8th SIPTA School on Imprecise Probabilities
http://bellman.ciencias.uniovi.es/~ssipta18
Imprecise Probabilities
Often, uncertainty is modelled by a probability distribution, and
treated using techniques from probability theory. However, when
information is scarce, vague, or conflicting, a unique probability
distribution may be hard to identify. In that case, imprecise
probability aims to represent the really available knowledge, and
provides tools to model and work with weaker states of
information. It includes both qualitative models (comparative
probability, partial preference orderings, etc.) and quantitative
models (interval-valued probabilities, convex sets of probability
measures, upper and lower previsions, belief functions,
possibility measures, etc.).
8th SIPTA Summer School
The 8th SIPTA Summer School will take place in Oviedo (Spain) from
24 to 28 of July, 2018. It will introduce both the main
theoretical aspects of imprecise probability models and in
particular belief functions, as well as their applications on
machine learning, decision making and engineering. Leading
specialists in these different aspects of imprecise probabilities
will lecture on the main concepts and techniques associated to
their area of expertise, in a friendly environment favouring
interaction between participants.
Topics and lecturers
-Introduction to imprecise probabilities (In��s Couso, Enrique
Miranda).
-Graphical models and machine learning (Cassio de Campos).
-Decision making with imprecise probabilities (Matthias Troffaes).
-Imprecise probabilities in engineering (Scott Ferson).
-Belief functions (S��bastien Destercke).
Participation and registration
If you would like to attend the SIPTA Summer School 2018, please
send an e-mail to mirandaenrique@uniovi.es
by March 31, 2018, with the following information:
-Personal data (name, date of birth, affiliation, ...).
-A short CV.
-A small statement explaining your research interests.
-A reference contact.
You will be notified about your acceptance shortly after.
WPMSIIP���2018
The school is collocated with the 11th workshop on Principles and
Methods of Statistical Inference with Interval Probability
(WPMSIIP'2018), that will take place between July 30 and August 1,
2018. You can also find information about the workshop at http://bellman.ciencias.uniovi.es/~ssipta18/WPMSIIP.html
Fee: The registration fee at the SIPTA Summer School is of
400���. This includes:
-Accommodation in the America Student Residence of the University
of Oviedo, with arrival on July 23, and departure on July 28.
-The material used during the lessons.
-Coffee breaks.
-A social event.
The student residence is located 10 minutes of the center of the
city, and 5 minutes from the school venue. Rooms are individual,
and provided with a private bathroom and wifi connection.
For those students of the University of Oviedo, the fee will be of
200���, and it will include the school material, the coffee breaks
and the social event (but not the accommodation).
Registration for WPMSIIP���2018 is free. However, if you want to use
the accommodation at the America Student Residence between July 28
and August 2 (be it a participant of the school or not) you may
pay a registration fee that will cover the accommodation. This fee
is of 200 euros for those that attend WPMSIIP only. For those that
also attend of the SIPTA school, the joint registration to the
school together with the accommodation at WPMSIIP is 575 euros.
Important dates: The registration fee should be paid before May 1,
2018. In case of later registrations, the fee will increase in
100���.
Summary of fees for SIPTA school
Before May 1, 2018
Sipta school- 400 ���
University of Oviedo (without accommodation)- 200 ���
Joint fee with accommodation for WPMSIIP- 575 ���
After May 1, 2018
Sipta school- 500 ���
University of Oviedo (without accommodation)- 300 ���
Joint fee with accommodation for WPMSIIP- 675 ���
For any enquiries about the school, please contact
mirandaenrique@uniovi.es