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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
 
2013 International Conferences on
Active Media Technology & Brain and Health Informatics
(AMT-BHI 2013)
 
Maebashi Terrsa
October 29-31, 2013, Mabashi, Gunma, Japan
 
Homepage: http://wi-consortium.org/conferences/amtbi13
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!!! Early-bird Registration by Oct 10, 2013 (extended) !!!
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Special AMT-BHI 2013 Joint Keynote:
Human-Robot Interaction: Our Experience Since 1991
Yuichiro Anzai (President, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
 
Panel on Brain Big Data in the Hyper World
Panel Chair: Stephen S. Yau (Arizona State University, USA)
  
Two intelligent informatics related conferences are included:
 
- Active Media Technology 2013 (AMT'13)
- Brain and Health Informatics 2013 (BHI'13)
 
Co-organized by
- Web Intelligence Consortium (WIC)
- IEEE-CIS Task Force on Brain Informatics (IEEE TF-BI)
- Maebashi Institute of Technology
 
================= HIGHLIGHTS =========================
 
    7 Invited Speeches by
       Yuichiro Anzai  (Special AMT-BHI 2013 Joint Keynote)
       Yuzuru Tanaka (AMT)
       Carl K. Chang (AMT)
       Andrzej Skowron (AMT)
       Shinsuke Shimojo (BHI)
       Marcel A. Just (BHI)
       Jiming Liu (BHI)
   
     5 Workshops
    11 Special Sessions
   187 Presentations of Accepted Research Track Papers
 
REGISTRATRION
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!!! Early-bird Registration by Oct 10, 2013 (extended) !!!
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On-line registration (and more information) at
http://wi-lab.com/cyberchair/2013/amtbi13/scripts/register_info.php
 
Regular registration covers all the events of ABT-BHI 2013 during
the three conference days including keynotes, accepted paper
presentations, and workshops, as well as includes proceedings for one
of the conferences or its associated workshops.
 
The two conferences will have a joint opening, invited talks,
reception, and banquet.  Attendees only need to register for one
conference and can attend workshops, sessions, invited talks, and
panel across the two conferences.
 
 
INVITED TALKS
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Special AMT-BHI 2013 Joint Keynote
Human-robot interaction: Our experience since 1991
Yuichiro Anzai, President, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan
 
AMT 2013 Keynote
Meme media and knowledge federation in the age of big data
Yuzuru Tanaka, Hokkaido University, Japan
 
Situational software engineering
Carl K. Chang, Iowa State University, USA
 
Interactive rough-granular computing in wisdom technology
Andrzej Skowron, Warsaw University, Poland
 
BHI 2013 Keynote
Sensory substitution, multisensory plasticity, and the third kind of "qualia"
Shinsuke Shimojo, California Institute of Technology, USA
 
The neural structure of human concepts: Applying machine learning
and factor analysis to brain imaging data
Marcel A. Just, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
 
A complex systems approach towards a better understanding of healthcare
Jiming Liu, Hong Kong Baptist University, HK
 
 
PANEL
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Brain Big Data in the Hyper World
Panel Chair: Stephen S. Yau, Arizona State University, USA

Panelists:
Jianhua Ma, Hosei University, Japan
Shinsuke Shimojo, California Institute of Technology, USA
Marcel Just, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Bin Hu, Lanzhou University, China
Guoyin Wang, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Kazuhiro Oiwa, National Institute of Information & Communications Tech., Japan
Yuichiro Anzai, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan


WORKSHOPS
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W1: Intelligence for Strategic Foresight
 
W2: Mental Healthcare with ICT
 
W3: Granular Knowledge Discovery in Biomedical & Active-Media Environments
 
W4: Biological Database Analysis for Health Science
 
W5: Integrative Sleep Medicine
 
 
SPECIAL SESSIONS
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S1: Human Computation
 
S2: Technologies and Theories of Narrative
 
S3: Evolutionary Computation and its Application
 
S4: Intelligent Media Search Techniques
 
S5: Human Centered Computing
 
S6: Neuro-Robotics
 
S7: Integrated Bio-Circuits for Monitoring and Control of Biological Systems
 
S8: Intelligent Healthcare Data Analytics
 
S9: Cutting Edge Research of Neuroinformatics in the Clinical Research
 
S10: Heavy Ion Irradiation Therapy: Synergy of Medical and Engineering Siences
 
S11: Monitoring and Control of Biosignaling - Roles of proteolysis 
for biosignaling during cognitive behavior
 
 
SOCIAL PROGRAM
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The AMT-BHI'13 offers exciting social programs, including 
the conference welcome reception on Oct. 29, and 
the congress banquet on Oct. 30.

There are two free post-conference tours at October 31, 2013 15:00:

Tour 1: Visit to Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center
        Up to 40 people. Only first 40 applicants can join the visit.

Tour 2: Visit to the Rinkoukaku - an important cultural property
   
 http://www.city.maebashi.gunma.jp/kurashi/230/266/270/p003282.html (Japanese)
 http://www.mcity-guide.jp/english/sightseeing/index.html (English)
 

The conferences venue: Maebashi Terrsa is located at the downtown area
of Maebashi-city within 15 minutes walking distance or 5 minutes
driving distance to JR Maebashi Station.
 
You can get more information about the conference hotel, visas 
and local information from the congress homepage: 
http://wi-consortium.org/conferences/amtbi13
 

CONTACT INFORMATION
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*** Contact Information ***
Kazuyuki Imamura, Maebashi Institute of Technology