One of the issues that we have heard from past chairs is the problem of decreasing membership.  We have discussed why we are losing members and what we can do to increase our numbers.  One avenue has been to look…

Dear Members:   I'll breathe a big sigh of relief after turning over this last issue of the Journal to the printer.  My three-year term as editor has come to an end.  It was a lot of work but I…

"PUBLISH or PERISH"   We in academia have all been subject to the doctrine of "publish or perish".  It is a mist for promotion and tenure.  If you don't find a research area (preferably funded by grants) and write prolifically…

Dear Members:   Having recently attended the Mid-Year meeting, I was reminded of how important it is to interact with my peers in the division.  Often times, as educators, we find ourselves facing two extreme viewpoints.  on the one hand,…

Dear Members:   It's that time of year again, when we find ourselves making preparations for the Annual Mid-Year Conference.  The conference chairs are preparing a program that will enlighten us, provide us with a change of scenery, and give…

TABLE OF CONTENTSSections BRAINStorming and BRAINovations1. Evolving Spiking Neural Networks for Control of Artificial Creatures 5Arash Ahmadi2. Artificial Neuron Modelling Based on Wave Shape 20Kieran Greer3. Brain-Like Artificial Intelligence for Automation – Foundations, Concepts andImplementation Examples 26Rosemarie Velik4. Performance Analysis…

As teacher-scholars we do graphics. We research, manipulate, manage, evaluate, present, and apply graphics.   Recently I had the privilege of writing a scholarly paper with Frederick D. Meyers from The Ohio State University. We researched the journey of engineering…

Dear Members:   Last week, CNN was doing a story about the World Wide Web and at the end of the story posed an interesting question —Are we putting things on the internet because we should or because we can? …

Dear Members:   A recent article in the local paper was entitle "Educators divided over push for taking college course on Internet."  It was reassuring to know that I wasn't the only one wondering about "whether a seat in front…