A virtual workshop on Developmental Neural Networks will be held as a part the 2020 Conference on Artificial Life (ALIFE 2020). The 3rd edition of the Developmental Neural Networks Workshop will be held as a part of ALIFE 2020 in its virtual format. More details coming soon about how this virtual workshop will take place but we started imagining a new schedule to maximize virtual interactions. We are planning to have online short videos for keynotes and paper presenters that will be available a few days ahead of the workshop. For the D-day of the workshop (to be announced, waiting ALife schedule), we will propose a live Q&A session as well as a 30-minutes round table (with virtual coffee breaks?)
In nature, brains are built through a process of biological development in which many aspects of the network of neurons and connections change, shaped by external information received through sensory organs. However, many modern artificial neural network (ANN) models do not include developmental mechanisms and regard learning as the adjustment of connection weights, while some that do use development restrain it to a period before the ANN is used.
It is therefore worthwhile to understand the cognitive functions offered by development and to investigate the fundamental questions raised by artificial neural development. In this workshop, we will explore existing and future approaches that aim to incorporate development into ANNs.
We welcome anyone to participate and encourage the submission of extended abstracts of 2-4 pages (MIT Press format). We are open to submissions concerning a variety of neural development topics, from hand-written rules to evolved systems, and from conceptual work to experimental results. Accepted submissions will be distributed online and presented during the workshop. Abstracts must be submitted via email by June 15, 2020.
For news and information, see https://www.irit.fr/devonn/ and follow us on Twitter. To contact the organizers, please email [log in to unmask]
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