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[jobs] Postdoc Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence at TU Eindhoven
by Cassio de Campos Oct. 30, 2023

Oct. 30, 2023

The UAI group of TU Eindhoven seeks a postdoc researcher in AI/ML to work in the general area of uncertainty in AI, and in particular related to probabilistic machine learning and graphical models. The postdoc will also be largely involved in the project NWO Perspectief Personalized Oncology involving decision support systems for better care. We offer a 3-year contract with salary in scale 10 of the Dutch CAO (min. 3877 max. 5090 euro per month, plus year-end bonus of 8.3% and annual vacation pay of 8%). More details about the post can be found via: https://jobs.tue.nl/nl/vacature/postdoc-uncertainty-in-artificial-intellige… More details about the group can be found via: https://uai.win.tue.nl and https://dai.win.tue.nl We will screen applications and run interviews while the post is open, and we will close the position when a suitable candidate is found, so do not wait to apply. Please share this with colleagues if you think they might be interested, as well as our other call for postdocs: https://jobs.tue.nl/nl/vacature/machine-learning-postdoc-positions-1034634.… best regards, cassio. -- Cassio de Campos (c.decampos(a)tue.nl) "It's not (only) about the result, it's about how we reached it." (This email, its contents and attachments are confidential and only for private use of its intended addressees, unless explicitly agreed otherwise among all involved. Any other use shall be considered as a breach of agreement. If received in error, please do not disclose the contents to anyone, and immediately notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail and any attachments from your systems. No liability is accepted resulting from or relating to this communication.)

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Next SIPTA seminar: Ryan Martin on falsifying statistical models (18/10 at 3pm Paris Time)
by sdesterc Oct. 16, 2023

Oct. 16, 2023

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 18th October (Wednesday). The zoom link for this seminar is https://utc-fr.zoom.us/j/82973185259 For this new seminar, we are very happy to have Ryan Martin as our speaker. Ryan Martin is a professor at the Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University. Ryan Martin is in general interested in the foundations of statistics and probabilities. He is well known, among other things, for having proposed inferential models, a very generic framework allowing to make calibrated statistical statements through the use of non-additive measures. On the 18th of October, at 15:00 CEST:paris time (up to 17:00 CEST, with a talk duration of 45min/1h), he will talk about "Falsification, Fisher's underworld of probability, and balancing behavioral & statistical reliability”. 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, 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=mhKYP8BMQNM&t See you at the seminar! Sébastien, Enrique and Jasper

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Next SIPTA seminars (3pm Paris time): 18th October (statistical validity), 28th November (Causality), 12th December (Robust optimisation)
by sdesterc Oct. 9, 2023

Oct. 9, 2023

Dear colleagues, We are delighted to announce our upcoming SIPTA online seminars on imprecise probabilities (IP) for the next 3 months, so that you can book the associated time slots. 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. All seminars will be at 3pm Paris time. The seminars are the following: * On the 18th October, Ryan Martin (Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University) will talk about "Falsification, Fisher's underworld of probability, and balancing behavioral & statistical reliability” * On the 28th November, Alessandro Antonucci (Istituto Dalle Molle di Studi sull'Intelligenza Artificiale, IDSIA) will talk about “Structural Causal Models are (Solvable by) Credal Networks” * On the 12th December, Daniel Kuhn (College of Management of Technology at EPFL) will talk about “On the Interplay of Optimal Transport and Distributionally Robust Optimization” For moire details, you can check out the abstract and zoom link details on the webpage of the SIPTA seminars: sipta.org/events/sipta-seminars. Best regards Enrique, Jasper and Sébastien

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Next SIPTA seminar: 27 September 3Pm (Paris time), Dominique Guyonnet on Risk Analysis
by sdesterc Sept. 25, 2023

Sept. 25, 2023

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 27th of September (Wednesday). The zoom link for this seminar is https://utc-fr.zoom.us/j/82399096997 For this new seminar, we are very happy to have Dominique Guyonnet as our speaker. Dominique Guyonnet is a reasearcher and expert at BRGM, France’s leading public institution for Earth Science applications for the management of surface and sub-surface resources with a view to sustainable development. He has worked on numerous risk analysis cases involving multiple stakeholders, for which he used imprecise probability techniques. On the 27th of September, at 15:00 CEST:paris time (up to 17:00 CEST, with a talk duration of 45min/1h), he will talk about "Application of uncertainty theory in the field of environmental risks”. 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 27th of September, 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=bwGMvRUmUmo&list=PLXsgvF2_g5Ht-BYPWsSjcunA3… See you at the seminar! Sébastien, Enrique and Jasper

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Next SIPTA seminar: 27 September 3Pm (Paris time), Dominique Guyonnet on Risk Analysis
by sdesterc Sept. 20, 2023

Sept. 20, 2023

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 27th of September (Wednesday). The zoom link for this seminar is https://utc-fr.zoom.us/j/82399096997 For this new seminar, we are very happy to have Dominique Guyonnet as our speaker. Dominique Guyonnet is a reasearcher and expert at BRGM, France’s leading public institution for Earth Science applications for the management of surface and sub-surface resources with a view to sustainable development. He has worked on numerous risk analysis cases involving multiple stakeholders, for which he used imprecise probability techniques. On the 27th of September, at 15:00 CEST:paris time (up to 17:00 CEST, with a talk duration of 45min/1h), he will talk about "Application of uncertainty theory in the field of environmental risks”. 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 27th of September, 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=bwGMvRUmUmo&list=PLXsgvF2_g5Ht-BYPWsSjcunA3… See you at the seminar! Sébastien, Enrique and Jasper

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PhD position in imprecise probabilities
by Faes, Matthias Sept. 13, 2023

Sept. 13, 2023

Dear colleagues, Would it be possible to distribute the open PhD position on the propagation of imprecise probabilities through expensive numerical models, that is currently open for hiring at the Chair for Reliability Engineering at TU Dortmund University (see description in attachment). Best wishes Matthias Wichtiger Hinweis: Die Information in dieser E-Mail ist vertraulich. Sie ist ausschließlich für den Adressaten bestimmt. Sollten Sie nicht der für diese E-Mail bestimmte Adressat sein, unterrichten Sie bitte den Absender und vernichten Sie diese Mail. Vielen Dank. Unbeschadet der Korrespondenz per E-Mail, sind unsere Erklärungen ausschließlich final rechtsverbindlich, wenn sie in herkömmlicher Schriftform (mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift) oder durch Übermittlung eines solchen Schriftstücks per Telefax erfolgen. Important note: The information included in this e-mail is confidential. It is solely intended for the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail please contact the sender and delete this message. Thank you. Without prejudice of e-mail correspondence, our statements are only legally binding when they are made in the conventional written form (with personal signature) or when such documents are sent by fax.

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FW: IPMU 2024 announcement
by Kreinovich, Vladik Sept. 2, 2023

Sept. 2, 2023

FYI, both uncertainty and probabilistic methods are highlighted topics. Paper related to imprecise probabilities are always welcome at this series of conferences. From: Christophe Marsala Sent: Friday, September 1, 2023 3:18 AM Dear All, Attached you can find the CFP for the next IPMU 2024 that will be held in Lisbon (Portugal) next year. Best regards, Christophe Marsala ----------------------------------------------- 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/ The IPMU conference is organized every two years with the focus of bringing together scientists working on methods for the management of uncertainty and aggregation. It also provides a forum for the exchange of ideas between theoreticians and practitioners in these and related areas. The 2024 edition of IPMU will take place at Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal, located in a vibrant renovated area 10 minutes from downtown. Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and full of stories to tell. A city where you feel safe wandering around day or night, where you'll find hotels, restaurants and nightlife to suit every taste, budget and requirement. A city full of authenticity, where old customs and ancient history intermix with cultural entertainment and hi-tech innovation. Lisbon is ageless, but it loves company, being famous for its hospitality and the family-like way it welcomes visitors. Lisbon has been elected World's Leading City Destination at the 2018 World Travel Awards. Topics and Scope of the Conference Theory, Methods and Tools: Uncertainty, Computational Intelligence, Bayesian and Probabilistic Methods, Information Theory, Measures of Information and Uncertainty, Evidence and Possibility Theory, Utility Theory, Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic, Fuzzy Control, Rough Sets, Multiple Criteria Decision Methods, Aggregation Methods, Knowledge Representation, Approximate Reasoning, Non-classical Logics, Default Reasoning, Belief Revision, Argumentation, Ontologies, Uncertainty in Cognition, Graphical Models, Knowledge Acquisition, Interpretable Machine Learning, Evolutionary Computation, Neural Networks, Data Analysis/Data Science, Explainable AI. Application Fields: Intelligent Systems and Information Processing, Decision Support, Database and Information Systems, Information Retrieval and Fusion, Speech and Natural Language Processing, Image Processing, Multi-Media, Agents, Pattern Recognition, Medicine and Bioinformatics, Finance, Software Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Big Data. IPMU'2024 solicits original research contributions of theoretical and methodological nature as well as application-oriented work. IMPORTANT DATES - Special session proposals: November 24th, 2023 - Notification of acceptance special sessions: December 1st, 2023 - 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 General Chair João Paulo Carvalho (Portugal) Program Chairs Marek Reformat (Canada) Marie-Jeanne Lesot (France) Susana Vieira (Portugal) Publication Chair Fernando Batista (Portugal) Publicity Chair Christophe Marsala (France) Executive Directors Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier (France) Ronald R. Yager (USA) ----------------------------------------------

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Request for references on real-world applications of credal sets and interval expectation
by Quaeghebeur, Erik July 1, 2023

July 1, 2023

Dear SIPTA Community, For a course on Uncertainty Representations and Reasoning, I'd like to compile a list of references (papers, book chapters, websites) which discuss (not necessarily as their main topic) real-world applications of credal sets and interval expectation (aka lower and upper previsions). With real-world, I mean those where the application was effectively put in practice. So not toy examples, or (possibly elaborately) worked out potential applications. It does include applications in other scientific domains and not just industry. The role of credal sets or interval expectation does not need to be ‘big’ or prominent, as long as it is there. I would be grateful if you could send me any such references in a private reply, and in particularly those about applications you were involved in yourself. The papers will get visibility among at least the students of the course, year after year. ;-) I will share the list I compile with others upon request. Best regards, Erik -- https://ac.erikquaeghebeur.name

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FW: International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems IPMU 2024
by Kreinovich, Vladik June 28, 2023

June 28, 2023

FYI, papers using imprecise probabilities are always welcome at this series of conferences 20th International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems IPMU 2024, Lisbon, Portugal, July 22-26, 2024 2024 https://ipmu2024.inesc-id.pt/ The IPMU conference is organized every two years with the focus of bringing together scientists working on methods for the management of uncertainty and aggregation. It also provides a forum for the exchange of ideas between theoreticians and practitioners in these and related areas. The 2024 edition of IPMU will take place at Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal, located in a vibrant renovated area 10 minutes from downtown. Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in the world, and full of stories to tell. A city where you feel safe wandering around day or night, where you'll find hotels, restaurants and nightlife to suit every taste, budget and requirement. A city full of authenticity, where old customs and ancient history intermix with cultural entertainment and hi-tech innovation. Lisbon is ageless, but it loves company, being famous for its hospitality and the family-like way it welcomes visitors. Lisbon has been elected World's Leading City Destination at the 2018 World Travel Awards. Topics and Scope of the Conference Theory, Methods and Tools Uncertainty, Computational Intelligence, Bayesian and Probabilistic Methods, Information Theory, Measures of Information and Uncertainty, Evidence and Possibility Theory, Utility Theory, Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic, Fuzzy Control, Rough Sets, Multiple Criteria Decision Methods, Aggregation Methods, Knowledge Representation, Approximate Reasoning, Non-classical Logics, Default Reasoning, Belief Revision, Argumentation, Ontologies, Uncertainty in Cognition, Graphical Models, Knowledge Acquisition, Interpretable Machine Learning, Evolutionary Computation, Neural Networks, Data Analysis/Data Science, Explainable AI. Application Fields Intelligent Systems and Information Processing, Decision Support, Database and Information Systems, Information Retrieval and Fusion, Speech and Natural Language Processing, Image Processing, Multi-Media, Agents, Pattern Recognition, Medicine and Bioinformatics, Finance, Software Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Big Data. IPMU'2024 solicits original research contributions of theoretical and methodological nature as well as application-oriented work. IMPORTANT DATES Special session proposals: November 24th, 2023 Notification of acceptance special sessions: December 1st, 2023 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 Program Chairs Marek Reformat (Canada) Marie-Jeanne Lesot (France) Susana Vieira (Portugal) Publication Chair Fernando Batista (Portugal) Executive Directors Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier (France) Ronald R. Yager (USA)

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Next SIPTA seminar: 16th June (Friday), 15h CEST, Alexander Erreygers on One way to define an imprecise-probabilistic version of the Poisson process
by sdesterc June 12, 2023

June 12, 2023

Dear SIPTiAns and IP enthusiasts, We are delighted to announce our upcoming eight 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 tenth seminar will take place on the 16th of June (Friday). The zoom link for this seminar is https://utc-fr.zoom.us/j/85217156757. For this tenth seminar, we are very happy to have Alexander Erreygers as our speaker. Alexander Erreygers is currently postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, and has been an active researcher in the field of imprecise probabilities. In particular, he has made many core contribution to the study of stochastic processes when transition probabilities become imprecise. On the 16th of June, at 15:00 CEST:paris time (up to 17:00 CEST, with a talk duration of 45min/1h), he will talk about "One way to define an imprecise-probabilistic version of the Poisson process”. 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 16th of June, at 15:00 CEST, and join us for the occasion. You can find more information at https://sipta.org/events/sipta-seminars/ And for those who missed the previous seminar and want to catch up, or simply want to see it again and again, it is now online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RvysxPT4jA&t. See you at the seminar! Sébastien, Enrique and Jasper

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