Preface
Proceedings of SBRN 2004
8th Brazilian Symposium on Neural Networks
Edited by:
Allan Barros
Aluizio Araujo
Hani C. Yehia
Roselito Teixeira
Eigth in a series of symposia, sponsored by the Brazilian Computer
Society (SBC); co-sponsored by the Special Interest Group of the
International Neural Networks Society in Brazil (SIG/INNS/Brazil);
published by the IEEE Computer Society; and organized by the Federal
University of Maranhao (UFMA);
Organization Commitee
General Chair:
Allan Kardec Duailibe Barros (UFMA allan@ufma.br)
Program Chair:
Aluizio Araújo (UFPE aluizioa@cin.ufpe.br)
Publication Chairs:
Roselito Teixeira (UNILESTE-MG roselito@unilestemg.br)
Hani Camille Yehia (UFMG hani@ufmg.br)
Local Committee Chair:
Osvaldo Ronald Saavedra (UFMA o.saavedra@ieee.org)
Local Committee:
Aristófanes Corrêa da Silva (UFMA)
Carlos Alberto Brandão B. Leite (UFMA)
Francisco José da Silva e Silva (UFMA)
Jonas da Silva Ribeiro Júnior (UFMA)
José Eduardo Onoda Pessanha (UFMA)
João Viana da Fonseca Neto (UFMA)
Leonardo Paucar (UFMA)
Maria da Guia da Silva (UFMA)
Mário Antonio Meireles Teixeira (UFMA)
Sebastian Yuri C. Catunda (UFMA)
Teresa B. Ludermir (UFPE)
Zair Abdelouahab (UFMA)
Production Coordinator:
Mara Silvia Parello
Steering Committee:
Aluizio F. R. Araújo (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)
Allan K. Barros (Universidade Federal do Maranhão)
Carlos H. C. Ribeiro (Instituto Tecnológico da Aeronáutica)
Marcílio C. P. de Souto (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte)
Teresa B. Ludermir (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)
Program Committee:
Adrião D. Dória Neto (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte)
Alejandro Ceccatto (Univiversity of Rosário)
Allan K. Barros (Universidade Federal do Maranhão)
Aluizio F. R. Araújo (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)
André C. de Carvalho (Universidade de São Paulo)
Antônio C. R. da Silva Filho (Universidade de São Paulo)
Antônio P. Braga (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Artur Garcez (City University)
Carlos H. C. Ribeiro (Instituto Tecnológico da Aeronáutica)
Édson Nascimento (Universidade Federal do Maranhão)
Erkki Oja (Helsinki University of Technology)
Felipe França (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Fernando A. Gomide (Universidade Estadual de Campinas)
Fernando B. de Lima Neto (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte)
Gerson Zaverucha (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Guilherme A. Barreto (Universidade Federal do Ceará)
Hani Camille Yehia (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Harold Szu (George Washington University)
Helge Ritter (University of Bielefeld)
Herman M. Gomes (Universidade Federal de Campina Grande)
Igor Aleksander (Imperial College)
Jacek M. Zurada (University of Louisville)
Joos Vandewalle (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
José Príncipe (University of Florida)
José Antônio F. Leite (Universidade Federal de Sergipe)
José Demísio S. da Silva (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais)
Kazuyuki Aihara (University of Tokyo)
Klaus Obermayer (Technical University of Berlin)
Klaus-Robert Muller (Fraunhofer Institut FIRST)
Luciano F. Costa (Universidade de São Paulo)
Marcelo A. Costa (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)
Marcílio C. P. de Souto (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)
Maria Eunice Q. Gonzalez (Universidade Estadual Paulista)
Marley M. B. R. Vellasco (Pontifícia Universidade Católica-RJ)
Nikola Kasabov (University of Otago)
Osvaldo R. S. Mendez (Universidade Federal do Maranhão)
Philippe O. A. Navaux (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)
Phillipe DeWilde (Imperial College)
Pierre Baldi (University of California at Irvine)
Pim Haselager (University of Nijmegen)
Teresa B. Ludermir (Universidade Federal de Pernambuco)
Thomas W. Rauber (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo)
Tony Bell (The Salk Institute)
Vladimir Vapnik (Royal Holloway University of London)
Walter Freeman (University of California at Berkeley)
Xin Yao (University of Birmingham)
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