text_combined: ralph etiennecummings yzpdwhdjjhuedu please forgive us get announcement may appear multiple lists neuromorphic engineering workshop call applications sunday july 1st saturday july 21 2007 telluride colorado avis cohen university maryland rodney douglas institute neuroinformatics unieth zurich switzerland ralph etiennecummings johns hopkins university paul hasler georgia institute technology timmer horiuchi university maryland giacomo indiveri institute neuroinformatics unieth zurich switzerland christof koch california institute technology past organization board member terrence sejnowski salk institute ucsd shihab shamma university maryland andre van schaikuniversity sydney invite applications three week summer workshop held telluride colorado sunday july 1st saturday july 21st 2007 application deadline friday march 23rd application instructions described bottom document 2007 workshop summer school neuromorphic engineering sponsored national science foundation institute neuromorphic engineering airforce research office eglin airforce research lab institute neuroinfomatics ethz geogia institute technology university maryland college park johns hopkins university salk institute last years workshop exciting event great success strongly encourage interested parties browse previous workshop web pages httpineweborgworkshopspastworkshops goals carver mead introduced term neuromorphic engineering new field based design fabrication artificial neural systems vision systems headeye systems roving robots whose architecture design principles based biological nervous systems goal workshop bring together young investigators established researchers academia counterparts industry national laboratories working neurobiological well engineering aspects sensory systems sensorymotor integration focus workshop active participation demonstration systems hands experience participants neuromorphic engineering wide range applications nonlinear adaptive control complex systems design smart sensors many fundamental principles field use learning methods design parallel hardware emphasis analog asynchronous digital vlsi inspired biological systems however existing applications modest challenge scaling small artificial neural networks designing completely autonomous systems levels achieved biological systems lies ahead assumption underlying three week workshop next generation neuromorphic systems would benefit closer attention principles found experimental theoretical studies real biological nervous systems whole systems format three week summer workshop include background lectures systems neuroscience particular learning oculomotor motor systems attention practical tutorials analog vlsi design small mobile robots koalas kheperas lego robots handson projects special interest groups participants required take part possibly complete least one projects proposed furthermore encouraged become involved many activities proposed interest time allow two lectures morning cover issues important community general diverse range backgrounds among participants majority lectures tutorials rather detailed reports current research lectures given invited speakers participants free explore play whatever choose afternoon projects interest groups meet late afternoons dinner early afternoon tutorial wide spectrum topics including analog vlsi mobile robotics auditory systems centralpatterngenerators selective attention mechanisms etc projects carried workshop centered number working groups including active vision audition motor control central pattern generator locomotion robotics multichip communication analog vlsi learning neuroprosthetic systems active perception project group emphasize vision human sensorymotor coordination issues covered include spatial localization constancy attention motor planning eye movements use visual motion information motor control central pattern generator group focus small walking undulating robots look characteristics sources parts building robots play working examples legged segmented robots discuss cpgs theories nonlinear oscillators locomotion also explore use simple analog vlsi sensors autonomous robots robotics group use rovers working digital vision boards well possible sensors investigate issues sensorimotor integration navigation learning audition group aims develop biologically plausible algorithms avlsi implementations specific auditory tasks source localization tracking sound pattern recognition projects integrated visual motor tasks context robot platform multichip communication project group use existing interchip communication interfaces program small networks artificial neurons exhibit particular behaviors amplification oscillation associative memory issues multichip communicationwill discussed location arrangements summer school take place small town telluride 9000 feet high southwest colorado 6 hours drive away denver 350miles great lakes aviation america west express airlines provide daily flights directly telluride facilities within beautifully renovated public school building fully accessible participants disabilities participants housed ski condominiums within walking distance school participants expected share condominiums workshop intended informal handson participants required previous experience analog vlsi circuit design computational machine vision systems level neurophysiology modeling brain systems level however strongly encourage active researchers relevant backgrounds academia industry national laboratories apply particular prepared work specific projects talk work bring demonstrations telluride eg robots chips software internet access provided technical staff present throughout workshops assist software hardware issues network pcs running linux microsoft windows workshop projects also plan provide wireless internet access encourage participants bring along personal laptop cars required given small size town recommend rent car bring hiking boots warm clothes rain gear backpack since telluride surrounded beautiful mountains unless otherwise arranged one organizers expect participants stay entire duration three week workshop financial arrangement notification acceptances mailed around mid april 2007 participants expected pay 80000 workshop fee time order reserve place workshop cost shared condominium covered academic participants upgrades private room cost extra participants national laboratories industry expected pay condominiums travel reimbursement 500 us domestic travel 800 overseas travel possible financial help needed please specify application apply applicants level graduate students iepostdoctoral fellows faculty research engineering staff equivalent positions industry national laboratories actively encourage women minority candidates apply application website httpineweborgtellurideconference2007apply application include first name last name affiliation valid email address curriculum vitae one page summary background interests relevant workshop two letters recommendation sent references directly ralph etiennecummings application deadline friday march 23 2007 applicants notified email end april thu 07 aug 2008 141127 0500 uai telluride neuromorphic engineering workshop 2007