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Machine Learning List: Vol. 16, No. 1
Sunday, January 11, 2004
Contents
Calls for Papers/Participation
CEC2004 call for papers, see www.cec2004.org
ITS 2004 - Call for papers
Call for Papers and Session Proposals for IICAI-05
Workshop on Neutral Evolution in Evolutionary Computation
CFP: Undergraduate Student Workshop at GECCO-2004
Call for Tutorial Proposals: KDD-2004
ICML-04 Call for Tutorial Proposals
CFP: SDM 2004 Workshop on Data Mining in Resource Constrained
Journal of IR: Special Issue on Web IR: CfP
UAI 2004: Submission Date Changes and Workshop Details
KDD-2004 Call for Industrial/Government Track Papers
CFP: Combining Shallow and Deep Processing (NLP ESSLLI 2004 Workshop)
Call for Papers -- First Conference on Email and Anti-Spam
Complex Engineered Systems at the International Conference on
Career Opportunities
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From: Eugene Eberbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CEC2004 call for papers, see www.cec2004.org
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 12:36:32 -0500
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Tutorial proposals due by: 19 December 2003
*** Paper submission deadline: 31 January 2004 ***
Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2004
Camera ready copy due by: 1 March 2004
Advance registration: 15 March 2004
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This pre-eminent annual conference brings together top researchers,
practitioners, and students from around the world to discuss the
latest advances in the field of evolutionary computation. The
Congress covers all topics in evolutionary computation, including but
not limited to the following:
* Multiobjective optimization
* Numerical and combinatorial optimization
* Machine learning
* Evolvable hardware
* Co-evolution and game theory
* DNA, molecular and quantum computing
* Bioinformatics
* Artificial immune systems
* Ant colony methods
* Particle swarm methods
* Theoretical analysis
The Congress will also feature:
- A tournament for Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma, for more
information see www.prisoners-dilemma.com
- Tutorials to take you to the current state-of-the-art
on particular topis. So far there are 11 to choose from.
- Special sessions and workshops on specialized topics,
with the same review process as every other paper.
- Keynote speeches by world-leading researchers.
Student travel grants are available. The application deadline will be
approximately one month after the otification of acceptance. So if
you're a student there's an extra incentive to submit a paper.
For more information please see www.cec2004.org
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From: "ITS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ITS 2004 - Call for papers
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:56:59 -0500
The 7th international ITS conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems
will hold in Maceio, Brasil, a wonderful place.
Details of the call for papers can be consulted on the site:
www.itsconference.org/2004 and will be progressively updated in the
next few weeks.
Take this opportunity to participate in the various research tracks
available on the site and join us for the first time in South America.
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From: "Dr Bhanu Prasad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Call for Papers and Session Proposals for IICAI-05
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 16:50:20 -0500
The 2nd Indian International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
(IICAI-05) will be held in INDIA during December 20-22 2005. This
conference focuses on all areas of Artificial Intelligence and related
fields. We invite paper submissions and session proposals for this
event. Please visit the website: www.iiconference.org
<http://www.iiconference.org/> for more information.
Contact Address:
B. Prasad
Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Florida A &M
University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Gwoing Yu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Workshop on Neutral Evolution in Evolutionary Computation
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 23:39:01 -0800 (PST)
CALL FOR PAPERS
Workshop on Neutral Evolution in Evolutionary Computation
http://www.improvise.ws/Workshop.htm
to be held as part of the
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
Seattle, Washington USA
June 26-30, 2004 (Saturday - Wednesday)
http://www.isgec.org/gecco-2004/
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKSHOP TOPIC:
Kimura#58808; Neutral Theory of Evolution is founded on the premise
that most mutations at the molecular level in evolution are caused by
random genetic drift rather than by natural selection. This contrasts
to Darwin#58808; Theory of Evolution, which considers selection acting
on advantageous mutations as the driving force of evolution. With a
strong Darwinian influence, most Evolutionary Computation (EC) systems
adopt a selectionists?point of view to model evolution. It is only
until recently when neutrality is considered in EC systems. However,
as the implementation varies, the performance results are different
from one to the other. Currently, there is no consensus of the
advantages/disadvantages of neutrality in EC. The purpose of this
workshop is to discuss different views of neutrality and to improve
our understanding of evolutionary search process under neutrality.
WORKSHOP FORMAT:
The workshop will have two parts: a short paper presentation followed
by a panel discussion.
Relevant subjects include but not limited to:
Different implementation of neutrality;
Characteristics of the search process under neutrality;
Experimental and theoretical results;
Promising directions of future research;
IMPORTANT DATES:
March 1, 2004 Submission deadline
March 26, 2004 Authors Notification
April 15, 2004 Camera Ready
June 27, 2004 Workshop
Workshop Organizer:
Tina Yu
http://www.improvise.ws
E-mail: gwoing_yu at yahoo.com; tinayu at addr.com
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From: "Mark Meysenburg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CFP: Undergraduate Student Workshop at GECCO-2004
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 08:39:50 -0600
GECCO 2004 Undergraduate Student Workshop
to be held as part of the
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
Seattle, Washington USA
June 26-30, 2004 (Saturday - Wednesday)
http://www.isgec.org/gecco-2004/
Call for Papers
Submission deadline: Friday, March 5, 2004
Acceptance notification: Friday, March 12, 2004
Camera ready deadline: Friday, April 30, 2004
Organizer
Mark M. Meysenburg, Doane College
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://ist.doane.edu/meysenburg/gecco_ugws.htm
Details
The second annual Undergraduate Student Workshop at a GECCO conference
(http://gal4.ge.uiuc.edu:8080/GECCO-2004/) will occur on June 26, 2004
in Seattle. The workshop will provide an opportunity for undergraduate
students, and their faculty mentors, to present evolutionary
computation projects they have completed as class projects or in
conjunction with more in-depth undergraduate research activities.
The workshop will be a half-day event, during which approximately
eight undergraduate students will present their work to a panel of
GECCO participants interested in undergraduate education. The panel
will also include participating students' faculty mentors. Students
should plan on 15-minute presentations, followed by five minutes of
questions. The panel will provide feedback to the presenting students
regarding their work and their presentation.
Students invited to the workshop will also participate in the
conference poster session. Students will display posters summarizing
their work; this will allow the larger GECCO community to see what's
being done by undergraduates in evolutionary computation. The poster
session will also be a great opportunity for some networking!
Goals of the Undergraduate Student Workshop include:
(*) To provide a forum allowing undergraduate students to put a
"capstone" on their undergraduate research activities, by presenting
their work at an international conference
(*) To encourage teaching faculty to consider undergraduate research
opportunities for their students in the EC field
(*) To help prepare undergraduate students for graduate work in EC
areas
(*) To encourage sharing and networking amongst teaching faculty with
students participating in undergraduate research projects in EC
(*) To provide networking opportunities for graduate school faculty
and undergraduate students interested in pursuing advanced degrees,
and
(*) To encourage more emphasis on education at the GECCO conference
Submissions
Papers should be submitted by e-mail only, to Mark M. Meysenburg
([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Papers should be submitted in PDF format
only. Please place the text "GECCO 2004 Undergraduate Workshop" in the
subject line of your e-mail.
More specific details on how to submit papers to the workshop can be
found on the workshop web page:
http://ist.doane.edu/meysenburg/gecco_ugws.htm=20
Faculty Participation
Since many undergraduate students do not normally read the EC
newsgroups and mailing lists, faculty participation is a key element
for promoting this workshop.
Faculty members who have taught undergraduate courses related to
evolutionary computation, or who have supervised undergraduate
research activities in the field, are encouraged to consider which of
their outstanding students might wish to submit papers for the
workshop.
In addition, faculty members who are interested in undergraduate
education can serve on the workshop panel. The panel will provide an=20
excellent opportunity for sharing project ideas and pedagogy related
to evolutionary computation. Interested faculty members should contact
Mark M. Meysenburg ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
Contact point
Mark M. Meysenburg, Doane College
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://ist.doane.edu/meysenburg/gecco_ugws.htm
For information about the annual Genetic and Evolutionary
Computation=20 Conference (GECCO) to be held in Seattle on June 26-30,
2004=20 (Saturday - Wednesday), visit http://www.isgec.org/gecco-2004/
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From: "Gabor Melli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Call for Tutorial Proposals: KDD-2004
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 22:43:12 -0800
Call for Tutorial Proposals
KDD-2004
THE TENTH ACM SIGKDD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY AND DATA MINING
August 22-25, 2004
Seattle, WA, USA
http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2004
Tutorials Chair: Mihael Ankerst, The Boeing Company
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
IMPORTANT DATES:
Tutorial proposals due: March 5, 2004
Notification of acceptance/rejection: March 29, 2004
Camera-ready copy of tutorial notes due: June 4, 2004
The KDD-2004 organizing committee invites proposals for tutorials to
be held in conjunction with the conference. Tutorials are an effective
way to educate conference attendees about specific topics, or to
provide background necessary to understand technical advances. For
KDD-2004, we are seeking proposals for tutorials of 2.5 to 3 hours in
duration. For examples of typical KDD tutorials, see the set of
accepted tutorials at KDD-2003
KDD-2003 (http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2003/tutorials.html),
KDD-2002 (http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2002/tutorials.html) or
KDD-2001 (http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2001/Tutorials/tutorials.html).
Proposals should be submitted electronically by March 5th to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] in PDF (preferred), Postscript, or Microsoft
Word. Proposals should include the following:
Basic information: Title, brief description, name and contact
information for each tutor, length of the proposed tutorial. Also
identify any other venues in which the tutorial has been or will be
presented.
Audience: Proposals must clearly identify the intended audience for
the tutorial (e.g., novice users of statistical techniques, or expert
researchers in text mining). What background will be required of the
audience? Why is this topic important/interesting to the KDD
community? What is the benefit to participants? Provide some informal
evidence that people would attend (e.g., related workshops).
Coverage: Enough material should be included to provide a sense of
both the scope of material to be covered and the depth to which it
will be covered. The more details that can be provided, the better (up
to and including links to the actual slides). Note that the tutors
should NOT focus mainly on their own research results. A KDD tutorial
is not a forum for promoting one''s research or product. If, for
certain parts of the tutorial, the material comes directly from the
tutors'' own research or product, please indicate this in the
proposal.
Bios: Brief biographical information on each tutor (including
qualifications with respect to the tutorial''s topic).
Special equipment (if any): Please indicate any additional equipment
needed (if any). The standard equipment includes a LCD projector, an
overhead projector, a single projection screen and cordless
microphones.
For further information, please contact Mihael Ankerst
([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
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From: Johannes Fuernkranz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ICML-04 Call for Tutorial Proposals
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 15:40:21 +0100
The 21st International Conference On Machine Learning (ICML-04)
July 4-8, 2004, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Call For Tutorial Proposals
The ICML-2004 Organizing Committee invites proposals for tutorials to
be held at the 21st International Conference on Machine Learning
(ICML-2004), which will take place July 4-8, 2004, in Banff, Alberta,
Canada. ICML-2004 will be co-located with the Computational Learning
Theory (COLT-04) and Uncertainty in AI (UAI-04) conferences (see
<http://www.banff04.org>). The tutorials will be held on July 4th, in
parallel with joint COLT and ICML sessions on kernel-based methods
(Kernel Day). We made reservations for two larger (< 150 participants)
and two smaller rooms (40 and 80 participants), so we can host up to 4
full-day or up to 8 half-day tutorials.
We seek tutorial proposals on core techniques and areas of knowledge
that should be broadly known within the machine learning community. We
are interested in tutorials on established or emerging research topics
within the field itself, but we also welcome tutorials from related
research fields or application areas provided that they are of
sufficient interest to the machine learning community. Proposals that
aim at a cross-fertilization between Machine Learning and one of the
topics of the co-located conferences are particularly welcome.
The ideal tutorial should attract a wide audience. It should be broad
enough to provide a gentle introduction to the chosen research area,
but it should also cover the most important works in depth. Proposals
that exclusively focus on the presenters' own work or commercial
presentations are not eligible. Presenters are expected to prepare
tutorial notes prior to the conference, so that they can be made
available in time.
How to Propose a Tutorial
Proposals should provide sufficient information to evaluate the
quality and importance of the topic, the likely quality of the
presentation materials, and the speakers' teaching ability. We
encourage tutorials taught by two-person teams because the added
perspective of a second presenter can provide richer, more balanced
coverage of an area. When proposing a tutorial, please provide (at
least) the following information:
* /Topic --/ What will the tutorial be about? Why do you believe
this is an interesting and significant subject for the machine
learning community at large?
* /Intended audience --/ From which areas do you expect potential
participants to come? Which prior knowledge, if any, do you
expect from the audience? What will the participants learn? How
many participants do you expect?
* /Content --/ Provide a detailed outline of the topics to be
presented, including estimates for the time that will be devoted
to each subject. If possible, provide samples of past tutorial
slides or teaching materials. In case of multiple presenters,
specify how you will distribute the work.
* /Format --/ How will you present the material? Will there be
multi-media parts of the presentation? Do you plan software
demonstrations? Specify any extraordinary technical equipment
that you would need. Will the tutorial be full-day or half-day?
* /Presenters --/ Please include the name, postal address, phone
number, e-mail address, and webpage of all presenters. In
addition, indicate the presenters' background and a list of
publications in the tutorial area.
Proposals should be submitted in electronic form to:
Johannes Fuernkranz
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Important Dates
Feb 13, 2004 Proposal deadline
Feb 25, 2004 Acceptance notification
Mar 5, 2004 Tutorial Abstracts due
May 7, 2004 Tutorial notes due
URL
<http://www.oefai.at/icml-04/cftp.html>.
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From: Aleksandar Lazarevic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CFP: SDM 2004 Workshop on Data Mining in Resource Constrained
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 18:05:51 -0600 (CST)
CALL FOR PAPERS: Data Mining in Resource Constrained Environments
A Workshop at the Fourth SIAM International Conference on Data Mining
(SDM 2004)
Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort
1751 Hotel Plaza Blvd.
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
http://ic.arc.nasa.gov/siam
The goal of this workshop is to stimulate, focus, and present recent
research findings in data mining and machine learning in resource
constrained environments. Resource constraints could refer to CPU and
RAM constraints, or computational time constraints. Industry and
academia have recognized these as important areas for development and
a more coordinated discussion and exchange of ideas is highly
desirable. This workshop aims to fill this gap by providing a forum
for sharing the research experience and results of leading researchers
from both industry and academia. Some of the specific areas of
interest include but not restricted to:
+ Data mining in onboard settings, such as satellites, air transportation systems
+ Integration of sensor technology and data mining
+ Data mining in embedded and mobile devices
+ Data mining and machine learning schemes that are suited for environments
with restricted CPU cycles, RAM, disk space, and/or real-time operating systems
+ Data mining and machine learning techniques that are effective with
incomplete or uncalibrated data
+ Feature selection and other data reduction methods
+ Representative application areas with discussion of problems and solutions
+ Technical challenges for computationally constrained environments
+ Verification and validation methods
+ Assessment of performance and risk
+ Scientific applications of such methods.
Format
The one day workshop will achieve its objectives by creating an active
discussion session for the exchange of ideas. To do so an invited
talk will be followed by a series of 15 minute presentation followed
with 5 minutes for questions and answer session. At the end of the
day there will be a panel discussion, which will cover opportunities
and major issues that need to be addressed in the next few years in
these areas.
Registration Attendees are required to register for SDM 2004, but no
separate registration is needed for this workshop.
Submission Requirements
+ Please send a brief note of intent to submit to Workshop Chair by
January 15, 2004 to assist in planning purposes.
+ Original previously unpublished papers should be submitted
electronically in PDF format to Ashok N. Srivastava,
Ph.D. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). Submission of work in progress is
also encouraged.
+ The paper must not excceed 12 pages and the the font size should be
at least in 10 point font. To guarantee consideration, manuscripts
must be received by January 21, 2004.
+ In your email, please include the title, authors and abstract of
the paper in plain ASCII format (no HTML-tags please).
+ All accepted papers whose camera-ready copies are received by the
March 15, 2004 deadline (see below) will be distributed as photocopied
proceedings available at the conference for purchase by attendees.
Important Dates
Papers Due: Jan 21, 2004
Notification of Acceptance: Feb 20, 2004
Camera ready: Mar 15, 2004
Workshop: Apr 24, 2004
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From: Melucci Massimo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Journal of IR: Special Issue on Web IR: CfP
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 12:22:44 +0100
Call for Papers
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Journal of Information Retrieval
Special Issue
Web Information Retrieval
Abstract due: February 8, 2004
Full paper due: March 28, 2004
http://www.dei.unipd.it/~melo/web-retrieval-special-issue/
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From: "Max Chickering" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: UAI 2004: Submission Date Changes and Workshop Details
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 16:38:32 -0800
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN DATES
The new UAI publisher is able to give us fast turnaround on the
proceedings, and we are therefore able to give authors almost an extra
month to submit papers. Paper abstracts are now due March 9, which is
closer to what the standard UAI submission time has been. Please see the
revised "Key Dates" section below. We hope this makes it easier for
people to submit.
Applications Workshop
We have added details about the Applications Workshop that will be held
on July 7. Please see the "Applications Workshop" section below.
Book as early as you can!!!
UAI 2004 coincides with the Calgary Stampede Days, so we advise
attendees to book flights, hotels, and car rentals as early as possible.
20th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
UAI-2004
July 7-11, 2004
http://research.microsoft.com/uai2004
Conference Details:
Since 1985, the Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
(UAI) has been the primary international forum for presenting new
results on the use of principled methods for reasoning under
uncertainty within intelligent systems. The scope of UAI is wide,
including, but not limited to, representation, automated reasoning,
learning, decision making and knowledge acquisition under
uncertainty. We encourage submissions that report on advances in these
core areas as well as submissions describing interesting and novel
systems that utilize techniques from these core areas.
The UAI 2004 conference will be held in Banff, Canada. The main
technical session will be on July 9-11, and will be preceded by an
applications workshop on July 7 and an advanced tutorial program on
July 8th. The conference is collocated with and follows both the
Computational Learning Theory (COLT) conference, which will be held
July 1 through July 4, and the International Conference on Machine
learning (ICML), which will be held July 4 through July 8. UAI 2004
coincides with the Calgary Stampede Days, so we advise attendees to
book flights, hotels, and car rentals as early as possible.
Applications Workshop:
Following the experience from last year, UAI will hold a full day
Bayesian Applications Modeling Workshop on July 7 (the day before the
tutorials). The focus will be in the areas of diagnostics modeling,
models combining knowledge and learning, and models for extracting
semantic meaning from text. A call for workshop participation will be
posted at a later time at
http://www.intel.com/research/events/bayesian2004.
Paper Submission:
We encourage submissions that report on theoretical or methodological
advances in representation, automated reasoning, learning, decision
making and knowledge acquisition under uncertainty. We also encourage
submissions that report on systems that utilize techniques from these
core areas. Submitted papers will be carefully evaluated on the basis
of originality, significance, technical soundness, and clarity of
exposition. Papers submitted for review should represent original,
previously unpublished work. At the time the full paper is submitted
to UAI-2004, and for the entire review period, the paper should not be
under review by any other conference or scientific journal.
UAI-2004 requires electronic submission of papers and abstracts
according to instructions posted at the conference home page. If
authors have special circumstances that prevent electronic submission,
arrangements can be made directly with the program co-chairs listed
below. Authors are required to submit a title and a short abstract a
week before the paper submission deadline. Submitted papers must be
prepared according to the UAI-2004 proceedings format and must be no
more than eight (8) pages long, including figures and bibliography.
Papers that deviate from these guidelines will be rejected without
review. The conference home page will contain format information and
provides access to style files and templates.
Papers may be accepted for presentation in plenary or poster sessions.
All accepted papers will be included in the Proceedings of the
Twentieth Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence. The
program committee will select papers for special distinction in two
categories at UAI-2004: a "Best Paper" award, and an "Outstanding
Student Paper" award. The conference home page will contain
instructions for certifying student status with regards to the latter
award.
Key Dates:
Tuesday March 9, noon PST: Abstract submission
Tuesday March 16, noon PST: Full paper submission
Tuesday March 16, noon PST: Student paper certification
Tuesday May 4: Author notification of accepted papers
Monday May 24, noon PST: Camera ready copy of accepted papers
These deadlines will be strictly enforced.
Conference Organization:
Please direct general inquiries to the General Conference Chair at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Inquiries about the conference program and
submission requirements should be directed to the Program Co-Chairs at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Inquiries about the workshop should be
directed to Oscar Kipersztok at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Gabor Melli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: KDD-2004 Call for Industrial/Government Track Papers
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 01:17:54 -0800
KDD-2004 Call for Industrial/Government Track Papers, deadline
February 20, 2004
KDD-2004
THE TENTH ACM SIGKDD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY AND DATA MINING
August 22-25, 2004
Seattle, WA, USA
http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2004
Paper Deadlines
Electronic abstracts due: February 20, 2004 (12 noon PST)
Electronic paper submissions due: February 27, 2004 (12 noon PST)
Notification of acceptance/rejection: May 21, 2004
Camera-ready papers due: June 4, 2004
Areas Of Interest
The Industrial/Government Track of the Tenth ACM SIGKDD International
Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining will highlight
successful applications of KDD technology; explore issues, methods,
and lessons learned in the development and deployment of KDD
applications; and promote the exchange of ideas between basic and
applied data mining.
The KDD-2004 Industrial/Government (I/G) Track seeks to: (1) provide a
forum for exchanging ideas between KDD practitioners, researchers,
companies, and government organizations; and (2) help commercial and
government organizations understand successful KDD applications. The
I/G Track solicits papers from practitioners and companies that have
KDD products and solutions relevant to commercial or government
challenges.
The I/G Track will consist of competitively-selected contributed
papers - presented in oral and poster form - as well as invited talks
and panel discussions. (The full conference will also feature keynote
presentations, workshops, tutorials, research track papers, and the
KDD Cup competition.)
We envision submissions along three sub-areas: (1) emerging
applications, technology, and issues; (2) deployed KDD case studies;
and (3) Products. Emerging application, technology, and issue papers
discuss prototype applications, tools for focused domains or tasks,
useful techniques or methods, project "war stories", useful system
architectures, scalability enablers, tool evaluations, or integration
of KDD and other technologies. Case studies describe deployed
projects with measurable benefits that include KDD technology.
Product submissions clearly describe KDD technology embedded in
commercial products (without otherwise being a product advertisement).
Submitters are encouraged (but not required) to select one (or more)
of these sub-areas for their papers.
In their submission, authors are encouraged to explain why the
application is important, the specific need for KDD technology to
solve the problem (including why other methods may fall short), and
any innovations or lessons learned in the solution. We understand
that reasons of confidentiality have often discouraged practitioners
from submitting papers. When possible, we encourage authors to
abstract any such specifics into a more general problem that may be
presented, while explaining how the abstracted challenge is important
for KDD.
Guidelines
Abstracts must be submitted on or before February 20, 2004, at 12 noon
PST (Pacific Standard Time). An abstract may not contain more than
250 words. No paper will be considered without having the abstract
submitted on time. Full papers must be submitted on or before
February 27, 2004, at 12 noon PST. Papers must be no more than 10
pages in length, including all figures, tables, references and
appendixes. Papers should be submitted as PDF files in ACM
proceedings format (two columns, 9pt font, ~1 inch margins).
Templates are available at
http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html Authors are solely
responsible for ensuring that their submissions display and print
properly. Detailed submission instructions appear on the conference
website (http://www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2004/).
Papers should describe original work that has not been published
before, is not under review elsewhere, and will not be submitted
elsewhere during KDD-2004's review period (unless at a specialized
workshop with a limited audience). Reviewers may assign research
track submissions to the industrial/government track and vice-versa,
if they feel this to be more appropriate. Calls for workshop,
tutorial and panel proposals can also be found at the conference Web
site.
Awards
The KDD-2004 Best Paper awards recognize the best paper in two
categories: fundamental research and applications/applied research.
Fundamental research papers are judged by the significance and
originality of their contribution. Applications/applied research
papers are judged by the practical impact and current or potential
usefulness of the work. In both cases, the clarity and quality of
presentation are also considered.
KDD-2004 will also award scholarships to selected students to help
defray the cost of participating in the conference. Details will
appear on the conference Web site.
Conference details (including the full cfp's for the Research Track
and for the Industrial/Govt Track) may be found at:
www.acm.org/sigkdd/kdd2004
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: CFP: Combining Shallow and Deep Processing (NLP ESSLLI 2004 Workshop)
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 10:15:13 +0200
ESSLLI 2004 Workshop
on
Combining Shallow and Deep Processing for NLP
http://www.bultreebank.org/ComShaDeP
9th to 13th of August, 2004
A workshop held as part of the
Sixteenth European Summer School in Logic, Language and
Information (ESSLLI-2004)
http://esslli2004.loria.fr
9th to 20th of August, Nancy, France
Workshop Organizers:
Erhard Hinrichs (University of Tuebingen)
and
Kiril Simov (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)
Workshop Purpose:
Up until recently shallow and deep approaches to natural language
processing were largely considered complementary, if not rival,
paradigms in computational linguistics, serving different purposes and
each facing their own limitations. Due to recent advances in
statistical methods and machine learning approaches for NLP and in
efficient processing algorithms for high-level grammar formalisms,
there are now highly promising attempts to combine shallow and deep
processing techniques: e.g. using part-of-speech tagging and/or chunk
parsing as pre-processing steps for constraint-based parsing or for
memory-based parsing. The workshop aims to provide a forum for
advanced PhD students and researchers to present and discuss their
work with colleagues and researchers who work in the broad subject
areas represented at ESSLLI. While papers can be submitted by
researchers at any rank, we particularly encourage submissions by
junior researchers and PhD students.
Workshop Topics:
- language models for deep robust processing;
- architecture for combining shallow and deep processing;
- machine learning techniques for deep language processing;
- definition of the connection between the levels of processing;
- language resources for deep language processing;
- software systems for implementation of hybrid architecture for
language processing;
- applications
Submissions:
Authors are invited to submit a full paper. Papers should describe
existing research connected to the topics of the workshop. Submissions
should not exceed 10 A4 pages. The following format are accepted: PDF,
PS, MS Word, ASCII text. Each submission should provide the following
information: title; author(s); affiliation(s); and contact author's
e-mail address, postal address.
The papers should be sent electronically to:
Kiril Simov
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
by the deadline listed below. The submissions will be reviewed by the
workshop's programme committee. The accepted papers will appear in the
workshop proceedings published by ESSLLI. The format of the final
versions will be PDF, PS.
Workshop Format:
The workshop is part of ESSLLI and is open to all ESSLLI
participants. It will consist of five 90-minute sessions held over
five consecutive days in the first week of ESSLLI. The presentation
at the workshop will be 45 minutes long (35 minutes for presentation
and 10 minutes for questions and discussion).
Important dates
Deadline for the workshop abstract submission:
5th March 2004
Notification of acceptance
19th April 2004
Final version of the papers for the workshop proceedings
15th May 2004
Local Arrangements:
All workshop participants including the presenters will be required to
register for ESSLLI. The registration fee for authors presenting a
paper will correspond to the early student/workshop speaker
registration fee. Moreover, a number of additional fee waiver grants
will be made available by the OC on a competitive basis and workshop
participants are eligible to apply for those. There will be no
reimbursement for travel costs and accommodation. Workshop speakers
who have difficulty in finding funding should contact the local
organizing committee to ask for the possibilities for a grant.
About the workshop: http://www.bultreebank.org/ComShaDeP
About ESSLLI: http://esslli2004.loria.fr
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From: "David Heckerman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Call for Papers -- First Conference on Email and Anti-Spam
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 16:21:25 -0800
The First Conference on Email and Anti-Spam (CEAS)
Preliminary Call for Papers
July 30, 31 and August 1, 2004
Mountain View, CA
Immediately Follows AAAI 2004
http://www.ceas.cc
In Cooperation with AAAI and
IEEE Technical Committee on Security and Privacy
General Conference Chair: David Heckerman (Microsoft Research)
Program Co-Chairs: Tom Berson (Anagram Laboratories)
Joshua Goodman (Microsoft Research)
Andrew Ng (Stanford University)
The Conference on Email and Anti-Spam invites the submission of papers
for its first meeting, held in cooperation with AAAI (the American
Association for Artificial Intelligence). Papers are invited on all
aspects of email and spam, including research papers, industry
reports, and law and policy papers.
Research: Computer science oriented academic-style research
Industry: Descriptions of important or innovative products
Law and Policy: Legal and policy papers
Research papers include experimental or theoretical, academic-style
papers on all aspects of email and spam, including but not limited to:
Techniques for stopping spam, including
Machine learning techniques
Postage techniques (HIPs or computation,=20
possibly in response to a challenge)
Disposable email addresses
Protocols for sender authentication and verification
Digital signatures
Proof of group membership
Role and significance of spam as a malware vector
Spam traceback
New features for email systems
Automatic foldering
Sorting, clustering, or searching email,=20
including both machine learning techniques=20
and user interface research.
Advanced calendaring and scheduling
Digital rights management research as applied to email
Public Key Infrastructure in an email environment
Industry papers describe products or systems (commercial or open
source) and matters of commercial or practical interest. Papers
claiming excellent results should include good experimental or
theoretical evidence supporting the claims. Example topics include
Industry cooperation for stopping spam
New standards and interoperability=20
For spam
For calendaring and scheduling
Public key infrastructure for encryption and identity
Digital rights management
New products, especially those with novel features
Legal and policy papers focus on topics such as
What new laws or social institutions are most appropriate=20
for spam or other email topics
Legal strategies for stopping spam
The CAN-SPAM act and potential FTC regulations
International legal approaches
What can/should be done about Phisher scams=20
and other email scams
The economics of spam
Email and identity: who should control it?
Email and privacy, email at work.
In all three areas, submissions closely related to email, such as
instant messaging, chat rooms, usenet groups, and mailing lists will
also be given full consideration.
KEY DATES:
Paper Submission Deadline: April 16
Notification of acceptance: June 1
Final camera-ready version of papers: July 1
Main Conference: July 30 and 31
Workshops: August 1
REQUIREMENTS: Papers may be of one of two types: extended abstracts
(two pages) or full papers (at most 8 pages, including appendices and
bibliography). Work may not have been previously published in any
conference or journal, and simultaneous submissions are not allowed.
Papers will be reviewed by a committee from academic and industrial
research centers. Papers should be 11 point in single column format.
Accepted papers will be made freely available on the web, and will be
published on CD-ROM. Authors will retain copyright of their work.
A call for workshop proposals will follow this call for papers.
Suggestions for panel discussions are also welcome, and should be sent
to the Program Chairs at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CONTACT: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For more information, visit http://www.ceas.cc
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From: ICCS Conference Organizers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Complex Engineered Systems at the International Conference on
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 15:49:00 -0500
Complex Engineered Systems
at the
International Conference on Complex Systems
Boston, MA
May 16-21, 2004
Announcement, Including Call for Papers
Complex Engineered Systems (CES) topics of interest:
-- Characteristics of Complex Engineered Systems:
Modularity and industrial evolution; Non-linear and chaotic dynamics
of engineered systems; Robustness, vulnerability and failure in CES;
Self-similarity, critical phenomena, and power laws in CES
-- Networks in Complex Engineered Systems:
Network dynamics in CES; Scale-free and small-world networks; Effect
of connectivity on CES performance; Robustness and vulnerability in
networked complex systems
-- CES Paradigms Based on Natural Systems:
Biomorphic networks (Neural nets, artificial immune systems, etc.);
Evolutionary approaches; Collective intelligence; Amorphous computing;
Swarm robotics; Self-configuring robots, Animats/biomorphic robots;
Self-organized sensor networks
-- CES Paradigms Based on Human Systems:
Game-theoretic paradigms; Economic paradigms; Social paradigms.
-- Product Design and Development
Complexity-related methodologies in product development; Cooperative
workgroups for collaborative product design
-- Managing Complex Engineered Systems:
Emergent/self-organized control methods for CES; Human-Computer
Interactions; Managing the risk of CES accidents; Managing the risk of
vulnerability to targeted attack
-- Ethical, Social, Economic and Political Dimensions of CES:
Accountability and responsibility in self-organized, decentralized
systems; Dissociation of ownership and control in CES; Security in
networked complex systems; Effect of CES paradigms on classical
socioeconomic and political models; Resource utilization and costs
in=20 CES; Potential hazards of autonomous, adaptive complex systems
to human society
-- Specific Complex Engineering Systems:
Ecology of the World Wide Web, Collaborating Distributed
Micro-satellites, Smart Materials and Structures, Smart Retailing and
Warehousing Environments, Intelligent Traffic Networks, Tissue
Engineering
REGISTRATION:
Conference attendance is limited to about 500
participants. Applications will be accepted on a first-come,
first-served basis from those active or interested in becoming active
in the study of complex systems.
Application should be done through the web at
http://necsi.net/events/iccs/OpenConf/
If you do not have web access and are interested in presenting a paper
or simply attending the conference, please apply to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
and provide the following information:
Name
Affiliation
Address
Telephone number
E-mail address
AND (if you wish to present a paper)
-- an abstract (no more than 500 words) of a presentation to be
given at the conference
OR (if you do not wish to present a paper)
-- a description of your interests.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 15, 2004
PROCEEDINGS AND JOURNAL PUBLICATION OF ARTICLES
Authors whose submissions are accepted for presentation
should plan to submit full papers by the Registration
deadline (Feb 29). These will be reviewed and, if accepted,
published in the peer reviewed on-line journal InterJournal
and as a conference proceedings volume. Formatting
instructions for the papers will be made available and
should be followed carefully. Submission of papers is
not a requirement for presentation at the conference.
DATES:
Applications Due: January 15
Early Registration: January 15
Registration: February 29
Paper submission: March 31
Conference: May 16-21
For more details, visit
http://necsi.net/events/iccs/iccscover.html
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Research Assistantship in NLP
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 10:22:36 -0600 (CST)
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP
NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA, DULUTH
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
I am currently seeking a research assistant to work with me on corpus
based approaches to natural language processing. In particular, we
will focus on discovering word senses in very large corpora and from
the web.
You can get a very good introduction to the type of research you might
carry out by checking into some of the work done by my current and
previous students (http://www.d.umn.edu/~tpederse/students.html).
This position requires that you will have earned a Bachelor's degree
in Computer Science, and that you be admitted to the M.S. program in
Computer Science at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Find out more
about the program and its admissions requirements at:
http://www.d.umn.edu/cs/degr/grad/mscs/
Interested candidates should submit their applications to the M.S.
program as soon as possible, certainly no later than March 1, 2004.
This position starts in August 2004 and extends until May 2005, and is
renewable for a second year (August 2005-May 2006). It provides a
stipend of approximately $11,000 (US) per academic year, and includes
a tuition waiver and health insurance. There is also the possibility
of summer employment in 2005 and 2006.
In your statement of educational and/or career objectives, please
clearly mention your interest in this position, and also detail (as
specifically as you can) why you feel both qualified and motivated to
carry out corpus based research in Natural Language Processing.
Send a copy of your statement to me via email ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) as
soon as possible. (Please remember that you must also include a copy
of this in your application.)
Please feel free to contact me if you need additional information.
Cordially,
Ted Pedersen
--
# Ted Pedersen http://www.umn.edu/~tpederse #
# Department of Computer Science [EMAIL PROTECTED] #
# University of Minnesota, Duluth #
# Duluth, MN 55812 (218) 726-8770 #
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From: Chris Bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ML PhD advert
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 10:50:10 GMT
PhD Research Studentships
Project: Automated Cost-effective Scientific Knowledge Discovery
http://www.comp.rgu.ac.uk/vacancies/activelearning.htm
Research interests:
scientific knowledge discovery,
machine learning,
inductive logic programming,
active learning,
bioinformatics
Two fully funded studentships are available within the School of
Computing at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. Successful
candidates will have a tax free living allowance of £9500 (which is
£500 above the normal stipend) per annum. Depending on eligibility,
non-UK/EU students will need to contribute £500 per annum towards
their Overseas tuition fees.
Further information about the School's research and these studentships
is available from:
http://www.comp.rgu.ac.uk/vacancies/studentships.shtml
Informal enquiries to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Application forms and further details available from:
http://www.rgu.ac.uk/research/degrees/
Closing Date: 23rd January 2004
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