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[SIPTA] CfP - Knowledge Science, Engineering & Management (KSEM) Conference, 5-7 October 2016

by KSEM

April 26, 2016

[SIPTA] PGM 2016 Call for Papers

by Giorgio Corani

==Call for Papers PGM 2016 is the eight edition of the International Conference on Probabilistic Graphical Models. It will take place in Lugano (Switzerland) between the 6th and the 9th of September 2016. The site of the conference is http://pgm.idsia.ch. It welcomes both theoretical and applied contributions regarding probabilistic graphical models. ==Important Dates May 20, 2016: Paper submission deadline June 10, 2016: Author notification June 24, 2016: Camera-ready copy due September 6-9, 2016: Conference ==Submissions instructions The instructions for submission and the author kit are available here: http://www2.idsia.ch/cms/pgm/submissions/ The page limit is 12 pages in the JMLR style. Each submission will be double-blind reviewed by three referees. ==JMLR Proceedings The conference proceedings will be published in the proceedings track (http://jmlr.csail.mit.edu/proceedings/) of the Journal of Machine Learning Research (JMLR). ==IJAR Special Issue Selected papers will be invited to be extended to constitute a special issue of the International Journal of Approximate Reasoning (IJAR). ==Invited Speakers We are pleased to have three distinguished invited speakers. Guido Consonni is Professor of Statistics at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy. His current research topics are in the area of: model selection, graphical models and Bayesian networks, objective Bayesian analysis, models for high-dimensional data, hierarchical models. He is Chair of the Objective Bayes Section of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA). Fabio G. Cozman is Professor at Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. He works with probabilistic reasoning and machine learning, with a special interest in formalisms that extend probability theory. He got a PhD in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, and has served, among other activities, as Program and General Chair of the Conf. on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence, Area Chair (Machine Learning track) of the Int. Joint Conf. on Artificial Intelligence, and as member of the Editorial Board of the Artificial Intelligence Journal, as well as Associate Editor of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research and of the Journal of Approximate Reasoning Adnan Darwiche is Professor and former Chairman of the Computer Science Department at UCLA. His research focuses on the theory and practice of symbolic and probabilistic reasoning, with recent applications to machine learning. He served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (JAIR) and is an AAAI fellow. He is also author of "Modeling and Reasoning with Bayesian Networks," published by Cambridge University Press in 2009. ==Tutorials We will have two tutorials. "Computational Complexity of Bayesian Networks and Markov Random Fields", by Cassio P. de Campos (Reader at Queen’s University Belfast, UK) and Johan Kwisthout (Lecturer at Radboud University, Artificial Intelligence Department, Netherlands). "Learning Sum-Product Networks", by Nicola Di Mauro, Professor at the University of Bari, Italy, and by Antonio Vergari, PhD student at the University of Bari. This tutorial is an ECCAI invited talk, supported by the ECCAI conference sponsorship program.

April 26, 2016

Re: [SIPTA] SMC 2016 - Call for Demo Papers

by Kreinovich

FYI, contributions related to imprecise probabilities are always welcome at this series of conferences -----Original Message----- From: SMC2016 [mailto:ieeesmc2016(a)gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 1:31 AM Dear Colleagues: The 2016 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics provides an international forum for researchers and practitioners to report up-to-the-minute research and innovations, demonstrate state-of-the-art systems, and exchange ideas and advances in all aspects of systems science and engineering, human machine systems, and cybernetics. The goal of the Demo Papers category is to promote applied research and applications, as well as bridge collaboration between industrial and academic members of the SMC community. Demo papers are intended to provide a platform for participants to demonstrate their technological advancements. Authors are invited to submit demo papers (maximum 2-page two-column format extended summary + at most 1 GB short demo video). Submission of Demo Papers and Video IEEE format guidelines and instructions for submitting demo papers (two-column format) will be available on the Paper Submission pages of the SMC2016 website. Please upload your short demo video via ftp website and use the "corresponding" paper number to entitle your demo film. Ftp website: 140.118.207.106 User name: SMC2016 Password: ieeesmc2016 The maximum size for video attachments is 1 GB. The accepted video format includes MPEG1, MPEG2, AVI, FLV, RM, and RMVB. Presentation of Demos at SMC2016 Authors who are selected for the Demo Papers Session will be provided a table to display their demo in the Exhibition location. No additional equipment is to be supported from the organizing committee. Authors are responsible to set up their own demos. Security services for safeguarding equipment in the Exhibition location will be available during the conference. For any question, please do not hesitate to contact: Demo Papers Session Chairs Prof. Yo-Ping Huang Department of Electrical Engineering National Taipei University of Technology email: yphuang(a)ntut.edu.tw

April 26, 2016

[SIPTA] Documentation page back online!

by Sébastien Destercke

Dear Siptians, We are happy to let you know that the SIPTA documentation page is back online at the following address: http://www.sipta.org/index.php?id=doc The goal of this page is to provide introductory or review documents about different aspects of imprecise probabilities. We would like to update and complement its current content as much as possible. Any person willing to contribute to this page, either by providing links to interesting (open access) review papers or by writing original contributions is encouraged to do so. Please send your proposals directly to the executive editor (sebastien.destercke(a)hds.utc.fr). With our best regards The executive committee.

April 9, 2016

[SIPTA] 9th WPMSIIP 2016 - Durham, 2-6 September 2016

by COOLEN F.P.A.

April 8, 2016

[SIPTA] 7th SIPTA Summer School on Imprecise Probability - extended pre-registration deadline

by Matthias Troffaes

[All our apologies for cross-posting.] Seventh school of the Society for Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications (SIPTA), Aug 29 - Sep 2, 2016, Durham, UK. The pre-registration deadline has been exteded to: Friday 22 April 2016 http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/users/matthias.troffaes/siptass16/registration.h… Are you interested in modelling severe uncertainty in your applications? Are you worried about the impact of the choice of prior in your Bayesian analysis? Are you interested in prior-data conflict and/or missing data? Do you want to learn how imprecise probability can help you making robust decisions under uncertainty? Then the SIPTA summer school is for you! The Society for Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications (SIPTA) organizes the 7th edition of its school in Durham, UK, during Aug 29 - Sep 2 2016. The school will be held at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Durham University, close to the city centre of Durham. The aim of the SIPTA schools is to introduce interested students and researchers to the basics of imprecise probability topics, both theoretical and applied. Some of the best specialists in different aspects of imprecise probabilities lecture, during one week, on the main concepts and techniques in their area of expertise, in a friendly environment favouring interactions between participants. The topics covered this year will provide a general introduction to the latest developments in imprecise probability theory. There will also be a focus on applications of imprecise probabilities in risk analysis in engineering and environmental systems. Students will learn how to deal with situations where information is scarce, vague, or conflicting, and when a unique probability distribution may be hard to identify, from mathematical modelling to statistical inference and practical decision making. A basic understanding of probability and calculus are required (first year university level). A knowledge of Bayesian statistics is an advantage but is not required. Further information concerning registration, as well as a detailed programme, can be found on the website: http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/users/matthias.troffaes/siptass16/index.html We are looking forward to meeting you in Durham. We also encourage you to circulate this announcement in your networks. Best regards, The organizing committee Matthias Troffaes Frank Coolen Gert de Cooman Olivier Strauss Andrea Wiencierz

April 5, 2016

[SIPTA] associate prof. position in Telecom Lille

by klein

April 1, 2016