nan call papers workshop connectionist symbolic integration unified hybrid approaches held ijcai 95 montreal canada august 1920 1994 considerable amount research integrating connectionist symbolic processing approach clear advantages also encounters serious difficulties challenges therefore various models ideas proposed address various problems aspects integration growing interest many segments ai community ranging expert systems cognitive modeling logical reasoning two major trends identified state art unified purely hybrid approaches integration whereas purely connectionist connectionistto thetop approach claims complex symbol processing functionalities achieved via neural networks alone hybrid approach premised complementarity two paradigms aims synergistic combination systems comprising neural symbolic components fact trends viewed two ends entire spectrum till overall still relatively little work comparing combining fairly isolated efforts workshop provide forum discussions exchanges ideas area foster cooperative work workshop tackle important issues integrating connectionist symbolic processing tentative schedule day 1 introduction invited talks talks provide overview field set tone ensuing discussions theoretical foundations integrating connectionist symbolic processing b definition two approaches exhaust space current research connectionistsymbolic integration room additional categories compare unified hybrid approaches unified hybrid approaches constitute clearcut dichotomy endpoints continuum class processes problems wellsuited unified hybrid integration relevant motivations objectives type model suitable type application enumerate viable target domains c state art recent ongoing theoretical experimental research work implemented models belonging either unified hybrid approach practical applications types systems research addressing key issues concerning unified approach theoretical practical issues involving systematicity compositionality variable binding biologically inspired models connectionist knowledge representation highlevel connectionist models hybrid approach modes methods coupling task sharing various components hybrid system knowledge representation sharing commonsense reasoning natural language processing analogical reasoning generally applications unified hybrid models day 2 cognitive aspects cognitive plausibility relations ai paradigms cognitive modeling integrate connectionist symbolic processing clear cognitive rationale integration may need examine detail typical areas commonsense reasoning natural language processing psychological biological evidence existing models e open research issues propose common terminology precise definitions approaches connectionistsymbolic integration location continuum far unified systems go unified models supplemented hybrid models hybrid models supplanted unified models limitations barriers faced approaches breakthroughs needed approaches possible synthesize various existing models workshop format panel discussions minigroup discussions participants break groups 7 8 discuss given theme group leaders form panel report group discussions attempt synthesis audience participation interactive talks novel type oral presentation experiment instead classical presentation speaker present problem issue give brief statement personal stand 5 min launch discussions moderate conclude classical slide talks followed q discussions workshop co chairs frederic alexandre crin cnrs inria lorraine ron sun university alabama organizing committee john barnden new mexico state university steve gallant belmont research inc larry medsker american university christian pellegrini university geneva noel sharkey sheffield university program committee lawrence bookman sun laboratory usa michael dyer ucla usa wolfgang ertel frw germany limin fu university florida usa jose gonzalez cristobal upm spain ruben gonzalez rubio university sherbrooke canada jean paul haton crin inria france melanie hilario university geneva switzerland abderrahim labbi imag france ronald yager iona college usa schedule submission deadline participants february 1 1995 authors potential participants notified acceptance decision march 15 1995 cameraready copies working notes papers due april 15 1995 submission wish present talk specify preferred type presentation classical interactive talk submit 5 copies extended abstract within limit 5 7 pages ron sun department computer science university alabama tuscaloosa al 35487 rsun cs ua edu 205 3486363 wish attend workshop send 5 copies short one page description interest address please sure include email address submissions