BISC Special Event; FLINT 2005, Soft Computing; Fuzzy Logic

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University of California, Berkeley
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BISCSE’05

BISC Special Event in Honor of Prof. Lotfi A. Zadeh

 November 3-5 2005

Berkeley, California

Join us to celebrate more than 50 years of Prof. Lotfi A. Zadeh's pioneering work on different fronts:

 the 50th anniversary of his pioneering work in "System Theory and Decision Analysis",

the 40th of his pioneering work in "Fuzzy Sets,” and other contributions that changed our world.

Saturday November 5, 2005

Reception and Gala

“The legacy of accomplishment, excellence and people

who contribute to the advancement of computational intelligence

through science and technology to better serve global community”

FORGING NEW FRONTIERS

40th of Fuzzy Pioneers (1965-2005)

Fuzzy Sets, Inf. Control 8, 338-353, 1965.

Toward a Generalized Theory of Uncertainty (GTU)—An Outline, Information Sciences, 2005.

(1965-2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, ...)

Fuzzy Set: 1965 … Fuzzy Logic: 1973 … BISC: 1990 … Human-Machine Perception: 2000 - ..

November 3-5 2005

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California, USA

“Where Fuzzy Began”

CALL FOR PAPERS

To receive more information or invitation letter for event (as Speaker/Contributor, Attendee, or Sponsor), please contact directly one of the Organizing Chairs:

Ildar Batyrshin (Russia): ILDAR BATYRSHIN <batyr1@hotbox.ru>
Christer Carlsson (Finland): 'Christer Carlsson' <christer.carlsson@abo.fi>
Mo. Jamshidi (USA): 'Mo' <moj@wacong.org>
Janusz Kacprzyk (Poland): Janusz Kacprzyk' <kacprzyk@ibspan.waw.pl>
Nikola Kasabov (New Zealand): 'Nik Kasabov' <nik.kasabov@aut.ac.nz>
Etienne E. Kerre (Belgium): 'Etienne Kerre' <Etienne.Kerre@UGent.be>
Masoud Nikravesh (USA): BISC Program-UCB <Nikravesh@cs.berkeley.edu>
Vesa Niskanen (Finland): "'Dr. Vesa A. Niskanen'" <vesa.a.niskanen@helsinki.fi>
Elie Sanchez (France): 'Elie Sanchez' <elie.sanchez@medecine.univ-mrs.fr>
Burhan Turksen (Canada): “Burhan Turksen” < turksen@mie.utoronto.ca>

Paul P. Wang (USA): "Paul P. Wang" <ppw@ee.duke.edu>
Ron Yager (USA): Ronald R. Yager'" <yager@panix.com>
ILP-EECS UC Berkeley Program: Dana Dee Little <little@eecs.berkeley.edu>
BISC- EECS UC Berkeley: BISC Program-UCB <Nikravesh@cs.berkeley.edu>

The 2005 BISC International Special Event-FLINT05 " FORGING THE FRONTIERS" will be held in the University of California, Berkeley, from November 3 – 6, 2005. UC Berkeley “WHERE FUZZY LOGIC BEGAN” is a preeminent research institution in the proximity of Silicon Valley. The successful applications of fuzzy logic and it’s rapid growth suggest that the impact of fuzzy logic will be felt increasingly in coming years. Fuzzy logic is likely to play an especially important role in science and engineering, but eventually its influence may extend much farther. In many ways, fuzzy logic represents a significant paradigm shift in the aims of computing - a shift which reflects the fact that the human mind, unlike present day computers, possesses a remarkable ability to store and process information which is pervasively imprecise, uncertain and lacking in categoricity.

The BISC Program invites pioneers, the most prominent contributors, researchers, and executives from around the world who are interested in forging the frontiers by the use of fuzzy logic and soft computing methods to create the information backbone for global enterprises. This special event will provide a unique and excellent opportunity for the academic, industry leaders and corporate communities to address new challenges, share solutions, and discuss research directions for the future with enormous potential for the future of the Global Economy.

Technical topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Topics of Special Interest

Soft Computing: Techniques/Methodologies/Tools

Fuzzy set & Fuzzy Logic

Knowledge Management/Discovery
Data Mining
Clustering
Hybrid System
Fuzzy-EC-Based Soft Computing
Decision Analysis
Decision Tree & Support System
Case-Based & Rule-Based Reasoning
Agent Technology

Bioinformatics

Search Engine

Search Engine & Q/A System
Search Engine & Text Data Mining
Navigation
User Profiling
Search Engine & Internet

Web Community

Spam

Knowledge Management & Discovery
CyberSecurity & Counter Terrorisms
Fraud Detection
Information Filtering
Multi-Media
Data Mining
CRM/ Customer Services

CALL FOR INVITED SESSIONS

The goal of the invited sessions is to provide focused discussion on a new topic, or innovative applications of a new approach. Proposals for invited sessions should be submitted by July 10, 2005, to the Program Chair. Each invited session consists of three-four papers, which will be reviewed through the normal process. The proposal should be submitted by the session organizer, and include a brief statement of the focus of the paper, short bio of authors (including title of 3-5 refereed papers) along with authors and titles of each paper submitted electronically.

CALL FOR TUTORIALS

Requirements for Proposals: Proposals for tutorials that address the technical topics related to the workshop theme are welcome. We encourage programs that will attract industrial members, and programs with high anticipated level of interest, impact, creativity.

Tutorial
Proposals must follow the format below and be submitted via email to: Organizing Committee Chairs by July 10, 2005. Please email only ASCII text, MS-word or Postscript files.

Proposal Format:
1. Title
2. Abstract / List of Topics (< 1000 words, indicate full or half day tutorial)
3. Speakers (complete address, phone, and email. short Bio including title of 3-5 refereed papers)
4. Motivation and Objectives (<300 words)
5. Primary/Secondary Audience

All reviews and interactions will be conducted via email. Organizers agree to collect written course notes from all speakers no later than Sept. 1, 2005.

EXHIBITION

There will be an exhibition site at the workshop. Reservations for space and further information may be obtained by contacting Local Chairs.