ACSEG Connectionist Approaches in Economics and Management Science

Connectionist Approaches
in Economics and Management Science


10 th
International Meeting
November 20th and 21st 2003 in Nantes


Organised by the CRGNA (EA 3261, Nantes)
with the collaboration of
the CREREG (UMR CNRS C6585, University of Rennes 1),
the GREGEOI-FACIREM (EA 1707, University of La Reunion)
and the CREOP (University of Limoges)


ACSEG 2003

The next international meeting of ACSEG (Approches Connexionistes en Sciences Economiques et de Gestion - Connectionist Approaches in Economics and Management Science - will take place on November 20th and 21st 2003.

This year, for the 10th anniversary, it will be held in Nantes, where it was formed in 1993, under the auspices of the University of Nantes.

The 2003 meeting will focus on biomimetic models (for example Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, Cellular Automata, Fuzzy Logic, Immune Networks) and their applications in Management Science and Economics.

Researchers and practitioners are invited to present their work on relevant theoretical or empirical aspects of these topics, and also to participate in the conference. The languages of the conference will be French, English and Spanish.


As in previous years:

· it is planned to publish a selection of the best papers in a suitable technical journal( e.g. The European Journal of Economic and Social Systems, The Fuzzy Economic Review, or in a book of Kluwer's Computational Management Science collection)

· also, a Young Researcher prize will be awarded to a doctoral student or a researcher who has completed a doctorate up to two year prior to the date of the conference. The paper will be published with the best papers selection.


CALL FOR PAPER

It is planned to hold four plenary sessions, presented by international specialists in their fields, as well as around ten themed sessions.

The presented papers will deal with theoretical and empirical problems of Economics and Management Science approached with biomimetic methods (Neural Networks, Genetic Algorithms, Cellular Automata, Fuzzy Logic, Immune Networks).

Invited submissions may deal, for example, with:

· Data Analysis: methods for clustering and classification, data mining

· Modelling of Decision Processes: consumer behaviour and management decisions

· Prediction: e.g. for financial series, insolvencies

· Numerical methods for evaluation and management of risk

· Simulation Modelling (of complex, massively parallel or fuzzy systems)

· Machine Learning, Self-organisation, Collective Intelligence

· Systems Control

· Knowledge Management

You are cordially invited to participate in the 10th International Meeting of ACSEG by submitting work on these general themes or related topics.


SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Hans AMMAN (Technical University Eindhoven), Jean-Pierre AUBIN (CRVJC, University of Paris 9 Dauphine), Jacques-Marie AURIFEILLE (GREGEOI-FACIREM, University of La Reunion), Romuald Boné (RFAI, University of Tours), Jean-François CASTA (CEREG, University of Paris 9 Dauphine), Gérard CLIQUET (CREREG, University of Rennes 1), Marie COTTRELL (MATISSE-SAMOS, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), Alain COUTURIER (CRGNA, University and CNAM of Nantes), Bruce CURRY (University of Cardiff), Hennie DANIELS (Dept of Economics, Tilburg University), Eric DE BODT (ESA, University of Lille 2 and CGEF, Catholic University of Louvain), Christophe DEISSENBERG (GREQAM, University of la Méditerranée), Pierre DESMET (DMSP, University of Paris 9 Dauphine), Bernard FIOLEAU (CRGNA, University of Nantes), Patrick GALLINARI (LAFORIA, University of Paris 6), Patrice GAUBERT (University du Littoral), Jaime GIL ALUJA (University of Barcelona), Harald HRUSCHKA (University of Regensburg), Cedric LESAGE (CREREG, University of Rennes 1), Bernard PAULRE (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), Philippe ROBERT-DEMONTROND (CREREG, University of Rennes 1), Daniel THIEL (Fench Embassy; Seoul), Michel VERLEYSEN (DICE, Catholic University of Louvain).


MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Fabrice CLERFEUILLE (IAE, University of Nantes), Marie-Pierre PINTO (University of Limoges), Jacques-Marie AURIFEILLE (University of La Reunion).


SUBMISSION

Submissions may be at most 12 pages (appendices and bibliographies included), in French, English or Spanish, with a summary in French and a summary in English or Spanish.

Please send submissions:

· by email (preferred) as a Word document to Jacques-Marie.Aurifeille@univ-reunion.fr

· or by post (3 copies) to

10ème Rencontre Internationale ACSEG

Fabrice Clerfeuille

Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE)

Rue de la Censive du Tertre

BP 62232

44322 Nantes cedex 3

FRANCE



IMPORTANT DATES

· 9th September 2003: final date for receipt of submissions

· 30th September 2003: notification to authors of the decision of the Scientific Committee

· 30th October: receipt of final version of accepted papers, in the format stated on the ACSEG website

· 20th and 21st November: 10th International Meeting ACSEG in Nantes.



CONTACTS

Fabrice Clerfeuille

Fax and tel.: ++ 33 2 40 72 87 52

Mail : fabrice.clerfeuille@iae.univ-nantes.fr


Marie Annick Atle

Fax IAE: ++ 33 2 40 74 61 83

Tel. IAE: ++ 33 2 40 14 12 20

Mail : atle@iae.univ-nantes.fr



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10ème Rencontre Internationale ACSEG

Fabrice Clerfeuille

Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE)

Rue de la Censive du Tertre

BP 62232

44322 Nantes cedex 3

FRANCE