IPMM-2001

["John A. Meech" <jam@dccnet.com>]

CALL FOR PAPERS

IPMM-2001
The Third International Conference on
Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials

Sunday, July 29th, 2001 to Friday, August 3rd, 2001
Hilton Vancouver Airport Hotel, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
<http://www.mining.ubc.ca/ipmm/ipmm2001.html>

CONFERENCE THEME
Cross-Disciplinary Research in IPMM ---- an Essential Ingredient for Innovation!


The third in a series of bi-annual events, IPMM-2001 is THE CONFERENCE
to attend to share in the latest innovations in intelligent applications and
research in the processing and manufacturing of materials. IPMM papers
derive from a variety of fields reflecting the cross-disciplinary nature of our
organization. Our delegates come from over 40 countries and many different
disciplines:

Some of these areas include:

materials science and engineering
mechanical, and electrical engineering
mining, processing and metallurgical engineering
manufacturing and industrial engineering
environmental science and engineering
computer science and engineering
astronomy and space exploration
biological computing systems
image analysis and vision systems
measurement and instrumentation
human-machine interfaces and ergonomics
psychology (emotions in decision-making)

Both intelligent hardware and software methodologies are presented:

soft computing
fuzzy expert systems
artificial neural networks
genetic algorithms
evolutionary computing
conventional modeling
numerical methods
optimization techniques
thermodynamic modeling
hybrid methods
robotics and intelligent machines
    - robot systems
    - holonic systems
    - agent-based systems
- intelligent manufacturing
- environment and sustainability

IPMM-2001 is being held immediately following the Joint 9th IFSA
World Congress and 20th NAFIPS International Conference. A
discount will be offered for joint IFSA/NAFIPS and IPMM registrations.

TECHNICAL PROGRAM

Plenary Sessions
Exhibition
Full-Paper Presentations
Poster Sessions
Workshops

In addition to contributed papers, several invited papers are featured.
The current list of keynote speakers includes:

Detecting Edges - Fuzzy Sets and the Amorphicity of Causality
  - Lotfi Zadeh,
    BISC, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

Smart Polymers with Light Emission Ability: New Products for Intelligent Displays
  - Afshad Talaie,
    Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemoon-ku, Seoul, Korea

Holographic Neural Technology, Theory and Applications
  - John Sutherland, President,
     AND Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biological Computing - Current Status and Future Directions
  - Jan Mulawka,
     Institute of Electronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

Future Space Missions and Biohazard Implications
  - Karen Meech,
    Institute of Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA

Artificial Intelligence for Daytraders
  - C.A. (Tony) Harris, President,
     Freedom'98 Capital Management Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

All papers will be peer-reviewed based on quality and relevance
to the conference theme. Accepted papers will be published in a CD-ROM
Proceedings which will be available at the conference.
A Post-Conference publication of selected papers is planned.

CONFERENCE WORKSHOP SYMPOSIUM on
MODELING, OPTIMIZATION and DESIGN

Following the Technical Program, a unique 2½ day workshop is scheduled on

Cyberspace: the Next Frontier in Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials
       - Modeling, Design & Optimization

organized by

Dr. Steven R. LeClair and Dr. John Maguire
Materials Directorate
Air Force Research Laboratory
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

The workshop is aimed at extending design methodologies
through the use of visualization tools in a team-based environment.
Experts in manufacturing science, materials property prediction, materials
processing and smart materials will make extended presentations.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
The Abstract deadline is Nov. 15, 2000. You can submit on our web site at
http://www.mining.ubc.ca/ipmm/abstract.html , or by sending an email to
ipmm@mining.ubc.ca or
by sending a 500-word extended abstract by FAX or mail to:

IPMM-2001 Secretariat,
Department of Mining and Mineral Process Engineering,
University of British Columbia, 6350 Stores Road,
Vancouver, B.C., V4M 1J2, CANADA

TEL: 604-822-3984
FAX: 604-822-5599
Email: ipmm@mining.ubc.ca

Include the address, phone and FAX numbers, and Email address
of the Principal Author. Decisions will be communicated by
Jan. 2, 2001. A 6-page camera-ready paper is due by Feb. 15, 2001
with the registration fee.

The paper format is described on our web site: http://www.mining.ubc.ca/ipmm/format.html

Papers may include color images, audio, video or animation files as a
CD-ROM will be published. A maximum unzipped file size of 5 Mb has been
established but there is no page limitation.

******** VANCOUVER - GATEWAY TO THE PACIFIC ********

Located only 5 minutes from the Vancouver International Airport, the
Richmond Convention Centre hosts 3 hotels
   - the Hilton (http://www.hilton.com/hotels/YVRAHHF/);
   - the Marriott (http://marriotthotels.com/YVRSA/) and
   - the Richmond Inn Best Western (http://richmondinn.com/).

Very generous room rates have been negotiated for this 5-star facility.

Vancouver is on the Pacific Ocean and has a temperate climate
in which the summer temperatures are 20-28 °C (68-85 °F). With the
gentle ocean breeze, there is no humidity.

The site is within walking distance of many fine restaurants, bars, shops,
cinemas and nature trails. Downtown Vancouver is a 20-min. drive or bus
ride away while the Vancouver Island ferry terminal is 20 min. to the south.

A Dinner Cruise in beautiful English Bay will coincide with the annual
Symphony of Fire fireworks display.

The Companions' Program will include tours to Victoria and Butchart Gardens,
Stanley Park, Grouse Mountain, Capilano Suspension Bridge and a coach tour
of Howe Sound and Whistler/Blackcomb resort.

Post-conference tours will include the University of British Columbia and the
UBC Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory, Ballard
Energy Systems, The Rocky Mountains by Rail, Sea to Sky trip to Squamish
by rail and sail and the Inside Passage Cruise.


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

HONORARY CHAIR
    Lotfi A. Zadeh (USA)
    zadeh@cs.berkeley.edu

GENERAL CHAIRS
    John A. Meech (Canada)
    jam@mining.ubc.ca

    Madjid Fathi (Germany)
    fathi@ls1.cs.uni-dortmund.de


PROGRAM and WORKSHOP CHAIRS
    Steve R. LeClair (USA)
    steven.leclair@ml.afrl.af.mil

    Marcello Veiga(Canada)
    veiga@mining.ubc.ca

EXHIBITION CHAIR
    Debbie McCoy (USA)
    mccoydd@ornl.gov

AREA CHAIRS
Atomistic Modeling - Yoshiyuki Kawazoe (Japan)
Hybrid Systems - Heikki Hyötyniemi (Finland)
Intelligent Process Control - Guy Dumont (Canada)
Network Communication Systems - Guy M. Nicoletti (USA)
Data Mining and Data Fusion - D. Daniel Zhu (USA)
Image Processing and Analysis - Giuseppe Bonifazi (Italy)
Large-Scale Systems - Wayne Davis (USA)
Neural Networks - Bhavin Mehta (USA)
DNA Computing - Jan Mulawka (Poland)
Intelligent Mining Systems - Malcolm Scoble (Canada)
Manufacturing Science & Systems - Edward Szczerbicki (Australia)
Simulation in Materials Science - Thomas Zacharia (USA)
Evolutionary Computing - Helena Szczerbicka (Germany)
Intellligent 'Insitu' Sensor Technology - John Maguire (USA)
Materials Processing - Kenichi Manabe (Japan)
Wireless Communication Systems - Yoshiyasu Takefuji (Japan)
Fuzzy Systems - Michael H. Smith (Canada/USA)
Metals Processing (Alloys & MMCs) - Kei Ameyama (Japan)
Intelligent Instrumentation - P. Herbert Osanna (Austria)
Smart Materials and Composites - Reza Vaziri (Canada)

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
J. F. Atkinson (USA)
G. Baiden (Canada)
O. Bascur (USA)
H. Bode (Germany)
R.T. Bui (Canada)
O. Castillo (Mexico)
D. F.W. Cheung (Hong Kong)
J. C.Y. Chung (Hong Kong)
T. Chandra (Australia
S. Cierpisz (Poland)
J. A. Cooper (USA)
E. D. Cox (USA)
L. Cser (Hungary/Finland)
R. J. Dippenaar (Australia)
S. Dolinsek (Slovenia)
A. Donnarumma (Italy)
R. Doraiswami (Canada)
M. A. Duarte (Chile)
H. Eldeib, (Egypt)
J. Endou (Japan)
J. Frigiere (France)
M. Geiger (Germany)
G. D. González (Chile)
W. Gruver (Canada)
A. Grzech (Poland)
R. Guthrie (Canada)
H. Henein (Canada)
D. Hodouin (Canada)
S. Iwata (Japan)
S. Jämsä-Jounela (Finland)
C.G. Kang (Korea)
G. Kock (Germany)
J. Leopold (Germany)
D. A. Linkens (U.K.)
R.S. Liu (P.R. China )
J. T. Malin (USA)
P. Melin (Mexico)
T. Menzel (Germany)
A. Mitchell (Canada)
L. Monostori (Hungary)
Y. Nagasaka (Japan)
D. H. Norrie (Canada)
C. Orlowski (Poland)
M.A. Otooni (USA/Japan)
R. Pakalnis (Canada)
Y.-H. Pao (USA)
W. Pedrycz (Canada)
J. Pieper (Canada)
A. Russell (Canada)
Y. Saito (Japan)
G. Samadi-Hosseinali (Canada)
H.-J. Sebastian (Germany)
J. Sestak (Czech Republic)
S. Shima (Japan)
V. Torres (Brazil)
D. Tromans (Canada)
I. B. Turksen (Canada)
O. Unold (Poland)
M. Uliera (Canada)
J. van Deventer (Australia)
T. Van Le (Australia)
R. Villas-Boas (Brazil)
R. H. Wagoner (USA)
H.J. Zimmerman (Germany)

SPONSORS
US Army Research Office, North Carolina
US Air Force, Wright-Patterson AF-Base, Ohio
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee
PRECARN Associates, Ottawa, Ontario

IN ASSOCIATION WITH
CIM - Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum
IEEE - Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society
IFSA - International Fuzzy Systems Association
JSTP - Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity
ManSA - Manufacturing Society of Australia
NAFIPS - North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society
TMS - The Metallurgical Society of AIME