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[SIPTA] PGM 2016 (International Conference on Probabilistic Graphical Models.) - Preliminary call for paper
by Giorgio Corani Oct. 13, 2015

Oct. 13, 2015

==Call for papers PGM 2016 is the eight edition of the International Conference on Probabilistic Graphical Models. PGM 2016 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. The conference provides a high quality forum regarding the latest developments in probabilistic graphical models. We welcome contributions on topics such as: *Bayesian (belief) networks, chain graphs, Markov random fields, decision networks, influence diagrams and other probabilistic graphical models (PGMs); *Information processing in PGMs (exact and approximate inference, sensitivity analysis, etc.); *Learning and data mining with PGMs; *Links between PGMs and statistics, information theory, optimization, and decision making under uncertainty; *Softwares based on PGMs; *Applications of PGMs to real-world problems. Each submitted paper will be reviewed by three reviewers. The Program Committee includes about 50 PGM researchers; see http://www2.idsia.ch/cms/pgm/organization/ for the full list. ==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 and then submitted to a special issue of the International Journal of Approximate Reasoning (IJAR). ==Submission procedure 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. ==Indicative Dates Deadline for paper submissions May 2016 Notification of acceptance June 2016 Final versions due July 2016 Conference dates September 6-9, 2016 The dates will be made more precise later on.

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Re: [SIPTA] IPMU 2016 - Call for Special Sessions
by Kreinovich Oct. 13, 2015

Oct. 13, 2015

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[SIPTA] IJAR Special Issue CFP: Bayesian Nonparametrics
by Alessio Benavoli Sept. 21, 2015

Sept. 21, 2015

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[SIPTA] AXA 2-year postdoc on risk
by Cassio P. de Campos Sept. 3, 2015

Sept. 3, 2015

Hi, all. I'm writing to let you know about the AXA 2-year postdoctoral Fellowship on BASIC research dedicated to “A better understanding of Risk”. More details are below. At Queen's University Belfast, there is a first round evaluation since only two proposals are going to be passed on to AXA. If you have interest or know someone who has, let me know. Internal decisions will be taken in November and the proposal will be sent to AXA in December. This is obviously not restricted to Queen's, you might be interested in applying from elsewhere too. best, cassio. -- Cassio P. de Campos, Dr. habil. Reader - Knowledge and Data Engineering School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Queen's University Belfast Email: c.decampos(a)qub.ac.uk Phone: +44 (0)28 9097 6795 Web: http://www.cs.qub.ac.uk/~c.decampos -- The projects must fall within the following general areas of Risk: Life Risks: Aging and long-term care; Biomedical Risks eg infectious disease or exposure to new technologies; Addictions and risky behaviour Environmental Risk: climate change; natural hazards; human driven environmental changes eg pollution Socio-economic Risks: Geopolitical risk; Macro-economic and financial systemic risk; Individual and collective behaviours relating to uncertainty; Large corporate risks Candidate Criteria · Must be LESS than 5 yrs since award of PhD · International exposure of candidate – It is expected that most of the selected candidates will move to another country between their current and targeted post-doc position”. It does state that a minimum of 1 semester spent abroad since Master’s thesis will suffice. Where a candidate will remain in the same institution for the post-doc fellowship a clear justification for this will be required. For more details: https://www.axa-research.org

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[SIPTA] Annals of Operations Research-Special Volume on IUKM 2015: Call for Papers
by Van Nam HUYNH Aug. 31, 2015

Aug. 31, 2015

Dear Colleagues, [Apologies for cross-posting!] I would like to announce a Call for Papers for a Special Volume of Annals of Operations Research (Springer), which follows the IUKM 2015 symposium in Nha Trang, Vietnam (http://www.jaist.ac.jp/IUKM/IUKM2015/) This special volume is, however, also open to relevant contributions that were not part of IUKM 2015. Submission deadline: November 30, 2015 The PDF of the call for papers and the manuscript submission guidelines can be accessed here: http://rutcor.rutgers.edu/CfP%20%20SI%20IUKM2015.pdf or here: http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~huynh/CfP-ANOR2015.pdf Thank you very much and looking forward to receiving your manuscripts! Best regards, Van-Nam Huynh, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa JAPAN.

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[SIPTA] Fwd: FW: Nordic Risk Conference
by Matthias Troffaes Aug. 28, 2015

Aug. 28, 2015

The call below may be of interest to those who work on or have an interest in risk modelling. I'm told that imprecise probability is also very welcome. Cheers, Matthias ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nordic Chapter news [mailto:ullrika.sahlin(a)cec.lu.se] Sent: den 28 augusti 2015 11:41 To: Ullrika Sahlin <ullrika.sahlin(a)cec.lu.se> Subject: Nordic Risk Conference Please forward this call to your networks! The Nordic Chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis in Europe and Lund University Centre of Risk Assessment and Management (LUCRAM) invite academics, practitioners and policy makers to participate in the 1st Nordic Chapter Risk Conference on the theme The Future of Risk Analysis in the Nordic Countries on November 16-17th 2015 in Lund, Sweden. The aim of the conference is to strengthen and vitalise risk research and education on risk in the Nordic region. There will be plenty of room for contributed talks (15 minutes including discussion) and for posters. Informal meetings are encouraged, and there will be ample space provided at different locations in the exhibition halls of the conference venue. The possibility to submit abstracts (maximum 300 words) for 15 minute presentations is now open. Full papers are not required and contributions from scientists as well as practitioners are encouraged. Submit your abstract by sending an email to Riskconf2015(a)lucram.lu.se. Indicate if you aim for a poster or an oral presentation! Important dates: Deadline for submission of abstracts 27 September Notification of acceptance 7 October Deadline early bird registration 18 October Deadline late bird registration 8 November Conference 16-17 November For more information, please visit the conference webpage www.lucram.lu.se/event/nordic-chapter-2015-risk-conference We are looking forward to see you in Lund ~Ullrika Sahlin on behalf of LUCRAM

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[SIPTA] CFP IJAR Special issue on Statistical and Computational methods for genomics and integrative genomics
by Cassio P. de Campos Aug. 27, 2015

Aug. 27, 2015

Dear SIPTA members, Please consider the call for papers below and forward to anybody you think might be interested. kind regards, cassio. --------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS International Journal of Approximate Reasoning Special issue on Statistical and Computational methods for genomics and integrative genomics http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-approximate-reaso… Background and Scope: In the last decade, the advent of microarray and next-generation sequencing technologies has created the need of statistical and computational methodologies specifically developed for dealing with these types of data and novel biomedical research goals. Genomic data measure quantities (such as, gene-expression, copy number, genotype, methylation) at several thousands or millions of positions along the genome, resulting in an enormous amount of information from which to extract the relevant content. They are usually noisy and subject to uncertainties due to non-biological variations, which must be taken into account during the modelling and inferential processes. Many other issues arise when the field of application regards the study of complex genetic diseases, since patients can be highly heterogeneous and several different lesions may alter the same biological pathway. Moreover, the number of patients is usually small with respect to the number of variables, which brings another facet to the problem. Approaches that try to overcome all these difficulties rely on biological assumptions and integrate established knowledge and multiple types of data. Data integration may comprise not only different genomic data, but also clinical and other patient information. Combining all this information by an accurate biological and statistical modelling may allow us to achieve reliable biomedical discoveries. Inferential and computational issues must be also considered, as data have very high dimension and computational resources are limited. Papers are sought on theoretical and practical considerations involving statistical and computational approaches to address problems and data from the biomedical domain, including but not limited to: Next generation sequencing data Microarray data Data integration in genomics Genetic network modelling and inference Gene pattern discovery Disease classification and prediction Biomarker discovery Computational biology General methodological and algorithmic developments are also welcome as long as they have a clear applicability to the biomedical domain. If unsure about the fit of your intended paper or for any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the guest editors. Important Dates: Deadline for expression of interest to submit a paper (suggested): September 15, 2015. Deadline for first submission: October 15, 2015 Reviews available: December, 2015 Expected online publication: April, 2016 Submission and Review Process: Authors should prepare their papers according to the Guide for Authors of the International Journal of Approximate Reasoning (http://ees.elsevier.com/ija/) All submissions must be made electronically through the Elsevier's EES submission system at http://ees.elsevier.com/ija/ with the Article Type 'SI: Statistical genomics'. All papers will be peer-reviewed following the IJAR review guidelines. Guest Editors: Paola M.V. Rancoita University Centre for Statistics for the Biomedical Sciences Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy http://www.unisr.it/persona.asp?id=8888&linguacv=english Cassio P. de Campos School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Queen's University Belfast, UK http://www.cs.qub.ac.uk/~c.decampos/

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[SIPTA] FW: 6th World Conference on Soft Computing: mark your calendars
by Kreinovich Aug. 20, 2015

Aug. 20, 2015

FYI ________________________________________ From: reformat(a)ualberta.ca Subject: FW: 6th World Conference on Soft Computing: mark your calendars 6th World Conference on Soft Computing Berkeley, May 22-25 2016 http://www.wconsc-2016.org Call for Papers Aims and Scope 6th World Conference on Soft Computing, Berkeley 2016, aims to bring togpether researchers, engineers and practitioners to present the latest achievements and innovations in the multiple areas of soft computing, to discuss thought-provoking developments and challenges, to consider potential future directions. One of the objectives of the conference is to encourage participation by young researchers; to this end student papers will be given special consideration. Important Dates Regular Paper Submission December 5, 2015 Notification of Acceptance January 25, 2016 Final Paper Submission February 19, 2016 Early Registration February 19, 2016 Special Session Proposals November 15, 2016 Special Session Final Paper Submission (by organizer) February 19, 2016 Topics Theories and Methods: Information Theory, Uncertainty, Bayesian and Probabilistic Methods, Evidence and Possibility Theory, Utility Theory, Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic, Approximate Reasoning, Non-classical Logics, Default Reasoning, Belief Revision, Argumentation, Uncertainty in Cognition, Graphical Models, Knowledge Acquisition, Information Fusion and Aggregation, Knowledge Representation, Ontologies, Decision Support, Cognitive Modeling, Game Theory, Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Granular Computing, Computing with Words, Human-Centric Computing, Rough Sets, Evolutionary Computation, Neural Networks, Hybrid Architectures Applications and Tools: Intelligent and Multi-agent Systems, Information Processing and Retrieval, Intelligent Data Analysis, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Database and Information Systems, Intelligent Search, Internet and Semantic Web, Social Networks and Trust, Multi-Media, Control and Robotics, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Image Processing, Medicine and Bioinformatics, Finance, Software Engineering, Industrial Engineering, e-Commerce, Security Special Sessions Proposals for special sessions focusing on fundamental theories and innovative applications of soft computing are welcome. Submission of proposals should include a short description of the session, its relevance to the conference, and a list of potential contributors. Special sessions will be open to all participants. Organizers of Special Sessions will be responsible for a reviewing process. Student Participation Student participation is highly encouraged, be it submitting and presenting a paper, attending the conference, or volunteering at the conference. STUDENT REGISTRATION is FREE. The Program Committee will select the best student papers prior to the conference. These papers will be presented at a special session during the conference. The student author of the best paper (based on both the written submission and the oral presentation, to be selected during this session) will receive an award. Committees Honorary Chair Lotfi A. Zadeh (University of California, Berkeley, USA) General Co-Chairs Ali M. Abbasov (Minister of Communication and Information Technology of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan) Ronald R. Yager (Iona College, New York, USA) Program Committee Co-Chairs Janusz Kacprzyk (Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland) Vladik Kreinovich (University of Texas at El Paso, USA) Marek Z. Reformat (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada) Organizing Co-Chairs Shahnaz N. Shahbazova (Azerbaijan Technical University, Azerbaijan) (shahbazova(a)gmail.com) Marek Z. Reformat (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada) (marek.reformat(a)ualberta.ca)

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[SIPTA] BigDat 2016: early registration deadline 26 August
by GRLMC Aug. 9, 2015

Aug. 9, 2015

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[SIPTA] The second workshop on Advanced Methodologies for Bayesian, Networks (AMBN 2015)
by Giorgio Corani Aug. 7, 2015

Aug. 7, 2015

Dear All, I forward the call for papers of a conference on Bayesian networks, to be hold in Japan in November. *************** CALL FOR PAPERS *************** The second workshop on Advanced Methodologies for Bayesian Networks (AMBN 2015), Nov. 16-18, 2015, Yokohama, Japan. http://ambn2015.bayesnet.org Submission Deadline: September 1, 2015 ********************************************* ・ Probabilistic Reasoning using graphical models ・ Combination of Probabilistic Reasoning and Logic in graphical models ・ Learning graphical models ・ Discovery and Inference of Causality ・ Advanced Application of graphical models ・ Statistical Physics Approaches to graphical models This conference invites the leading researchers: Russell Almond (Florida State University, USA) Aapo Hyvarinen (University of Helsinki, Finland) Changhe Yuan (Queens College/CUNY, USA) Cassio P. de Campos (Queens University, UK) Shohei Shimizu (Osaka university, Japan) Besides the general sessions, the following special sessions will be held: 1. Finding an optimal Bayesian network structure from data (Session Chairs: Brandon Malon & Changhe Yuan) 2. Genome analysis based on Bayesian networks (Session Chairs: Cassio de Campos & Seiya Imoto) 3. Causal Discovery (Session Chairs: Shohei Shimizu & Aapo Hyvarinen) The acceptd papers will be published in Springer LNAI, and a subset of the paper will be considered for publication at Springer New Generation Computing Journal. We sincerely wait for your submisson to the conference in Japan. AMBN 2015 Program co-Chairs: Joe Suzuki (Osaka Univ., Japan) & Maomi Ueno (Univ. of Electro Com.,Japan)

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