Aims: This workshop aims to provide a comprehensive overview on recent advances
in Dynamic Field Theory and its application in Robotics and Cognitive Science.
The main goal is to promote the exchange of ideas between researchers from different disciplines who are using (or want to use) Dynamic Fields as a theoretical framework for solving problems in Cognitive Science, Neuroscience and Robotics.
The workshop brings together experts who have made important contributions in a theoretical and conceptual level or in the application domain.
Local organisers: Wolfram Erlhagen (Minho, Portugal),
and
Anwar Hussein (Minho, Portugal)
Location: Edifício dos Congregados, Avenida Central, Braga, Portugal.
Financial Support: The event is an official euCognition workshop. Members who attend are eligible to claim their travel and subsistence costs.
Participation: People who wish to particpate either to learn more about Dynamic Field Theory or to give a presentation should contact Wolfram Erlhagen by June 15 2008.
Speakers
Estela Bicho (Minho, Portugal).
A dynamic neural field architecture for flexible and fluent human-robot interaction. abstract
Steven Coombes (Nottingham, UK).
Bumps, breathers, and waves in a neural network with threshold accomodation. abstract
Raymond Cuijpers (NICI Nijmegen, The Netherlands).
Bayesian decision making using neural fields. abstract
Alexander Gepperth (Honda Research Institute, Germany).
Neuro-dynamic systems for real-world computation. abstract
Philippe Gaussier (Cergy-Pointoise, France).
Dynamic fields and interactive systems. abstract
Anwar Hussein (Minho, Portugal). TBA
Jorge Ibáñez (UAM, Spain).
Towards a dynamic field model of inhibition of return. abstract
Nicolas Rougier (INRIA Lorraine, France).
Synchronous and Asynchronous Integration of Dynamic Neural Fields. abstract
Gregor Schöner (Bochum, Germany).
Dynamic Field Theory as a conceptual framework for understanding embodied cognition. abstract
Si Wu (Sussex, UK).
Tracking Dynamics of Neural Networks with Continuous Attractors. abstract
John Wyller (Norwegian U. of Life Sciences, Norway).
Bumps in a two - population neuronal field model. abstract
Tentative Program
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| Monday, September 8, 2008 |
| 10:00 | | Steven Coombes |
| 10:45 | | John Wyller |
| 16:00 | | Anwar Hussein |
| 16:45 | | Nicolas Rougier |
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| Tuesday, September 9, 2008 |
| 10:00 | | Gregor Schöner |
| 10:45 | | Raymond Cuijpers |
| 11:40 | | Jorge Ibáñez |
| 12:05 | | Alexander Gepperth |
| 16:00 | | Philippe Gaussier |
| 16:45 | | Estela Bicho |
| 17:30 | | Discussion |
