Welcome	This is the website of SNN, the Dutch national research program on adaptive intelligence . Adaptive intelligence investigates how we can incorporate learning mechanisms in modern computers. Improving our understanding of effective and efficient learning methods is important to 1) better understand the functioning of the brain 2) has a technological spin-off in numerous artificial intelligence applications, such as robotic systems, expert systems, artificial vision, agents and datamining and 3) these methods are of great practical importance for industry. Information processes in companies and public organisations become more and more complex and problems arise to manage these processes in an efficient and effective manner. At the same time, due to the advances in information technology, much more data is available which could in principle be used to improve business processes.
		SNN	SNN is a national consortium of 6 university research groups in the field of adaptive intelligence and is coordinated from Nijmegen. Criteria for membership are scientific excellence and proven transfer of research to industry. All together, these research groups make SNN one of Europe's leading research institutes. SNN is a non-for-profit foundation that was founded in 1989 as one of the SPIN (Department of Economic Affairs) initiatives. The statutes of SNN define the goal of SNN as follows: 1) to improve the level of knowledge in the field of neural networks in the Netherlands and 2) to stimulate the transfer of knowledge from university to business and government. SNN's activities are funded in part by the SNN-STW Platform Adaptive Intelligence.
		Industry	As can be seen from the list of industrial contacts, many companies have already used the services of SNN. SNN researchers can offer consultancy, provide courses, and carry out pilot studies. Research by SNN has resulted in several new applications, some of which are further developed and brought to the market by spin-off companies, among which SMART Research BV.
		News	You can find here the latest news of our groups.
		Annual Report	From 2003, the annual report has become a bi-annual report. This report contains information about the many different projects the SNN groups are involved in, both regarding long-term research and applications of neural networks. You can download our annual report of 2001 and 2002, 1,35 MB in pdf, or send us an email if you would like to receive a hardcopy of the latest report.
		SNN in the Press	An overview of articles in newspapers and (not scientific) journals can be found here.
		Links	The links page provides pointers to introductory articles on adaptive intelligence and links to large Dutch and European consortia in which SNN participates.
		This website	Navigation through this website may be somewhat unusual. The upper frame facilitates backward navigation, the bar just below that shows what the options are to go forward. The sitemap offers an overview.