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[SIPTA] Possible feedbacks on graphical model package (including credal networks)?

by Sébastien Destercke

Dear Siptians, Some time ago, we (mainly Pierre-Henri Wuillemin and Matthieu Hourbrack) added some credal network possibilities to AGRUM (https://agrum.gitlab.io/) a general package to work with graph-based models that is quite successful (~150.000 downloads last year). In his last survey (preparing an upcoming user day), Pierre-Henri was happily surprised to see that credal networks was one of the most used feature by users. He therefore wonders if anyone from the community was using it, or had useful feedbacks to provide. Just let me or Pierre-Henri know if this is the case, and if not you can always give AGRUM a try to put a little zest in your day! Cheers Sébastien -- ==================================== Sebastien Destercke, Ph. D. CNRS researcher in computer science. Université de Technologie de Compiegne U.M.R. C.N.R.S. 7253 Heudiasyc Avenue de Landshut F-60205 Compiegne Cedex FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)3 44 23 79 85 Fax: +33 (0)3 44 23 44 77 ====================================

Nov. 22, 2021

[SIPTA] CFP Special Session on Machine Learning for Partially Labeled Data, IPMU 2022

by LUCIANO SANCHEZ RAMOS

Nov. 17, 2021

[SIPTA] FW: FSTA 2022 - Abstract Submission Deadline Extended

by Kreinovich

Nov. 14, 2021

[SIPTA] IPMU 2022 - Call for papers and special sessions

by Davide Elio Ciucci

Nov. 8, 2021

[SIPTA] Position opportunity: CNRS applications to open soon

by Sébastien Destercke

Dear colleagues, This is just a message to advertise that, as every year, the CNRS will soon consider applications to become a CNRS permanent researcher, usually with an application deadline around the beginning of january. The application process is competitive, with positions offering a lot of freedom in terms of research, and not coming with any teaching duties (although some can be taken). Speaking french is also optional (but helps in every day life). Applicants are required to provide a research statement of their past activities as well as a research project, and can apply to any CNRS-related laboratory in France (UMR CNRS). There are a number of such laboratories/team in which some researchers focus on uncertainty modelling with an imprecise/ambiguity component, including teams focusing on computer science (CID in Heudiasyc, CRIL, ADRIA in IRIT), economy (GREGHEC at HEC Paris), cognitive psychology (L.P.C. Aix-Marseille Université), and probably others I do not know. While announcements about this year application process have not been done yet, prospective/interested applicants should already contact laboratories they would like to join, in order to prepare the applications. Information regarding last year process can be found here: https://www.dgdr.cnrs.fr/drhchercheurs/concoursch/default-en.htm In case you are interested and need more information, just let me know. Best wishes Sébastien -- ==================================== Sebastien Destercke, Ph. D. CNRS researcher in computer science. Université de Technologie de Compiegne U.M.R. C.N.R.S. 7253 Heudiasyc Avenue de Landshut F-60205 Compiegne Cedex FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)3 44 23 79 85 Fax: +33 (0)3 44 23 44 77 ====================================

Nov. 5, 2021

[SIPTA] FoIKS 2022 first call for papers

by Ivan José Varzinczak

* Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this call * ========================================================= Call for Participation FoIKS 2022: 12th International Symposium on Foundations of Information and Knowledge Systems University of Helsinki, Finland, 20-23 June 2022 Conference website: https://foiks2022.github.io Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=foiks2022 Abstract submission deadline: 4 February 2022 Paper submission deadline: 11 February 2022 Notification: 11 April 2022 ========================================================= The FoIKS symposia provide a biennial forum for presenting and discussing theoretical and applied research on information and knowledge systems. The goal is to bring together researchers with an interest in this subject, share research experiences, promote collaboration, and identify new issues and directions for future research. FoIKS 2022 solicits original contributions (as well as extensions of previously published contributions) dealing with any foundational aspect of information and knowledge systems. This includes submissions that apply ideas, theories or methods from specific disciplines to information and knowledge systems. Examples of such disciplines are discrete mathematics, logic and algebra, model theory, information theory, complexity theory, algorithmics and computation, statistics, and optimisation, among, of course, many others. The FoIKS symposia are a forum for intensive discussions. Speakers will be given sufficient time to present their ideas and results within the larger context of their research. Furthermore, participants will be asked to prepare a first response to another contribution in order to initiate discussion. *** Suggested topics The suggested topics include, but are not limited to: * Database design: formal models, dependencies and independencies * Big data: models for data in the Cloud, programming languages for big data, query processing * Dynamics of information: models of transactions, concurrency control, updates, consistency preservation, belief revision * Information fusion: heterogeneity, views, schema dominance, multiple source information merging, reasoning under inconsistency * Integrity and constraint management: verification, validation, consistent query answering, information cleaning * Intelligent agents: multi-agent systems, autonomous agents, foundations of software agents, cooperative agents, formal models of interactions, negotiations and dialogue, logical models of emotions * Knowledge discovery and information retrieval: machine learning, data mining, formal concept analysis and association rules, text mining, information extraction * Knowledge representation, reasoning and planning: non-monotonic formalisms, probabilistic and non-probabilistic models of uncertainty, graphical models and independence, similarity-based reasoning, preference modelling and handling, computational models of argument, argumentation systems * Logics in databases and AI: classical and non-classical logics, logic programming, description logics, spatial and temporal logics, probability logic, fuzzy logic * Mathematical foundations: discrete structures and algorithms, graphs, grammars, automata, abstract machines, finite model theory, information theory, coding theory, complexity theory, randomness * Security in information and knowledge systems: identity thee, privacy, trust, intrusion detection, access control, inference control, secure Web services, secure Semantic Web, risk management * Semi-structured data and XML: data modelling, data processing, data compression, data exchange * Social computing: collective intelligence and self-organising knowledge, collaborative filtering, computational social choice, Boolean games, coalition formation, reputation systems * The Semantic Web and knowledge management: languages, ontologies, agents, adaption, intelligent algorithms, ontology-based data access * The WWW: models of Web databases, Web dynamics, Web services, Web transactions and negotiations, social networks, Web mining *** Submission Guidelines For long papers, the suggested number of pages is 16, and the maximum number of pages is 18. For short papers, the maximum number of pages is 10. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. Papers must be typeset using the Springer LaTeX2e style llncs for Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Submissions that deviate substantially from these guidelines may be rejected without review. Initial submissions must be in PDF format, but authors should keep in mind that the LaTeX2e source must be submitted for the final versions of accepted papers. Submissions in alternate formats, such as Microsoft Word, cannot be accepted for either initial or final versions. The submissions will be judged for scientific quality and for suitability as a basis for broader discussion. Submission is via the EasyChair link https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=foiks2022 *** Important Dates Abstract submission deadline (long and short papers): 4 February 2022 Paper submission deadline (long and short papers): 11 February 2022 Author notification: 11 April 2022 Camera-ready paper due: 6 May 2022 FoIKS 2022 Symposium: 20-23 June 2022 *** Program Committee See https://foiks2022.github.io *** Program Chairs Elena Ravve, SE Department, Ort Braude College, Israel Ivan Varzinczak, CRIL, Univ. Artois & CNRS, France *** Local Organisation Chairs Matti Järvisalo, University of Helsinki, Finland Juha Kontinen, University of Helsinki, Finland *** Invited Speakers TBA *** Publication The proceedings will be published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science. After the symposium, authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended journal versions of their papers for a FoIKS 2022 special issue of the Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence or another journal. Exact details will be provided on the conference website in due time. *** Venue The conference will be held at the University of Helsinki. Further information on the venue will be provided in due time. *** Further Information Please visit the conference website (https://foiks2022.github.io) for further information and regular updates. *** Contact All enquiries should be emailed to foiks2022 (AT) easychair.org -- Ivan Varzinczak - https://www.ijv.ovh CRIL, Université d'Artois & CNRS, France

Nov. 3, 2021

[SIPTA] [UR '22 @ FLAIRS 35] First Call For Papers

by Antonucci Alessandro

*** Apologies for multiple postings *** [UR @ FLAIRS 35] FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS Special Track on Uncertain Reasoning at the 35th Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (FLAIRS-35) May 15-18, 2022 - Hutchinson Island, Jensen Beach, Florida (US) Paper submission deadline: January 24, 2022 Conference website: www.flairs-35.info Track website: https://ur-flairs.github.io/2022/ ::: Call for Papers ::: Many problems in AI (in reasoning, planning, learning, perception and robotics) require the agent to operate with incomplete or uncertain information. The objective of this track is to present and discuss a broad and diverse range of current work on uncertain reasoning, including theoretical and applied research based on different paradigms. We hope that the variety and richness of this track will help to promote cross fertilisation among the different approaches for uncertain reasoning, and in turn foster the development of new ideas and paradigms. The Special Track on Uncertain Reasoning (UR) is the oldest track in FLAIRS conferences, running annually since 1996. The UR'22 Special Track at the 35th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference (FLAIRS-33) is the 25th in the series. As in the past years, UR'20 track seeks to bring together researchers working on broad issues related to reasoning under uncertainty. Papers on all aspects of uncertain reasoning are invited. Papers of particular interest include, but are not limited to: - Uncertain reasoning formalisms, calculi and methodologies - Reasoning with probability, possibility, fuzzy logic, belief functions, vagueness, granularity, rough sets, and probability logics - Modelling and reasoning using imprecise and indeterminate information, such as: Choquet capacities, comparative orderings, convex sets of measures, and interval-valued probabilities - Exact, approximate and qualitative uncertain reasoning - Inference and learning with graphical models of uncertainty (e.g., Bayesian networks) - Multi-agent uncertain reasoning and decision making - Decision-theoretic planning and Markov decision processes - Temporal reasoning and uncertainty, non-monotonic reasoning, similarity-based reasoning - Conditional logics, description logic, logic programming - Argumentation - Belief change and merging - Construction of models from elicitation, data mining and knowledge discovery - Uncertain reasoning in information retrieval, filtering, fusion, diagnosis, prediction, situation assessment - Uncertain reasoning in data management - Practical applications of uncertain reasoning (e.g., machine learning, computer vision and animation) ::: Program Committee ::: : Track Chairs : - Alessandro Antonucci (IDSIA, Switzerland) - Yang Xiang (University of Guelph, Canada) : PC Members : - Mohand Said Allili (Université du Québec en Outaouais) - Ofer Arieli (The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, Israel) - Salem Benferhat (University of Artois, France) - Ameur Bensefia (Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates) - Stefano Bistarelli (University of Perugia, Italy) - Nizar Bouguila (Concordia University, Canada) - Cory Butz (University of Regina, Canada) - Martine Ceberio (University of Texas at El Paso, US) - Sébastien Destercke (University of Technology of Compiègne, France) - Love Ekenberg (Stockholm University, Sweden) - Lluis Godo (Spanish National Research Council, Spain) - Christophe Gonzales (LIS, France) - Pooyan Jamshidi (University of South Caroline, US) - Mohammad Ali Javidian (Purdue University, US) - Gabriele Kern-Isberner (University of Technology Dortmund, Germany) - Vladik Kreinovich (University of Texas at El Paso, US) - Philippe Leray (University of Nantes, France) - Nicholas Mattei (Tulane University, US) - Rafael Peñaloza (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy) - Kamal Premaratne (University of Miami, US) - Eugene Santos (Dartmouth College, US) - Dilip Sarkar (University of Miami, US) - Kari Sentz (Los Alamos National Laboratory, US) - Karim Tabia (Artois University, France) - Carlo Taticchi (Univerity of Perugia, Italy - Choh Man Teng (Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, US) ::: Other Information ::: FLAIRS-35 is planned to run as a mild-hybrid conference. We will have a safe physical conference to the extent possible, but provide an option for online presentation for those who cannot attend the physical conference. Additional information on the venue can be found at www.flairs-35.info. Feel free to contact the organizers for any further information about the UR’22 special track. ::: Submission ::: Papers are due by January 24, 2022 (abstracts by January 17, 2022). Submissions of all papers to FLAIRS-35 is done through the EasyChair conference system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=flairs35 When submitting your paper, select the Uncertain Reasoning track. Double-blind reviewing is used for research papers, so submitted papers must not reveal authors identify (for example, use your paper ID from EasyChair instead of author name in your paper). Do NOT use a fake name for your EasyChair login; your EasyChair account information is hidden from reviewers. Authors should indicate the special track "Uncertain Reasoning" for submissions. There are three kinds of submissions: * full paper - a paper of high quality, which will be published in the proceedings (up to 6 pages) and will be presented by the author in a corresponding track (20 minute oral presentation); * short paper - a paper that shows some novelty and general interest, but is more preliminary or in the early stages of development, which also get published in the proceedings (up to 4 pages) and the author presents the work in a poster session; and * poster abstract, which will be published as abstract only (up to 250 words; please follow this format for the final camera-ready poster abstract) and the author presents the work in a poster session. Rejected full papers may still be accepted as short papers or poster abstracts, if reviewers found interest in the idea, but the paper quality was not sufficient to be published in full length. There will also be a separate abstract only submission for authors who want to submit just an abstract and present it in a poster session. For each accepted paper (full, short, or poster abstract), there must be an accompanying AUTHOR REGISTRATION. A single author may have up to a maximum of two papers per AUTHOR REGISTRATION. Author names may be changed or re-ordered after reviewing; however, for budgetary reasons, registration fees will be based on the details at the time of submission and review. The accepted papers in the track will be published in the proceedings of FLAIRS-35 published by the FloridaOJ. Authors are expected to make a reasonable effort to address reviewers’ comments prior to the submission of the camera ready paper. Where such expectations have been flouted, actions may be taken to preserve the quality of the conference and the expectations of conference goers. In order for a paper to be published in the proceedings, the paper must be accompanied by at least one AUTHOR REGISTRATION. It is also expected that for a full (i.e., maximum 6-page) paper, at least one of the authors will attend the conference to present their work.

Oct. 29, 2021

[SIPTA] special session on imprecise probabilities at IPMU'2022

by Enrique Miranda

Call for papers Special Session on "THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF IMPRECISE PROBABILITIES" to be held at the 19th International Conference on Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems (IPMU 2022) https://ipmu2022.disco.unimib.it/submission/ Milan (Italy), July 11-15, 2022 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: January 14, 2022 Notification of Acceptance: March 1, 2022 Conference: July 11-15, 2022 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)

Oct. 26, 2021

[SIPTA] IPMU22 - Call for Special Sessions - extended deadline

by Davide Elio Ciucci

Oct. 21, 2021

[SIPTA] Reminder: the EPIMP Inaugural Conference starts tomorrow!

by Arthur Van Camp

Oct. 19, 2021