February 2013 - SIPTA News - lists.sipta.org

[SIPTA] Mini-Symposium `Imprecise Probability in Reliability' at ICVRAM 2014
by Frank Coolen March 27, 2013

March 27, 2013

Dear fellow Imprecisionists, We are organising a mini-symposium on `Imprecise Probability in Reliability' at the joint meeting: Second International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management (ICVRAM2014) & Sixth International Symposium on Uncertainty Modelling and Analysis (ISUMA2014) at Liverpool University, on 13-16 July 2014. General details of the meeting are at: http://www.icvram2014.org/index.php Details of the mini-symposium are available at: http://www.icvram2014.org/MS-21-Coolen-Ferson-Oberguggenberger-Troffaes-Utk… There will probably be several other mini-symposia of explicit interest to you, see: http://www.icvram2014.org/mini-symposia.php We welcome contributions! Please follow the guidlines on the conference webpage, note that the deadline for abstracts is 30 April 2013. If you will submit an abstract and wish it to be within our mini-symposium, then it would be great if you can, in addition to the formal submission process, also send your abstract to me (frank.coolen(a)durham.ac.uk). You can of course, contact any of us in case you wish to discuss a possible contribution (contact details on the above webpage). We look forward to hear from many of you! Frank Coolen Scott Ferson Michael Oberguggenberger Matthias Troffaes Lev Utkin ps We have initial plans to arrange a further workshop-style meeting on this topic, at Durham, immediately following the Liverpool conference; these plans will be worked out in more detail over the coming months, but you may wish to keep it in mind; all would be welcome, of course, and we expect to run it at low (ideally zero) fees.

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[SIPTA] FW: Invitation to TES 2014; mark your calendars
by Kreinovich Feb. 27, 2013

Feb. 27, 2013

FYI, imprecise probability papers are welcome, as long as they are related to econometrics -----Original Message----- From: hunguyen(a)math.nmsu.edu [mailto:hunguyen(a)math.nmsu.edu] The 2014 International Conference of the Thailand Econometric Society TES'2014 will be held January 8-9-10, 2014 at Chiang Mai University. The theme of this conference is "Modeling Dependence in Econometrics". Keynote Speakers: - Marco Scarsini (Italy): Copulas and Game Theory - Quang Vuong: (NYU, USA): Auctions SUBMISSIONS OF PAPERS: Deadline: July 1, 2013 (in Latex or MS Word, not exceeding 15 pages). Send your submissions to thailand.econometric.society(a)gmail.com Contact information: acadec.econcmu(a)gmail.com The Conference Website will be available soon.

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[SIPTA] SIPTA Elections- calling for candidacies
by mirandaenrique Feb. 26, 2013

Feb. 26, 2013

Dear SIPTA Member, It is time to elect the new Executive Committee of SIPTA. By this email we are calling for candidacies for the following offices: - President, - Secretary, - Treasurer, - Executive Editor, - and at-large Members. We would very much like that you consider running for one or two (or more; however based on past election experiences, running for more than two may not be a desirable gamble) of these offices. If you intend to do so, please reply to this email as soon as possible and no later than *** 15 March 2013. *** In the email, please tell us the office(s) for which you are standing, and enclose a _brief_ biographical/vision statement. We are looking for at least 7 candidacies for the at-large Members, and 2 candidacies for each of all the other offices. If you are interested in applying and want to know more about the offices (what they are about, what one is expected to do), please take a look at the articles of SIPTA <http://www.sipta.org/index.php?id=soc&sub=art#articlevii> and also do not hesitate to send your questions directly to any member of the current EC. If you encounter technical problems submitting your candidacy, send an email to mirandaenrique(a)uniovi.es. We are looking forward to receiving your candidacy. With our best wishes, The SIPTA Executive Committee

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[SIPTA] KSE 2013 special session: severe uncertainty in systems
by Sébastien Destercke Feb. 26, 2013

Feb. 26, 2013

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[SIPTA] EUROFUSE 2013- first call for papers
by EUROFUSE WORKSHOP 2013 Feb. 26, 2013

Feb. 26, 2013

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[SIPTA] BFAS Spring School on Belief Functions Theory and Applications
by Zied Elouedi Feb. 18, 2013

Feb. 18, 2013

[Sorry if you get multiple copies of this message] ================================================== CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: REGISTRATION ONLINE EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR POSTER: March, 15 BFAS Spring School on Belief Functions Theory and Applications Carthage, Tunisia, May 20-24, 2013 http://www.bfasociety.org/ ================================================== The theory of belief functions represents a new approach devised to model and manage imprecise information in Artificial and Computational Intelligence. The theory of belief functions also referred to as evidence theory or Dempster-Shafer theory, was first introduced by Arthur P. Dempster in the context of statistical inference, and was later developed by Glenn Shafer as a general framework for modeling epistemic uncertainty. These early contributions have been the starting points of many important developments, including the Transferable Belief Model and the Theory of Hints. The theory of belief functions is now well established as a general framework for reasoning with uncertainty, and has well understood connections to other frameworks such as probability, possibility and imprecise probability theories. This theoretical framework has a broad field of application, including information fusion, pattern recognition, auditing, etc. The second BFAS spring school will take place at IHEC in the historical and magnificent city of Carthage in Tunisia. The aim of this spring school is to promote this theory and to introduce interested students and researchers to the basics of belief functions, both theoretical and applied. The school is organized into several lectures given by international experts. They will bring both theoretical and practical backgrounds, in a friendly environment favoring interaction between participants. Part of the time will be devoted to practical work of real-world case studies. * * SPEAKERS: - Boutheina Ben Yaghlane (Tunisia) - Thierry Denoeux (France) - Didier Dubois (France) - Zied Elouedi (Tunisia) - Sylvie Le Hégarat-Mascle (France) - Weiru Liu (United Kingdom) - Arnaud Martin (France) - Hung Nguyen (USA and Thailand) - Rajendra Srivastava (USA) CO-DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOOL Boutheina Ben Yaghlane (Tunisia) Khaled Mellouli (Tunisia)

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[SIPTA] CFP: ADT 2013 - Third International Conference on ALGORITHMIC DECISION THEORY
by Paolo Viappiani Feb. 7, 2013

Feb. 7, 2013

[apologies for multiple postings] CALL FOR PAPERS ============================================================= ADT 2013 Third International Conference on ALGORITHMIC DECISION THEORY Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 13-15, 2013 www.adt2013.org ============================================================== The International Research Group on Algorithmic Decision Theory in collaboration with the European working group on preferences is proud to announce the Third International Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory (ADT 2013). ADT seeks to bring together researchers and practitioners coming from diverse areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Database Systems, Operations Research, Decision Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Game Theory, Multiagent systems, Computational Social Choice, and Theoretical Computer Science in order to improve the theory and practice of modern decision support and automation systems. The contemporary theory and practice of decision theory and decision analysis must account for the presence of massive databases containing data extracted from the web or via data mining, combinatorial structures, partial and/or uncertain information, and distributed, possibly interoperating decision makers, and the existence of masses of potential users on the web. Such problems arise in various real-world decision making problems such as electronic commerce, and recommender systems, network optimization (communication, transport, energy), risk assessment and management, e-government. ADT provides a multi-disciplinary forum for sharing knowledge in this area with a special focus on algorithmic issues in Decision Theory. The two first International Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory (ADT 2009, 2011) brought together researchers and practitioners from diverse areas of computer science, economics, and operations research from around the globe, with proceedings published in LNAI 5783 and LNAI 6992. ADT 2013 seeks to continue this tradition and invites technical research papers on the following areas: - Algorithmic Challenges to Modern Decision Support and Automation - Uncertainty and Robustness in Decision Making - Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and optimization - Collective Decision Making - Preferences in Reasoning and Decision Making - Decision Theoretic Artificial Intelligence - Learning and Knowledge Extraction for Decision Support More specifically contributions to the conference are sought in the following topics: Preference Modeling and Aggregation; Multiobjective optimization; Planning and Sequential Decision Making under uncertainty; Robustness in Decision Making; Computational Social Choice; Compact Representation of Preferences; Preference Elicitation, Queries in Data Bases; Universal Languages for Preferences; Efficient Algorithms for Decision Making and Support; Multi-Agent Systems; Algorithmic Game Theory ; Communication Complexity; Argumentation and Explanation in Decision Support; Preferences and Policies Learning; Knowledge Extraction; Algorithm Tuning; Recommender Systems; Decision Support Systems. The ADT 2013 Program Committee invites submissions of technical research papers that will be reviewed based on the standard criteria of clarity, relevance, significance, originality, and soundness. These papers are expected to convey substantial technical contributions to the field, or to describe case studies and deployed applications, all placed in the context of existing work. Important dates: ----------------- Title and abstract submission: May 3, 2013; Paper submission: May 12, 2013; Notification: June 7, 2011; Final version June 28, 2013; ADT'13: November 13-15, 2013; Submission Details: ------------------- Two types of submission are proposed: - Submission for proceedings: Submissions are invited on significant, original, and previously unpublished research on all aspects of Algorithmic Decision Theory. Papers must be at most 12 pages long in the LNCS format. The proceedings of ADT 2013 will be published by Springer Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence series. Papers will be accepted for either oral or poster presentation, or both. However, no distinction will be made between accepted papers in the conference proceedings. - Submission without proceedings: Submission are invited on significant recent results on Algorithmic Decision Theory. Papers must be at most 12 pages long. They will not appear in the proceedings and can be submitted elsewhere. Selected papers in this category will be accepted for either oral or poster presentation, or both. In any case, at least one author of each accepted paper is required to attend the conference to present the work. Authors will be required to agree to this requirement at the time of submission. Papers must be submitted via the Easychair system (see the conference web page for details). Location: --------- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Organization Committee: ---------------------- Marc Pirlot (U. of Mons), Yves De Smet (U. Libre of Brussels), Patrice Perny (U. of Pierre et Marie Curie, PC Chair), Alexis Tsoukiàs (CNRS - U. Paris Dauphine), Paolo Viappiani (CNRS - U. of Pierre et Marie Curie).

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[SIPTA] 2nd CFP: Progic 2013 "Combining probability and logic to solve philosophical problems", Munich, 17-18 Sept. 2013
by Niki Pfeifer Feb. 5, 2013

Feb. 5, 2013

Call for papers --------------- Progic 2013: The Sixth Workshop on Combining Probability and Logic "Combining probability and logic to solve philosophical problems" Workshop website: www.pfeifer-research.de/progic/ Introduction ------------ The Sixth Workshop on Combining Probability and Logic (progic 2013) continues the progic workshop series (www.kent.ac.uk/secl/philosophy/jw/progic.htm) Progic 2013 takes place on September 17 and 18, 2013. The workshop location is the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung, which is located at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich. The workshop is financially supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and hosted by the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy. Progic 2013 focuses on "Combining probability and logic to solve philosophical problems". Topics include but are not restricted to -) acceptability -) argument strength -) belief revision -) conditionals -) conditionalization -) counterfactuals -) information -) probability logic Scholars who combine probability and logic to elaborate new solutions to philosophical problems are invited to submit an extended abstract (two pages, prepared for blind review) for presentation at the workshop (40 min. talk, 10 min. discussion). Contributors should indicate if they are prepared to submit a paper to the progic 2013 special issue in the Journal of Applied Logic. Invited speakers are Igor Douven (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen), Alan Hájek (School of Philosophy, Australian National University), Kevin T. Kelly (Center for Formal Epistemology, Carnegie Mellon University), Hannes Leitgeb (Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich), and Peter Milne (Department of Philosophy, University of Stirling). Invited talks ------------- -) Igor Douven: Conditionals and closure. Abstract: www.pfeifer-research.de/progic/abstracts.html#douven -) Alan Hájek: Probabilities of counterfactuals and counterfactual probabilities. Abstract: www.pfeifer-research.de/progic/abstracts.html#hajek -) Kevin T. Kelly and Hanti Lin: Qualitative reasoning that tracks Jeffrey conditioning. Abstract: www.pfeifer-research.de/progic/abstracts.html#kelly -) Hannes Leitgeb Belief: and stable probability. Abstract: www.pfeifer-research.de/progic/abstracts.html#leitgeb -) Peter Milne: Information, confirmation, and conditionals. Abstract: www.pfeifer-research.de/progic/abstracts.html#milne Important dates --------------- Deadline for extended abstracts: April 15, 2013 Notification of acceptance of extended abstracts: May 1, 2013 Deadline for full papers: September 1, 2013 Workshop dates: September 17-18, 2013 Notification of acceptance of full papers: November 15, 2013 Deadline for final versions of full papers: December 15, 2013 The extended abstracts (max. two pages) should be sent in PDF format to niki(dot)pfeifer(at)lrz(dot)uni-muenchen(dot)de Local organizer --------------- Niki Pfeifer (Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich) Steering committee ----------------- Jeff Helzner (Department Philosophy, Columbia University) Niki Pfeifer (Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich) Jan-Willem Romeijn (Department of Philosophy, University of Groningen) Gregory Wheeler (Centre for Research in Artificial Intelligence, New University of Lisbon) Jon Williamson (Department of Philosophy & Centre for Reasoning, University of Kent) -- Dr.Dr. Niki Pfeifer www.pfeifer-research.de Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Germany)

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[SIPTA] Workshop: SIMRIDE 2013 (18-21 March, Durham) - 3rd Announcement
by Matthias Troffaes Feb. 5, 2013

Feb. 5, 2013

[Apologies for cross-posting] Website: http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/users/matthias.troffaes/simride2013/ Registration: https://www.dur.ac.uk/conference.booking/details/?id=176 Registration deadline: 18 Feb 2013 Workshop: 18-21 March 2013 The Department of Mathematical Sciences and the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Durham University, organise a workshop on uncertainty quantification and data assimilation in numerical simulation of physical systems for risk-informed decision making; in short, simulation for risk-informed decisions, or SIMRIDE. The workshop will run from Monday 18 March until Thursday 21 March 2013. Key to solving many large industrial scale problems is assimilation of data along with real-time simulation of a physical system, combined with uncertainty quantification to allow risk-informed decisions to be made. Often these systems are highly non-linear and require vast computing power, which presents a serious challenge to assimilation of data in real-time, and to quantify uncertainty bounds resulting from model uncertainty and measurement error. A major aim of SIMRIDE is to facilitate the link between industry and academia. The workshop will consist of talks by people from both camps, with ample time for discussion in a relaxed environment. The themes of each day are as follows: * Monday: Risk & Decision (keynote by Simon Blake, ECS, UK) * Tuesday: Extreme Events (keynote by David Randell, Shell, UK) * Wednesday: Simulation (keynote by Michael Goldstein, Maths, Durham) * Thursday: Energy (keynote by Robert Jeffers, Idaho National Laboratory, US) A draft programme with confirmed speakers is available at: http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/users/matthias.troffaes/simride2013/programme.ht… There will be a formal workshop dinner on Tuesday 19 March. Everyone, including PhD students, is welcome to participate and/or to present their views. Registration for the first 25 places on this workshop is free, as these places are funded by an EPSRC grant. Once these places have been used up, a fee of around 150 GBP will be charged. Registration covers coffee & biscuits during breaks, buffet lunch, the workshop dinner and conference materials. You can register via the following website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/conference.booking/details/?id=176 The deadline for registration is 18 February 2013. If you require any further information, then please do not hesitate to contact one of the organisers. Best wishes, Matthias Troffaes (matthias.troffaes(a)gmail.com) Grant Ingram (g.l.ingram(a)durham.ac.uk)

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[SIPTA] WPMSIIP 2013 - First Announcement
by Alessandro Antonucci Feb. 5, 2013

Feb. 5, 2013

WPMSIIP 2013 (5-10 Sept 2013, Lugano, Switzerland) Sixth Workshop on Principles and Methods of Statistical Inference with Interval Probability http://ipg.idsia.ch/wpmsiip2013 Dear friends and colleagues, The Imprecise Probability Group (ipg.idsia.ch) at the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IDSIA) organizes a workshop on principles and methods of statistical inference with interval (and more generally imprecise) probability. This workshop is a follow-up to five earlier WPMSIIPs held in Durham (2008, 2010), Munich (2009, 2012), and Ljubljana (2011). The workshop runs from Thursday the 5th of September until Tuesday the 10th of September 2013. Each of the five workdays of the workshop will start at 9am and will be focused on a specific topic. On Sunday the 8th of September a walking tour in the mountain area around Lugano is planned. The major aim of the workshop is to stimulate discussion on ongoing research, therefore especially the afternoons are structured very informally. Everyone, including PhD students, is welcome to participate and/or to present their views on one or more of the covered topics, on one or more days! We welcome any stimulating contribution, ranging from a presentation to a short informal statement. For more information and a tentative programme, please visit: http://ipg.idsia.ch/wpmsiip2013 If you want to join the workshop, please contact Alessandro Antonucci (alessandro(a)idsia.ch). _________________________________ Alessandro Antonucci IDSIA Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Via Cantonale (Galleria 2) CH-6928, Manno-Lugano, CH mail: alessandro(a)idsia.ch web: www.idsia.ch/~alessandro skype: alessandro.antonucci tel: +41 58 666 65 15 mob: +39 345 812 70 17 _________________________________

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