From chemistry-request@ccl.net Tue Oct 29 09:21:23 1991
From: rs0thp@rohmhaas.com (Dr. Tom Pierce)
Subject: Announcement of Neural Net Symposium
To: chemistry@ccl.net
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 91 8:56:12 EST
Status: R

In the spirit of 'timely' communication, I would like to request papers/
posters for the following Symposium to be held in San Francisco in 
April 1992.

 
ACS Symposium on Chemical Applications of Neural Networks
 
A one-day symposium on "Chemical Applications of Neural Networks"
will be held in San Francisco April 5-10, 1992 as part of the Spring
National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.  The symposium is
sponsored by the division of Computers in Chemistry of the ACS.
The symposium will feature six invited talks followed by a poster
session.  The featured speakers are Alan Lapedes, Peter Wolynes, Mike
Liebman, Morton Munk, Peter Jurs, and Dave Elrod.  Topics discussed
will include a general overview of neural nets plus applications in the
areas of spectral analysis, protein structure and folding, and QSAR.
Abstracts for the poster session should be sent to the organizers at the
address below.  Deadline for submission is Wednesday, December
11, 1991.  Further information and abstract forms can be obtained from
the organizers: G.M. Maggiora and D.W. Elrod, Upjohn Laboratories,
301 Henrietta Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49001, USA;  (FAX) (616)-385-8488
or (Phone) (616)-384-9361.
 

Thank You!

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From chemistry-request@ccl.net Tue Oct 29 14:17:43 1991
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 91 10:33:53 PST
From: don%kinghorn.chem.WSU.EDU@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Don Kinghorn)
To: C1790%UMSLVAXA.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu
Subject: Re: INFO. ON NEURAL NETWORKS
Status: R

Hi

I'm also interested in neural net apps in chemistry but, I haven't  
done any work with them yet. I would be interested in a summary of  
any information you receive.

Now to pitch in my two cents worth;

Casimir C. Klimasauskas contributed an article and C program to the  
April 1991 Dr. Dobb's Journal
/*******************************************************************
 * NETWORK.C
 * Backprop network with explain function using sensitivity analysis. 

 * This program implements a Back-Propagation network and shows how 

 * sensitivity analysis works to "explain" the networks reasoning.
 *******************************************************************/

Another article you might want to look at is;

Kneller, Cohen, and Langridge
Improvements in Protein Secondary Structure Prediction by An Enhanced  
Neural Network  J. Mol. Boil. (1990) 214, 171-182 .

Hope this helps
Let me know what you find out
Don Kinghorn
don@kinghorn.chem.wsu.edu