May 2023 - SIPTA News - lists.sipta.org

Open PhD position at Leibniz University Hannover

by Jingyao Su

The Institut für Erdmessung (IfE) at Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany)/DFG funded Research Unit (FOR5455) invites applications for the position of a Research Assistant (Doctoral Candidate, m/f/d) on *Distribution-free Uncertainty Description for Terrestrial Laser Scanner-based Areal Deformation Analysis (Salary Scale 13 TV-L, 100 %)* The position starts October 1st 2023 and is limited to 4 years. In the DFG funded Research Unit (FOR5455) “Deformation Analysis Based on Terrestrial Laser Scanner Measurements” (TLS-Defo, www.tlsdefo.de) relevant topics in TLS based deformation analysis will be investigated in a consortium of five universities (Uni Bonn, TU Munich, Leibniz University Hannover, KIT Karlsruhe, and TU Vienna). Project 5 "Distribution-free Uncertainty” will use intervals and sets to derive observation intervals for terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) measurements based on data analysis of terrestrial laser scans. Next, a concept has to be developed to propagate them to TLS point clouds. Subsequently, uncertainty regions of each TLS point can be derived as well as concepts for deformation analysis by intersection of these regions over subsequent epochs. For more information please consult the job listing at https://www.ife.uni-hannover.de/en/institute/job-opportunities The application deadline is June 4, 2023.

May 25, 2023

Open CIFRE-funded PhD position in Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

by fredericpichon

* TITLE Assistance in reasoning under inconsistencies for uncertainty resolution * THEME Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HCAI) * KEYWORDS Consistency, Conflict, Uncertainty, Fusion, Belief Functions, Dempster-Shafer Theory, Anomaly, Knowledge Engineering, Human-Systems Integration. * STARTDATE AND DURATION September/October 2023, 36 months * FUNDING CIFRE scholarship (junior engineer position during the thesis) * LOCATION The work will possibly be carried out on several sites located in France: at the CS GROUP Research Lab (Paris-Saclay); at the CS GROUP offices in La Garde in the Toulon area; within the Laboratory of Computer Engineering and Automation of Artois (Béthune). * SUBJECT The objective of this thesis, situated in the field of human-centered artificial intelligence, is to develop a formal and tooled approach for reasoning assistance in the presence of inconsistent information, framed in belief function theory. More detail available here: https://www.lgi2a.univ-artois.fr/spip/en/open_positions/ * SUPERVISION Prof. Frédéric Pichon (frederic.pichon(a)univ-artois.fr <mailto:frederic.pichon@univ-artois.fr>), Laboratory of Computer Engineering and Automation of Artois (LGI2A) Dr. Anne-Laure Jousselme (anne-laure.jousselme(a)csgroup.eu <mailto:anne-laure.jousselme@csgroup.eu>), CS Group France Dr. Edwige Quillerou-Grivot (edwige.quillerou(a)inrs.fr <mailto:edwige.quillerou@inrs.fr>), FlexTech CentraleSupélec – ESTIA Chair. * PROFILE SOUGHT The candidate must hold a master degree or an engineer degree in computer science or related field, and *must be a national of EU countries, the United Kingdom or Switzerland*. Knowledge in artificial intelligence will be an asset, as well as an awareness of cognitive sciences. Qualities required to successfully complete a doctoral program such as curiosity, creativity, autonomy, critical thinking, and enthusiasm will be necessary. * APPLICATION Send *before June 12, 2023,* an e-mail, with all supervisors of the thesis in copy, containing the following documents in a single pdf file: your CV, a cover letter, your transcripts (with rankings) of the current year (master or equivalent) and previous years, and, optionally, up to two letters of recommendation.

May 22, 2023

Re: 6th School on Belief Functions and their Applications: Call for Participation

by Kreinovich, Vladik

FYI -----Original Message----- From: Van-Nam HUYNH Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2023 8:57 AM ######################################################### BFTA 2023 - Call for Participation The 6th School on Belief Functions and their Applications October 27 — Nov 1, 2023 Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan https://bfasociety.org/BFTA2023/ ######################################################### The BELIEF school is a biennial event organized by the Belief Functions and Applications Society (BFAS) that offers a unique opportunity for students and researchers to learn about fundamental and advanced aspects of the theory of belief functions (also referred to as Dempster-Shafer theory, or evidence theory), a formalism for reasoning with uncertainty. The school will be organized around a set of lectures by prominent researchers. Lectures will gradually tackle basic to more advanced theoretical concepts. They will also highlight the links with other uncertainty theories such as random sets and possibility theory, and present applications of belief functions in various domains including machine learning, information fusion, statistical inference and materials science. Important dates: • May 1, 2023: Registration opens • July 31, 2023: Deadline for early-bird registration • September 15, 2023: Deadline for registration Financial support: Financial support will be offered by BFAS to some students for attending the school. Details of the application procedure will be announced soon. For further information, contact: bfta2023(a)bfasociety.org Organizing committee: • Van-Nam Huynh (Chair), JAIST, Japan • Thierry Denœux, Université de technologie de Compiègne, France • Anne-Laure Jousselme, CS Group Research Lab, France • Fréderic Pichon, Université d'Artois, France

May 22, 2023

Re: IUKM 2023, 2-4 November 2023, Kanazawa, Japan [Extended deadline]

by Kreinovich, Vladik

FYI -----Original Message----- From: Van-Nam HUYNH Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2023 8:33 AM [Apologies for cross-posting. Your help in circulating this call for papers to potentially interested parties is highly appreciated.] ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— CALL FOR PAPERS ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— IUKM 2023: The Tenth International Symposium on INTEGRATED UNCERTAINTY in KNOWLEDGE MODELLING and DECISION MAKING Kanazawa, JAPAN, November 02-04, 2023 Conference website: https://www.jaist.ac.jp/IUKM/IUKM2023/ Submission link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IUKM2023 Submission deadline: May 31, 2023 [Extended deadline] ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— The International Symposium on Integrated Uncertainty in Knowledge Modelling and Decision Making (IUKM) aims to provide a forum for exchanges of research results, ideas for and experience of application among researchers and practitioners involved with all aspects of uncertainty management and application. The Tenth International Symposium on Integrated Uncertainty in Knowledge Modelling and Decision Making (IUKM 2023) will be held in Kanazawa, Japan during 02-04 November, 2023, and be jointly organized by Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), University of Science (Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam, and Osaka University, Japan. Submission Guidelines: All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The authors are invited to submit their full papers by May 31, 2023. The submissions will be peer-reviewed for originality and scientific quality. Authors are requested to prepare their papers in the Springer format. Submissions should not exceed 12 pages and must be submitted as PDF electronically through the conference's CMT submission page. List of Topics Relevant topics for the IUKM 2023 Symposium include (but are not limited to) the following: — Theory and Methodology • Uncertainty formalisms: Bayesian probability, Dempster-Shafer theory, imprecise probability, random sets, rough sets, fuzzy sets and interval methods • Modelling uncertainty and inconsistency in big data • Learning and reasoning with uncertainty • Logics for reasoning under uncertainty • Uncertainty modelling in machine learning and deep learning • Information fusion and knowledge integration in uncertain environments • Decision making under various types of uncertainty • Aggregation operators for decision making • Copulas for dependence modelling • Granular and soft computing • Computational intelligence — Application • Data mining and knowledge discovery • Multi-agent reinforcement learning • Ontology engineering and Semantic Web • Privacy preserving data analysis • Intelligent data analysis and modelling • Agents and argumentation • Natural language processing • Medical informatics and bioinformatics • Ranking and recommendation systems • Big data and cloud computing • Social network analysis and mining • Sensor fusion • System identification and modelling • Diagnosis and reliability • Decision support systems • Kansei/affective engineering • Service computing • Engineering management • Supply chain management • Environmental management • Economics and econometrics • Statistics and Applications ——————————————————————————————————————————— Publication As done in previous editions, the proceedings of IUKM 2023 will be published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence series, and be available at the Conference. Authors of selected accepted IUKM 2023 papers will be also invited to submit substantially extended and updated version of their work for possible inclusion in a special issue of Annals of Operations Research. _______________________________________________ General Chairs: Masahiro Inuiguchi (Osaka University, Japan) Youji Kohda (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) Program Chairs: Van-Nam Huynh (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) Bac H. Le (University of Science, Vietnam National University (VNU)-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) Katsuhiro Honda (Osaka Prefecture University, Japan)

May 22, 2023

2nd Call for papers: GRID Workshop @ KR2023

by Sihem Belabbes

** Apologies for multiple postings ** CALL FOR PAPERS The First International Workshop on Graphical Reasoning with Imperfect Data, collocated with KR2023 (https://imsva91-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%…) Website: GRID2023 [1] INTRODUCTION The quality of real-world data is a major issue in many application domains, especially in data-intensive AI applications. As a matter of fact, the presence of inconsistent, incomplete, inaccurate or uncertain data may not only hamper problem modeling and solving, but also the process of explaining the solutions. More theoretical approaches, on the other hand, have provided graphical tools for principled knowledge representation and reasoning that are much more transparent than opaque real-world AI applications. Indeed, graphical models such as Bayesian networks, knowledge graphs and ontologies have long been used to facilitate the representation of and the reasoning with imperfect data. By providing a visual dimension, they contribute to increasing the understanding of the problem, and thus help practitioners, users (lay and expert) as well as engineers in designing solutions that improve trust, efficiency and transparency. The GRID workshop aims at bringing the applied and the theoretical approaches together for the benefit of both. Real-world applications can gain in explainability through the use of graphical models, while addressing the intrinsic challenges of poor quality data can improve the understanding and use of graphical models. Small workshops are often organised around one unifying theme, be it a methodological theme or a challenge. We here focus on both a methodological theme and a challenge. Our approach will bring together 1) a variety of methods drawing on graphical representation and 2) a variety of application domains dealing with different aspects of imperfect data. The varieties generate the necessary distance between approaches to provide opportunities for cross-pollination, while similarities of methods and domains make for a sufficient closeness guaranteeing mutual relevance. TOPICS This workshop welcomes submissions dealing with the general topics of graphical models and imperfect data and their integration, from the perspective of knowledge representation and reasoning. A non-exhaustive list of keywords includes: + Bayesian nets + Markov nets + Credal nets + Dung-style argumentation + Knowledge graphs + Ontologies + Data visualization tools + Inconsistent data + Uncertain data + Data integration + Multi-source data + Heterogeneous data + Consistency maintenance + Real-world data + Data imputation + Missing data + Spurious data + Data loss + Outliers + Adversarial data SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Papers should be formatted according to the LNCS style and submitted as a single PDF file. We welcome submissions of theoretical and practical work including early-stage research ideas, methods, tools and applications. We welcome short papers (2-6 pages), and long papers (up to 12 pages). All accepted papers will be considered for an oral presentation. The reviewing process will be light and driven more by relevance to the workshop and the paper's potential to foster discussion than by the technical maturity of the contribution. Workshop submissions and camera-ready versions will be handled by EasyChair. Please submit at: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=grid2023 IMPORTANT DATES - May 31, 2023: Submission deadline - July 4, 2023: Paper notification - July 31, 2023: Camera-ready papers due PROCEEDINGS The accepted papers will appear on the workshop website and the online proceedings will be non-archival. The copyright will remain with the authors. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Sihem Belabbes, LIASD, IUT de Montreuil, Université Paris 8, France. Jürgen Landes, University of Milan, Italy. PROGRAM COMMITTEE Leila Amgoud (CNRS, Université Toulouse 3, FR), Martin Adamčík (Assumption University, TH), Paolo Baldi (University of Milan, IT), Sadok Ben Yahia (Tallinn University of Technology, EE), Salem Benferhat (Université d'Artois, FR), Meghyn Bienvenu, (CNRS, Université de Bordeaux, FR), Richard Booth (Cardiff University, UK), Camille Bourgaux (Ecole Normale Supérieure, FR), Katarina Britz (Stellenbosch University, SA), Giovanni Casini (ISTI-CNR, IT), Esther Anna Corsi (University of Milan, IT), Madalina Croitoru (Université de Montpellier, FR), Glauber De Bona (Universidade de São Paulo, BR), Francesco De Pretis (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, IT), Andreas Herzig (CNRS, Université Toulouse 3, FR), Saïd Jabbour (Université d'Artois, FR), Mardi Jankowitz (University of South Africa, SA), Souhila Kaci (Université de Montpellier, FR), Myriam Lamolle (Université Paris 8, FR), Marie-Jeanne Lesot (Sorbonne Université, FR), Quentin Manière (Universität Leipzig, DE), Nédra Mellouli (Université Paris 8, FR), Tommie Meyer (University of Cape Town, SA), Petrus Potgieter (University of South Africa, SA), Soroush Rafiee Rad (ILLC Universiteit van Amsterdam, NL), Adrien Revault d'Allonnes (Université Paris 8, FR), Kai Sauerwald (FernUniversität in Hagen, DE), Karima Sedki (Université Paris 13, FR), Tom Sterkenburg (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, DE), Chris Swanepoel (University of South Africa, SA), Karim Tabia (Université d'Artois, FR), Matthias Thimm (FernUniversität in Hagen, DE), Ivan Varzinczak (Université Paris 8, FR), Srdjan Vesic (CNRS, Université d'Artois, FR). CONTACT belabbes@1 and juergen_landes@2 1: iut.univ-paris8.fr 2: yahoo.de Links: ------ [1] https://jlandes.wordpress.com/graphical-reasoning-with-imperfect-data-grid-…

May 17, 2023

FW: ECONVN'2024: second call for papers

by Kreinovich, Vladik

FYI, uncertainty is one of the highlighted topics ********************************************* SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS The Seventh International Econometric Conference of Vietnam - ECONVN2024 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, January 09-11, 2024 Main theme: PARTIAL IDENTIFICATION IN ECONOMETRICS AND RELATED TOPICS KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Professor Jean TIROLE, NOBEL Laureate in Economics We have witnessed recent developments in the partial identification approach in econometrics since the early 1990s. Therefore, the Seventh International Econometric Conference of Vietnam (ECONVN2024) aims to address the latest ideas and developments in econometrics for economics and related topics, emphasising the benefits and challenges of using partially identified models in empirical research. Selected papers will be published in the Springer series "Studies in Systems, Decision, and Control" (Scopus, DBLP, WTI Frankfurt eG, zbMATH, SCImago) and will be submitted for consideration in Web of Science (ISI). At the Opening Session of ECONVN2024 on January 9, 2024, a keynote address will be delivered by Professor Jean Tirole, Nobel Laureate in economics and honorary chairman of the Foundation JJ Laffont-Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) and of the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse (IAST), and scientific director of TSE-Partnership. There will be a discussion with invited speakers, researchers, and policymakers. For a more comprehensive overview of Professor Jean Tirole's works, please click the following link: https://www.tse-fr.eu/people/jean-tirole. Venue: Ho Chi Minh University of Banking (HUB), 36 Ton That Dam Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Format: A Hybrid Conference with both Online and Offline Conference Date: January 9-11, 2024 Conference Website: hcm-hn.conference-econ-buh-bav-rist.vn Point of Contact: vietnam.buh.econvn(a)gmail.com<mailto:vietnam.buh.econvn@gmail.com> Tel: (84) 28.382.102.38 The Conference welcomes research contributions to all aspects of partial identification in econometrics, with special emphasis on, but not limited to different techniques: * Partial identification * Bayesian statistics and computation * Uncertainty formalisms * Modelling uncertainty and inconsistency in big data * Uncertainty modelling in machine learning and deep learning * Information fusion and knowledge * Aggregation operators * Copulas for dependence modelling * Information fusion and knowledge integration in uncertain environments * Etc. and their applications to economics and econometrics. Publications: Accepted papers must be presented at the Conference which will be published (a few months after the conference dates) in the Springer Volume, Series: STUDIES IN SYSTEMS, DECISION AND CONTROL (Economics, Social and Life Science Classifications) Indexed by SCOPUS, SCImago (submitted for Web of Science) Important Dates: * Paper submission deadline: July 31, 2023. * Notification of acceptance: October 1, 2023. * Camera-Ready Manuscript: October 31, 2023. Instructions for Submissions: * Get your account on EasyChair (then click on Conferences, on ECONVN2024) and submit your PDF files to EasyChair. Link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=econvn2024 * Make sure your PDF files have Authors' EMAILS on them for correspondence. Registration Fee 1. Presenters * Presenter + publication USD 200 (non-residents)/VND 7,000,000 (residents) * Student + publication USD 100 (non-residents)/VND 4,800,000 (residents) 2. Participants: * General USD 100 (non-residents)/VND 2,300,000 (residents) * Student USD 30 (non-residents)/VND 1,000,000 (residents) *Authors from Ho Chi Minh University of Banking (HUB) and Co-organizers are discounted by 50%. Plenary Invited Speakers * Arnab Bhattacharjee (UK) (https://www.niesr.ac.uk/people/bhattacharjee) * Boualem Djehiche (Sweden) (https://www.kth.se/profile/boualem) * Calla Wiemer (Philippines) (http://www.macroforasia.com/index.php/calla-wiemer) * Christian Bontemps (France) (https://www.tse-fr.eu/people/christian-bontemps) * Daniel S. Hain (Denmark) (https://vbn.aau.dk/en/persons/126725) * Donald Poskitt (Australia) (https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/donald-poskitt) * Hung T. Nguyen (USA & Thailand) (https://scholar.google.co.th/citations?user=-LKhbM8AAAAJ&hl=en) * Marc Hallin (Belgium) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X9Thhd8_n5tdiq4EfDRm9yaD8viS6CoR/view?usp=…) * Poom Kumam (Thailand) (https://poomkumam.wordpress.com) * Tonghui Wang (USA) (https://math.nmsu.edu/people/facultydirectory/tonghui-tony-wang.html) * Vladik Kreinovich (USA) (https://www.cs.utep.edu/vladik/) * William Briggs (USA) (https://www.wmbriggs.com/) * Woraphon Yamaka (Thailand) (https://wyamaka.wordpress.com/) General Chair Doan Thanh Ha (Chair) Nguyen Duc Trung (Co-chair) Nguyen Tran Phuc Ha Thi Thieu Dao Organizing Committee CHAIR: NGUYEN NGOC THACH Secretary: Diem Pham Thi Thuy Scientific Committee CHAIR: HUNG T. NGUYEN (USA & Thailand) Members: Akira Namatame (Japan) Arnab Bhattacharjee (UK) Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier (France) Boris Choy (Australia) Boualem Djehiche (Sweden) Calla Wiemer (Philippines) Cathy Chen (Taiwan) Christian Bontemps (France) Daniel S. Hain (Denmark) Daniel Schmidt (Australia) David Trafimov (USA) Donald Poskitt (Australia) Duan Jin-Chuan (Singapore) Poom Kumam (Thailand) Galit Shmueli (Taiwan) Irina Perfilieva (Czech Republic) John Harding (USA) Katsuhiro Sugita (Japan) Marc Hallin (Belgium) Marc Paolella (Switzerland) Mark Schaffer (UK) Michael Eichter (Netherlands) Michael Wolf (Switzerland) Michio Sugeno (Japan) Nguyen Duc Trung (Vietnam) Nguyen Ngoc Thach (Vietnam) Niels Haldrup (Denmark) Paulo Fraga Martins Maio (Finland) Polina Khrennikova (UK) Poom Kumam (Thailand) Radim Jirousek (Czech Republic) Rakesh Gupta (Australia) Sa-At Niwitpong (Thailand) Tonghui Wang (USA) Vilem Novak (Czech Republic) Vladik Kreinovich (USA) Vyacheslav Yukalov (Russia) William Briggs (USA) Mark Schaffer (UK) Janusz Kacprzyk (Poland) Emmanuel Haven (Canada) Polina Khrennikova (UK) Toru Kitagawa (UK) Woraphon Yamaka (Thailand) Ying Chen (Singapore) Asian Journal of Economics and Banking (AJEB)

May 6, 2023