grasping Development
Author(s): Savastano, P. ; Nolfi, S.
Pages: 326-337
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Neural Networks new articles 6 January -12 January, 2014
1. Nonsmooth finite-time stabilization of neural networks with discontinuous activations
Xiaoyang Liu, Ju.H. Park, Nan Jiang, Jinde Cao
Xiaoyang Liu, Ju.H. Park, Nan Jiang, Jinde Cao
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Neural Networks new articles 23 December - 29 December, 2013
1. Construction of a Boolean model of gene and protein regulatory network with memory
Meng Yang, Rui Li, Tianguang Chu
2. Pairwise constrained concept factorization for data representation
Yangcheng He, Hongtao Lu, Lei Huang, Saining Xie
3. Periodicity and global exponential stability of a generalized Cohen–Grossberg neural networks with discontinuous activations and mixed delays
Dongshu Wang, Lihong Huang
Meng Yang, Rui Li, Tianguang Chu
2. Pairwise constrained concept factorization for data representation
Yangcheng He, Hongtao Lu, Lei Huang, Saining Xie
3. Periodicity and global exponential stability of a generalized Cohen–Grossberg neural networks with discontinuous activations and mixed delays
Dongshu Wang, Lihong Huang
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems: Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2014
1. Guest Editorial: Learning in Nonstationary and Evolving Environments
Author(s): Robi Polikar; Cesare Alippi
Pages: 9 - 11
2. COMPOSE: A Semisupervised Learning Framework for Initially Labeled Nonstationary Streaming Data
Author(s): Karl B. Dyer; Robert Capo; Robi Polikar
Pages: 12 - 26
3. Active Learning With Drifting Streaming Data
Author(s): Indre Zliobaite; Albert Bifet; Bernhard Pfahringer; Geoffrey Holmes
Pages: 27 - 39
4. Online Bayesian Learning With Natural Sequential Prior Distribution
Author(s): Yohei Nakada; Makio Wakahara; Takashi Matsumoto
Pages: 40 - 54
5. PANFIS: A Novel Incremental Learning Machine
Author(s): Mahardhika Pratama; Sreenatha. G. Anavatti; Plamen. P. Angelov; Edwin Lughofer
Pages: 55 - 68
6. PCA Feature Extraction for Change Detection in Multidimensional Unlabeled Data
Author(s): Ludmila I. Kuncheva; William J. Faithfull
Pages: 69 - 80
7. Reacting to Different Types of Concept Drift: The Accuracy Updated Ensemble Algorithm
Author(s): Dariusz Brzezinski; Jerzy Stefanowski
Pages: 81 - 94
8. Mining Recurring Concepts in a Dynamic Feature Space
Author(s): Joao Bartolo Gomes; Mohamed Medhat Gaber; Pedro A. C. Sousa; Ernestina Menasalvas
Pages: 95 - 110
9. Dynamic Learning From Adaptive Neural Network Control of a Class of Nonaffine Nonlinear Systems
Author(s): Shi-Lu Dai; Cong Wang; Min Wang
Pages: 111 - 123
10. Learning in the Model Space for Cognitive Fault Diagnosis
Author(s): Huanhuan Chen; Peter Tino; Ali Rodan; Xin Yao
Pages: 124 - 136
11. Adaptive Approximation for Multiple Sensor Fault Detection and Isolation of Nonlinear Uncertain Systems
Author(s): Vasso Reppa; Marios M. Polycarpou; Christos G. Panayiotou
Pages: 137 - 153
12. Dealing With Concept Drifts in Process Mining
Author(s): R. P. Jagadeesh Chandra Bose; Wil M. P. van der Aalst; Indre Zliobaite; Mykola Pechenizkiy
Pages: 154 - 171
13. Adaptive Convex Combination Approach for the Identification of Improper Quaternion Processes
Author(s): Bukhari Che Ujang; Cyrus Jahanchahi; Clive Cheong Took; Danilo P. Mandic
Pages: 172 - 182
14. Developmental Perception of the Self and Action
Author(s): Ryo Saegusa; Giorgio Metta; Giulio Sandini; Lorenzo Natale
Pages: 183 - 202
15. Linguistic Decision Making for Robot Route Learning
Author(s): Hongmei He; Thomas Martin McGinnity; Sonya Coleman; Bryan Gardiner
Pages: 203 - 215
16. An Interval Type-2 Neural Fuzzy Chip With On-Chip Incremental Learning Ability for Time-Varying Data Sequence Prediction and System Control
Author(s): Chia-Feng Juang; Chi-You Chen
Pages: 216 - 228
17. Learning Geotemporal Nonstationary Failure and Recovery of Power Distribution
Author(s): Yun Wei; Chuanyi Ji; Floyd Galvan; Stephen Couvillon; George Orellana; James Momoh
Pages: 229 - 240
18. Continuous Dynamical Combination of Short and Long-Term Forecasts for Nonstationary Time Series
Author(s): Domingos Savio Pereira Salazar; Paulo Jorge Leitao Adeodato; Adrian Lucena Arnaud
Pages: 241 - 246
Author(s): Robi Polikar; Cesare Alippi
Pages: 9 - 11
2. COMPOSE: A Semisupervised Learning Framework for Initially Labeled Nonstationary Streaming Data
Author(s): Karl B. Dyer; Robert Capo; Robi Polikar
Pages: 12 - 26
3. Active Learning With Drifting Streaming Data
Author(s): Indre Zliobaite; Albert Bifet; Bernhard Pfahringer; Geoffrey Holmes
Pages: 27 - 39
4. Online Bayesian Learning With Natural Sequential Prior Distribution
Author(s): Yohei Nakada; Makio Wakahara; Takashi Matsumoto
Pages: 40 - 54
5. PANFIS: A Novel Incremental Learning Machine
Author(s): Mahardhika Pratama; Sreenatha. G. Anavatti; Plamen. P. Angelov; Edwin Lughofer
Pages: 55 - 68
6. PCA Feature Extraction for Change Detection in Multidimensional Unlabeled Data
Author(s): Ludmila I. Kuncheva; William J. Faithfull
Pages: 69 - 80
7. Reacting to Different Types of Concept Drift: The Accuracy Updated Ensemble Algorithm
Author(s): Dariusz Brzezinski; Jerzy Stefanowski
Pages: 81 - 94
8. Mining Recurring Concepts in a Dynamic Feature Space
Author(s): Joao Bartolo Gomes; Mohamed Medhat Gaber; Pedro A. C. Sousa; Ernestina Menasalvas
Pages: 95 - 110
9. Dynamic Learning From Adaptive Neural Network Control of a Class of Nonaffine Nonlinear Systems
Author(s): Shi-Lu Dai; Cong Wang; Min Wang
Pages: 111 - 123
10. Learning in the Model Space for Cognitive Fault Diagnosis
Author(s): Huanhuan Chen; Peter Tino; Ali Rodan; Xin Yao
Pages: 124 - 136
11. Adaptive Approximation for Multiple Sensor Fault Detection and Isolation of Nonlinear Uncertain Systems
Author(s): Vasso Reppa; Marios M. Polycarpou; Christos G. Panayiotou
Pages: 137 - 153
12. Dealing With Concept Drifts in Process Mining
Author(s): R. P. Jagadeesh Chandra Bose; Wil M. P. van der Aalst; Indre Zliobaite; Mykola Pechenizkiy
Pages: 154 - 171
13. Adaptive Convex Combination Approach for the Identification of Improper Quaternion Processes
Author(s): Bukhari Che Ujang; Cyrus Jahanchahi; Clive Cheong Took; Danilo P. Mandic
Pages: 172 - 182
14. Developmental Perception of the Self and Action
Author(s): Ryo Saegusa; Giorgio Metta; Giulio Sandini; Lorenzo Natale
Pages: 183 - 202
15. Linguistic Decision Making for Robot Route Learning
Author(s): Hongmei He; Thomas Martin McGinnity; Sonya Coleman; Bryan Gardiner
Pages: 203 - 215
16. An Interval Type-2 Neural Fuzzy Chip With On-Chip Incremental Learning Ability for Time-Varying Data Sequence Prediction and System Control
Author(s): Chia-Feng Juang; Chi-You Chen
Pages: 216 - 228
17. Learning Geotemporal Nonstationary Failure and Recovery of Power Distribution
Author(s): Yun Wei; Chuanyi Ji; Floyd Galvan; Stephen Couvillon; George Orellana; James Momoh
Pages: 229 - 240
18. Continuous Dynamical Combination of Short and Long-Term Forecasts for Nonstationary Time Series
Author(s): Domingos Savio Pereira Salazar; Paulo Jorge Leitao Adeodato; Adrian Lucena Arnaud
Pages: 241 - 246
Monday, December 23, 2013
Neural Networks Volume 50 Pages 1-182 February 2014
Neural Networks Letters
1. Existence and global exponential stability of periodic solution for high-order discrete-time BAM neural networksPages: 98-109
Author(s): Ancai Zhang, Jianlong Qiu, Jinhua She
2. Cellular computational networks—A scalable architecture for learning the dynamics of large networked systems
Pages: 120-123
Author(s): Bipul Luitel, Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy
Cognitive Science
3. Supervised orthogonal discriminant subspace projects learning for face recognitionPages: 33-46
Author(s): Yu Chen, Xiao-Hong Xu
Learning Systems
4. Direct Kernel Perceptron (DKP): Ultra-fast kernel ELM-based classification with non-iterative closed-form weight calculationPages: 60-71
Author(s): Manuel Fernández-Delgado, Eva Cernadas, Senén Barro, Jorge Ribeiro, José Neves
5. Batch gradient method with smoothing image regularization for training of feedforward neural networks
Pages: 72-78
Author(s): Wei Wu, Qinwei Fan, Jacek M. Zurada, Jian Wang, Dakun Yang, Yan Liu
6. Compressed classification learning with Markov chain samples
Pages: 90-97
Author(s): Feilong Cao, Tenghui Dai, Yongquan Zhang, Yuanpeng Tan
7. Semi-supervised learning of class balance under class-prior change by distribution matching
Pages: 110-119
Author(s): Marthinus Christoffel du Plessis, Masashi Sugiyama
8. Robust support vector machine-trained fuzzy system
Pages: 154-165
Author(s): Yahya Forghani, Hadi Sadoghi Yazdi
9. Large-scale linear nonparallel support vector machine solver
Pages: 166-174
Author(s): Yingjie Tian, Yuan Ping
10. Finite time convergent learning law for continuous neural networks
Pages: 175-182
Author(s): Isaac Chairez
Mathematical and Computational Analysis
11. A Bayesian inverse solution using independent component analysisPages: 47-59
Author(s): Jouni Puuronen, Aapo Hyvärinen
12. A one-layer recurrent neural network for constrained nonsmooth invex optimization
Pages: 79-89
Author(s): Guocheng Li, Zheng Yan, Jun Wang
13. Pointwise probability reinforcements for robust statistical inference
Pages: 124-141
Author(s): Benoît Frénay, Michel Verleysen
14. A linear recurrent kernel online learning algorithm with sparse updates
Pages: 142-153
Author(s): Haijin Fan, Qing Song
Engineering and Applications
15. Correcting and combining time series forecastersPages: 1-11
Author(s): Paulo Renato A. Firmino, Paulo S.G. de Mattos Neto, Tiago A.E. Ferreira
16. Hybrid fault diagnosis of nonlinear systems using neural parameter estimators
Pages: 12-32
Author(s): E. Sobhani-Tehrani, H.A. Talebi, K. Khorasani
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Work-Life Balance
A video of a panel session of two young(ish) professors, talking about work-life balance. I used to work in the same lab as Corey Bradshaw, and have even published with him. He is a straight-speaking person who says what he thinks, so you can be sure that what he says in this session is his honest opinion. That being said, I do have some conflicted feelings about this discussion.
On the one hand, I respect and envy their academic achievements. On the other hand, the sacrifices they have made to get where they are are just terrifying, and strike me as selfish. When Tanya Munro talks about dragging her two tiny babies to a conference, or skipping their end-of-year performance, or both of them talking about leaving their kids at home for the evening again, I can't help but think that that is just so much macho bullsh*t. For me, family comes first, there is no choice. My daughter is smart without being conceited, brave without being reckless, strong without being over-bearing, loving, caring and empathetic, without being clingy. She wouldn't be those things if she didn't have an extended family around her who were fully engaged in her upbringing. I'd rather be a "less-successful" academic, than risk losing what I have with her. She'll grow up soon enough, I can put more energy into my career then. Certainly I could achieve more if I sacrificed more, or if I slept a lot less, but if I worked an 80-hour week, I would die. It's as simple as that. One of the last things my father said to me, just a few days before he died, was "you're not a machine". I refuse to risk depriving my wife of her husband and my daughter of her father.
Another point at which I disagree with Corey is when he mentions telling his post-docs "Start publishing papers or I'm going to have to sack you". I think this is a poor management technique: if someone isn't performing, you as a manager must coach them to lift their game. Management by fear is a poor technique and just breeds resentment. Life may be too short to work with a*holes, but it's also too short to accumulate enemies.
The idea that everything you do should lead to an obvious paper is fine for someone who in only doing research, but personally I couldn't live without undergraduate teaching. I need the surge of energy I get from standing in front of a class and explaining complex concepts. I really love it when someone "gets it", when their face lights up with understanding. Even though I spend most of my time now in management, I'd never take another position where I wasn't teaching.
Finally, everyone's circumstances are different, so you shouldn't compare yourself to others. Tanya Munro may have met her husband during her first year of university, but I met my wife at 28, married her just before turning 30, and had my daughter, finished my PhD, and started my first post-doc at 31. I had problems with my PhD topic, I had health problems, and I had to work to support myself. Now I'm 40 and my career path is finally starting to settle down. I may have achieved less academically than them, but so have most people. What, really, does comparing myself to them achieve? Nothing, except perhaps to make me feel badly about myself.
One thing I do agree with is that you have to find your own balance, your own way. I think I've found mine, and I'm happier for it. The video is well worth the time to view it, if only to gain some perspectives from successful academics.
On the one hand, I respect and envy their academic achievements. On the other hand, the sacrifices they have made to get where they are are just terrifying, and strike me as selfish. When Tanya Munro talks about dragging her two tiny babies to a conference, or skipping their end-of-year performance, or both of them talking about leaving their kids at home for the evening again, I can't help but think that that is just so much macho bullsh*t. For me, family comes first, there is no choice. My daughter is smart without being conceited, brave without being reckless, strong without being over-bearing, loving, caring and empathetic, without being clingy. She wouldn't be those things if she didn't have an extended family around her who were fully engaged in her upbringing. I'd rather be a "less-successful" academic, than risk losing what I have with her. She'll grow up soon enough, I can put more energy into my career then. Certainly I could achieve more if I sacrificed more, or if I slept a lot less, but if I worked an 80-hour week, I would die. It's as simple as that. One of the last things my father said to me, just a few days before he died, was "you're not a machine". I refuse to risk depriving my wife of her husband and my daughter of her father.
Another point at which I disagree with Corey is when he mentions telling his post-docs "Start publishing papers or I'm going to have to sack you". I think this is a poor management technique: if someone isn't performing, you as a manager must coach them to lift their game. Management by fear is a poor technique and just breeds resentment. Life may be too short to work with a*holes, but it's also too short to accumulate enemies.
The idea that everything you do should lead to an obvious paper is fine for someone who in only doing research, but personally I couldn't live without undergraduate teaching. I need the surge of energy I get from standing in front of a class and explaining complex concepts. I really love it when someone "gets it", when their face lights up with understanding. Even though I spend most of my time now in management, I'd never take another position where I wasn't teaching.
Finally, everyone's circumstances are different, so you shouldn't compare yourself to others. Tanya Munro may have met her husband during her first year of university, but I met my wife at 28, married her just before turning 30, and had my daughter, finished my PhD, and started my first post-doc at 31. I had problems with my PhD topic, I had health problems, and I had to work to support myself. Now I'm 40 and my career path is finally starting to settle down. I may have achieved less academically than them, but so have most people. What, really, does comparing myself to them achieve? Nothing, except perhaps to make me feel badly about myself.
One thing I do agree with is that you have to find your own balance, your own way. I think I've found mine, and I'm happier for it. The video is well worth the time to view it, if only to gain some perspectives from successful academics.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
WCCI 2014 Deadline Extension
The deadline for submitting papers to the World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI) 2014 has been extended to the 20th of January, 2014. There will be no further extensions. This conference combines the three major conferences of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society: The International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN); the Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) and the IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE). This conference will be held in Beijing, China, July 6-11, 2014.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Reminder: paper submission deadline for EAIS 2014
A reminder that the deadline for submitting papers to the IEEE Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems (EAIS) 2014 is January 15, 2014. This conference will be held in Linz, Austria, June 2-4, 2014.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Reminder: paper submission deadline for IEEE SSCI 2014
A reminder that the deadline for submitting papers to the IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI) 2014 is 15 June 2014. This group of symposia will be held in Orlando, Florida, 9-12 December, 2014.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Call for papers: Special Session for WCCI 2014 "Applications of Computational lntelligence in Ecological Informatics and Environmental Modelling"
Aim
The aim of this special session is to provide a forum for recent research in the application of computational intelligence in the areas of ecological informatics, ecological modelling and environmental modelling.Ecological informatics and the related field of ecological modelling involve constructing computational models of ecological systems. These models include such things as the distribution or abundance of particular species, models of the interaction between multiple species, and models of the future development of populations. Environmental modelling is closely related and involves constructing models of the physical environment that biological eco-systems inhabit. These models cover such topics as the climate and climate change and the detection of landscape features from geographical data. Models have also been constructed of such environmental topics as waste management systems, water quality and drainage systems and air pollution. As these are highly-complex systems, algorithms from the field of computational intelligence have already been widely applied to modelling this data. Previous work has successfully applied artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems, evolutionary algorithms, support vector machines and combinations of these including neuro-fuzzy and neuro-evolutionary approaches. In each case, computational intelligence methods were shown to be more effective at solving the problem than the alternative methods.
Scope
Topics relevant to this special session include, but are not limited to, the following applications of computational intelligence, including Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, and Evolutionary Algorithms:• Species distribution and ecological niche modelling
• Predicting species abundance
• Remote sensing image analysis and content-based image retrieval for Ecological Informatics and Environmental Modelling
• Analysis of species assemblages
• Issues in the preparation of ecological data for modelling
• Modelling of pollutants in air, land or water
• Modelling water quality
• Predicting the effects of climate change
• Predicting crop hazards, pests or diseases
• Identifying landscape features
• Modelling ecosystem biomass
Deadline
The deadline for submissions to this special session is 20 January 2014.Information for Authors
1) Information on the format and templates for papers can be found here:http://www.ieee-wcci2014.org/Paper%20Submission.htm
2) Papers should be submitted via the IJCNN 2014 paper submission site:
http://ieee-cis.org/conferences/ijcnn2014/upload.php3)
Select the Special Session name in the Main Research topic dropdown list
4) Fill out the input fields, upload the PDF file of your paper and finalize your submission by the deadline of December 20, 2013
Organisers
• Dr Michael J Watts, AIS St Helens, Auckland, New Zealand. mjwatts@ieee.org• Associate Professor Russel Pears, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, russel.pears@aut.ac.nz
• Professor Jie Yang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, jieyang@sjtu.edu.cn
Friday, December 6, 2013
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Volume 21, Number 6, December 2013
1. An Improved Estimation Method for Unmodeled Dynamics Based on ANFIS and Its Application to Controller Design
Author(s): Zhang, Y. ; Chai, T. ; Wang, H. ; Chen, X. ; Su, C.-Y.
Pages: 989-1005
2. Linguistic Computational Model Based on 2-Tuples and Intervals
Author(s): Dong, Y. ; Zhang, G. ; Hong, W.-C. ; Yu, S.
Pages: 1006-1018
3. Dynamic Fuzzy Clustering and Its Application in Motion Segmentation
Author(s): Nguyen, T.M. ; Wu, Q.M.J.
Pages: 1019-1031
4. Hierarchical Structured Sparse Representation for T–S Fuzzy Systems Identification
Author(s): Luo, M. ; Sun, F. ; Liu, H.
Pages: 1032-1043
5. Intelligent Hybrid Control System Design for Antilock Braking Systems Using Self-Organizing Function-Link Fuzzy Cerebellar Model Articulation Controller
Author(s): Lin, C.-M. ; Li, H.-Y.
Pages: 1044-1055
6. Simplified Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Systems
Author(s): Mendel, J.M. ; Liu, X.
Pages: 1056-1069
7. Statistical Inference of Rough Set Dependence and Importance Analysis
Author(s): Hu, D. ; Yu, X.
Pages: 1070-1079
8. A Metacognitive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (McFIS) for Sequential Classification Problems
Author(s): Subramanian, K. ; Suresh, S. ; Sundararajan, N.
Pages: 1080-1095
9. Strongest Strong Cycles and $theta$-Fuzzy Graphs
Author(s): Mathew, S. ; Sunitha, M.S.
Pages: 1096-1104
10. Functional Machine With Takagi–Sugeno Inference to Coordinated Movement in Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator Systems
Author(s): dos Santos, C.H.F. ; De Pieri, E.R.
Pages: 1105-1114
11. Human Reliability Evaluation for Offshore Platform Musters Using Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets
Author(s): Tyagi, S.K. ; Akram, M.
Pages: 1115-1122
12. Enhanced Adaptive Fuzzy Control With Optimal Approximation Error Convergence
Author(s): Pan, Y. ; Er, M.J.
Pages: 1123-1132
13. FINGRAMS: Visual Representations of Fuzzy Rule-Based Inference for Expert Analysis of Comprehensibility
Author(s): Pancho, D.P. ; Alonso, J.M. ; Cordon, O. ; Quirin, A. ; Magdalena, L.
Pages: 1133-1149
14. A New Approach to Interval-Valued Choquet Integrals and the Problem of Ordering in Interval-Valued Fuzzy Set Applications
Author(s): Bustince, H. ; Galar, M. ; Bedregal, B. ; Kolesarova, A. ; Mesiar, R.
Pages: 1150-1162
15. Defuzzification Functionals of Ordered Fuzzy Numbers
Author(s): Kosinski, W. ; Prokopowicz, P. ; Rosa, A.
Pages: 1163-1169
16. A Soft Modularity Function For Detecting Fuzzy Communities in Social Networks
Author(s): Havens, T.C. ; Bezdek, J.C. ; Leckie, C. ; Ramamohanarao, K. ; Palaniswami, M.
Pages: 1170-1175
Author(s): Zhang, Y. ; Chai, T. ; Wang, H. ; Chen, X. ; Su, C.-Y.
Pages: 989-1005
2. Linguistic Computational Model Based on 2-Tuples and Intervals
Author(s): Dong, Y. ; Zhang, G. ; Hong, W.-C. ; Yu, S.
Pages: 1006-1018
3. Dynamic Fuzzy Clustering and Its Application in Motion Segmentation
Author(s): Nguyen, T.M. ; Wu, Q.M.J.
Pages: 1019-1031
4. Hierarchical Structured Sparse Representation for T–S Fuzzy Systems Identification
Author(s): Luo, M. ; Sun, F. ; Liu, H.
Pages: 1032-1043
5. Intelligent Hybrid Control System Design for Antilock Braking Systems Using Self-Organizing Function-Link Fuzzy Cerebellar Model Articulation Controller
Author(s): Lin, C.-M. ; Li, H.-Y.
Pages: 1044-1055
6. Simplified Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Systems
Author(s): Mendel, J.M. ; Liu, X.
Pages: 1056-1069
7. Statistical Inference of Rough Set Dependence and Importance Analysis
Author(s): Hu, D. ; Yu, X.
Pages: 1070-1079
8. A Metacognitive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (McFIS) for Sequential Classification Problems
Author(s): Subramanian, K. ; Suresh, S. ; Sundararajan, N.
Pages: 1080-1095
9. Strongest Strong Cycles and $theta$-Fuzzy Graphs
Author(s): Mathew, S. ; Sunitha, M.S.
Pages: 1096-1104
10. Functional Machine With Takagi–Sugeno Inference to Coordinated Movement in Underwater Vehicle-Manipulator Systems
Author(s): dos Santos, C.H.F. ; De Pieri, E.R.
Pages: 1105-1114
11. Human Reliability Evaluation for Offshore Platform Musters Using Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets
Author(s): Tyagi, S.K. ; Akram, M.
Pages: 1115-1122
12. Enhanced Adaptive Fuzzy Control With Optimal Approximation Error Convergence
Author(s): Pan, Y. ; Er, M.J.
Pages: 1123-1132
13. FINGRAMS: Visual Representations of Fuzzy Rule-Based Inference for Expert Analysis of Comprehensibility
Author(s): Pancho, D.P. ; Alonso, J.M. ; Cordon, O. ; Quirin, A. ; Magdalena, L.
Pages: 1133-1149
14. A New Approach to Interval-Valued Choquet Integrals and the Problem of Ordering in Interval-Valued Fuzzy Set Applications
Author(s): Bustince, H. ; Galar, M. ; Bedregal, B. ; Kolesarova, A. ; Mesiar, R.
Pages: 1150-1162
15. Defuzzification Functionals of Ordered Fuzzy Numbers
Author(s): Kosinski, W. ; Prokopowicz, P. ; Rosa, A.
Pages: 1163-1169
16. A Soft Modularity Function For Detecting Fuzzy Communities in Social Networks
Author(s): Havens, T.C. ; Bezdek, J.C. ; Leckie, C. ; Ramamohanarao, K. ; Palaniswami, M.
Pages: 1170-1175
Thursday, December 5, 2013
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Volume 17, Number 6, December 2013
1. Striking a Mean- and Parent-Centric Balance in Real-Valued Crossover Operators
Author(s): Someya, H.
Pages: 737-754
2. Multiobjective Particle Swarm Optimization With Preference-Based Sort and Its Application to Path Following Footstep Optimization for Humanoid Robots
Author(s): Lee, K.-B. ; Kim, J.-H.
Pages: 755-766
3. An Energy-Based Sampling Technique for Multi-Objective Restricted Boltzmann Machine
Author(s): Shim, V.A. ; Tan, K.C. ; Cheong, C.Y.
Pages: 767-785
4. An Efficient Evolutionary Algorithm for Chance-Constrained Bi-Objective Stochastic Optimization
Author(s): Liu, B. ; Zhang, Q. ; Fernandez, F.V. ; Gielen, G.G.E.
Pages: 786-796
5. Scaling Up Estimation of Distribution Algorithms for Continuous Optimization
Author(s): Dong, W. ; Chen, T. ; Tino, P. ; Yao, X.
Pages: 797-822
6. Optimal Cycle Program of Traffic Lights With Particle Swarm Optimization
Author(s): Garcia-Nieto, J. ; Olivera, A.C. ; Alba, E.
Pages: 823-839
7. Grammatical Evolution Hyper-Heuristic for Combinatorial Optimization Problems
Author(s): Sabar, N.R. ; Ayob, M. ; Kendall, G. ; Qu, R.
Pages: 840-861
8. Fitness Modeling With Markov Networks
Author(s): Brownlee, A.E.I. ; McCall, J.A.W. ; Zhang, Q.
Pages: 862-879
Author(s): Someya, H.
Pages: 737-754
2. Multiobjective Particle Swarm Optimization With Preference-Based Sort and Its Application to Path Following Footstep Optimization for Humanoid Robots
Author(s): Lee, K.-B. ; Kim, J.-H.
Pages: 755-766
3. An Energy-Based Sampling Technique for Multi-Objective Restricted Boltzmann Machine
Author(s): Shim, V.A. ; Tan, K.C. ; Cheong, C.Y.
Pages: 767-785
4. An Efficient Evolutionary Algorithm for Chance-Constrained Bi-Objective Stochastic Optimization
Author(s): Liu, B. ; Zhang, Q. ; Fernandez, F.V. ; Gielen, G.G.E.
Pages: 786-796
5. Scaling Up Estimation of Distribution Algorithms for Continuous Optimization
Author(s): Dong, W. ; Chen, T. ; Tino, P. ; Yao, X.
Pages: 797-822
6. Optimal Cycle Program of Traffic Lights With Particle Swarm Optimization
Author(s): Garcia-Nieto, J. ; Olivera, A.C. ; Alba, E.
Pages: 823-839
7. Grammatical Evolution Hyper-Heuristic for Combinatorial Optimization Problems
Author(s): Sabar, N.R. ; Ayob, M. ; Kendall, G. ; Qu, R.
Pages: 840-861
8. Fitness Modeling With Markov Networks
Author(s): Brownlee, A.E.I. ; McCall, J.A.W. ; Zhang, Q.
Pages: 862-879
Neural Networks Volume 48 Pages 1-208
Neural Networks Letters
1. Is mutual information adequate for feature selection in regression?Pages: 1-7
Author(s): Benoît Frénay, Gauthier Doquire, Michel Verleysen
2. Neural architecture design based on extreme learning machine
Pages: 19-24
Author(s): Andrés Bueno-Crespo, Pedro J. GarcÃa-Laencina, José-Luis Sancho-Gómez
3. Comments on the “No-Prop” algorithm
Pages: 59-60
Author(s): Meng-Hiot Lim
4. Exponential stabilization of delayed recurrent neural networks: A state estimation based approach
Pages: 153-157
Author(s): He Huang, Tingwen Huang, Xiaoping Chen, Chunjiang Qian
Neuroscience
5. A model of task-specific focal dystoniaPages: 25-31
Author(s): Eckart Altenmüller, Dieter Müller
6. Global exponential synchronization of memristor-based recurrent neural networks with time-varying delays
Pages: 195-203
Author(s): Shiping Wen, Gang Bao, Zhigang Zeng, Yiran Chen, Tingwen Huang
Learning Systems
7. An efficient matrix bi-factorization alternative optimization method for low-rank matrix recovery and completionPages: 8-18
Author(s): Yuanyuan Liu, L.C. Jiao, Fanhua Shang, Fei Yin, F. Liu
8. Analysis of programming properties and the row–column generation method for 1-norm support vector machines
Pages: 32-43
Author(s): Li Zhang, WeiDa Zhou
9. Fully corrective boosting with arbitrary loss and regularization
Pages: 44-58
Author(s): Chunhua Shen, Hanxi Li, Anton van den Hengel
10. Fixed-final-time optimal control of nonlinear systems with terminal constraints
Pages: 61-71
Author(s): Ali Heydari, S.N. Balakrishnan
11. Solving graph data issues using a layered architecture approach with applications to web spam detection
Pages: 78-90
Author(s): Franco Scarselli, Ah Chung Tsoi, Markus Hagenbuchner, Lucia Di Noi
12. Fuzzy rough sets, and a granular neural network for unsupervised feature selection
Pages: 91-108
Author(s): Avatharam Ganivada, Shubhra Sankar Ray, Sankar K. Pal
13. Categorization and decision-making in a neurobiologically plausible spiking network using a STDP-like learning rule
Pages: 109-124
Author(s): Michael Beyeler, Nikil D. Dutt, Jeffrey L. Krichmar
14. 1-norm support vector novelty detection and its sparseness
Pages: 125-132
Author(s): Li Zhang, WeiDa Zhou
15. On the construction of the relevance vector machine based on Bayesian Ying-Yang harmony learning
Pages: 173-179
Author(s): Dansong Cheng, Minh Nhut Nguyen, Junbin Gao, Daming Shi
Mathematical and Computational Analysis
16. Multivariate neural network operators with sigmoidal activation functionsPages: 72-77
Author(s): Danilo Costarelli, Renato Spigler
17. Self-Organizing Hidden Markov Model Map (SOHMMM)
Pages: 133-147
Author(s): Christos Ferles, Andreas Stafylopatis
18. The breaking of a delayed ring neural network contributes to stability: The rule and exceptions
Pages: 148-152
Author(s): T.N. Khokhlova, M.M. Kipnis
19. Global exponential dissipativity and stabilization of memristor-based recurrent neural networks with time-varying delays
Pages: 158-172
Author(s): Zhenyuan Guo, Jun Wang, Zheng Yan
20. Dynamical behaviors for discontinuous and delayed neural networks in the framework of Filippov differential inclusions
Pages: 180-194
Author(s): Lihong Huang, Zuowei Cai, Lingling Zhang, Lian Duan
Letter to the Editor
21. Reply to the Comments on the “No-Prop” algorithmPages: 204
Author(s): Bernard Widrow
22. A comment on “ image -stability and image -synchronization for fractional-order neural networks”
Pages: 207-208
Author(s): Li Kexue, Peng Jigen, Gao Jinghuai
Erratum
23. Erratum to “Comments on the ‘No-Prop’ algorithm” [Neural Netw. 48 (2013) 59–60]Pages: 205
Author(s): Meng-Hiot Lim
Corrigendum
24. Corrigendum to “Noise enhanced clustering and competitive learning algorithms” [Neural Netw. 37 (2013) 132–140]Pages: 206
Author(s): Osonde Osoba, Bart Kosko
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Neural Networks new articles 25 November - 1 December, 2013
1. Feature selection and multi-kernel learning for sparse representation on a manifold
Jim Jing-Yan Wang, Halima Bensmail, Xin Gao
2. Large-scale linear Nonparallel Support Vector Machine solver
Yingjie Tian, Yuan Ping
3. Neural network for solving convex quadratic bilevel programming problems
Xing He, Chuandong Li, Tingwen Huang, Chaojie Li
Jim Jing-Yan Wang, Halima Bensmail, Xin Gao
2. Large-scale linear Nonparallel Support Vector Machine solver
Yingjie Tian, Yuan Ping
3. Neural network for solving convex quadratic bilevel programming problems
Xing He, Chuandong Li, Tingwen Huang, Chaojie Li
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Neural Networks new articles 19-25 November, 2013
1. Compressed classification learning with Markov chain samples
Feilong Cao, Tenghui Dai, Yongquan Zhang, Yuanpeng Tan
2. Existence and global exponential stability of periodic solution for high-order discrete-time BAM neural networks
Ancai Zhang, Jianlong Qiu, Jinhua She
3. Pointwise probability reinforcements for robust statistical inference
Benoît Frénay, Michel Verleysen
4. Robust support vector machine-trained fuzzy system
Yahya Forghani, Hadi Sadoghi Yazdi
5. A linear recurrent kernel online learning algorithm with sparse updates
Haijin Fan, Qing Song
6. A one-layer recurrent neural network for constrained nonsmooth invex optimization
Guocheng Li, Zheng Yan, Jun Wang
7. Semi-supervised learning of class balance under class-prior change by distribution matching
Marthinus Christoffel du Plessis, Masashi Sugiyama
8. Batch gradient method with smoothing image regularization for training of feedforward neural networks
Wei Wu, Qinwei Fan, Jacek M. Zurada, Jian Wang, Dakun Yang, Yan Liu
Feilong Cao, Tenghui Dai, Yongquan Zhang, Yuanpeng Tan
2. Existence and global exponential stability of periodic solution for high-order discrete-time BAM neural networks
Ancai Zhang, Jianlong Qiu, Jinhua She
3. Pointwise probability reinforcements for robust statistical inference
Benoît Frénay, Michel Verleysen
4. Robust support vector machine-trained fuzzy system
Yahya Forghani, Hadi Sadoghi Yazdi
5. A linear recurrent kernel online learning algorithm with sparse updates
Haijin Fan, Qing Song
6. A one-layer recurrent neural network for constrained nonsmooth invex optimization
Guocheng Li, Zheng Yan, Jun Wang
7. Semi-supervised learning of class balance under class-prior change by distribution matching
Marthinus Christoffel du Plessis, Masashi Sugiyama
8. Batch gradient method with smoothing image regularization for training of feedforward neural networks
Wei Wu, Qinwei Fan, Jacek M. Zurada, Jian Wang, Dakun Yang, Yan Liu
Monday, November 25, 2013
Call for papers: Special Session for WCCI 2014 "Applications of Computational lntelligence in Ecological Informatics and Environmental Modelling"
Aim
The aim of this special session is to provide a forum for recent research in the application of computational intelligence in the areas of ecological informatics, ecological modelling and environmental modelling.Ecological informatics and the related field of ecological modelling involve constructing computational models of ecological systems. These models include such things as the distribution or abundance of particular species, models of the interaction between multiple species, and models of the future development of populations. Environmental modelling is closely related and involves constructing models of the physical environment that biological eco-systems inhabit. These models cover such topics as the climate and climate change and the detection of landscape features from geographical data. Models have also been constructed of such environmental topics as waste management systems, water quality and drainage systems and air pollution. As these are highly-complex systems, algorithms from the field of computational intelligence have already been widely applied to modelling this data. Previous work has successfully applied artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems, evolutionary algorithms, support vector machines and combinations of these including neuro-fuzzy and neuro-evolutionary approaches. In each case, computational intelligence methods were shown to be more effective at solving the problem than the alternative methods.
Scope
Topics relevant to this special session include, but are not limited to, the following applications of computational intelligence, including Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, and Evolutionary Algorithms:• Species distribution and ecological niche modelling
• Predicting species abundance
• Remote sensing image analysis and content-based image retrieval for Ecological Informatics and Environmental Modelling
• Analysis of species assemblages
• Issues in the preparation of ecological data for modelling
• Modelling of pollutants in air, land or water
• Modelling water quality
• Predicting the effects of climate change
• Predicting crop hazards, pests or diseases
• Identifying landscape features
• Modelling ecosystem biomass
Deadline
The deadline for submissions to this special session is 20 December 2013.Information for Authors
1) Information on the format and templates for papers can be found here:http://www.ieee-wcci2014.org/Paper%20Submission.htm
2) Papers should be submitted via the IJCNN 2014 paper submission site:
http://ieee-cis.org/conferences/ijcnn2014/upload.php3)
Select the Special Session name in the Main Research topic dropdown list
4) Fill out the input fields, upload the PDF file of your paper and finalize your submission by the deadline of December 20, 2013
Organisers
• Dr Michael J Watts, AIS St Helens, Auckland, New Zealand. mjwatts@ieee.org• Associate Professor Russel Pears, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, russel.pears@aut.ac.nz
• Professor Jie Yang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, jieyang@sjtu.edu.cn
Friday, November 22, 2013
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems: Volume 24, Issue 12, December 2013
1. Canonical Correlation Analysis on Data With Censoring and Error Information
Author(s): Sun, J. ; Keates, S.
Pages: 1909-1919
2. Highly Accurate Moving Object Detection in Variable Bit Rate Video-Based Traffic Monitoring Systems
Author(s): Huang, S.-C. ; Chen, B.-H.
Pages: 1920-1931
3. Recurrent Neural Collective Classification
Author(s): Monner, D.D. ; Reggia, J.A.
Pages: 1932-1943
4. Online Selective Kernel-Based Temporal Difference Learning
Author(s): Chen, X. ; Gao, Y. ; Wang, R.
Pages: 1944-1956
5. Stability and Synchronization of Discrete-Time Neural Networks With Switching Parameters and Time-Varying Delays
Author(s): Wu, L. ; Feng, Z. ; Lam, J.
Pages: 1957-1972
6. Artificial Endocrine Controller for Power Management in Robotic Systems
Author(s): Sauze, C. ; Neal, M.
Pages: 1973-1985
7. Operator Control of Interneural Computing Machines
Author(s): Shih, M.-H. ; Tsai, F.-S.
Pages: 1986-1998
8. Multiple Graph Label Propagation by Sparse Integration
Author(s): Karasuyama, M. ; Mamitsuka, H.
Pages: 1999-2012
9. Universal Blind Image Quality Assessment Metrics Via Natural Scene Statistics and Multiple Kernel Learning
Author(s): Gao, X. ; Gao, F. ; Tao, D. ; Li, X.
Pages: 2013-2026
10. H_{\infty } State Estimation for Complex Networks With Uncertain Inner Coupling and Incomplete Measurements
Author(s): Shen, B. ; Wang, Z. ; Ding, D. ; Shu, H.
Pages: 2027-2037
11. Goal Representation Heuristic Dynamic Programming on Maze Navigation
Author(s): Ni, Z. ; He, H. ; Wen, J. ; Xu, X.
Pages: 2038-2050
12. Accelerated Canonical Polyadic Decomposition Using Mode Reduction
Author(s): Zhou, G. ; Cichocki, A. ; Xie, S.
Pages: 2051-2062
13. Hardware Friendly Probabilistic Spiking Neural Network With Long-Term and Short-Term Plasticity
Author(s): Hsieh, H.-Y. ; Tang, K.-T.
Pages: 2063-2074
14. Neural Network Architecture for Cognitive Navigation in Dynamic Environments
Author(s): Villacorta-Atienza, J.A. ; Makarov, V.A.
Pages: 2075-2087
15. An Equivalence Between Adaptive Dynamic Programming With a Critic and Backpropagation Through Time
Author(s): Fairbank, M. ; Alonso, E. ; Prokhorov, D.
Pages: 2088-2100
16. Semisupervised Multitask Learning With Gaussian Processes
Author(s): Skolidis, G. ; Sanguinetti, G.
Pages: 2101-2112
17. Nonlinear Projection Trick in Kernel Methods: An Alternative to the Kernel Trick
Author(s): Kwak, N.
Pages: 2113-2119
Author(s): Sun, J. ; Keates, S.
Pages: 1909-1919
2. Highly Accurate Moving Object Detection in Variable Bit Rate Video-Based Traffic Monitoring Systems
Author(s): Huang, S.-C. ; Chen, B.-H.
Pages: 1920-1931
3. Recurrent Neural Collective Classification
Author(s): Monner, D.D. ; Reggia, J.A.
Pages: 1932-1943
4. Online Selective Kernel-Based Temporal Difference Learning
Author(s): Chen, X. ; Gao, Y. ; Wang, R.
Pages: 1944-1956
5. Stability and Synchronization of Discrete-Time Neural Networks With Switching Parameters and Time-Varying Delays
Author(s): Wu, L. ; Feng, Z. ; Lam, J.
Pages: 1957-1972
6. Artificial Endocrine Controller for Power Management in Robotic Systems
Author(s): Sauze, C. ; Neal, M.
Pages: 1973-1985
7. Operator Control of Interneural Computing Machines
Author(s): Shih, M.-H. ; Tsai, F.-S.
Pages: 1986-1998
8. Multiple Graph Label Propagation by Sparse Integration
Author(s): Karasuyama, M. ; Mamitsuka, H.
Pages: 1999-2012
9. Universal Blind Image Quality Assessment Metrics Via Natural Scene Statistics and Multiple Kernel Learning
Author(s): Gao, X. ; Gao, F. ; Tao, D. ; Li, X.
Pages: 2013-2026
10. H_{\infty } State Estimation for Complex Networks With Uncertain Inner Coupling and Incomplete Measurements
Author(s): Shen, B. ; Wang, Z. ; Ding, D. ; Shu, H.
Pages: 2027-2037
11. Goal Representation Heuristic Dynamic Programming on Maze Navigation
Author(s): Ni, Z. ; He, H. ; Wen, J. ; Xu, X.
Pages: 2038-2050
12. Accelerated Canonical Polyadic Decomposition Using Mode Reduction
Author(s): Zhou, G. ; Cichocki, A. ; Xie, S.
Pages: 2051-2062
13. Hardware Friendly Probabilistic Spiking Neural Network With Long-Term and Short-Term Plasticity
Author(s): Hsieh, H.-Y. ; Tang, K.-T.
Pages: 2063-2074
14. Neural Network Architecture for Cognitive Navigation in Dynamic Environments
Author(s): Villacorta-Atienza, J.A. ; Makarov, V.A.
Pages: 2075-2087
15. An Equivalence Between Adaptive Dynamic Programming With a Critic and Backpropagation Through Time
Author(s): Fairbank, M. ; Alonso, E. ; Prokhorov, D.
Pages: 2088-2100
16. Semisupervised Multitask Learning With Gaussian Processes
Author(s): Skolidis, G. ; Sanguinetti, G.
Pages: 2101-2112
17. Nonlinear Projection Trick in Kernel Methods: An Alternative to the Kernel Trick
Author(s): Kwak, N.
Pages: 2113-2119
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Evolving Systems Vol 4, Issue 4, November 2013
1. Editorial: Adaptive connectionist systems for engineering applications
Author(s): Chrisina Jayne
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2. Neurocomputing techniques to dynamically forecast spatiotemporal air pollution data
Author(s): Antonios Papaleonidas & Lazaros Iliadis
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3. Information dynamics based self-adaptive reservoir for delay temporal memory tasks
Author(s): Sakyasingha Dasgupta , Florentin Wörgötter & Poramate Manoonpong
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4. EANN 2012: exploratory analysis of mobile phone traffic patterns using 1-dimensional SOM, clustering and anomaly detection
Author(s): Pekka Kumpulainen & Kimmo Hätönen
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5. Neural Adaptive Control in Application Service Management Environment
Author(s): Tomasz D. Sikora & George D. Magoulas
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Author(s): Chrisina Jayne
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2. Neurocomputing techniques to dynamically forecast spatiotemporal air pollution data
Author(s): Antonios Papaleonidas & Lazaros Iliadis
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3. Information dynamics based self-adaptive reservoir for delay temporal memory tasks
Author(s): Sakyasingha Dasgupta , Florentin Wörgötter & Poramate Manoonpong
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4. EANN 2012: exploratory analysis of mobile phone traffic patterns using 1-dimensional SOM, clustering and anomaly detection
Author(s): Pekka Kumpulainen & Kimmo Hätönen
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5. Neural Adaptive Control in Application Service Management Environment
Author(s): Tomasz D. Sikora & George D. Magoulas
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Friday, November 15, 2013
Reminder: paper submission deadline for SCDM 2014
A reminder that the deadline for submitting papers to the First International Conference on Data Mining (SCDM) 2014 is 15 December 2014. This conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16-18 June, 2014.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Call for papers: Special Session for WCCI 2014 "Applications of Computational lntelligence in Ecological Informatics and Environmental Modelling"
Aim
The aim of this special session is to provide a forum for recent research in the application of computational intelligence in the areas of ecological informatics, ecological modelling and environmental modelling.Ecological informatics and the related field of ecological modelling involve constructing computational models of ecological systems. These models include such things as the distribution or abundance of particular species, models of the interaction between multiple species, and models of the future development of populations. Environmental modelling is closely related and involves constructing models of the physical environment that biological eco-systems inhabit. These models cover such topics as the climate and climate change and the detection of landscape features from geographical data. Models have also been constructed of such environmental topics as waste management systems, water quality and drainage systems and air pollution. As these are highly-complex systems, algorithms from the field of computational intelligence have already been widely applied to modelling this data. Previous work has successfully applied artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems, evolutionary algorithms, support vector machines and combinations of these including neuro-fuzzy and neuro-evolutionary approaches. In each case, computational intelligence methods were shown to be more effective at solving the problem than the alternative methods.
Scope
Topics relevant to this special session include, but are not limited to, the following applications of computational intelligence, including Artificial Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, and Evolutionary Algorithms:• Species distribution and ecological niche modelling
• Predicting species abundance
• Remote sensing image analysis and content-based image retrieval for Ecological Informatics and Environmental Modelling
• Analysis of species assemblages
• Issues in the preparation of ecological data for modelling
• Modelling of pollutants in air, land or water
• Modelling water quality
• Predicting the effects of climate change
• Predicting crop hazards, pests or diseases
• Identifying landscape features
• Modelling ecosystem biomass
Deadline
The deadline for submissions to this special session is 20 December 2013.Information for Authors
1) Information on the format and templates for papers can be found here:http://www.ieee-wcci2014.org/Paper%20Submission.htm
2) Papers should be submitted via the IJCNN 2014 paper submission site:
http://ieee-cis.org/conferences/ijcnn2014/upload.php3)
Select the Special Session name in the Main Research topic dropdown list
4) Fill out the input fields, upload the PDF file of your paper and finalize your submission by the deadline of December 20, 2013
Organisers
• Dr Michael J Watts, AIS St Helens, Auckland, New Zealand. mjwatts@ieee.org• Associate Professor Russel Pears, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, russel.pears@aut.ac.nz
• Professor Jie Yang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, jieyang@sjtu.edu.cn
Monday, November 4, 2013
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems: Volume 21, Issue 5, October 2013
1. Fuzzy-Model-Based Fault-Tolerant Design for Nonlinear Stochastic Systems Against Simultaneous Sensor and Actuator Faults
Author(s): Ming Liu ; Xibin Cao ; Peng Shi
Page(s): 789-799
2. Stability Analysis of Polynomial-Fuzzy-Model-Based Control Systems Using Switching Polynomial Lyapunov Function
Author(s): Lam, H.K. ; Narimani, M. ; Hongyi Li ; Honghai Liu
Page(s): 800-813
3. Hierarchical Clustering Problems and Analysis of Fuzzy Proximity Relation on Granular Space
Author(s): Xu-Qing Tang ; Ping Zhu
Page(s): 814-824
4. RFRR: Robust Fuzzy Rough Reduction
Author(s): Suyun Zhao ; Hong Chen ; Cuiping Li ; Mengyao Zhai ; Xiaoyong Du
Page(s): 825-841
5. Model Checking of Linear-Time Properties Based on Possibility Measure
Author(s): Yongming Li ; Lijun Li
Page(s): 842-854
6. Clustering Spatiotemporal Data: An Augmented Fuzzy C-Means
Author(s): Izakian, H. ; Pedrycz, W. ; Jamal, I.
Page(s): 855-868
7. Conditional Density Estimation Using Probabilistic Fuzzy Systems
Author(s): van den Berg, J. ; Kaymak, U. ; Almeida, R.J.
Page(s): 869-882
8. Robust Stability and Stabilization of Uncertain T–S Fuzzy Systems With Time-Varying Delay: An Input–Output Approach
Author(s): Lin Zhao ; Huijun Gao ; Karimi, H.R.
Page(s): 883-897
9. Multiary α-Resolution Principle for a Lattice-Valued Logic
Author(s): Yang Xu ; Jun Liu ; Xiaomei Zhong ; Shuwei Chen
Page(s): 898-912
10. Adaptive Fuzzy Decentralized Output Feedback Control for Nonlinear Large-Scale Systems With Unknown Dead-Zone Inputs
Author(s): Shaocheng Tong ; Yongming Li
Page(s): 913-925
11. Chaos-Based Fuzzy Regression Approach to Modeling Customer Satisfaction for Product Design
Author(s): Huimin Jiang ; Kwong, C.K. ; Ip, W.H. ; Zengqiang Chen
Page(s): 926-936
12. Induction of Shadowed Sets Based on the Gradual Grade of Fuzziness
Author(s): Tahayori, H. ; Sadeghian, A. ; Pedrycz, W.
Page(s): 937-949
13. A Genetic Fuzzy Linguistic Combination Method for Fuzzy Rule-Based Multiclassifiers
Author(s): Trawinski, K. ; Cordon, O. ; Sanchez, L. ; Quirin, A.
Page(s): 950-965
14. Network-Based Robust Passive Control for Fuzzy Systems With Randomly Occurring Uncertainties
Author(s): Zheng-Guang Wu ; Peng Shi ; Hongye Su ; Jian Chu
Page(s): 966-970
15. A Simple Fuzzy Method to Remove Mixed Gaussian-Impulsive Noise From Color Images
Author(s): Camarena, J.-G. ; Gregori, V. ; Morillas, S. ; Sapena, A.
Page(s): 971-977
16. Proximity-Based Clustering: A Search for Structural Consistency in Data With Semantic Blocks of Features
Author(s): Pedrycz, W.
Page(s): 978-982
17. A Note on Fuzzy Relational Equations With Min-Implication Composition
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Page(s): 983-986
18. Comments on “Quantized Control Design for Impulsive Fuzzy Networked Systems”
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Page(s): 789-799
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Page(s): 800-813
3. Hierarchical Clustering Problems and Analysis of Fuzzy Proximity Relation on Granular Space
Author(s): Xu-Qing Tang ; Ping Zhu
Page(s): 814-824
4. RFRR: Robust Fuzzy Rough Reduction
Author(s): Suyun Zhao ; Hong Chen ; Cuiping Li ; Mengyao Zhai ; Xiaoyong Du
Page(s): 825-841
5. Model Checking of Linear-Time Properties Based on Possibility Measure
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Page(s): 842-854
6. Clustering Spatiotemporal Data: An Augmented Fuzzy C-Means
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7. Conditional Density Estimation Using Probabilistic Fuzzy Systems
Author(s): van den Berg, J. ; Kaymak, U. ; Almeida, R.J.
Page(s): 869-882
8. Robust Stability and Stabilization of Uncertain T–S Fuzzy Systems With Time-Varying Delay: An Input–Output Approach
Author(s): Lin Zhao ; Huijun Gao ; Karimi, H.R.
Page(s): 883-897
9. Multiary α-Resolution Principle for a Lattice-Valued Logic
Author(s): Yang Xu ; Jun Liu ; Xiaomei Zhong ; Shuwei Chen
Page(s): 898-912
10. Adaptive Fuzzy Decentralized Output Feedback Control for Nonlinear Large-Scale Systems With Unknown Dead-Zone Inputs
Author(s): Shaocheng Tong ; Yongming Li
Page(s): 913-925
11. Chaos-Based Fuzzy Regression Approach to Modeling Customer Satisfaction for Product Design
Author(s): Huimin Jiang ; Kwong, C.K. ; Ip, W.H. ; Zengqiang Chen
Page(s): 926-936
12. Induction of Shadowed Sets Based on the Gradual Grade of Fuzziness
Author(s): Tahayori, H. ; Sadeghian, A. ; Pedrycz, W.
Page(s): 937-949
13. A Genetic Fuzzy Linguistic Combination Method for Fuzzy Rule-Based Multiclassifiers
Author(s): Trawinski, K. ; Cordon, O. ; Sanchez, L. ; Quirin, A.
Page(s): 950-965
14. Network-Based Robust Passive Control for Fuzzy Systems With Randomly Occurring Uncertainties
Author(s): Zheng-Guang Wu ; Peng Shi ; Hongye Su ; Jian Chu
Page(s): 966-970
15. A Simple Fuzzy Method to Remove Mixed Gaussian-Impulsive Noise From Color Images
Author(s): Camarena, J.-G. ; Gregori, V. ; Morillas, S. ; Sapena, A.
Page(s): 971-977
16. Proximity-Based Clustering: A Search for Structural Consistency in Data With Semantic Blocks of Features
Author(s): Pedrycz, W.
Page(s): 978-982
17. A Note on Fuzzy Relational Equations With Min-Implication Composition
Author(s): Pingke Li
Page(s): 983-986
18. Comments on “Quantized Control Design for Impulsive Fuzzy Networked Systems”
Author(s): Guotao Hui ; Jun Yang ; Bonan Huang
Page(s): 987
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