World: r3wp

offered by:
	TomBon
Task:

 R3 - Bindings for a KNNL - SOM (Self-organizing map) /Kohonen Network
	http://knnl.sourceforge.net/

	API - http://knnl.sourceforge.net/html/index.html

	Further Readings:
	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organizing_map
	http://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/dm/somtoolbox/
	http://accu.org/index.php/journals/1378
	http://www.codeproject.com/KB/graphics/som.aspx

	Alternativ:
	Quick Tutorial on how to construct a SOM.
	Perhaps to create a modul directly in R3?
	http://www.ai-junkie.com/ann/som/som1.html


Amount:
	$350
Valid until:
	01.04.2011
Terms:
	PayPal

offered by:
	TomBon
Task:

 converting code to native R2/R3  code for three basic AI components.
	
	Genetic Algorithms in Plain English
	http://www.ai-junkie.com/ga/intro/gat1.html
 
	Kohonen's Self Organizing Feature Maps
	http://www.ai-junkie.com/ann/som/som1.html

	Neural Networks
	http://www.ai-junkie.com/ann/evolved/nnt1.html

Amount:
	$500
Valid until:
	01.04.2011
Terms:
	PayPal

as said before, if somebody is interested in these components too, 
please increase the bounty.

*** Bounty Increment ***

Offered by:
	Gregg Irwin
Task:
	R3 - Bindings for zeromq - concurrency framework
	http://www.zeromq.org/

	C - API  -> http://www.zeromq.org/intro:read-the-manual

Amount:
	$150 (increment added to TomBon's $250 bounty)
Terms:
	PayPal

bounty for ZEROMQ closed. thx to andreas & kaj 
bounty for FANN, GAUL, KNNL and KOHONEN closed (moved to LUA)

ps: and thanks to gregg of course :-)