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[SIPTA] Information Fusion, special issue thank you

by Paul Snow

Long ago, Al Ozonoff, Fabio Cuzzolin and I posted CFPs to the list. Bit by bit, a special issue of Elsevier's _Information Fusion_ journal came together, and has now been published. Here's the electronic table of contents of the issue, which is dedicated to human health and safety applications: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/15662535/13/2 Thank you to the list managers for helping to get us the word out in the community, and to make the project a success.

June 14, 2012

[SIPTA] Post-doctoral Researcher in the area, of data mining (Lugano, Switzerland)

by Giorgio Corani

A position for a post-doctoral data mining researcher is available at IDSIA (Lugano, Switzerland, www.idsia.ch) **Duties -Research and development of original data mining methods for classification, regression and clustering. -Implementation of data mining algorithms within an existing Business Intelligence software program. **Requirements - Master’s Degree in computer science, statistics, physics, engineering or other highly quantitative areas. -PhD in data mining related topics, or in statistical data modeling, preferably involving Bayesian networks. -Strong publication record in the fields of data mining, machine learning or computational statistics. -Strong commitment to research and scientific publication, together with the willingness to cooperate with a leading business intelligence company. -Strong background in programming languages such as C++, C# or Java. -Ability to produce high-quality data mining implementations, to efficiently analyze very large databases. -Excellent oral and written English skills. **We offer -A two-year position with an employment contract of 100% and with the possibility of contract extension. -International working environment. -Collaboration with expert data mining researchers and with leading Business Intelligence companies. -Participation in prominent international conferences, with the possibility for funded travel. -Attractive salary, in line with Swiss employment standards. **Applications Applicants should submit the following documents, written in English: - curriculum vitae - list of exams and grades obtained in the course of studies conducted at Bachelor’s and Master’s level; - names of three references (with e-mail addresses); -letter of motivation: brief statement on how the applicant’s research interests correspond with the above mentioned topics (1 - 2 pages); -list of publications, and, if possible, link to the thesis. Completed applications should be submitted by the 5th July 2012 using the online form found at the following address: www.supsi.ch/go/bando_data_mining_idsia For further information please refer to the official page for this position: http://www.supsi.ch/home/supsi/lavora-con-noi/2012-07-05.html or contact Giorgio Corani giorgio.corani(a)supsi.ch

June 7, 2012

[SIPTA] Imprecise Probability Group at IDSIA

by Marco Zaffalon

Dear SIPTAnts, In case you want to take a look, we have finally created a web site for our group on imprecise probability at IDSIA: http://ipg.idsia.ch. We are putting there all our preprints; in the future we might try to put there our software too, but this will require some more time. All the best wishes from Lugano, Marco

June 6, 2012

[SIPTA] Imprecise probability theories for statistical problems: why? how? when?

by Marco Cattaneo

======================================================================== Imprecise probability theories for statistical problems: why? how? when? CFE-ERCIM 2012 (1-3 Dec 2012, Oviedo, Spain) Organized Session ======================================================================== Dear friends and colleagues, A session on imprecise probabilities theories for statistical problems (why? how? when?) is being organized at the next CFE-ERCIM conference, that shall take place in Oviedo (Spain) on 1-3 December 2012: http://www.cfe-csda.org/ercim12/ The idea of the session is to have position/applied/theoretical papers discussing the point of using IP theories, their advantages/disadvantages and in which case they may prove useful (compared to classical approaches). Abstracts should be submitted by 5 September 2012 (preferably before 15 July) through the online submission tool by selecting the organized session ES62: Imprecise probability theories for statistical problems: why? how? when? Please let us know if you plan to submit an abstract. Organizers: Marco Cattaneo, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany (cattaneo(a)stat.uni-muenchen.de) Inés Couso Blanco, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain (couso(a)uniovi.es) Sébastien Destercke, French National Research Center, Heudiasyc Joint Unit, France (sdestercke(a)gmail.com) Best regards, Marco Cattaneo -- Marco Cattaneo, Dr. sc. math. Department of Statistics, LMU Munich http://www.statistik.lmu.de/~cattaneo/

June 4, 2012