The 19th International Conference on Neural Information Processing (ICONIP2012) will be held in Doha, Qatar.

One of the Gulf states, Qatar has one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and the highest income per capita. It has made significant investment in education, especially higher education. It aims to become one of the world’s strongest knowledge societies. Located on a peninsula in the Arabian Gulf, Qatar can be reached by direct flights operated by Qatar Airways, the 5 star airline in the world from more than 100 cities around the world.

ICONIP2012 will provide a high-level international forum for scientists, researchers, industrial professionals, and students worldwide to present state of art research results, address new challenges, and discuss trends in neural networks, learning systems, computational intelligence, and their applications in diverse fields.

ICONIP2012 solicits contributions from the following non-exclusive list of topics and proposals for special sessions. Special sessions aim to bring together researchers in special focused topics. A proposal for a special session should include aims and topics.

Topics:
Image and signal processing
Cognitive science
Computational neuroscience
Neurodynamic analysis
Associative memories
Neurodynamic optimization
Learning algorithms
Pattern recognition
Telecommunications
Support vector machines
Face analysis and processing
Bioinformatics and biomedical applications
Computer vision
Hybrid systems
Evolutionary computation
Fuzzy systems
Information security
Data and text processing
Financial applications
Forecasting and prediction
Control and robotics
Intelligent multimedia
Web applications
Complex systems
Self-organization
Brain-computer interface
blind source separation
Critical infrastructure systems
Manufacturing systems
Intelligent environmental system
Cultural algorithms
Artificial life
Knowledge discovery
Swarm computing
Transportation systems
Natural language processing
Molecular and quantum computing
Artificial immune systems
Time series analysis
Real world applications

Prospective authors are invited to submit original, high quality manuscripts. The conference proceedings will be published in the prestigious Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Extended version of selected papers will be invited for publication in special issues of reputed international journals after the conference. We highly recommend authors follow the LNCS guidelines for their paper. In Information for LNCS Authors site, you are able to download the source files including LaTeX2e class file, sample file, word template.

Please use the above online submission system (EasyChair) to submit your paper. If you have no EasyChair account, you will be asked to sign up for an account.

In end of July 2012, when the review process is over, we will post instructions on the final version paper submission for the authors of accepted papers.

The conference will take place at Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel. This brand new five star hotel, located in the new business district of West Bay, connects to Doha’s finest mall, City Center Shopping Mall which features over 300 stores plus many more activities. At the Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel, you will find a place where business blends seamlessly with pleasure.