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                                                      ISIPTA '13
                    8th International Symposium on Imprecise Probability:
                                          Theories and Applications

                                     Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 July 2013
                                            Monday 1st: tutorials
                            Université de Technologie de Compiegne
                                            Compiegne, France
                                     http://www.sipta.org/isipta13

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Dear colleague(s),

We would like to draw your attention to the 8th International Symposium on Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications, which be held at the Université de Technologie de Compiegne from July 2 to July 5, 2013.

In addition, a tutorial afternoon is organized the 1st july, with the following speakers:

• Thierry Denoeux, université de Technologie de Compiègne
• Matthias Troffaes, Durham university

The ISIPTA meetings are one of the primary international forums to present and discuss new results on the theories and applications of imprecise probability.

Imprecise probability is a generic term for the many mathematical or statistical models which allow us to measure chance or uncertainty without using sharp numerical probabilities. These models include lower and upper expectations or previsions, interval valued probabilities, sets of probability measures, belief functions, Choquet capacities, fuzzy measures, comparative probability orderings, possibility measures, plausibility measures, and sets of desirable gambles. Imprecise probability models are needed in inference and decision problems where the relevant information is scarce, vague or conflicting, and where preferences may be incomplete.

In this edition, we are particularly interested in contributions dealing with the connection between belief functions and other imprecise probabilistic models, as well as by contributions concerning real-world applications emphasizing the advantages and challenges of using imprecise probability theories in them.

CALL FOR PAPERS and POSTERS ONLY ABSTRACTS

For your convenience, a detailed call. It can also be found at http://www.sipta.org/isipta13/isipta13_call_for_papers.pdf

Two kinds of submission can be done to ISIPTA:

• full reviewed papers who will be included in the proceedings
• abstract of posters presenting preliminary work or possible applications

For further details about (pre)registration, paper submission, program committee, scientific and social program visit the ISIPTA '13 web site at http://www.sipta.org/isipta13/.

IJAR SPECIAL ISSUE

Following the conference, a selection of extended papers will appear in a special issue of the International Journal of Approximate Reasoning.

IJAR YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD

We invite applications for the "IJAR Young Researcher Award", which is granted by the International Journal of Approximate Reasoning (IJAR), elsevier. The award is open to Master students, PhD students and young post-doc researchers who received their PhD after ISIPTA'11 and who have demonstrated excellence in research on imprecise probabilities (Career stage is taken into account in the judgment). More details will be found soon on the website.

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper submission deadline: 3 February 2013. Posters only abstract submission deadline: 21 April 2013 Symposium: July 2-5, 2013.

ISIPTA/ECSQARU JOINT ACTIONS

The ECSQARU 2013 conference (http://www.projects.science.uu.nl/ecsqaru/index.html) will be held in Utrecht from Sunday 7 to Wednesday 10 July 2013. As some of the themes of the two conferences are closely related, we propose the following joint actions:

• a reduced fee to attend both conferences, including the travel from Compiegne to Utrecht by bus;
• in each conference, tutorial and talks concerning themes;
• a workshop on sunday 7th July about bridges and connections between topics usually treated in one (but not both) of the conferences.

More information can be found on the respective websites of the conferences.

INVITED SPEAKERS

The following invited speakers have confirmed their venue:

• Alessio Benavoli, IDSIA, Lugano
• Linda van der Gaag, Utrecht Universiteït
• Christophe Labreuche, Thales industry
• Jean-Marc Tallon, Sorbonne

STEERING COMMITTEE

Fabio Cozman (Sao paulo University, Brazil) Thierry Denoeux (Université de Technologie de Compiegne, France) Sébastien Destercke (Université de Technologie de Compiegne, France) Thomas Fetz (Innsbruck University, Austria) Serafin Moral (Granada University, Spain) Teddy Seidenfeld (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) Matthias Troffaes (Durham University, UK)

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions about the symposium and/or about related events, please send an email to isipta13(a)hds.utc.fr, or at the following address:

Sébastien Destercke, Université de Technologie de Compiegne, Centre de recherche de Royallieu, 60200 Compiègne, France.

For more information about SIPTA, the international organisation responsible for organizing both the ISIPTA meetings and the SIPTA Schools on Imprecise Probabilities, please consult the SIPTA web site at http://www.sipta.org.

The ISIPTA 2013 Steering Committee