From Brains to Machines: A Special Program at the 2011 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks

神经网络国际联合会议（IJCNN）是神经网络及相关领域研究人员的首要国际会议。该年度会议由国际神经网络学会（INNS）和IEEE计算智能学会（IEEE-CIS）联合组织，每个学会轮流主持。近年来，组织者做出了一致的努力，包括计算神经科学，认知科学，分布式智能，嵌入式机器人等领域，在会议上。通过NSF的支持，现在正在努力扩大这一跨学科的组成部分，在会议期间组织一个正式的，多方面的计划，主题是“从大脑到机器”。“该计划将汇集来自神经科学和生物形态机器人等广泛领域的研究人员，并展示这些领域令人兴奋的研究。

The International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) is the premiere international conference for researchers in neural networks and related areas. This annual conference is organized jointly by the International Neural Networks Society (INNS) and the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (IEEE-CIS), with each society taking the lead in alternate years. In recent years, a concerted effort has been made by the organizers to include areas such as computational neuroscience, cognitive science, distributed intelligence, embodied robotics, etc., in the conference. The effort is now being made, through NSF support, to expand this interdisciplinary component by organizing a formal, multi-faceted program within the conference with the theme "From Brains to Machines." This program will bring together researchers from a broad spectrum of areas ranging from neuroscience to biomorphic robotics, and to showcase exciting research in these areas.