*********************************************************************** ** ** ** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM CENTER FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ** ** ** ** Workshop Series In Computational Medicine And Public Health** ** ** ** Announces ** ** ** ** A Workshop On Computational Neurosciences ** ** ** ** 14-15 May 1993 ** ** ** ** Austin, Texas ** ** ** *********************************************************************** Workshop Director: ----------------- Dr. Matthew Witten Associate Director, University of Texas System - CHPC Balcones Research Center 10100 Burnet Road, CMS 1.154 Austin, TX 78758-4497 USA Phone: (512) 471-2472 or (800) 262-2472 Fax : (512) 471-2445 email: m.witten@chpc.utexas.edu m.witten@uthermes.bitnet ***** Peliminary Program ***** List Of Current Speakers: ------------------------- Dr. Peter Fox, Director Research Imaging Center, UT HSC San Antonio Dr. Terry Mikiten, Associate Dean, Grad School of Biomedical Sciences, UT HSC San Antonio Dr. Robert Wyatt, Director, Institute For Theoretical Chemistry, UT Austin Dr. Elizabeth Thomas, Department of Chemistry, UT Austin Dr. George Adomian, Director, General Analytics Corporation, Athens, Georgia Dr. George Moore, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Dr. William Softky, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA Dr. Cathy Wu, Department of Biomathematics and Computer Science, UT Health Center, Tyler, TX Dr. Dan Levine, Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX Dr. Michael Liebman, Senior Scientist, Amoco Technology Company, Naperville, Illinois Dr. George Stanford, Learning Abilities Center, UT Austin Dr. Tom Oakland, School of Education, UT Austin Dr. Matthew Witten, Associate Director, UT System - CHPC Objective, Agenda and Participants: ---------------------------------- The 1990's have been declared the Decade of the Mind. Understanding the mind requires the understanding of a wide variety of topics in the neurosciences. This Workshop is part of an ongoing series of workshops being held at the UT System Center For High Performance Computing; addressing issues of high performance computing and its role in medicine, dentistry, allied health disciplines, and public health. Prior workshops have covered Computational Chemistry and Molecular Design, and Computational Issues in the Life Sciences and Medicine. Upcoming workshops will focus on the subject areas of Computational Molecular Biology and Genetics, Biomechanics, and Physiological Modeling and Simulation. The purpose of this Workshop On Computational Neurosciences is to bring together interested scientists for the purposes of introducing them to state-of-the-art thinking and applications in the domain of neuroscience. Topics to be discussed range across the disciplines of neurosimulation, cognitive neuroscience, neural nets and their theory/application to a variety of problems, methods for solving numerical problems arising in neurology, learning abilities and disabilities, and neurological imaging. Lectures will be presented in a tutorial fashion, and time for questions and answers will be allowed. Attendence is open to anyone. A background in the neurosciences is not required. The size of the workshop is limited due to seating constraints. It is best to register as soon as possible. Schedule: -------- 14 May 1993 - Friday 8:00am - 9:00am Registration and Refreshments 9:00am - 9:15am Opening Remarks - Dr. James C. Almond, Director, UT System CHPC 9:15am - 10:00am Conference Overview - Dr. Matthew Witten 10:00am - 11:00am Dr. Peter Fox 11:00am - 11:30am Coffee Break 11:30am - 12:30pm Dr. Dan Levine 12:30pm - 1:30pm Lunch Break 1:30pm - 2:30pm Dr. Michael Liebman 2:30pm - 3:30pm Dr. Cathy Wu 3:30pm - 4:00pm Coffee Break 4:00pm - 5:00pm Dr. Terry Mikiten 15 May 1993 - Saturday 8:00am - 9:00am Registration and Refreshments 9:00am - 10:00am Dr. George Moore 10:00am - 11:00am Dr. Robert Wyatt and Dr. Elizabeth Thomas 11:00am - 11:30am Coffee Break 11:30am - 12:30pm Dr. George Adomian 12:30am - 1:30pm Lunch Break 1:30am - 2:30pm Dr. George Stanford and Dr. Tom Oakland 2:30am - 3:30pm Dr. William Softky 3:30pm - 4:00pm Coffee Break 4:00pm - 5:00pm Closing Discussion and Remarks Poster Sessions: ---------------- While no poster sessions are planned, if enough conference participants indicate a desire to present a poster, we will make every attempt to accommodate the requests. If you are interested in presenting a poster presentation at this meeting, please contact the workshop director. Conference Proceedings: ---------------------- We will make every attempt to have a publication quality conference proceedings. All of the speakers have been asked to submit a paper covering the talk material. The proceedings will appear as a special issue of the series Advances In Mathematics And Computers In Medicine, which is part of the International Journal of Computers and Mathematics With Applications (Pergamon Press). Individuals wishing to have an appropriate paper included in this proceedings should contact the workshop director for manuscript details and deadlines. Conference Costs and Funding: ----------------------------- A nominal registration fee of US $50.00 will be charged by 1 April 93, and US $60.00 after that date. The conference proceedings will be an additional US $10.00 . The conference registration fee includes luncheon and refreshments for both days of the workshop. Accomodations: ------------- There are a number of very reasonable hotels near the UT System CHPC. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the workshop coordinator at the address below. Registration and Information: ---------------------------- Registration requests and further questions should be directed to: Ms. Leslie Bockoven Administrative Associate Workshop On Computational NeuroSciences UT System - CHPC Balcones Research Center 10100 Burnet Road, CMS 1.154 Austin, TX 78758-4497 Phone: (512) 471-2472 or (800) 262-2472 Fax : (512) 471-2445 Email: neuro93@chpc.utexas.edu neuro93@uthermes.bitnet ============ REGISTRATION FORM FOLLOWS - CUT HERE ========== NAME (As will appear on badge): AFFILIATION (As will appear on badge): ADDRESS: PHONE: FAX : EMAIL: Please answer the following questions as appropriate: Do you wish to purchase a copy of the conference proceedings? 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