Computational Neural Models

• Spiking Neurons

• Visual and Auditory Cortex

• Neural Encoding and Decoding

• Plasticity and Adaptation

• Brain Imaging (fMRI, MEG, EEG)

• Learning and Memory

• Inference and Reasoning

• Knowledge Acquisition and Language

• Perception, Emotion and Development

• Action and Motor Control

• Attractor and Associative Memory

• Neurodynamics, Complex Systems, and Chaos

Stability and Convergence Analysis

• Neural Network Models (Feedforward/Recurrent/Self-organizing/Cellular/Hybrid Neural Networks)

• Supervised/Unsupervised/Reinforcement Learning

• Statistical Learning Algorithms (PCA, ICA, Projection Pursuit Methods)

• Kernel Methods, Large Margin Methods and SVM

• Optimization Algorithms / Variational Methods

• Probabilistic and Information-Theoretic Methods

• Mixture Models, Graphical Models, Topic Models and Gaussian Processes

• Ensemble Learning, Committee Algorithms and Boosting

• Bayesian, Belief, Causal and Semantic Networks

• Model Selection and Structure Learning

• Feature Analysis and Clustering

• Sparsity and Feature Selection

• Pattern Analysis and Classification

• Matrix/Tensor Analysis and Factorization

• Temporal Models and Sequence Data

• Structured and Relational Data

• Embeddings and Manifold Learning

• Active Learning

Visual Perception and Modelling

• Visual Selective Attention

• Statistical and Pattern Recognition

• Visual Features Analysis

• Object Recognition

• Motion and Tracking

• Natural Scene Statistics

• Image Segmentation

• Image Coding and Representation

• Auditory Perception and Modeling

• Source Separation

• Speech Recognition and Speech Synthesis

• Speaker Identification

• Audio and Speech Retrieval

• Music Modeling and Analysis

Neuromorphic Hardware and Implementations

• Embedded Neural Networks

• Reconfigurable Systems

• Fuzzy Neural Networks

• Robotics: Neural Robotics, Cognitive Robotics, Developmental Robotics

• Multi-Agent Systems and Game Theory

• Reinforcement Learning

• Markov Decision Processes

• Planning and Decision Making

• Predictive State Representations

• Policy Search

• Action and Motor Control

• Visuomotor Control

Brain-Like Systems, Adaptive Intelligent Systems

• Brain-Computer Interfaces

• Granular Computing

• Evolutionary Neural Networks

• Hybrid Intelligent Systems

• Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering

• Neuroinformatics and Neuroengineering

• Systems Biology

• Time Series Prediction

• Information Retrieval

• Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

• Natural Language Processing

Computational Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

• Models, Methods and Algorithms

• Vision and Auditory Modelling

• Control, Robotics and Hardware

• Novel Approaches and Applications