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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, Maebashi, Gumma, 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
<imamurak@maebashi-it.ac.jp>