The 1997 International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic (ISMVL)was held in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 28-30. Thiswas our fourth meeting in Canada. It was a nice chance for usnot only to discuss our new research results, but also to enjoybeautiful nature of Nova Scotia.
The Distinctive Contibution Award in ISMVL-96 was given to T.Waho,K.J.Chenand M.Yamamoto for "A Literal Gate Using Resonant-TunnelingDevices".The authors developed a novel literal gate consistingof one resonant-tunneling diode and two resonant-tunneling transistors.That pionnering work will contribute to development of high performancemultile-valued device and circuit technology toward the next-generationdigital systems.
In conjunction with this symposium, the 6th International Workshopon Post-Binary ULSI Systems was held on May 27. It was also successfulwith 34 attendees.
I thank all of the contributors, especially those that participateddirectly in the symposium. These include Professors G.Dueck, D.M.Miller,R.Drechesler, O. Ishizuka, and the organizers at St.Francis XavierUniversity. I also appreicate the contribution of the authorsand the referees.
The past and recent our TC activity was presented in
"Technical Activities Forum", Computer, pp.83-85,May 1997.
Our important work is to encourage younger researchers for futureactivities. I hope the article helps to understand the importanceof our MVL area, especially for younger genearations.
Best regards,
Michitaka Kameyama
Ivan Stojmenovic
Department of Computer Science
University of Ottawa
Canada
and
Gerhard Dueck
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
St. Francis Xavier University
Canada
The above two candidates have been nominated for the positionof TC Chair for a two year period beginning January 1, 1998. Electionto this position requires a majority voting.
Unless you voted in the ISMVL-97, please vote using E-mail toboth of the following Election Committee Members by October 31,1997:
Noboru Takagi--- takagi{at}pu-toyama.ac.jp
and
Chales B.Silio---silio{at}eng.umd.edu
Votes received after November 1, 1997 will not be counted.
Please write in [ ], and send to both of the following addresses:
takagi{at}pu-toyama.ac.jp and silio{at}eng.umd.edu
I vote to
one of the nominees( Stojmenovic and Dueck):[ ................................................]
for the position of MVL TC Chair for a two year period beginingJanuary 1,
1998.
Your name:[ ...............................]
Date:[ ...........................]
Present: ISMVL-97 Attendees
Chair: M. Kameyama
M. Kameyama called the meeting to order at 15:17. He welcomedall present and noted the somewhat tight afternoon schedule. Heexpressed his gratitude to Y. Hata who has 'pioneered' the MVLelectronic bulletin and web site. Finally, he acknowledged a donationby the Japanese Research Group on MVL.
1. Minutes of ISMVL-96 Plenary Session
The minutes had been previously distributed in the bulletin. Therebeing no correction noted, they were accepted as distributed.
2. Report of the Executive Subcommittee
M. Kameyama reviewed the Technical Committee executive compositionand the current membership. He presented the following nominationlist proposed by the Executive Subcommittee:
Vice-Chair (Workshops and Tutorials) - T. Hanyu
Vice-Chair (Technical Activities) - M. Perkowski
Vice-Chair (Publicity and Marketing) - to be filled
(see below)
Secretary - D.M. Miller
Treasurer - O. Ishizuka
Bulletin/Web Page Editor - Y. Hata
Members-at-large (Jan. 98-Dec. 2001) - T. Waho, Mo Hu
There being no nominations from the floor, the above were acclaimed(note both members-at-large are required as there are six electedin pairs on a 3 year rotation).
M. Kameyama explained the Computer Society's procedures governingelection of a Technical Committee Chair. He advised that the ExecutiveSubcommittee has appointed A. Takagi (Chair), C.Silio and K..C.Smith to serve as an election committee until Dec. 31, 1997.
There must be at least two candidates for Technical CommitteeChair.M. Kameyama, on behalf of the Executive Subcommittee proposed:G. Dueck, St. Francis Xavier University and I. Stajmenovic, Universityof Ottawa. Both have agreed to serve if elected. There were nofurther nominations.
A paper ballot was distributed. The ballot will also be made availableto the full Technical Committee membership via the bulletin. Deadlinefor voting is Oct. 31, 1997 and the result will be announced inNovember. It was agreed that the unsuccessful candidate shouldbecome the Vice-Chair (Publicity and Marketing).
Awards
M. Kameyama described the Technical Committee's contributed paperaward process and advised that K. C. Smith has agreed to serveas Awards Committee Chair. the award for ISMVL-96 will be announcedat the evening banquet. M. Kameyama reminded attendees to submittheir paper awards recommendations for this year's symposium.
MVL Journal
D. Simovici advised that six issues of the MVL Journal have appearedso it is midway in the second volume. M. Miller and R. Drechslerare co-editing an issue on decision diagrams which should go topress early in the fall. A call for contributions for a specialjournal issue on circuit technology edited by L. Micheel has justappeared. The deadline for submission is July 31, 1997.
Electronic Bulletin
M. Kameyama noted Y. Hata's hard work in getting an electronicbulletin started. There are 3 issues a year with deadlines ofFeb. 15, July 1 and Nov. 1. All the MVL community are encouragedto submit material to the bulletin.
E-mail to hata{at}comp.eng.himeji-tech.ac.jp
is preferred. Short articles, abstracts, meeting announcements,etc., are encouraged.
Y. Hata noted that, to date, 135 people subscribe to the bulletin.It was agreed more should be done to ensure its availability iswell known by all in the Technical Committee.
3. Report of the Symposium Subcommittee
G. Dueck as Chair of ISMVL-97 chairs the symposium committee andpresented the report.
ISMVL-96 The final budget statement has been submitted to theComputer Society. There is a surplus of approximately$1,000 US.
ISMVL-97. All is going well. There are 65 attendees including20 students which is encouraging. It is expected that the symposiumwill break even or realize a small profit.
ISMVL-98. Fukuoka, Japan was approved as the site for '98 at lastyear's plenary session. A call for papers has been distributed.T. Sasao who is ISMVL-98 Symposium Chair gave a short presentation.He noted the paper submission deadline is Nov. 1, 1997. A website will be developed to provide full symposia details. Theywill also appear in the bulletin.
ISMVL-99. R. Drechsler presented a proposal to host ISMVL-99 inFreiburg in Breisgan, Germany. He noted the convenient and attractivelocation. Freiburg is an historic old town very convenient forwalking and varied accommodation.
MOTION: ISMVL-99 be held in Freiburg in Breisgan, Germany. ExecutiveSubcommittee. CARRIED.
ISMVL-2000. M. Perkowski proposed holding ISMVL-2000 in Portland,Oregon. He noted the large number of companies in the area. Hestated his department and university are very supportive of hostingISMVL-2000 in Portland.
MOTION: Portland, Oregon be provisionally approved as the sitefor ISMVL-2000 with a formal proposal to be considered at ISMVL-98Symposium Subcommittee. CARRIED.
ISMVL-2001. E. Orlowska proposed holding ISMVL-2001 in Warsaw,Poland. She noted the strong history of multiple-valued logicresearch in Poland, and noted there is good support to hold thesymposium there.
ISMVL-2002. D. Simovici proposed that ISMVL return to Boston in2002.
Technical Committee policy is not to accept or endorse symposiasites more than three years in advance so the Warsaw and Bostonsuggestions were accepted as information with no decision.
G. Dueck and M. Kameyama reported on a discussion at the SymposiumSubcommittee. Retired participants are to be eligible for thestudent rate. M. Kameyama proposed the identification 'honourable'Technical Committee members or those who have retired after longand significant contributors to MVL. No formal action was suggestedor taken.
4. Other Business
M. Kameyama noted the degree of activity of the Technical Committeewhich he described as small but highly productive. He cited:
- the plans for future symposia sites and the enthusiasm of theproponents
- the ongoing success of the Post-Binary Workshop
- the introduction of an electronic bulletin and web site
- the start of the MVL Journal and the special issues planned
- the activity of the Japanese Research Group on MVL which hastwo regular meetings per year.
M. Kameyama asked that Technical Committee members send otherideas and initiatives to him as Technical Committee Chair.
C. Silio reported on a recent INTEL announcement that they willbe using multi-level cell .6 micron technology in a 16 Mbit flashmemory chip. They anticipate this will drop the cost to $20/Mbyte.Their longer term target is 16 level cell technology with a costof 50 cents/Mbyte.
M. Kameyama encouraged all Technical Committee members to promotethe area to younger researchers and to encourage them to participateactively in the Technical Committee.
There being no other business, the meeting adjourned at 16:08.
Respectfully submitted
D. M. Miller
MVL-TC Secretary
The Multiple-Valued Logic Technical Committee of the IEEE ComputerSociety will hold its 28th annual symposium on May 27-29, 1998in Fukuoka,Japan. Fukuoka is in Kyushu, the southern island ofJapan,and is about two hours from Tokyo by air. It is accessiblefrom Tokyo, Kansai (Osaka), and Seoul. The symposium is sponsoredby the IEEE Computer Society and by the Japanese Research Groupon Multiple-Valued Logic. You are invited to submit an originalresearch, survey or tutorial paper on any subject in the areaof Multiple-Valued Logic, including, but not exclusively limitedto:
Authors are requested to submit 5 copies (in English) of theirdouble-space typed manuscript on 8.5 by 11 inch or A4 paper byNovember 1, 1997. Each paper should be no longer than 20 pagesand should include a 50-100 word abstract. Papers should be sentto the closest Program Chair/Co-Chair:
ASIA/PACIFIC
Prof. Michitaka KAMEYAMA
Program Chair
Dept. of Mathematical and Computer Sciences,
Graduateand School of Information Sciences,
Tohoku Univ. Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-77 JAPAN
Phone:+81-22-217-7152 , Fax :+81-22-263-9405
Email:michi{at}kameyama.ecei.tohoku.ac.jp
AMERICAS
Prof. Dan SIMOVICI
Program Co-Chair
Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
Univ. of Massachusetts at Boston, Boston MA 02025 USA
Phone:+1-617-2876472, Fax:+1-617-2876499
Email:dsim{at}cs.umb.edu
EUROPE/AFRICA
Dr. Reiner HAEHNLE
Program Co-Chair
Dept. of Computer Science
Univ. of Karlsruhe, 76128 Karlsruhe GERMANY
Phone:+49-721-608-4329, Fax:+49-721-608-4211
Email:haehnle{at}ira.uka.de
Authors will be notified by February 1,1998. Photo-ready copiesof accepted papers are due by March 1, 1998. For additional informationcontact
Symposium Chair
Prof. Tsutomu SASAO
Dept. of Computer Science and Electronics,
Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka 820, JAPAN.
Phone: +81-948-29-7675, Fax: +81-948-29-2603
Email: sasao{at}cse.kyutech.ac.jp
Symposium Co-Chair
Prof. Jon T. BUTLER
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Naval Postgraduate School,
Code EC/BU, Monterey, CA 93943-5121, USA
Phone: +1-408-656-3299, Fax: +1-408-656-3299
Email: butler{at}cs.nps.navy.mil
As in former years, the symposium will be preceded by the workshopon Post-Binary Ultra-Large Scale Integration Systems held on May26, 1998 (Chair: Prof. Takahiro Hanyu, Tohoku University, Japan).
Binary CMOS downscaling is expected to reach its limit in 2010with 2 billion devices and 70 nm minimum dimensions. Large researchprograms are exploring nanoelectronic technology and revolutionaryquanturn devices, and device counts of 1 trillion are envisioned.Multi-state HBTs, the RTD Stack, and the Quantum Dot Single-ElectronTransistor are examples of truly multivalued devices. The MVLresearch community is invited to help chart the course of technologydevelopment well into the next century by exploring novel logicstructures, memory concepts, computational paradigms etc tailoredto these vtery large, 2D and 3D, ultra high density nanoelectronicarrays
For Part I of this Special Issue we invite full papers addressingmultiple-valued approaches of all kinds to the nanoelectronictechnology challenge. The may include, eg, systoric arrays withonly local interconnects, or somewhat smaller 2D arrays interconnectedin the third dimension by optical means. Opportunistic approachesare encouraged that make optimal use of a Binary-Multivalued Logicmix, and of electro-optical devices.
For Part ll we invite short papers of novel MVL Concepts and ideasto stimulate scientific discussion in a "forum" likesetting. This should be most helpfui in setting goals for thenanoelectronic technology development
Please submit a 2-page abstract including a figure or two to bothe-mail addresses, with the figure sent by fax.
DEADLINE: 31 July 1997
You'll be informed by 31 Aug 1997 about acceptance and about thepaper submission schedule.
Lutz Micheel, Guest Editor
Wright Laboratory emeritus
1985 Surfside Terrace, Vero Beach FL 32963-2856, USA
micheel{at}gate.com smicheel{at}interleaf.com
Phone +1 561-234-2662 Fax +1 561-234-8268
ORGANIZED BY
Technical University of Szczecin, Poland
Institute Computer Science & Information Systems,
State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, Belarus
Laboratory "Pattern Recognition & Image Analysis",
Napier University, Department of Computer Studies,
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
IN COOPERATION WITH
Polish Academy of Sc. Poland
Russian Academy of Sc. Russia
Ukrainian Academy of Sc. Ukraine
Belarussian Academy of Sc. Belarus
Derby University UK
University of Technology, Troyes France
State Economic University Belarus
Electrotechnical University Russia
of Sankt Petersburg
International Informatization Academy
Polish & Belarussian IEE Centres in Development
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Lotfi A. Zadeh (USA) Honorary Chairman
J. Soldek (Poland) Chairman
V. Shmerko (Poland) Vice Chairman
S. Ablameyko (Belarus) Vice Chairman
T. Fogarty (Edinburgh, UK) Vice Chairman
A. Baborski (Wroclaw, Poland)
R. Budzinski (Polish Academy of Sciences)
A.W. Booth (Derby, UK)
O. Diatlov (Minsk, Belarus)
A. Dolgui (Troyes, France)
G. Dueck (Antogonish, Canada)
R. Drechsler (Freiburg, Germany)
B. Falkowski (Singapore)
J. Gil Aluja (Barcelona, Spain)
V. Krasnoproshin (Minsk, Belarus)
V. Lasarev (Moskow, Russia)
J. Miller (Edinburgh, UK)
C. Moraga (Dortmund, Germany)
A. Morozevich (Minsk, Belarus)
Mou Hu (Shanghai, China)
M. Perkowski (Portland, USA)
O. Popow (Szczecin, Poland)
D. Puzankov (Russia)
W. Rucinski (Szczecin, Poland)
R. Sadykhov (Minsk, Belarus)
T. Sasao (Kyushu, Japan)
V. Sklyarov (Portugal)
R. Stankovic (Nis, Yugoslavia)
I. Tabakow (Sofia, Bulgaria)
J. Weglarz (Poznan,Poland)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
S. Yanushkevich (Szczecin, Poland) Chairman
G. Holowinski (Szczecin, Poland) Vice Chairman
Phil Phillips (UK) Vice Chairman
V. Levashenko (Belarus)
K. Malecki (Szczecin, Poland)
T. Roszak (Szczecin, Poland)
P. Thomson (Edinburgh, UK)
D. Wojciechowski (Szczecin, Poland)
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
S. Jaroszewicz (Szczecin, Poland)
Z. Szczech (Szczecin, Poland)
A. Sliwinski (Szczecin, Poland)
M. Lipinska (Szczecin, Poland)
J. Kolodziejczyk (Szczecin, Poland)
DATES & LOCATION
ACS'97 will be held in Szczecin (Poland) at the Institute of Computer
Science & Information Systems,
Technical University of Szczecin, Poland on November 13-14 1997
WELCOME TO SZCZECIN
Szczecin is one of Poland's major centres of industry, trade,culture and science. Nowadays Szczecin is one of the most importantBaltic seaports situated at the mouth of Odra River, about 65km from the Baltic Sea coast.
The population of Szczecin amounts to 500,000 inhabitants. Thereare many institutions of higher learning in Szczecin such as theTechnical University.
The city has a number of cultural establishments such as PolskiTheatre, Wspolczesny Theatre, Opera House, Light Opera, PhilharmonicHall, Pleciuga Puppet Theatre and Krypta Theatre. The town hasfour natural water sports centres: Glebokie, Dziewoklicz, Dabieand Mielenskie.
TOPICS
The focus of the workshop is a wide range of applications of computersystems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Artificial Intelligence
Information Systems
Multimedia and Virtual Reality
Computer Graphics
Image Understanding
Modeling and Simulation
Fuzzy Logic
Evolutionary Programming
Communications & Networking
Control Systems
Biometric Technologies
The International Conference ACS'97 will entertain papers, panelsessions and
tools fair proposals in the areas of basic and applied researchand field experiences.
Contributions that describe the results of investigations aresolicited in any of the areas of suggested topics.
LANGUAGE
The official language of the Conference is English.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Papers should not exceed 15 pages, including figures and text(typed with 1,5 spacing and 12 point font). A cover page mustinclude: title, all authors (names, complete mailing addresses,e-mail, fax number), an abstract not exceeding 100 words, andkeywords.3 copies of your full paper should be submitted to theConference Secretariat address:
ACS'97
Dr S. Yanushkevich, ACS Organizing Committee
Institute of Computer Sciences & Information Systems,
Technical University of Szczecin,
Zolnierska 49,
71-210 Szczecin, Poland,
Ph (+4891) 4876582, Fax (+4891) 4876439
The electronic version is also possible: it should be sent bye-mail (as DOC or PS-files) to: januszki{at}beta.ii.tuniv.szczecin.pl
Papers will be published in the Proceedings of ACS'97. Proceedingswill be avaible from the first day of conference
(November 13th).
DEADLINES
Papers Submission Deadline July 30, 1997
Acceptance Notification September 1, 1997
Payment September 30, 1997
Camera-Ready Due September 30, 1997
PAYMENT
The registration fee of the Conference covering the costs of theConference Proceedings and reception is expected not to exceed70 USD for East & Central European participants,
and 150 USD for other countries participants.
SECRETARIAT ADDRESS
FOR CONTACTS
ACS Organizing Committee
Institute of Computer Science & Information Systems, Technical
University of Szczecin, Zolnierska str 49,
71-210 Szczecin, Poland,
tel. (+4891) 4876582
fax (+4891) 4876439
Guest Editor:
Rolf Drechsler, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg i.B., Germany
Multiple-Valued Logic - An International Journal is a new publicationof Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Inc. The first two issuesappeared in Summer 1996. The mandate of the journal is to publishoriginal research, survey and tutorial articles in all aspectsof multiple-valued logic.
Scope:
Submissions are requested for a special issue of the Journal devotedto the development and application of evolutionary algorithm methods(covering genetic algorithms, genetic programming, evolution strategies,etc.) for multiple-valued logic, like encoding, and its application.
Submission:
Three copies of an original manuscript should be sent to the guesteditor by September 30, 1997:
Rolf Drechsler
Institute of Computer Science
Albert-Ludwigs-University
79110 Freiburg i.B.
Germany
drechsle{at}informatik.uni-freiburg.de
Alternatively, a submission can be made by way of a latex or postscriptfile sent as an electronic mail message. Specify in a separatemessage the compression utilities used. Submissions by fax willnot be accepted.
Submissions should not have been previously published nor submittedfor publication in any other journal or book.
Preparation of Manuscripts:
Manuscripts should be in English, should include a 100-150 wordabstract and should have three to six keywords. Authors are encouragedto also provide three to six keywords or classification codesfrom the American Mathematical Society Classification system,respectively.
The manuscript should be double spaced with wide (3 cm) margins.Figures should be numbered with consecutive Arabic numbers, havedescriptive captions and be mentioned in the text. Figures shouldbe kept separate of the text and should be of high quality fordirect reproduction. Tables should be consecutively numbered withRoman numerals with a clear descriptive caption at the top.
References should be indicated in the text by Arabic numbers inbrackets. The references, complete in all detail, should appearin numerical order at the end of the paper.
For further information, please contact the guest editor.
As you know the IEEE ( The Instituite of Electrical and ElectronicsEngineers, Inc.) Data base for TC member lists were renewed byDec. 31, 1996. Independently we are also editing MVL Group Database.
If you have already registred to the database AND agreed to makepublic your personal data, you can find your name in the lists.
If you have already registered to the database AND NOT agreedto make public your personal data, you cannot find your name inthe lists.If you agree with making your personal data public, please informto : hata{at}comp.eng.himeji-tech.ac.jp.
Please utilize the public data for communication between MVL researchers.