December 2023 - SIPTA News - lists.sipta.org

20-month research position in Human - AI interaction and medical decision support

by Davide Elio Ciucci

We are seeking a motivated researcher for a fully funded research fellowship position (Italian Assegno di Ricerca – Post-Doc Equivalent) on topics related to Decision Support, Human-AI Interaction and eXplainable Artificial Intelligence, with a special focus on biomedical informatics and medical decision making. The position regards a recently funded Italian PRIN PNRR project “InXAId - Ricerca Nel Campo dell'interazione con l'intelligenza Artificiale Spiegabile nel Processo Decisionale Medico” (Research In The Field Of Interaction With Explainable Artificial Intelligence In Medical Decision Making"), under the scientific supervision of Prof. Federico Cabitza (PI) and Prof. Silvana Quaglini. The candidate will join the MUDILAB research group (https://mudilab.disco.unimib.it/) at the University of Milano-Bicocca, in Milan, Italy and work in close collaboration with the BMI laboratory (www.labmedinfo.org <http://www.labmedinfo.org/>) of the University of Pavia, in Pavia, Italy. More details Position: Research Fellow / Assegnista di Ricerca (post-doc equivalent) Location: Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication of the University of Milano-Bicocca, Viale Sarca 336, 20126, Milan, Italy Application Deadline: 15th January 2024, 12.00 (Italian Time) Link to the Call (with instructions on how to apply): https://www.unimib.it/ateneo/gare-e-concorsi/cod-23a413 Duration: 20 Months, tentatively starting in March 2024. Gross Salary: 2,848.00 Euros per month (According to Italian Law, that amount is not subject to income tax, but only to retirement funds; thus, the net salary should be slightly higher than 2,000 Euros.) The selected researcher will advance Human-AI collaboration in medical decision-making. Key tasks include: Developing Explainable AI (XAI): Innovate in XAI and Uncertainty Quantification for clinical decision support systems (CDSS). Designing Human-AI Protocols: Implement and test protocols that enhance decision-making and trust in AI processes. Empirical Analysis: Conduct experiments and data analysis to evaluate AI system effectiveness and decision-making impact. Academic Outreach: Publish findings in scientific venues, attend conferences, and engage in interdisciplinary collaboration. Teamwork: Work with a diverse team, integrating insights from clinicians, computer scientists, biomedical engineers and psychologists. The postdoc will also supervise PhD students, master degree students, and work in collaboration with them. This role demands strong AI and HCI expertise, ideally with a focus on healthcare applications. The project offers an opportunity to significantly contribute to both academic research and practical healthcare advancements. Admission Criteria To participate in the call, a master degree in Computer Science (LM-18 ), or Computer Engineering (LM-32 ), or Statistical Science (LM-82 ), or Techniques and methods for the information society (LM-91), or Biomedical engineering (LM-21 ), or Cognitive science (LM-55), or equivalent foreign degree, is required. A PhD is not required, but recommended. Previous background in AI and HCI is also highly recommended. About the Laboratory The MUDILAB at UNIMIB mainly focuses on the development and evaluation of decision support systems and eXplainable AI - human interaction protocols. Currently, the lab has two faculty members, three funded PhD students and two post-doc. The founders, the head Prof. Federico Cabitza and Prof. Davide Ciucci, have both been counted among the world's top 2% of researchers in AI and medical informatics for years, according to the list curated by Stanford researchers. The MUDI group has a recent track record of previous publications in prestigious venues (CHI, Interact, AAAI, ECAI, …) and research projects on both fundamental and application-oriented research, in collaborations with several hospitals and academic partners. The BMI lab at UNIPV has a long tradition (dating back to the mid 80s, with its founder Prof. Mario Stefanelli) of research in biomedical informatics and AI in medicine. Led by prof. Silvana Quaglini, the lab is the biggest in Italy in its field and counts 7 faculty, 2 post-docs, and 5 PhD students (enrolled either in the Biomedical Informatics PhD @UNIPV or in the National PhD in AI - health&life sciences pillar). Both groups aim to provide its members a friendly environment with strong supervision, in which individuals can grow and let their full potential flourish. We regularly organize group meetings and gatherings outside the lab to keep the team motivated and encourage a good work culture. For more information, do not hesitate to contact Prof. Federico Cabitza, at federico.cabitza [at] unimib.it <http://unimib.it/>

Dec. 28, 2023

CFP IPMU 2024 Special session: Dynamic decision models under uncertainty and imprecision

by Davide Petturiti

Dear Colleague, We would like advertise the following special session: “Dynamic decision models under uncertainty and imprecision” we are organizing in the conference: 20th International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems (IPMU 2024), 22-26 July 2024, Lisbon, Portugal (https://ipmu2024.inesc-id.pt/) We would be very grateful if Colleagues interested in sending a paper would communicate it to us, sending an email to: davide.petturiti(a)unipg.it<mailto:davide.petturiti@unipg.it> barbara.vantaggi(a)uniroma1.it<mailto:barbara.vantaggi@uniroma1.it> Below you can find all the information related to the special session. Best regards, Davide Petturiti and Barbara Vantaggi TITLE OF THE SPECIAL SESSION: Dynamic decision models under uncertainty and imprecision TOPICS: Topics of interest of the special session include, but are not limited to: * Decision making under uncertainty; * Games under ambiguous information; * Dynamic non-linear functionals and applications; * Portfolio selection under ambiguity; * Uncertainty and risk models under imprecise information. REVIEW PROCESS: Papers submitted to the special session will be treated as regular papers from both the perspective of the review process and of the proceedings. KEY DATES: Paper submission: February 23rd, 2024 Notification of acceptance: March 29th, 2024 Camera-ready paper submission: April 30th, 2024 Early/author registration: April 26th, 2024 Conference: July 22nd-26th, 2024 ORGANIZERS: Davide Petturiti, University of Perugia, Italy (davide.petturiti(a)unipg.it<mailto:davide.petturiti@unipg.it>) Barbara Vantaggi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy (barbara.vantaggi(a)uniroma1.it<mailto:barbara.vantaggi@uniroma1.it>) [signature_4033098136] Davide Petturiti, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Economics University of Perugia Address: Via Pascoli 20, 06123 Perugia, Italy Phone: +39-075-585-5218 Fax: +39-075-585-5950 Email: davide.petturiti(a)unipg.it<mailto:davide.petturiti@dmi.unipg.it> Website: https://sites.google.com/site/davidepetturiti

Dec. 27, 2023

IPMU 2024 special session: Imprecision and uncertainty in image processing and analysis

by sdesterc

*** Please communicate to whoever might be interested *** Dear colleagues, We are organising a special session on "Imprecision and uncertainty in image processing and analysis” to be held at the 20th International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems (IPMU 2024) Lisbon (Portugal), July 22-26, 2024 (https://ipmu2024.inesc-id.pt/) Session topic and goal This session aims at gathering researchers interested and involved in uncertainty issues in processing and analysis of images, in various applications. The uncertainty (understood in a broad sense) considered here can pertain to data, to knowledge guiding their analysis, to processing steps and to the analysis results. Examples of possible topics include: * Representation models (including but not limited to deep learning ones), types of uncertainties (epistemic, aleatoric, impre-cision...). * Reasoning under uncertainties or conflict, approximate reasoning. * Integration of imprecision, uncertainty and inconsistency in the analysis process, either by repairing, by dealing with them (e.g. as metadata), by ignoring them, etc. * Evaluation of uncertain results, making them useful to the users. * Discussion about the necessity or opportunity to quantify uncertainty. * Applications involving some of the above topics The theoretical issues are at the core of many IPMU topics. Here the aimof the session would be to address them in the specific context of image analysis,and more generally spatial information processing Reviewing process All papers of the special session will undergo the same review and editing process as standard IPMU track papers. Dates Paper submission: February 23, 2024 Notification of Acceptance: March 29, 2024 Conference: July 22-26, 2024 Organizers We would be obliged if you would let us know in case you intend to submit a paper to this session, at your earliest convenience. Any questions or remarks can be addressed to: Isabelle Bloch, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, LIP6, France (isabelle.bloch(a)sorbonne-universite.fr) Sébastien Destercke, CNRS, Université de technologie de Compiègne, Heudiasyc, France (sebastien.destercke(a)hds.utc.fr) Roman Malinowski,Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales, France (roman.malinowski(a)cnes.fr) Olivier Strauss, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, LIRMM, France (olivier.strauss(a)umontpellier.fr)

Dec. 22, 2023

Fwd: IJCRS 24 - CFP

by Stefania Boffa

Dear colleagues, attached you can find the CFP for the next "Joint Conference on Rough Sets (IJCRS 2024)". *Main conference information: * Location: Halifax, Canada Date: May 17-20, 2024 Website: https://ijcrs24.cs.smu.ca Organized by the International Rough Set Society and the MSc program in Computing and Data Analytics (MCDA) at Saint Mary’s University Best wishes, Stefania Boffa

Dec. 18, 2023

CFP: special session on imprecise probabilities at IPMU'2024

by Enrique Miranda

Call for papers Special Session on "THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF IMPRECISE PROBABILITIES" to be held at the 20th International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems (IPMU 2022) https://ipmu2024.inesc-id.pt/ Lisbon (Portugal), July 22-26, 2024 Session topic and goal This session is devoted to Imprecise Probability Theory. This theory involves all the mathematical models that can be used as more flexible tools than usual Probability Theory when the available information is scarce, vague or incomplete. It includes lower previsions, n-monotone capacities, belief functions, possibility measures, or non-additive measures, among others. This special session aims to include papers related to Imprecise Probabilities that either present a significant advance in the foundations or show potential applications in real problems. In addition, papers where the connection between imprecise probability theories and other fields such as fuzzy sets or game theory is emphasized are also welcome. Theoretical topics of interest include (but are not limited to): * (coherent) uncertainty models * non-additive set-functions * qualitative reasoning about uncertainty * limit laws for imprecise probabilities * philosophical foundations * elicitation and inference * robust statistics * decision making * algorithmic issues Applications include (but are not limited to): * data mining * classification and machine learning * risk and reliability analysis * finance * life sciences * system control and design Dates Paper submission: February 23, 2024 Notification of Acceptance: March 29, 2024 Conference: July 22-26, 2024 Organizers We would be obliged if you would let us know in case you intend to submit a paper to this session, at your earliest convenience. Any questions or remarks can be addressed to: Enrique Miranda (mirandaenrique(a)uniovi.es) University of Oviedo (Spain) Ignacio Montes (imontes(a)uniovi.es) University of Oviedo (Spain)

Dec. 15, 2023

Re: Important Update: Extension of Deadlines for REC2024

by Kreinovich, Vladik

FYI: papers using imprecise probabilities – e.g., p-boxes -- are always welcome at this series of workshops From: j-shi20(a)mails.tsinghua.edu.cn<mailto:j-shi20@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn> <j-shi20(a)mails.tsinghua.edu.cn<mailto:j-shi20@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn>> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2023 9:24 PM [cid:image002.png@01DA2D47.C34AD440] Dear Colleagues, We hope this message finds you well. We would like to express our gratitude for your interest and contributions to the INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON RELIABLE ENGINEERING COMPUTING 2024 (REC2024) (http://rec2024.com/) After careful consideration and taking into account the feedback received from the community, we have decided to extend the deadlines for key milestones to ensure maximum participation and allow more time for the submission of quality contributions. Revised Important Dates: * One page abstract submission: January 31, 2024 * Abstract notification of acceptance: February 15, 2024 * Paper submission: May 31, 2024 * Paper notification of acceptance: June 30, 2024 * Final paper submission: July 30, 2024 We believe that this extension will provide all participants with the necessary time to refine their contributions and engage in thoughtful discussions during the workshop. We encourage you to take advantage of this additional time to submit your abstracts and papers. We kindly invite you to submit your abstract via email to submissionrec2024(a)gmail.com<mailto:submissionrec2024@gmail.com> with the subject line “REC2024 abstract submission”. Abstracts are strictly limited to ONE page. The abstract templates can be downloaded on the website (http://rec2024.com/) We appreciate your understanding and flexibility. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to your active participation in REC2024. Sincerely, REC2024 Chairs Yi Zhang Zhaohui Lu [cid:image003.jpg@01DA2D47.C34AD440]

Dec. 13, 2023

SIPTA School 2024: Save the date!

by Alexander Erreygers

To all interested researchers, young(er) and old(er), As announced at ISIPTA 2023, the SIPTA School 2024 will take place in Ghent, Belgium. More information about the programme, registration and other practical details will follow in January, via an announcement both to this mailing list and on the school’s website https://school24.sipta.org/. For now, we can already let you know that the school will last 5 days: from Monday the 12th of August 2024 till Friday the 16th. We look forward to welcoming all who are interested in learning more about imprecise probabilities! Kind regards, Floris Persiau and Alexander Erreygers

Dec. 11, 2023

Next SIPTA Seminar: 12th December at 3pm Paris Time

by sdesterc

Dear colleagues, We are delighted to announce our upcoming SIPTA online seminar on imprecise probabilities (IP). These monthly events are open to anyone interested in IP, and will be followed by a Q&A and open discussion. They also provide an occasion for the community to meet, keep in touch and exchange between in-person events. The next seminar will take place on the 12th December (Tuesday). The zoom link for this seminar is https://utc-fr.zoom.us/j/82027992604 For this new seminar, we are very happy to have Daniel Kuhn as our speaker. Daniel Kuhn is Professor of Operations Research at the College of Management of Technology at EPFL, where he holds the Chair of Risk Analytics and Optimization. Daniel Kuhn research interests cover a wide range of optimisation problems, with a specific interest in optimisation under uncertainty and distributionally robust optimisation, a topic that directly connects to handling sets of probabilities. On the 12th of December, at 15:00 paris time (up to 17:00, with a talk duration of 45min/1h), he will talk about "On the Interplay of Optimal Transport and Distributionally Robust Optimization”. Curious? Then check out the abstract on the webpage of the SIPTA seminars: sipta.org/events/sipta-seminars. The zoom link for attending the seminar can be found on that same page. So please mark your calendars on the 12th of December, and join us for the occasion. And for those who missed the previous seminar and want to catch up, or simply want to see it again and again, it is online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M676ZQ8uZvE See you at the seminar! Sébastien, Enrique and Jasper

Dec. 5, 2023